1983 Grande Prêmio do Brasil
Nelson Piquet · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Piquet | 4 | 26 | 63 | 317 | Nelson Piquet |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | BMW | 63 | ★ | Finished | 9 | |
| 3 | 9 | 8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | Ford | 63 | +51.883s | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 18 | 2 | Jacques Laffite | Williams | Ford | 63 | +73.951s | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 3 | 27 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | Ferrari | 63 | +78.117s | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 20 | 29 | Marc Surer | Arrows | Ford | 63 | +78.207s | Finished | 1 | |
| 7 | 2 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | Renault | 62 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 8 | 5 | 35 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | Hart | 62 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 9 | 23 | 30 | Chico Serra | Arrows | Ford | 62 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 10 | 6 | 28 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | Ferrari | 62 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 11 | 21 | 4 | Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell | Ford | 62 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 12 | 22 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | Ford | 61 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 13 | 19 | 34 | Johnny Cecotto | Theodore | Ford | 60 | +3 laps | Finished | ||
| 14 | 26 | 17 | Eliseo Salazar | RAM | Ford | 59 | +4 laps | Finished | ||
| 15 | 25 | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS (Auto Technisches Zubehör) | BMW | 59 | +4 laps | Finished | ||
| — | 14 | 33 | Roberto Guerrero | Theodore | Ford | 53 | +10 laps | Not classified | ||
| — | 8 | 16 | Eddie Cheever | Renault | Renault | 41 | — | Brakes | ||
| — | 16 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | Ford | 34 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 17 | 26 | Raul Boesel | Ligier | Ford | 25 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 10 | 23 | Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 23 | — | Collision | ||
| — | 12 | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | Ford | 22 | — | Suspension | ||
| — | 7 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | BMW | 19 | — | Exhaust | ||
| — | 24 | 31 | Corrado Fabi | Osella | Ford | 17 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 15 | 36 | Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman | Hart | 16 | — | Spun off | ||
| — | 11 | 3 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | Ford | 7 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 1 | 1 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | Ford | 63 | — | Push start in pits | ||
| — | 13 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | Ford | 60 | — | Illegal car change | ||
| — | — | 32 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | — | Missed weight check |