The Garagiste.

The Turbo Era  ·  Round 1

Brazilian Grand Prix

1983  ·  Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet  ·  13 March 1983  ·  63 laps

  1. 1st Nelson Piquet Brabham · 01:48:27.731
  2. 2nd Niki Lauda McLaren · +51.883
  3. 3rd Jacques Laffite Williams · +1:13.951

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Keke Rosberg

Williams  —  Pole position

02 Lap 53

Roberto Guerrero

Retirement Theodore  —  Not classified

03 Lap 60

Elio de Angelis

Retirement Team Lotus  —  Disqualified

04 Lap 63

Keke Rosberg

Retirement Williams  —  Disqualified

05 On the Charge

Jacques Laffite

Williams  —  P18 → P3

06 Victory

Nelson Piquet

Brabham  —  Won from P4

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Nelson Piquet Brabham 4 63 01:48:27.731 9
2 Niki Lauda McLaren 9 63 +51.883 4
3 Jacques Laffite Williams 18 63 +1:13.951 3
4 Patrick Tambay Ferrari 3 63 +1:18.117 2
5 Marc Surer Arrows 20 63 +1:18.207 1
6 Alain Prost Renault 2 62 +1 Lap
7 Derek Warwick Toleman 5 62 +1 Lap
8 Chico Serra Arrows 23 62 +1 Lap
9 René Arnoux Ferrari 6 62 +1 Lap
10 Danny Sullivan Tyrrell 21 62 +1 Lap
11 Nigel Mansell Team Lotus 22 61 +2 Laps
12 Johnny Cecotto Theodore 19 60 +3 Laps
13 Eliseo Salazar RAM 26 59 +4 Laps
14 Manfred Winkelhock ATS 25 59 +4 Laps
15 Keke Rosberg Williams 1 63 Disqualified
16 Elio de Angelis Team Lotus 13 60 Disqualified
17 Roberto Guerrero Theodore 14 53 Not classified
18 Eddie Cheever Renault 8 41 Brakes
19 John Watson McLaren 16 34 Engine
20 Raul Boesel Ligier 17 25 Engine
21 Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo 10 23 Collision
22 Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier 12 22 Suspension
23 Riccardo Patrese Brabham 7 19 Exhaust
24 Corrado Fabi Osella 24 17 Engine
25 Bruno Giacomelli Toleman 15 16 Spun off
26 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell 11 7 Engine

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