1983 German Grand Prix
| 1983 German Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 10 of 15 in the 1983 Formula One World Championship | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 7 August 1983 | ||
| Official name | XLV Großer Preis von Deutschland | ||
| Location | Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, West Germany | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 6.797 km (4.223 miles) | ||
| Distance | 45 laps, 299.068 km (185.832 miles) | ||
| Weather | Dry | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 1:49.328 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 René Arnoux | Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:53.938 on lap 12 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Alfa Romeo | ||
| Third | Brabham-BMW | ||
The 1983 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Hockenheimring on 7 August 1983. The race, contested over 45 laps, was the tenth race of the 1983 Formula One season and was won by René Arnoux, driving a Ferrari, with Andrea de Cesaris second in an Alfa Romeo and Riccardo Patrese third in a Brabham-BMW. The win, Arnoux's second in three races, moved him into contention for the Drivers' Championship, with leader Alain Prost only managing fourth in his Renault.
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 | — | +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 | — | +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 | — | +6.542 |
| 14 | 30 |  Thierry Boutsen
|
Arrows-Ford | 1:56.015 | — | +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 | — | +7.162 |
| 18 | 8 |  Niki Lauda
|
McLaren-Ford | 1:56.730 | — | +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 | — | +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 | — | +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 | — | +9.085 |
| 26 | 32 | Piercarlo Ghinzani
|
Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:58.473 | 2:19.172 | +9.145 |
| 27 | 17 | Kenny Acheson
|
RAM-Ford | 1:59.003 | 2:20.758 | +9.675 |
| 28 | 31 | Corrado Fabi
|
Osella-Alfa Romeo | 2:01.113 | 2:22.859 | +11.785 |
| 29 | 9 |  Manfred Winkelhock
|
ATS-BMW | — | — | — |
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Race
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ^ Hamilton, Maurice (ed.) (1983). AUTOCOURSE 1983–84. Hazleton Publishing Ltd. p. 182. ISBN 0-905138-25-2.
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