1983 Brazilian Grand Prix


Entry list Qualifying results Starting grid
Fastest Laps Classification Lap Leaders


Race details
Official Race Name  XII  Grande Prêmio do Brasil
Date Sunday, 13 March 1983
Local Start Time 14:00 h
Event Brazilian GP
Circuit Jacarepagua
Round 1 of 15
Entries 28
Qualifiers 26
Finishers 16
Race distance 5031 m × 63 laps = 316.953 km
Pole position Right
First corner Right
Track direction Anti-clockwise
Weather Overcast, Hot, Dry



Entry List
Car
No.		 Entrant Driver Car Engine Tyres Lubricant
1
 TAG Williams Team Keke Rosberg Williams FW08C Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Goodyear Mobil
2
 TAG Williams Team Jacques Laffite Williams FW08C Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Goodyear Mobil
3
 Benetton Tyrrell Team Michele Alboreto Tyrrell 011 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Goodyear Valvoline
4
 Benetton Tyrrell Team Danny Sullivan Tyrrell 011 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Goodyear Valvoline
5
 Fila Sport Nélson Piquet Brabham BT52 BMW 1.5 L4TMichelin Castrol
6
 Fila Sport Riccardo Patrese Brabham BT52 BMW 1.5 L4TMichelin Castrol
7
 Marlboro McLaren International John Watson McLaren MP4/1C Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Michelin Unipart
8
 Marlboro McLaren International Niki Lauda McLaren MP4/1C Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Michelin Unipart
9
 Team ATS Manfred Winkelhock ATS D6 BMW 1.5 L4TGoodyear Shell
11
 John Player Team Lotus Elio de Angelis Lotus 93T Renault 1.5 V6TPirelli Elf
12
 John Player Team Lotus Nigel Mansell Lotus 92 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Pirelli Elf
15
 Equipe Renault Elf Alain Prost Renault RE30C Renault 1.5 V6TMichelin Elf
16
 Equipe Renault Elf Eddie Cheever Renault RE30C Renault 1.5 V6TMichelin Elf
17
 RAM Automotive Team March Eliseo Salazar RAM 01 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Pirelli Valvoline
22
 Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo 183T Alfa Romeo 1.5 V8TMichelin Agip
23
 Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo 183T Alfa Romeo 1.5 V8TMichelin Agip
25
 Equipe Ligier Gitanes Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier JS21 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Michelin Elf
26
 Equipe Ligier Gitanes Raul Boesel Ligier JS21 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Michelin Elf
27
 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Patrick Tambay Ferrari 126C2B Ferrari 1.5 V6TGoodyear Agip
28
 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC René Arnoux Ferrari 126C2B Ferrari 1.5 V6TGoodyear Agip
29
 Arrows Racing Team Marc Surer Arrows A6 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Goodyear Valvoline
30
 Arrows Racing Team Chico Serra Arrows A6 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Goodyear Valvoline
31
 Osella Squadra Corse Corrado Fabi Osella FA1D Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Michelin Agip
32
 Osella Squadra Corse Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella FA1D Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Michelin Agip
33
 Theodore Racing Team Roberto Guerrero Theodore N183 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Goodyear Valvoline
34
 Theodore Racing Team Johnny Cecotto Theodore N183 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Goodyear Valvoline
35
 Candy Toleman Motorsport Derek Warwick Toleman TG183B Hart 1.5 L4TPirelli BP
36
 Candy Toleman Motorsport Bruno Giacomelli Toleman TG183B Hart 1.5 L4TPirelli BP


Qualification
Pos. Car
No.		 Driver Car / Engine Time Gap Percentage Speed
(km/h)
1
1
 Keke Rosberg Williams / Ford
1'34.526
 - 100.0% 191.604
2
15
 Alain Prost Renault / Renault
1'34.672
 0.146 100.2% 191.309
3
27
 Patrick Tambay Ferrari / Ferrari
1'34.758
 0.232 100.2% 191.135
4
5
 Nélson Piquet Brabham / BMW
1'35.114
 0.588 100.6% 190.420
5
35
 Derek Warwick Toleman / Hart
1'35.206
 0.680 100.7% 190.236
6
28
 René Arnoux Ferrari / Ferrari
1'35.547
 1.021 101.1% 189.557
7
6
 Riccardo Patrese Brabham / BMW
1'35.958
 1.432 101.5% 188.745
8
16
 Eddie Cheever Renault / Renault
1'36.051
 1.525 101.6% 188.562
9
8
 Niki Lauda McLaren / Ford
1'36.054
 1.528 101.6% 188.556
10
23
 Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo
1'36.126
 1.600 101.7% 188.415
11
3
 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell / Ford
1'36.291
 1.765 101.9% 188.092
12
25
 Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier / Ford
1'36.393
 1.867 102.0% 187.893
13
11
 Elio de Angelis Lotus / Renault
1'36.454
 1.928 102.0% 187.774
14
33
 Roberto Guerrero Theodore / Ford
1'36.694
 2.168 102.3% 187.308
15
36
 Bruno Giacomelli Toleman / Hart
1'36.747
 2.221 102.3% 187.206
16
7
 John Watson McLaren / Ford
1'36.977
 2.451 102.6% 186.762
17
26
 Raul Boesel Ligier / Ford
1'37.729
 3.203 103.4% 185.325
18
2
 Jacques Laffite Williams / Ford
1'38.234
 3.708 103.9% 184.372
19
34
 Johnny Cecotto Theodore / Ford
1'38.378
 3.852 104.1% 184.102
20
29
 Marc Surer Arrows / Ford
1'38.468
 3.942 104.2% 183.934
21
4
 Danny Sullivan Tyrrell / Ford
1'38.686
 4.160 104.4% 183.528
22
12
 Nigel Mansell Lotus / Ford
1'39.154
 4.628 104.9% 182.661
23
30
 Chico Serra Arrows / Ford
1'39.965
 5.439 105.8% 181.179
24
31
 Corrado Fabi Osella / Ford
1'40.309
 5.783 106.1% 180.558
25
9
 Manfred Winkelhock ATS / BMW
1'41.153
 6.627 107.0% 179.052
26
17
 Eliseo Salazar RAM / Ford
1'41.478
 6.952 107.4% 178.478
dnq
22
 Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo
1'36.847
 2.321 102.5% 187.013
dnq
32
 Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella / Ford
1'42.267
 7.741 108.2% 177.101


Starting grid

2

Alain Prost
Renault / Renault
1'34.672
1

Keke Rosberg
Williams / Ford
1'34.526

4

Nélson Piquet
Brabham / BMW
1'35.114
3

Patrick Tambay
Ferrari / Ferrari
1'34.758

6

René Arnoux
Ferrari / Ferrari
1'35.547
5

Derek Warwick
Toleman / Hart
1'35.206

8

Eddie Cheever
Renault / Renault
1'36.051
7

Riccardo Patrese
Brabham / BMW
1'35.958

10

Mauro Baldi
Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo
1'36.126
9

Niki Lauda
McLaren / Ford
1'36.054

12

Jean-Pierre Jarier
Ligier / Ford
1'36.393
11

Michele Alboreto
Tyrrell / Ford
1'36.291

14

Roberto Guerrero
Theodore / Ford
1'36.694
13

Elio de Angelis
Lotus / Renault
1'36.454

16

John Watson
McLaren / Ford
1'36.977
15

Bruno Giacomelli
Toleman / Hart
1'36.747

18

Jacques Laffite
Williams / Ford
1'38.234
17

Raul Boesel
Ligier / Ford
1'37.729

20

Marc Surer
Arrows / Ford
1'38.468
19

Johnny Cecotto
Theodore / Ford
1'38.378

22

Nigel Mansell
Lotus / Ford
1'39.154
21

Danny Sullivan
Tyrrell / Ford
1'38.686

24

Corrado Fabi
Osella / Ford
1'40.309
23

Chico Serra
Arrows / Ford
1'39.965

26

Eliseo Salazar
RAM / Ford
1'41.478
25

Manfred Winkelhock
ATS / BMW
1'41.153


Fastest Laps
Pos. Car
No.		 Driver Car / Engine Lap Time Gap Percentage Speed
(km/h)
1
5
 Nélson Piquet Brabham / BMW
4
 1'39.829 - 100.0% 181.426
2
6
 Riccardo Patrese Brabham / BMW
4
 1'40.512 0.683 100.7% 180.193
3
8
 Niki Lauda McLaren / Ford
16
 1'41.163 1.334 101.3% 179.034
4
7
 John Watson McLaren / Ford
20
 1'41.547 1.718 101.7% 178.357
5
16
 Eddie Cheever Renault / Renault
22
 1'41.951 2.122 102.1% 177.650
6
2
 Jacques Laffite Williams / Ford
49
 1'42.343 2.514 102.5% 176.970
7
15
 Alain Prost Renault / Renault
4
 1'42.636 2.807 102.8% 176.464
8
29
 Marc Surer Arrows / Ford
22
 1'42.657 2.828 102.8% 176.428
9
33
 Roberto Guerrero Theodore / Ford
49
 1'42.849 3.020 103.0% 176.099
10
27
 Patrick Tambay Ferrari / Ferrari
30
 1'42.940 3.111 103.1% 175.943
11
35
 Derek Warwick Toleman / Hart
44
 1'43.037 3.208 103.2% 175.778
12
12
 Nigel Mansell Lotus / Ford
41
 1'43.159 3.330 103.3% 175.570
13
25
 Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier / Ford
4
 1'43.193 3.364 103.4% 175.512
14
34
 Johnny Cecotto Theodore / Ford
48
 1'43.241 3.412 103.4% 175.430
15
3
 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell / Ford
4
 1'43.304 3.475 103.5% 175.323
16
28
 René Arnoux Ferrari / Ferrari
5
 1'43.426 3.597 103.6% 175.117
17
23
 Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo
3
 1'43.514 3.685 103.7% 174.968
18
30
 Chico Serra Arrows / Ford
58
 1'43.900 4.071 104.1% 174.318
19
26
 Raul Boesel Ligier / Ford
6
 1'44.027 4.198 104.2% 174.105
20
36
 Bruno Giacomelli Toleman / Hart
3
 1'44.178 4.349 104.4% 173.852
21
31
 Corrado Fabi Osella / Ford
12
 1'44.476 4.647 104.7% 173.357
22
4
 Danny Sullivan Tyrrell / Ford
16
 1'44.697 4.868 104.9% 172.991
23
9
 Manfred Winkelhock ATS / BMW
46
 1'45.355 5.526 105.5% 171.910
24
17
 Eliseo Salazar RAM / Ford
42
 1'45.681 5.852 105.9% 171.380
-
1
 Keke Rosberg Williams / Ford
3
 1'40.523 0.694 100.7% 180.174
-
11
 Elio de Angelis Lotus / Ford
7
 1'44.367 4.538 104.5% 173.538


Classification
Pos. Car
No.		 Driver Car / Engine Laps Time Gap/
Retirement		 Speed
(km/h)
1
5
 Nélson Piquet Brabham / BMW
63
 1:48'27.731 - 175.335
3
8
 Niki Lauda McLaren / Ford
63
 1:49'19.614 51.883 173.948
4
2
 Jacques Laffite Williams / Ford
63
 1:49'41.682 1'13.951 173.365
5
27
 Patrick Tambay Ferrari / Ferrari
63
 1:49'45.848 1'18.117 173.255
6
29
 Marc Surer Arrows / Ford
63
 1:49'45.938 1'18.207 173.253
7
15
 Alain Prost Renault / Renault
62
 1:48'28.145 1 Lap 172.541
8
35
 Derek Warwick Toleman / Hart
62
 1:48'33.760 1 Lap 172.392
9
30
 Chico Serra Arrows / Ford
62
 1:49'00.000 1 Lap 171.700
10
28
 René Arnoux Ferrari / Ferrari
62
 1:49'24.329 1 Lap 171.064
11
4
 Danny Sullivan Tyrrell / Ford
62
 1:50'06.531 1 Lap 169.971
12
12
 Nigel Mansell Lotus / Ford
61
 1:48'31.878 2 Laps 169.660
13
34
 Johnny Cecotto Theodore / Ford
60
 1:50'03.059 3 Laps 164.575
14
17
 Eliseo Salazar RAM / Ford
59
 1:48'31.516 4 Laps 164.107
15
9
 Manfred Winkelhock ATS / BMW
59
 1:48'59.836 4 Laps 163.396
dsq
1
 Keke Rosberg Williams / Ford
63
 1:48'48.362 Disqualified 174.781
dsq
11
 Elio de Angelis Lotus / Ford
60
 1:49'14.172 Disqualified 165.802
ret
33
 Roberto Guerrero Theodore / Ford
53
 1:48'48.539 Not classified 147.034
ret
16
 Eddie Cheever Renault / Renault
41
 1:12'07.063 Brakes 171.612
ret
7
 John Watson McLaren / Ford
34
 58'15.899 Engine 176.148
ret
26
 Raul Boesel Ligier / Ford
25
 44'17.780 Engine 170.364
ret
23
 Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo
23
 41'03.441 Collision 169.100
ret
25
 Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier / Ford
22
 40'45.032 Suspension 162.965
ret
6
 Riccardo Patrese Brabham / BMW
19
 34'51.817 Exhaust 164.508
ret
31
 Corrado Fabi Osella / Ford
17
 30'28.509 Engine 168.387
ret
36
 Bruno Giacomelli Toleman / Hart
16
 28'18.176 Spun off 170.645
ret
3
 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell / Ford
7
 12'36.755 Engine 167.533


Lap Leaders
Pos. Car
No.		 Driver Car / Engine Laps Led Percentage
1
5
 Nélson Piquet Brabham / BMW
57
 90%
2
1
 Keke Rosberg Williams / Ford
6
 10%

Best thanks go to Jonathan Davies from ChicaneF1.com for providing the data on this page!



Alain Prost Infopage
prostfan.com

prostfan.com © by Oskar Schuler, Switzerland