| Entry list | Qualifying results | Starting grid |
| Fastest Laps | Classification | Lap Leaders |
Race details |
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| Official Race Name | XLI Grand Prix de Belgique |
| Date | Sunday, 22 May 1983 |
| Local Start Time | 14:00 h |
| Grand Prix | Belgian GP |
| Circuit | Spa-Francorchamps |
| Round | 6 of 15 |
| Entries | 28 |
| Qualifiers | 26 |
| Finishers | 14 |
| Race distance | 6949 m × 40 laps + 660 m = 278.620 km |
| Pole position | Left |
| First corner | Right |
| Track direction | Clockwise |
| Weather | Partially cloudy, Hot, Dry |
Entry List |
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| Car No. |
Entrant | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyres | Lubricant |
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| TAG Williams Team | Keke Rosberg | Williams FW08C | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Goodyear | Mobil | |
| TAG Williams Team | Jacques Laffite | Williams FW08C | Ford Cosworth DFY 3.0 V8 | Goodyear | Mobil | |
| Benetton Tyrrell Team | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell 011 | Ford Cosworth DFY 3.0 V8 | Goodyear | Valvoline | |
| Benetton Tyrrell Team | Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell 011 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Goodyear | Valvoline | |
| Fila Sport | Nélson Piquet | Brabham BT52 | BMW 1.5 L4T | Michelin | Castrol | |
| Fila Sport | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham BT52 | BMW 1.5 L4T | Michelin | Castrol | |
| Marlboro McLaren International | John Watson | McLaren MP4/1C | Ford Cosworth DFY 3.0 V8 | Michelin | Unipart | |
| Marlboro McLaren International | Niki Lauda | McLaren MP4/1C | Ford Cosworth DFY 3.0 V8 | Michelin | Unipart | |
| Team ATS | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS D6 | BMW 1.5 L4T | Goodyear | Shell | |
| John Player Team Lotus | Elio de Angelis | Lotus 93T | Renault 1.5 V6T | Pirelli | Elf | |
| John Player Team Lotus | Nigel Mansell | Lotus 92 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Pirelli | Elf | |
| Equipe Renault Elf | Alain Prost | Renault RE40 | Renault 1.5 V6T | Michelin | Elf | |
| Equipe Renault Elf | Eddie Cheever | Renault RE40 | Renault 1.5 V6T | Michelin | Elf | |
| RAM Automotive Team March | Eliseo Salazar | RAM 01 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Pirelli | Valvoline | |
| Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo 183T | Alfa Romeo 1.5 V8T | Michelin | Agip | |
| Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo | Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo 183T | Alfa Romeo 1.5 V8T | Michelin | Agip | |
| Equipe Ligier Gitanes | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier JS21 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Michelin | Elf | |
| Equipe Ligier Gitanes | Raul Boesel | Ligier JS21 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Michelin | Elf | |
| Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari 126C2B | Ferrari 1.5 V6T | Goodyear | Agip | |
| Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | René Arnoux | Ferrari 126C2B | Ferrari 1.5 V6T | Goodyear | Agip | |
| Arrows Racing Team | Marc Surer | Arrows A6 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Goodyear | Valvoline | |
| Arrows Racing Team | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows A6 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Goodyear | Valvoline | |
| Osella Squadra Corse | Corrado Fabi | Osella FA1D | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Michelin | Agip | |
| Osella Squadra Corse | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella FA1E | Alfa Romeo 3.0 V12 | Michelin | Agip | |
| Theodore Racing Team | Roberto Guerrero | Theodore N183 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Goodyear | Valvoline | |
| Theodore Racing Team | Johnny Cecotto | Theodore N183 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Goodyear | Valvoline | |
| Candy Toleman Motorsport | Derek Warwick | Toleman TG183B | Hart 1.5 L4T | Pirelli | BP | |
| Candy Toleman Motorsport | Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman TG183B | Hart 1.5 L4T | Pirelli | BP | |
Qualification |
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| Pos. | Car No. |
Driver | Car / Engine | Time | Gap | Percentage | Speed (km/h) |
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| Alain Prost | Renault / Renault | - | 100.0% | 200.750 | |||
| Patrick Tambay | Ferrari / Ferrari | 0.011 | 100.0% | 200.732 | |||
| Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo | 0.225 | 100.2% | 200.388 | |||
| Nélson Piquet | Brabham / BMW | 1.013 | 100.8% | 199.131 | |||
| René Arnoux | Ferrari / Ferrari | 1.122 | 100.9% | 198.958 | |||
| Riccardo Patrese | Brabham / BMW | 1.522 | 101.2% | 198.327 | |||
| Manfred Winkelhock | ATS / BMW | 1.649 | 101.3% | 198.128 | |||
| Eddie Cheever | Renault / Renault | 2.679 | 102.1% | 196.525 | |||
| Keke Rosberg | Williams / Ford | 3.360 | 102.7% | 195.479 | |||
| Marc Surer | Arrows / Ford | 3.972 | 103.2% | 194.548 | |||
| Jacques Laffite | Williams / Ford | 4.538 | 103.6% | 193.696 | |||
| Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo | 4.610 | 103.7% | 193.588 | |||
| Elio de Angelis | Lotus / Renault | 4.695 | 103.8% | 193.461 | |||
| Roberto Guerrero | Theodore / Ford | 4.707 | 103.8% | 193.443 | |||
| Niki Lauda | McLaren / Ford | 4.860 | 103.9% | 193.214 | |||
| Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman / Hart | 5.091 | 104.1% | 192.870 | |||
| Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell / Ford | 5.124 | 104.1% | 192.821 | |||
| Thierry Boutsen | Arrows / Ford | 5.261 | 104.2% | 192.618 | |||
| Nigel Mansell | Lotus / Ford | 5.309 | 104.3% | 192.546 | |||
| John Watson | McLaren / Ford | 5.703 | 104.6% | 191.964 | |||
| Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier / Ford | 6.739 | 105.4% | 190.450 | |||
| Derek Warwick | Toleman / Hart | 6.859 | 105.5% | 190.276 | |||
| Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell / Ford | 7.068 | 105.7% | 189.974 | |||
| Corrado Fabi | Osella / Ford | 7.119 | 105.7% | 189.901 | |||
| Johnny Cecotto | Theodore / Ford | 7.245 | 105.8% | 189.719 | |||
| Raul Boesel | Ligier / Ford | 7.695 | 106.2% | 189.074 | |||
| dnq | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella / Alfa Romeo | 9.123 | 107.3% | 187.055 | ||
| dnq | Eliseo Salazar | RAM / Ford | 14.081 | 111.3% | 180.369 | ||
Starting grid |
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 Alain Prost Renault / Renault 2'04.615 |
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2 Patrick Tambay Ferrari / Ferrari 2'04.626 |
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Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo 2'04.840 |
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4 Nélson Piquet Brabham / BMW 2'05.628 |
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René Arnoux Ferrari / Ferrari 2'05.737 |
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6 Riccardo Patrese Brabham / BMW 2'06.137 |
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Manfred Winkelhock ATS / BMW 2'06.264 |
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8 Eddie Cheever Renault / Renault 2'07.294 |
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Keke Rosberg Williams / Ford 2'07.975 |
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10 Marc Surer Arrows / Ford 2'08.587 |
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Jacques Laffite Williams / Ford 2'09.153 |
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12 Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo 2'09.225 |
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Elio de Angelis Lotus / Renault 2'09.310 |
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14 Roberto Guerrero Theodore / Ford 2'09.322 |
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Niki Lauda McLaren / Ford 2'09.475 |
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16 Bruno Giacomelli Toleman / Hart 2'09.706 |
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Michele Alboreto Tyrrell / Ford 2'09.739 |
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18 Thierry Boutsen Arrows / Ford 2'09.876 |
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Nigel Mansell Lotus / Ford 2'09.924 |
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20 John Watson McLaren / Ford 2'10.318 |
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Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier / Ford 2'11.354 |
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22 Derek Warwick Toleman / Hart 2'11.474 |
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Danny Sullivan Tyrrell / Ford 2'11.683 |
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24 Corrado Fabi Osella / Ford 2'11.734 |
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Johnny Cecotto Theodore / Ford 2'11.860 |
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26 Raul Boesel Ligier / Ford 2'12.310 |
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Fastest Laps |
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| Pos. | Car No. |
Driver | Car / Engine | Lap | Time | Gap | Percentage | Speed (km/h) |
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| Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo | 2'07.493 | - | 100.0% | 196.218 | |||
| Alain Prost | Renault / Renault | 2'07.787 | 0.294 | 100.2% | 195.766 | |||
| Nélson Piquet | Brabham / BMW | 2'08.081 | 0.588 | 100.5% | 195.317 | |||
| Eddie Cheever | Renault / Renault | 2'08.332 | 0.839 | 100.7% | 194.935 | |||
| Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman / Hart | 2'08.941 | 1.448 | 101.1% | 194.014 | |||
| Patrick Tambay | Ferrari / Ferrari | 2'09.031 | 1.538 | 101.2% | 193.879 | |||
| Derek Warwick | Toleman / Hart | 2'09.224 | 1.731 | 101.4% | 193.589 | |||
| Keke Rosberg | Williams / Ford | 2'09.631 | 2.138 | 101.7% | 192.982 | |||
| René Arnoux | Ferrari / Ferrari | 2'09.639 | 2.146 | 101.7% | 192.970 | |||
| Manfred Winkelhock | ATS / BMW | 2'10.109 | 2.616 | 102.1% | 192.273 | |||
| Jacques Laffite | Williams / Ford | 2'10.402 | 2.909 | 102.3% | 191.841 | |||
| Elio de Angelis | Lotus / Renault | 2'10.643 | 3.150 | 102.5% | 191.487 | |||
| Niki Lauda | McLaren / Ford | 2'10.899 | 3.406 | 102.7% | 191.112 | |||
| Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo | 2'11.569 | 4.076 | 103.2% | 190.139 | |||
| Roberto Guerrero | Theodore / Ford | 2'12.327 | 4.834 | 103.8% | 189.050 | |||
| Johnny Cecotto | Theodore / Ford | 2'12.520 | 5.027 | 103.9% | 188.775 | |||
| Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell / Ford | 2'12.630 | 5.137 | 104.0% | 188.618 | |||
| Nigel Mansell | Lotus / Ford | 2'12.665 | 5.172 | 104.1% | 188.568 | |||
| Corrado Fabi | Osella / Ford | 2'13.029 | 5.536 | 104.3% | 188.052 | |||
| Marc Surer | Arrows / Ford | 2'13.364 | 5.871 | 104.6% | 187.580 | |||
| Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier / Ford | 2'13.521 | 6.028 | 104.7% | 187.359 | |||
| John Watson | McLaren / Ford | 2'13.640 | 6.147 | 104.8% | 187.192 | |||
| Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell / Ford | 2'13.863 | 6.370 | 105.0% | 186.881 | |||
| Thierry Boutsen | Arrows / Ford | 2'14.040 | 6.547 | 105.1% | 186.634 | |||
| Raul Boesel | Ligier / Ford | 2'15.269 | 7.776 | 106.1% | 184.938 | |||
Classification |
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| Pos. | Car No. |
Driver | Car / Engine | Laps | Time | Gap/ Retirement |
Speed (km/h) |
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| Alain Prost | Renault / Renault | 1:27'11.502 | - | 191.729 | |||
| Patrick Tambay | Ferrari / Ferrari | 1:27'34.684 | 23.182 | 190.883 | |||
| Eddie Cheever | Renault / Renault | 1:27'51.371 | 39.869 | 190.279 | |||
| Nélson Piquet | Brabham / BMW | 1:27'53.797 | 42.295 | 190.192 | |||
| Keke Rosberg | Williams / Ford | 1:28'01.982 | 50.480 | 189.897 | |||
| Jacques Laffite | Williams / Ford | 1:28'44.609 | 1'33.107 | 188.377 | |||
| Derek Warwick | Toleman / Hart | 1:29'10.041 | 1'58.539 | 187.481 | |||
| Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman / Hart | 1:29'49.775 | 2'38.273 | 186.099 | |||
| Elio de Angelis | Lotus / Renault | 1:27'18.778 | 1 Lap | 186.688 | |||
| Johnny Cecotto | Theodore / Ford | 1:27'21.416 | 1 Lap | 186.594 | |||
| Marc Surer | Arrows / Ford | 1:28'12.560 | 1 Lap | 184.791 | |||
| Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell / Ford | 1:28'19.296 | 1 Lap | 184.556 | |||
| Raul Boesel | Ligier / Ford | 1:29'22.934 | 1 Lap | 182.366 | |||
| Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell / Ford | 1:27'19.806 | 2 Laps | 181.877 | |||
| Niki Lauda | McLaren / Ford | 1:13'13.954 | Gearbox | 188.422 | |||
| Nigel Mansell | Lotus / Ford | 1:08'31.432 | Gearbox | 183.116 | |||
| Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo | 54'44.149 | Injection | 191.156 | |||
| Roberto Guerrero | Theodore / Ford | 51'27.124 | Engine | 187.149 | |||
| René Arnoux | Ferrari / Ferrari | 48'31.278 | Engine | 189.861 | |||
| Corrado Fabi | Osella / Ford | 44'32.816 | Wheel | 178.721 | |||
| Manfred Winkelhock | ATS / BMW | 43'13.436 | Spun off | 174.545 | |||
| John Watson | McLaren / Ford | 18'22.752 | Collision | 183.638 | |||
| Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier / Ford | 18'23.160 | Collision | 183.570 | |||
| Thierry Boutsen | Arrows / Ford | 10'16.202 | Suspension | 166.247 | |||
| Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo | 7'02.928 | Throttle | 183.069 | |||
| Riccardo Patrese | Brabham / BMW | - | Engine | - | |||
Lap Leaders |
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| Pos. | Car No. |
Driver | Car / Engine | Laps Led | Percentage |
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| Alain Prost | Renault / Renault | 52% | |||
| Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo | 45% | |||
| Nélson Piquet | Brabham / BMW | 2% | |||
Best thanks go to Jonathan Davies from ChicaneF1.com for providing the data on this page!
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