1983 Belgian Grand Prix

Your weekend briefing

Times in Africa/Johannesburg

Explore the recorded classification, qualifying and championship context from this weekend.

Time TBA

Race

1983-05-22 · time TBA

Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps

Race classification ↓

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Race classification

Understand the points ↗

Race classification · shared drives and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Alain Prost	Renault	Race · 1:27:11.502 · 40 laps	9
2	Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	Race · 1:27:34.684 · 40 laps	6
3	Eddie Cheever	Renault	Race · 1:27:51.371 · 40 laps	4
4	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	Race · 1:27:53.797 · 40 laps	3
5	Keke Rosberg	Williams	Race · 1:28:09.982 · 40 laps	2
6	Jacques Laffite	Williams	Race · 1:28:44.609 · 40 laps	1
7	Derek Warwick	Toleman	Race · 1:29:10.041 · 40 laps	Unknown / not applicable
8	Bruno Giacomelli	Toleman	Race · 1:29:49.775 · 40 laps	Unknown / not applicable
9	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	Race · Time not recorded · 39 laps	Unknown / not applicable
10	Johnny Cecotto	Theodore	Race · Time not recorded · 39 laps	Unknown / not applicable
11	Marc Surer	Arrows	Race · Time not recorded · 39 laps	Unknown / not applicable
12	Danny Sullivan	Tyrrell	Race · Time not recorded · 39 laps	Unknown / not applicable
13	Raul Boesel	Ligier	Race · Time not recorded · 39 laps	Unknown / not applicable
14	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	Race · Time not recorded · 38 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Niki Lauda	McLaren	Race · Gearbox · Time not recorded · 33 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Nigel Mansell	Lotus	Race · Gearbox · Time not recorded · 30 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	Fastest lap · Race · Injection · Time not recorded · 25 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Roberto Guerrero	Theodore	Race · Engine · Time not recorded · 23 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	René Arnoux	Ferrari	Race · Engine · Time not recorded · 22 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Corrado Fabi	Osella	Race · Wheel · Time not recorded · 19 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Manfred Winkelhock	ATS	Race · Wheel · Time not recorded · 18 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	John Watson	McLaren	Race · Collision · Time not recorded · 8 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier	Race · Collision · Time not recorded · 8 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows	Race · Suspension · Time not recorded · 4 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Mauro Baldi	Alfa Romeo	Race · Throttle · Time not recorded · 3 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	Race · Engine · Time not recorded · 0 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	Race · Time not recorded	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Eliseo Salazar	RAM	Race · Time not recorded	Unknown / not applicable

Recorded competitors & entries

Competitors below are evidenced by this weekend's retained race or qualifying observations; this is not an inferred future entry list.

Alain Prost · Renault

Patrick Tambay · Ferrari

Eddie Cheever · Renault

Nelson Piquet · Brabham

Keke Rosberg · Williams

Jacques Laffite · Williams

Derek Warwick · Toleman

Bruno Giacomelli · Toleman

Elio de Angelis · Lotus

Johnny Cecotto · Theodore

Marc Surer · Arrows

Danny Sullivan · Tyrrell

Raul Boesel · Ligier

Michele Alboreto · Tyrrell

Niki Lauda · McLaren

Nigel Mansell · Lotus

Andrea de Cesaris · Alfa Romeo

Roberto Guerrero · Theodore

René Arnoux · Ferrari

Corrado Fabi · Osella

Manfred Winkelhock · ATS

John Watson · McLaren

Jean-Pierre Jarier · Ligier

Thierry Boutsen · Arrows

Mauro Baldi · Alfa Romeo

Riccardo Patrese · Brabham

Piercarlo Ghinzani · Osella

Eliseo Salazar · RAM

Qualifying & starting grid

Qualifying classification

Qualifying order; original formats preserved
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Alain Prost	Renault	Qualifying · 2:04.615
2	Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	Qualifying · 2:04.626
3	Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	Qualifying · 2:04.840
4	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	Qualifying · 2:05.628
5	René Arnoux	Ferrari	Qualifying · 2:05.737
6	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	Qualifying · 2:06.137
7	Manfred Winkelhock	ATS	Qualifying · 2:06.264
8	Eddie Cheever	Renault	Qualifying · 2:07.294
9	Keke Rosberg	Williams	Qualifying · 2:07.975
10	Marc Surer	Arrows	Qualifying · 2:08.587
11	Jacques Laffite	Williams	Qualifying · 2:09.153
12	Mauro Baldi	Alfa Romeo	Qualifying · 2:09.225
13	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	Qualifying · 2:09.310
14	Roberto Guerrero	Theodore	Qualifying · 2:09.322
15	Niki Lauda	McLaren	Qualifying · 2:09.475
16	Bruno Giacomelli	Toleman	Qualifying · 2:09.706
17	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	Qualifying · 2:09.739
18	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows	Qualifying · 2:09.876
19	Nigel Mansell	Lotus	Qualifying · 2:09.924
20	John Watson	McLaren	Qualifying · 2:10.318
21	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier	Qualifying · 2:11.354
22	Derek Warwick	Toleman	Qualifying · 2:11.474
23	Danny Sullivan	Tyrrell	Qualifying · 2:11.683
24	Corrado Fabi	Osella	Qualifying · 2:11.734
25	Johnny Cecotto	Theodore	Qualifying · 2:11.860
26	Raul Boesel	Ligier	Qualifying · 2:12.310
27	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	Qualifying · 2:13.738
28	Eliseo Salazar	RAM	Qualifying · 2:18.696

Starting grid

Official recorded grid; pole awards are separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Alain Prost	Renault	Starting grid · 2:04.615
2	Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	Starting grid · 2:04.626
3	Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	Starting grid · 2:04.840
4	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	Starting grid · 2:05.628
5	René Arnoux	Ferrari	Starting grid · 2:05.737
6	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	Starting grid · 2:06.137
7	Manfred Winkelhock	ATS	Starting grid · 2:06.264
8	Eddie Cheever	Renault	Starting grid · 2:07.294
9	Keke Rosberg	Williams	Starting grid · 2:07.975
10	Marc Surer	Arrows	Starting grid · 2:08.587
11	Jacques Laffite	Williams	Starting grid · 2:09.153
12	Mauro Baldi	Alfa Romeo	Starting grid · 2:09.225
13	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	Starting grid · 2:09.310
14	Roberto Guerrero	Theodore	Starting grid · 2:09.322
15	Niki Lauda	McLaren	Starting grid · 2:09.475
16	Bruno Giacomelli	Toleman	Starting grid · 2:09.706
17	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	Starting grid · 2:09.739
18	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows	Starting grid · 2:09.876
19	Nigel Mansell	Lotus	Starting grid · 2:09.924
20	John Watson	McLaren	Starting grid · 2:10.318
21	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier	Starting grid · 2:11.354
22	Derek Warwick	Toleman	Starting grid · 2:11.474
23	Danny Sullivan	Tyrrell	Starting grid · 2:11.683
24	Corrado Fabi	Osella	Starting grid · 2:11.734
25	Johnny Cecotto	Theodore	Starting grid · 2:11.860
26	Raul Boesel	Ligier	Starting grid · 2:12.310

Earlier qualifying & pre-qualifying

Additional qualifying sessions
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Alain Prost	Renault	Qualifying 1 · 2:04.615
2	Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	Qualifying 1 · 2:04.626
3	Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	Qualifying 1 · 2:04.840
4	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	Qualifying 1 · 2:05.628
5	René Arnoux	Ferrari	Qualifying 1 · 2:05.737
6	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	Qualifying 1 · 2:06.137
7	Manfred Winkelhock	ATS	Qualifying 1 · 2:06.264
8	Eddie Cheever	Renault	Qualifying 1 · 2:07.294
9	Keke Rosberg	Williams	Qualifying 1 · 2:07.975
10	Marc Surer	Arrows	Qualifying 1 · 2:08.587
11	Jacques Laffite	Williams	Qualifying 1 · 2:09.153
12	Mauro Baldi	Alfa Romeo	Qualifying 1 · 2:09.225
13	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	Qualifying 1 · 2:09.310
14	Roberto Guerrero	Theodore	Qualifying 1 · 2:09.322
15	Niki Lauda	McLaren	Qualifying 1 · 2:09.475
16	Bruno Giacomelli	Toleman	Qualifying 1 · 2:09.706
17	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	Qualifying 1 · 2:09.739
18	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows	Qualifying 1 · 2:09.876
19	Nigel Mansell	Lotus	Qualifying 1 · 2:09.924
20	John Watson	McLaren	Qualifying 1 · 2:10.318
21	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier	Qualifying 1 · 2:11.354
22	Derek Warwick	Toleman	Qualifying 1 · 2:11.474
23	Danny Sullivan	Tyrrell	Qualifying 1 · 2:11.683
24	Corrado Fabi	Osella	Qualifying 1 · 2:11.734
25	Johnny Cecotto	Theodore	Qualifying 1 · 2:11.860
26	Raul Boesel	Ligier	Qualifying 1 · 2:12.310
27	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	Qualifying 1 · 2:13.738
28	Eliseo Salazar	RAM	Qualifying 1 · 2:18.696
1	Eddie Cheever	Renault	Qualifying 2 · 2:25.700
2	Keke Rosberg	Williams	Qualifying 2 · 2:30.151
3	Derek Warwick	Toleman	Qualifying 2 · 2:30.477
4	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	Qualifying 2 · 2:30.478
5	René Arnoux	Ferrari	Qualifying 2 · 2:30.961
6	Roberto Guerrero	Theodore	Qualifying 2 · 2:31.077
7	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	Qualifying 2 · 2:31.533
9	Alain Prost	Renault	Qualifying 2 · 2:34.212
9	Raul Boesel	Ligier	Qualifying 2 · 2:34.659
10	Marc Surer	Arrows	Qualifying 2 · 2:35.016
11	Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	Qualifying 2 · 2:35.036
12	Bruno Giacomelli	Toleman	Qualifying 2 · 2:35.556
13	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows	Qualifying 2 · 2:35.832
14	Danny Sullivan	Tyrrell	Qualifying 2 · 2:38.284
15	Corrado Fabi	Osella	Qualifying 2 · 2:41.895
16	Johnny Cecotto	Theodore	Qualifying 2 · 2:43.780
17	Manfred Winkelhock	ATS	Qualifying 2 · 2:44.663
18	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier	Qualifying 2 · 2:49.311
19	Niki Lauda	McLaren	Qualifying 2 · 3:00.356
20	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	Qualifying 2 · 3:01.358
21	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	Qualifying 2 · 3:01.465
22	Jacques Laffite	Williams	Qualifying 2 · 3:20.872
23	Mauro Baldi	Alfa Romeo	Qualifying 2 · 18:49.960
24	Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	Qualifying 2 · 26:06.800

Practice & warm-up results

No practice classification is available in this release.

Fastest laps, pit stops & penalties

Fastest laps

Recorded fastest laps; awards eligibility is separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	Fastest laps · 2:07.493
2	Alain Prost	Renault	Fastest laps · 2:07.787
3	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	Fastest laps · 2:08.081
4	Eddie Cheever	Renault	Fastest laps · 2:08.332
5	Bruno Giacomelli	Toleman	Fastest laps · 2:08.941
6	Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 2:09.031
7	Derek Warwick	Toleman	Fastest laps · 2:09.224
8	Keke Rosberg	Williams	Fastest laps · 2:09.631
9	René Arnoux	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 2:09.639
10	Manfred Winkelhock	ATS	Fastest laps · 2:10.109
11	Jacques Laffite	Williams	Fastest laps · 2:10.402
12	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	Fastest laps · 2:10.643
13	Niki Lauda	McLaren	Fastest laps · 2:10.899
14	Mauro Baldi	Alfa Romeo	Fastest laps · 2:11.569
15	Roberto Guerrero	Theodore	Fastest laps · 2:12.327
16	Johnny Cecotto	Theodore	Fastest laps · 2:12.520
17	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	Fastest laps · 2:12.630
18	Nigel Mansell	Lotus	Fastest laps · 2:12.665
19	Corrado Fabi	Osella	Fastest laps · 2:13.029
20	Marc Surer	Arrows	Fastest laps · 2:13.364
21	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier	Fastest laps · 2:13.521
22	John Watson	McLaren	Fastest laps · 2:13.640
23	Danny Sullivan	Tyrrell	Fastest laps · 2:13.863
24	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows	Fastest laps · 2:14.040
25	Raul Boesel	Ligier	Fastest laps · 2:15.269

Recorded pit stops

Source pit-stop observations
Driver	Stop	Lap	Time
Detailed pit-stop timing is not available.

Recorded time penalties

Grid penalties, where recorded, are shown with the starting grid above.

No separately recorded time penalty is available. This does not certify a penalty-free event or reconstruct steward decisions.

The championship picture

Driver standings after this round

Source-reported retained championship points
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Alain Prost	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	28
2	Nelson Piquet	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	24
3	Patrick Tambay	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	23
4	Keke Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	16
5	John Watson	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	11
6	Niki Lauda	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	10
7	René Arnoux	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	8
7	Eddie Cheever	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	8
9	Jacques Laffite	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	8
10	Marc Surer	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	4
11	Danny Sullivan	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	2
12	Johnny Cecotto	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	1
12	Mauro Baldi	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	1

Constructor standings after this round

Source-reported constructor/engine championship points
Position	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Renault Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	36
2	Ferrari Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	31
3	Brabham BMW	Constructorstandings · Championship record	24
4	Williams Ford	Constructorstandings · Championship record	24
5	McLaren Ford	Constructorstandings · Championship record	21
6	Arrows Ford	Constructorstandings · Championship record	4
7	Tyrrell Ford	Constructorstandings · Championship record	2
8	Theodore Ford	Constructorstandings · Championship record	1
8	Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo	Constructorstandings · Championship record	1

Retained championship scores, sprint points and race-only totals are different measures. No title-clinching scenario is inferred.

The circuit, beyond this weekend

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Individual session records

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