1982 South African Grand Prix
Kyalami · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alain Prost | 5 | 26 | 14.950 | 77 | 316 | Alain Prost |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | Renault | 77 | ★ | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | 8 | 5 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | Ford | 77 | +14.950s | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | Renault | 77 | +27.900s | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 13 | 8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | Ford | 77 | +32.110s | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 7 | 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | Ford | 77 | +46.140s | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 9 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | Ford | 77 | +50.990s | Finished | 1 | |
| 7 | 10 | 3 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | Ford | 76 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 8 | 15 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | Ford | 76 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 9 | 12 | 10 | Eliseo Salazar | ATS (Auto Technisches Zubehör) | Ford | 75 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 10 | 20 | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS (Auto Technisches Zubehör) | Ford | 75 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 11 | 19 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 74 | +3 laps | Finished | ||
| 12 | 22 | 17 | Jochen Mass | March | Ford | 74 | +3 laps | Finished | ||
| 13 | 16 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 73 | +4 laps | Finished | ||
| 14 | 24 | 33 | Derek Daly | Theodore | Ford | 73 | +4 laps | Finished | ||
| 15 | 21 | 18 | Raul Boesel | March | Ford | 72 | +5 laps | Finished | ||
| 16 | 23 | 4 | Slim Borgudd | Tyrrell | Ford | 72 | +5 laps | Finished | ||
| 17 | 25 | 20 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | Ford | 72 | +5 laps | Finished | ||
| 18 | 6 | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | Ferrari | 71 | +6 laps | Finished | ||
| — | 11 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Matra | 54 | — | Fuel system | ||
| — | 14 | 35 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | Hart | 43 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 4 | 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | BMW | 18 | — | Turbo | ||
| — | 17 | 25 | Eddie Cheever | Ligier | Matra | 11 | — | Fuel system | ||
| — | 3 | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Ferrari | 6 | — | Turbo | ||
| — | 2 | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | BMW | 3 | — | Spun off | ||
| — | 18 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | Ford | 0 | — | Electrical | ||
| — | 26 | 31 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | Ford | 0 | — | Collision | ||
| — | — | 30 | Mauro Baldi | Arrows | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 32 | Riccardo Paletti | Osella | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 29 | Brian Henton | Arrows | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 36 | Teo Fabi | Toleman | Hart | — | Not classified |