The 1983 Brazilian Grand Prix was Round 1 of the 1983 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Sunday, 13 March 1983. Keke Rosberg started on pole position in the Williams Ford and Nelson Piquet was the race winner in the Brabham BMW.
Brazilian Grand Prix 1983 Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Brabham BMW | Michelin | 63 | 1:48:27.731 | 1:48:27.731 | - | - | 1:39.829 | 4 | 175.334 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 | 8 | Niki Lauda | Austria | McLaren Ford | Michelin | 63 | +51.883 | 1:49:19.614 | +51.883 | +51.883 | 1:41.163 | 16 | 173.947 | 9 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | Jacques Laffite | France | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 63 | +1:13.951 | 1:49:41.682 | +1:13.951 | +22.068 | 1:42.343 | 49 | 173.364 | 18 | 3 |
| 5 | 27 | Patrick Tambay | France | Ferrari | Goodyear | 63 | +1:18.117 | 1:49:45.848 | +1:18.117 | +4.166 | 1:42.940 | 30 | 173.254 | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | 29 | Marc Surer | Switzerland | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | 63 | +1:18.207 | 1:49:45.938 | +1:18.207 | +0.090 | 1:42.657 | 22 | 173.252 | 20 | 1 |
| 7 | 15 | Alain Prost | France | Renault | Michelin | 62 | +1 lap | 1:48:28.145 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:42.636 | 4 | 172.540 | 2 | |
| 8 | 35 | Derek Warwick | Great Britain | Toleman Hart | Pirelli | 62 | +1 lap | 1:48:33.760 | 1 lap | +5.615 | 1:43.037 | 44 | 172.391 | 5 | |
| 9 | 30 | Chico Serra | Brazil | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | 62 | +1 lap | 1:49:00.000 | 1 lap | +26.240 | 1:43.900 | 58 | 171.700 | 23 | |
| 10 | 28 | René Arnoux | France | Ferrari | Goodyear | 62 | +1 lap | 1:49:24.329 | 1 lap | +24.329 | 1:43.426 | 5 | 171.063 | 6 | |
| 11 | 4 | Danny Sullivan | United States | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 62 | +1 lap | 1:50:06.531 | 1 lap | +42.202 | 1:44.697 | 16 | 169.971 | 21 | |
| 12 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Great Britain | Lotus Ford | Pirelli | 61 | +2 laps | 1:48:31.878 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:43.159 | 41 | 169.660 | 22 | |
| 13 | 34 | Johnny Cecotto | Venezuela | Theodore Ford | Goodyear | 60 | +3 laps | 1:50:03.059 | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:43.241 | 48 | 164.574 | 19 | |
| 14 | 17 | Eliseo Salazar | Chile | RAM Ford | Pirelli | 59 | +4 laps | 1:48:31.516 | 4 laps | 1 lap | 1:45.681 | 42 | 164.106 | 26 | |
| 15 | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | Germany | ATS BMW | Goodyear | 59 | +4 laps | 1:48:59.836 | 4 laps | +28.320 | 1:45.355 | 46 | 163.396 | 25 | |
| DSQ | 1 | Keke Rosberg | Finland | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 63 | Disqualified | 1:48:48.362 | 1:40.523 | 3 | 174.780 | 1 | |||
| DSQ | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Italy | Lotus Ford | Pirelli | 60 | Disqualified | 1:49:14.172 | 1:44.367 | 7 | 165.802 | 13 | |||
| NC | 33 | Roberto Guerrero | Colombia | Theodore Ford | Goodyear | 53 | +10 laps | 1:48:48.539 | 1:42.849 | 49 | 147.033 | 14 | |||
| DNF | 16 | Eddie Cheever | United States | Renault | Michelin | 41 | Brakes | 1:12:07.063 | 1:41.951 | 22 | 171.611 | 8 | |||
| DNF | 7 | John Watson | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | Michelin | 34 | Engine | 58:15.899 | 1:41.547 | 20 | 176.147 | 16 | |||
| DNF | 26 | Raul Boesel | Brazil | Ligier Ford | Michelin | 25 | Engine | 44:17.780 | 1:44.027 | 6 | 170.363 | 17 | |||
| DNF | 23 | Mauro Baldi | Italy | Alfa Romeo | Michelin | 23 | Collision | 41:03.441 | 1:43.514 | 3 | 169.099 | 10 | |||
| DNF | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | France | Ligier Ford | Michelin | 22 | Suspension | 40:45.032 | 1:43.193 | 4 | 162.965 | 12 | |||
| DNF | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Brabham BMW | Michelin | 19 | Exhaust | 34:51.817 | 1:40.512 | 4 | 164.507 | 7 | |||
| DNF | 31 | Corrado Fabi | Italy | Osella Ford | Michelin | 17 | Engine | 30:28.509 | 1:44.476 | 12 | 168.387 | 24 | |||
| DNF | 36 | Bruno Giacomelli | Italy | Toleman Hart | Pirelli | 16 | Spun Off | 28:18.176 | 1:44.178 | 3 | 170.645 | 15 | |||
| DNF | 3 | Michele Alboreto | Italy | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 7 | Engine | 12:36.755 | 1:43.304 | 4 | 167.532 | 11 | |||
| PRA | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Italy | Lotus Ford | Pirelli | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Italy | Alfa Romeo | Michelin | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 32 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Italy | Osella Ford | Michelin |