1983 Brazilian Grand Prix
- Date
- 13 Mar 1983
- Circuit
- Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Round
- 1 of 15
- Winner
- Nelson Piquet (Brabham)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 4 | 63 | 1:48:27.731 | 1:39.829 | 9 |
| 3 | 8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 9 | 63 | +51.883 | 4 | |
| 4 | 2 | Jacques Laffite | Williams | 18 | 63 | +1:13.951 | 3 | |
| 5 | 27 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 3 | 63 | +1:18.117 | 2 | |
| 6 | 29 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 20 | 63 | +1:18.207 | 1 | |
| 7 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 2 | 62 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 35 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 5 | 62 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 30 | Chico Serra | Arrows | 23 | 62 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 28 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 6 | 62 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 4 | Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell | 21 | 62 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 22 | 61 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 34 | Johnny Cecotto | Theodore | 19 | 60 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 14 | 17 | Eliseo Salazar | RAM | 26 | 59 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 15 | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 25 | 59 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| D | 1 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1 | 63 | Disqualified | 0 | |
| D | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 13 | 60 | Disqualified | 0 | |
| N | 33 | Roberto Guerrero | Theodore | 14 | 53 | Not classified | 0 | |
| R | 16 | Eddie Cheever | Renault | 8 | 41 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 16 | 34 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 26 | Raul Boesel | Ligier | 17 | 25 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 23 | Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | 10 | 23 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 12 | 22 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 7 | 19 | Exhaust | 0 | |
| R | 31 | Corrado Fabi | Osella | 24 | 17 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 36 | Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman | 15 | 16 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 3 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 11 | 7 | Engine | 0 | |
| F | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 32 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Williams | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Alain Prost | Renault | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Chico Serra | Arrows | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell | 0 | 0 |