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| - Colors = id:canvas value:rgb(0.937,0.937,0.937) id:linemark value:gray(0.8) id:linemark2 value:gray(0.9) BackgroundColors = canvas:canvas PlotData = mark:(line,linemark) from:start till:10 color:darkblue shift:(20,-5) text:Riccardo Patrese (Laps 1–10) from:10 till:end color:blue shift:(20,-5) text:Nelson Piquet (Laps 11–76) The 1983 European Grand Prix was the penultimate round of the 1983 Formula One World Championship, held at the ever popular Brands Hatch circuit in Kent, England. It was the second championship race to be held in the UK in 1983, the first time that this had happened since the creation of Formula One, and also revived an old Formula One tradition of hosting a "European" Grand Prix, meaning it was both the first outright European Grand Prix, as well as being the 35th in Grand Prix history. Elio de Angelis took pole position for the first time in his career for Team Lotus in qualifying, but was denied a chance to fight for victory after a spin. The race itself went to Nelson Piquet, whom won from title rival Alain Prost with Nigel Mansell taking a popular podium at a circuit that would later define his career. Piquet and Prost were separated by two points after the race, meaning the title would be decided between them at the final race of the season in South Africa.
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