| «1983-01» | Brazil Grand Prix - XII Grande Premio do Brasil |
| 1983-03-13 | Jacarepagua - Autódromo do Rio de Janeiro - 63 laps × 5.031 km : 316.953 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Interval | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham • BMW | 63 | 1:48:27.731 | 175.335 km/h | 9 |
| DSQ | 1 | 1 | Keke Rosberg | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 63 | +20.901 | +20.901 | |
| 3 | 9 | 8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 63 | +51.883 | +30.982 | 4 |
| 4 | 18 | 2 | Jacques Laffite | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 63 | +01:13.951 | +22.068 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | 27 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 63 | +01:18.117 | +04.166 | 2 |
| 6 | 20 | 29 | Marc Surer | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 63 | +01:18.207 | +00.090 | 1 |
| 7 | 2 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 62 | +1 lap | ||
| 8 | 5 | 35 | Derek Warwick | Toleman • Hart | 62 | +1 lap | ||
| 9 | 23 | 30 | Chico Serra | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 62 | +1 lap | ||
| 10 | 6 | 28 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 62 | +1 lap | ||
| 11 | 21 | 4 | Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 62 | +1 lap | ||
| 12 | 22 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 61 | +2 laps | ||
| DSQ | 13 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 60 | changed car | ||
| 14 | 19 | 34 | Johnny Cecotto | Theodore • Ford Cosworth | 60 | +3 laps | ||
| 15 | 26 | 17 | Eliseo Salazar | RAM March • Ford Cosworth | 59 | +4 laps | ||
| 16 | 25 | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS • BMW | 59 | +4 laps | ||
| DNC | 14 | 33 | Roberto Guerrero | Theodore • Ford Cosworth | 53 | |||
| 8 | 16 | Eddie Cheever | Renault | 41 | turbo | |||
| 16 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 34 | engine | |||
| 17 | 26 | Raul Boesel | Ligier • Ford Cosworth | 25 | electrics | |||
| 10 | 23 | Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | 23 | collision | |||
| 12 | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier • Ford Cosworth | 22 | drive shaft | |||
| 7 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham • BMW | 19 | exhaust | |||
| 24 | 31 | Corrado Fabi | Osella • Ford Cosworth | 17 | engine | |||
| 15 | 36 | Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman • Hart | 16 | spin | |||
| 11 | 3 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 7 | oil leak | |||
| DNQ | 32 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| EXC | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | missing check |
Fastest lap - 01:39.829 - 181.426 km/h - Nelson Piquet (lap 4)