1983 South African Grand Prix
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Circuit | Kyalami, 77 laps |
Round | 15 of 15 |
Race numbers | The 1983 South African Grand Prix was the:
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Next race | 1984 Brazilian Grand Prix |
Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | +2 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW | 77 | 1hr 33m 25.708s | 9 |
2 | +7 | (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 77 | +9.319s | 6 |
3 | -1 | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 77 | +21.969s | 4 |
4 | +9 | (GBR) Derek Warwick | Toleman-Hart | 76 | +1 lap | 3 |
5 | +1 | (FIN) Keke Rosberg | Williams-Honda | 76 | +1 lap | 2 |
6 | +8 | (USA) Eddie Cheever | Renault | 76 | +1 lap | 1 |
7 | +12 | (USA) Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 75 | +2 laps | |
8 | +14 | (CHE) Marc Surer | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 75 | +2 laps | |
9 | +11 | (BEL) Thierry Boutsen | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 74 | +3 laps | |
10 | +11 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 73 | +4 laps | |
11 | +1 | (AUT) Niki Lauda | McLaren-TAG | 71 | DNF | |
12 | +12 | (GBR) Kenny Acheson | RAM-Ford Cosworth | 71 | +6 laps | |
NC | (GBR) Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Renault | 68 | +9 laps | ||
NC | (BRA) Raul Boesel | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 66 | +11 laps | ||
R | (ITA) Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 60 | DNF | ||
R | (FRA) Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 56 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman-Hart | 56 | DNF | ||
R | (FRA) Alain Prost | Renault | 35 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Corrado Fabi | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 28 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Renault | 20 | DNF | ||
DQ | (GBR) John Watson | McLaren-TAG | 18 | DSQ | ||
R | (FRA) Rene Arnoux | Ferrari | 9 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | 5 | DNF | ||
R | (DEU) Manfred Winkelhock | ATS-BMW | 1 | DNF | ||
R | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | Williams-Honda | 1 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1 | DNF |
Notes
- Niki Lauda ended lap 71 in P2 before retiring on the following lap.
- John Watson was disqualified for overtaking on the formation lap.
Starting grid
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | (FRA) Patrick Tambay | Ferrari |
2 | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW |
3 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW |
4 | (FRA) Rene Arnoux | Ferrari |
5 | (FRA) Alain Prost | Renault |
6 | (FIN) Keke Rosberg | Williams-Honda |
7 | (GBR) Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Renault |
8 | (DEU) Manfred Winkelhock | ATS-BMW |
9 | (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo |
10 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | Williams-Honda |
11 | (ITA) Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Renault |
12 | (AUT) Niki Lauda | McLaren-TAG |
13 | (GBR) Derek Warwick | Toleman-Hart |
14 | (USA) Eddie Cheever | Renault |
15 | (GBR) John Watson | McLaren-TAG |
16 | (ITA) Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman-Hart |
17 | (ITA) Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo |
18 | (ITA) Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
19 | (USA) Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
20 | (BEL) Thierry Boutsen | Arrows-Ford Cosworth |
21 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier-Ford Cosworth |
22 | (CHE) Marc Surer | Arrows-Ford Cosworth |
23 | (BRA) Raul Boesel | Ligier-Ford Cosworth |
24 | (GBR) Kenny Acheson | RAM-Ford Cosworth |
25 | (ITA) Corrado Fabi | Osella-Alfa Romeo |
26 | (ITA) Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella-Alfa Romeo |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | 59 |
2 | (FRA) Alain Prost | 57 |
3 | (FRA) Rene Arnoux | 49 |
4 | (FRA) Patrick Tambay | 40 |
5 | (FIN) Keke Rosberg | 27 |
6 | (GBR) John Watson | 22 |
7 | (USA) Eddie Cheever | 22 |
8 | (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris | 15 |
9 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | 13 |
10 | (AUT) Niki Lauda | 12 |
11 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | 11 |
12 | (ITA) Michele Alboreto | 10 |
13 | (GBR) Nigel Mansell | 10 |
14 | (GBR) Derek Warwick | 9 |
15 | (CHE) Marc Surer | 4 |
16 | (ITA) Mauro Baldi | 3 |
17 | (USA) Danny Sullivan | 2 |
= | (ITA) Elio de Angelis | 2 |
19 | (VEN) Johnny Cecotto | 1 |
= | (ITA) Bruno Giacomelli | 1 |
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Kenny Acheson
- Last start
- Raul Boesel
- Bruno Giacomelli
- Jean-Pierre Jarier
- Danny Sullivan
- Milestone race start
- 50th for Marc Surer (55th driver to start 50 races, 3rd Swiss driver)
- World Champion
- 2nd title for Nelson Piquet (9th driver to win two championships, 1st Brazilian driver; last Brazilian champion until 1987)
- 8th title for Ferrari (1st constructor to win eight championships) NEW RECORD
- Wins
- 2nd for Riccardo Patrese (last win until 1990; last for Brabham)
- 32nd for Brabham
- Podiums
- 23rd for Nelson Piquet
- 9th for Riccardo Patrese
- 3rd for Andrea de Cesaris (last podium until 1987; last for Alfa Romeo)
- 113th & 114th for Brabham
- 25th for Alfa Romeo
- Poles
- 4th for Patrick Tambay (last for Ferrari)
- 101st for Ferrari
- Fastest laps
- 9th for Nelson Piquet
- 38th for Brabham
- Front row starts
- 16th for Nelson Piquet
- 8th for Patrick Tambay (last for Ferrari)