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 mi)
Distance	63 laps, 316.953 km (196.945 mi)
Weather	Dry
Pole position
Driver	Keke Rosberg	Williams-Ford
Time	1:34.526
Fastest lap
Driver	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW
Time	1:39.829 on lap 4
Podium
First	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW
Second	Not awarded	(see Notes)
Third	Niki Lauda	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

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

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Nelson Piquet 9 2 Niki Lauda 4 3 Jacques Laffite 3 4 Patrick Tambay 2 5 Marc Surer 1 Source: [7]

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Brabham-BMW 9 2 McLaren-Ford 4 3 Williams-Ford 3 4 Ferrari 2 5 Arrows-Ford 1 Source: [7]

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

References

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