1983 German Grand Prix

The 1983 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Hockenheimring on 7 August 1983. It was the tenth race of the 1983 Formula One World Championship.

1983 German Grand Prix
Race 10 of 15 in the 1983 Formula One World Championship
Race details
Date	7 August 1983
Official name	XLV Großer Preis von Deutschland
Location	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, West Germany
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	6.802 km (4.227[1] miles)
Distance	45 laps, 299.068 km (185.832 miles)
Weather	Dry
Pole position
Driver	Patrick Tambay	Ferrari
Time	1:49.328
Fastest lap
Driver	René Arnoux	Ferrari
Time	1:53.938 on lap 12
Podium
First	René Arnoux	Ferrari
Second	Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo
Third	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham-BMW
Lap leaders

The 45-lap race was won by French driver René Arnoux, driving a Ferrari, after he started from second position. Teammate and compatriot Patrick Tambay took pole position, but retired on lap 12 with an engine failure. Italian Andrea de Cesaris finished second in an Alfa Romeo, with another Italian, Riccardo Patrese, third in a Brabham-BMW.

Drivers' Championship leader, Frenchman Alain Prost, could only manage fourth in his Renault, but nonetheless extended his lead in the championship to nine points over Brazilian Nelson Piquet, who failed to score in the other Brabham-BMW. With his second win in three races, Arnoux moved up to fourth in the championship, five points behind Piquet and three behind Tambay in third.

Niki Lauda was disqualified from fifth for reversing his McLaren-Ford in the pits.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Q1	Q2	Gap
1	27	Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	1:49.328	2:10.057	—
2	28	René Arnoux	Ferrari	1:49.435	2:09.594	+0.107
3	22	Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	1:50.845	2:16.694	+1.522
4	5	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW	1:51.082	2:16.969	+1.754
5	15	Alain Prost	Renault	1:51.228	2:13.620	+1.900
6	16	Eddie Cheever	Renault	1:51.540	2:09.752	+2.212
7	23	Mauro Baldi	Alfa Romeo	1:51.867	2:15.218	+2.539
8	6	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham-BMW	1:52.105	no time	+2.777
9	35	Derek Warwick	Toleman-Hart	1:54.199	2:13.461	+4.871
10	36	Bruno Giacomelli	Toleman-Hart	1:54.648	13:17.646	+5.320
11	11	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Renault	1:54.831	2:14.182	+5.503
12	1	Keke Rosberg	Williams-Ford	1:55.289	2:13.337	+5.961
13	40	Stefan Johansson	Spirit-Honda	1:55.870	10:37.156	+6.542
14	30	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows-Ford	1:56.015	no time	+6.687
15	2	Jacques Laffite	Williams-Ford	1:56.318	2:15.838	+6.990
16	3	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell-Ford	1:56.398	2:15.547	+7.070
17	12	Nigel Mansell	Lotus-Renault	1:56.490	16:03.168	+7.162
18	8	Niki Lauda	McLaren-Ford	1:56.730	no time	+7.402
19	25	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier-Ford	1:57.018	2:15.326	+7.690
20	29	Marc Surer	Arrows-Ford	1:57.072	40:52.470	+7.744
21	4	Danny Sullivan	Tyrrell-Ford	1:57.426	2:18.376	+8.098
22	34	Johnny Cecotto	Theodore-Ford	1:57.744	2:15.753	+8.416
23	7	John Watson	McLaren-Ford	1:57.776	no time	+8.448
24	33	Roberto Guerrero	Theodore-Ford	1:57.790	2:17.479	+8.462
25	26	Raul Boesel	Ligier-Ford	1:58.413	no time	+9.085
26	32	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella-Alfa Romeo	1:58.473	2:19.172	+9.145
DNQ	17	Kenny Acheson	RAM-Ford	1:59.003	2:20.758	+9.675
DNQ	31	Corrado Fabi	Osella-Alfa Romeo	2:01.113	2:22.859	+11.785
DNQ	9	Manfred Winkelhock	ATS-BMW	no time	no time	n/a
Source: [2][3][4][5]

Race

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

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Alain Prost 42 2 Nelson Piquet 33 3 Patrick Tambay 31 4 René Arnoux 28 5 Keke Rosberg 25 Source: [8]

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Ferrari 59 2 Renault 56 3 Brabham-BMW 37 4 Williams-Ford 36 5 McLaren-Ford 29 Source: [8]

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.