The Garagiste.

The Turbo Era  ·  Round 6

Belgian Grand Prix

1983  ·  Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps  ·  22 May 1983  ·  40 laps

  1. 1st Alain Prost Renault · 01:27:11.502
  2. 2nd Patrick Tambay Ferrari · +23.182
  3. 3rd Eddie Cheever Renault · +39.869

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Alain Prost

Renault  —  Pole position

02 Lap 0

Riccardo Patrese

Retirement Brabham  —  Engine

03 Lap 22

René Arnoux

Retirement Ferrari  —  Engine

04 Lap 25

Andrea de Cesaris

Retirement Alfa Romeo  —  Injection

05 Lap 30

Nigel Mansell

Retirement Team Lotus  —  Gearbox

06 Lap 33

Niki Lauda

Retirement McLaren  —  Gearbox

07 On the Charge

Derek Warwick

Toleman  —  P22 → P7

08 Victory

Alain Prost

Renault  —  Won from P1

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Alain Prost Renault 1 40 01:27:11.502 9
2 Patrick Tambay Ferrari 2 40 +23.182 6
3 Eddie Cheever Renault 8 40 +39.869 4
4 Nelson Piquet Brabham 4 40 +42.295 3
5 Keke Rosberg Williams 9 40 +50.48 2
6 Jacques Laffite Williams 11 40 +1:33.107 1
7 Derek Warwick Toleman 22 40 +1:58.539
8 Bruno Giacomelli Toleman 16 40 +2:38.273
9 Elio de Angelis Team Lotus 13 39 +1 Lap
10 Johnny Cecotto Theodore 25 39 +1 Lap
11 Marc Surer Arrows 10 39 +1 Lap
12 Danny Sullivan Tyrrell 23 39 +1 Lap
13 Raul Boesel Ligier 26 39 +1 Lap
14 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell 17 38 +2 Laps
15 Niki Lauda McLaren 15 33 Gearbox
16 Nigel Mansell Team Lotus 19 30 Gearbox
17 Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo 3 25 Injection
18 Roberto Guerrero Theodore 14 23 Engine
19 René Arnoux Ferrari 5 22 Engine
20 Corrado Fabi Osella 24 19 Wheel
21 Manfred Winkelhock ATS 7 18 Wheel
22 John Watson McLaren 20 8 Collision
23 Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier 21 8 Collision
24 Thierry Boutsen Arrows 18 4 Suspension
25 Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo 12 3 Throttle
26 Riccardo Patrese Brabham 6 0 Engine

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