1983 Belgian Grand Prix
Race details | ||
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Race 6 of 15 in the 1983 Formula One season | ||
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Date | May 22, 1983 | |
Official name | XL Grote Prijs van Belgie | |
Location | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium | |
Course | Permanent racing facility 7.004 km (4.352 mi) | |
Distance | 40 laps, 280.16 km (174.08 mi) | |
Pole position | ||
Driver | ![]() |
Renault |
Time | 2:04.615 | |
Fastest lap | ||
Driver | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo |
Time | 2:07.493 on lap 17 | |
Podium | ||
First | ![]() |
Renault |
Second | ![]() |
Ferrari |
Third | ![]() |
Renault |
The 1983 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Spa-Francorchamps on May 22, 1983. After 13 years, the F1 circus returned to Spa after the track had been shortened. This was the first F1 race to be held on the modern Spa circuit.
Classification
Qualifying
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Gap |
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1 | 15 | ![]() |
Renault | 2:04.615 | 2:34.212 | — |
2 | 27 | ![]() |
Ferrari | 2:04.626 | 2:35.036 | +0.011 |
3 | 22 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo | 2:04.840 | — | +0.225 |
4 | 5 | ![]() |
Brabham-BMW | 2:05.628 | 3:01.465 | +1.013 |
5 | 28 | ![]() |
Ferrari | 2:05.737 | 2:30.961 | +1.122 |
6 | 6 | ![]() |
Brabham-BMW | 2:06.137 | 3:01.358 | +1.522 |
7 | 9 | ![]() |
ATS-BMW | 2:06.264 | 2:44.663 | +1.649 |
8 | 16 | ![]() |
Renault | 2:07.294 | 2:25.700 | +2.679 |
9 | 1 | ![]() |
Williams-Ford | 2:07.975 | 2:30.151 | +3.360 |
10 | 29 | ![]() |
Arrows-Ford | 2:08.587 | 2:35.016 | +3.972 |
11 | 2 | ![]() |
Williams-Ford | 2:09.153 | 3:20.872 | +4.538 |
12 | 23 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo | 2:09.225 | — | +4.610 |
13 | 11 | ![]() |
Lotus-Renault | 2:09.310 | 2:30.478 | +4.695 |
14 | 33 | ![]() |
Theodore-Ford | 2:09.322 | 2:31.077 | +4.707 |
15 | 8 | ![]() |
McLaren-Ford | 2:09.475 | 3:00.356 | +4.860 |
16 | 36 | ![]() |
Toleman-Hart | 2:09.706 | 2:35.556 | +5.091 |
17 | 3 | ![]() |
Tyrrell-Ford | 2:09.739 | 2:31.533 | +5.124 |
18 | 30 | ![]() |
Arrows-Ford | 2:09.876 | 2:35.832 | +5.261 |
19 | 12 | ![]() |
Lotus-Ford | 2:09.924 | — | +5.309 |
20 | 7 | ![]() |
McLaren-Ford | 2:10.318 | — | +5.703 |
21 | 25 | ![]() |
Ligier-Ford | 2:11.354 | 2:49.311 | +6.739 |
22 | 35 | ![]() |
Toleman-Hart | 2:11.474 | 2:30.477 | +6.859 |
23 | 4 | ![]() |
Tyrrell-Ford | 2:11.683 | 2:38.284 | +7.068 |
24 | 31 | ![]() |
Osella-Ford | 2:11.734 | 2:41.895 | +7.119 |
25 | 34 | ![]() |
Theodore-Ford | 2:11.860 | 2:43.780 | +7.245 |
26 | 26 | ![]() |
Ligier-Ford | 2:12.310 | 2:34.659 | +7.695 |
27 | 32 | ![]() |
Osella-Alfa Romeo | 2:13.738 | — | +9.123 |
28 | 17 | ![]() |
RAM-Ford | 2:18.696 | — | +14.081 |
Source:[1] |
Race
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 15 | ![]() |
Renault | 40 | 1:27:11.502 | 1 | 9 |
2 | 27 | ![]() |
Ferrari | 40 | + 23.182 | 2 | 6 |
3 | 16 | ![]() |
Renault | 40 | + 39.869 | 8 | 4 |
4 | 5 | ![]() |
Brabham-BMW | 40 | + 42.295 | 4 | 3 |
5 | 1 | ![]() |
Williams-Ford | 40 | + 50.480 | 9 | 2 |
6 | 2 | ![]() |
Williams-Ford | 40 | + 1:33.107 | 11 | 1 |
7 | 35 | ![]() |
Toleman-Hart | 40 | + 1:58.539 | 22 | |
8 | 36 | ![]() |
Toleman-Hart | 40 | + 2:38.273 | 16 | |
9 | 11 | ![]() |
Lotus-Renault | 39 | + 1 Lap | 13 | |
10 | 34 | ![]() |
Theodore-Ford | 39 | + 1 Lap | 25 | |
11 | 29 | ![]() |
Arrows-Ford | 39 | + 1 lap | 10 | |
12 | 4 | ![]() |
Tyrrell-Ford | 39 | + 1 Lap | 23 | |
13 | 26 | ![]() |
Ligier-Ford | 39 | + 1 Lap | 26 | |
14 | 3 | ![]() |
Tyrrell-Ford | 38 | + 2 Laps | 17 | |
Ret | 8 | ![]() |
McLaren-Ford | 33 | Gearbox | 15 | |
Ret | 12 | ![]() |
Lotus-Renault | 30 | Gearbox | 19 | |
Ret | 22 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo | 25 | Injection | 3 | |
Ret | 33 | ![]() |
Theodore-Ford | 23 | Engine | 14 | |
Ret | 28 | ![]() |
Ferrari | 22 | Engine | 5 | |
Ret | 31 | ![]() |
Osella-Ford | 19 | Wheel | 24 | |
Ret | 9 | ![]() |
ATS-BMW | 18 | Wheel[2] | 7 | |
Ret | 7 | ![]() |
McLaren-Ford | 8 | Collision | 20 | |
Ret | 25 | ![]() |
Ligier-Ford | 8 | Collision | 21 | |
Ret | 30 | ![]() |
Arrows-Ford | 4 | Suspension | 18 | |
Ret | 23 | ![]() |
Alfa Romeo | 3 | Throttle | 12 | |
Ret | 6 | ![]() |
Brabham-BMW | 0 | Engine | 6 | |
DNQ | 32 | ![]() |
Osella-Alfa Romeo | ||||
DNQ | 17 | ![]() |
RAM-Ford |
Standings after the race
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Notes
- Andrea de Cesaris, who won both the original and the second starts and led for the first third of the race before his Alfa Romeo's engine expired, scored his only career fastest lap.
- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from "The Official Formula 1 website". Retrieved 2007-06-17.
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