1983 Belgian Grand Prix
Going Into This Race
Pre-Race Report
Championship standings
Piquet leads by two points from Prost, with Tambay two further back. Ferrari leads the Constructors’ Championship by two from Renault; Brabham, McLaren, and Williams are all level on 21 points.
Previous race
Rosberg won Monaco on slicks despite a damp track, gambling on dry-weather tyres while those around him chose wets or intermediates, and led every lap once the front-runners settled. Laffite had looked set for a Williams 1–2 before a gearbox failure halted him, handing second to Piquet and third to Prost.
Entrants
This is the first Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps since 1970. The circuit was shortened from 14 km to 7 km in 1979 and made considerably safer, though it retains the fast, flowing character of the original layout. Zolder hosted the Belgian Grand Prix for most of the intervening years.
Thierry Boutsen makes his Formula One debut, replacing Chico Serra at Arrows. The Belgian driver — better known at this point for sportscar racing — takes over Serra’s seat permanently.
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Last 5 Races
Full season →| # | Date | Grand Prix | Pole | P1 | P2 | P3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 Mar | 🇧🇷 Brazilian Grand Prix | Rosberg | Piquet | Lauda | Laffite |
| 2 | 27 Mar | 🇺🇸 United States Grand Prix West | Tambay | Watson | Lauda | Arnoux |
| 3 | 17 Apr | 🇫🇷 French Grand Prix | Prost | Prost | Piquet | Cheever |
| 4 | 1 May | 🇸🇲 San Marino Grand Prix | Arnoux | Tambay | Prost | Arnoux |
| 5 | 15 May | 🇲🇨 Monaco Grand Prix | Prost | Rosberg | Piquet | Prost |
Drivers' Championship
Full standings →| Pos | Driver | Team | Pts | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 21 | 1 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | Renault | 19 | 1 |
| 3 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 17 | 1 |
| 4 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 14 | 1 |
| 5 | John Watson | McLaren | 11 | 1 |
| 6 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 10 | 0 |
| 7 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 8 | 0 |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | Williams | 7 | 0 |
| 9 | Eddie Cheever | Renault | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 4 | 0 |