1983 European Grand Prix

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1983 European Grand Prix
Race 14 of 15 in the 1983 Formula One World Championship
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Race details
Date25 September 1983
Official name John Player Grand Prix of Europe
Location Brands Hatch, Kent, England
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.206 km (2.613 miles)
Distance 76 laps, 319.656 km (198.588 miles)
Weather Dry
Pole position
Driver
 Lotus-Renault
Time 1:12.092
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Mansell Lotus-Renault
Time 1:14.342 on lap 70
Podium
First
 Brabham-BMW
Second
 Renault
Third
 Lotus-Renault
Lap leaders
  • 1983 European Grand Prix

The 1983 European Grand Prix (formally the John Player Grand Prix of Europe [1] ) was a Formula One motor race held at Brands Hatch on 25 September 1983. It was the fourteenth race of the 1983 Formula One World Championship.

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The 76-lap race was won by Nelson Piquet, driving a Brabham-BMW. Piquet's Drivers' Championship rival Alain Prost was second in a factory Renault, while Nigel Mansell was third in a Lotus-Renault. With the win, Piquet moved within two points of Prost at the top of the championship with one race remaining.

Background

A third Grand Prix in the United States (after the earlier races at Long Beach and Detroit) was to have been held on this date, on a track at the Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City, but was cancelled at short notice due to local protests. A second race in the United Kingdom, at Brands Hatch, was quickly organised in its place, and was the first Formula One race to be officially titled the European Grand Prix: this title had, until 1977, been an honorific title given to one race held in Europe each year alongside its official, national title.

Qualifying

Qualifying report

Elio de Angelis surprised by taking pole position in his Lotus-Renault, with teammate Nigel Mansell third. Between them was the Brabham-BMW of Riccardo Patrese, with Nelson Piquet fourth in the other Brabham. The Ferraris filled the third row with René Arnoux ahead of Patrick Tambay, while the factory Renaults took up the fourth row, Eddie Cheever ahead of Drivers' Championship leader Alain Prost. Completing the top ten were Manfred Winkelhock in the ATS and John Watson in the McLaren.

The fastest non-turbo car was the Williams of Keke Rosberg in 16th; teammate Jacques Laffite failed to qualify. Williams had planned to debut their Honda turbo-powered FW09 at this race, but instead decided to wait until the season finale in South Africa. The team, did, however, enter a third car for test driver and Formula Two champion Jonathan Palmer, who qualified 25th. [2]

Qualifying classification

PosNoDriverConstructorQ1Q2Gap
111 Flag of Italy.svg Elio de Angelis Lotus-Renault 1:12.3421:12.092—
26 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Brabham-BMW 1:13.4751:12.458+0.366
312 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Mansell Lotus-Renault 1:12.6231:13.089+0.531
45 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW 1:12.7241:13.095+0.632
528 Flag of France.svg René Arnoux Ferrari 1:13.5961:13.113+1.021
627 Flag of France.svg Patrick Tambay Ferrari 1:13.8981:13.157+1.065
716 Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Cheever Renault 1:13.5921:13.253+1.161
815 Flag of France.svg Alain Prost Renault 1:13.3421:13.526+1.250
99 Flag of Germany.svg Manfred Winkelhock ATS-BMW 1:13.6791:14.750+1.587
107 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Watson McLaren-TAG 1:14.2961:13.783+1.691
1135 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart 1:14.4111:13.855+1.763
1236 Flag of Italy.svg Bruno Giacomelli Toleman-Hart 1:15.5211:13.949+1.857
138 Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda McLaren-TAG 1:15.2661:13.972+1.880
1422 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo 1:14.4031:15.440+2.311
1523 Flag of Italy.svg Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo 1:14.7271:15.174+2.635
161 Flag of Finland.svg Keke Rosberg Williams-Ford 1:14.9171:15.252+2.825
1729 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marc Surer Arrows-Ford 1:15.3461:15.501+3.254
1830 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Boutsen Arrows-Ford 1:16.0941:15.428+3.336
1940 Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Johansson Spirit-Honda 1:16.5251:15.912+3.820
204 Flag of the United States.svg Danny Sullivan Tyrrell-Ford 1:17.1341:16.640+4.548
2133 Flag of Colombia.svg Roberto Guerrero Theodore-Ford 1:16.7691:17.454+4.677
2225 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier-Ford 1:17.1411:16.880+4.788
2326 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Raul Boesel Ligier-Ford 1:17.1771:17.593+5.085
2432 Flag of Italy.svg Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella-Alfa Romeo 1:17.8501:17.408+5.316
2542 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonathan Palmer Williams-Ford 1:17.4321:17.524+5.340
263 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford 1:17.4561:17.936+5.364
2717 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kenny Acheson RAM-Ford 1:17.5771:18.069+5.485
2831 Flag of Italy.svg Corrado Fabi Osella-Alfa Romeo 1:19.0871:17.816+5.724
292 Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Williams-Ford 1:18.4671:18.261+6.169
WD34 Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg Johnny Cecotto Theodore-Ford ———
Source: [3] [4] [5] [6]

Race

Race report

At the start, Riccardo Patrese took the lead from Elio de Angelis, followed by Nigel Mansell, Nelson Piquet and Eddie Cheever. On lap 2 Piquet passed Mansell, who was having trouble with his tyres and would soon fall to seventh, while Alain Prost made a charge to run fourth by lap 9.

Patrese and de Angelis had pulled clear of the rest of the field when, on lap 11, de Angelis attempted to overtake the Brabham at Surtees Corner, only to make contact and send both cars spinning. Piquet duly went through into the lead, while Patrese rejoined the track ahead of Prost but was soon caught and passed by the Renault. De Angelis also rejoined, but continued for only two laps before retiring with an engine failure.

At quarter distance, Piquet led Prost by around 10 seconds, with Patrese a further 10 seconds back and holding up Cheever, René Arnoux, Mansell and Patrick Tambay. On lap 20 Arnoux spun at Surtees, dropping him to the back of the field. There were no further changes among the front-runners until the pit stops, during which both Brabhams hit trouble: Patrese was delayed by a misfitted rear wheel, while Piquet was held up by a malfunctioning wheel-nut gun. [7] Piquet nonetheless retained his lead over Prost, while an unscheduled second stop for Cheever (due to a loose helmet visor which was taped by his pit crew) left Tambay in third and Mansell fourth, with Andrea de Cesaris up to fifth in the Alfa Romeo and Derek Warwick sixth in the Toleman.

In the closing stages, Tambay suffered brake problems, allowing Mansell past on lap 66 before spinning off at Druids two laps later. This moved the second Toleman of Bruno Giacomelli into the top six, while also ending Tambay's challenge for the Drivers' Championship. Shortly afterwards, Warwick had a bizarre accident when his cockpit fire extinguisher leaked, giving him burns to his right hand and leg, though he held on to fifth place. [7]

Up front, Piquet cruised to his second consecutive win, finishing 6.5 seconds ahead of Prost with Mansell a further 24 seconds back. De Cesaris finished four seconds behind Mansell and ten ahead of Warwick, who in turn finished eight seconds ahead of teammate Giacomelli. Patrese ultimately finished seventh, while Arnoux was ninth and Cheever tenth, both one lap down on Piquet. With one race to go, Prost still led the Drivers' Championship but by only two points over Piquet, while Arnoux's failure to score left him needing to win in South Africa to have any chance of the title.

The race also saw the last appearance of the Theodore team, which was struggling financially and had scaled back to one car for Roberto Guerrero. [8] Guerrero finished 12th, one place ahead of Palmer's Williams.

Race classification

PosNoDriverConstructorTyreLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
15 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW M 761:36:45.86549
215 Flag of France.svg Alain Prost Renault M 76+ 6.57186
312 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Mansell Lotus-Renault P 76+ 30.31534
422 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo M 76+ 34.396143
535 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart P 76+ 44.915112
636 Flag of Italy.svg Bruno Giacomelli Toleman-Hart P 76+ 52.190121
76 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Brabham-BMW M 76+ 1:12.6842 
89 Flag of Germany.svg Manfred Winkelhock ATS-BMW G 75+ 1 Lap9 
928 Flag of France.svg René Arnoux Ferrari G 75+ 1 Lap5 
1016 Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Cheever Renault M 75+ 1 Lap7 
1130 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Boutsen Arrows-Ford G 75+ 1 Lap18 
1233 Flag of Colombia.svg Roberto Guerrero Theodore-Ford G 75+ 1 Lap21 
1342 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonathan Palmer Williams-Ford G 74+ 2 Laps25 
1440 Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Johansson Spirit-Honda G 74+ 2 Laps19 
1526 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Raul Boesel Ligier-Ford M 73+ 3 Laps23 
Ret27 Flag of France.svg Patrick Tambay Ferrari G 67Spun off6 
Ret3 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford G 64Engine26 
Ret32 Flag of Italy.svg Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella-Alfa Romeo M 63Throttle24 
Ret29 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marc Surer Arrows-Ford G 50Engine17 
Ret1 Flag of Finland.svg Keke Rosberg Williams-Ford G 43Engine16 
Ret23 Flag of Italy.svg Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo M 39Clutch15 
Ret7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Watson McLaren-TAG M 36Spun off10 
Ret4 Flag of the United States.svg Danny Sullivan Tyrrell-Ford G 27Oil leak20 
Ret8 Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda McLaren-TAG M 25Engine13 
Ret11 Flag of Italy.svg Elio de Angelis Lotus-Renault P 12Oil pump1 
Ret25 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier-Ford M 0Clutch22 
DNQ17 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kenny Acheson RAM-Ford P   
DNQ31 Flag of Italy.svg Corrado Fabi Osella-Alfa Romeo M   
DNQ2 Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Williams-Ford G     
Source: [9] [10]

Championship standings after the race

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