1983 European GP


Entry list Qualifying results Starting grid
Fastest Laps Classification Lap Leaders


Race details
Official Race Name  XXXV  John Player Grand Prix d'Europe
Date Sunday, 25 September 1983
Local Start Time 14:00 h
Grand Prix European GP
Circuit Brands Hatch
Round 14 of 15
Entries 29
Qualifiers 26
Finishers 15
Race distance 4207 m × 76 laps = 319.732 km
Pole position Right
First corner Right
Track direction Clockwise
Weather Sunny, Mild, Dry



Entry List
Car
No.		 Entrant Driver Car Engine Tyres Lubricant
1
 TAG Williams Team Keke Rosberg Williams FW08C Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Goodyear Mobil
2
 TAG Williams Team Jacques Laffite Williams FW08C Ford Cosworth DFY 3.0 V8Goodyear Mobil
3
 Benetton Tyrrell Team Michele Alboreto Tyrrell 012 Ford Cosworth DFY 3.0 V8Goodyear Valvoline
4
 Benetton Tyrrell Team Danny Sullivan Tyrrell 012 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Goodyear Valvoline
5
 Fila Sport Nélson Piquet Brabham BT52B BMW 1.5 L4TMichelin Castrol
6
 Fila Sport Riccardo Patrese Brabham BT52B BMW 1.5 L4TMichelin Castrol
7
 Marlboro McLaren International John Watson McLaren MP4/1E TAG 1.5 V6TMichelin Unipart
8
 Marlboro McLaren International Niki Lauda McLaren MP4/1E TAG 1.5 V6TMichelin Unipart
9
 Team ATS Manfred Winkelhock ATS D6 BMW 1.5 L4TGoodyear Shell
11
 John Player Team Lotus Elio de Angelis Lotus 94T Renault 1.5 V6TPirelli Elf
12
 John Player Team Lotus Nigel Mansell Lotus 94T Renault 1.5 V6TPirelli Elf
15
 Equipe Renault Elf Alain Prost Renault RE40 Renault 1.5 V6TMichelin Elf
16
 Equipe Renault Elf Eddie Cheever Renault RE40 Renault 1.5 V6TMichelin Elf
17
 RAM Automotive Team March Kenny Acheson RAM 01 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Pirelli Valvoline
22
 Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo 183T Alfa Romeo 1.5 V8TMichelin Agip
23
 Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo 183T Alfa Romeo 1.5 V8TMichelin Agip
25
 Equipe Ligier Gitanes Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier JS21 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Michelin Elf
26
 Equipe Ligier Gitanes Raul Boesel Ligier JS21 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Michelin Elf
27
 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Patrick Tambay Ferrari 126C3 Ferrari 1.5 V6TGoodyear Agip
28
 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC René Arnoux Ferrari 126C3 Ferrari 1.5 V6TGoodyear Agip
29
 Arrows Racing Team Marc Surer Arrows A6 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Goodyear Valvoline
30
 Arrows Racing Team Thierry Boutsen Arrows A6 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Goodyear Valvoline
31
 Osella Squadra Corse Corrado Fabi Osella FA1E Alfa Romeo 3.0 V12Michelin Agip
32
 Osella Squadra Corse Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella FA1E Alfa Romeo 3.0 V12Michelin Agip
33
 Theodore Racing Team Roberto Guerrero Theodore N183 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Goodyear Valvoline
35
 Candy Toleman Motorsport Derek Warwick Toleman TG183B Hart 1.5 L4TPirelli BP
36
 Candy Toleman Motorsport Bruno Giacomelli Toleman TG183B Hart 1.5 L4TPirelli BP
40
 Spirit Racing Stefan Johansson Spirit 201C Honda 1.5 V6TGoodyear Shell
42
 TAG Williams Team Jonathan Palmer Williams FW08C Ford Cosworth DFY 3.0 V8Goodyear Mobil


Qualification
Pos. Car
No.		 Driver Car / Engine Time Gap Percentage Speed
(km/h)
1
11
 Elio de Angelis Lotus / Renault
1'12.092
 - 100.0% 210.082
2
6
 Riccardo Patrese Brabham / BMW
1'12.458
 0.366 100.5% 209.020
3
12
 Nigel Mansell Lotus / Renault
1'12.623
 0.531 100.7% 208.546
4
5
 Nélson Piquet Brabham / BMW
1'12.724
 0.632 100.9% 208.256
5
28
 René Arnoux Ferrari / Ferrari
1'13.113
 1.021 101.4% 207.148
6
27
 Patrick Tambay Ferrari / Ferrari
1'13.157
 1.065 101.5% 207.023
7
16
 Eddie Cheever Renault / Renault
1'13.253
 1.161 101.6% 206.752
8
15
 Alain Prost Renault / Renault
1'13.342
 1.250 101.7% 206.501
9
9
 Manfred Winkelhock ATS / BMW
1'13.679
 1.587 102.2% 205.557
10
7
 John Watson McLaren / TAG
1'13.783
 1.691 102.3% 205.267
11
35
 Derek Warwick Toleman / Hart
1'13.855
 1.763 102.4% 205.067
12
36
 Bruno Giacomelli Toleman / Hart
1'13.949
 1.857 102.6% 204.806
13
8
 Niki Lauda McLaren / TAG
1'13.972
 1.880 102.6% 204.742
14
22
 Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo
1'14.403
 2.311 103.2% 203.556
15
23
 Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo
1'14.727
 2.635 103.7% 202.674
16
1
 Keke Rosberg Williams / Ford
1'14.917
 2.825 103.9% 202.160
17
29
 Marc Surer Arrows / Ford
1'15.346
 3.254 104.5% 201.009
18
30
 Thierry Boutsen Arrows / Ford
1'15.428
 3.336 104.6% 200.790
19
40
 Stefan Johansson Spirit / Honda
1'15.912
 3.820 105.3% 199.510
20
4
 Danny Sullivan Tyrrell / Ford
1'16.640
 4.548 106.3% 197.615
21
33
 Roberto Guerrero Theodore / Ford
1'16.769
 4.677 106.5% 197.283
22
25
 Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier / Ford
1'16.880
 4.788 106.6% 196.998
23
26
 Raul Boesel Ligier / Ford
1'17.177
 5.085 107.1% 196.240
24
32
 Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella / Alfa Romeo
1'17.408
 5.316 107.4% 195.654
25
42
 Jonathan Palmer Williams / Ford
1'17.432
 5.340 107.4% 195.594
26
3
 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell / Ford
1'17.456
 5.364 107.4% 195.533
dnq
17
 Kenny Acheson RAM / Ford
1'17.577
 5.485 107.6% 195.228
dnq
31
 Corrado Fabi Osella / Alfa Romeo
1'17.816
 5.724 107.9% 194.628
dnq
2
 Jacques Laffite Williams / Ford
1'18.261
 6.169 108.6% 193.522


Starting grid

2

Riccardo Patrese
Brabham / BMW
1'12.458
1

Elio de Angelis
Lotus / Renault
1'12.092

4

Nélson Piquet
Brabham / BMW
1'12.724
3

Nigel Mansell
Lotus / Renault
1'12.623

6

Patrick Tambay
Ferrari / Ferrari
1'13.157
5

René Arnoux
Ferrari / Ferrari
1'13.113

8

Alain Prost
Renault / Renault
1'13.342
7

Eddie Cheever
Renault / Renault
1'13.253

10

John Watson
McLaren / TAG
1'13.783
9

Manfred Winkelhock
ATS / BMW
1'13.679

12

Bruno Giacomelli
Toleman / Hart
1'13.949
11

Derek Warwick
Toleman / Hart
1'13.855

14

Andrea de Cesaris
Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo
1'14.403
13

Niki Lauda
McLaren / TAG
1'13.972

16

Keke Rosberg
Williams / Ford
1'14.917
15

Mauro Baldi
Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo
1'14.727

18

Thierry Boutsen
Arrows / Ford
1'15.428
17

Marc Surer
Arrows / Ford
1'15.346

20

Danny Sullivan
Tyrrell / Ford
1'16.640
19

Stefan Johansson
Spirit / Honda
1'15.912

22

Jean-Pierre Jarier
Ligier / Ford
1'16.880
21

Roberto Guerrero
Theodore / Ford
1'16.769

24

Piercarlo Ghinzani
Osella / Alfa Romeo
1'17.408
23

Raul Boesel
Ligier / Ford
1'17.177

26

Michele Alboreto
Tyrrell / Ford
1'17.456
25

Jonathan Palmer
Williams / Ford
1'17.432


Fastest Laps
Pos. Car
No.		 Driver Car / Engine Lap Time Gap Percentage Speed
(km/h)
1
12
 Nigel Mansell Lotus / Renault
70
 1'14.342 - 100.0% 203.723
2
15
 Alain Prost Renault / Renault
73
 1'14.616 0.274 100.4% 202.975
3
35
 Derek Warwick Toleman / Hart
39
 1'14.732 0.390 100.5% 202.660
4
5
 Nélson Piquet Brabham / BMW
38
 1'14.778 0.436 100.6% 202.536
5
36
 Bruno Giacomelli Toleman / Hart
64
 1'14.877 0.535 100.7% 202.268
6
22
 Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo
72
 1'14.905 0.563 100.8% 202.192
7
28
 René Arnoux Ferrari / Ferrari
56
 1'14.924 0.582 100.8% 202.141
8
27
 Patrick Tambay Ferrari / Ferrari
48
 1'14.933 0.591 100.8% 202.117
9
6
 Riccardo Patrese Brabham / BMW
56
 1'15.107 0.765 101.0% 201.648
10
16
 Eddie Cheever Renault / Renault
65
 1'15.161 0.819 101.1% 201.503
11
1
 Keke Rosberg Williams / Ford
36
 1'15.260 0.918 101.2% 201.238
12
3
 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell / Ford
55
 1'15.599 1.257 101.7% 200.336
13
11
 Elio de Angelis Lotus / Renault
6
 1'15.601 1.259 101.7% 200.331
14
9
 Manfred Winkelhock ATS / BMW
35
 1'15.710 1.368 101.8% 200.042
15
7
 John Watson McLaren / TAG
30
 1'15.800 1.458 102.0% 199.805
16
8
 Niki Lauda McLaren / TAG
22
 1'15.957 1.615 102.2% 199.392
17
30
 Thierry Boutsen Arrows / Ford
4
 1'16.050 1.708 102.3% 199.148
18
33
 Roberto Guerrero Theodore / Ford
59
 1'16.279 1.937 102.6% 198.550
19
23
 Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo
25
 1'16.392 2.050 102.8% 198.256
20
42
 Jonathan Palmer Williams / Ford
26
 1'16.794 2.452 103.3% 197.219
21
29
 Marc Surer Arrows / Ford
35
 1'17.039 2.697 103.6% 196.591
22
40
 Stefan Johansson Spirit / Honda
32
 1'17.042 2.700 103.6% 196.584
23
4
 Danny Sullivan Tyrrell / Ford
27
 1'17.222 2.880 103.9% 196.125
24
32
 Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella / Alfa Romeo
60
 1'18.406 4.064 105.5% 193.164
25
26
 Raul Boesel Ligier / Ford
53
 1'18.698 4.356 105.9% 192.447


Classification
Pos. Car
No.		 Driver Car / Engine Laps Time Gap/
Retirement		 Speed
(km/h)
1
5
 Nélson Piquet Brabham / BMW
76
 1:36'45.865 - 198.254
2
15
 Alain Prost Renault / Renault
76
 1:36'52.436 6.571 198.030
3
12
 Nigel Mansell Lotus / Renault
76
 1:37'16.180 30.315 197.224
4
22
 Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo
76
 1:37'20.261 34.396 197.086
5
35
 Derek Warwick Toleman / Hart
76
 1:37'30.780 44.915 196.732
6
36
 Bruno Giacomelli Toleman / Hart
76
 1:37'38.055 52.190 196.488
7
6
 Riccardo Patrese Brabham / BMW
76
 1:37'58.549 1'12.684 195.803
8
9
 Manfred Winkelhock ATS / BMW
75
 1:36'51.715 1 Lap 195.448
9
28
 René Arnoux Ferrari / Ferrari
75
 1:36'57.702 1 Lap 195.247
10
16
 Eddie Cheever Renault / Renault
75
 1:36'59.215 1 Lap 195.196
11
30
 Thierry Boutsen Arrows / Ford
75
 1:37'15.989 1 Lap 194.635
12
33
 Roberto Guerrero Theodore / Ford
75
 1:37'48.906 1 Lap 193.544
13
42
 Jonathan Palmer Williams / Ford
74
 1:37'14.138 2 Laps 192.101
14
40
 Stefan Johansson Spirit / Honda
74
 1:37'43.967 2 Laps 191.124
15
26
 Raul Boesel Ligier / Ford
73
 1:37'24.241 3 Laps 189.178
ret
27
 Patrick Tambay Ferrari / Ferrari
67
 1:25'58.656 Spun off 196.704
ret
3
 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell / Ford
64
 1:23'12.076 Engine 194.166
ret
32
 Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella / Alfa Romeo
63
 1:37'58.547 Throttle 162.310
ret
29
 Marc Surer Arrows / Ford
50
 1:05'13.530 Engine 193.498
ret
1
 Keke Rosberg Williams / Ford
43
 55'47.174 Engine 194.565
ret
23
 Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo
39
 51'23.990 Clutch 191.526
ret
7
 John Watson McLaren / TAG
36
 47'07.106 Spun off 192.857
ret
4
 Danny Sullivan Tyrrell / Ford
27
 35'30.942 Oil leak 191.897
ret
8
 Niki Lauda McLaren / TAG
25
 32'24.450 Engine 194.723
ret
11
 Elio de Angelis Lotus / Renault
12
 15'39.855 Oil pump 193.373
ret
25
 Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier / Ford
0
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Lap Leaders
Pos. Car
No.		 Driver Car / Engine Laps Led Percentage
1
5
 Nélson Piquet Brabham / BMW
66
 87%
2
6
 Riccardo Patrese Brabham / BMW
10
 13%


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