The Garagiste.

The Turbo Era  ·  Round 10

German Grand Prix

1983  ·  Hockenheimring  ·  7 August 1983  ·  45 laps

  1. 1st René Arnoux Ferrari · 01:27:10.319
  2. 2nd Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo · +1:10.652
  3. 3rd Riccardo Patrese Brabham · +1:44.093

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Patrick Tambay

Ferrari  —  Pole position

02 Lap 11

Patrick Tambay

Retirement Ferrari  —  Engine

03 Lap 34

Piercarlo Ghinzani

Retirement Osella  —  Oil leak

04 Lap 38

Eddie Cheever

Retirement Renault  —  Fuel system

05 Lap 44

Niki Lauda

Retirement McLaren  —  Disqualified

06 On the Charge

John Watson

McLaren  —  P23 → P5

07 Victory

René Arnoux

Ferrari  —  Won from P2

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 René Arnoux Ferrari 2 45 01:27:10.319 9
2 Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo 3 45 +1:10.652 6
3 Riccardo Patrese Brabham 8 45 +1:44.093 4
4 Alain Prost Renault 5 45 +2:00.750 3
5 John Watson McLaren 23 44 +1 Lap 2
6 Jacques Laffite Williams 15 44 +1 Lap 1
7 Marc Surer Arrows 20 44 +1 Lap
8 Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier 19 44 +1 Lap
9 Thierry Boutsen Arrows 14 44 +1 Lap
10 Keke Rosberg Williams 12 44 +1 Lap
11 Johnny Cecotto Theodore 22 44 +1 Lap
12 Danny Sullivan Tyrrell 21 43 +2 Laps
13 Nelson Piquet Brabham 4 42 Heat shield fire
14 Niki Lauda McLaren 18 44 Disqualified
15 Eddie Cheever Renault 6 38 Fuel system
16 Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella 26 34 Oil leak
17 Raul Boesel Ligier 25 27 Engine
18 Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo 7 24 Turbo
19 Bruno Giacomelli Toleman 10 19 Turbo
20 Derek Warwick Toleman 9 17 Engine
21 Stefan Johansson Spirit 13 11 Engine
22 Patrick Tambay Ferrari 1 11 Engine
23 Elio de Angelis Team Lotus 11 10 Engine
24 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell 16 4 Fuel pump
25 Nigel Mansell Team Lotus 17 1 Engine
26 Roberto Guerrero Theodore 24 0 Engine

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