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.

1983 Brazilian Grand Prix
Race 1 of 15 in the 1983 Formula One World Championship
Race details
Date 13 March 1983
Official name XII Grande Prêmio do Brasil
Location Jacarepaguá Circuit
Jacarepaguá, Rio de Janeiro
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.031 km (3.126 miles)
Distance 63 laps, 316.953 km (196.945 miles)
Weather Dry
Pole position
Driver
Williams-Ford
Time 1:34.526
Fastest lap
Driver Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW
Time 1:39.829 on lap 4
Podium
First
Brabham-BMW
Second
  • Not awarded
 (see Notes)
Third
McLaren-Ford
Lap leaders

Qualifying

Andrea de Cesaris 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

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.[1]

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. Curiously, the drivers finishing behind him were not promoted, 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 — — —
Source: [2][3][4][5]
  • † — time disallowed, driver excluded.

Race
PosNoDriverConstructorTyreLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 5 Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW M 63 1:48:27.731 4 9
2 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[1] 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  
Source: [6][7]

Championship standings after the race
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References
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  2. "Brazilian Grand Prix 1983 - QUALIFYING 1". formula1.com. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  3. "Brazilian Grand Prix 1983 - QUALIFYING 2". formula1.com. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  4. "Brazilian Grand Prix 1983 - OVERALL QUALIFYING". formula1.com. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  5. Hamilton, Maurice, ed. (1983). AUTOCOURSE 1983–84. Hazleton Publishing Ltd. p. 94. ISBN 0-905138-25-2.
  6. "1983 Brazilian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  7. "1983 Brazilian Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive". GPArchive.com. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
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