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Nelson Piquet won the 1983 European Grand Prix

Nelson Piquet won the 1983 European Grand Prix for Brabham, ahead of Alain Prost and Nigel Mansell at Brands Hatch.

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Race recap

Winner
Nelson Piquet
Team
Brabham
Top listed
Nelson Piquet, Alain Prost, and Nigel Mansell
Race date
September 25, 1983
Pole
Elio de Angelis
Fastest lap
Nigel Mansell
Classified drivers
29
Circuit
Brands Hatch

The decisive result

Nelson Piquet finished first for Brabham. Alain Prost is listed 2 for Renault, with Nigel Mansell 3 for Team Lotus.

Grid to finish

Jonathan Palmer from P25 to P13 (+12), Andrea de Cesaris from P14 to P4 (+10), and Roberto Guerrero from P21 to P12 (+9) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Elio de Angelis started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 7 Finished, 5 +1 lap, 4 Engine, 3 DNQ, and 2 +2 laps. Nigel Mansell holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:14.342 on lap 70. 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
1Nelson PiquetBrabham1:36:45.8659
2Alain ProstRenault1:36:52.4366
3Nigel MansellTeam Lotus1:37:16.1804
4Andrea de CesarisAlfa Romeo1:37:20.2613
5Derek WarwickToleman1:37:30.7802
6Bruno GiacomelliToleman1:37:38.0551
7Riccardo PatreseBrabham1:37:58.5490
8Manfred WinkelhockATS Wheels+1 lap0
9René ArnouxFerrari+1 lap0
10Eddie CheeverRenault+1 lap0
11Thierry BoutsenArrows+1 lap0
12Roberto GuerreroTheodore+1 lap0
13Jonathan PalmerWilliams+2 laps0
14Stefan JohanssonSpirit+2 laps0
15Raul BoeselLigier+3 laps0
DNFPatrick TambayFerrariSpun off0
DNFMichele AlboretoTyrrellEngine0
NCPiercarlo GhinzaniOsella+13 laps0
DNFMarc SurerArrowsEngine0
DNFKeke RosbergWilliamsEngine0