South African Grand Prix
1983 · Round 15 · Midrand, South Africa · Oct 15, 1983Race summary
Patrese won the race from 3rd on the grid, 9.319s ahead of de Cesaris. Surer was the standout mover, climbing from 22nd to 8th. Piquet lost the most ground, from 2nd on the grid down to 3rd (down 1 place).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 3 | 77 | 1:33:25.708 | 9 |
| 2 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 9 | 77 | +9.319 | 6 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 2 | 77 | +21.969 | 4 |
| 4 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 13 | 76 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 6 | 76 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Eddie Cheever | Renault | 14 | 76 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell | 19 | 75 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 22 | 75 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 20 | 74 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 21 | 73 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 12 | 71 | Electrical | 0 |
| 12 | Kenny Acheson | RAM | 24 | 71 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| – | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 7 | 68 | Not classified | 0 |
| – | Raul Boesel | Ligier | 23 | 66 | Not classified | 0 |
| – | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 18 | 60 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 1 | 56 | Turbo | 0 |
| – | Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman | 16 | 56 | Turbo | 0 |
| – | Alain Prost | Renault | 5 | 35 | Turbo | 0 |
| – | Corrado Fabi | Osella | 25 | 28 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 11 | 20 | Engine | 0 |
| – | John Watson | McLaren | 15 | 18 | Disqualified | 0 |
| – | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 4 | 9 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | 17 | 5 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 8 | 1 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Jacques Laffite | Williams | 10 | 1 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 26 | 1 | Engine | 0 |