1983 European Grand Prix

Round

14/15

Date

Sep 25, 1983 at 00:00 CEST

Location

Fawkham, United Kingdom

Circuit

Brands Hatch

Circuit length

4.207 m (9 turns)

Race distance

319.732 km (76 laps)

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Piquet

Winner

1:36:45.865

Winning time

De Angelis

Pole position

Mansell

Fastest lap

1:14.342

Fastest lap time

Results

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps	Points
1	#5 Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:36:45.865	4th	76	9
2	#15 Alain Prost	Renault	+6.571	8th	76	6
3	#12 Nigel Mansell	Lotus	+30.315	3rd	76	4
4	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	+34.396	14th	76	3
5	#35 Derek Warwick	Toleman	+44.915	11th	76	2
6	#36 Bruno Giacomelli	Toleman	+52.190	12th	76	1
7	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	+1:12.684	2nd	76
8	#9 Manfred Winkelhock	ATS	+1 lap	9th	75
9	#28 René Arnoux	Ferrari	+1 lap	5th	75
10	#16 Eddie Cheever	Renault	+1 lap	7th	75
11	#30 Thierry Boutsen	Arrows	+1 lap	18th	75
12	#33 Roberto Guerrero	Theodore	+1 lap	21st	75
13	#42 Jonathan Palmer	Williams	+2 laps	25th	74
14	#40 Stefan Johansson	Spirit	+2 laps	19th	74
15	#26 Raul Boesel	Ligier	+3 laps	23rd	73
DNF	#27 Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	Spun off	6th	67
DNF	#3 Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	Engine	26th	64
NC	#32 Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	+13 laps	24th	63
DNF	#29 Marc Surer	Arrows	Engine	17th	50
DNF	#1 Keke Rosberg	Williams	Engine	16th	43
DNF	#23 Mauro Baldi	Alfa Romeo	Clutch	15th	39
DNF	#7 John Watson	McLaren	Spun off	10th	36
DNF	#4 Danny Sullivan	Tyrrell	Oil leak	20th	27
DNF	#8 Niki Lauda	McLaren	Engine	13th	25
DNF	#11 Elio de Angelis	Lotus	Oil pump	1st	12
DNF	#25 Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier	Clutch	22nd	0
DNQ	#17 Kenny Acheson	RAM
DNQ	#31 Corrado Fabi	Osella
DNQ	#2 Jacques Laffite	Williams

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#11 Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1:12.092
2	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	1:12.458	+0.366
3	#12 Nigel Mansell	Lotus	1:12.623	+0.531
4	#5 Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:12.724	+0.632
5	#28 René Arnoux	Ferrari	1:13.113	+1.021
6	#27 Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	1:13.157	+1.065
7	#16 Eddie Cheever	Renault	1:13.253	+1.161
8	#15 Alain Prost	Renault	1:13.342	+1.250
9	#9 Manfred Winkelhock	ATS	1:13.679	+1.587
10	#7 John Watson	McLaren	1:13.783	+1.691
11	#35 Derek Warwick	Toleman	1:13.855	+1.763
12	#36 Bruno Giacomelli	Toleman	1:13.949	+1.857
13	#8 Niki Lauda	McLaren	1:13.972	+1.880
14	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	1:14.403	+2.311
15	#23 Mauro Baldi	Alfa Romeo	1:14.727	+2.635
16	#1 Keke Rosberg	Williams	1:14.917	+2.825
17	#29 Marc Surer	Arrows	1:15.346	+3.254
18	#30 Thierry Boutsen	Arrows	1:15.428	+3.336
19	#40 Stefan Johansson	Spirit	1:15.912	+3.820
20	#4 Danny Sullivan	Tyrrell	1:16.640	+4.548
21	#33 Roberto Guerrero	Theodore	1:16.769	+4.677
22	#25 Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier	1:16.880	+4.788
23	#26 Raul Boesel	Ligier	1:17.177	+5.085
24	#32 Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	1:17.408	+5.316
25	#42 Jonathan Palmer	Williams	1:17.432	+5.340
26	#3 Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:17.456	+5.364
27	#17 Kenny Acheson	RAM	1:17.577	+5.485
28	#31 Corrado Fabi	Osella	1:17.816	+5.724
29	#2 Jacques Laffite	Williams	1:18.261	+6.169

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#11 Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1:12.092
2	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	1:12.458	+0.366
3	#12 Nigel Mansell	Lotus	1:13.089	+0.997
4	#5 Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:13.095	+1.003
5	#28 René Arnoux	Ferrari	1:13.113	+1.021
6	#27 Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	1:13.157	+1.065
7	#16 Eddie Cheever	Renault	1:13.253	+1.161
8	#15 Alain Prost	Renault	1:13.526	+1.434
9	#7 John Watson	McLaren	1:13.783	+1.691
10	#35 Derek Warwick	Toleman	1:13.855	+1.763
11	#36 Bruno Giacomelli	Toleman	1:13.949	+1.857
12	#8 Niki Lauda	McLaren	1:13.972	+1.880
13	#9 Manfred Winkelhock	ATS	1:14.750	+2.658
14	#23 Mauro Baldi	Alfa Romeo	1:15.174	+3.082
15	#1 Keke Rosberg	Williams	1:15.252	+3.160
16	#30 Thierry Boutsen	Arrows	1:15.428	+3.336
17	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	1:15.440	+3.348
18	#29 Marc Surer	Arrows	1:15.501	+3.409
19	#40 Stefan Johansson	Spirit	1:15.912	+3.820
20	#4 Danny Sullivan	Tyrrell	1:16.640	+4.548
21	#25 Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier	1:16.880	+4.788
22	#32 Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	1:17.408	+5.316
23	#33 Roberto Guerrero	Theodore	1:17.454	+5.362
24	#42 Jonathan Palmer	Williams	1:17.524	+5.432
25	#26 Raul Boesel	Ligier	1:17.593	+5.501
26	#31 Corrado Fabi	Osella	1:17.816	+5.724
27	#3 Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:17.936	+5.844
28	#17 Kenny Acheson	RAM	1:18.069	+5.977
29	#2 Jacques Laffite	Williams	1:18.261	+6.169

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#11 Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1:12.342
2	#12 Nigel Mansell	Lotus	1:12.623	+0.281
3	#5 Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:12.724	+0.382
4	#15 Alain Prost	Renault	1:13.342	+1.000
5	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	1:13.475	+1.133
6	#16 Eddie Cheever	Renault	1:13.592	+1.250
7	#28 René Arnoux	Ferrari	1:13.596	+1.254
8	#9 Manfred Winkelhock	ATS	1:13.679	+1.337
9	#27 Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	1:13.898	+1.556
10	#7 John Watson	McLaren	1:14.296	+1.954
11	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	1:14.403	+2.061
12	#35 Derek Warwick	Toleman	1:14.411	+2.069
13	#23 Mauro Baldi	Alfa Romeo	1:14.727	+2.385
14	#1 Keke Rosberg	Williams	1:14.917	+2.575
15	#8 Niki Lauda	McLaren	1:15.266	+2.924
16	#29 Marc Surer	Arrows	1:15.346	+3.004
17	#36 Bruno Giacomelli	Toleman	1:15.521	+3.179
18	#30 Thierry Boutsen	Arrows	1:16.094	+3.752
19	#40 Stefan Johansson	Spirit	1:16.525	+4.183
20	#33 Roberto Guerrero	Theodore	1:16.769	+4.427
21	#4 Danny Sullivan	Tyrrell	1:17.134	+4.792
22	#25 Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier	1:17.141	+4.799
23	#26 Raul Boesel	Ligier	1:17.177	+4.835
24	#42 Jonathan Palmer	Williams	1:17.432	+5.090
25	#3 Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:17.456	+5.114
26	#17 Kenny Acheson	RAM	1:17.577	+5.235
27	#32 Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	1:17.850	+5.508
28	#2 Jacques Laffite	Williams	1:18.467	+6.125
29	#31 Corrado Fabi	Osella	1:19.087	+6.745

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Lap
1	#12 Nigel Mansell	Lotus	1:14.342		70
2	#15 Alain Prost	Renault	1:14.616	+0.274	73
3	#35 Derek Warwick	Toleman	1:14.732	+0.390	39
4	#5 Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:14.778	+0.436	38
5	#36 Bruno Giacomelli	Toleman	1:14.877	+0.535	64
6	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	1:14.905	+0.563	72
7	#28 René Arnoux	Ferrari	1:14.924	+0.582	56
8	#27 Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	1:14.933	+0.591	48
9	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	1:15.107	+0.765	56
10	#16 Eddie Cheever	Renault	1:15.161	+0.819	65
11	#1 Keke Rosberg	Williams	1:15.260	+0.918	36
12	#3 Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:15.599	+1.257	55
13	#11 Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1:15.601	+1.259	6
14	#9 Manfred Winkelhock	ATS	1:15.710	+1.368	35
15	#7 John Watson	McLaren	1:15.800	+1.458	30
16	#8 Niki Lauda	McLaren	1:15.957	+1.615	22
17	#30 Thierry Boutsen	Arrows	1:16.050	+1.708	4
18	#33 Roberto Guerrero	Theodore	1:16.279	+1.937	59
19	#23 Mauro Baldi	Alfa Romeo	1:16.392	+2.050	25
20	#42 Jonathan Palmer	Williams	1:16.794	+2.452	26
21	#29 Marc Surer	Arrows	1:17.039	+2.697	35
22	#40 Stefan Johansson	Spirit	1:17.042	+2.700	32
23	#4 Danny Sullivan	Tyrrell	1:17.222	+2.880	27
24	#32 Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	1:18.406	+4.064	60
25	#26 Raul Boesel	Ligier	1:18.698	+4.356	53

Standings

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Alain Prost	Renault	4	7	57
2	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	3	7	55	-2
3	René Arnoux	Ferrari	3	7	49	-8
4	Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	1	5	40	-17
5	Keke Rosberg	Williams	1	2	25	-32
6	John Watson	McLaren	1	3	22	-35
7	Eddie Cheever	Renault	0	4	21	-36
8	Niki Lauda	McLaren	0	2	12	-45
9	Jacques Laffite	Williams	0	0	11	-46
10	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1	1	10	-47
11	Nigel Mansell	Lotus	0	1	10	-47
12	Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	0	1	9	-48
13	Derek Warwick	Toleman	0	0	6	-51
14	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	0	1	4	-53
15	Marc Surer	Arrows	0	0	4	-53
16	Mauro Baldi	Alfa Romeo	0	0	3	-54
17	Danny Sullivan	Tyrrell	0	0	2	-55
18	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	0	0	2	-55
19	Johnny Cecotto	Theodore	0	0	1	-56
20	Bruno Giacomelli	Toleman	0	0	1	-56

Pos.	Constructor	Engine	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Ferrari	Ferrari	4	12	89
2	Renault	Renault	4	11	78	-11
3	Brabham	BMW	3	8	59	-30
4	Williams	Ford	1	2	36	-53
5	McLaren	Ford	1	5	34	-55
6	Tyrrell	Ford	1	1	12	-77
7	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	0	1	12	-77
8	Lotus	Renault	0	1	11	-78
9	Toleman	Hart	0	0	7	-82
10	Arrows	Ford	0	0	4	-85
11	Theodore	Ford	0	0	1	-88
12	Lotus	Ford	0	1	1	-88

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The 1983 European Grand Prix started Sep 25, 1983 on Brands Hatch in Fawkham, United Kingdom. Elio de Angelis started from pole position with Riccardo Patrese next to him. Nigel Mansell started from third place.

In 1 hour, 36 minutes and 45 seconds Nelson Piquet finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Alain Prost in second and Nigel Mansell in third place.

After the 1983 European Grand Prix, Alain Prost is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 57 points. Prost is 2 points ahead of Nelson Piquet.