1983 European Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
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| Race 14 of 15 in the 1983 Formula One season | |||
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| Date | September 25, 1983 | ||
| Location | Brands Hatch, Kent, England | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.206 km (2.613 mi) | ||
| Distance | 76 laps, 319.656 km (198.588 mi) | ||
| Weather | Dry | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Lotus-Renault | ||
| Time | 1:12.092 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Nigel Mansell
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Lotus-Renault | |
| Time | 1:14.342 on lap 70 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Brabham-BMW | ||
| Second | Renault | ||
| Third | Lotus-Renault | ||
The 1983 European Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Brands Hatch on September 25, 1983. This race saw Bruno Giacomelli score his final championship point, and was the first race for qualified doctor and current circuit owner Jonathan Palmer. It also took place exactly 22 years before the inaugural A1 Grand Prix event at Brands Hatch, September 25, 2005. It was the only race in F1 history that both Toleman cars finished in the points.
Palmer debuted in a third car for Williams as a one-off appearance. He was Williams' test driver and a works Honda driver that year and the race was his reward from Frank Williams for his hard work.
It also was the last appearance of the Theodore Racing team, which left F1 before the next race in South Africa.
Elio de Angelis qualified on pole with a time that was 2.8 seconds slower than the pole time for the 1982 British Grand Prix at Brands set by Keke Rosberg in the Ground effect Williams FW08. De Angelis' time was also 3.6 seconds faster than Rosberg's pole time for the non-championship Race of Champions held at the circuit earlier in the year.
Lotus and Brabham dominated qualifying, with de Angelis' team mate Nigel Mansell qualifying 3rd and the BMW powered Brabhams of Riccardo Patrese 2nd on the grid and Nelson Piquet 4th. Lotus and Brabham were the only teams to get their cars under 1:13.0 during qualifying. World Championship leader Alain Prost qualified 8th in his Renault RE40, one place behind team mate Eddie Cheever, while separating the top four and Cheever in 7th were the Ferraris of René Arnoux (5th) and Patrick Tambay (6th).
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