1983 Belgian Grand Prix

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1983 Belgian Grand Prix
Race 6 of 15 in the 1983 Formula One World Championship
Spa 1996.jpg
Race details
Date22 May 1983
Official name XL Grote Prijs van Belgie
Location Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Francorchamps, Wallonia, Belgium [1]
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 6.940 km (4.312 [1] miles)
Distance 40 laps, 280.16 km (174.08 miles)
Pole position
Driver
 Renault
Time 2:04.615
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo
Time 2:07.493 on lap 17
Podium
First
 Renault
Second
 Ferrari
Third
 Renault
Lap leaders
  • 1983 Belgian Grand Prix

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.

Contents

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.

The first attempt to start the race was waved off. The field drove around the circuit and lined up again for the second attempt, which was successful.

Report

Race report

Andrea de Cesaris jumped from third to first at the start, overtaking Alain Prost and Patrick Tambay, and de Cesaris began to build up a lead on Prost who faced pressure from the Ferraris behind him. After initially challenging Tambay for the last podium place, Rene Arnoux began to fall back and was caught by Nelson Piquet with Keke Rosberg following a short distance back in 6th. Piquet got a good exit out of La Source, and powered down the hill to overtake Arnoux before Eau Rouge, leaving him in the attention of the non-turbo powered Williams cars who don't get a chance to pass before Arnoux's turbo failed, putting an end to his race a few laps later. De Cesaris pitted from the lead, but it was a slow stop, over 25 seconds, and the second stint got going with Prost leading by almost 10 seconds. Prost's mechanics did a 14.4 second stop in an era when the record was around 13.

Meanwhile Piquet and Tambay switched positions after their stops. Piquet's pit crew managing a 15.2 second stop, refueling included, for an overcut. De Cesaris's sluggish pit stop would come to be the prologue for his retirement when injection problems made him pull up on the side of the road on lap 25. Piquet inherited second place, with Tambay close on his trails, less than 3 seconds behind. Eddie Cheever who climbed his way from 8th emerged behind them eager to attack the podium positions. The last two points places were with the underpowered Williams cars who were running a lonely and quiet race at significant distance from each other and also from the rest of the field. In the latter stages Piquet lost 5th (highest) gear and went dramatically slower on the straights as his Brabham could not reach top speed. Tambay and Cheever swiftly profited from this, dropping the 1981 champion to fourth. From here on the first six places remain unchanged. Prost won and built a 4 point lead over Piquet in the championship.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorQ1Q2Gap
115 Flag of France.svg Alain Prost Renault 2:04.6152:34.212—
227 Flag of France.svg Patrick Tambay Ferrari 2:04.6262:35.036+0.011
322 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo 2:04.84026:06.800+0.225
45 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW 2:05.6283:01.465+1.013
528 Flag of France.svg René Arnoux Ferrari 2:05.7372:30.961+1.122
66 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Brabham-BMW 2:06.1373:01.358+1.522
79 Flag of Germany.svg Manfred Winkelhock ATS-BMW 2:06.2642:44.663+1.649
816 Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Cheever Renault 2:07.2942:25.700+2.679
91 Flag of Finland.svg Keke Rosberg Williams-Ford 2:07.9752:30.151+3.360
1029 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marc Surer Arrows-Ford 2:08.5872:35.016+3.972
112 Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Williams-Ford 2:09.1533:20.872+4.538
1223 Flag of Italy.svg Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo 2:09.22518:49.960+4.610
1311 Flag of Italy.svg Elio de Angelis Lotus-Renault 2:09.3102:30.478+4.695
1433 Flag of Colombia.svg Roberto Guerrero Theodore-Ford 2:09.3222:31.077+4.707
158 Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda McLaren-Ford 2:09.4753:00.356+4.860
1636 Flag of Italy.svg Bruno Giacomelli Toleman-Hart 2:09.7062:35.556+5.091
173 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford 2:09.7392:31.533+5.124
1830 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Boutsen Arrows-Ford 2:09.8762:35.832+5.261
1912 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Mansell Lotus-Ford 2:09.924no time+5.309
207 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Watson McLaren-Ford 2:10.318no time+5.703
2125 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier-Ford 2:11.3542:49.311+6.739
2235 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart 2:11.4742:30.477+6.859
234 Flag of the United States.svg Danny Sullivan Tyrrell-Ford 2:11.6832:38.284+7.068
2431 Flag of Italy.svg Corrado Fabi Osella-Ford 2:11.7342:41.895+7.119
2534 Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg Johnny Cecotto Theodore-Ford 2:11.8602:43.780+7.245
2626 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Raul Boesel Ligier-Ford 2:12.3102:34.659+7.695
2732 Flag of Italy.svg Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella-Alfa Romeo 2:13.738no time+9.123
2817 Flag of Chile.svg Eliseo Salazar RAM-Ford 2:18.696no time+14.081
Source: [2] [3] [4] [5]

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorTyreLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
115 Flag of France.svg Alain Prost Renault M 401:27:11.50219
227 Flag of France.svg Patrick Tambay Ferrari G 40+ 23.18226
316 Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Cheever Renault M 40+ 39.86984
45 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW M 40+ 42.29543
51 Flag of Finland.svg Keke Rosberg Williams-Ford G 40+ 50.48092
62 Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Williams-Ford G 40+ 1:33.107111
735 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart P 40+ 1:58.53922 
836 Flag of Italy.svg Bruno Giacomelli Toleman-Hart P 40+ 2:38.27316 
911 Flag of Italy.svg Elio de Angelis Lotus-Renault P 39+ 1 Lap13 
1034 Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg Johnny Cecotto Theodore-Ford G 39+ 1 Lap25 
1129 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marc Surer Arrows-Ford G 39+ 1 lap10 
124 Flag of the United States.svg Danny Sullivan Tyrrell-Ford G 39+ 1 Lap23 
1326 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Raul Boesel Ligier-Ford M 39+ 1 Lap26 
143 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford G 38+ 2 Laps17 
Ret8 Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda McLaren-Ford M 33Gearbox15 
Ret12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Mansell Lotus-Ford P 30Gearbox19 
Ret22 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo M 25Injection3 
Ret33 Flag of Colombia.svg Roberto Guerrero Theodore-Ford G 23Engine14 
Ret28 Flag of France.svg René Arnoux Ferrari G 22Engine5 
Ret31 Flag of Italy.svg Corrado Fabi Osella-Ford M 19Wheel24 
Ret9 Flag of Germany.svg Manfred Winkelhock ATS-BMW G 18Wheel [6] 7 
Ret7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Watson McLaren-Ford M 8Collision20 
Ret25 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier-Ford M 8Collision21 
Ret30 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Boutsen Arrows-Ford G 4Suspension18 
Ret23 Flag of Italy.svg Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo M 3Throttle12 
Ret6 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Brabham-BMW M 0Engine6 
DNQ32 Flag of Italy.svg Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella-Alfa Romeo M   
DNQ17 Flag of Chile.svg Eliseo Salazar RAM-Ford P     
Source: [7] [8]

Championship standings after the race

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References

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  2. ↑ "Grand Prix of Belgium - QUALIFYING 1". formula1.com. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "Grand Prix of Belgium - QUALIFYING 2". formula1.com. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  4. ↑ "Grand Prix of Belgium - OVERALL QUALIFYING". formula1.com. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  5. ↑ Hamilton, Maurice, ed. (1983). AUTOCOURSE 1983–84. Hazleton Publishing Ltd. p. 146. ISBN   0-905138-25-2.
  6. ↑ In the downhill section, the rear right wheel came off, flying over the fence video
  7. ↑ "1983 Belgian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  8. ↑ "1983 Belgian Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive". GPArchive.com. 22 May 1983. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  9. 1 2 "Belgium 1983 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
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