1983 Grand Prix of Belgium

Race 6 of 15

Spa-Francorchamps
40 laps
Time of race: 1:27:11.502
Average speed of winner: 191.275 kph
Margin of victory: 23.182 sec
Lead changes: 4 among 3 drivers
Fastest lap: Andrea de Cesaris 2:07.493
Lap leaders: Prost pole, de Cesaris 1-18, Prost 19-22, Piquet 23, Prost 24-40

Race notes: Debut for Thierry Boutsen. Alain Prost took the points lead from Nelson Piquet.

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Team	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Owner	Qualifying Time	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	1	Alain Prost	15	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RE40	Renault-Gordini EF1	Michelin	Renault	2:04.615	40	2	21	1:27:11.502	9
2	2	Patrick Tambay	27	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 126C2B	Ferrari 021	Goodyear	Ferrari	2:04.626	40	0	0	+23.182	6
3	8	Eddie Cheever	16	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RE40	Renault-Gordini EF1	Michelin	Renault	2:07.294	40	0	0	+39.869	4
4	4	Nelson Piquet	5	Fila Sport	Brabham BT52	BMW M12	Michelin	Brabham	2:05.628	40	1	1	+42.295	3
5	9	Keke Rosberg	1	TAG Williams	Williams FW08C	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Williams	2:07.975	40	0	0	+50.480	2
6	11	Jacques Laffite	2	TAG Williams	Williams FW08C	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Williams	2:09.153	40	0	0	+93.107	1
7	22	Derek Warwick	35	Candy Toleman Motorsport	Toleman TG183B	Hart 415T	Pirelli	Toleman	2:11.474	40	0	0	+118.539	0
8	16	Bruno Giacomelli	36	Candy Toleman Motorsport	Toleman TG183B	Hart 415T	Pirelli	Toleman	2:09.706	40	0	0	+158.273	0
9	13	Elio de Angelis	11	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 93T	Renault-Gordini EF1	Pirelli	Lotus	2:09.310	39	0	0	+1 lap	0
10	25	Johnny Cecotto	34	Theodore Racing Team	Theodore N183	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Theodore	2:11.860	39	0	0	+1 lap	0
11	10	Marc Surer	29	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A6	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Arrows	2:08.587	39	0	0	+1 lap	0
12	23	Danny Sullivan	4	Benetton Tyrrell Team	Tyrrell 011	Ford Cosworth DFY	Goodyear	Tyrrell	2:11.683	39	0	0	+1 lap	0
13	26	Raul Boesel	26	Equipe Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS21	Ford Cosworth DFV	Michelin	Ligier	2:12.310	39	0	0	+1 lap	0
14	17	Michele Alboreto	3	Benetton Tyrrell Team	Tyrrell 011	Ford Cosworth DFY	Goodyear	Tyrrell	2:09.739	38	0	0	+2 laps	0
15	15	Niki Lauda	8	Marlboro McLaren International	McLaren MP4-1C	Ford Cosworth DFV	Michelin	McLaren	2:09.475	33	0	0	gearbox	0
16	19	Nigel Mansell	12	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 92	Ford Cosworth DFV	Pirelli	Lotus	2:09.924	30	0	0	gearbox	0
17	3	Andrea de Cesaris	22	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 183T	Alfa Romeo 890T	Michelin	Alfa Romeo	2:04.840	25	1	18	injection	0
18	14	Roberto Guerrero	33	Theodore Racing Team	Theodore N183	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Theodore	2:09.322	23	0	0	engine	0
19	5	René Arnoux	28	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 126C2B	Ferrari 021	Goodyear	Ferrari	2:05.737	22	0	0	engine	0
20	24	Corrado Fabi	31	Osella Squadra Corse	Osella FA1D	Ford Cosworth DFV	Michelin	Osella	2:11.734	19	0	0	wheel	0
21	7	Manfred Winkelhock	9	Team ATS	ATS D6	BMW M12	Goodyear	ATS	2:06.264	18	0	0	spun off	0
22	20	John Watson	7	Marlboro McLaren International	McLaren MP4-1C	Ford Cosworth DFV	Michelin	McLaren	2:10.318	8	0	0	collision	0
23	21	Jean-Pierre Jarier	25	Equipe Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS21	Ford Cosworth DFV	Michelin	Ligier	2:11.354	8	0	0	collision	0
24	18	Thierry Boutsen	30	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A6	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Arrows	2:09.876	4	0	0	suspension	0
25	12	Mauro Baldi	23	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 183T	Alfa Romeo 890T	Michelin	Alfa Romeo	2:09.225	3	0	0	throttle	0
26	6	Riccardo Patrese	6	Fila Sport	Brabham BT52	BMW M12	Michelin	Brabham	2:06.137	0	0	0	engine	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Alain Prost	28	6	3	2	4
2	Nelson Piquet	24	6	0	1	3
3	Patrick Tambay	23	6	1	1	2
4	Keke Rosberg	16	6	1	1	1
5	John Watson	11	5	0	1	1
6	Niki Lauda	10	5	0	0	2
7	Eddie Cheever	8	6	0	0	2
8	René Arnoux	8	6	1	0	2
9	Jacques Laffite	8	6	0	0	0
10	Marc Surer	4	6	0	0	0
11	Danny Sullivan	2	6	0	0	0
12	Mauro Baldi	1	6	0	0	0
13	Johnny Cecotto	1	5	0	0	0
14	Raul Boesel	0	6	0	0	0
15	Chico Serra	0	4	0	0	0
16	Derek Warwick	0	6	0	0	0
17	Bruno Giacomelli	0	5	0	0	0
18	Michele Alboreto	0	6	0	0	0
19	Riccardo Patrese	0	6	0	0	0
20	Jean-Pierre Jarier	0	6	0	0	0
21	Elio de Angelis	0	6	0	0	0
22	Manfred Winkelhock	0	6	0	0	0
23	Nigel Mansell	0	6	0	0	0
24	Andrea de Cesaris	0	5	0	0	0
25	Eliseo Salazar	0	2	0	0	0