1983 Brazilian Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 13 March 1983 |
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| Circuit | Jacarepagua, 63 laps |
| Round | 1 of 15 |
| Race numbers | The 1983 Brazilian Grand Prix was the
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| Previous race | 1982 Caesars Palace Grand Prix |
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +3 |  Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 63 | 1hr 48m 27.731s | 9 |
| DQ |  Keke Rosberg | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 63 | +20.631s | ||
| 3 | +6 |  Niki Lauda | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 63 | +51.883s | 4 |
| 4 | +14 |  Jacques Laffite | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 63 | +1m 13.951s | 3 |
| 5 | -2 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 63 | +1m 18.117s | 2 |
| 6 | +14 |  Marc Surer | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 63 | +1m 18.207s | 1 |
| 7 | -5 | Alain Prost | Renault | 62 | +1 lap | |
| 8 | -3 |  Derek Warwick | Toleman-Hart | 62 | +1 lap | |
| 9 | +14 | Chico Serra | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 62 | +1 lap | |
| 10 | -4 | Rene Arnoux | Ferrari | 62 | +1 lap | |
| 11 | +10 |  Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 62 | +1 lap | |
| 12 | +10 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 61 | +2 laps | |
| DQ |  Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 60 | +3 laps | ||
| 14 | +5 |  Johnny Cecotto | Theodore-Ford Cosworth | 60 | +3 laps | |
| 15 | +11 |  Eliseo Salazar | RAM-Ford Cosworth | 59 | +4 laps | |
| 16 | +9 |  Manfred Winkelhock | ATS-BMW | 59 | +4 laps | |
| NC |  Roberto Guerrero | Theodore-Ford Cosworth | 53 | +10 laps | ||
| R | Eddie Cheever | Renault | 41 | DNF | ||
| R | John Watson | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 34 | DNF | ||
| R | Raul Boesel | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 25 | DNF | ||
| R | Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | 23 | DNF | ||
| R | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 22 | DNF | ||
| R | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW | 19 | DNF | ||
| R | Corrado Fabi | Osella-Ford Cosworth | 17 | DNF | ||
| R | Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman-Hart | 16 | DNF | ||
| R | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 7 | DNF | ||
Notes
- Keke Rosberg was disqualified post-race for receiving a push start in the pits during the race.
- Elio de Angelis was disqualified post-race for using a different car in the race to the one he had used in practice.
Starting grid
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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| 1 | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Ford Cosworth |
| 2 | Alain Prost | Renault |
| 3 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW |
| 5 | Derek Warwick | Toleman-Hart |
| 6 | Rene Arnoux | Ferrari |
| 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW |
| 8 | Eddie Cheever | Renault |
| 9 | Niki Lauda | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 10 | Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo |
| 11 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier-Ford Cosworth |
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| 14 | Roberto Guerrero | Theodore-Ford Cosworth |
| 15 | Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman-Hart |
| 16 | John Watson | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 17 | Raul Boesel | Ligier-Ford Cosworth |
| 18 | Jacques Laffite | Williams-Ford Cosworth |
| 19 | Johnny Cecotto | Theodore-Ford Cosworth |
| 20 | Marc Surer | Arrows-Ford Cosworth |
| 21 | Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 22 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 23 | Chico Serra | Arrows-Ford Cosworth |
| 24 | Corrado Fabi | Osella-Ford Cosworth |
| 25 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS-BMW |
| 26 | Eliseo Salazar | RAM-Ford Cosworth |
| Started from the pit lane | ||
| Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | |
Qualifying result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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| 1 | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 1:34.526 | |
| 2 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1:34.672 | 0.146 |
| 3 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 1:34.758 | 0.232 |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 1:35.114 | 0.588 |
| 5 | Derek Warwick | Toleman-Hart | 1:35.206 | 0.680 |
| 6 | Rene Arnoux | Ferrari | 1:35.547 | 1.021 |
| 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW | 1:35.958 | 1.432 |
| 8 | Eddie Cheever | Renault | 1:36.051 | 1.525 |
| 9 | Niki Lauda | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 1:36.054 | 1.528 |
| 10 | Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | 1:36.126 | 1.600 |
| 11 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:36.291 | 1.765 |
| 12 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 1:36.393 | 1.867 |
| 13 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 1:36.454 | 1.928 |
| 14 | Roberto Guerrero | Theodore-Ford Cosworth | 1:36.694 | 2.168 |
| 15 | Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman-Hart | 1:36.747 | 2.221 |
| DQ | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 1:36.847 | 2.321 |
| 16 | John Watson | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 1:36.977 | 2.451 |
| 17 | Raul Boesel | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 1:37.729 | 3.203 |
| 18 | Jacques Laffite | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 1:38.234 | 3.708 |
| 19 | Johnny Cecotto | Theodore-Ford Cosworth | 1:38.378 | 3.852 |
| 20 | Marc Surer | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 1:38.468 | 3.942 |
| 21 | Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:38.686 | 4.160 |
| 22 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 1:39.154 | 4.628 |
| 23 | Chico Serra | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 1:39.965 | 5.439 |
| 24 | Corrado Fabi | Osella-Ford Cosworth | 1:40.309 | 5.783 |
| 25 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS-BMW | 1:41.153 | 6.627 |
| 26 | Eliseo Salazar | RAM-Ford Cosworth | 1:41.478 | 6.952 |
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| 27 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella-Ford Cosworth | 1:42.267 | 7.741 |
Notes
- Andrea de Cesaris was excluded from qualifying and the race for missing a weight check.
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1983 Brazilian Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Nelson Piquet | 9 |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | 4 |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | 3 |
| 4 | Patrick Tambay | 2 |
| 5 | Marc Surer | 1 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
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| 1 | Brabham-BMW | 9 |
| 2 | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 4 |
| 3 | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 3 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 2 |
| 5 | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 1 |
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Johnny Cecotto (first Venezuelan driver to start a race since 1960), Corrado Fabi, Danny Sullivan
- RAM
- Wins
- 8th for Nelson Piquet
- 29th for Brabham
- Podiums
- 43rd for Niki Lauda, 16th for Nelson Piquet
- 105th for Brabham, 88th for McLaren
- Poles
- 2nd for Keke Rosberg (last until 1985)
- 10th for Williams (10th constructor to take ten pole positions)
- Fastest laps
- 6th for Nelson Piquet
- 34th for Brabham
- Front row starts
- 15th for Alain Prost, 2nd for Keke Rosberg
- Win & fastest lap
- 3rd for Nelson Piquet (first since 1981)