| 1983 Dutch Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 12 of 15 in the1983 Formula One World Championship | |||
The Zandvoort Circuit (1980–1989) | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 28 August 1983 | ||
| Official name | XXXGrote Prijs van Nederland | ||
| Location | Circuit Zandvoort,Zandvoort,Netherlands | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.252 km (2.642 miles) | ||
| Distance | 72 laps, 306.144 km (190.229 miles) | ||
| Weather | Cloudy | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Brabham-BMW | ||
| Time | 1:15.630 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 1:19.863 on lap 33 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | McLaren-Ford | ||
Lap leaders | |||
The1983 Dutch Grand Prix was aFormula Onemotor race held atZandvoort on 28 August 1983. It was the twelfth race of the1983 Formula One World Championship.
The 72-lap race was won byRené Arnoux, driving aFerrari, with team-matePatrick Tambay second andJohn Watson third in aMcLaren-Ford.Alain Prost andNelson Piquet collided midway through the race while challenging for the lead, allowing Arnoux to move into second in the Drivers' Championship, eight points behind Prost. However, this would turn out to be Arnoux's last Formula One victory.
Derek Warwick finished fourth to score his and theToleman team's first points.Mauro Baldi in theAlfa Romeo andMichele Alboreto in theTyrrell completed the top six.
The race sawMcLaren debut the newPorsche-builtTAGturbo engine.Niki Lauda drove the TAG-poweredMP4/1E car, while Watson continued with theFord-poweredMcLaren. However, Lauda could only qualify 19th, four places behind Watson, and retired on lap 26 with a brake failure. Watson's third place was the last time a car with anaturally aspirated engine would legally finish on a Formula One podium until the1988 Canadian Grand Prix.



| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Brabham-BMW | 1:17.194 | 1:15.630 | — | |
| 2 | 27 | Ferrari | 1:16.857 | 1:16.370 | +0.740 | |
| 3 | 11 | Lotus-Renault | 1:16.411 | 8:39.650 | +0.781 | |
| 4 | 15 | Renault | 1:16.611 | 1:16.642 | +0.981 | |
| 5 | 12 | Lotus-Renault | 1:16.721 | 1:16.711 | +1.081 | |
| 6 | 6 | Brabham-BMW | 1:17.544 | 1:16.940 | +1.310 | |
| 7 | 35 | Toleman-Hart | 1:17.198 | 1:17.666 | +1.568 | |
| 8 | 22 | Alfa Romeo | 1:17.233 | 1:17.552 | +1.603 | |
| 9 | 9 | ATS-BMW | 1:18.086 | 1:17.306 | +1.676 | |
| 10 | 28 | Ferrari | 1:18.202 | 1:17.397 | +1.767 | |
| 11 | 16 | Renault | 1:18.067 | 1:17.676 | +2.046 | |
| 12 | 23 | Alfa Romeo | 1:17.887 | 1:18.885 | +2.257 | |
| 13 | 36 | Toleman-Hart | 1:18.642 | 1:17.902 | +2.272 | |
| 14 | 29 | Arrows-Ford | 1:20.153 | 1:19.696 | +4.066 | |
| 15 | 7 | McLaren-Ford | 1:21.010 | 1:19.787 | +4.157 | |
| 16 | 40 | Spirit-Honda | 1:20.447 | 1:19.966 | +4.336 | |
| 17 | 2 | Williams-Ford | 1:21.395 | 1:19.979 | +4.349 | |
| 18 | 3 | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:20.149 | 1:20.282 | +4.519 | |
| 19 | 8 | McLaren-TAG | 1:20.169 | 1:21.050 | +4.539 | |
| 20 | 33 | Theodore-Ford | 1:21.592 | 1:20.190 | +4.560 | |
| 21 | 30 | Arrows-Ford | 1:20.245 | 1:20.257 | +4.615 | |
| 22 | 25 | Ligier-Ford | 1:20.381 | 1:20.247 | +4.617 | |
| 23 | 1 | Williams-Ford | 1:20.666 | 1:20.391 | +4.761 | |
| 24 | 26 | Ligier-Ford | 1:21.738 | 1:20.660 | +5.030 | |
| 25 | 31 | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:22.047 | 1:20.815 | +5.185 | |
| 26 | 4 | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:20.863 | 1:20.842 | +5.212 | |
| 27 | 32 | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:21.763 | 1:20.926 | +5.296 | |
| 28 | 34 | Theodore-Ford | 1:21.734 | 1:20.955 | +5.325 | |
| 29 | 17 | RAM-Ford | 1:23.425 | 1:23.093 | +7.463 | |
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