Pit Lane F1
1983 Season - Round 14 - 1983-09-25
Nelson Piquet won the 1983 European Grand Prix for Brabham, with Alain Prost (Renault) second and Nigel Mansell (Team Lotus) third. The win came from P4 on the grid.
Jonathan Palmer (Williams) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P25 on the grid to P13 at the flag — a 12-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 11 drivers failing to finish.
26 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1983 European Grand Prix, completing round 14 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 4 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Alain Prost | Renault | 8 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 3 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Andrea de Cesaris |
| Alfa Romeo |
| 14 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 11 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman | 12 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 2 | Finished | 0 |
| 8 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 9 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 5 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Eddie Cheever | Renault | 7 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 18 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Roberto Guerrero | Theodore | 21 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | Jonathan Palmer | Williams | 25 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Stefan Johansson | Spirit | 19 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Raul Boesel | Ligier | 23 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 6 | Spun off | 0 |
| 17 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 26 | Engine | 0 |
| 18 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 24 | Throttle | 0 |
| 19 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 17 | Engine | 0 |
| 20 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 16 | Engine | 0 |
| 21 | Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | 15 | Clutch | 0 |
| 22 | John Watson | McLaren | 10 | Spun off | 0 |
| 23 | Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell | 20 | Oil leak | 0 |
| 24 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 13 | Engine | 0 |
| 25 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 1 | Oil pump | 0 |
| 26 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 22 | Clutch | 0 |
