1983 South African Grand Prix

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1983 South African Grand Prix
Race 15 of 15 in the 1983 Formula One World Championship
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Race details
Date15 October 1983
Location Kyalami
Transvaal Province, South Africa
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.104 km (2.550 miles)
Distance 77 laps, 316.008 km (196.358 miles)
Weather Dry
Pole position
Driver Ferrari
Time 1:06.554
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW
Time 1:09.948 on lap 6
Podium
First Brabham-BMW
Second Alfa Romeo
Third Brabham-BMW
Lap leaders
  • 1983 South African Grand Prix

The 1983 South African Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Kyalami on 15 October 1983. It was the fifteenth and final race of the 1983 Formula One season. The 77 lap race was won by Riccardo Patrese driving for Brabham . This would be Patreses' last win for nearly seven years until he won for Williams at the 1990 San Marino Grand Prix.

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Race summary

Before the race, three drivers were still in a position to win the World Drivers' Championship: Alain Prost (Renault) led the championship with 57 points, followed by Nelson Piquet (Brabham-BMW) with 55 and René Arnoux (Ferrari) with 49. Piquet qualified second, behind Patrick Tambay (Ferrari) in pole position and ahead of Riccardo Patrese (Brabham), Arnoux and Prost in third, fourth and fifth. At the start Piquet passed Tambay to take the lead, with Patrese moving into second place. Arnoux retired with engine failure on lap 9. Prost fought his way up to third place, but he also retired on lap 35 with turbo failure. Needing only to finish fourth or higher, Piquet slowed and was overtaken by Patrese, Niki Lauda (McLaren) and Andrea de Cesaris (Alfa Romeo). Lauda's engine failed on lap 71. The race finished with Patrese in first place, de Cesaris in second and Piquet in third, and Piquet won the championship by two points. Ferrari won the Constructors' Championship despite not finishing in the points in the last race for the second consecutive year. John Watson, completing his last full Formula One season, was disqualified for overtaking other cars on the parade lap.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorQ1Q2Gap
127 Flag of France.svg Patrick Tambay Ferrari 1:06.5541:07.029
25 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW 1:06.7921:06.821+0.238
36 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Brabham-BMW 1:08.1811:07.001+0.447
428 Flag of France.svg René Arnoux Ferrari 1:07.2221:07.105+0.551
515 Flag of France.svg Alain Prost Renault 1:07.1861:08.136+0.632
61 Flag of Finland.svg Keke Rosberg Williams-Honda 1:07.2561:07.344+0.702
712 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Mansell Lotus-Renault 1:09.4431:07.643+1.089
89 Flag of Germany.svg Manfred Winkelhock ATS-BMW 1:07.7261:07.682+1.128
922 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo 1:08.9701:07.759+1.205
102 Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Williams-Honda 1:07.9311:08.652+1.377
1111 Flag of Italy.svg Elio de Angelis Lotus-Renault 1:07.9371:07.980+1.383
128 Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda McLaren-TAG 1:07.9741:08.587+1.420
1335 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart 1:08.0611:08.301+1.507
1416 Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Cheever Renault 1:08.0691:08.360+1.515
157 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Watson McLaren-TAG 1:08.3281:10.635+1.774
1636 Flag of Italy.svg Bruno Giacomelli Toleman-Hart 1:08.3501:08.439+1.796
1723 Flag of Italy.svg Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo 1:09.3641:08.628+2.074
183 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford 1:11.0961:11.284+4.542
194 Flag of the United States.svg Danny Sullivan Tyrrell-Ford 1:11.7501:11.382+4.828
2030 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Boutsen Arrows-Ford 1:11.9881:11.658+5.104
2125 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier-Ford 1:12.0171:12.538+5.463
2229 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marc Surer Arrows-Ford 1:12.3091:12.049+5.495
2326 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Raul Boesel Ligier-Ford 1:12.7451:13.330+6.191
2417 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kenny Acheson RAM-Ford 1:13.352no time+6.798
2531 Flag of Italy.svg Corrado Fabi Osella-Alfa Romeo 1:14.4831:13.656+7.102
2632 Flag of Italy.svg Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella-Alfa Romeo 1:14.9031:15.503+8.349
Source: [1] [2] [3] [4]

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorTyreLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
16 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Brabham-BMW M 771:33:25.70839
222 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo M 77+ 9.31996
35 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW M 77+ 21.96924
435 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart P 76+ 1 Lap133
51 Flag of Finland.svg Keke Rosberg Williams-Honda G 76+ 1 Lap62
616 Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Cheever Renault M 76+ 1 Lap141
74 Flag of the United States.svg Danny Sullivan Tyrrell-Ford G 75+ 2 Laps19 
829 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marc Surer Arrows-Ford G 75+ 2 Laps22 
930 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Boutsen Arrows-Ford G 74+ 3 Laps20 
1025 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier-Ford M 73+ 4 Laps21 
118 Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda McLaren-TAG M 71Electrical12 
1217 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kenny Acheson RAM-Ford P 71+ 6 Laps24 
NC12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Mansell Lotus-Renault P 68+ 9 Laps7 
NC26 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Raul Boesel Ligier-Ford M 66+ 11 Laps23 
Ret3 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford G 60Engine18 
Ret27 Flag of France.svg Patrick Tambay Ferrari G 56Turbo1 
Ret36 Flag of Italy.svg Bruno Giacomelli Toleman-Hart P 56Turbo16 
Ret15 Flag of France.svg Alain Prost Renault M 35Turbo5 
Ret31 Flag of Italy.svg Corrado Fabi Osella-Alfa Romeo M 28Engine25 
Ret11 Flag of Italy.svg Elio de Angelis Lotus-Renault P 20Engine11 
DSQ7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Watson McLaren-TAG M 18Overtaking on Formation Lap15 
Ret28 Flag of France.svg René Arnoux Ferrari G 9Engine4 
Ret23 Flag of Italy.svg Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo M 5Engine17 
Ret9 Flag of Germany.svg Manfred Winkelhock ATS-BMW G 1Engine8 
Ret2 Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Williams-Honda G 1Spun Off10 
Ret32 Flag of Italy.svg Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella-Alfa Romeo M 1Engine26 
Source: [5] [6]

Championship permutations

Championship standings after the race

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