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1983 Southern Sun Hotels Grand Prix of South Africa

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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

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Nelson Piquet	1	59	59
Riccardo Patrese	60	77	18

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
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	Danny Sullivan	2	-57
17	Elio de Angelis	2	-57
19	Johnny Cecotto	1	-58
19	Bruno Giacomelli	1	-58