Pit Lane F1
1983 Season - Round 10 - 1983-08-07
René Arnoux won the 1983 German Grand Prix for Ferrari, with Andrea de Cesaris (Alfa Romeo) second and Riccardo Patrese (Brabham) third. The win came from P2 on the grid.
John Watson (McLaren) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P23 on the grid to P5 at the flag â a 18-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 14 drivers failing to finish.
26 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1983 German Grand Prix, completing round 10 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 2 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 3 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 8 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Alain Prost |
| Renault |
| 5 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | John Watson | McLaren | 23 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite | Williams | 15 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 20 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 19 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 14 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 12 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Johnny Cecotto | Theodore | 22 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell | 21 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 4 | Heat shield fire | 0 |
| 14 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 18 | Disqualified | 0 |
| 15 | Eddie Cheever | Renault | 6 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 16 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 26 | Oil leak | 0 |
| 17 | Raul Boesel | Ligier | 25 | Engine | 0 |
| 18 | Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | 7 | Turbo | 0 |
| 19 | Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman | 10 | Turbo | 0 |
| 20 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 9 | Engine | 0 |
| 21 | Stefan Johansson | Spirit | 13 | Engine | 0 |
| 22 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 1 | Engine | 0 |
| 23 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 11 | Engine | 0 |
| 24 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 16 | Fuel pump | 0 |
| 25 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 17 | Engine | 0 |
| 26 | Roberto Guerrero | Theodore | 24 | Engine | 0 |
