1983 - Grand Prix of Brazil

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1983 - Grand Prix of Brazil

Race Name - Grand Prix of Brazil
Date - 3/13/1983
Race Track - Jacarepagua
Number of Starting Cars - 26
Laps Run - 63
Pole Winner Keke Rosberg
Average Race Speed - 175.335 kph
Lead Changes - 2 Leader(s) with 1 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Nelson Piquet
Race Number - 1

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	4	Nelson Piquet	Fila Sport	Brabham BT52	BMW M12
3	9	Niki Lauda	Marlboro McLaren International	McLaren MP4-1C	Ford Cosworth DFV
4	18	Jacques Laffite	TAG Williams	Williams FW08C	Ford Cosworth DFV
5	3	Patrick Tambay	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 126C2B	Ferrari 021
6	20	Marc Surer	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A6	Ford Cosworth DFV
7	2	Alain Prost	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RE30C	Renault-Gordini EF1
8	5	Derek Warwick	Candy Toleman Motorsport	Toleman TG183B	Hart 415T
9	23	Chico Serra	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A6	Ford Cosworth DFV
10	6	Ren Arnoux	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 126C2B	Ferrari 021
11	21	Danny Sullivan	Benetton Tyrrell Team	Tyrrell 011	Ford Cosworth DFY
12	22	Nigel Mansell	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 92	Ford Cosworth DFV
13	19	Johnny Cecotto	Theodore Racing Team	Theodore N183	Ford Cosworth DFV
14	26	Eliseo Salazar	RAM Automotive Team March	RAM 01	Ford Cosworth DFV
15	25	Manfred Winkelhock	Team ATS	ATS D6	BMW M12
16	1	Keke Rosberg	TAG Williams	Williams FW08C	Ford Cosworth DFV
17	13	Elio de Angelis	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 93T	Renault-Gordini EF1
18	14	Roberto Guerrero	Theodore Racing Team	Theodore N183	Ford Cosworth DFV
19	8	Eddie Cheever	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RE30C	Renault-Gordini EF1
20	16	John Watson	Marlboro McLaren International	McLaren MP4-1C	Ford Cosworth DFV
21	17	Raul Boesel	Equipe Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS21	Ford Cosworth DFV
22	10	Mauro Baldi	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 183T	Alfa Romeo 890T
23	12	JeanPierre Jarier	Equipe Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS21	Ford Cosworth DFV
24	7	Riccardo Patrese	Fila Sport	Brabham BT52	BMW M12
25	24	Corrado Fabi	Osella Squadra Corse	Osella FA1D	Ford Cosworth DFV
26	15	Bruno Giacomelli	Candy Toleman Motorsport	Toleman TG183B	Hart 415T
27	11	Michele Alboreto	Benetton Tyrrell Team	Tyrrell 011	Ford Cosworth DFY