1983 Belgian Grand Prix

  1983 Belgian Grand Prix

Race details
Race 6 of 15 in the 1983 Formula One season
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	Alain Prost	Renault
Time	2:04.615
Fastest lap
Driver	Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo
Time	2:07.493 on lap 17
Podium
First	Alain Prost	Renault
Second	Patrick Tambay	Ferrari
Third	Eddie Cheever	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
1	15	Alain Prost	Renault	2:04.615	2:34.212	—
2	27	Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	2:04.626	2:35.036	+0.011
3	22	Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	2:04.840	—	+0.225
4	5	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW	2:05.628	3:01.465	+1.013
5	28	René Arnoux	Ferrari	2:05.737	2:30.961	+1.122
6	6	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham-BMW	2:06.137	3:01.358	+1.522
7	9	Manfred Winkelhock	ATS-BMW	2:06.264	2:44.663	+1.649
8	16	Eddie Cheever	Renault	2:07.294	2:25.700	+2.679
9	1	Keke Rosberg	Williams-Ford	2:07.975	2:30.151	+3.360
10	29	Marc Surer	Arrows-Ford	2:08.587	2:35.016	+3.972
11	2	Jacques Laffite	Williams-Ford	2:09.153	3:20.872	+4.538
12	23	Mauro Baldi	Alfa Romeo	2:09.225	—	+4.610
13	11	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Renault	2:09.310	2:30.478	+4.695
14	33	Roberto Guerrero	Theodore-Ford	2:09.322	2:31.077	+4.707
15	8	Niki Lauda	McLaren-Ford	2:09.475	3:00.356	+4.860
16	36	Bruno Giacomelli	Toleman-Hart	2:09.706	2:35.556	+5.091
17	3	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell-Ford	2:09.739	2:31.533	+5.124
18	30	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows-Ford	2:09.876	2:35.832	+5.261
19	12	Nigel Mansell	Lotus-Ford	2:09.924	—	+5.309
20	7	John Watson	McLaren-Ford	2:10.318	—	+5.703
21	25	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier-Ford	2:11.354	2:49.311	+6.739
22	35	Derek Warwick	Toleman-Hart	2:11.474	2:30.477	+6.859
23	4	Danny Sullivan	Tyrrell-Ford	2:11.683	2:38.284	+7.068
24	31	Corrado Fabi	Osella-Ford	2:11.734	2:41.895	+7.119
25	34	Johnny Cecotto	Theodore-Ford	2:11.860	2:43.780	+7.245
26	26	Raul Boesel	Ligier-Ford	2:12.310	2:34.659	+7.695
27	32	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella-Alfa Romeo	2:13.738	—	+9.123
28	17	Eliseo Salazar	RAM-Ford	2:18.696	—	+14.081
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Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	15	Alain Prost	Renault	40	1:27:11.502	1	9
2	27	Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	40	+ 23.182	2	6
3	16	Eddie Cheever	Renault	40	+ 39.869	8	4
4	5	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW	40	+ 42.295	4	3
5	1	Keke Rosberg	Williams-Ford	40	+ 50.480	9	2
6	2	Jacques Laffite	Williams-Ford	40	+ 1:33.107	11	1
7	35	Derek Warwick	Toleman-Hart	40	+ 1:58.539	22
8	36	Bruno Giacomelli	Toleman-Hart	40	+ 2:38.273	16
9	11	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Renault	39	+ 1 Lap	13
10	34	Johnny Cecotto	Theodore-Ford	39	+ 1 Lap	25
11	29	Marc Surer	Arrows-Ford	39	+ 1 lap	10
12	4	Danny Sullivan	Tyrrell-Ford	39	+ 1 Lap	23
13	26	Raul Boesel	Ligier-Ford	39	+ 1 Lap	26
14	3	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell-Ford	38	+ 2 Laps	17
Ret	8	Niki Lauda	McLaren-Ford	33	Gearbox	15
Ret	12	Nigel Mansell	Lotus-Renault	30	Gearbox	19
Ret	22	Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	25	Injection	3
Ret	33	Roberto Guerrero	Theodore-Ford	23	Engine	14
Ret	28	René Arnoux	Ferrari	22	Engine	5
Ret	31	Corrado Fabi	Osella-Ford	19	Wheel	24
Ret	9	Manfred Winkelhock	ATS-BMW	18	Wheel[2]	7
Ret	7	John Watson	McLaren-Ford	8	Collision	20
Ret	25	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier-Ford	8	Collision	21
Ret	30	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows-Ford	4	Suspension	18
Ret	23	Mauro Baldi	Alfa Romeo	3	Throttle	12
Ret	6	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham-BMW	0	Engine	6
DNQ	32	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella-Alfa Romeo
DNQ	17	Eliseo Salazar	RAM-Ford

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Alain Prost 28 2 Nelson Piquet 24 3 Patrick Tambay 23 4 Keke Rosberg 16 5 John Watson 11

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Renault 36 2 Ferrari 31 3 Brabham-BMW 24 4 Williams-Ford 24 5 McLaren-Ford 21

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.