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 Patrese's last win for nearly seven years until he won for Williams at the 1990 San Marino Grand Prix.
1983 South African Grand Prix | |||
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Race 15 of 15 in the 1983 Formula One World Championship | |||
Race details | |||
Date | 15 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 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | |
Time | 1:09.948 on lap 6 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Brabham-BMW | ||
Second | Alfa Romeo | ||
Third | Brabham-BMW | ||
Lap leaders |
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.
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Gap |
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1 | 27 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 1:06.554 | 1:07.029 | — |
2 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 1:06.792 | 1:06.821 | +0.238 |
3 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW | 1:08.181 | 1:07.001 | +0.447 |
4 | 28 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 1:07.222 | 1:07.105 | +0.551 |
5 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1:07.186 | 1:08.136 | +0.632 |
6 | 1 | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Honda | 1:07.256 | 1:07.344 | +0.702 |
7 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Renault | 1:09.443 | 1:07.643 | +1.089 |
8 | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS-BMW | 1:07.726 | 1:07.682 | +1.128 |
9 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 1:08.970 | 1:07.759 | +1.205 |
10 | 2 | Jacques Laffite | Williams-Honda | 1:07.931 | 1:08.652 | +1.377 |
11 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Renault | 1:07.937 | 1:07.980 | +1.383 |
12 | 8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren-TAG | 1:07.974 | 1:08.587 | +1.420 |
13 | 35 | Derek Warwick | Toleman-Hart | 1:08.061 | 1:08.301 | +1.507 |
14 | 16 | Eddie Cheever | Renault | 1:08.069 | 1:08.360 | +1.515 |
15 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren-TAG | 1:08.328 | 1:10.635 | +1.774 |
16 | 36 | Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman-Hart | 1:08.350 | 1:08.439 | +1.796 |
17 | 23 | Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | 1:09.364 | 1:08.628 | +2.074 |
18 | 3 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:11.096 | 1:11.284 | +4.542 |
19 | 4 | Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:11.750 | 1:11.382 | +4.828 |
20 | 30 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows-Ford | 1:11.988 | 1:11.658 | +5.104 |
21 | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier-Ford | 1:12.017 | 1:12.538 | +5.463 |
22 | 29 | Marc Surer | Arrows-Ford | 1:12.309 | 1:12.049 | +5.495 |
23 | 26 | Raul Boesel | Ligier-Ford | 1:12.745 | 1:13.330 | +6.191 |
24 | 17 | Kenny Acheson | RAM-Ford | 1:13.352 | no time | +6.798 |
25 | 31 | Corrado Fabi | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:14.483 | 1:13.656 | +7.102 |
26 | 32 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:14.903 | 1:15.503 | +8.349 |
Source: [1][2][3][4] |
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW | M | 77 | 1:33:25.708 | 3 | 9 |
2 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | M | 77 | + 9.319 | 9 | 6 |
3 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | M | 77 | + 21.969 | 2 | 4 |
4 | 35 | Derek Warwick | Toleman-Hart | P | 76 | + 1 Lap | 13 | 3 |
5 | 1 | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Honda | G | 76 | + 1 Lap | 6 | 2 |
6 | 16 | Eddie Cheever | Renault | M | 76 | + 1 Lap | 14 | 1 |
7 | 4 | Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell-Ford | G | 75 | + 2 Laps | 19 | |
8 | 29 | Marc Surer | Arrows-Ford | G | 75 | + 2 Laps | 22 | |
9 | 30 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows-Ford | G | 74 | + 3 Laps | 20 | |
10 | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier-Ford | M | 73 | + 4 Laps | 21 | |
11 | 8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren-TAG | M | 71 | Electrical | 12 | |
12 | 17 | Kenny Acheson | RAM-Ford | P | 71 | + 6 Laps | 24 | |
NC | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Renault | P | 68 | + 9 Laps | 7 | |
NC | 26 | Raul Boesel | Ligier-Ford | M | 66 | + 11 Laps | 23 | |
Ret | 3 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell-Ford | G | 60 | Engine | 18 | |
Ret | 27 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | G | 56 | Turbo | 1 | |
Ret | 36 | Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman-Hart | P | 56 | Turbo | 16 | |
Ret | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | M | 35 | Turbo | 5 | |
Ret | 31 | Corrado Fabi | Osella-Alfa Romeo | M | 28 | Engine | 25 | |
Ret | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Renault | P | 20 | Engine | 11 | |
DSQ | 7 | John Watson | McLaren-TAG | M | 18 | Overtaking on Formation Lap | 15 | |
Ret | 28 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | G | 9 | Engine | 4 | |
Ret | 23 | Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | M | 5 | Engine | 17 | |
Ret | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS-BMW | G | 1 | Engine | 8 | |
Ret | 2 | Jacques Laffite | Williams-Honda | G | 1 | Spun Off | 10 | |
Ret | 32 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella-Alfa Romeo | M | 1 | Engine | 26 | |
Source: [5][6] |
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