1983 Southern Sun Hotels South African Grand Prix
Kyalami · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riccardo Patrese | 3 | 26 | 9.319 | 77 | 316 | Nelson Piquet |
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 | 3 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | BMW | 77 | Finished | 9 | ||
| 2 | 9 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 77 | +9.319s | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | BMW | 77 | ★ | +21.969s | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | 13 | 35 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | Hart | 76 | +1 lap | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 6 | 1 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | Honda | 76 | +1 lap | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 14 | 16 | Eddie Cheever | Renault | Renault | 76 | +1 lap | Finished | 1 | |
| 7 | 19 | 4 | Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell | Ford | 75 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 8 | 22 | 29 | Marc Surer | Arrows | Ford | 75 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 9 | 20 | 30 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | Ford | 74 | +3 laps | Finished | ||
| 10 | 21 | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | Ford | 73 | +4 laps | Finished | ||
| 11 | 12 | 8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | TAG | 71 | — | Electrical | ||
| 12 | 24 | 17 | Kenny Acheson | RAM | Ford | 71 | +6 laps | Finished | ||
| — | 7 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | Renault | 68 | +9 laps | Not classified | ||
| — | 23 | 26 | Raul Boesel | Ligier | Ford | 66 | +11 laps | Not classified | ||
| — | 18 | 3 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | Ford | 60 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 1 | 27 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | Ferrari | 56 | — | Turbo | ||
| — | 16 | 36 | Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman | Hart | 56 | — | Turbo | ||
| — | 5 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | Renault | 35 | — | Turbo | ||
| — | 25 | 31 | Corrado Fabi | Osella | Alfa Romeo | 28 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 11 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | Renault | 20 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 4 | 28 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | Ferrari | 9 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 17 | 23 | Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 5 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 8 | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS (Auto Technisches Zubehör) | BMW | 1 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 10 | 2 | Jacques Laffite | Williams | Honda | 1 | — | Spun off | ||
| — | 26 | 32 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | Alfa Romeo | 1 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 15 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | TAG | 18 | — | Overtaking on formation lap |