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.
The 72-lap race was won by René Arnoux, driving a Ferrari, with team-mate Patrick Tambay second and John Watson third in a McLaren-Ford. Alain Prost and Nelson 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 the Toleman team's first points. Mauro Baldi in the Alfa Romeo and Michele Alboreto in the Tyrrell completed the top six.
The race saw McLaren debut the new Porsche-built TAG turbo engine. Niki Lauda drove the TAG-powered MP4/1E car, while Watson continued with the Ford-powered McLaren. 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 a naturally aspirated engine would legally finish on a Formula One podium until the 1988 Canadian Grand Prix.
Classification Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Q1 Q2 Gap 1 5 Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW1:17.1941:15.630 — 2 27 Patrick Tambay Ferrari1:16.8571:16.370 +0.740 3 11 Elio de Angelis Lotus-Renault1:16.411 8:39.650 +0.781 4 15 Alain Prost Renault1:16.6111:16.642 +0.981 5 12 Nigel Mansell Lotus-Renault1:16.7211:16.711 +1.081 6 6 Riccardo Patrese Brabham-BMW1:17.5441:16.940 +1.310 7 35 Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart1:17.1981:17.666 +1.568 8 22 Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo1:17.2331:17.552 +1.603 9 9 Manfred Winkelhock ATS-BMW1:18.0861:17.306 +1.676 10 28 René Arnoux Ferrari1:18.2021:17.397 +1.767 11 16 Eddie Cheever Renault1:18.0671:17.676 +2.046 12 23 Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo1:17.8871:18.885 +2.257 13 36 Bruno Giacomelli Toleman-Hart1:18.6421:17.902 +2.272 14 29 Marc Surer Arrows-Ford1:20.1531:19.696 +4.066 15 7 John Watson McLaren-Ford1:21.0101:19.787 +4.157 16 40 Stefan Johansson Spirit-Honda1:20.4471:19.966 +4.336 17 2 Jacques Laffite Williams-Ford1:21.3951:19.979 +4.349 18 3 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford1:20.1491:20.282 +4.519 19 8 Niki Lauda McLaren-TAG1:20.1691:21.050 +4.539 20 33 Roberto Guerrero Theodore-Ford1:21.5921:20.190 +4.560 21 30 Thierry Boutsen Arrows-Ford1:20.2451:20.257 +4.615 22 25 Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier-Ford1:20.3811:20.247 +4.617 23 1 Keke Rosberg Williams-Ford1:20.6661:20.391 +4.761 24 26 Raul Boesel Ligier-Ford1:21.7381:20.660 +5.030 25 31 Corrado Fabi Osella-Alfa Romeo1:22.0471:20.815 +5.185 26 4 Danny Sullivan Tyrrell-Ford1:20.8631:20.842 +5.212 27 32 Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella-Alfa Romeo1:21.7631:20.926 +5.296 28 34 Johnny Cecotto Theodore-Ford1:21.7341:20.955 +5.325 29 17 Kenny Acheson RAM-Ford1:23.4251:23.093 +7.463Source:
Race Pos No Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 28 René Arnoux Ferrari 72 1:38:41.950 10 9 2 27 Patrick Tambay Ferrari 72 + 20.839 2 6 3 7 John Watson McLaren-Ford 72 + 43.741 15 4 4 35 Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart 72 + 1:16.839 7 3 5 23 Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo 72 + 1:24.292 12 2 6 3 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford 71 + 1 lap 18 1 7 40 Stefan Johansson Spirit-Honda 70 + 2 laps 16 8 29 Marc Surer Arrows-Ford 70 + 2 laps 14 9 6 Riccardo Patrese Brabham-BMW 70 + 2 laps 6 10 26 Raul Boesel Ligier-Ford 70 + 2 laps 24 11 31 Corrado Fabi Osella-Alfa Romeo 68 Engine 25 12 33 Roberto Guerrero Theodore-Ford 68 + 4 laps 20 13 36 Bruno Giacomelli Toleman-Hart 68 Spun off 13 14 30 Thierry Boutsen Arrows-Ford 65 Engine 21 1 Keke Rosberg Williams-Ford 53 Ignition 23 9 Manfred Winkelhock ATS-BMW 50 Overtaking on formation lap 9 5 Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW 41 Collision 1 15 Alain Prost Renault 41 Suspension 4 16 Eddie Cheever Renault 39 Electrical 11 2 Jacques Laffite Williams-Ford 37 Handling 17 12 Nigel Mansell Lotus-Renault 26 Spun off 5 8 Niki Lauda McLaren-TAG 25 Brakes 19 4 Danny Sullivan Tyrrell-Ford 20 Engine 26 11 Elio de Angelis Lotus-Renault 12 Electrical 3 22 Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo 5 Engine 8 25 Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier-Ford 3 Suspension 22 32 Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella-Alfa Romeo 34 Johnny Cecotto Theodore-Ford 17 Kenny Acheson RAM-Ford Source:
Championship standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Alain Prost 51 2 René Arnoux 43 3 Nelson Piquet 37 4 Patrick Tambay 37 5 Keke Rosberg 25Source:
Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Ferrari 80 2 Renault 68 3 Brabham-BMW 41 4 Williams-Ford 36 5 McLaren-Ford 34Source:
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