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1983 Southern Sun Hotels Grand Prix of South Africa
Race 15 of 15
Kyalami
77 laps
Time of race: 1:33:25.708
Average speed of winner: 202.941 kph
Margin of victory: 9.319 sec.
Lead changes: 2 among 3 drivers
Fastest lap: Nelson Piquet 1:09.948
Lap leaders: Tambay pole, Piquet 1-59, Patrese 60-77
Race notes: Debut for Kenneth Acheson. Finale for Raul Boesel, Bruno Giacomelli, Jean-Pierre Jarier, and Danny Sullivan. Nelson Piquet took the points lead from Alain Prost.
| Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Team | Chassis | Engine | Tyre | Owner | Qualifying Time | Laps | X Led | Laps Led | Status | Points |
| 1 | 3 | Riccardo Patrese | 6 | Fila Sport | Brabham BT52B | BMW M12 | Michelin | Brabham | 1:07.001 | 77 | 1 | 18 | 1:33:25.708 | 9 |
| 2 | 9 | Andrea de Cesaris | 22 | Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo 183T | Alfa Romeo 890T | Michelin | Alfa Romeo | 1:07.759 | 77 | 0 | 0 | +9.319 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | Nelson Piquet | 5 | Fila Sport | Brabham BT52B | BMW M12 | Michelin | Brabham | 1:06.792 | 77 | 1 | 59 | +21.969 | 4 |
| 4 | 13 | Derek Warwick | 35 | Candy Toleman Motorsport | Toleman TG183B | Hart 415T | Pirelli | Toleman | 1:08.061 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | 6 | Keke Rosberg | 1 | TAG Williams | Williams FW09 | Honda RA163E | Goodyear | Williams | 1:07.256 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | 14 | Eddie Cheever | 16 | Equipe Renault Elf | Renault RE40 | Renault-Gordini EF1 | Michelin | Renault | 1:08.069 | 76 | 0 | 0 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | 19 | Danny Sullivan | 4 | Benetton Tyrrell Team | Tyrrell 012 | Ford Cosworth DFY | Goodyear | Tyrrell | 1:11.382 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 8 | 22 | Marc Surer | 29 | Arrows Racing Team | Arrows A6 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | Arrows | 1:12.049 | 75 | 0 | 0 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 9 | 20 | Thierry Boutsen | 30 | Arrows Racing Team | Arrows A6 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | Arrows | 1:11.658 | 74 | 0 | 0 | +3 laps | 0 |
| 10 | 21 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | 25 | Equipe Ligier Gitanes | Ligier JS21 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | Ligier | 1:12.017 | 73 | 0 | 0 | +4 lap | 0 |
| 11 | 12 | Niki Lauda | 8 | Marlboro McLaren International | McLaren MP4E | TAG Porsche P01 | Michelin | McLaren | 1:07.974 | 71 | 0 | 0 | electrical (classified) | 0 |
| 12 | 24 | Kenneth Acheson | 17 | RAM Automotive Team March | RAM 01 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Pirelli | RAM | 1:13.352 | 71 | 0 | 0 | +6 laps | 0 |
| 13 | 7 | Nigel Mansell | 12 | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus 94T | Renault-Gordini EF1 | Pirelli | Lotus | 1:07.643 | 68 | 0 | 0 | +9 laps (not classified) | 0 |
| 14 | 23 | Raul Boesel | 26 | Equipe Ligier Gitanes | Ligier JS21 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | Ligier | 1:12.745 | 66 | 0 | 0 | +11 laps (not classified) | 0 |
| 15 | 18 | Michele Alboreto | 3 | Benetton Tyrrell Team | Tyrrell 012 | Ford Cosworth DFY | Goodyear | Tyrrell | 1:11.096 | 60 | 0 | 0 | engine | 0 |
| 16 | 1 | Patrick Tambay | 27 | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari 126C3 | Ferrari 021 | Goodyear | Ferrari | 1:06.554 | 56 | 0 | 0 | turbo | 0 |
| 17 | 16 | Bruno Giacomelli | 36 | Candy Toleman Motorsport | Toleman TG183B | Hart 415T | Pirelli | Toleman | 1:08.350 | 56 | 0 | 0 | turbo | 0 |
| 18 | 5 | Alain Prost | 15 | Equipe Renault Elf | Renault RE40 | Renault-Gordini EF1 | Michelin | Renault | 1:07.186 | 35 | 0 | 0 | turbo | 0 |
| 19 | 25 | Corrado Fabi | 31 | Osella Squadra Corse | Osella FA1E | Alfa Romeo 1260 | Michelin | Osella | 1:13.656 | 28 | 0 | 0 | engine | 0 |
| 20 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | 11 | John Player Team Lotus | Lotus 94T | Renault-Gordini EF1 | Pirelli | Lotus | 1:07.937 | 20 | 0 | 0 | engine | 0 |
| 21 | 15 | John Watson | 7 | Marlboro McLaren International | McLaren MP4E | TAG Porsche P01 | Michelin | McLaren | 1:08.328 | 18 | 0 | 0 | disqualified | 0 |
| 22 | 4 | René Arnoux | 28 | Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC | Ferrari 126C3 | Ferrari 021 | Goodyear | Ferrari | 1:07.105 | 9 | 0 | 0 | engine | 0 |
| 23 | 17 | Mauro Baldi | 23 | Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo 183T | Alfa Romeo 890T | Michelin | Alfa Romeo | 1:08.628 | 5 | 0 | 0 | engine | 0 |
| 24 | 8 | Manfred Winkelhock | 9 | Team ATS | ATS D6 | BMW M12 | Goodyear | ATS | 1:07.682 | 1 | 0 | 0 | engine | 0 |
| 25 | 10 | Jacques Laffite | 2 | TAG Williams | Williams FW09 | Honda RA163E | Goodyear | Williams | 1:07.931 | 1 | 0 | 0 | spun off | 0 |
| 26 | 26 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | 32 | Osella Squadra Corse | Osella FA1E | Alfa Romeo 1260 | Michelin | Osella | 1:14.903 | 1 | 0 | 0 | engine | 0 |
Points standings
| Rank | Driver | Points | Starts | Poles | Wins | Podiums |
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | 59 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | 57 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | René Arnoux | 49 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Patrick Tambay | 40 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Keke Rosberg | 27 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | John Watson | 22 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Eddie Cheever | 22 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | 13 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Niki Lauda | 12 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Jacques Laffite | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Michele Alboreto | 10 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | Nigel Mansell | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Derek Warwick | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Marc Surer | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Mauro Baldi | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Elio de Angelis | 2 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Danny Sullivan | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Bruno Giacomelli | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Johnny Cecotto | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Raul Boesel | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Chico Serra | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Thierry Boutsen | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Stefan Johansson | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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