1983 Brazilian Grand Prix

March 2019 F1 Brazil Brazilian Grand Prix XII Grande Prêmio do Brasil 13 March Autódromo_de_Jacarepaguá_1978-1995.png 1983 1 15 Jacarepaguá CircuitJacarepaguá, Rio de Janeiro Permanent racing facility 3.126 5.031 63 196.945 316.953 Dry Keke Rosberg Williams-Ford 1:34.526 Finland Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW 1:39.829 4 Brazil 1968 Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW Brazil 1968 Not awarded Not awarded Niki Lauda Austria McLaren-Ford BRA The 1983 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Jacarepaguá on 13 March 1983. It was the first race of the 1983 Formula One World Championship. Qualifying Andrea de Cesaris in the first race for the new Alfa Romeo 890T V8 turbo engine, was excluded after failing to stop for a weight check during Saturday qualifying. Keke Rosberg's pole position was the last for the Cosworth DFV engine, and the last for a car with a naturally aspirated engine until turbos were banned in 1989. It was also the last pole position for Cosworth until 1993. Race The race marked the Formula One World Championship debut for American driver and future Indianapolis 500 winner Danny Sullivan, Italian driver Corrado Fabi, motorcycle road racing World Champion Johnny Cecotto, British constructor RAM. Elio de Angelis qualified for the race in his Renault turbo-powered Lotus 93T, but switched to the team's spare car, a Cosworth DFV-powered Lotus 92, when the Renault unit failed on the warm-up lap. This was deemed illegal and so he was disqualified. When the starting light turned green, the field made a clean start, with Alain Prost edging alongside Keke Rosberg into the first corner. Rosberg, however, retained the advantage under braking and established a clear lead as the cars accelerated onto the long back straight. At the hairpin, contact between Mauro Baldi (Alfa Romeo) and Michele Alboreto (Tyrrell) resulted in Alboreto spinning in the middle of the pack. Although a collision was avoided, the Tyrrell sustained oil-cooler damage and retired after seven laps, marking the first retirement of the 1983 season.Henry Alan 2014-07-07 1983 Brazilian Grand Prix race report https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/april-1983/30/brazilian-grand-prix-15/ 2026-02-17 Motor Sport Magazine en-GB At the conclusion of the opening lap, Rosberg led by 2.5 seconds over Prost. The Brabham BT52 entries of Nelson Piquet and Riccardo Patrese occupied third and fourth respectively, followed by the Ferraris of Patrick Tambay and René Arnoux. Further back were Eddie Cheever (Renault), Derek Warwick (Toleman), Baldi, Niki Lauda, John Watson, Jean-Pierre Jarier and Roberto Guerrero. By lap two, Piquet had overtaken Prost for second, and within a further lap he reduced Rosberg's advantage significantly. On lap seven, Piquet passed Rosberg under braking to take the lead. Patrese moved up to challenge for second, while Prost began to lose ground in fourth. Attention then shifted to the battle for the minor positions. Watson made rapid progress in his McLaren, overtaking Lauda and subsequently passing Baldi, Warwick and Cheever by lap seven. By lap 11 he had also passed both Ferraris and soon overtook Prost to claim third place by lap 17. Patrese, meanwhile, closed on Rosberg but experienced engine difficulties; by lap 18 he had dropped to ninth and soon retired with a broken exhaust that had reduced turbocharger pressure. By lap 20 the order was Piquet, Rosberg, Watson, Prost, Tambay and Baldi. Baldi's defensive driving against Warwick culminated in a collision when Niki Lauda passed both; Baldi's Alfa Romeo rode over Warwick's Toleman, sustaining suspension damage. Baldi later retired and was subsequently disqualified for receiving a push-start. Rosberg pitted on lap 28 for fuel and tyres. During the stop, fuel spilled onto the engine bay and ignited briefly, prompting Rosberg to exit the car before the fire was extinguished. The stop dropped him to ninth, one lap behind Piquet. Rosberg was push-started from the pit lane and was thus disqualified post race. It was the second consecutive Brazilian Grand Prix in which Rosberg was disqualified from second place. For reasons unknown, FISA did not promote the drivers who finished behind Rosberg, so the six points for second place were officially not awarded.Haggan Mark The Formula One race where no one finished second https://markhaggan.com/motor-racing/formula-one/the-formula-one-race-where-no-one-finished-second/ 16 October 2023 markhaggan.com Piquet made his own stop on lap 40. Despite the absence of an onboard air-jacking system on the BT52, the refuelling and tyre change were completed in just over 16 seconds, and he rejoined with a substantial lead. Rosberg, benefiting from fresh tyres, advanced steadily: he reached seventh by lap 34, fifth by lap 36 and fourth by lap 44. Prost retired on lap 46, and Rosberg overtook Lauda ten laps from the finish to secure second place on the road. Piquet controlled the closing stages, reducing turbo boost to preserve the car and claiming victory — the first for the new Gordon Murray designed BT52 — having been disqualified from the previous year's event for a weight infringement with the BT49C. Rosberg, however, was later disqualified for the push-start. The final classification beyond second place remained provisional pending appeal. Lauda finished third on the road, ahead of Jacques Laffite, who made significant progress in the latter stages. Tambay finished fifth, narrowly ahead of Marc Surer (Arrows). Prost, troubled by vibration, held off Warwick for seventh. Severe tyre vibration also affected Arnoux, allowing Chico Serra (Fittipaldi) to pass before the finish. The remaining classified finishers were Danny Sullivan (Tyrrell), Nigel Mansell (Lotus 92), Elio de Angelis (subsequently disqualified for changing car after the start procedure), Johnny Cecotto (Theodore), Eliseo Salazar (March) and Guerrero (Theodore). Classification Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Q1 Q2 Gap 1 1 Finland Keke Rosberg Williams-Ford1:34.5261:35.226 — 2 15 France Alain Prost Renault1:34.6721:34.873 +0.146 3 27 France Patrick Tambay Ferrari1:34.9931:34.758 +0.232 4 5 Brazil 1968 Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW1:35.8151:35.114 +0.588 5 35 UK Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart1:35.206 16:44.720 +0.680 6 28 France René Arnoux Ferrari1:36.3901:35.547 +1.021 7 6 Italy Riccardo Patrese Brabham-BMW1:35.9581:36.827 +1.432 8 16 USA Eddie Cheever Renault1:37.0051:36.051 +1.525 9 8 Austria Niki Lauda McLaren-Ford1:36.0541:36.900 +1.528 10 23 Italy Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo1:36.1261:36.652 +1.600 11 3 Italy Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford1:38.7471:36.291 +1.765 12 25 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier-Ford1:38.8281:36.392 +1.866 13 11 Italy Elio de Angelis Lotus-Renault1:40.0561:36.454 +1.928 14 33 Colombia Roberto Guerrero Theodore-Ford1:37.2371:36.694 +2.168 15 36 Italy Bruno Giacomelli Toleman-Hart1:36.747 26:16.700 +2.221 16 7 UK John Watson McLaren-Ford1:37.8441:36.977 +2.451 17 26 Brazil 1968 Raul Boesel Ligier-Ford1:38.7411:37.729 +3.203 18 2 France Jacques Laffite Williams-Ford1:38.2341:38.725 +3.708 19 34 Venezuela 1930 Johnny Cecotto Theodore-Ford1:38.3781:39.178 +3.852 20 29 Switzerland Marc Surer Arrows-Ford1:40.2551:38.488 +3.962 21 4 USA Danny Sullivan Tyrrell-Ford1:39.6971:38.686 +4.160 22 12 UK Nigel Mansell Lotus-Ford1:42.0981:39.154 +4.628 23 30 Brazil 1968 Chico Serra Arrows-Ford1:41.4721:39.965 +5.439 24 31 Italy Corrado Fabi Osella-Ford1:41.3161:40.309 +5.783 25 9 FRG Manfred Winkelhock ATS-BMW1:42.2921:41.153 +6.627 26 17 Chile Eliseo Salazar RAM-Ford1:44.3571:41.478 +6.952 27 32 Italy Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella-Ford1:46.9641:42.267 +7.741 EX Excluded† 22 Italy Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo — — — Source:https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1983/races/9/brazil/qualifying-1.html Brazilian Grand Prix 1983 - QUALIFYING 1 formula1.com 12 September 2019https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1983/races/9/brazil/qualifying-2.html Brazilian Grand Prix 1983 - QUALIFYING 2 formula1.com 12 September 2019https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1983/races/9/brazil/qualifying-0.html Brazilian Grand Prix 1983 - OVERALL QUALIFYING formula1.com 12 September 2019Hamilton Maurice AUTOCOURSE 1983–84 Hazleton Publishing Ltd 1983 94 0-905138-25-2 † — time disallowed, driver excluded. Race Pos No Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 5 Brazil 1968 Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW Michelin 63 1:48:27.731 4 9 2 Not awarded (see above) 3 8 Austria Niki Lauda McLaren-Ford Michelin 63 + 51.883 9 4 4 2 France Jacques Laffite Williams-Ford Goodyear 63 + 1:13.951 18 3 5 27 France Patrick Tambay Ferrari Goodyear 63 + 1:18.117 3 2 6 29 Switzerland Marc Surer Arrows-Ford Goodyear 63 + 1:18.207 20 1 7 15 France Alain Prost Renault Michelin 62 + 1 Lap 2   8 35 UK Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart Pirelli 62 + 1 Lap 5   9 30 Brazil 1968 Chico Serra Arrows-Ford Goodyear 62 + 1 Lap 23   10 28 France René Arnoux Ferrari Goodyear 62 + 1 Lap 6   11 4 USA Danny Sullivan Tyrrell-Ford Goodyear 62 + 1 Lap 21   12 12 UK Nigel Mansell Lotus-Ford Pirelli 61 + 2 Laps 22   13 34 Venezuela 1930 Johnny Cecotto Theodore-Ford Goodyear 60 + 3 Laps 19   14 17 Chile Eliseo Salazar RAM-Ford Pirelli 59 + 4 Laps 26   15 9 FRG Manfred Winkelhock ATS-BMW Goodyear 59 + 4 Laps 25   DSQ Disqualified 1 Finland Keke Rosberg Williams-Ford Goodyear 63 Push Start in Pits 1   DSQ Disqualified 11 Italy Elio de Angelis Lotus-FordLang Mike Grand Prix! Vol 4 Haynes Publishing Group 1992 0-85429-733-2 157 Pirelli 60 Illegal Car Change 13   NC Not classified 33 Colombia Roberto Guerrero Theodore-Ford Goodyear 53 + 10 Laps 14   Ret Retired 16 USA Eddie Cheever Renault Michelin 41 Brakes 8   Ret Retired 7 UK John Watson McLaren-Ford Michelin 34 Engine 16   Ret Retired 26 Brazil 1968 Raul Boesel Ligier-Ford Michelin 25 Engine 17   Ret Retired 23 Italy Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo Michelin 23 Collision 10   Ret Retired 25 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier-Ford Michelin 22 Suspension 12   Ret Retired 6 Italy Riccardo Patrese Brabham-BMW Michelin 19 Exhaust 7   Ret Retired 31 Italy Corrado Fabi Osella-Ford Michelin 17 Engine 24   Ret Retired 36 Italy Bruno Giacomelli Toleman-Hart Pirelli 16 Spun Off 15   Ret Retired 3 Italy Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford Goodyear 7 Engine 11   DNQ Did not qualify 32 Italy Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella-Ford Michelin         EX Excluded 22 Italy Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo Michelin   Missed Weight Check  Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1983/327/ 1983 Brazilian Grand Prix formula1.com 23 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20141021051155/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1983/327/ 21 October 2014https://gparchive.com/formula-1/1983-brazilian-grand-prix/ 1983 Brazilian Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive GPArchive.com 13 March 1983 23 October 2021 Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 BRA 1968 Nelson Piquet 9 2 AUT Niki Lauda 4 3 FRA Jacques Laffite 3 4 FRA Patrick Tambay 2 5 SUI Marc Surer 1Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1983/bresil/championnat.aspx Brazil 1983 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 13 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 UK Brabham-BMW 9 2 UK McLaren-Ford 4 3 UK Williams-Ford 3 4 ITA Ferrari 2 5 UK Arrows-Ford 1Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. 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