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South African Grand Prix

Southern Sun Hotels South African Grand Prix 1983

Round 15 of 15Kyalami Racing Circuit, MidrandOct 15 198377 laps

Podium

DECAlfa Romeo

PATBrabham

PIQBrabham

Key facts

WinnerPAT1:33:25.708 from P3

PoleTAM1:06.554

Fastest lapPIQ1:09.948 on lap 6

Finishers12 / 26classified

Race result

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Laps	Time / gap	Pts	Fastest lap
1	PATRiccardo Patrese	Brabham	3	▲2	77	1:33:25.708	9	1:10.848
2	DECAndrea De Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	9	▲7	77	+9.319s	6	1:11.401
3	PIQNelson Piquet	Brabham	2	▼1	77	+21.969s	4	1:09.948
4	WARDerek Warwick	Toleman	13	▲9	76	+1 lap	3	1:12.102
5	ROSKeke Rosberg	Williams	6	▲1	76	+1 lap	2	1:11.656
6	CHEEddie Cheever	Renault	14	▲8	76	+1 lap	1	1:11.953
7	SULDanny Sullivan	Tyrrell	19	▲12	75	+2 laps		1:13.494
8	SURMarc Surer	Arrows	22	▲14	75	+2 laps		1:14.489
9	BOUThierry Boutsen	Arrows	20	▲11	74	+3 laps		1:15.100
10	JARJean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier	21	▲11	73	+4 laps		1:15.144
11	LAUNiki Lauda	McLaren	12	▲1	71	+6 laps		1:10.634
12	ACHKenny Acheson	RAM	24	▲12	71	+6 laps		1:17.212
NC	MANNigel Mansell	Lotus	7		68	Not classified		1:10.825
NC	BOERaul Boesel	Ligier	23		66	Not classified		1:15.886
DNF	ALBMichele Alboreto	Tyrrell	18		60	Engine		1:13.507
DNF	TAMPatrick Tambay	Ferrari	1		56	Turbo		1:11.267
DNF	GIABruno Giacomelli	Toleman	16		56	Turbo		1:12.058
DNF	PROAlain Prost	Renault	5		35	Turbo		1:11.166
DNF	FABCorrado Fabi	Osella	25		28	Engine		1:17.153
DNF	DEAElio De Angelis	Lotus	11		20	Engine		1:12.709
DNF	ARNRené Arnoux	Ferrari	4		9	Engine		1:12.183
DNF	BALMauro Baldi	Alfa Romeo	17		5	Engine		1:12.686
DNF	WINManfred Winkelhock	ATS	8		1	Engine		1:23.427
DNF	LAFJacques Laffite	Williams	10		1	Spun off		1:24.689
DNF	GHIPiercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	26		1	Engine		1:29.776
DSQ	WATJohn Watson	McLaren	15		18	Overtaking on formation lap		1:13.194

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap to pole
1	TAMPatrick Tambay	Ferrari	1:06.554
2	PIQNelson Piquet	Brabham	1:06.792	+0.238s
3	PATRiccardo Patrese	Brabham	1:07.001	+0.447s
4	ARNRené Arnoux	Ferrari	1:07.105	+0.551s
5	PROAlain Prost	Renault	1:07.186	+0.632s
6	ROSKeke Rosberg	Williams	1:07.256	+0.702s
7	MANNigel Mansell	Lotus	1:07.643	+1.089s
8	WINManfred Winkelhock	ATS	1:07.682	+1.128s
9	DECAndrea De Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	1:07.759	+1.205s
10	LAFJacques Laffite	Williams	1:07.931	+1.377s
11	DEAElio De Angelis	Lotus	1:07.937	+1.383s
12	LAUNiki Lauda	McLaren	1:07.974	+1.420s
13	WARDerek Warwick	Toleman	1:08.061	+1.507s
14	CHEEddie Cheever	Renault	1:08.069	+1.515s
15	WATJohn Watson	McLaren	1:08.328	+1.774s
16	GIABruno Giacomelli	Toleman	1:08.350	+1.796s
17	BALMauro Baldi	Alfa Romeo	1:08.628	+2.074s
18	ALBMichele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:11.096	+4.542s
19	SULDanny Sullivan	Tyrrell	1:11.382	+4.828s
20	BOUThierry Boutsen	Arrows	1:11.658	+5.104s
21	JARJean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier	1:12.017	+5.463s
22	SURMarc Surer	Arrows	1:12.049	+5.495s
23	BOERaul Boesel	Ligier	1:12.745	+6.191s
24	ACHKenny Acheson	RAM	1:13.352	+6.798s
25	FABCorrado Fabi	Osella	1:13.656	+7.102s
26	GHIPiercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	1:14.903	+8.349s

Kyalami Racing Circuit

Layout of the circuit as raced in 1983. Outline from F1DB.

Previous winners here

1982	Alain Prost	Renault
1980	René Arnoux	Renault
1979	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari
1978	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus
1977	Niki Lauda	Ferrari
1976	Niki Lauda	Ferrari
1975	Jody Scheckter	Tyrrell
1974	Carlos Reutemann	Brabham
1973	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell
1972	Denny Hulme	McLaren

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