1983 Dutch Grand Prix
Going Into This Race
Pre-Race Report
Championship standings
Prost leads with 51 points. Piquet is 14 points behind on 37, with Arnoux on 34 and Tambay on 31. Renault leads the Constructors’ Championship by three points from Ferrari.
Previous race
Prost won Austria to extend his lead to 14 points. Tambay led until low oil pressure forced his retirement from the front. Arnoux was second, Piquet third. Mansell finished fifth for Lotus-Renault; Lauda took the final point.
Between-race developments
McLaren debuts the new Porsche-built TAG V6 turbo engine at Zandvoort. Niki Lauda drives the TAG-powered McLaren MP4/1E; John Watson continues in the Ford-Cosworth-powered car.
Milestones
Piquet takes his first pole position of the season, ending a run of ten consecutive pole positions by French drivers.
Adapted by AI summarisation from “1983 Dutch Grand Prix” on Wikipedia . This adapted text is licensed under CC-BY-SA-4.0 . Modifications: summarised and spoiler-trimmed.
Last 5 Races
Full season →| # | Date | Grand Prix | Pole | P1 | P2 | P3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 5 Jun | 🇺🇸 Detroit Grand Prix | Arnoux | Alboreto | Rosberg | Watson |
| 8 | 12 Jun | 🇨🇦 Canadian Grand Prix | Arnoux | Arnoux | Cheever | Tambay |
| 9 | 16 Jul | 🇬🇧 British Grand Prix | Arnoux | Prost | Piquet | Tambay |
| 10 | 7 Aug | 🇩🇪 German Grand Prix | Tambay | Arnoux | de Cesaris | Patrese |
| 11 | 14 Aug | 🇦🇹 Austrian Grand Prix | Tambay | Prost | Arnoux | Piquet |
Drivers' Championship
Full standings →| Pos | Driver | Team | Pts | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Renault | 51 | 4 |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 37 | 1 |
| 3 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 34 | 2 |
| 4 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 31 | 1 |
| 5 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 25 | 1 |
| 6 | John Watson | McLaren | 18 | 1 |
| 7 | Eddie Cheever | Renault | 17 | 0 |
| 8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 12 | 0 |
| 9 | Jacques Laffite | Williams | 11 | 0 |
| 10 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 9 | 1 |