1983 season/ Round 1

Brazilian Grand Prix

Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Sun, 13 Mar 1983. 63 laps.

Winner: BRPIQBrabham
Pole: ROSWilliams
Fastest lap: BRPIQ1:39.829

Weekend

Race

Niki LaudaMcLaren+51.8832
Nelson PiquetBRBrabham1:48:27.7311
Jacques LaffiteWilliams+1:13.9513

Overtakes

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No overtake data

Biggest mover

LAF

+15 places, P18 to P3

Beat our forecast

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No forecast for this race

Fastest Pit Stop

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No pit stop data

Fastest lap

BRPIQ

1:39.829, lap 4

DNFs

ROS, DE , GUE, CHE, WAT, BOE, BAL, JAR, PAT, FAB, GIA, ALB

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts	Fastest lap
1	BRPIQNelson Piquet	BRBrabham	4+3	63	1:48:27.731	9	1:39.829L4
2	LAUNiki Lauda	McLaren	9+7	63	+51.883	4	1:41.163L16
3	LAFJacques Laffite	Williams	18+15	63	+1:13.951	3	1:42.343L49
4	TAMPatrick Tambay	Ferrari	3-1	63	+1:18.117	2	1:42.940L30
5	ARSURMarc Surer	ARArrows	20+15	63	+1:18.207	1	1:42.657L22
6	REPROAlain Prost	RERenault	2-4	62	+1 Lap		1:42.636L4
7	TOWARDerek Warwick	TOToleman	5-2	62	+1 Lap		1:43.037L44
8	ARSERChico Serra	ARArrows	23+15	62	+1 Lap		1:43.900L58
9	ARNRené Arnoux	Ferrari	6-3	62	+1 Lap		1:43.426L5
10	TYSULDanny Sullivan	TYTyrrell	21+11	62	+1 Lap		1:44.697L16
11	LOMANNigel Mansell	LOTeam Lotus	22+11	61	+2 Laps		1:43.159L41
12	THCECJohnny Cecotto	THTheodore	19+7	60	+3 Laps		1:43.241L48
13	RASALEliseo Salazar	RARAM	26+13	59	+4 Laps		1:45.681L42
14	ATWINManfred Winkelhock	ATATS	25+11	59	+4 Laps		1:45.355L46
DSQ	ROSKeke Rosberg	Williams	1	63	Disqualified		1:40.523L3
DSQ	LODE Elio de Angelis	LOTeam Lotus	13	60	Disqualified		1:44.367L7
DNF	THGUERoberto Guerrero	THTheodore	14	53	Not classified		1:42.849L49
DNF	RECHEEddie Cheever	RERenault	8	41	Brakes		1:41.951L22
DNF	WATJohn Watson	McLaren	16	34	Engine		1:41.547L20
DNF	LIBOERaul Boesel	LILigier	17	25	Engine		1:44.027L6
DNF	ARBALMauro Baldi	ARAlfa Romeo	10	23	Collision		1:43.514L3
DNF	LIJARJean-Pierre Jarier	LILigier	12	22	Suspension		1:43.193L4
DNF	BRPATRiccardo Patrese	BRBrabham	7	19	Exhaust		1:40.512L4
DNF	OSFABCorrado Fabi	OSOsella	24	17	Engine		1:44.476L12
DNF	TOGIABruno Giacomelli	TOToleman	15	16	Spun off		1:44.178L3
DNF	TYALBMichele Alboreto	TYTyrrell	11	7	Engine		1:43.304L4

Fastest laps

Rank	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	BRNelson Piquet	4	1:39.829
2	BRRiccardo Patrese	4	1:40.512	+0.683
3	Keke Rosberg	3	1:40.523	+0.694
4	Niki Lauda	16	1:41.163	+1.334
5	John Watson	20	1:41.547	+1.718
6	REEddie Cheever	22	1:41.951	+2.122
7	Jacques Laffite	49	1:42.343	+2.514
8	REAlain Prost	4	1:42.636	+2.807
9	ARMarc Surer	22	1:42.657	+2.828
10	THRoberto Guerrero	49	1:42.849	+3.020