The 1983 Brazilian Grand Prix was a
Formula One
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motor race held at
Jacarepaguá on 13 March 1983. It was the first round of the
1983 Formula One season.
Qualifying
Andrea de Cesaris in the first race for the new
Alfa Romeo
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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
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engine, and the last for a car with a
naturally aspirated engine until
turbo
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s were banned in . It was also the last pole position for Cosworth until .
Race
The race marked the debut in 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
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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.
Rosberg was disqualified for a push start in the pits, after his car momentarily caught fire during refueling. 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.
Classification
Qualifying
*† — time disallowed, driver excluded.
Race
Championship standings after the race
;Drivers' Championship standings
;Constructors' Championship standings
*
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
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Brazilian Grand Prix
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