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1983 John Player Grand Prix of Europe · qualifying

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Name: 1983 John Player Grand Prix of Europe · qualifying

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v2026.17.0 · session/387-qualifying

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Grand Prix context

1983 John Player Grand Prix of Europe · Brands Hatch

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1983 Formula 1 World Championship · round 14

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:36:45.865 · 76 laps · bmw	9
2	Alain Prost	Renault	1:36:52.436 · 76 laps · renault	6
3	Nigel Mansell	Lotus	1:37:16.180 · 76 laps · renault	4
4	Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	1:37:20.261 · 76 laps · alfa-romeo	3
5	Derek Warwick	Toleman	1:37:30.780 · 76 laps · hart	2
6	Bruno Giacomelli	Toleman	1:37:38.055 · 76 laps · hart	1
7	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	1:37:58.549 · 76 laps · bmw	Unknown / not applicable
8	Manfred Winkelhock	ATS	Time not recorded · 75 laps · bmw	Unknown / not applicable
9	René Arnoux	Ferrari	Time not recorded · 75 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
10	Eddie Cheever	Renault	Time not recorded · 75 laps · renault	Unknown / not applicable
11	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows	Time not recorded · 75 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
12	Roberto Guerrero	Theodore	Time not recorded · 75 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
13	Jonathan Palmer	Williams	Time not recorded · 74 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
14	Stefan Johansson	Spirit	Time not recorded · 74 laps · honda	Unknown / not applicable
15	Raul Boesel	Ligier	Time not recorded · 73 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	Spun off · Time not recorded · 67 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	Engine · Time not recorded · 64 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
NC	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	Time not recorded · 63 laps · alfa-romeo	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Marc Surer	Arrows	Engine · Time not recorded · 50 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Keke Rosberg	Williams	Engine · Time not recorded · 43 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Mauro Baldi	Alfa Romeo	Clutch · Time not recorded · 39 laps · alfa-romeo	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	John Watson	McLaren	Spun off · Time not recorded · 36 laps · tag	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Danny Sullivan	Tyrrell	Oil leak · Time not recorded · 27 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Niki Lauda	McLaren	Engine · Time not recorded · 25 laps · tag	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	Oil pump · Time not recorded · 12 laps · renault	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier	Clutch · Time not recorded · 0 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Kenny Acheson	RAM	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Corrado Fabi	Osella	Time not recorded · alfa-romeo	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Jacques Laffite	Williams	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1:12.092 · renault
2	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	1:12.458 · bmw
3	Nigel Mansell	Lotus	1:12.623 · renault
4	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:12.724 · bmw
5	René Arnoux	Ferrari	1:13.113 · ferrari
6	Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	1:13.157 · ferrari
7	Eddie Cheever	Renault	1:13.253 · renault
8	Alain Prost	Renault	1:13.342 · renault
9	Manfred Winkelhock	ATS	1:13.679 · bmw
10	John Watson	McLaren	1:13.783 · tag
11	Derek Warwick	Toleman	1:13.855 · hart
12	Bruno Giacomelli	Toleman	1:13.949 · hart
13	Niki Lauda	McLaren	1:13.972 · tag
14	Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	1:14.403 · alfa-romeo
15	Mauro Baldi	Alfa Romeo	1:14.727 · alfa-romeo
16	Keke Rosberg	Williams	1:14.917 · ford
17	Marc Surer	Arrows	1:15.346 · ford
18	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows	1:15.428 · ford
19	Stefan Johansson	Spirit	1:15.912 · honda
20	Danny Sullivan	Tyrrell	1:16.640 · ford
21	Roberto Guerrero	Theodore	1:16.769 · ford
22	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier	1:16.880 · ford
23	Raul Boesel	Ligier	1:17.177 · ford
24	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	1:17.408 · alfa-romeo
25	Jonathan Palmer	Williams	1:17.432 · ford
26	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:17.456 · ford
27	Kenny Acheson	RAM	1:17.577 · ford
28	Corrado Fabi	Osella	1:17.816 · alfa-romeo
29	Jacques Laffite	Williams	1:18.261 · ford

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1:12.092 · renault
2	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	1:12.458 · bmw
3	Nigel Mansell	Lotus	1:12.623 · renault
4	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:12.724 · bmw
5	René Arnoux	Ferrari	1:13.113 · ferrari
6	Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	1:13.157 · ferrari
7	Eddie Cheever	Renault	1:13.253 · renault
8	Alain Prost	Renault	1:13.342 · renault
9	Manfred Winkelhock	ATS	1:13.679 · bmw
10	John Watson	McLaren	1:13.783 · tag
11	Derek Warwick	Toleman	1:13.855 · hart
12	Bruno Giacomelli	Toleman	1:13.949 · hart
13	Niki Lauda	McLaren	1:13.972 · tag
14	Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	1:14.403 · alfa-romeo
15	Mauro Baldi	Alfa Romeo	1:14.727 · alfa-romeo
16	Keke Rosberg	Williams	1:14.917 · ford
17	Marc Surer	Arrows	1:15.346 · ford
18	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows	1:15.428 · ford
19	Stefan Johansson	Spirit	1:15.912 · honda
20	Danny Sullivan	Tyrrell	1:16.640 · ford
21	Roberto Guerrero	Theodore	1:16.769 · ford
22	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier	1:16.880 · ford
23	Raul Boesel	Ligier	1:17.177 · ford
24	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	1:17.408 · alfa-romeo
25	Jonathan Palmer	Williams	1:17.432 · ford
26	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:17.456 · ford

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Alain Prost	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	57
2	Nelson Piquet	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	55
3	René Arnoux	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	49
4	Patrick Tambay	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	40
5	Keke Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	25
6	John Watson	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	22
7	Eddie Cheever	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	21
8	Niki Lauda	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	12
9	Jacques Laffite	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	11
10	Michele Alboreto	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	10
11	Nigel Mansell	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	10
12	Andrea de Cesaris	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	9
13	Derek Warwick	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
14	Riccardo Patrese	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
15	Marc Surer	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
16	Mauro Baldi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
17	Danny Sullivan	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
17	Elio de Angelis	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
19	Johnny Cecotto	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
19	Bruno Giacomelli	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1