1983 Gran Premio de Madrid

August 2015 Spain Madrid Grand Prix V Gran Premio de Madrid Circuito Permanente del Jarama 1980.svg Circuito Permanente del Jarama (1980-1989) Circuito Permanente del Jarama, Madrid 12 June 1983 Permanent racing facility 2.060 3.312 65 133.900 215.280 Jonathan Palmer UK Ralt-Honda 1:16.79 Mike Thackwell NZL Ralt-Honda 1:20.02 Mike Thackwell NZL Ralt-Honda Stefan Bellof FRG Maurer-BMW Jonathan Palmer UK Ralt-Honda The fifth Gran Premio de Madrid, was the seventh round of the 1983 European Championship for F2 Drivers. This was held at Circuito Permanente del Jarama, north of the Spanish capital, Madrid, on 12 June. This was first time the race was held since 1971.http://www.formula2.net/F283_11.htm F2 Register - Index Report Entry A total of 26 F2 cars were entered for the event, however of which 23 took part in qualifying. Qualifying Jonathan Palmer took pole position for Ralt Racing Ltd, in their Ralt-Honda RH6/83H, averaging a speed of 99.031 mph. Race The race was held over 65 laps of a Jarama circuit. Mike Thackwell took the winner spoils for works Ralt team, driving their Ralt-Honda RH6/83H. Thackwell won in a time of 1hr 28:50.80mins., averaging a speed of 92.737 mph. Around 2.36 seconds behind was the second place car, driven by Stefan Bellof, for the Maurer Motorsport team in their own BMW-engined MM83. The podium was completed by the second works Ralt, of Jonathan Palmer.http://formula2.net/F283_11.htm F2 Register - Index Classification Race result Pos. No. Driver Entrant Car - Engine Time, Laps Reason Out 1st 9 NZL Mike Thackwell Ralt Racing Ltd Ralt-Honda RH6/83H 1hr 28:50.80 2nd 4 FRG Stefan Bellof Maurer Motorsport Maurer-BMW MM83 1hr 28:53.16 3rd 9 GBR Jonathan Palmer Ralt Racing Ltd Ralt-Honda RH6/83H 1hr 29:06.29 4th 7 FRA Philippe Streiff Equipe Armagnac Bigorre Nogaro AGS-BMW JH19B 1hr 29:25.62 5th 5 FRA Alain Ferté Maurer Motorsport Maurer-BMW MM83 1hr29:29.99 6th 27 ARG Enrique Mansilla James Gresham Racing March-BMW 832 1hr 29:43.15 7th 1 ITA Beppe Gabbiani Onyx Race Engineering March-BMW 832 1hr 29:59.20 8th 22 FRA Richard Dallest Merzario Team Srl Merzario-BMW M28 1hr 30:06.30 9th 2 FRG Christian Danner Onyx Race Engineering March-BMW 832 1hr 29:59.20 10th 12 CHE Rolf Biland Schweizer Automobil Rennsport March-BMW 832 64 11th 34 ITA Roberto Del Castello Mint Engineering March-BMW 832 63 12th 36 ITA Fulvio Ballabio Equipe Armagnac Bigorre Nogaro AGS-BMW JH19 63 13th 11 ESP Emilio de Villota Minardi Team Srl Minardi-BMW M283 62 Accident 14th 3 BEL Patrick Nève Onyx Race Engineering March-BMW 832 62 15th 18 ITA Aldo Bertuzzi Sanremo Racing Srl March-BMW 832 62 16th 33 GBR Dave Scott Mint Engineering March-BMW 832 60 Engine 17th 24 AUT Jo Gartner Emco Sport Spirit-BMW 201 58 DNF 16 ITA Guido Daccò Sanremo Racing Srl March-BMW 832 56 Engine DNF 25 AUT "Pierre Chauvet" Emco Sport Spirit-BMW 201 47 Accident DNF 6 FRA Pierre Petit Maurer Motorsport Maurer-BMW MM83 37 Accident DNF 17 GBR Kenny Acheson Maurer Motorsport Maurer-BMW MM81 27 Accident DNF 10 ITA Alessandro Nannini Minardi Team Srl Minardi-BMW M283 25 Throttle linkage DNF 26 FRA Philippe Alliot BMW France Martini-BMW 792 11 Wheel bearing Fastest lap: Mike Thackwell, 1:10.02ecs. (108.65 mph) Tristan Wood, "Drive It! The Complete Book of Formula 2 Motor Racing" (Foulis/Haynes, ASIN B009UWU1BW, 1984) References 30em Jarama Jarama Formula Two