1983 South African Grand Prix
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The 1983 Formula One South African Grand Prix was the final race of the 1983 Formula One season. It was held at Kyalami on October 15, 1983.
Before the race, three drivers were still in a position to win the World Drivers' Championship: Alain Prost (Renault) led the championship with 57 points, followed by Nelson Piquet (Brabham-BMW) with 55 and René Arnoux (Ferrari) with 49. Piquet qualified second, behind Patrick Tambay (Ferrari) in pole position and ahead of Riccardo Patrese (Brabham), Arnoux and Prost in third, fourth and fifth. At the start Piquet passed Tambay to take the lead, with Patrese moving into second place. Arnoux retired with engine failure on lap 9. Prost fought his way up to third place, but he also retired on lap 35 with turbo failure. Needing only to finish fourth or higher, Piquet slowed and was overtaken by Patrese, Niki Lauda (McLaren) and Andrea de Cesaris (Alfa Romeo). Lauda's engine failed on lap 71. The race finished with Patrese in first place, de Cesaris in second and Piquet in third, and Piquet won the championship by two points.
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[edit] Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 |  Riccardo Patrese |
Brabham-BMW | 77 | 1:33:25.708 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris |
Alfa Romeo | 77 | + 9.319 | 9 | 6 |
| 3 | 5 |  Nelson Piquet |
Brabham-BMW | 77 | + 21.969 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 35 |  Derek Warwick |
Toleman-Hart | 76 | + 1 Lap | 13 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 |  Keke Rosberg |
Williams-Honda | 76 | + 1 Lap | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | 16 |  Eddie Cheever |
Renault | 76 | + 1 Lap | 14 | 1 |
| 7 | 4 | Danny Sullivan |
Tyrrell-Ford | 75 | + 2 Laps | 19 | |
| 8 | 29 |  Marc Surer |
Arrows-Ford | 75 | + 2 Laps | 22 | |
| 9 | 30 | .svg/22px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Thierry Boutsen |
Arrows-Ford | 74 | + 3 Laps | 20 | |
| 10 | 25 |  Jean-Pierre Jarier |
Ligier-Ford | 73 | + 4 Laps | 21 | |
| 11 | 8 |  Niki Lauda |
McLaren-TAG | 71 | Electrical | 12 | |
| 12 | 17 | Kenny Acheson |
RAM-Ford | 71 | + 6 Laps | 24 | |
| NC | 12 | Nigel Mansell |
Lotus-Renault | 68 | Not Classified | 7 | |
| NC | 26 | Raul Boesel |
Ligier-Ford | 66 | Not Classified | 23 | |
| Ret | 3 | Michele Alboreto |
Tyrrell-Ford | 60 | Engine | 18 | |
| Ret | 27 | Patrick Tambay |
Ferrari | 56 | Turbo | 1 | |
| Ret | 36 | Bruno Giacomelli |
Toleman-Hart | 56 | Turbo | 16 | |
| Ret | 15 | Alain Prost |
Renault | 35 | Turbo | 5 | |
| Ret | 31 | Corrado Fabi |
Osella-Alfa Romeo | 28 | Engine | 25 | |
| Ret | 11 | Elio de Angelis |
Lotus-Renault | 20 | Engine | 11 | |
| DSQ | 7 | John Watson |
McLaren-TAG | 18 | Disqualified | 15 | |
| Ret | 28 | René Arnoux |
Ferrari | 9 | Engine | 4 | |
| Ret | 23 | Mauro Baldi |
Alfa Romeo | 5 | Engine | 17 | |
| Ret | 9 |  Manfred Winkelhock |
ATS-BMW | 1 | Engine | 8 | |
| Ret | 2 | Jacques Laffite |
Williams-Honda | 1 | Spun Off | 10 | |
| Ret | 32 | Piercarlo Ghinzani |
Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1 | Engine | 26 |
[edit] Notes
- Pole position: Patrick Tambay - 1:06.554[1]
- Fastest lap: Nelson Piquet - 1:09.948 on lap 6[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Lang, Mike (1992). Grand Prix! Vol 4. Haynes Publishing Group, p211. ISBN 0-85429-733-2.
- ^ Lang, Mike (1992). Grand Prix! Vol 4. Haynes Publishing Group, p214. ISBN 0-85429-733-2.
Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from The Official Formula 1 website. Retrieved on 2007-06-17.
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