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1983 European Formula Two Championship

Motor racing competition

The 1983 European Formula Two season was contested over 12 rounds. 14 teams, 39 drivers, 10 chassis and 3 engines competed. Ralt driver Jonathan Palmer clinched the championship title.

Drivers and teams

Race No	Circuit	Date	Laps	Distance	Time	Speed	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winner
1	GBR Silverstone	20 March	47	4.719=221.793 km	1'08:30.71	194.200 km/h	GBR Dave Scott	FRG Stefan Bellof	ITA Beppe Gabbiani
2	GBR Thruxton	4 April	55	3.598=197.890 km	1'03:54.06	195.828 km/h	NZL Mike Thackwell	NZL Mike Thackwell	ITA Beppe Gabbiani
3	FRG Hockenheim	10 April	30	6.797=203.910 km	1'02:25.22	196.015 km/h	ITA Lamberto Leoni	GBR Jonathan Palmer	GBR Jonathan Palmer
4	FRG Nürburgring
(Eifelrennen)	24 April	9	20.83=187.47 km	0'58:46.44	191.398 km/h	FRG Christian Danner	FRG Christian Danner	ITA Beppe Gabbiani
5	ITA Vallelunga	8 May	65	3.2=208.0 km	1'14:59.60	166.415 km/h	ITA Beppe Gabbiani	ITA Beppe Gabbiani	ITA Beppe Gabbiani
[6](1983-pau-grand-prix)	FRA Pau	22 May	73	2.834=206.882 km	1'45:18.65	114.792 km/h	FRG Stefan Bellof	FRG Stefan Bellof	AUT Jo Gartner
[7](1983-gran-premio-de-madrid)	ESP Jarama	12 June	65	3.400=221.000 km	1'28:50.80	145.383 km/h	GBR Jonathan Palmer	NZL Mike Thackwell	NZL Mike Thackwell
8	GBR Donington Park	26 June	70	3.150=220.20 km	1'16:39.02	172.602 km/h	GBR Jonathan Palmer	NZL Mike Thackwell	GBR Jonathan Palmer
9	ITA Misano	24 July	58	3.488=202.304 km	1'09:37.74	174.327 km/h	FRA Philippe Alliot	FRA Philippe Alliot	GBR Jonathan Palmer
10	ITA Pergusa-Enna	31 July	45	4.95=222.75 km	1'10:11.30	190.416 km/h	NZL Mike Thackwell	ITA Alessandro Nannini	GBR Jonathan Palmer
11	BEL Zolder	21 August	46	4.262=196.052 km	1.13:30.27	167.75 km/h	GBR Jonathan Palmer	GBR Jonathan Palmer	GBR Jonathan Palmer
12	ITA Mugello	4 September	42	5.245=220.290 km	1'14:58.38	179.466 km/h	GBR Jonathan Palmer	GBR Jonathan Palmer	GBR Jonathan Palmer

Note:

Race 11 originally scheduled over 48 laps, but shortened after a restart due to an accident in the first corner.

Final point standings

Drivers' Championship

Pos	Driver	SIL
GBR	THR
GBR	HOC
FRG	NÜR
FRG	VAL
ITA	PAU
FRA	JAR
ESP	DON
GBR	MIS
ITA	PER
ITA	ZOL
BEL	MUG
ITA	Pts	1	68	2	51	3	39	4	25	5	21	6	14	7	11	8	11	9	9	10	6	11	6	12	4	13	4	14	4	15	4	16	3	17	3	18	3	19	2	20	1	21	1	22	1	23	1	24	1	—	0	—	0	—	0	—	0	—	0	—	0	—	0	—	0	—	0	—	0	—	0	—	0	—	0	—	0	—	0	Pos	Driver	SIL
GBR	THR
GBR	HOC
FRG	NÜR
FRG	VAL
ITA	PAU
FRA	JAR
ESP	DON
GBR	MIS
ITA	PER
ITA	ZOL
BEL	MUG
ITA	Pts
GBR Jonathan Palmer	Ret	3	1	4	2	3	3	1	1	1	*1*	*1*
NZL Mike Thackwell	2	*2*	3	7	3	8	1	2	Ret	3	2	2
ITA Beppe Gabbiani	1	1	Ret	1	*1*	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	4	Ret	9
FRA Philippe Streiff	5	8	Ret		5	10	4	3	Ret	2	3	3
DEU Christian Danner	3	13	2	*3*	10	5	9	5	Ret	7	4	10
AUT Jo Gartner	Ret	Ret	4	Ret	Ret	1	17	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	7
ITA Alessandro Nannini		9	5	2	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	4
BEL Thierry Tassin	Ret	4	6	6	4	4
DEU Stefan Bellof	4	Ret	DNS	Ret		*DSQ*	2	7	DNS	Ret	7
GBR Kenny Acheson	Ret	10	10	9	11	2	Ret	8
ITA Pierluigi Martini									2
ITA Roberto Del Castello	Ret	Ret	Ret		DNS	DNQ	11	11	3	13	10	DNS
ITA Guido Daccò	Ret	Ret	15	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	Ret	Ret	Ret
FRA Philippe Alliot	Ret	5	8	DNS		Ret	Ret	Ret	*Ret*	12	5	Ret
FRA Alain Ferté	Ret	14	12	5	14	DSQ	5	Ret
JPN Kazuyoshi Hoshino								4
ITA Fulvio Ballabio	Ret	Ret	14	Ret	Ret	7	12	DNS	5	9	NC	6
GBR Dave Scott	Ret	Ret	DNS	11	Ret	DNQ	16	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	5
ARG Enrique Mansilla	Ret	7		DNS	Ret		6	10	Ret	Ret	6	Ret
ITA Lamberto Leoni	6	11	7	Ret	9	Ret
DEU Frank Jelinski	Ret	6		8							Ret
CHE Rolf Biland			9	12		6	10				11
CHE Fredy Lienhard									6	10
FRA Michel Ferté						DNQ		12	Ret	6
FRA Richard Dallest				Ret	Ret	Ret	8		7	Ret		8
ARG Oscar Larrauri	7	Ret	DNS									Ret
FRA Pierre Petit	8	12	Ret	10	12	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS	Ret	8
SWE Tomas Kaiser	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	9		Ret			Ret
ITA Enzo Coloni										8
ESP Emilio de Villota	9						13
IRL Derek Daly								9
BEL Didier Theys											9
DEU Bartl Stadler			11
AUT Pierre Chauvet	Ret	Ret	Ret		Ret	Ret	Ret	13	Ret		12	Ret
ITA Aldo Bertuzzi			13	13	13	DNQ	15	Ret	Ret	DNS	13	DNS
BEL Patrick Nève							14
ITA Paolo Barilla											NC
DEU Peter Stürtz			Ret
CHE Beat Jans								Ret

9 points to the winner, 6 for runner-up, 4 for third place, 3 for fourth place, 2 for fifth place and 1 for sixth place. The best 9 results count.

Complete Overview

first column of every race	10	= grid position

second column of every race	10	= race result

R10=retired, but classified NC=not classified R=retired NS=did not start NQ=did not qualify DIS(3)=disqualified after finishing in third position

Pos	Driver	Team	Chassis	Engine	SIL
GBR	THR
GBR	HOC
FRG	NÜR
FRG	VLL
ITA	PAU
FRA	JAR
ESP	DON
GBR	MIS
ITA	PER
ITA	ZOL
BEL	MUG
ITA
1	GBR Jonathan Palmer	Ralt Racing Ltd.	Ralt	Honda		R		3		1		4		2		3
2	NZL Mike Thackwell	Ralt Racing Ltd.	Ralt	Honda		2	1	2		3		7		3		8
3	ITA Beppe Gabbiani	Onyx Racing	March	BMW		1		1		R		1	1	1		R
4	FRA Philippe Streiff	Écurie Armagnac Bigorre	AGS	BMW		5		8		R	-	-		5		10
5	FRG Christian Danner	Onyx Racing	March	BMW		3		13		2	1	3		R10		5
6	AUT Jo Gartner	Emco Sports	Spirit	BMW		R		R		4		R		R	1	1
7	BEL Thierry Tassin	Onyx Racing	March	BMW		R		4		6		6		4		4
	ITA Alessandro Nannini	Minardi	Minardi	BMW	-	-		9		5		2		7		R
9	FRG Stefan Bellof	Maurer Motorsport	Maurer	BMW		R4		R		NS		R	-	-		DIS(3)
10	GBR Kenny Acheson	Maurer Motorsport	Maurer	BMW		R		10		10		9		11		2
	ITA Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	Minardi	BMW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
12	FRA Alain Ferté	Maurer Motorsport	Maurer	BMW		R		R14		12		5		14		DIS(1)
	ITA Roberto Del Castello	Mint Engineering	March	BMW		R		R		R	-	-		NS		NQ
Gresham Racing	March	BMW
	ITA Guido Daccò	Team Merzario	Merzario	BMW		R		R		15
San Remo Racing	Lola	BMW								R		6		R
San Remo Racing	March	BMW														R
	FRA Philippe Alliot	BMW France	Martini	BMW		R		5		8		NS	-	-		R
16	JPN Kazuyoshi Hoshino	James Gresham Racing	March	BMW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	GBR Dave Scott	Mint Engineering	March	BMW	1	R		R		NS		11		R		NQ
Onyx Racing	March	BMW
	ITA Fulvio Ballabio	Team Merzario	Merzario	BMW		R		R		14		R
Écurie Armagnac Bigorre	AGS	BMW										R		7		12
19	ARG Enrique Mansilla	James Gresham Racing	March	BMW		R		7	-	-		NS		R	-	-
20	ITA Lamberto Leoni	Horag Hotz Racing	March	BMW		6
Gresham Racing	March	BMW				11	1	7		R		9		R	-	-
	FRG Frank Jelinski	Bertam Schäfer Racing	Maurer	BMW		R		6	-	-		8	-	-	-	-
Maurer Motorsport	Maurer	BMW
	CHE Rolf Biland	Horag Hotz Racing	March	BMW	-	-	-	-		9		12	-	-		6
	CHE Fredy Lienhard	Horag Hotz Racing	March	BMW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
	FRA Michel Ferté	BMW France	Martini	BMW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		NQ
-	FRA Richard Dallest	Team Merzario	Merzario	BMW	-	-	-	-	-	-		R		R		R
-	ARG Oscar Larrauri	Minardi	Minardi	BMW		7		R		NS	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	FRA Pierre Petit	Maurer Motorsport	Maurer	BMW		8		12		R		10		12		R
-	SWE Tomas Kaiser	Bertram Schäfer Racing	Maurer	BMW		R		R		R		R		8		9
-	ITA Enzo Coloni	Minardi	Minardi	BMW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	ESP Emilio de Villota	Gresham Racing	March	BMW		9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Minardi	Minardi	BMW														R13
-	IRL Derek Daly	McMahon Racing	March	Hart	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	BEL Didier Theys	BMW France	Martini	BMW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	FRG Bartl Stadler	Bertram Schäfer Racing	Maurer	BMW	-	-	-	-		11	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	AUT Pierre Chauvet	Emco Sports	Spirit	BMW		R		R		R	-	-		R		R
-	ITA Aldo Bertuzzi	San Remo Racing	Minardi	BMW	-	-	-	-		13
San Remo Racing	Toleman	BMW								13
San Remo Racing	March	BMW										13		NQ		15
Minardi	Minardi	BMW
-	BEL Patrick Nève	Onyx Racing	March	BMW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	ITA Paolo Barilla	Minardi	Minardi	BMW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	FRG Peter Stürtz	Peter Stürtz	March	BMW	-	-	-	-		R	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	CHE Beat Jans	Horag Hotz Racing	March	BMW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

References

"1983 European F2 Championship". Motor Sport Magazine.

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