# 1983 Brazilian Grand Prix

The 1983 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Jacarepaguá on 13 March 1983. It was the first round of the 1983 Formula One season.

## Qualifying

Andrea de Cesaris in the first race for the new Alfa Romeo 890T V8 turbo engine, was excluded after failing to stop for a weight check during Saturday qualifying.
Keke Rosberg's pole position was the last for the Cosworth DFV engine, and the last for a car with a naturally aspirated engine until turbos were banned in 1989. It was also the last pole position for Cosworth until 1993.

## Race

The race marked the debut in the Formula One World Championship debut for American driver and future Indianapolis 500 winner Danny Sullivan, Italian driver Corrado Fabi, motorcycle road racing World Champion Johnny Cecotto, British constructor RAM.
Elio de Angelis qualified for the race in his Renault turbo-powered Lotus 93T, but switched to the team's spare car, a Cosworth DFV-powered Lotus 92, when the Renault unit failed on the warm-up lap. This was deemed illegal and so he was disqualified.
Rosberg was disqualified for a push start in the pits, after his car momentarily caught fire during refueling. It was the second consecutive Brazilian Grand Prix in which Rosberg was disqualified from second place. For reasons unknown, FISA did not promote the drivers who finished behind Rosberg, so the six points for second place were officially not awarded.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Gap |
| 1 | 1 | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Ford | 1:34.526 | 1:35.226 | — |
| 2 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1:34.672 | 1:34.873 | +0.146 |
| 3 | 27 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 1:34.993 | 1:34.758 | +0.232 |
| 4 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 1:35.815 | 1:35.114 | +0.588 |
| 5 | 35 | Derek Warwick | Toleman-Hart | 1:35.206 | 16:44.720 | +0.680 |
| 6 | 28 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 1:36.390 | 1:35.547 | +1.021 |
| 7 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW | 1:35.958 | 1:36.827 | +1.432 |
| 8 | 16 | Eddie Cheever | Renault | 1:37.005 | 1:36.051 | +1.525 |
| 9 | 8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren-Ford | 1:36.054 | 1:36.900 | +1.528 |
| 10 | 23 | Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | 1:36.126 | 1:36.652 | +1.600 |
| 11 | 3 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:38.747 | 1:36.291 | +1.765 |
| 12 | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier-Ford | 1:38.828 | 1:36.392 | +1.866 |
| 13 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Renault | 1:40.056 | 1:36.454 | +1.928 |
| 14 | 33 | Roberto Guerrero | Theodore-Ford | 1:37.237 | 1:36.694 | +2.168 |
| 15 | 36 | Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman-Hart | 1:36.747 | 26:16.700 | +2.221 |
| 16 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren-Ford | 1:37.844 | 1:36.977 | +2.451 |
| 17 | 26 | Raul Boesel | Ligier-Ford | 1:38.741 | 1:37.729 | +3.203 |
| 18 | 2 | Jacques Laffite | Williams-Ford | 1:38.234 | 1:38.725 | +3.708 |
| 19 | 34 | Johnny Cecotto | Theodore-Ford | 1:38.378 | 1:39.178 | +3.852 |
| 20 | 29 | Marc Surer | Arrows-Ford | 1:40.255 | 1:38.488 | +3.962 |
| 21 | 4 | Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:39.697 | 1:38.686 | +4.160 |
| 22 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Ford | 1:42.098 | 1:39.154 | +4.628 |
| 23 | 30 | Chico Serra | Arrows-Ford | 1:41.472 | 1:39.965 | +5.439 |
| 24 | 31 | Corrado Fabi | Osella-Ford | 1:41.316 | 1:40.309 | +5.783 |
| 25 | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS-BMW | 1:42.292 | 1:41.153 | +6.627 |
| 26 | 17 | Eliseo Salazar | RAM-Ford | 1:44.357 | 1:41.478 | +6.952 |
| 27 | 32 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella-Ford | 1:46.964 | 1:42.267 | +7.741 |
| EX† | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | — | — | — |
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* † — time disallowed, driver excluded.

### Race

| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | M | 63 | 1:48:27.731 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | Not awarded (see above) | Not awarded (see above) | Not awarded (see above) | Not awarded (see above) | Not awarded (see above) | Not awarded (see above) | Not awarded (see above) |
| 3 | 8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren-Ford | M | 63 | + 51.883 | 9 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | Jacques Laffite | Williams-Ford | G | 63 | + 1:13.951 | 18 | 3 |
| 5 | 27 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | G | 63 | + 1:18.117 | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | 29 | Marc Surer | Arrows-Ford | G | 63 | + 1:18.207 | 20 | 1 |
| 7 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | M | 62 | + 1 Lap | 2 | |
| 8 | 35 | Derek Warwick | Toleman-Hart | P | 62 | + 1 Lap | 5 | |
| 9 | 30 | Chico Serra | Arrows-Ford | G | 62 | + 1 Lap | 23 | |
| 10 | 28 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | G | 62 | + 1 Lap | 6 | |
| 11 | 4 | Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell-Ford | G | 62 | + 1 Lap | 21 | |
| 12 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Ford | P | 61 | + 2 Laps | 22 | |
| 13 | 34 | Johnny Cecotto | Theodore-Ford | G | 60 | + 3 Laps | 19 | |
| 14 | 17 | Eliseo Salazar | RAM-Ford | P | 59 | + 4 Laps | 26 | |
| 15 | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS-BMW | G | 59 | + 4 Laps | 25 | |
| DSQ | 1 | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Ford | G | 63 | Push Start in Pits | 1 | |
| DSQ | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Ford | P | 60 | Illegal Car Change | 13 | |
| NC | 33 | Roberto Guerrero | Theodore-Ford | G | 53 | + 10 Laps | 14 | |
| Ret | 16 | Eddie Cheever | Renault | M | 41 | Brakes | 8 | |
| Ret | 7 | John Watson | McLaren-Ford | M | 34 | Engine | 16 | |
| Ret | 26 | Raul Boesel | Ligier-Ford | M | 25 | Engine | 17 | |
| Ret | 23 | Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | M | 23 | Collision | 10 | |
| Ret | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier-Ford | M | 22 | Suspension | 12 | |
| Ret | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW | M | 19 | Exhaust | 7 | |
| Ret | 31 | Corrado Fabi | Osella-Ford | M | 17 | Engine | 24 | |
| Ret | 36 | Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman-Hart | P | 16 | Spun Off | 15 | |
| Ret | 3 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell-Ford | G | 7 | Engine | 11 | |
| DNQ | 32 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella-Ford | M | | | | |
| EX | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | M | | Missed Weight Check | | |
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## Championship standings after the race

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | 9 |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | 4 |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | 3 |
| 4 | Patrick Tambay | 2 |
| 5 | Marc Surer | 1 |
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| Pos | Constructor | Points |
| 1 | Brabham-BMW | 9 |
| 2 | McLaren-Ford | 4 |
| 3 | Williams-Ford | 3 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 2 |
| 5 | Arrows-Ford | 1 |
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* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.