1983 John Player Grand Prix of Europe
Brands Hatch · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Piquet | 4 | 26 | 6.571 | 76 | 319.7 | Nigel Mansell |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | BMW | 76 | Finished | 9 | ||
| 2 | 8 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | Renault | 76 | +6.571s | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | 3 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | Renault | 76 | ★ | +30.315s | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | 14 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 76 | +34.396s | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 11 | 35 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | Hart | 76 | +44.915s | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 12 | 36 | Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman | Hart | 76 | +52.190s | Finished | 1 | |
| 7 | 2 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | BMW | 76 | +72.684s | Finished | ||
| 8 | 9 | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS (Auto Technisches Zubehör) | BMW | 75 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 9 | 5 | 28 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | Ferrari | 75 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 10 | 7 | 16 | Eddie Cheever | Renault | Renault | 75 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 11 | 18 | 30 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | Ford | 75 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 12 | 21 | 33 | Roberto Guerrero | Theodore | Ford | 75 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 13 | 25 | 42 | Jonathan Palmer | Williams | Ford | 74 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 14 | 19 | 40 | Stefan Johansson | Spirit | Honda | 74 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 15 | 23 | 26 | Raul Boesel | Ligier | Ford | 73 | +3 laps | Finished | ||
| — | 6 | 27 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | Ferrari | 67 | — | Spun off | ||
| — | 26 | 3 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | Ford | 64 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 24 | 32 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | Alfa Romeo | 63 | +13 laps | Not classified | ||
| — | 17 | 29 | Marc Surer | Arrows | Ford | 50 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 16 | 1 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | Ford | 43 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 15 | 23 | Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 39 | — | Clutch | ||
| — | 10 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | TAG | 36 | — | Spun off | ||
| — | 20 | 4 | Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell | Ford | 27 | — | Oil leak | ||
| — | 13 | 8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | TAG | 25 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 1 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | Renault | 12 | — | Oil pump | ||
| — | 22 | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | Ford | 0 | — | Clutch | ||
| — | — | 17 | Kenny Acheson | RAM | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 31 | Corrado Fabi | Osella | Alfa Romeo | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 2 | Jacques Laffite | Williams | Ford | — | Not classified |