Dutch Grand Prix

Date & Time
Sun 28th August 1983 12:00am Local
Sun 28th August 1983 12:00am UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
1983

Round
12

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Location
Circuit Zandvoort

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The 1983 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Zandvoort on 28 August 1983. It was the twelfth race of the 1983 Formula One World Championship.
Piquet took his first pole of the season at the Dutch Grand Prix at the Zandvoort circuit near Amsterdam, and led until lap 41, when Prost attempted to pass him. The two collided, and both were out on the spot. This left Arnoux to take victory for Ferrari, which turned into a 1–2 when Patrese suffered a problem near the end which dropped him to an eventual 9th. John Watson was third. A race of high attrition allowed for an unusual top six, with Derek Warwick, Mauro Baldi and Michele Alboreto rounding out the points. Johansson came home 7th for the new Spirit team. Arnoux now moved into second in the championship, eight points behind Prost. Tambay and Piquet were now joint third, 14 points behind the leader. Ferrari's lead in the Constructors' Championship, however, was now 12 points over Renault. Piquet's pole ended a run of ten consecutive pole positions by French drivers. This race saw McLaren join the turbo ranks when Lauda debuted the new TAG V6 engine, though Watson still drove the Cosworth-powered car.

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Result List

01	René Arnoux	Scuderia Ferrari HP	1:38:41.950
02	Patrick Tambay	Scuderia Ferrari HP	+0:20.839
03	John Watson	McLaren Formula 1 Team	+0:43.741
04	Derek Warwick	Toleman	+1:16.839
05	Mauro Baldi	Alfa Romeo S.p.A.	+1:24.292
06	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell Racing	+1 Lap
07	Stefan Johansson	Spirit of Race	+2 Laps
08	Marc Surer	Arrows Grand Prix International	+2 Laps
09	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	+2 Laps
10	Raul Boesel	Ligier	+2 Laps
11	Corrado Fabi	Osella	DNF
12	Roberto Guerrero	Theodore Racing	+4 Laps
13	Bruno Giacomelli	Toleman	DNF
14	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows Grand Prix International	DNF
15	Keke Rosberg	Williams Racing	DNF
16	Manfred Winkelhock	ATS	DNF
17	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	DNF
18	Alain Prost	Renault F1 Team	DNF
19	Eddie Cheever	Renault F1 Team	DNF
20	Jacques Laffite	Williams Racing	DNF
21	Nigel Mansell	Lotus F1	DNF
22	Niki Lauda	McLaren Formula 1 Team	DNF
23	Danny Sullivan	Tyrrell Racing	DNF
24	Elio de Angelis	Lotus F1	DNF
25	Andrea De Cesaris	Alfa Romeo S.p.A.	DNF
26	Jean-Christophe Boullion	Ligier	DNF
27	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	Did not qualify
28	Johnny Cecotto	Theodore Racing	Did not qualify
29	Kenny Acheson	Ram Racing	Did not qualify