1983 South African Grand Prix
Date | Saturday, 15 October 1983 |
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Winner |
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Pole position |
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Fastest lap |
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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
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 | ![]() | Ferrari |
2 | ![]() | Brabham-BMW |
3 | ![]() | Brabham-BMW |
4 | ![]() | Ferrari |
5 | ![]() | Renault |
6 | ![]() | Williams-Honda |
7 | ![]() | Lotus-Renault |
8 | ![]() | ATS-BMW |
9 | ![]() | Alfa Romeo |
10 | ![]() | Williams-Honda |
11 | ![]() | Lotus-Renault |
12 | ![]() | McLaren-TAG |
13 | ![]() | Toleman-Hart |
14 | ![]() | Renault |
15 | ![]() | McLaren-TAG |
16 | ![]() | Toleman-Hart |
17 | ![]() | Alfa Romeo |
18 | ![]() | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
19 | ![]() | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
20 | ![]() | Arrows-Ford Cosworth |
21 | ![]() | Ligier-Ford Cosworth |
22 | ![]() | Arrows-Ford Cosworth |
23 | ![]() | Ligier-Ford Cosworth |
24 | ![]() | RAM-Ford Cosworth |
25 | ![]() | Osella-Alfa Romeo |
26 | ![]() | Osella-Alfa Romeo |
Qualifying result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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1 | ![]() | Ferrari | 1:06.554 | |
2 | ![]() | Brabham-BMW | 1:06.792 | 0.238 |
3 | ![]() | Brabham-BMW | 1:07.001 | 0.447 |
4 | ![]() | Ferrari | 1:07.105 | 0.551 |
5 | ![]() | Renault | 1:07.186 | 0.632 |
6 | ![]() | Williams-Honda | 1:07.256 | 0.702 |
7 | ![]() | Lotus-Renault | 1:07.643 | 1.089 |
8 | ![]() | ATS-BMW | 1:07.682 | 1.128 |
9 | ![]() | Alfa Romeo | 1:07.759 | 1.205 |
10 | ![]() | Williams-Honda | 1:07.931 | 1.377 |
11 | ![]() | Lotus-Renault | 1:07.937 | 1.383 |
12 | ![]() | McLaren-TAG | 1:07.974 | 1.420 |
13 | ![]() | Toleman-Hart | 1:08.061 | 1.507 |
14 | ![]() | Renault | 1:08.069 | 1.515 |
15 | ![]() | McLaren-TAG | 1:08.328 | 1.774 |
16 | ![]() | Toleman-Hart | 1:08.350 | 1.796 |
17 | ![]() | Alfa Romeo | 1:08.628 | 2.074 |
18 | ![]() | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:11.096 | 4.542 |
19 | ![]() | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:11.382 | 4.828 |
20 | ![]() | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 1:11.658 | 5.104 |
21 | ![]() | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 1:12.017 | 5.463 |
22 | ![]() | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 1:12.049 | 5.495 |
23 | ![]() | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 1:12.745 | 6.191 |
24 | ![]() | RAM-Ford Cosworth | 1:13.352 | 6.798 |
25 | ![]() | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:13.656 | 7.102 |
26 | ![]() | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:14.903 | 8.349 |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1983 South African Grand Prix.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 59 |
2 | ![]() | 57 |
3 | ![]() | 49 |
4 | ![]() | 40 |
5 | ![]() | 27 |
6 | ![]() | 22 |
7 | ![]() | 22 |
8 | ![]() | 15 |
9 | ![]() | 13 |
10 | ![]() | 12 |
11 | ![]() | 11 |
12 | ![]() | 10 |
13 | ![]() | 10 |
14 | ![]() | 9 |
15 | ![]() | 4 |
16 | ![]() | 3 |
17 | ![]() | 2 |
= | ![]() | 2 |
19 | ![]() | 1 |
= | ![]() | 1 |
Constructor
Pos | Constructor | Points |
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1 | ![]() | 89 |
2 | ![]() | 79 |
3 | ![]() | 72 |
4 | ![]() | 36 |
5 | ![]() | 34 |
6 | ![]() | 18 |
7 | ![]() | 12 |
8 | ![]() | 11 |
9 | ![]() | 10 |
10 | ![]() | 4 |
11 | ![]() | 2 |
12 | ![]() | 1 |
12 | ![]() | 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)