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1982 South African Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitKyalami, 77 laps
Round1 of 16
Race numbers

The 1982 South African Grand Prix was the:

  • 358th World Championship race
  • 18th World Championship South African Grand Prix
  • 15th World Championship race at Kyalami
More 1982 season
More South African Grands Prix
Previous race1981 Caesars Palace Grand Prix

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+4(FRA) Alain ProstRenault771hr 32m 08.401s9
2+6(ARG) Carlos ReutemannWilliams-Ford Cosworth77+14.946s6
3-2(FRA) Rene ArnouxRenault77+27.900s4
4+9(AUT) Niki LaudaMcLaren-Ford Cosworth77+32.113s3
5+2(FIN) Keke RosbergWilliams-Ford Cosworth77+46.139s2
6+3(GBR) John WatsonMcLaren-Ford Cosworth77+50.993s1
7+3(ITA) Michele AlboretoTyrrell-Ford Cosworth76+1 lap 
8+7(ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Ford Cosworth76+1 lap 
9+3(CHL) Eliseo SalazarATS-Ford Cosworth75+2 laps 
10+10(DEU) Manfred WinkelhockATS-Ford Cosworth75+2 laps 
11+8(ITA) Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo74+3 laps 
12+10(DEU) Jochen MassMarch-Ford Cosworth74+3 laps 
13+3(ITA) Andrea de CesarisAlfa Romeo73+4 laps 
14+10(IRL) Derek DalyTheodore-Ford Cosworth73+4 laps 
15+6(BRA) Raul BoeselMarch-Ford Cosworth72+5 laps 
16+7(SWE) Slim BorguddTyrrell-Ford Cosworth72+5 laps 
17+8(BRA) Chico SerraFittipaldi-Ford Cosworth72+5 laps 
18-12(FRA) Didier PironiFerrari71+6 laps 
R (FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra54DNF 
R (GBR) Derek WarwickToleman-Hart43DNF 
R (ITA) Riccardo PatreseBrabham-BMW18DNF 
R (USA) Eddie CheeverLigier-Matra11DNF 
R (CAN) Gilles VilleneuveFerrari6DNF 
R (BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW3DNF 
R (GBR) Nigel MansellLotus-Ford Cosworth0DNF 
R (FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierOsella-Ford Cosworth0DNF 
Did not start
  (COL) Roberto GuerreroEnsign-Ford Cosworth   
  (ITA) Teo FabiToleman-Hart   

Notes

  • Roberto Guerrero withdrew from the Grand Prix after his entry was cancelled.
  • Teo Fabi withdrew from the Grand Prix after failing to complete a single lap in practice.

Starting grid

Pole time: 1:06.351

PosDriverConstructor
1(FRA) Rene ArnouxRenault
2(BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW
3(CAN) Gilles VilleneuveFerrari
4(ITA) Riccardo PatreseBrabham-BMW
5(FRA) Alain ProstRenault
6(FRA) Didier PironiFerrari
7(FIN) Keke RosbergWilliams-Ford Cosworth
8(ARG) Carlos ReutemannWilliams-Ford Cosworth
9(GBR) John WatsonMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
10(ITA) Michele AlboretoTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
11(FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra
12(CHL) Eliseo SalazarATS-Ford Cosworth
13(AUT) Niki LaudaMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
14(GBR) Derek WarwickToleman-Hart
15(ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Ford Cosworth
16(ITA) Andrea de CesarisAlfa Romeo
17(USA) Eddie CheeverLigier-Matra
18(GBR) Nigel MansellLotus-Ford Cosworth
19(ITA) Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo
20(DEU) Manfred WinkelhockATS-Ford Cosworth
21(BRA) Raul BoeselMarch-Ford Cosworth
22(DEU) Jochen MassMarch-Ford Cosworth
23(SWE) Slim BorguddTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
24(IRL) Derek DalyTheodore-Ford Cosworth
25(BRA) Chico SerraFittipaldi-Ford Cosworth
26(FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierOsella-Ford Cosworth

Non-qualifiers

DriverConstructor
(ITA) Mauro BaldiArrows-Ford Cosworth
(ITA) Riccardo PalettiOsella-Ford Cosworth
(GBR) Brian HentonArrows-Ford Cosworth

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(FRA) Alain Prost9
2(ARG) Carlos Reutemann6
3(FRA) Rene Arnoux4
4(AUT) Niki Lauda3
5(FIN) Keke Rosberg2
6(GBR) John Watson1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Renault13
2Williams-Ford Cosworth8
3McLaren-Ford Cosworth4

Stats & milestones

Race debut
Raul Boesel
Manfred Winkelhock
Milestone race start
50th for Nelson Piquet (47th driver to start 50 races, 3rd Brazilian driver)
250th for Brabham (3rd constructor to start 250 races)
Wins
4th for Alain Prost
8th for Renault
Podiums
45th and last for Carlos Reutemann
8th for Rene Arnoux
7th for Alain Prost
44th for Williams
16th & 17th for Renault
Poles
10th for Rene Arnoux (14th driver to take ten pole positions, 1st French driver)
18th for Renault
Fastest laps
2nd for Alain Prost
9th for Renault
Front row starts
17th for Rene Arnoux
10th for Nelson Piquet (32nd driver to achieve ten front row starts, 2nd Brazilian driver)
Points finishes
66th and last for Carlos Reutemann
Win & fastest lap
2nd for Alain Prost