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Nelson Piquet won the 1983 Brazilian Grand Prix

Nelson Piquet won the 1983 Brazilian Grand Prix for Brabham, ahead of Niki Lauda and Jacques Laffite at Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet.

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Race recap

Winner
Nelson Piquet
Team
Brabham
Top listed
Nelson Piquet, Niki Lauda, and Jacques Laffite
Race date
March 13, 1983
Pole
Keke Rosberg
Fastest lap
Nelson Piquet
Classified drivers
28
Circuit
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet

The decisive result

Nelson Piquet finished first for Brabham. Niki Lauda is listed 3 for McLaren, with Jacques Laffite 4 for Williams.

Grid to finish

Jacques Laffite from P18 to P4 (+14), Marc Surer from P20 to P6 (+14), and Chico Serra from P23 to P9 (+14) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Keke Rosberg started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 5 +1 lap, 5 Finished, 4 Engine, 2 +4 laps, and 1 +2 laps. Nelson Piquet holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:39.829 on lap 4. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Nelson PiquetBrabham1:48:27.7319
3Niki LaudaMcLaren1:49:19.6144
4Jacques LaffiteWilliams1:49:41.6823
5Patrick TambayFerrari1:49:45.8482
6Marc SurerArrows1:49:45.9381
7Alain ProstRenault+1 lap0
8Derek WarwickToleman+1 lap0
9Chico SerraArrows+1 lap0
10René ArnouxFerrari+1 lap0
11Danny SullivanTyrrell+1 lap0
12Nigel MansellTeam Lotus+2 laps0
13Johnny CecottoTheodore+3 laps0
14Eliseo SalazarRAM+4 laps0
15Manfred WinkelhockATS Wheels+4 laps0
NCRoberto GuerreroTheodore+10 laps0
DNFEddie CheeverRenaultBrakes0
DNFJohn WatsonMcLarenEngine0
DNFRaul BoeselLigierEngine0
DNFMauro BaldiAlfa RomeoCollision0
DNFJean-Pierre JarierLigierSuspension0