South African Grand Prix
1982 · Round 1 · Midrand, South Africa · Jan 23, 1982Race summary
Victory went to Prost (from 5th on the grid), with a 14.9s margin. Winkelhock made the biggest gain, from 20th on the grid to 10th (up 10 places). Pironi had a difficult race, dropping from 6th to 18th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Renault | 5 | 77 | 1:32:08.401 | 9 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 8 | 77 | +14.946 | 6 |
| 3 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1 | 77 | +27.900 | 4 |
| 4 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 13 | 77 | +32.113 | 3 |
| 5 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 7 | 77 | +43.139 | 2 |
| 6 | John Watson | McLaren | 9 | 77 | +50.993 | 1 |
| 7 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 10 | 76 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 15 | 76 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Eliseo Salazar | ATS | 12 | 75 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 20 | 75 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 19 | 74 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Jochen Mass | March | 22 | 74 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 16 | 73 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Derek Daly | Theodore | 24 | 73 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Raul Boesel | March | 21 | 72 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Slim Borgudd | Tyrrell | 23 | 72 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 17 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 25 | 72 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 18 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 6 | 71 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| – | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 11 | 54 | Fuel system | 0 |
| – | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 14 | 43 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 4 | 18 | Turbo | 0 |
| – | Eddie Cheever | Ligier | 17 | 11 | Fuel system | 0 |
| – | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | 6 | Turbo | 0 |
| – | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 2 | 3 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 18 | 0 | Electrical | 0 |
| – | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 26 | 0 | Collision | 0 |