European Grand Prix
1983 John Player Grand Prix of Europe
Podium
PRORenault
2
PIQBrabham
1
MANLotus
3
Key facts
WinnerPIQ1:36:45.865 from P4
PoleDEA1:12.092
Fastest lapMAN1:14.342 on lap 70
Finishers15 / 26classified
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/- | Laps | Time / gap | Pts | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIQNelson Piquet | Brabham | 4 | ▲3 | 76 | 1:36:45.865 | 9 | 1:14.778 |
| 2 | PROAlain Prost | Renault | 8 | ▲6 | 76 | +6.571s | 6 | 1:14.616 |
| 3 | MANNigel Mansell | Lotus | 3 | – | 76 | +30.315s | 4 | 1:14.342 |
| 4 | DECAndrea De Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 14 | ▲10 | 76 | +34.396s | 3 | 1:14.905 |
| 5 | WARDerek Warwick | Toleman | 11 | ▲6 | 76 | +44.915s | 2 | 1:14.732 |
| 6 | GIABruno Giacomelli | Toleman | 12 | ▲6 | 76 | +52.190s | 1 | 1:14.877 |
| 7 | PATRiccardo Patrese | Brabham | 2 | ▼5 | 76 | +72.684s | 1:15.107 | |
| 8 | WINManfred Winkelhock | ATS | 9 | ▲1 | 75 | +1 lap | 1:15.710 | |
| 9 | ARNRené Arnoux | Ferrari | 5 | ▼4 | 75 | +1 lap | 1:14.924 | |
| 10 | CHEEddie Cheever | Renault | 7 | ▼3 | 75 | +1 lap | 1:15.161 | |
| 11 | BOUThierry Boutsen | Arrows | 18 | ▲7 | 75 | +1 lap | 1:16.050 | |
| 12 | GUERoberto Guerrero | Theodore | 21 | ▲9 | 75 | +1 lap | 1:16.279 | |
| 13 | PALJonathan Palmer | Williams | 25 | ▲12 | 74 | +2 laps | 1:16.794 | |
| 14 | JOHStefan Johansson | Spirit | 19 | ▲5 | 74 | +2 laps | 1:17.042 | |
| 15 | BOERaul Boesel | Ligier | 23 | ▲8 | 73 | +3 laps | 1:18.698 | |
| DNF | TAMPatrick Tambay | Ferrari | 6 | 67 | Spun off | 1:14.933 | ||
| DNF | ALBMichele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 26 | 64 | Engine | 1:15.599 | ||
| NC | GHIPiercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 24 | 63 | Not classified | 1:18.406 | ||
| DNF | SURMarc Surer | Arrows | 17 | 50 | Engine | 1:17.039 | ||
| DNF | ROSKeke Rosberg | Williams | 16 | 43 | Engine | 1:15.260 | ||
| DNF | BALMauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | 15 | 39 | Clutch | 1:16.392 | ||
| DNF | WATJohn Watson | McLaren | 10 | 36 | Spun off | 1:15.800 | ||
| DNF | SULDanny Sullivan | Tyrrell | 20 | 27 | Oil leak | 1:17.222 | ||
| DNF | LAUNiki Lauda | McLaren | 13 | 25 | Engine | 1:15.957 | ||
| DNF | DEAElio De Angelis | Lotus | 1 | 12 | Oil pump | 1:15.601 | ||
| DNF | JARJean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 22 | 0 | Clutch | – |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap to pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEAElio De Angelis | Lotus | 1:12.092 | |
| 2 | PATRiccardo Patrese | Brabham | 1:12.458 | +0.366s |
| 3 | MANNigel Mansell | Lotus | 1:12.623 | +0.531s |
| 4 | PIQNelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:12.724 | +0.632s |
| 5 | ARNRené Arnoux | Ferrari | 1:13.113 | +1.021s |
| 6 | TAMPatrick Tambay | Ferrari | 1:13.157 | +1.065s |
| 7 | CHEEddie Cheever | Renault | 1:13.253 | +1.161s |
| 8 | PROAlain Prost | Renault | 1:13.342 | +1.250s |
| 9 | WINManfred Winkelhock | ATS | 1:13.679 | +1.587s |
| 10 | WATJohn Watson | McLaren | 1:13.783 | +1.691s |
| 11 | WARDerek Warwick | Toleman | 1:13.855 | +1.763s |
| 12 | GIABruno Giacomelli | Toleman | 1:13.949 | +1.857s |
| 13 | LAUNiki Lauda | McLaren | 1:13.972 | +1.880s |
| 14 | DECAndrea De Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 1:14.403 | +2.311s |
| 15 | BALMauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | 1:14.727 | +2.635s |
| 16 | ROSKeke Rosberg | Williams | 1:14.917 | +2.825s |
| 17 | SURMarc Surer | Arrows | 1:15.346 | +3.254s |
| 18 | BOUThierry Boutsen | Arrows | 1:15.428 | +3.336s |
| 19 | JOHStefan Johansson | Spirit | 1:15.912 | +3.820s |
| 20 | SULDanny Sullivan | Tyrrell | 1:16.640 | +4.548s |
| 21 | GUERoberto Guerrero | Theodore | 1:16.769 | +4.677s |
| 22 | JARJean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 1:16.880 | +4.788s |
| 23 | BOERaul Boesel | Ligier | 1:17.177 | +5.085s |
| 24 | GHIPiercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 1:17.408 | +5.316s |
| 25 | PALJonathan Palmer | Williams | 1:17.432 | +5.340s |
| 26 | ALBMichele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 1:17.456 | +5.364s |
| 27 | ACHKenny Acheson | RAM | 1:17.577 | +5.485s |
| 28 | FABCorrado Fabi | Osella | 1:17.816 | +5.724s |
| 29 | LAFJacques Laffite | Williams | 1:18.261 | +6.169s |
Brands Hatch
Previous winners here
| 1982 | Niki Lauda | McLaren |
| 1980 | Alan Jones | Williams |
| 1978 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari |
| 1976 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari |
| 1974 | Jody Scheckter | Tyrrell |
| 1972 | Emerson Fittipaldi | Lotus |
| 1970 | Jochen Rindt | Lotus |
| 1968 | Jo Siffert | Lotus |
| 1966 | Jack Brabham | Brabham |
| 1964 | Jim Clark | Lotus |
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