1983 season/Round 15
South African Grand Prix 1983
- Kyalami
- Midrand
- 15 October 1983
- 77 laps
- 316 km
- 4.094 km a lap
- Title decided here
- P1Riccardo PatreseBrabham1:33:25.708
- P2Andrea de CesarisAlfa Romeo+9.319
- P3Nelson PiquetBrabham+21.969
- Pole positionPatrick TambayFerrari · 1:06.554
- Fastest lapNelson Piquet1:09.948 · lap 6
- Winner started fromP3on the grid
Result
A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 1:06.554 | |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:06.792 | +0.238 |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 1:07.001 | +0.447 |
| 4 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 1:07.105 | +0.551 |
| 5 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1:07.186 | +0.632 |
| 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1:07.256 | +0.702 |
| 7 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 1:07.643 | +1.089 |
| 8 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 1:07.682 | +1.128 |
| 9 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 1:07.759 | +1.205 |
| 10 | Jacques Laffite | Williams | 1:07.931 | +1.377 |
| 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:07.937 | +1.383 |
| 12 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 1:07.974 | +1.420 |
| 13 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 1:08.061 | +1.507 |
| 14 | Eddie Cheever | Renault | 1:08.069 | +1.515 |
| 15 | John Watson | McLaren | 1:08.328 | +1.774 |
| 16 | Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman | 1:08.350 | +1.796 |
| 17 | Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | 1:08.628 | +2.074 |
| 18 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 1:11.096 | +4.542 |
| 19 | Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell | 1:11.382 | +4.828 |
| 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 1:11.658 | +5.104 |
| 21 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 1:12.017 | +5.463 |
| 22 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 1:12.049 | +5.495 |
| 23 | Raul Boesel | Ligier | 1:12.745 | +6.191 |
| 24 | Kenny Acheson | RAM | 1:13.352 | +6.798 |
| 25 | Corrado Fabi | Osella | 1:13.656 | +7.102 |
| 26 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 1:14.903 | +8.349 |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | 6 | 1:09.948 | |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | 17 | 1:10.634 | +0.686 |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | 60 | 1:10.825 | +0.877 |
| 4 | Riccardo Patrese | 8 | 1:10.848 | +0.900 |
| 5 | Alain Prost | 9 | 1:11.166 | +1.218 |
| 6 | Patrick Tambay | 7 | 1:11.267 | +1.319 |
| 7 | Andrea de Cesaris | 5 | 1:11.401 | +1.453 |
| 8 | Keke Rosberg | 51 | 1:11.656 | +1.708 |
| 9 | Eddie Cheever | 6 | 1:11.953 | +2.005 |
| 10 | Bruno Giacomelli | 51 | 1:12.058 | +2.110 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 15. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | 59 | ▲1 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | 57 | ▼1 |
| 3 | René Arnoux | 49 | |
| 4 | Patrick Tambay | 40 | |
| 5 | Keke Rosberg | 27 | |
| 6 | John Watson | 22 | |
| 7 | Eddie Cheever | 22 | |
| 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | 15 | ▲4 |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | 13 | ▲5 |
| 10 | Niki Lauda | 12 | ▼2 |