René Arnoux won the 1983 German Grand Prix for Ferrari, extending Alain Prost's Drivers' Championship lead to nine points over Nelson Piquet.
Key Facts
- Race winner
- René Arnoux (Ferrari)
- Pole position
- Patrick Tambay (Ferrari)
- Number of laps
- 45 laps
- Championship round
- 10th of the 1983 season
- Disqualified driver
- Niki Lauda (reversed in pits)
- Prost's championship lead
- 9 points over Piquet after race points
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Heading into the tenth round of the 1983 Formula One World Championship at Hockenheimring, Alain Prost led the Drivers' Championship, with Ferrari's Patrick Tambay on pole and René Arnoux starting second. Tambay, a title contender, was a key threat to Prost's standing.
Arnoux led from early in the 45-lap race after Tambay retired on lap 12 with engine failure. Andrea de Cesaris finished second in an Alfa Romeo and Riccardo Patrese third in a Brabham-BMW. Prost finished fourth, while Niki Lauda was disqualified for reversing his McLaren in the pits.
Arnoux's victory, his second in three races, moved him to fourth in the Drivers' Championship. Prost extended his championship lead to nine points over Piquet, who failed to score. Tambay remained third, three points ahead of Arnoux, reshaping the title battle with several rounds remaining.