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1983 South African Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitKyalami, 77 laps
Round15 of 15
Race numbers

The 1983 South African Grand Prix was the:

  • 388th World Championship race
  • 19th World Championship South African Grand Prix
  • 16th World Championship race at Kyalami
  • 1983 Drivers’ title decider
  • 1983 Constructors’ title decider
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+2(ITA) Riccardo PatreseBrabham-BMW771hr 33m 25.708s9
2+7(ITA) Andrea de CesarisAlfa Romeo77+9.319s6
3-1(BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW77+21.969s4
4+9(GBR) Derek WarwickToleman-Hart76+1 lap3
5+1(FIN) Keke RosbergWilliams-Honda76+1 lap2
6+8(USA) Eddie CheeverRenault76+1 lap1
7+12(USA) Danny SullivanTyrrell-Ford Cosworth75+2 laps 
8+14(CHE) Marc SurerArrows-Ford Cosworth75+2 laps 
9+11(BEL) Thierry BoutsenArrows-Ford Cosworth74+3 laps 
10+11(FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierLigier-Ford Cosworth73+4 laps 
11+1(AUT) Niki LaudaMcLaren-TAG71DNF 
12+12(GBR) Kenny AchesonRAM-Ford Cosworth71+6 laps 
NC (GBR) Nigel MansellLotus-Renault68+9 laps 
NC (BRA) Raul BoeselLigier-Ford Cosworth66+11 laps 
R (ITA) Michele AlboretoTyrrell-Ford Cosworth60DNF 
R (FRA) Patrick TambayFerrari56DNF 
R (ITA) Bruno GiacomelliToleman-Hart56DNF 
R (FRA) Alain ProstRenault35DNF 
R (ITA) Corrado FabiOsella-Alfa Romeo28DNF 
R (ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault20DNF 
DQ (GBR) John WatsonMcLaren-TAG18DSQ 
R (FRA) Rene ArnouxFerrari9DNF 
R (ITA) Mauro BaldiAlfa Romeo5DNF 
R (DEU) Manfred WinkelhockATS-BMW1DNF 
R (FRA) Jacques LaffiteWilliams-Honda1DNF 
R (ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo1DNF 

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

PosDriverConstructor
1(FRA) Patrick TambayFerrari
2(BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW
3(ITA) Riccardo PatreseBrabham-BMW
4(FRA) Rene ArnouxFerrari
5(FRA) Alain ProstRenault
6(FIN) Keke RosbergWilliams-Honda
7(GBR) Nigel MansellLotus-Renault
8(DEU) Manfred WinkelhockATS-BMW
9(ITA) Andrea de CesarisAlfa Romeo
10(FRA) Jacques LaffiteWilliams-Honda
11(ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault
12(AUT) Niki LaudaMcLaren-TAG
13(GBR) Derek WarwickToleman-Hart
14(USA) Eddie CheeverRenault
15(GBR) John WatsonMcLaren-TAG
16(ITA) Bruno GiacomelliToleman-Hart
17(ITA) Mauro BaldiAlfa Romeo
18(ITA) Michele AlboretoTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
19(USA) Danny SullivanTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
20(BEL) Thierry BoutsenArrows-Ford Cosworth
21(FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierLigier-Ford Cosworth
22(CHE) Marc SurerArrows-Ford Cosworth
23(BRA) Raul BoeselLigier-Ford Cosworth
24(GBR) Kenny AchesonRAM-Ford Cosworth
25(ITA) Corrado FabiOsella-Alfa Romeo
26(ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(FRA) Patrick TambayFerrari1:06.554 
2(BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW1:06.7920.238
3(ITA) Riccardo PatreseBrabham-BMW1:07.0010.447
4(FRA) Rene ArnouxFerrari1:07.1050.551
5(FRA) Alain ProstRenault1:07.1860.632
6(FIN) Keke RosbergWilliams-Honda1:07.2560.702
7(GBR) Nigel MansellLotus-Renault1:07.6431.089
8(DEU) Manfred WinkelhockATS-BMW1:07.6821.128
9(ITA) Andrea de CesarisAlfa Romeo1:07.7591.205
10(FRA) Jacques LaffiteWilliams-Honda1:07.9311.377
11(ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault1:07.9371.383
12(AUT) Niki LaudaMcLaren-TAG1:07.9741.420
13(GBR) Derek WarwickToleman-Hart1:08.0611.507
14(USA) Eddie CheeverRenault1:08.0691.515
15(GBR) John WatsonMcLaren-TAG1:08.3281.774
16(ITA) Bruno GiacomelliToleman-Hart1:08.3501.796
17(ITA) Mauro BaldiAlfa Romeo1:08.6282.074
18(ITA) Michele AlboretoTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:11.0964.542
19(USA) Danny SullivanTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:11.3824.828
20(BEL) Thierry BoutsenArrows-Ford Cosworth1:11.6585.104
21(FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierLigier-Ford Cosworth1:12.0175.463
22(CHE) Marc SurerArrows-Ford Cosworth1:12.0495.495
23(BRA) Raul BoeselLigier-Ford Cosworth1:12.7456.191
24(GBR) Kenny AchesonRAM-Ford Cosworth1:13.3526.798
25(ITA) Corrado FabiOsella-Alfa Romeo1:13.6567.102
26(ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo1:14.9038.349

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(BRA) Nelson Piquet59
2(FRA) Alain Prost57
3(FRA) Rene Arnoux49
4(FRA) Patrick Tambay40
5(FIN) Keke Rosberg27
6(GBR) John Watson22
7(USA) Eddie Cheever22
8(ITA) Andrea de Cesaris15
9(ITA) Riccardo Patrese13
10(AUT) Niki Lauda12
11(FRA) Jacques Laffite11
12(ITA) Michele Alboreto10
13(GBR) Nigel Mansell10
14(GBR) Derek Warwick9
15(CHE) Marc Surer4
16(ITA) Mauro Baldi3
17(USA) Danny Sullivan2
=(ITA) Elio de Angelis2
19(VEN) Johnny Cecotto1
=(ITA) Bruno Giacomelli1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Ferrari89
2Renault79
3Brabham-BMW72
4Williams-Ford Cosworth36
5McLaren-Ford Cosworth34
6Alfa Romeo18
7Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth12
8Lotus-Renault11
9Toleman-Hart10
10Arrows-Ford Cosworth4
11Williams-Honda2
12Theodore-Ford Cosworth1
12Lotus-Ford Cosworth1

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)