Brazilian Grand Prix
1983 · Round 1 · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · Mar 13, 1983Race summary
Victory went to Piquet (from 4th on the grid), with a 51.9s margin. Laffite made the biggest gain, from 18th on the grid to 3rd (up 15 places). Prost had a difficult race, dropping from 2nd to 6th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 4 | 63 | 1:48:27.731 | 9 |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 9 | 63 | +51.883 | 4 |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Williams | 18 | 63 | +1:13.951 | 3 |
| 4 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 3 | 63 | +1:18.117 | 2 |
| 5 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 20 | 63 | +1:18.207 | 1 |
| 6 | Alain Prost | Renault | 2 | 62 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 7 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 5 | 62 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Chico Serra | Arrows | 23 | 62 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 6 | 62 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell | 21 | 62 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 22 | 61 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Johnny Cecotto | Theodore | 19 | 60 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Eliseo Salazar | RAM | 26 | 59 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 25 | 59 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| – | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1 | 63 | Disqualified | 0 |
| – | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 13 | 60 | Disqualified | 0 |
| – | Roberto Guerrero | Theodore | 14 | 53 | Not classified | 0 |
| – | Eddie Cheever | Renault | 8 | 41 | Brakes | 0 |
| – | John Watson | McLaren | 16 | 34 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Raul Boesel | Ligier | 17 | 25 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | 10 | 23 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 12 | 22 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 7 | 19 | Exhaust | 0 |
| – | Corrado Fabi | Osella | 24 | 17 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman | 15 | 16 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 11 | 7 | Engine | 0 |