379th GP – Belgium 1983

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Nr	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre
1	Keke Rosberg	TAG Williams Racing Team	Williams FW08C [7]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	Goodyear
2	Jacques Laffite	TAG Williams Racing Team	Williams FW08C [8]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	Goodyear
3	Michele Alboreto	Benetton Tyrrell Team	Tyrrell 011 [4]	Ford Cosworth DFV/DFY V8 3.0	Goodyear
4	Danny Sullivan	Benetton Tyrrell Team	Tyrrell 011 [5]	Ford Cosworth DFV/DFY V8 3.0	Goodyear
5	Nelson Piquet	Fila Sport	Brabham BT52 [3]	BMW M12/13 L4T 1.5	Michelin
6	Riccardo Patrese	Fila Sport	Brabham BT52 [4]	BMW M12/13 L4T 1.5	Michelin
7	John Watson	Marlboro McLaren International	McLaren MP4/1C [8]	Ford Cosworth DFV/DFY V8 3.0	Michelin
8	Niki Lauda	Marlboro McLaren International	McLaren MP4/1C [7]	Ford Cosworth DFV/DFY V8 3.0	Michelin
9	Manfred Winkelhock	Team ATS	ATS D6 [02]	BMW M12/13 L4T 1.5	Goodyear
11	Elio de Angelis	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 93T [1]	Renault EF1 V6T 1.5	Pirelli
12	Nigel Mansell	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 92 [10]	Ford Cosworth DFV/DFY V8 3.0	Pirelli
15	Alain Prost	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RE40 [03]	Renault EF1 V6T 1.5	Michelin
16	Eddie Cheever	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RE40 [02]	Renault EF1 V6T 1.5	Michelin
17	Eliseo Salazar	RAM Automotive Team March	RAM March 01 [02]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	Pirelli
22	Andrea de Cesaris	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 183T [02]	Alfa Romeo 890T V8T 1.5	Michelin
23	Mauro Baldi	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 183T [04]	Alfa Romeo 890T V8T 1.5	Michelin
25	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Equipe Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS21 [04]	Ford Cosworth DFV/DFY V8 3.0	Michelin
26	Raul Boesel	Equipe Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS21 [02]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	Michelin
27	Patrick Tambay	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 126C2B [065]	Ferrari 021 V6T 1.5	Goodyear
28	René Arnoux	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 126C2B [062]	Ferrari 021 V6T 1.5	Goodyear
29	Marc Surer	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A6 [1]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	Goodyear
30	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A6 [3]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	Goodyear
31	Corrado Fabi	Osella Squadra Corse	Osella FA1D [1]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	Michelin
32	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella Squadra Corse	Osella FA1E [1]	Alfa Romeo 1260 V12 3.0	Michelin
33	Roberto Guerrero	Theodore Racing	Theodore N183 [MN16]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	Goodyear
34	Johnny Cecotto	Theodore Racing	Theodore N183 [MN18]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	Goodyear
35	Derek Warwick	Candy Toleman Motorsport	Toleman TG183B [02]	Hart 415T L4T 1.5	Pirelli
36	Bruno Giacomelli	Candy Toleman Motorsport	Toleman TG183B [03]	Hart 415T L4T 1.5	Pirelli

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Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre	Q1	Q2	G	Laps
1	15	Alain Prost	Renault RE40 [03]	Renault EF1 V6T 1.5	Michelin	02:04.615	02:34.212	02:04.615	0
2	27	Patrick Tambay	Ferrari 126C2B [065]	Ferrari 021 V6T 1.5	Goodyear	02:04.626	02:35.036	02:04.626	0
3	22	Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo 183T [02]	Alfa Romeo 890T V8T 1.5	Michelin	02:04.840		02:04.840	0
4	5	Nelson Piquet	Brabham BT52 [3]	BMW M12/13 L4T 1.5	Michelin	02:05.628	03:01.465	02:05.628	0
5	28	René Arnoux	Ferrari 126C2B [062]	Ferrari 021 V6T 1.5	Goodyear	02:05.737	02:30.961	02:05.737	0
6	6	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham BT52 [4]	BMW M12/13 L4T 1.5	Michelin	02:06.137	03:01.358	02:06.137	0
7	9	Manfred Winkelhock	ATS D6 [02]	BMW M12/13 L4T 1.5	Goodyear	02:06.264	02:44.663	02:06.264	0
8	16	Eddie Cheever	Renault RE40 [02]	Renault EF1 V6T 1.5	Michelin	02:07.294	02:25.700	02:07.294	0
9	1	Keke Rosberg	Williams FW08C [7]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	Goodyear	02:07.975	02:30.151	02:07.975	0
10	29	Marc Surer	Arrows A6 [1]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	Goodyear	02:08.587	02:35.016	02:08.587	0
11	2	Jacques Laffite	Williams FW08C [8]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	Goodyear	02:09.153	03:20.872	02:09.153	0
12	23	Mauro Baldi	Alfa Romeo 183T [04]	Alfa Romeo 890T V8T 1.5	Michelin	02:09.225		02:09.225	0
13	11	Elio de Angelis	Lotus 93T [1]	Renault EF1 V6T 1.5	Pirelli	02:09.310	02:30.478	02:09.310	0
14	33	Roberto Guerrero	Theodore N183 [MN16]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	Goodyear	02:09.322	02:31.077	02:09.322	0
15	8	Niki Lauda	McLaren MP4/1C [7]	Ford Cosworth DFV/DFY V8 3.0	Michelin	02:09.475	03:00.356	02:09.475	0
16	36	Bruno Giacomelli	Toleman TG183B [03]	Hart 415T L4T 1.5	Pirelli	02:09.706	02:35.556	02:09.706	0
17	3	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell 011 [4]	Ford Cosworth DFV/DFY V8 3.0	Goodyear	02:09.739	02:31.533	02:09.739	0
18	30	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows A6 [3]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	Goodyear	02:09.876	02:35.832	02:09.876	0
19	12	Nigel Mansell	Lotus 92 [10]	Ford Cosworth DFV/DFY V8 3.0	Pirelli	02:09.924		02:09.924	0
20	7	John Watson	McLaren MP4/1C [8]	Ford Cosworth DFV/DFY V8 3.0	Michelin	02:10.318		02:10.318	0
21	25	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier JS21 [04]	Ford Cosworth DFV/DFY V8 3.0	Michelin	02:11.354	02:49.311	02:11.354	0
22	35	Derek Warwick	Toleman TG183B [02]	Hart 415T L4T 1.5	Pirelli	02:11.474	02:30.477	02:11.474	0
23	4	Danny Sullivan	Tyrrell 011 [5]	Ford Cosworth DFV/DFY V8 3.0	Goodyear	02:11.683	02:38.284	02:11.683	0
24	31	Corrado Fabi	Osella FA1D [1]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	Michelin	02:11.734	02:41.895	02:11.734	0
25	34	Johnny Cecotto	Theodore N183 [MN18]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	Goodyear	02:11.860	02:43.780	02:11.860	0
26	26	Raul Boesel	Ligier JS21 [02]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	Michelin	02:12.310	02:34.659	02:12.310	0
DNQ	32	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella FA1E [1]	Alfa Romeo 1260 V12 3.0	Michelin	02:13.738		02:13.738	0
DNQ	17	Eliseo Salazar	RAM March 01 [02]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	Pirelli	02:18.696		02:18.696	0
Starting grid limited to 26 positions.

Official Name	1983 Grand Prix of Belgium
Circuit	Spa-Francorchamps
Date	May 22
Pole	Alain Prost 02:04.615
Fastest Lap	Andrea de Cesaris 02:07.493
Podium	1st Alain Prost (21) , 2nd Patrick Tambay, 3rd Eddie Cheever
GP Number	379
Round	6
Weather	Overcast
Prev race	Grand Prix de Monaco May 15
Next race	Detroit Grand Prix June 5

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P	N	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Laps	FL	Led	Gr	Pts
1	15	Alain Prost	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RE40 [03]	Renault EF1 V6T 1.5	Michelin	01:27:11.502	40	02:07.787	21	1	9
2	27	Patrick Tambay	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 126C2B [065]	Ferrari 021 V6T 1.5	Goodyear	01:27:34.684	40	02:09.031	0	2	6
3	16	Eddie Cheever	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RE40 [02]	Renault EF1 V6T 1.5	Michelin	01:27:51.371	40	02:08.332	0	8	4
4	5	Nelson Piquet	Fila Sport	Brabham BT52 [3]	BMW M12/13 L4T 1.5	Michelin	01:27:53.797	40	02:08.081	1	4	3
5	1	Keke Rosberg	TAG Williams Racing Team	Williams FW08C [7]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	Goodyear	01:28:01.982	40	02:09.631	0	9	2
6	2	Jacques Laffite	TAG Williams Racing Team	Williams FW08C [8]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	Goodyear	01:28:44.609	40	02:10.402	0	11	1
7	35	Derek Warwick	Candy Toleman Motorsport	Toleman TG183B [02]	Hart 415T L4T 1.5	Pirelli	01:29:10.041	40	02:09.224	0	22	0
8	36	Bruno Giacomelli	Candy Toleman Motorsport	Toleman TG183B [03]	Hart 415T L4T 1.5	Pirelli	01:29:49.775	40	02:08.941	0	16	0
9	11	Elio de Angelis	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 93T [1]	Renault EF1 V6T 1.5	Pirelli	+1 lap	39	02:10.643	0	13	0
10	34	Johnny Cecotto	Theodore Racing	Theodore N183 [MN18]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	Goodyear	+1 lap	39	02:12.520	0	25	0
11	29	Marc Surer	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A6 [1]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	Goodyear	+1 lap	39	02:13.364	0	10	0
12	4	Danny Sullivan	Benetton Tyrrell Team	Tyrrell 011 [5]	Ford Cosworth DFV/DFY V8 3.0	Goodyear	+1 lap	39	02:13.863	0	23	0
13	26	Raul Boesel	Equipe Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS21 [02]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	Michelin	+1 lap	39	02:15.269	0	26	0
14	3	Michele Alboreto	Benetton Tyrrell Team	Tyrrell 011 [4]	Ford Cosworth DFV/DFY V8 3.0	Goodyear	+2 laps	38	02:12.630	0	17	0
DNF	8	Niki Lauda	Marlboro McLaren International	McLaren MP4/1C [7]	Ford Cosworth DFV/DFY V8 3.0	Michelin	Engine	33	02:10.899	0	15	0
DNF	12	Nigel Mansell	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 92 [10]	Ford Cosworth DFV/DFY V8 3.0	Pirelli	Gearbox	30	02:12.665	0	19	0
DNF	22	Andrea de Cesaris	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 183T [02]	Alfa Romeo 890T V8T 1.5	Michelin	Engine	25	02:07.493	18	3	0
DNF	33	Roberto Guerrero	Theodore Racing	Theodore N183 [MN16]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	Goodyear	Engine	23	02:12.327	0	14	0
DNF	28	René Arnoux	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 126C2B [062]	Ferrari 021 V6T 1.5	Goodyear	Engine	22	02:09.639	0	5	0
DNF	31	Corrado Fabi	Osella Squadra Corse	Osella FA1D [1]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	Michelin	Suspension	19	02:13.029	0	24	0
DNF	9	Manfred Winkelhock	Team ATS	ATS D6 [02]	BMW M12/13 L4T 1.5	Goodyear	Wheel/Accident	18	02:10.109	0	7	0
DNF	7	John Watson	Marlboro McLaren International	McLaren MP4/1C [8]	Ford Cosworth DFV/DFY V8 3.0	Michelin	Collision	8	02:13.640	0	20	0
DNF	25	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Equipe Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS21 [04]	Ford Cosworth DFV/DFY V8 3.0	Michelin	Collision	8	02:13.521	0	21	0
DNF	30	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A6 [3]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	Goodyear	Suspension	4	02:14.040	0	18	0
DNF	23	Mauro Baldi	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 183T [04]	Alfa Romeo 890T V8T 1.5	Michelin	Throttle	3	02:11.569	0	12	0
DNF	6	Riccardo Patrese	Fila Sport	Brabham BT52 [4]	BMW M12/13 L4T 1.5	Michelin	Engine	0		0	6	0
DNQ	32	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella Squadra Corse	Osella FA1E [1]	Alfa Romeo 1260 V12 3.0	Michelin	DNQ	0		0		0
DNQ	17	Eliseo Salazar	RAM Automotive Team March	RAM March 01 [02]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	Pirelli	DNQ	0		0		0
T	1	Keke Rosberg	TAG Williams Racing Team	Williams FW08C [9]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	Goodyear	Practice	0		0		0
T	26	Raul Boesel	Equipe Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS21 [03]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	Michelin	Practice	0		0		0
T	29	Marc Surer	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A6 [4]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	Goodyear	Practice	0		0		0
T	35	Derek Warwick	Candy Toleman Motorsport	Toleman TG183B [01]	Hart 415T L4T 1.5	Pirelli	Practice	0		0		0
S	3	-	Benetton Tyrrell Team	Tyrrell 011 [6]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	Goodyear	Spare car	0		0		0
S	5	-	Fila Sport	Brabham BT52 [1]	BMW M12/13 L4T 1.5	Michelin	Spare car	0		0		0
S	8	-	Marlboro McLaren International	McLaren MP4/1C [5]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	Michelin	Spare car	0		0		0
S	9	-	Team ATS	ATS D6 [01]	BMW M12/13 L4T 1.5	Goodyear	Spare car	0		0		0
S	11	-	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 93T [2]	Renault EF1 V6T 1.5	Pirelli	Spare car	0		0		0
S	12	-	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 92 [5]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	Pirelli	Spare car	0		0		0
S	15	-	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RE40 [01]	Renault EF1 V6T 1.5	Michelin	Spare car	0		0		0
S	22	-	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 183T [01]	Alfa Romeo 890T V8T 1.5	Michelin	Spare car	0		0		0
S	27	-	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 126C2B [063]	Ferrari 021 V6T 1.5	Goodyear	Spare car	0		0		0
S	32	-	Osella Squadra Corse	Osella FA1D [2]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	Michelin	Spare car	0		0		0
Race scheduled for 42 laps, reduced to 40 due to de Cesaris’ failure at the first start and the new starting procedure.

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Formula 1 1983 World Championship
Pos	Driver	Team	Pts
1	Alain Prost	Renault	28
2	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	24
3	Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	23
4	Keke Rosberg	Williams	16
5	John Watson	McLaren	11
6	Niki Lauda	McLaren	10
7	René Arnoux	Ferrari	8
8	Eddie Cheever	Renault	8
9	Jacques Laffite	Williams	8
10	Marc Surer	Arrows	4
11	Danny Sullivan	Tyrrell	2
12	Johnny Cecotto	Theodore	1
13	Mauro Baldi	Alfa Romeo	1

Formula 1 1983 World Championship
Pos	Constructor	Pts
1	Renault	36
2	Ferrari	31
3	Brabham BMW	24
4	Williams Ford Cosworth	24
5	McLaren Ford Cosworth	21
6	Arrows Ford Cosworth	4
7	Tyrrell Ford Cosworth	2
8	Theodore Ford Cosworth	1
9	Alfa Romeo	1