Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet · 13 March 1983
Nelson Piquet won the 1983 Brazilian Grand Prix for Brabham from 4th on the grid.
| Pos | Team | Points Breakdown | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brabham Piquet 9 + Patrese 0 | Piquet 9 + Patrese 0 | 9 | |
| 2 | McLaren Lauda 4 + Watson 0 | Lauda 4 + Watson 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Williams Laffite 3 + Rosberg 0 | Laffite 3 + Rosberg 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Ferrari Tambay 2 + Arnoux 0 | Tambay 2 + Arnoux 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | Arrows Surer 1 + Serra 0 | Surer 1 + Serra 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | Renault Prost 0 + Cheever 0 | Prost 0 + Cheever 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Toleman Warwick 0 + Giacomelli 0 | Warwick 0 + Giacomelli 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Tyrrell Sullivan 0 + Alboreto 0 | Sullivan 0 + Alboreto 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Team Lotus Mansell 0 + de Angelis 0 | Mansell 0 + de Angelis 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Theodore Cecotto 0 + Guerrero 0 | Cecotto 0 + Guerrero 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | RAM Salazar 0 | Salazar 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | ATS Winkelhock 0 | Winkelhock 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Ligier Boesel 0 + Jarier 0 | Boesel 0 + Jarier 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | Alfa Romeo Baldi 0 | Baldi 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | Osella Fabi 0 | Fabi 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Race time / Gap | Laps | Stops | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet Brabham | Brabham | 1:48:27.731 | 63 | — | 9 | |
| 3 | Niki Lauda McLaren | McLaren | +51.883s | 63 | — | 4 | |
| 4 | Jacques Laffite Williams | Williams | +1:13.951 | 63 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | Patrick Tambay Ferrari | Ferrari | +1:18.117 | 63 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | Marc Surer Arrows | Arrows | +1:18.207 | 63 | — | 1 | |
| 7 | Alain Prost Renault | Renault | +1 Lap | 62 | — | — | |
| 8 | Derek Warwick Toleman | Toleman | +1 Lap | 62 | — | — | |
| 9 | Chico Serra Arrows | Arrows | +1 Lap | 62 | — | — | |
| 10 | René Arnoux Ferrari | Ferrari | +1 Lap | 62 | — | — | |
| 11 | Danny Sullivan Tyrrell | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | 62 | — | — | |
| 12 | Nigel Mansell Team Lotus | Team Lotus | +2 Laps | 61 | — | — | |
| 13 | Johnny Cecotto Theodore | Theodore | +3 Laps | 60 | — | — | |
| 14 | Eliseo Salazar RAM | RAM | +4 Laps | 59 | — | — | |
| DSQ | Keke Rosberg Williams | Williams | DSQ | 63 | — | — | |
| 15 | Manfred Winkelhock ATS | ATS | +4 Laps | 59 | — | — | |
| DSQ | Elio de Angelis Team Lotus | Team Lotus | DSQ | 60 | — | — | |
| NC | Roberto Guerrero Theodore | Theodore | NC | 53 | — | — | |
| DNF | Eddie Cheever Renault | Renault | DNF Brakes | 41 | — | — | |
| DNF | John Watson McLaren | McLaren | DNF Engine | 34 | — | — | |
| DNF | Raul Boesel Ligier | Ligier | DNF Engine | 25 | — | — | |
| DNF | Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | DNF Collision | 23 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier | Ligier | DNF Suspension | 22 | — | — | |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese Brabham | Brabham | DNF Exhaust | 19 | — | — | |
| DNF | Corrado Fabi Osella | Osella | DNF Engine | 17 | — | — | |
| DNF | Bruno Giacomelli Toleman | Toleman | DNF Spun off | 16 | — | — | |
| DNF | Michele Alboreto Tyrrell | Tyrrell | DNF Engine | 7 | — | — |