1983 European Grand Prix
387th World Championship race, 1st World Championship European Grand Prix, 11th World Championship race at Brands Hatch
Fact File
| Date: | Sunday, 25 September 1983 |
|---|---|
| Winner: |  Nelson Piquet  Brabham-BMW |
| Pole position: |  Elio de Angelis Lotus-Renault |
| Fastest lap: | Nigel Mansell Lotus-Renault |
| Circuit: | Brands Hatch, 76 laps |
| Round: | 14 of 15 |
Race Result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +3 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 76 | 1hr 36m 45.865s | 9 |
| 2 | +6 |  Alain Prost | Renault | 76 | +6.571s | 6 |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Renault | 76 | +30.315s | 4 | |
| 4 | +10 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 76 | +34.396s | 3 |
| 5 | +6 | Derek Warwick | Toleman-Hart | 76 | +44.915s | 2 |
| 6 | +6 | Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman-Hart | 76 | +52.190s | 1 |
| 7 | -5 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW | 76 | +1m 12.684s | |
| 8 | +1 |  Manfred Winkelhock | ATS-BMW | 75 | +1 lap | |
| 9 | -4 | Rene Arnoux | Ferrari | 75 | +1 lap | |
| 10 | -3 |  Eddie Cheever | Renault | 75 | +1 lap | |
| 11 | +7 |  Thierry Boutsen | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 75 | +1 lap | |
| 12 | +9 |  Roberto Guerrero | Theodore-Ford Cosworth | 75 | +1 lap | |
| 13 | +12 | Jonathan Palmer | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 74 | +2 laps | |
| 14 | +5 |  Stefan Johansson | Spirit-Honda | 74 | +2 laps | |
| 15 | +8 | Raul Boesel | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 73 | +3 laps | |
| R | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 67 | DNF | ||
| R | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 64 | DNF | ||
| NC | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 63 | +13 laps | ||
| R |  Marc Surer | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 50 | DNF | ||
| R |  Keke Rosberg | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 43 | DNF | ||
| R | Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | 39 | DNF | ||
| R | John Watson | McLaren-TAG | 36 | DNF | ||
| R | Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 27 | DNF | ||
| R |  Niki Lauda | McLaren-TAG | 25 | DNF | ||
| R | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Renault | 12 | DNF | ||
| R | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 0 | DNF |
Starting Grid
- Highlight: race winner
- Highlight: second place
- Highlight: third place
Qualifying Result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Renault | 1:12.092 | |
| 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW | 1:12.458 | 0.366 |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Renault | 1:12.623 | 0.531 |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 1:12.724 | 0.632 |
| 5 | Rene Arnoux | Ferrari | 1:13.113 | 1.021 |
| 6 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 1:13.157 | 1.065 |
| 7 | Eddie Cheever | Renault | 1:13.253 | 1.161 |
| 8 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1:13.342 | 1.250 |
| 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS-BMW | 1:13.679 | 1.587 |
| 10 | John Watson | McLaren-TAG | 1:13.783 | 1.691 |
| 11 | Derek Warwick | Toleman-Hart | 1:13.855 | 1.763 |
| 12 | Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman-Hart | 1:13.949 | 1.857 |
| 13 | Niki Lauda | McLaren-TAG | 1:13.972 | 1.880 |
| 14 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 1:14.403 | 2.311 |
| 15 | Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | 1:14.727 | 2.635 |
| 16 | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 1:14.917 | 2.825 |
| 17 | Marc Surer | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 1:15.346 | 3.254 |
| 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 1:15.428 | 3.336 |
| 19 | Stefan Johansson | Spirit-Honda | 1:15.912 | 3.820 |
| 20 | Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:16.640 | 4.548 |
| 21 | Roberto Guerrero | Theodore-Ford Cosworth | 1:16.769 | 4.677 |
| 22 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 1:16.880 | 4.788 |
| 23 | Raul Boesel | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 1:17.177 | 5.085 |
| 24 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:17.408 | 5.316 |
| 25 | Jonathan Palmer | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 1:17.432 | 5.340 |
| 26 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:17.456 | 5.364 |
| Did not qualify | ||||
| 27 | Kenny Acheson | RAM-Ford Cosworth | 1:17.577 | 5.485 |
| 28 | Corrado Fabi | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:17.816 | 5.724 |
| 29 | Jacques Laffite | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 1:18.261 | 6.169 |
Championship Standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | 57 |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | 55 |
| 3 | Rene Arnoux | 49 |
| 4 | Patrick Tambay | 40 |
| 5 | Keke Rosberg | 25 |
| 6 | John Watson | 22 |
| 7 | Eddie Cheever | 21 |
| 8 | Niki Lauda | 12 |
| 9 | Jacques Laffite | 11 |
| 10 | Michele Alboreto | 10 |
| 11 | Nigel Mansell | 10 |
| 12 | Andrea de Cesaris | 9 |
| 13 | Derek Warwick | 6 |
| 14 | Riccardo Patrese | 4 |
| 15 | Marc Surer | 4 |
| 16 | Mauro Baldi | 3 |
| 17 | Danny Sullivan | 2 |
| = | Elio de Angelis | 2 |
| 19 |  Johnny Cecotto | 1 |
| = | Bruno Giacomelli | 1 |
Statistics & Milestones
- Race debut
- Driver: Jonathan Palmer
- Last start
- Driver: Roberto Guerrero
- Constructor: Theodore
- Milestone race start
- Driver: 150th for John Watson
- Wins
- Driver: 10th for Nelson Piquet
- Constructor: 31st for Brabham
- Podiums
- Driver: 22nd for Nelson Piquet, 17th for Alain Prost, 3rd for Nigel Mansell
- Constructor: 138th for Lotus, 112th for Brabham, 34th for Renault
- Poles
- Driver: 1st for Elio de Angelis (65th different polesitter, 9th Italian driver)
- Constructor: 88th for Lotus
- Fastest laps
- Driver: 1st for Nigel Mansell (79th different fastest lap setter, 16th British driver)
- Constructor: 64th for Lotus
- Front row starts
- Driver: 6th for Riccardo Patrese, 1st for Elio de Angelis (106th different front row starter, 16th Italian driver)
- Points finishes
- Driver: 25th for Alain Prost, 6th and last for Bruno Giacomelli