1983 German Grand Prix
# 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.

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 |
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### 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 | | | | |
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## Championship standings after the race

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