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1983 South African Grand Prix
Round
15/15
Date
Oct 15, 1983 at 00:00 CET
Location
Midrand, South Africa
Circuit
Circuit length
4.104 m
Race distance
316.008 km (77 laps)
Patrese
Winner
1:33:25.708
Winning time
Tambay
Pole position
Piquet
Fastest lap
1:09.948
Fastest lap time
Results
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #6 Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 1:33:25.708 | 3rd | 77 | 9 |
| 2 | #22 Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | +9.319 | 9th | 77 | 6 |
| 3 | #5 Nelson Piquet | Brabham | +21.969 | 2nd | 77 | 4 |
| 4 | #35 Derek Warwick | Toleman | +1 lap | 13th | 76 | 3 |
| 5 | #1 Keke Rosberg | Williams | +1 lap | 6th | 76 | 2 |
| 6 | #16 Eddie Cheever | Renault | +1 lap | 14th | 76 | 1 |
| 7 | #4 Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell | +2 laps | 19th | 75 | |
| 8 | #29 Marc Surer | Arrows | +2 laps | 22nd | 75 | |
| 9 | #30 Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | +3 laps | 20th | 74 | |
| 10 | #25 Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | +4 laps | 21st | 73 | |
| 11 | #8 Niki Lauda | McLaren | Electrical | 12th | 71 | |
| 12 | #17 Kenny Acheson | RAM | +6 laps | 24th | 71 | |
| NC | #12 Nigel Mansell | Lotus | +9 laps | 7th | 68 | |
| NC | #26 Raul Boesel | Ligier | +11 laps | 23rd | 66 | |
| DNF | #3 Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | Engine | 18th | 60 | |
| DNF | #27 Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | Turbo | 1st | 56 | |
| DNF | #36 Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman | Turbo | 16th | 56 | |
| DNF | #15 Alain Prost | Renault | Turbo | 5th | 35 | |
| DNF | #31 Corrado Fabi | Osella | Engine | 25th | 28 | |
| DNF | #11 Elio de Angelis | Lotus | Engine | 11th | 20 | |
| DNF | #28 René Arnoux | Ferrari | Engine | 4th | 9 | |
| DNF | #23 Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | Engine | 17th | 5 | |
| DNF | #9 Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | Engine | 8th | 1 | |
| DNF | #2 Jacques Laffite | Williams | Spun off | 10th | 1 | |
| DNF | #32 Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | Engine | 26th | 1 | |
| DSQ | #7 John Watson | McLaren | Overtaking on formation lap | 15th | 18 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #27 Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 1:06.554 | |
| 2 | #5 Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:06.792 | +0.238 |
| 3 | #6 Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 1:07.001 | +0.447 |
| 4 | #28 René Arnoux | Ferrari | 1:07.105 | +0.551 |
| 5 | #15 Alain Prost | Renault | 1:07.186 | +0.632 |
| 6 | #1 Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1:07.256 | +0.702 |
| 7 | #12 Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 1:07.643 | +1.089 |
| 8 | #9 Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 1:07.682 | +1.128 |
| 9 | #22 Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 1:07.759 | +1.205 |
| 10 | #2 Jacques Laffite | Williams | 1:07.931 | +1.377 |
| 11 | #11 Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:07.937 | +1.383 |
| 12 | #8 Niki Lauda | McLaren | 1:07.974 | +1.420 |
| 13 | #35 Derek Warwick | Toleman | 1:08.061 | +1.507 |
| 14 | #16 Eddie Cheever | Renault | 1:08.069 | +1.515 |
| 15 | #7 John Watson | McLaren | 1:08.328 | +1.774 |
| 16 | #36 Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman | 1:08.350 | +1.796 |
| 17 | #23 Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | 1:08.628 | +2.074 |
| 18 | #3 Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 1:11.096 | +4.542 |
| 19 | #4 Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell | 1:11.382 | +4.828 |
| 20 | #30 Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 1:11.658 | +5.104 |
| 21 | #25 Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 1:12.017 | +5.463 |
| 22 | #29 Marc Surer | Arrows | 1:12.049 | +5.495 |
| 23 | #26 Raul Boesel | Ligier | 1:12.745 | +6.191 |
| 24 | #17 Kenny Acheson | RAM | 1:13.352 | +6.798 |
| 25 | #31 Corrado Fabi | Osella | 1:13.656 | +7.102 |
| 26 | #32 Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 1:14.903 | +8.349 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #5 Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:06.821 | |
| 2 | #6 Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 1:07.001 | +0.180 |
| 3 | #27 Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 1:07.029 | +0.208 |
| 4 | #28 René Arnoux | Ferrari | 1:07.105 | +0.284 |
| 5 | #1 Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1:07.344 | +0.523 |
| 6 | #12 Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 1:07.643 | +0.822 |
| 7 | #9 Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 1:07.682 | +0.861 |
| 8 | #22 Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 1:07.759 | +0.938 |
| 9 | #11 Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:07.980 | +1.159 |
| 10 | #15 Alain Prost | Renault | 1:08.136 | +1.315 |
| 11 | #35 Derek Warwick | Toleman | 1:08.301 | +1.480 |
| 12 | #16 Eddie Cheever | Renault | 1:08.360 | +1.539 |
| 13 | #36 Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman | 1:08.439 | +1.618 |
| 14 | #8 Niki Lauda | McLaren | 1:08.587 | +1.766 |
| 15 | #23 Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | 1:08.628 | +1.807 |
| 16 | #2 Jacques Laffite | Williams | 1:08.652 | +1.831 |
| 17 | #7 John Watson | McLaren | 1:10.635 | +3.814 |
| 18 | #3 Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 1:11.284 | +4.463 |
| 19 | #4 Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell | 1:11.382 | +4.561 |
| 20 | #30 Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 1:11.658 | +4.837 |
| 21 | #29 Marc Surer | Arrows | 1:12.049 | +5.228 |
| 22 | #25 Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 1:12.538 | +5.717 |
| 23 | #26 Raul Boesel | Ligier | 1:13.330 | +6.509 |
| 24 | #31 Corrado Fabi | Osella | 1:13.656 | +6.835 |
| 25 | #32 Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 1:15.503 | +8.682 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #27 Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 1:06.554 | |
| 2 | #5 Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:06.792 | +0.238 |
| 3 | #15 Alain Prost | Renault | 1:07.186 | +0.632 |
| 4 | #28 René Arnoux | Ferrari | 1:07.222 | +0.668 |
| 5 | #1 Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1:07.256 | +0.702 |
| 6 | #9 Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 1:07.726 | +1.172 |
| 7 | #2 Jacques Laffite | Williams | 1:07.931 | +1.377 |
| 8 | #11 Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:07.937 | +1.383 |
| 9 | #8 Niki Lauda | McLaren | 1:07.974 | +1.420 |
| 10 | #35 Derek Warwick | Toleman | 1:08.061 | +1.507 |
| 11 | #16 Eddie Cheever | Renault | 1:08.069 | +1.515 |
| 12 | #6 Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 1:08.181 | +1.627 |
| 13 | #7 John Watson | McLaren | 1:08.328 | +1.774 |
| 14 | #36 Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman | 1:08.350 | +1.796 |
| 15 | #22 Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 1:08.970 | +2.416 |
| 16 | #23 Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | 1:09.364 | +2.810 |
| 17 | #12 Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 1:09.443 | +2.889 |
| 18 | #3 Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 1:11.096 | +4.542 |
| 19 | #4 Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell | 1:11.750 | +5.196 |
| 20 | #30 Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 1:11.988 | +5.434 |
| 21 | #25 Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 1:12.017 | +5.463 |
| 22 | #29 Marc Surer | Arrows | 1:12.309 | +5.755 |
| 23 | #26 Raul Boesel | Ligier | 1:12.745 | +6.191 |
| 24 | #17 Kenny Acheson | RAM | 1:13.352 | +6.798 |
| 25 | #31 Corrado Fabi | Osella | 1:14.483 | +7.929 |
| 26 | #32 Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 1:14.903 | +8.349 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #5 Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:09.948 | 6 | |
| 2 | #8 Niki Lauda | McLaren | 1:10.634 | +0.686 | 17 |
| 3 | #12 Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 1:10.825 | +0.877 | 60 |
| 4 | #6 Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 1:10.848 | +0.900 | 8 |
| 5 | #15 Alain Prost | Renault | 1:11.166 | +1.218 | 9 |
| 6 | #27 Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 1:11.267 | +1.319 | 7 |
| 7 | #22 Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 1:11.401 | +1.453 | 5 |
| 8 | #1 Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1:11.656 | +1.708 | 51 |
| 9 | #16 Eddie Cheever | Renault | 1:11.953 | +2.005 | 6 |
| 10 | #36 Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman | 1:12.058 | +2.110 | 51 |
| 11 | #35 Derek Warwick | Toleman | 1:12.102 | +2.154 | 11 |
| 12 | #28 René Arnoux | Ferrari | 1:12.183 | +2.235 | 6 |
| 13 | #23 Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | 1:12.686 | +2.738 | 4 |
| 14 | #11 Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:12.709 | +2.761 | 16 |
| 15 | #7 John Watson | McLaren | 1:13.194 | +3.246 | 17 |
| 16 | #4 Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell | 1:13.494 | +3.546 | 70 |
| 17 | #3 Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 1:13.507 | +3.559 | 50 |
| 18 | #29 Marc Surer | Arrows | 1:14.489 | +4.541 | 60 |
| 19 | #30 Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 1:15.100 | +5.152 | 47 |
| 20 | #25 Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 1:15.144 | +5.196 | 18 |
| 21 | #26 Raul Boesel | Ligier | 1:15.886 | +5.938 | 5 |
| 22 | #31 Corrado Fabi | Osella | 1:17.153 | +7.205 | 8 |
| 23 | #17 Kenny Acheson | RAM | 1:17.212 | +7.264 | 7 |
| 24 | #9 Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 1:23.427 | +13.479 | 1 |
| 25 | #2 Jacques Laffite | Williams | 1:24.689 | +14.741 | 1 |
| 26 | #32 Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 1:29.776 | +19.828 | 1 |
Standings
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Wins | Podiums | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 3 | 8 | 59 | |
| 2 | Alain Prost | Renault | 4 | 7 | 57 | -2 |
| 3 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 3 | 7 | 49 | -10 |
| 4 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 1 | 5 | 40 | -19 |
| 5 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1 | 2 | 27 | -32 |
| 6 | John Watson | McLaren | 1 | 3 | 22 | -37 |
| 7 | Eddie Cheever | Renault | 0 | 4 | 22 | -37 |
| 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 2 | 15 | -44 |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 1 | 2 | 13 | -46 |
| 10 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 0 | 2 | 12 | -47 |
| 11 | Jacques Laffite | Williams | 0 | 0 | 11 | -48 |
| 12 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 1 | 1 | 10 | -49 |
| 13 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 0 | 1 | 10 | -49 |
| 14 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 0 | 0 | 9 | -50 |
| 15 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 0 | 0 | 4 | -55 |
| 16 | Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 0 | 3 | -56 |
| 17 | Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell | 0 | 0 | 2 | -57 |
| 18 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 0 | 0 | 2 | -57 |
| 19 | Johnny Cecotto | Theodore | 0 | 0 | 1 | -58 |
| 20 | Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman | 0 | 0 | 1 | -58 |
| Pos. | Constructor | Engine | Wins | Podiums | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | Ferrari | 4 | 12 | 89 | |
| 2 | Renault | Renault | 4 | 11 | 79 | -10 |
| 3 | Brabham | BMW | 4 | 10 | 72 | -17 |
| 4 | Williams | Ford | 1 | 2 | 36 | -53 |
| 5 | McLaren | Ford | 1 | 5 | 34 | -55 |
| 6 | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 2 | 18 | -71 |
| 7 | Tyrrell | Ford | 1 | 1 | 12 | -77 |
| 8 | Lotus | Renault | 0 | 1 | 11 | -78 |
| 9 | Toleman | Hart | 0 | 0 | 10 | -79 |
| 10 | Arrows | Ford | 0 | 0 | 4 | -85 |
| 11 | Williams | Honda | 1 | 2 | 2 | -87 |
| 12 | Theodore | Ford | 0 | 0 | 1 | -88 |
| 13 | Lotus | Ford | 0 | 1 | 1 | -88 |
More South African GP
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | #2 Alain Prost | Ayrton Senna | Mark Blundell | 1:19.492 - Alain Prost | Alain Prost |
| 1992 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Riccardo Patrese | Ayrton Senna | 1:17.578 - Nigel Mansell | Nigel Mansell |
| 1985 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Keke Rosberg | Alain Prost | 1:08.149 - Keke Rosberg | Nigel Mansell |
| 1984 | #8 Niki Lauda | Alain Prost | Derek Warwick | 1:08.877 - Patrick Tambay | Nelson Piquet |
| 1982 | #15 Alain Prost | Carlos Reutemann | René Arnoux | 1:08.278 - Alain Prost | René Arnoux |
| 1980 | #16 René Arnoux | Jacques Laffite | Didier Pironi | 1:13.150 - René Arnoux | Jean-Pierre Jabouille |
| 1979 | #12 Gilles Villeneuve | Jody Scheckter | Jean-Pierre Jarier | 1:14.412 - Gilles Villeneuve | Jean-Pierre Jabouille |
| 1978 | #6 Ronnie Peterson | Patrick Depailler | John Watson | 1:17.090 - Mario Andretti | Niki Lauda |
| 1977 | #11 Niki Lauda | Jody Scheckter | Patrick Depailler | 1:17.630 - John Watson | James Hunt |
| 1976 | #1 Niki Lauda | James Hunt | Jochen Mass | 1:17.970 - Niki Lauda | James Hunt |
| 1975 | #3 Jody Scheckter | Carlos Reutemann | Patrick Depailler | 1:17.200 - Carlos Pace | Carlos Pace |
| 1974 | #7 Carlos Reutemann | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Mike Hailwood | 1:18.160 - Carlos Reutemann | Niki Lauda |
| 1973 | #3 Jackie Stewart | Peter Revson | Emerson Fittipaldi | 1:17.100 - Emerson Fittipaldi | Denny Hulme |
| 1972 | #12 Denny Hulme | Emerson Fittipaldi | Peter Revson | 1:18.900 - Mike Hailwood | Jackie Stewart |
| 1971 | #6 Mario Andretti | Jackie Stewart | Clay Regazzoni | 1:20.300 - Mario Andretti | Jackie Stewart |
| 1970 | #12 Jack Brabham | Denny Hulme | Jackie Stewart | 1:20.800 - John Surtees | Jackie Stewart |
| 1969 | #7 Jackie Stewart | Graham Hill | Denny Hulme | 1:21.600 - Jackie Stewart | Jack Brabham |
| 1968 | #4 Jim Clark | Graham Hill | Jochen Rindt | 1:23.700 - Jim Clark | Jim Clark |
| 1967 | #4 Pedro Rodríguez | John Love | John Surtees | 1:29.900 - Denny Hulme | Jack Brabham |
| 1965 | #5 Jim Clark | John Surtees | Graham Hill | 1:27.600 - Jim Clark | Jim Clark |
| 1963 | #1 Jim Clark | Dan Gurney | Graham Hill | 1:29.100 - Dan Gurney | Jim Clark |
| 1962 | #3 Graham Hill | Bruce McLaren | Tony Maggs | 1:31.000 - Jim Clark | Jim Clark |
The 1983 South African Grand Prix started Oct 15, 1983 on Kyalami Racing Circuit in Midrand, South Africa. Patrick Tambay started from pole position with Nelson Piquet next to him. Riccardo Patrese started from third place.
In 1 hour, 33 minutes and 25 seconds Riccardo Patrese finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Andrea de Cesaris in second and Nelson Piquet in third place.
After the 1983 South African Grand Prix, Nelson Piquet is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 59 points. Piquet is 2 points ahead of Alain Prost.