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René Arnoux won the 1983 German Grand Prix

René Arnoux won the 1983 German Grand Prix for Ferrari, ahead of Andrea de Cesaris and Riccardo Patrese at Hockenheimring.

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Race recap

Winner
René Arnoux
Team
Ferrari
Top listed
René Arnoux, Andrea de Cesaris, and Riccardo Patrese
Race date
August 7, 1983
Pole
Patrick Tambay
Fastest lap
René Arnoux
Classified drivers
29
Circuit
Hockenheimring

The decisive result

René Arnoux finished first for Ferrari. Andrea de Cesaris is listed 2 for Alfa Romeo, with Riccardo Patrese 3 for Brabham.

Grid to finish

John Watson from P23 to P5 (+18), Marc Surer from P20 to P7 (+13), and Jean-Pierre Jarier from P19 to P8 (+11) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Patrick Tambay started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 7 +1 lap, 7 Engine, 4 Finished, 3 DNQ, and 2 Turbo. René Arnoux holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:53.938 on lap 12. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1René ArnouxFerrari1:27:10.3199
2Andrea de CesarisAlfa Romeo1:28:20.9716
3Riccardo PatreseBrabham1:28:54.4124
4Alain ProstRenault1:29:11.0693
5John WatsonMcLaren+1 lap2
6Jacques LaffiteWilliams+1 lap1
7Marc SurerArrows+1 lap0
8Jean-Pierre JarierLigier+1 lap0
9Thierry BoutsenArrows+1 lap0
10Keke RosbergWilliams+1 lap0
11Johnny CecottoTheodore+1 lap0
12Danny SullivanTyrrell+2 laps0
13Nelson PiquetBrabham+3 laps0
DNFEddie CheeverRenaultFuel system0
DNFPiercarlo GhinzaniOsellaOil leak0
DNFRaul BoeselLigierEngine0
DNFMauro BaldiAlfa RomeoTurbo0
DNFBruno GiacomelliTolemanTurbo0
DNFDerek WarwickTolemanEngine0
DNFStefan JohanssonSpiritEngine0