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Brazilian Grand Prix 1983

Round 1 of 15  · 13 March 1983  · Nelson Piquet  · 63 laps

Fastest Lap Nelson Piquet 1:39.829 (lap 4)

Race Result

Pos Driver Team Grid Time / Gap Pts
1 PIQ Nelson Piquet FL Brabham 4 1:48:27.731 9
3 LAU Niki Lauda McLaren 9 +51.883 4
4 LAF Jacques Laffite Williams 18 +1:13.951 3
5 TAM Patrick Tambay Ferrari 3 +1:18.117 2
6 SUR Marc Surer Arrows 20 +1:18.207 1
7 PRO Alain Prost Renault 2 +1 lap
8 WAR Derek Warwick Toleman 5 +1 lap
9 SER Chico Serra Arrows 23 +1 lap
10 ARN René Arnoux Ferrari 6 +1 lap
11 SUL Danny Sullivan Tyrrell 21 +1 lap
12 MAN Nigel Mansell Lotus 22 +2 laps
13 CEC Johnny Cecotto Theodore 19 +3 laps
14 SAL Eliseo Salazar RAM 26 +4 laps
15 WIN Manfred Winkelhock ATS 25 +4 laps
NC GUE Roberto Guerrero Theodore 14 +10 laps
DNF CHE Eddie Cheever Renault 8 Brakes
DNF WAT John Watson McLaren 16 Engine
DNF BOE Raul Boesel Ligier 17 Engine
DNF BAL Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo 10 Collision
DNF JAR Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier 12 Suspension
DNF PAT Riccardo Patrese Brabham 7 Exhaust
DNF FAB Corrado Fabi Osella 24 Engine
DNF GIA Bruno Giacomelli Toleman 15 Spun off
DNF ALB Michele Alboreto Tyrrell 11 Engine
DSQ ROS Keke Rosberg Williams 1 Push start in pits
DSQ DEA Elio de Angelis Lotus 13 Illegal car change
DNQ GHI Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella
EX DEC Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo Missed weight check

Qualifying — Two-session

Pos Driver Team Time
1 ROS Keke Rosberg Williams 1:34.526
2 PRO Alain Prost Renault 1:34.672
3 TAM Patrick Tambay Ferrari 1:34.758
4 PIQ Nelson Piquet Brabham 1:35.114
5 WAR Derek Warwick Toleman 1:35.206
6 ARN René Arnoux Ferrari 1:35.547
7 PAT Riccardo Patrese Brabham 1:35.958
8 CHE Eddie Cheever Renault 1:36.051
9 LAU Niki Lauda McLaren 1:36.054
10 BAL Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo 1:36.126
11 ALB Michele Alboreto Tyrrell 1:36.291
12 JAR Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier 1:36.393
13 DEA Elio de Angelis Lotus 1:36.454
14 GUE Roberto Guerrero Theodore 1:36.694
15 GIA Bruno Giacomelli Toleman 1:36.747
16 WAT John Watson McLaren 1:36.977
17 BOE Raul Boesel Ligier 1:37.729
18 LAF Jacques Laffite Williams 1:38.234
19 CEC Johnny Cecotto Theodore 1:38.378
20 SUR Marc Surer Arrows 1:38.468
21 SUL Danny Sullivan Tyrrell 1:38.686
22 MAN Nigel Mansell Lotus 1:39.154
23 SER Chico Serra Arrows 1:39.965
24 FAB Corrado Fabi Osella 1:40.309
25 WIN Manfred Winkelhock ATS 1:41.153
26 SAL Eliseo Salazar RAM 1:41.478
27 GHI Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella 1:42.267
EX DEC Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo