Pit Lane F1
1983 Season - Round 1 - 1983-03-13
Nelson Piquet won the 1983 Brazilian Grand Prix for Brabham, with Niki Lauda (McLaren) second and Jacques Laffite (Williams) third. The win came from P4 on the grid.
Jacques Laffite (Williams) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P18 on the grid to P3 at the flag — a 15-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 12 drivers failing to finish.
26 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1983 Brazilian Grand Prix, completing round 1 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 4 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 9 | Finished | 4 | |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Williams | 18 | Finished | 3 | |
| 4 |
| Patrick Tambay |
| Ferrari |
| 3 |
| Finished |
| 2 |
| 5 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 20 | Finished | 1 |
| 6 | Alain Prost | Renault | 2 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 7 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 5 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Chico Serra | Arrows | 23 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 6 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell | 21 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 22 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Johnny Cecotto | Theodore | 19 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Eliseo Salazar | RAM | 26 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 25 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1 | Disqualified | 0 |
| 16 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 13 | Disqualified | 0 |
| 17 | Roberto Guerrero | Theodore | 14 | Not classified | 0 |
| 18 | Eddie Cheever | Renault | 8 | Brakes | 0 |
| 19 | John Watson | McLaren | 16 | Engine | 0 |
| 20 | Raul Boesel | Ligier | 17 | Engine | 0 |
| 21 | Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | 10 | Collision | 0 |
| 22 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 12 | Suspension | 0 |
| 23 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 7 | Exhaust | 0 |
| 24 | Corrado Fabi | Osella | 24 | Engine | 0 |
| 25 | Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman | 15 | Spun off | 0 |
| 26 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 11 | Engine | 0 |
