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 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 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 |  |
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 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
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 |
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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 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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-Ford | 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 | ||||
Source:[3] | |||||||
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
- ↑ 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.
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