Race details | |||
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Race 10 of 15 in the 1983 Formula One season | |||
Date | August 7, 1983 | ||
Official name | XLII Großer Preis von Deutschland | ||
Location | Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, West Germany | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 6.797 km (4.223 mi) | ||
Distance | 45 laps, 299.068 km (185.832 mi) | ||
Weather | Dry | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Ferrari | ||
Time | 1:49.328 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | René Arnoux | Ferrari | |
Time | 1:53.938 on lap 12 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Ferrari | ||
Second | Alfa Romeo | ||
Third | Brabham-BMW |
The 1983 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Hockenheimring on August 7, 1983.
The race was won by René Arnoux driving a Ferrari, his second win in three races (after his win in Canada) bringing him into championship contention. Andrea de Cesaris in an Alfa Romeo 183T and Riccardo Patrese in a Brabham-BMW completed the podium. Niki Lauda was disqualified for reversing his McLaren-Ford in the pits.