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1983 German Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitHockenheim, 45 laps
Round10 of 15
Race numbers

The 1983 German Grand Prix was the:

  • 383rd World Championship race
  • 31st World Championship German Grand Prix
  • 8th World Championship race at Hockenheim
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1(FRA) Rene ArnouxFerrari451hr 27m 10.319s9
2+1(ITA) Andrea de CesarisAlfa Romeo45+1m 10.652s6
3+5(ITA) Riccardo PatreseBrabham-BMW45+1m 44.093s4
4+1(FRA) Alain ProstRenault45+2m 00.750s3
DQ (AUT) Niki LaudaMcLaren-Ford Cosworth44+1 lap 
5+18(GBR) John WatsonMcLaren-Ford Cosworth44+1 lap2
6+9(FRA) Jacques LaffiteWilliams-Ford Cosworth44+1 lap1
7+13(CHE) Marc SurerArrows-Ford Cosworth44+1 lap 
8+11(FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierLigier-Ford Cosworth44+1 lap 
9+5(BEL) Thierry BoutsenArrows-Ford Cosworth44+1 lap 
10+2(FIN) Keke RosbergWilliams-Ford Cosworth44+1 lap 
11+11(VEN) Johnny CecottoTheodore-Ford Cosworth44+1 lap 
12+9(USA) Danny SullivanTyrrell-Ford Cosworth43+2 laps 
13-9(BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW42DNF 
R (USA) Eddie CheeverRenault38DNF 
R (ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo34DNF 
R (BRA) Raul BoeselLigier-Ford Cosworth27DNF 
R (ITA) Mauro BaldiAlfa Romeo24DNF 
R (ITA) Bruno GiacomelliToleman-Hart19DNF 
R (GBR) Derek WarwickToleman-Hart17DNF 
R (SWE) Stefan JohanssonSpirit-Honda11DNF 
R (FRA) Patrick TambayFerrari11DNF 
R (ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault10DNF 
R (ITA) Michele AlboretoTyrrell-Ford Cosworth4DNF 
R (GBR) Nigel MansellLotus-Renault1DNF 
R (COL) Roberto GuerreroTheodore-Ford Cosworth0DNF 

Notes

  • Niki Lauda was disqualified post-race for reversing in the pit lane during the race.
  • Nelson Piquet ended lap 42 in P2 before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1(FRA) Patrick TambayFerrari
2(FRA) Rene ArnouxFerrari
3(ITA) Andrea de CesarisAlfa Romeo
4(BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW
5(FRA) Alain ProstRenault
6(USA) Eddie CheeverRenault
7(ITA) Mauro BaldiAlfa Romeo
8(ITA) Riccardo PatreseBrabham-BMW
9(GBR) Derek WarwickToleman-Hart
10(ITA) Bruno GiacomelliToleman-Hart
11(ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault
12(FIN) Keke RosbergWilliams-Ford Cosworth
13(SWE) Stefan JohanssonSpirit-Honda
14(BEL) Thierry BoutsenArrows-Ford Cosworth
15(FRA) Jacques LaffiteWilliams-Ford Cosworth
16(ITA) Michele AlboretoTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
17(GBR) Nigel MansellLotus-Renault
18(AUT) Niki LaudaMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
19(FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierLigier-Ford Cosworth
20(CHE) Marc SurerArrows-Ford Cosworth
21(USA) Danny SullivanTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
22(VEN) Johnny CecottoTheodore-Ford Cosworth
23(GBR) John WatsonMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
24(COL) Roberto GuerreroTheodore-Ford Cosworth
25(BRA) Raul BoeselLigier-Ford Cosworth
26(ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(FRA) Patrick TambayFerrari1:49.328 
2(FRA) Rene ArnouxFerrari1:49.4350.107
3(ITA) Andrea de CesarisAlfa Romeo1:50.8451.517
4(BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW1:51.0821.754
5(FRA) Alain ProstRenault1:51.2281.900
6(USA) Eddie CheeverRenault1:51.5402.212
7(ITA) Mauro BaldiAlfa Romeo1:51.8672.539
8(ITA) Riccardo PatreseBrabham-BMW1:52.1052.777
9(GBR) Derek WarwickToleman-Hart1:54.1994.871
10(ITA) Bruno GiacomelliToleman-Hart1:54.6485.320
11(ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault1:54.8315.503
12(FIN) Keke RosbergWilliams-Ford Cosworth1:55.2895.961
13(SWE) Stefan JohanssonSpirit-Honda1:55.8706.542
14(BEL) Thierry BoutsenArrows-Ford Cosworth1:56.0156.687
15(FRA) Jacques LaffiteWilliams-Ford Cosworth1:56.3186.990
16(ITA) Michele AlboretoTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:56.3987.070
17(GBR) Nigel MansellLotus-Renault1:56.4907.162
18(AUT) Niki LaudaMcLaren-Ford Cosworth1:56.7307.402
19(FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierLigier-Ford Cosworth1:57.0187.690
20(CHE) Marc SurerArrows-Ford Cosworth1:57.0727.744
21(USA) Danny SullivanTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:57.4268.098
22(VEN) Johnny CecottoTheodore-Ford Cosworth1:57.7448.416
23(GBR) John WatsonMcLaren-Ford Cosworth1:57.7768.448
24(COL) Roberto GuerreroTheodore-Ford Cosworth1:57.7908.462
25(BRA) Raul BoeselLigier-Ford Cosworth1:58.4139.085
26(ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo1:58.4739.145
Did not qualify
27(GBR) Kenny AchesonRAM-Ford Cosworth1:59.0039.675
28(ITA) Corrado FabiOsella-Alfa Romeo2:01.11311.785
29(DEU) Manfred WinkelhockATS-BMW––

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(FRA) Alain Prost42
2(BRA) Nelson Piquet33
3(FRA) Patrick Tambay31
4(FRA) Rene Arnoux28
5(FIN) Keke Rosberg25
6(GBR) John Watson18
7(USA) Eddie Cheever14
8(AUT) Niki Lauda11
9(FRA) Jacques Laffite11
10(ITA) Michele Alboreto9
11(ITA) Andrea de Cesaris6
12(ITA) Riccardo Patrese4
13(GBR) Nigel Mansell4
14(CHE) Marc Surer4
15(USA) Danny Sullivan2
16(VEN) Johnny Cecotto1
=(ITA) Mauro Baldi1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Ferrari59
2Renault56
3Brabham-BMW37
4Williams-Ford Cosworth36
5McLaren-Ford Cosworth29
6Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth11
7Alfa Romeo7
8Arrows-Ford Cosworth4
9Lotus-Renault3
10Theodore-Ford Cosworth1
=Lotus-Ford Cosworth1

Statistics & milestones

Wins
6th for Rene Arnoux
87th for Ferrari
Podiums
15th for Rene Arnoux
8th for Riccardo Patrese
2nd for Andrea de Cesaris
279th for Ferrari
109th for Brabham
24th for Alfa Romeo
Poles
2nd for Patrick Tambay
99th for Ferrari
1-2 start
37th for Ferrari
Fastest laps
9th for Rene Arnoux (first for Ferrari)
95th for Ferrari
Front row starts
32nd for Rene Arnoux
4th for Patrick Tambay
Win & fastest lap
4th for Rene Arnoux (first for Ferrari)