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1983 Southern Sun Hotels Grand Prix of South Africa Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post Formula One race number 15 of 15 Saturday, October 15, 1983 at Kyalami Circuit, Kyalami, South Africa 77 laps on a 4.104 kilometer road course (316.008 kilometers) Time of race: 1:33:25.708 Average speed: 202.941 kph Pole time: 66.554 seconds Cautions: none Margin of victory: 9.319 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 2 Glossary    1983 Formula One results   /   1983 standings

Pos St # Driver Team Chass./Eng. Laps Status Led Pts 1 3 6   Riccardo Patrese Fila Sport Brabham BT52B / BMW M12 77 1:33:25.708 18 9 2 9 22   Andrea de Cesaris Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 183T / Alfa Romeo 890T 77 +9.319 0 6 3 2 5   Nelson Piquet Fila Sport Brabham BT52B / BMW M12 77 +21.969 59 4 4 13 35   Derek Warwick Candy Toleman Motorsport Toleman TG183B / Hart 415T 76 +1 lap 0 3 5 6 1   Keke Rosberg TAG Williams Williams FW09 / Honda RA163E 76 +1 lap 0 2 6 14 16   Eddie Cheever, Jr. Equipe Renault Elf Renault RE40 / Renault-Gordini EF1 76 +1 lap 0 1 7 19 4   Danny Sullivan Benetton Tyrrell Team Tyrrell 012 / Ford Cosworth DFY 75 +2 laps 0 0 8 22 29   Marc Surer Arrows Racing Team Arrows A6 / Ford Cosworth DFV 75 +2 laps 0 0 9 20 30   Thierry Boutsen Arrows Racing Team Arrows A6 / Ford Cosworth DFV 74 +3 laps 0 0 10 21 25   Jean-Pierre Jarier Equipe Ligier Gitanes Ligier JS21 / Ford Cosworth DFV 73 +4 lap 0 0 11 12 8   Niki Lauda Marlboro McLaren International McLaren MP4E / TAG Porsche P01 71 electrical 0 0 12 24 17   Kenny Acheson RAM Automotive Team March RAM 01 / Ford Cosworth DFV 71 +6 laps 0 0 nc 7 12   Nigel Mansell John Player Team Lotus Lotus 94T / Renault-Gordini EF1 68 +9 laps 0 0 nc 23 26   Raul Boesel Equipe Ligier Gitanes Ligier JS21 / Ford Cosworth DFV 66 +11 laps 0 0 ret 18 3   Michele Alboreto Benetton Tyrrell Team Tyrrell 012 / Ford Cosworth DFY 60 engine 0 0 ret 1 27   Patrick Tambay Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 126C3 / Ferrari 021 56 turbo 0 0 ret 16 36   Bruno Giacomelli Candy Toleman Motorsport Toleman TG183B / Hart 415T 56 turbo 0 0 ret 5 15   Alain Prost Equipe Renault Elf Renault RE40 / Renault-Gordini EF1 35 turbo 0 0 ret 25 31   Corrado Fabi Osella Squadra Corse Osella FA1E / Alfa Romeo 1260 28 engine 0 0 ret 11 11   Elio de Angelis John Player Team Lotus Lotus 94T / Renault-Gordini EF1 20 engine 0 0 dsq 15 7   John Watson Marlboro McLaren International McLaren MP4E / TAG Porsche P01 18 disqualified 0 0 ret 4 28   Rene Arnoux Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 126C3 / Ferrari 021 9 engine 0 0 ret 17 23   Mauro Baldi Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 183T / Alfa Romeo 890T 5 engine 0 0 ret 8 9   Manfred Winkelhock Team ATS ATS D6 / BMW M12 1 engine 0 0 ret 10 2   Jacques Laffite TAG Williams Williams FW09 / Honda RA163E 1 spun off 0 0 ret 26 32   Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella Squadra Corse Osella FA1E / Alfa Romeo 1260 1 engine 0 0

Fastest Lap: 211.220 kph by Nelson Piquet Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Nelson Piquet 1 59 59   Riccardo Patrese 60 77 18 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Nelson Piquet 59     2   Alain Prost 57   -2   3   Rene Arnoux 49   -10   4   Patrick Tambay 40   -19   5   Keke Rosberg 27   -32   6   John Watson 22   -37   6   Eddie Cheever, Jr. 22   -37   8   Andrea de Cesaris 15   -44   9   Riccardo Patrese 13   -46   10   Niki Lauda 12   -47   11   Jacques Laffite 11   -48   12   Michele Alboreto 10   -49   12   Nigel Mansell 10   -49   14   Derek Warwick 9   -50   15   Marc Surer 4   -55   16   Mauro Baldi 3   -56   17   Elio de Angelis 2   -57   17   Danny Sullivan 2   -57   19   Johnny Cecotto 1   -58   19   Bruno Giacomelli 1   -58