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South African Grand Prix 1983

Round 15 of 15  · 15 October 1983  · Kyalami  · 77 laps

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Fastest Lap Nelson Piquet 1:09.948 (lap 6)

Race Result

Pos Driver Team Grid Time / Gap Pts
1 PAT Riccardo Patrese Brabham 3 1:33:25.708 9
2 DEC Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo 9 +9.319 6
3 PIQ Nelson Piquet FL Brabham 2 +21.969 4
4 WAR Derek Warwick Toleman 13 +1 lap 3
5 ROS Keke Rosberg Williams 6 +1 lap 2
6 CHE Eddie Cheever Renault 14 +1 lap 1
7 SUL Danny Sullivan Tyrrell 19 +2 laps
8 SUR Marc Surer Arrows 22 +2 laps
9 BOU Thierry Boutsen Arrows 20 +3 laps
10 JAR Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier 21 +4 laps
11 LAU Niki Lauda McLaren 12 Electrical
12 ACH Kenny Acheson RAM 24 +6 laps
NC MAN Nigel Mansell Lotus 7 +9 laps
NC BOE Raul Boesel Ligier 23 +11 laps
DNF ALB Michele Alboreto Tyrrell 18 Engine
DNF TAM Patrick Tambay Ferrari 1 Turbo
DNF GIA Bruno Giacomelli Toleman 16 Turbo
DNF PRO Alain Prost Renault 5 Turbo
DNF FAB Corrado Fabi Osella 25 Engine
DNF DEA Elio de Angelis Lotus 11 Engine
DNF ARN René Arnoux Ferrari 4 Engine
DNF BAL Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo 17 Engine
DNF WIN Manfred Winkelhock ATS 8 Engine
DNF LAF Jacques Laffite Williams 10 Spun off
DNF GHI Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella 26 Engine
DSQ WAT John Watson McLaren 15 Overtaking on formation lap

Qualifying — Two-session

Pos Driver Team Time
1 TAM Patrick Tambay Ferrari 1:06.554
2 PIQ Nelson Piquet Brabham 1:06.792
3 PAT Riccardo Patrese Brabham 1:07.001
4 ARN René Arnoux Ferrari 1:07.105
5 PRO Alain Prost Renault 1:07.186
6 ROS Keke Rosberg Williams 1:07.256
7 MAN Nigel Mansell Lotus 1:07.643
8 WIN Manfred Winkelhock ATS 1:07.682
9 DEC Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo 1:07.759
10 LAF Jacques Laffite Williams 1:07.931
11 DEA Elio de Angelis Lotus 1:07.937
12 LAU Niki Lauda McLaren 1:07.974
13 WAR Derek Warwick Toleman 1:08.061
14 CHE Eddie Cheever Renault 1:08.069
15 WAT John Watson McLaren 1:08.328
16 GIA Bruno Giacomelli Toleman 1:08.350
17 BAL Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo 1:08.628
18 ALB Michele Alboreto Tyrrell 1:11.096
19 SUL Danny Sullivan Tyrrell 1:11.382
20 BOU Thierry Boutsen Arrows 1:11.658
21 JAR Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier 1:12.017
22 SUR Marc Surer Arrows 1:12.049
23 BOE Raul Boesel Ligier 1:12.745
24 ACH Kenny Acheson RAM 1:13.352
25 FAB Corrado Fabi Osella 1:13.656
26 GHI Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella 1:14.903