1983 season/Round 6
Belgian Grand Prix 1983
- Spa-Francorchamps
- Spa
- 22 May 1983
- 40 laps
- 277.6 km
- 6.940 km a lap
- P1Alain ProstRenault1:27:11.502
- P2Patrick TambayFerrari+23.182
- P3Eddie CheeverRenault+39.869
- Pole positionAlain ProstRenault · 2:04.615
- Fastest lapAndrea de Cesaris2:07.493 · lap 17
- Winner started fromP1on the grid
Result
A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.
Qualifying
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea de Cesaris | 17 | 2:07.493 | |
| 2 | Alain Prost | 20 | 2:07.787 | +0.294 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | 32 | 2:08.081 | +0.588 |
| 4 | Eddie Cheever | 22 | 2:08.332 | +0.839 |
| 5 | Bruno Giacomelli | 16 | 2:08.941 | +1.448 |
| 6 | Patrick Tambay | 14 | 2:09.031 | +1.538 |
| 7 | Derek Warwick | 17 | 2:09.224 | +1.731 |
| 8 | Keke Rosberg | 19 | 2:09.631 | +2.138 |
| 9 | René Arnoux | 18 | 2:09.639 | +2.146 |
| 10 | Manfred Winkelhock | 4 | 2:10.109 | +2.616 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 6. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | 28 | ▲1 |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | 24 | ▼1 |
| 3 | Patrick Tambay | 23 | |
| 4 | Keke Rosberg | 16 | |
| 5 | John Watson | 11 | |
| 6 | Niki Lauda | 10 | |
| 7 | Eddie Cheever | 8 | ▲2 |
| 7 | René Arnoux | 8 | |
| 9 | Jacques Laffite | 8 | ▼1 |
| 10 | Marc Surer | 4 |