388th GP – South Africa 1983

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Nr	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre
1	Keke Rosberg	TAG Williams Racing Team	Williams FW09 [1]	Honda RA163E V6T 1.5	Goodyear
2	Jacques Laffite	TAG Williams Racing Team	Williams FW09 [2]	Honda RA163E V6T 1.5	Goodyear
3	Michele Alboreto	Benetton Tyrrell Team	Tyrrell 012 [2]	Ford Cosworth DFY V8 3.0	Goodyear
4	Danny Sullivan	Benetton Tyrrell Team	Tyrrell 012 [1]	Ford Cosworth DFY V8 3.0	Goodyear
5	Nelson Piquet	Fila Sport	Brabham BT52B [5]	BMW M12/13 L4T 1.5	Michelin
6	Riccardo Patrese	Fila Sport	Brabham BT52B [6]	BMW M12/13 L4T 1.5	Michelin
7	John Watson	Marlboro McLaren International	McLaren MP4/1E [7]	TAG Porsche P01 V6T 1.5	Michelin
8	Niki Lauda	Marlboro McLaren International	McLaren MP4/1E [6]	TAG Porsche P01 V6T 1.5	Michelin
9	Manfred Winkelhock	Team ATS	ATS D6 [03]	BMW M12/13 L4T 1.5	Goodyear
11	Elio de Angelis	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 94T [3]	Renault EF1 V6T 1.5	Pirelli
12	Nigel Mansell	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 94T [2]	Renault EF1 V6T 1.5	Pirelli
15	Alain Prost	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RE40 [05]	Renault EF1 V6T 1.5	Michelin
16	Eddie Cheever	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RE40 [04]	Renault EF1 V6T 1.5	Michelin
17	Kenny Acheson	RAM Automotive Team March	RAM March 01 [03]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	Pirelli
22	Andrea de Cesaris	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 183T [03]	Alfa Romeo 890T V8T 1.5	Michelin
23	Mauro Baldi	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 183T [02]	Alfa Romeo 890T V8T 1.5	Michelin
25	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Equipe Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS21 [04]	Ford Cosworth DFV/DFY V8 3.0	Michelin
26	Raul Boesel	Equipe Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS21 [03]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	Michelin
27	Patrick Tambay	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 126C3 [069]	Ferrari 021 V6T 1.5	Goodyear
28	René Arnoux	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 126C3 [066]	Ferrari 021 V6T 1.5	Goodyear
29	Marc Surer	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A6 [4]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	Goodyear
30	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A6 [5]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	Goodyear
31	Corrado Fabi	Osella Squadra Corse	Osella FA1E [2]	Alfa Romeo 1260 V12 3.0	Michelin
32	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella Squadra Corse	Osella FA1E [3]	Alfa Romeo 1260 V12 3.0	Michelin
33	Roberto Guerrero	Theodore Racing	Theodore N183 [MN16]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	Goodyear
34	Johnny Cecotto	Theodore Racing	Theodore N183 [MN18]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	Goodyear
35	Derek Warwick	Candy Toleman Motorsport	Toleman TG183B [04]	Hart 415T L4T 1.5	Pirelli
36	Bruno Giacomelli	Candy Toleman Motorsport	Toleman TG183B [03]	Hart 415T L4T 1.5	Pirelli
40	Stefan Johansson	Spirit Racing	Spirit 101 [1]	Honda RA163E V6T 1.5	Goodyear
Theodore and Spirit did not attend the event.

Pos	Nr	Driver	Car	Engine	Tyre	Q1	Q2	G
1	27	Patrick Tambay	Ferrari 126C3 [069]	Ferrari 021 V6T 1.5	Goodyear	01:06.554	01:07.029	01:06.554
2	5	Nelson Piquet	Brabham BT52B [5]	BMW M12/13 L4T 1.5	Michelin	01:06.792	01:06.821	01:06.792
3	6	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham BT52B [6]	BMW M12/13 L4T 1.5	Michelin	01:08.181	01:07.001	01:07.001
4	28	René Arnoux	Ferrari 126C3 [066]	Ferrari 021 V6T 1.5	Goodyear	01:07.222	01:07.105	01:07.105
5	15	Alain Prost	Renault RE40 [05]	Renault EF1 V6T 1.5	Michelin	01:07.186	01:08.136	01:07.186
6	1	Keke Rosberg	Williams FW09 [1]	Honda RA163E V6T 1.5	Goodyear	01:07.256	01:07.344	01:07.256
7	12	Nigel Mansell	Lotus 94T [2]	Renault EF1 V6T 1.5	Pirelli	01:09.443	01:07.643	01:07.643
8	9	Manfred Winkelhock	ATS D6 [03]	BMW M12/13 L4T 1.5	Goodyear	01:07.726	01:07.682	01:07.682
9	22	Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo 183T [03]	Alfa Romeo 890T V8T 1.5	Michelin	01:08.970	01:07.759	01:07.759
10	2	Jacques Laffite	Williams FW09 [2]	Honda RA163E V6T 1.5	Goodyear	01:07.931	01:08.652	01:07.931
11	11	Elio de Angelis	Lotus 94T [3]	Renault EF1 V6T 1.5	Pirelli	01:07.937	01:07.980	01:07.937
12	8	Niki Lauda	McLaren MP4/1E [6]	TAG Porsche P01 V6T 1.5	Michelin	01:07.974	01:08.587	01:07.974
13	35	Derek Warwick	Toleman TG183B [04]	Hart 415T L4T 1.5	Pirelli	01:08.061	01:08.301	01:08.061
14	16	Eddie Cheever	Renault RE40 [04]	Renault EF1 V6T 1.5	Michelin	01:08.069	01:08.360	01:08.069
15	7	John Watson	McLaren MP4/1E [7]	TAG Porsche P01 V6T 1.5	Michelin	01:08.328	01:10.635	01:08.328
16	36	Bruno Giacomelli	Toleman TG183B [03]	Hart 415T L4T 1.5	Pirelli	01:08.350	01:08.439	01:08.350
17	23	Mauro Baldi	Alfa Romeo 183T [02]	Alfa Romeo 890T V8T 1.5	Michelin	01:09.364	01:08.628	01:08.628
18	3	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell 012 [2]	Ford Cosworth DFY V8 3.0	Goodyear	01:11.096	01:11.284	01:11.096
19	4	Danny Sullivan	Tyrrell 012 [1]	Ford Cosworth DFY V8 3.0	Goodyear	01:11.750	01:11.382	01:11.382
20	30	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows A6 [5]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	Goodyear	01:11.988	01:11.658	01:11.658
21	25	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier JS21 [04]	Ford Cosworth DFV/DFY V8 3.0	Michelin	01:12.017	01:12.538	01:12.017
22	29	Marc Surer	Arrows A6 [4]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	Goodyear	01:12.309	01:12.049	01:12.049
23	26	Raul Boesel	Ligier JS21 [03]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	Michelin	01:12.745	01:13.330	01:12.745
24	17	Kenny Acheson	RAM March 01 [03]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	Pirelli	01:13.352		01:13.352
25	31	Corrado Fabi	Osella FA1E [2]	Alfa Romeo 1260 V12 3.0	Michelin	01:14.483	01:13.656	01:13.656
26	32	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella FA1E [3]	Alfa Romeo 1260 V12 3.0	Michelin	01:14.903	01:15.503	01:14.903

Official Name	1983 Southern Sun Hotels South African Grand Prix
Circuit	Kyalami
Date	October 15
Pole	Patrick Tambay 01:06.554
Fastest Lap	Nelson Piquet 01:09.948
Podium	1st Riccardo Patrese (18) , 2nd Andrea de Cesaris, 3rd Nelson Piquet (59)
GP Number	388
Round	15
Weather	Sunny
Prev race	Grand Prix of Europe September 25
Next race	Grande Prêmio do Brasil March 25

P	N	Driver	Team	Car	Engine	Tyre	Time	Laps	FL	Led	Gr	Pts
1	6	Riccardo Patrese	Fila Sport	Brabham BT52B [6]	BMW M12/13 L4T 1.5	Michelin	01:33:25.708	77	01:10.848	18	3	9
2	22	Andrea de Cesaris	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 183T [03]	Alfa Romeo 890T V8T 1.5	Michelin	01:33:35.027	77	01:11.401	0	9	6
3	5	Nelson Piquet	Fila Sport	Brabham BT52B [5]	BMW M12/13 L4T 1.5	Michelin	01:33:47.677	77	01:09.948	59	2	4
4	35	Derek Warwick	Candy Toleman Motorsport	Toleman TG183B [04]	Hart 415T L4T 1.5	Pirelli	+1 lap	76	01:12.102	0	13	3
5	1	Keke Rosberg	TAG Williams Racing Team	Williams FW09 [1]	Honda RA163E V6T 1.5	Goodyear	+1 lap	76	01:11.656	0	6	2
6	16	Eddie Cheever	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RE40 [04]	Renault EF1 V6T 1.5	Michelin	+1 lap	76	01:11.953	0	14	1
7	4	Danny Sullivan	Benetton Tyrrell Team	Tyrrell 012 [1]	Ford Cosworth DFY V8 3.0	Goodyear	+2 laps	75	01:13.494	0	19	0
8	29	Marc Surer	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A6 [4]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	Goodyear	+2 laps	75	01:14.489	0	22	0
9	30	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A6 [5]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	Goodyear	+3 laps	74	01:15.100	0	20	0
10	25	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Equipe Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS21 [04]	Ford Cosworth DFV/DFY V8 3.0	Michelin	+4 laps	73	01:15.144	0	21	0
11	8	Niki Lauda	Marlboro McLaren International	McLaren MP4/1E [6]	TAG Porsche P01 V6T 1.5	Michelin	Electrics	71	01:10.634	0	12	0
12	17	Kenny Acheson	RAM Automotive Team March	RAM March 01 [03]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	Pirelli	+6 laps	71	01:17.212	0	24	0
NC	12	Nigel Mansell	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 94T [2]	Renault EF1 V6T 1.5	Pirelli	Not classified	68	01:10.825	0	7	0
NC	26	Raul Boesel	Equipe Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS21 [03]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	Michelin	Not classified	66	01:15.886	0	23	0
DNF	3	Michele Alboreto	Benetton Tyrrell Team	Tyrrell 012 [2]	Ford Cosworth DFY V8 3.0	Goodyear	Engine	60	01:13.507	0	18	0
DNF	27	Patrick Tambay	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 126C3 [069]	Ferrari 021 V6T 1.5	Goodyear	Turbo	56	01:11.267	0	1	0
DNF	36	Bruno Giacomelli	Candy Toleman Motorsport	Toleman TG183B [03]	Hart 415T L4T 1.5	Pirelli	Turbo	56	01:12.058	0	16	0
DNF	15	Alain Prost	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RE40 [05]	Renault EF1 V6T 1.5	Michelin	Turbo	35	01:11.166	0	5	0
DNF	31	Corrado Fabi	Osella Squadra Corse	Osella FA1E [2]	Alfa Romeo 1260 V12 3.0	Michelin	Engine	28	01:17.153	0	25	0
DNF	11	Elio de Angelis	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 94T [3]	Renault EF1 V6T 1.5	Pirelli	Engine	20	01:12.709	0	11	0
DSQ	7	John Watson	Marlboro McLaren International	McLaren MP4/1E [7]	TAG Porsche P01 V6T 1.5	Michelin	Disqualified	18	01:13.194	0	15	0
DNF	28	René Arnoux	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 126C3 [066]	Ferrari 021 V6T 1.5	Goodyear	Engine	9	01:12.183	0	4	0
DNF	23	Mauro Baldi	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 183T [02]	Alfa Romeo 890T V8T 1.5	Michelin	Engine	5	01:12.686	0	17	0
DNF	9	Manfred Winkelhock	Team ATS	ATS D6 [03]	BMW M12/13 L4T 1.5	Goodyear	Engine	1	01:23.427	0	8	0
DNF	32	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella Squadra Corse	Osella FA1E [3]	Alfa Romeo 1260 V12 3.0	Michelin	Engine	1	01:29.776	0	26	0
DNF	2	Jacques Laffite	TAG Williams Racing Team	Williams FW09 [2]	Honda RA163E V6T 1.5	Goodyear	Accident	1	01:24.689	0	10	0
T	1	Keke Rosberg	TAG Williams Racing Team	Williams FW08C [9]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	Goodyear	Practice	0		0		0
T	7	John Watson	Marlboro McLaren International	McLaren MP4/1E [5]	TAG Porsche P01 V6T 1.5	Michelin	Practice	0		0		0
T	11	Elio de Angelis	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 94T [1]	Renault EF1 V6T 1.5	Pirelli	Practice	0		0		0
S	3	-	Benetton Tyrrell Team	Tyrrell 011 [6]	Ford Cosworth DFY V8 3.0	Goodyear	Spare car	0		0		0
S	5	-	Fila Sport	Brabham BT52B [1]	BMW M12/13 L4T 1.5	Michelin	Spare car	0		0		0
S	9	-	Team ATS	ATS D6 [02]	BMW M12/13 L4T 1.5	Goodyear	Spare car	0		0		0
S	15	-	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RE40 [03]	Renault EF1 V6T 1.5	Michelin	Spare car	0		0		0
S	15	-	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RE40 [06]	Renault EF1 V6T 1.5	Michelin	Spare car	0		0		0
S	22	-	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 183T [05]	Alfa Romeo 890T V8T 1.5	Michelin	Spare car	0		0		0
S	26	-	Equipe Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS21 [02]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	Michelin	Spare car	0		0		0
S	28	-	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 126C3 [068]	Ferrari 021 V6T 1.5	Goodyear	Spare car	0		0		0
S	29	-	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A6 [2]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	Goodyear	Spare car	0		0		0
S	35	-	Candy Toleman Motorsport	Toleman TG183B [02]	Hart 415T L4T 1.5	Pirelli	Spare car	0		0		0
DNA	33	Roberto Guerrero	Theodore Racing	Theodore N183 [MN16]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	Goodyear	Withdrawn	0		0		0
DNA	34	Johnny Cecotto	Theodore Racing	Theodore N183 [MN18]	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0	Goodyear	Withdrawn	0		0		0
DNA	40	Stefan Johansson	Spirit Racing	Spirit 101 [1]	Honda RA163E V6T 1.5	Goodyear	Withdrawn	0		0		0
Watson was disqualified for overtaking on the formation lap.

Formula 1 1983 World Championship
Pos	Driver	Team	Pts
1	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	59
2	Alain Prost	Renault	57
3	René Arnoux	Ferrari	49
4	Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	40
5	Keke Rosberg	Williams	27
6	John Watson	McLaren	22
7	Eddie Cheever	Renault	22
8	Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	15
9	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	13
10	Niki Lauda	McLaren	12
11	Jacques Laffite	Williams	11
12	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	10
13	Nigel Mansell	Lotus	10
14	Derek Warwick	Toleman	9
15	Marc Surer	Arrows	4
16	Mauro Baldi	Alfa Romeo	3
17	Danny Sullivan	Tyrrell	2
18	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	2
19	Bruno Giacomelli	Toleman	1
20	Johnny Cecotto	Theodore	1
21	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows	0
22	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier	0
23	Chico Serra	Arrows	0
24	Raul Boesel	Ligier	0
25	Stefan Johansson	Spirit	0
26	Manfred Winkelhock	ATS	0
27	Corrado Fabi	Osella	0
28	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	0
29	Roberto Guerrero	Theodore	0
30	Kenny Acheson	RAM March	0
31	Jonathan Palmer	Williams	0
32	Eliseo Salazar	RAM March	0
33	Alan Jones	Arrows	0

Formula 1 1983 World Championship
Pos	Team	Engine	Pts
1	Ferrari	Ferrari	89
2	Renault	Renault	79
3	Brabham	BMW	72
4	Williams	Ford Cosworth	38
5	McLaren	Ford Cosworth	34
6	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	18
7	Tyrrell	Ford Cosworth	12
8	Lotus	Renault	12
9	Toleman	Hart	10
10	Arrows	Ford Cosworth	4
11	Theodore	Ford Cosworth	1
12	Ligier	Ford Cosworth	0
13	Spirit	Honda	0
14	ATS	BMW	0
15	Osella	Alfa Romeo	0
16	RAM March	Ford Cosworth	0