1983 Belgian Grand Prix
The Grand Prix of Belgium, 1983, on May 22 at the Circuit de Spa -Francorchamps near spa place and was the sixth race of the Formula 1 season 1983.
- 3.1 qualifying
- 3.2 race
- 4.1 Drivers' Championship
- 4.2 Constructors' Championship
Reports
Background
A week after the Monaco Grand Prix, the Belgian Grand Prix was the first time since 1970, again held at Spa- Francorchamps. The track was now been reduced by about half. In addition, significant modifications have been carried out so that the then current safety requirements were given to a Formula 1 race track again.
On the occasion of his home Grand Prix debutant Thierry Boutsen was taken as a new strain of Team Arrows pilot under contract. He replaced Chico Serra, who ended his Formula 1 career then. An important argument for this change was the fact that Boutsen brought much needed sponsorship to the team.
Training
On the course, the still only lap times allowed despite the significant shortening and dry conditions over two minutes, the leading in the championship Alain Prost secured with an opposite Patrick Tambay at only about a hundredth of a second faster lap time pole position. Besides these two, only the third-placed Andrea de Cesaris reached an average speed of over 200 km / h In the fourth place qualified Nelson Piquet and Riccardo Patrese ago René Arnoux.
Keke Rosberg achieved as the best of the pilots without turbo engine the ninth position.
Since it was raining on Saturday during the second qualifying session, could undercut his erected on the Friday fastest time none of the pilots.
Race
When the starter decided to cancel the start due to an unclean established field, its signal from some pilots was misunderstood, so they conducted a normal race start. At the end of the round, the field turned on and new mechanics walked into the grid. After the misunderstanding was clarified, has started normally and Andrea de Cesaris was going Alain Prost, Patrick Tambay, Nelson Piquet and Manfred Winkelhock lead. After just a few meters Riccardo Patrese had the race due to an engine failure give up.
De Cesaris led the race until lap 18. Then most drivers completed a the now almost obligatory pit stops for refueling. Due to a comparatively long stops de Cesaris lost the lead to Prost. Short term were also Patrick Tambay, Nelson Piquet, Keke Rosberg and Eddie Cheever in front of him. As this, however, also carried out their pit stops, de Cesaris came back to second place until he retired on lap 26 due to engine failure.
Alain Prost won the race ahead of Patrick Tambay, Eddie Cheever, Nelson Piquet, Keke Rosberg and Jacques Laffite.
Message list
Classifications
Qualifying
Race
WM stands after the race
The first six of the race were 9, 6, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point (s).