1982 South African Grand Prix
- Date
- 23 Jan 1982
- Circuit
- Kyalami, Midrand, South Africa
- Round
- 1 of 16
- Winner
- Alain Prost (Renault)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 5 | 77 | 1:32:08.401 | 1:08.278 | 9 |
| 2 | 5 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 8 | 77 | +14.946 | 6 | |
| 3 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1 | 77 | +27.900 | 4 | |
| 4 | 8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 13 | 77 | +32.113 | 3 | |
| 5 | 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 7 | 77 | +43.139 | 2 | |
| 6 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 9 | 77 | +50.993 | 1 | |
| 7 | 3 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 10 | 76 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 15 | 76 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 10 | Eliseo Salazar | ATS | 12 | 75 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 20 | 75 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 19 | 74 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 17 | Jochen Mass | March | 22 | 74 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 16 | 73 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 14 | 33 | Derek Daly | Theodore | 24 | 73 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 15 | 18 | Raul Boesel | March | 21 | 72 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| 16 | 4 | Slim Borgudd | Tyrrell | 23 | 72 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| 17 | 20 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 25 | 72 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| 18 | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 6 | 71 | +6 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 11 | 54 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| R | 35 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 14 | 43 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 4 | 18 | Turbo | 0 | |
| R | 25 | Eddie Cheever | Ligier | 17 | 11 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| R | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | 6 | Turbo | 0 | |
| R | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 2 | 3 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 18 | 0 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 31 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 26 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| F | 30 | Mauro Baldi | Arrows | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 32 | Riccardo Paletti | Osella | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 29 | Brian Henton | Arrows | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 14 | Roberto Guerrero | Ensign | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 36 | Teo Fabi | Toleman | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | René Arnoux | Renault | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | John Watson | McLaren | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Eliseo Salazar | ATS | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 0 | 0 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Renault | 1 | 13 |
| 2 | Williams | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | McLaren | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Tyrrell | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Team Lotus | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | ATS | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | March | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Theodore | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Fittipaldi | 0 | 0 |