F1: Drivers who won a race without leading a single lap

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#5 Alain Prost - 1982 Brazilian Grand Prix

United States Grand Prix West

Alain Prost won the 1982 Brazilian Grand Prix after the top two drivers were disqualified from the race for not meeting the minimum weight requirements.

Prost started the race from the pole position, but after a slow start, he was shunted from the lead before the end of the first lap. The Frenchman could never recover and never saw the top of the grid at Jacarepaguá. The home driver Nelson Piquet driving the Brabham along with Keke Rosberg driving the Williams surged ahead as the race progressed and took the chequered flag as number 1 and number 2.

However, the two drivers were disqualified for not meeting the minimum weight requirements, and the win was awarded to Alain Prost, much to the disappointment of Nelson Piquet.

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