Season
1983
Race
15. South African Grand Prix
1983 South African Grand Prix
- Coordinates
- -25.9894, 28.0767
- Altitude
- 1460 m
- Race number
- 388
R
15/10/1983 00:00 · Africa/Johannesburg · 77 laps
| Position | Driver | Team | Grid | Race positions | Laps | Time | Points | Status | Fastest lap rank | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 3 | +2 | 77 | 1:33:25.708 | 9 | Finished | — | |
| 2 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 9 | +7 | 77 | 1:33:35.027 | 6 | Finished | — | |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 2 | -1 | 77 | 1:33:47.677 | 4 | Finished | — | |
| 4 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 13 | +9 | 76 | — | 3 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 5 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 6 | +1 | 76 | — | 2 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 6 | Eddie Cheever | Renault | 14 | +8 | 76 | — | 1 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 7 | Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell | 19 | +12 | 75 | — | 0 | +2 Laps | — | |
| 8 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 22 | +14 | 75 | — | 0 | +2 Laps | — | |
| 9 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 20 | +11 | 74 | — | 0 | +3 Laps | — | |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 21 | +11 | 73 | — | 0 | +4 Laps | — | |
| 11 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 12 | +1 | 71 | — | 0 | Electrical | — | |
| 12 | Kenny Acheson | RAM | 24 | +12 | 71 | — | 0 | +6 Laps | — | |
| 13 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 7 | -6 | 68 | — | 0 | Not classified | — | |
| 14 | Raul Boesel | Ligier | 23 | +9 | 66 | — | 0 | Not classified | — | |
| 15 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 18 | +3 | 60 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 16 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 1 | -15 | 56 | — | 0 | Turbo | — | |
| 17 | Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman | 16 | -1 | 56 | — | 0 | Turbo | — | |
| 18 | Alain Prost | Renault | 5 | -13 | 35 | — | 0 | Turbo | — | |
| 19 | Corrado Fabi | Osella | 25 | +6 | 28 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 20 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 11 | -9 | 20 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 21 | John Watson | McLaren | 15 | -6 | 18 | — | 0 | Disqualified | — | |
| 22 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 4 | -18 | 9 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 23 | Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | 17 | -6 | 5 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 24 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 8 | -16 | 1 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 25 | Jacques Laffite | Williams | 10 | -15 | 1 | — | 0 | Spun off | — | |
| 26 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 26 | = | 1 | — | 0 | Engine | — |