Southern Sun Hotels South African Grand Prix 1983
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Pts | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 77 | 1:33:25.708 | 9 | 3 | |
| 2 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 77 | 1:33:35.027 | 6 | 9 | |
| 3 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 77 | 1:33:47.677 | 4 | 2 | FL |
| 4 | 35 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 76 | +1 lap | 3 | 13 | |
| 5 | 1 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 76 | +1 lap | 2 | 6 | |
| 6 | 16 | Eddie Cheever | Renault | 76 | +1 lap | 1 | 14 | |
| 7 | 4 | Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell | 75 | +2 laps | — | 19 | |
| 8 | 29 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 75 | +2 laps | — | 22 | |
| 9 | 30 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 74 | +3 laps | — | 20 | |
| 10 | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 73 | +4 laps | — | 21 | |
| 11 | 8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 71 | Electrical | — | 12 | |
| 12 | 17 | Kenny Acheson | RAM | 71 | +6 laps | — | 24 | |
| NC | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 68 | +9 laps | — | 7 | |
| NC | 26 | Raul Boesel | Ligier | 66 | +11 laps | — | 23 | |
| DNF | 3 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 60 | Engine | — | 18 | |
| DNF | 27 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 56 | Turbo | — | 1 | Pole |
| DNF | 36 | Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman | 56 | Turbo | — | 16 | |
| DNF | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 35 | Turbo | — | 5 | |
| DNF | 31 | Corrado Fabi | Osella | 28 | Engine | — | 25 | |
| DNF | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 20 | Engine | — | 11 | |
| DNF | 28 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 9 | Engine | — | 4 | |
| DNF | 23 | Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | 5 | Engine | — | 17 | |
| DNF | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 1 | Engine | — | 8 | |
| DNF | 2 | Jacques Laffite | Williams | 1 | Spun off | — | 10 | |
| DNF | 32 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 1 | Engine | — | 26 | |
| DSQ | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 18 | Overtaking on formation lap | — | 15 |
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:06.554 |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:06.792 |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:07.001 |
| 4 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:07.105 |
| 5 | Alain Prost | Renault | — | — | — | 1:07.186 |
| 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | — | — | — | 1:07.256 |
| 7 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:07.643 |
| 8 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | — | — | — | 1:07.682 |
| 9 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | — | — | — | 1:07.759 |
| 10 | Jacques Laffite | Williams | — | — | — | 1:07.931 |
| 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:07.937 |
| 12 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:07.974 |
| 13 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | — | — | — | 1:08.061 |
| 14 | Eddie Cheever | Renault | — | — | — | 1:08.069 |
| 15 | John Watson | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:08.328 |
| 16 | Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman | — | — | — | 1:08.350 |
| 17 | Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | — | — | — | 1:08.628 |
| 18 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:11.096 |
| 19 | Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:11.382 |
| 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:11.658 |
| 21 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:12.017 |
| 22 | Marc Surer | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:12.049 |
| 23 | Raul Boesel | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:12.745 |
| 24 | Kenny Acheson | RAM | — | — | — | 1:13.352 |
| 25 | Corrado Fabi | Osella | — | — | — | 1:13.656 |
| 26 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | — | — | — | 1:14.903 |
| Grid | Driver | Constructor | Quali | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 1 | — |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 2 | — |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 3 | — |
| 4 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 4 | — |
| 5 | Alain Prost | Renault | 5 | — |
| 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 6 | — |
| 7 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 7 | — |
| 8 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 8 | — |
| 9 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 9 | — |
| 10 | Jacques Laffite | Williams | 10 | — |
| 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 11 | — |
| 12 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 12 | — |
| 13 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 13 | — |
| 14 | Eddie Cheever | Renault | 14 | — |
| 15 | John Watson | McLaren | 15 | — |
| 16 | Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman | 16 | — |
| 17 | Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | 17 | — |
| 18 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 18 | — |
| 19 | Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell | 19 | — |
| 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 20 | — |
| 21 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 21 | — |
| 22 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 22 | — |
| 23 | Raul Boesel | Ligier | 23 | — |
| 24 | Kenny Acheson | RAM | 24 | — |
| 25 | Corrado Fabi | Osella | 25 | — |
| 26 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 26 | — |
| # | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 6 | 1:09.948 | — |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 17 | 1:10.634 | +0.686 |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 60 | 1:10.825 | +0.877 |
| 4 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 8 | 1:10.848 | +0.900 |
| 5 | Alain Prost | Renault | 9 | 1:11.166 | +1.218 |
| 6 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 7 | 1:11.267 | +1.319 |
| 7 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 5 | 1:11.401 | +1.453 |
| 8 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 51 | 1:11.656 | +1.708 |
| 9 | Eddie Cheever | Renault | 6 | 1:11.953 | +2.005 |
| 10 | Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman | 51 | 1:12.058 | +2.110 |
Drivers after race
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | 59 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | 57 |
| 3 | René Arnoux | 49 |
| 4 | Patrick Tambay | 40 |
| 5 | Keke Rosberg | 27 |
| 6 | John Watson | 22 |
| 7 | Eddie Cheever | 22 |
| 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | 15 |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | 13 |
| 10 | Niki Lauda | 12 |
| 11 | Jacques Laffite | 11 |
| 12 | Michele Alboreto | 10 |
| 13 | Nigel Mansell | 10 |
| 14 | Derek Warwick | 9 |
| 15 | Marc Surer | 4 |
| 16 | Mauro Baldi | 3 |
| 17 | Danny Sullivan | 2 |
| 17 | Elio de Angelis | 2 |
| 19 | Johnny Cecotto | 1 |
| 19 | Bruno Giacomelli | 1 |