1983 South African Grand Prix
- Date
- 15 Oct 1983
- Circuit
- Kyalami, Midrand, South Africa
- Round
- 15 of 15
- Winner
- Riccardo Patrese (Brabham)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 3 | 77 | 1:33:25.708 | 9 | |
| 2 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 9 | 77 | +9.319 | 6 | |
| 3 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 2 | 77 | +21.969 | 1:09.948 | 4 |
| 4 | 35 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 13 | 76 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 5 | 1 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 6 | 76 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 16 | Eddie Cheever | Renault | 14 | 76 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 4 | Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell | 19 | 75 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 29 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 22 | 75 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 30 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 20 | 74 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 21 | 73 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 12 | 71 | Electrical | 0 | |
| 12 | 17 | Kenny Acheson | RAM | 24 | 71 | +6 Laps | 0 | |
| N | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 7 | 68 | Not classified | 0 | |
| N | 26 | Raul Boesel | Ligier | 23 | 66 | Not classified | 0 | |
| R | 3 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 18 | 60 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 27 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 1 | 56 | Turbo | 0 | |
| R | 36 | Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman | 16 | 56 | Turbo | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 5 | 35 | Turbo | 0 | |
| R | 31 | Corrado Fabi | Osella | 25 | 28 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 11 | 20 | Engine | 0 | |
| D | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 15 | 18 | Disqualified | 0 | |
| R | 28 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 4 | 9 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 23 | Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | 17 | 5 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 8 | 1 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 2 | Jacques Laffite | Williams | 10 | 1 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 32 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 26 | 1 | Engine | 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 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 3 | 59 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | Renault | 4 | 57 |
| 3 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 3 | 49 |
| 4 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 1 | 40 |
| 5 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1 | 27 |
| 6 | John Watson | McLaren | 1 | 22 |
| 7 | Eddie Cheever | Renault | 0 | 22 |
| 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 15 |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 1 | 13 |
| 10 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 0 | 12 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 4 | 89 |
| 2 | Renault | 4 | 79 |
| 3 | Brabham | 4 | 72 |
| 4 | Williams | 1 | 38 |
| 5 | McLaren | 1 | 34 |
| 6 | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 18 |
| 7 | Tyrrell | 1 | 12 |
| 8 | Team Lotus | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Toleman | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Arrows | 0 | 4 |