1983 Belgian Grand Prix
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| 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 |
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| Course | Permanent racing facility 7.004 km (4.352 mi) |
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| 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.
[edit] Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 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[1] | 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 |
[edit] Standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
[edit] References
Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from "The Official Formula 1 website". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1983/332/. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
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