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1983 Grand Prix of Belgium

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Formula One race number 6 of 15
Sunday, May 22, 1983 at Circuit de Spa Francorchamps, Francorchamps, Belgium
40 laps on a 6.949 kilometer road course (277.960 kilometers)

Time of race: 1:27:11.502
Average speed: 191.275 kph
Pole time: 124.615 seconds

Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 23.182 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 4

Glossary 1983 Formula One results / 1983 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Team	Chass./Eng.	Laps	Status	Led	Pts
1	1	15	Alain Prost	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RE40 / Renault-Gordini EF1	40	1:27:11.502	21	9
2	2	27	Patrick Tambay	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 126C2B / Ferrari 021	40	+23.182	0	6
3	8	16	Eddie Cheever, Jr.	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RE40 / Renault-Gordini EF1	40	+39.869	0	4
4	4	5	Nelson Piquet	Fila Sport	Brabham BT52 / BMW M12	40	+42.295	1	3
5	9	1	Keke Rosberg	TAG Williams	Williams FW08C / Ford Cosworth DFV	40	+50.480	0	2
6	11	2	Jacques Laffite	TAG Williams	Williams FW08C / Ford Cosworth DFV	40	+93.107	0	1
7	22	35	Derek Warwick	Candy Toleman Motorsport	Toleman TG183B / Hart 415T	40	+118.539	0	0
8	16	36	Bruno Giacomelli	Candy Toleman Motorsport	Toleman TG183B / Hart 415T	40	+158.273	0	0
9	13	11	Elio de Angelis	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 93T / Renault-Gordini EF1	39	+1 lap	0	0
10	25	34	Johnny Cecotto	Theodore Racing Team	Theodore N183 / Ford Cosworth DFV	39	+1 lap	0	0
11	10	29	Marc Surer	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A6 / Ford Cosworth DFV	39	+1 lap	0	0
12	23	4	Danny Sullivan	Benetton Tyrrell Team	Tyrrell 011 / Ford Cosworth DFY	39	+1 lap	0	0
13	26	26	Raul Boesel	Equipe Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS21 / Ford Cosworth DFV	39	+1 lap	0	0
14	17	3	Michele Alboreto	Benetton Tyrrell Team	Tyrrell 011 / Ford Cosworth DFY	38	+2 laps	0	0
ret	15	8	Niki Lauda	Marlboro McLaren International	McLaren MP4-1C / Ford Cosworth DFV	33	gearbox	0	0
ret	19	12	Nigel Mansell	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 92 / Ford Cosworth DFV	30	gearbox	0	0
ret	3	22	Andrea de Cesaris	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 183T / Alfa Romeo 890T	25	injection	18	0
ret	14	33	Roberto Guerrero	Theodore Racing Team	Theodore N183 / Ford Cosworth DFV	23	engine	0	0
ret	5	28	Rene Arnoux	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 126C2B / Ferrari 021	22	engine	0	0
ret	24	31	Corrado Fabi	Osella Squadra Corse	Osella FA1D / Ford Cosworth DFV	19	wheel	0	0
ret	7	9	Manfred Winkelhock	Team ATS	ATS D6 / BMW M12	18	spun off	0	0
ret	20	7	John Watson	Marlboro McLaren International	McLaren MP4-1C / Ford Cosworth DFV	8	crash	0	0
ret	21	25	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Equipe Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS21 / Ford Cosworth DFV	8	crash	0	0
ret	18	30	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A6 / Ford Cosworth DFV	4	suspension	0	0
ret	12	23	Mauro Baldi	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 183T / Alfa Romeo 890T	3	throttle	0	0
ret	6	6	Riccardo Patrese	Fila Sport	Brabham BT52 / BMW M12	0	engine	0	0

Fastest Lap: 196.218 kph by Andrea de Cesaris

Pos	Name	Nbr	Owner
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
27	Piercarlo Ghinzani	32	Osella Squadra Corse
28	Eliseo Salazar	17	RAM Automotive Team March

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Andrea de Cesaris	1	18	18
Alain Prost	19	22	4
Nelson Piquet	23	23	1
Alain Prost	24	40	17

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Alain Prost	28
2	Nelson Piquet	24	-4
3	Patrick Tambay	23	-5
4	Keke Rosberg	16	-12
5	John Watson	11	-17
6	Niki Lauda	10	-18
7	Jacques Laffite	8	-20
7	Rene Arnoux	8	-20
7	Eddie Cheever, Jr.	8	-20
10	Marc Surer	4	-24
11	Danny Sullivan	2	-26
12	Johnny Cecotto	1	-27
12	Mauro Baldi	1	-27