1983 German Grand Prix

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Race details
Race 10 of 15 in the 1983 Formula One season
Hockenheimring prior to 2002.svg
Date August 7, 1983
Official name XLII Großer Preis von Deutschland
Location Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany
Course Permanent racing facility
6.823 km (4.240 mi)
Distance 45 laps, 307.035 km (190.792 mi)
Weather Dry
Pole position
Driver France Patrick Tambay Ferrari
Time 1:49.328
Fastest lap
Driver France René Arnoux Ferrari
Time 1:53.938 on lap 12
Podium
First France René Arnoux Ferrari
Second Italy Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo
Third Italy Riccardo Patrese Brabham-BMW

The 1983 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Hockenheimring on August 7, 1983.

The race was won by René Arnoux driving a Ferrari, with Andrea de Cesaris in an Alfa Romeo and Riccardo Patrese in a Brabham-BMW completing the podium. Niki Lauda was disqualified for reversing his car in the pits.

Classification

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 28 France René Arnoux Ferrari 45 1:27:10.319 2 9
2 22 Italy Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo 45 + 1:10.652 3 6
3 6 Italy Riccardo Patrese Brabham-BMW 45 + 1:44.093 8 4
4 15 France Alain Prost Renault 45 + 2:00.750 5 3
5 7 United Kingdom John Watson McLaren-Ford 44 + 1 Lap 23 2
6 2 France Jacques Laffite Williams-Ford 44 + 1 Lap 15 1
7 29 Switzerland Marc Surer Arrows-Ford 44 + 1 Lap 20  
8 25 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier-Ford 44 + 1 Lap 19  
9 30 Belgium Thierry Boutsen Arrows-Ford 44 + 1 Lap 14  
10 1 Finland Keke Rosberg Williams-Ford 44 + 1 Lap 12  
11 34 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Theodore-Ford 44 + 1 Lap 22  
12 4 United States Danny Sullivan Tyrrell-Ford 43 + 2 Laps 21  
13 5 Brazil Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW 42 Fire 4  
DSQ 8 Austria Niki Lauda McLaren-Ford 44 Disqualified 18  
Ret 16 United States Eddie Cheever Renault 38 Fuel System 6  
Ret 32 Italy Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella-Alfa Romeo 34 Oil Leak 26  
Ret 26 Brazil Raul Boesel Ligier-Ford 27 Engine 25  
Ret 23 Italy Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo 24 Turbo 7  
Ret 36 Italy Bruno Giacomelli Toleman-Hart 19 Turbo 10  
Ret 35 United Kingdom Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart 17 Engine 9  
Ret 40 Sweden Stefan Johansson Spirit-Honda 11 Engine 13  
Ret 27 France Patrick Tambay Ferrari 11 Engine 1  
Ret 11 Italy Elio de Angelis Lotus-Renault 10 Engine 11  
Ret 3 Italy Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford 4 Fuel Pump 16  
Ret 12 United Kingdom Nigel Mansell Lotus-Renault 1 Engine 17  
Ret 33 Colombia Roberto Guerrero Theodore-Ford 0 Engine 24  
DNQ 17 United Kingdom Kenny Acheson RAM-Ford    
DNQ 31 Italy Corrado Fabi Osella-Alfa Romeo    
DNQ 9 Germany Manfred Winkelhock ATS-BMW        

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 France Alain Prost 42
2 Brazil Nelson Piquet 33
3 France Patrick Tambay 31
4 France René Arnoux 28
5 Finland Keke Rosberg 25
Constructors' Championship standings
Pos Constructor Points
1 Italy Ferrari 59
2 France Renault 56
3 United Kingdom Brabham-BMW 37
4 United Kingdom Williams-Ford 36
5 United Kingdom McLaren-Ford 29
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from "The Official Formula 1 website". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1983/336/. Retrieved 2007-06-17. 


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