1983 Belgian Grand Prix
| 1983 Belgian Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 6 of 15 in the 1983 Formula One World Championship | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 22 May 1983 | ||
| Official name | XL Grote Prijs van Belgie | ||
| Location |
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Spa, Belgium | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 7.004 km (4.352 miles) | ||
| Distance | 40 laps, 280.16 km (174.08 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Renault | ||
| Time | 2:04.615 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Andrea de Cesaris | 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 22 May 1983. It was the first Belgian Grand Prix to be held at Spa since 1970 and the first on the modern Spa circuit, and was also the sixth race of the 1983 FIA Formula One World Championship.
The 40-lap race was won from pole position by Alain Prost, driving a factory Renault. Patrick Tambay finished second in a Ferrari, with Eddie Cheever third in the other Renault. The race marked the debut of local driver and future race winner Thierry Boutsen.
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 | 26:06.800 | +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 | 18:49.960 | +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 | no time | +5.309 |
| 20 | 7 | John Watson
|
McLaren-Ford | 2:10.318 | no time | +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 | no time | +9.123 |
| 28 | 17 |  Eliseo Salazar
|
RAM-Ford | 2:18.696 | no time | +14.081 |
| Source: [1][2][3][4] | ||||||
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-Ford | 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[5] | 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 | ||||
| Source: [6] | |||||||
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
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.
- First race for Thierry Boutsen.
- Last entry for Eliseo Salazar.
References
- ^ "Grand Prix of Belgium - QUALIFYING 1". formula1.com. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "Grand Prix of Belgium - QUALIFYING 2". formula1.com. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "Grand Prix of Belgium - OVERALL QUALIFYING". formula1.com. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ Hamilton, Maurice, ed. (1983). AUTOCOURSE 1983–84. Hazleton Publishing Ltd. p. 146. ISBN 0-905138-25-2.
- ^ In the downhill section, the rear right wheel came off, flying over the fence video
- ^ "1983 Belgian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Belgium 1983 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 12 March 2019.