# 1983 European Formula Two Championship

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.

## Calendar

| Race No | Circuit | Date | Laps | Distance | Time | Speed | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winner |
| 1 | Silverstone | 20 March | 47 | 4.719=221.793 km | 1'08:30.71 | 194.200 km/h | Dave Scott | Stefan Bellof | Beppe Gabbiani |
| 2 | Thruxton | 4 April | 55 | 3.598=197.890 km | 1'03:54.06 | 195.828 km/h | Mike Thackwell | Mike Thackwell | Beppe Gabbiani |
| 3 | Hockenheim | 10 April | 30 | 6.797=203.910 km | 1'02:25.22 | 196.015 km/h | Lamberto Leoni | Jonathan Palmer | Jonathan Palmer |
| 4 | Nürburgring (Eifelrennen) | 24 April | 9 | 20.83=187.47 km | 0'58:46.44 | 191.398 km/h | Christian Danner | Christian Danner | Beppe Gabbiani |
| 5 | Vallelunga | 8 May | 65 | 3.2=208.0 km | 1'14:59.60 | 166.415 km/h | Beppe Gabbiani | Beppe Gabbiani | Beppe Gabbiani |
| 6 | Pau | 22 May | 73 | 2.834=206.882 km | 1'45:18.65 | 114.792 km/h | Stefan Bellof | Stefan Bellof | Jo Gartner |
| 7 | Jarama | 12 June | 65 | 3.400=221.000 km | 1'28:50.80 | 145.383 km/h | Jonathan Palmer | Mike Thackwell | Mike Thackwell |
| 8 | Donington Park | 26 June | 70 | 3.150=220.20 km | 1'16:39.02 | 172.602 km/h | Jonathan Palmer | Mike Thackwell | Jonathan Palmer |
| 9 | Misano | 24 July | 58 | 3.488=202.304 km | 1'09:37.74 | 174.327 km/h | Philippe Alliot | Philippe Alliot | Jonathan Palmer |
| 10 | Pergusa-Enna | 31 July | 45 | 4.95=222.75 km | 1'10:11.30 | 190.416 km/h | Mike Thackwell | Alessandro Nannini | Jonathan Palmer |
| 11 | Zolder | 21 August | 46 | 4.262=196.052 km | 1.13:30.27 | 167.75 km/h | Jonathan Palmer | Jonathan Palmer | Jonathan Palmer |
| 12 | Mugello | 4 September | 42 | 5.245=220.290 km | 1'14:58.38 | 179.466 km/h | Jonathan Palmer | Jonathan Palmer | 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 | THR | HOC | NÜR | VAL | PAU | JAR | DON | MIS | PER | ZOL | MUG | Pts |
| 1 | Jonathan Palmer | Ret | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 68 |
| 2 | Mike Thackwell | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 2 | 2 | 51 |
| 3 | Beppe Gabbiani | 1 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 1 | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | 4 | Ret | 9 | 39 |
| 4 | Philippe Streiff | 5 | 8 | Ret | | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | Ret | 2 | 3 | 3 | 25 |
| 5 | Christian Danner | 3 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 5 | Ret | 7 | 4 | 10 | 21 |
| 6 | Jo Gartner | Ret | Ret | 4 | Ret | Ret | 1 | 17 | Ret | Ret | 5 | Ret | 7 | 14 |
| 7 | Alessandro Nannini | | 9 | 5 | 2 | 7 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 | Ret | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | Thierry Tassin | Ret | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | 11 |
| 9 | Stefan Bellof | 4 | Ret | DNS | Ret | | DSQ | 2 | 7 | DNS | Ret | 7 | | 9 |
| 10 | Kenny Acheson | Ret | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 2 | Ret | 8 | | | | | 6 |
| 11 | Pierluigi Martini | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | 6 |
| 12 | Roberto Del Castello | Ret | Ret | Ret | | DNS | DNQ | 11 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 10 | DNS | 4 |
| 13 | Guido Daccò | Ret | Ret | 15 | Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4 |
| 14 | Philippe Alliot | Ret | 5 | 8 | DNS | | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 12 | 5 | Ret | 4 |
| 15 | Alain Ferté | Ret | 14 | 12 | 5 | 14 | DSQ | 5 | Ret | | | | | 4 |
| 16 | Kazuyoshi Hoshino | | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | 3 |
| 17 | Fulvio Ballabio | Ret | Ret | 14 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 12 | DNS | 5 | 9 | NC | 6 | 3 |
| 18 | Dave Scott | Ret | Ret | DNS | 11 | Ret | DNQ | 16 | 6 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 5 | 3 |
| 19 | Enrique Mansilla | Ret | 7 | | DNS | Ret | | 6 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 6 | Ret | 2 |
| 20 | Lamberto Leoni | 6 | 11 | 7 | Ret | 9 | Ret | | | | | | | 1 |
| 21 | Frank Jelinski | Ret | 6 | | 8 | | | | | | | Ret | | 1 |
| 22 | Rolf Biland | | | 9 | 12 | | 6 | 10 | | | | 11 | | 1 |
| 23 | Fredy Lienhard | | | | | | | | | 6 | 10 | | | 1 |
| 24 | Michel Ferté | | | | | | DNQ | | 12 | Ret | 6 | | | 1 |
| — | Richard Dallest | | | | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8 | | 7 | Ret | | 8 | 0 |
| — | Oscar Larrauri | 7 | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | | | Ret | 0 |
| — | Pierre Petit | 8 | 12 | Ret | 10 | 12 | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNS | Ret | 8 | | 0 |
| — | Tomas Kaiser | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 8 | 9 | | Ret | | | Ret | | 0 |
| — | Enzo Coloni | | | | | | | | | | 8 | | | 0 |
| — | Emilio de Villota | 9 | | | | | | 13 | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Derek Daly | | | | | | | | 9 | | | | | 0 |
| — | Didier Theys | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | | 0 |
| — | Bartl Stadler | | | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Pierre Chauvet | Ret | Ret | Ret | | Ret | Ret | Ret | 13 | Ret | | 12 | Ret | 0 |
| — | Aldo Bertuzzi | | | 13 | 13 | 13 | DNQ | 15 | Ret | Ret | DNS | 13 | DNS | 0 |
| — | Patrick Nève | | | | | | | 14 | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Paolo Barilla | | | | | | | | | | | NC | | 0 |
| — | Peter Stürtz | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Beat Jans | | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | SIL | THR | HOC | NÜR | VAL | PAU | JAR | DON | MIS | PER | ZOL | MUG | Pts |
* 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 | SIL | THR | THR | HOC | HOC | NÜR | NÜR | VLL | VLL | PAU | PAU | JAR | JAR | DON | DON | MIS | MIS | PER | PER | ZOL | ZOL | MUG | MUG |
| 1 | Jonathan Palmer | Ralt Racing Ltd. | Ralt | Honda | | R | | 3 | | 1 | | 4 | | 2 | | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Mike Thackwell | Ralt Racing Ltd. | Ralt | Honda | | 2 | 1 | 2 | | 3 | | 7 | | 3 | | 8 | | 1 | | 2 | | R | 1 | 3 | | 2 | | 2 |
| 3 | Beppe Gabbiani | Onyx Racing | March | BMW | | 1 | | 1 | | R | | 1 | 1 | 1 | | R | | 7 | | R | | R | | 4 | | R | | 9 |
| 4 | Philippe Streiff | Écurie Armagnac Bigorre | AGS | BMW | | 5 | | 8 | | R | - | - | | 5 | | 10 | | 4 | | 3 | | R | | 2 | | 3 | | 3 |
| 5 | Christian Danner | Onyx Racing | March | BMW | | 3 | | 13 | | 2 | 1 | 3 | | R10 | | 5 | | 9 | | 5 | | R | | 7 | | 4 | | 10 |
| 6 | Jo Gartner | Emco Sports | Spirit | BMW | | R | | R | | 4 | | R | | R | 1 | 1 | | 17 | | R | | R | | 5 | | R | | 7 |
| 7 | Thierry Tassin | Onyx Racing | March | BMW | | R | | 4 | | 6 | | 6 | | 4 | | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | Minardi | BMW | - | - | | 9 | | 5 | | 2 | | 7 | | R | | R | | R | | R | | R11 | | R | | 4 |
| 9 | Stefan Bellof | Maurer Motorsport | Maurer | BMW | | R4 | | R | | NS | | R | - | - | | DIS(3) | | 2 | | 7 | | NS | | R | | 7 | - | - |
| 10 | Kenny Acheson | Maurer Motorsport | Maurer | BMW | | R | | 10 | | 10 | | 9 | | 11 | | 2 | | R | | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | Minardi | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 12 | Alain Ferté | Maurer Motorsport | Maurer | BMW | | R | | R14 | | 12 | | 5 | | 14 | | DIS(1) | | 5 | | R | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Roberto Del Castello | Mint Engineering | March | BMW | | R | | R | | R | - | - | | NS | | NQ | | 11 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Roberto Del Castello | Gresham Racing | March | BMW | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | | 3 | | 13 | | 10 | | NS |
| | Guido Daccò | Team Merzario | Merzario | BMW | | R | | R | | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Guido Daccò | San Remo Racing | Lola | BMW | | | | | | | | R | | 6 | | R | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Guido Daccò | San Remo Racing | March | BMW | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R | | R | | 4 | | R | | R | | R |
| | Philippe Alliot | BMW France | Martini | BMW | | R | | 5 | | 8 | | NS | - | - | | R | | R | | R | 1 | R | | R12 | | 5 | | R |
| 16 | Kazuyoshi Hoshino | James Gresham Racing | March | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Dave Scott | Mint Engineering | March | BMW | 1 | R | | R | | NS | | 11 | | R | | NQ | | R16 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Dave Scott | Onyx Racing | March | BMW | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | | R | | R | | R | | 5 |
| | Fulvio Ballabio | Team Merzario | Merzario | BMW | | R | | R | | 14 | | R | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Fulvio Ballabio | Écurie Armagnac Bigorre | AGS | BMW | | | | | | | | | | R | | 7 | | 12 | | NS | | 5 | | 9 | | NC | | 6 |
| 19 | Enrique Mansilla | James Gresham Racing | March | BMW | | R | | 7 | - | - | | NS | | R | - | - | | 6 | | 10 | | R | | R | | 6 | | R |
| 20 | Lamberto Leoni | Horag Hotz Racing | March | BMW | | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | Lamberto Leoni | Gresham Racing | March | BMW | | | | 11 | 1 | 7 | | R | | 9 | | R | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Frank Jelinski | Bertam Schäfer Racing | Maurer | BMW | | R | | 6 | - | - | | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | | | |
| | Frank Jelinski | Maurer Motorsport | Maurer | BMW | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R | - | - |
| | Rolf Biland | Horag Hotz Racing | March | BMW | - | - | - | - | | 9 | | 12 | - | - | | 6 | | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | | 11 | - | - |
| | Fredy Lienhard | Horag Hotz Racing | March | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | 6 | | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| | Michel Ferté | BMW France | Martini | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | NQ | - | - | | 12 | | R | | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| - | Richard Dallest | Team Merzario | Merzario | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | - | | R | | R | | R | | 8 | - | - | | 7 | | R | - | - | | 8 |
| - | Oscar Larrauri | Minardi | Minardi | BMW | | 7 | | R | | NS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | R |
| - | Pierre Petit | Maurer Motorsport | Maurer | BMW | | 8 | | 12 | | R | | 10 | | 12 | | R | | R | | R | | NS | | R | | 8 | - | - |
| - | Tomas Kaiser | Bertram Schäfer Racing | Maurer | BMW | | R | | R | | R | | R | | 8 | | 9 | - | - | | R | - | - | - | - | | R | - | - |
| - | Enzo Coloni | Minardi | Minardi | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| - | Emilio de Villota | Gresham Racing | March | BMW | | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Emilio de Villota | Minardi | Minardi | BMW | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Derek Daly | McMahon Racing | March | Hart | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | 9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Didier Theys | BMW France | Martini | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | 9 | - | - |
| - | Bartl Stadler | Bertram Schäfer Racing | Maurer | BMW | - | - | - | - | | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Pierre Chauvet | Emco Sports | Spirit | BMW | | R | | R | | R | - | - | | R | | R | | R | | 13 | | R | - | - | | 12 | | R |
| - | Aldo Bertuzzi | San Remo Racing | Minardi | BMW | - | - | - | - | | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Aldo Bertuzzi | San Remo Racing | Toleman | BMW | | | | | | | | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Aldo Bertuzzi | San Remo Racing | March | BMW | | | | | | | | | | 13 | | NQ | | 15 | | R | | R | | NS | | 13 | | |
| - | Aldo Bertuzzi | Minardi | Minardi | BMW | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NS |
| - | Patrick Nève | Onyx Racing | March | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Paolo Barilla | Minardi | Minardi | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | NC | - | - |
| - | Peter Stürtz | Peter Stürtz | March | BMW | - | - | - | - | | R | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Beat Jans | Horag Hotz Racing | March | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | R | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |