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← 1983 season

Round 1 · 13 March 1983

Brazilian Grand Prix

Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Winner Nelson Piquet Brabham
Pole position Keke Rosberg Williams
Fastest lap —
Finishers 14/26 12 recorded DNFs

Championship progression

Drivers' standings

Before and after Round 1
Before the race

Pre-season

No standings yet

This was the opening round, so every driver entered the weekend on zero championship points.

After the race

After Round 1

26 drivers
1
Nelson Piquet Brabham
NEW
9 +9
2
Niki Lauda McLaren
NEW
4 +4
3
Jacques Laffite Williams
NEW
3 +3
4
Patrick Tambay Ferrari
NEW
2 +2
5
Marc Surer Arrows
NEW
1 +1
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Alain Prost Renault
NEW
0 +0
-
Derek Warwick Toleman
NEW
0 +0
-
Chico Serra Arrows
NEW
0 +0
-
René Arnoux Ferrari
NEW
0 +0
-
Danny Sullivan Tyrrell
NEW
0 +0
-
Nigel Mansell Team Lotus
NEW
0 +0
-
Johnny Cecotto Theodore
NEW
0 +0
-
Eliseo Salazar RAM
NEW
0 +0
-
Manfred Winkelhock ATS
NEW
0 +0
-
Keke Rosberg Williams
NEW
0 +0
-
Elio de Angelis Team Lotus
NEW
0 +0
-
Roberto Guerrero Theodore
NEW
0 +0
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Eddie Cheever Renault
NEW
0 +0
-
John Watson McLaren
NEW
0 +0
-
Raul Boesel Ligier
NEW
0 +0
-
Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo
NEW
0 +0
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Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier
NEW
0 +0
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Riccardo Patrese Brabham
NEW
0 +0
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Corrado Fabi Osella
NEW
0 +0
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Bruno Giacomelli Toleman
NEW
0 +0
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Michele Alboreto Tyrrell
NEW
0 +0

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Race classification

26 starters
Pos Driver Constructor Grid Status / time Pts
1 PIQ Nelson Piquet Brabham 4 1:48:27.731 9
2 LAU Niki Lauda McLaren 9 +51.883 4
3 LAF Jacques Laffite Williams 18 +1:13.951 3
4 TAM Patrick Tambay Ferrari 3 +1:18.117 2
5 SUR Marc Surer Arrows 20 +1:18.207 1
6 PRO Alain Prost Renault 2 1L 0
7 WAR Derek Warwick Toleman 5 1L 0
8 SER Chico Serra Arrows 23 1L 0
9 ARN René Arnoux Ferrari 6 1L 0
10 SUL Danny Sullivan Tyrrell 21 1L 0
11 MAN Nigel Mansell Team Lotus 22 2L 0
12 CEC Johnny Cecotto Theodore 19 3L 0
13 SAL Eliseo Salazar RAM 26 4L 0
14 WIN Manfred Winkelhock ATS 25 4L 0
D ROS Keke Rosberg Williams 1 — 0
D DE Elio de Angelis Team Lotus 13 — 0
R GUE Roberto Guerrero Theodore 14 — 0
R CHE Eddie Cheever Renault 8 — 0
R WAT John Watson McLaren 16 — 0
R BOE Raul Boesel Ligier 17 — 0
R BAL Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo 10 — 0
R JAR Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier 12 — 0
R PAT Riccardo Patrese Brabham 7 — 0
R FAB Corrado Fabi Osella 24 — 0
R GIA Bruno Giacomelli Toleman 15 — 0
R ALB Michele Alboreto Tyrrell 11 — 0