1983 / ROUND 1

Brazilian Grand Prix

WinnerNelson PiquetPublished race classification

Official poleKeke RosbergSeparate from qualifying rank

Race distance316.953 km63 laps

Race entries28Includes non-starts and exclusions

Points after this race

Championship

Result	Driver	Constructor	Qual.	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Points
1	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	4	4	63	1:48:27.731	9
3	Niki Lauda	McLaren	9	9	63	1:49:19.614	4
4	Jacques Laffite	Williams	18	18	63	1:49:41.682	3
5	Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	3	3	63	1:49:45.848	2
6	Marc Surer	Arrows	20	20	63	1:49:45.938	1
7	Alain Prost	Renault	2	2	62	+1 lap	0
8	Derek Warwick	Toleman	5	5	62	+1 lap	0
9	Chico Serra	Arrows	23	23	62	+1 lap	0
10	René Arnoux	Ferrari	6	6	62	+1 lap	0
11	Danny Sullivan	Tyrrell	21	21	62	+1 lap	0
12	Nigel Mansell	Lotus	22	22	61	+2 laps	0
13	Johnny Cecotto	Theodore	19	19	60	+3 laps	0
14	Eliseo Salazar	RAM	26	26	59	+4 laps	0
15	Manfred Winkelhock	ATS	25	25	59	+4 laps	0
NC	Roberto Guerrero	Theodore	14	14	53	+10 laps	0
DNF	Eddie Cheever	Renault	8	8	41	Brakes	0
DNF	John Watson	McLaren	16	16	34	Engine	0
DNF	Raul Boesel	Ligier	17	17	25	Engine	0
DNF	Mauro Baldi	Alfa Romeo	10	10	23	Collision	0
DNF	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier	12	12	22	Suspension	0
DNF	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	7	7	19	Exhaust	0
DNF	Corrado Fabi	Osella	24	24	17	Engine	0
DNF	Bruno Giacomelli	Toleman	15	15	16	Spun off	0
DNF	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	11	11	7	Engine	0
DSQ	Keke Rosberg	Williams	1	1	63	Push start in pits	0
DSQ	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	13	13	60	Illegal car change	0
DNQ	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	27	—	—	DNQ	0
EX	Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	—	—	—	Missed weight check	0

Position	Driver	Published overall / latest phase
1	Keke Rosberg	1:34.526
2	Alain Prost	1:34.672
3	Patrick Tambay	1:34.758
4	Nelson Piquet	1:35.114
5	Derek Warwick	1:35.206
6	René Arnoux	1:35.547
7	Riccardo Patrese	1:35.958
8	Eddie Cheever	1:36.051
9	Niki Lauda	1:36.054
10	Mauro Baldi	1:36.126
11	Michele Alboreto	1:36.291
12	Jean-Pierre Jarier	1:36.393
13	Elio de Angelis	1:36.454
14	Roberto Guerrero	1:36.694
15	Bruno Giacomelli	1:36.747
16	John Watson	1:36.977
17	Raul Boesel	1:37.729
18	Jacques Laffite	1:38.234
19	Johnny Cecotto	1:38.378
20	Marc Surer	1:38.468
21	Danny Sullivan	1:38.686
22	Nigel Mansell	1:39.154
23	Chico Serra	1:39.965
24	Corrado Fabi	1:40.309
25	Manfred Winkelhock	1:41.153
26	Eliseo Salazar	1:41.478
27	Piercarlo Ghinzani	1:42.267
EX	Andrea de Cesaris	—

Time columns can refer to different phases; Head 2 Head uses a common phase. Grid penalties and Sprint-defined grids do not rewrite qualifying.