1983 South African Grand Prix
| 1983 South African Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Race 15 of 15 in the 1983 Formula One World Championship | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 15 October 1983 | ||
| Location | Kyalami Transvaal Province, South Africa | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.104 km (2.55 mi) | ||
| Distance | 77 laps, 316.008 km (196.358 mi) | ||
| Weather | Dry | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
| Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:06.554 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |  Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | |
| Time | 1:09.948 on lap 6 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
| Brabham-BMW | |
| Second |
| Alfa Romeo | |
| Third |
| Brabham-BMW | |
The 1983 South African Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Kyalami on 15 October 1983. It was the final race of the 1983 Formula One season.
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. Ferrari won the Constructors' Championship despite not finishing in the points in the last race for the second consecutive year. John Watson, completing his last full Formula One season, was disqualified for overtaking other cars on the parade lap.
Contents
1 Classification
1.1 Qualifying
1.2 Race
2 Notes
3 Championship standings after the race
4 References
5 External links
Classification
Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 |  Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 1:06.554 | 1:07.029 | — |
| 2 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 1:06.792 | 1:06.821 | +0.238 |
| 3 | 6 |  Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW | 1:08.181 | 1:07.001 | +0.447 |
| 4 | 28 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 1:07.222 | 1:07.105 | +0.551 |
| 5 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1:07.186 | 1:08.136 | +0.632 |
| 6 | 1 |  Keke Rosberg | Williams-Honda | 1:07.256 | 1:07.344 | +0.702 |
| 7 | 12 |  Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Renault | 1:09.443 | 1:07.643 | +1.089 |
| 8 | 9 |  Manfred Winkelhock | ATS-BMW | 1:07.726 | 1:07.682 | +1.128 |
| 9 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 1:08.970 | 1:07.759 | +1.205 |
| 10 | 2 | Jacques Laffite | Williams-Honda | 1:07.931 | 1:08.652 | +1.377 |
| 11 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Renault | 1:07.937 | 1:07.980 | +1.383 |
| 12 | 8 |  Niki Lauda | McLaren-TAG | 1:07.974 | 1:08.587 | +1.420 |
| 13 | 35 | Derek Warwick | Toleman-Hart | 1:08.061 | 1:08.301 | +1.507 |
| 14 | 16 |  Eddie Cheever | Renault | 1:08.069 | 1:08.360 | +1.515 |
| 15 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren-TAG | 1:08.328 | 1:10.635 | +1.774 |
| 16 | 36 | Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman-Hart | 1:08.350 | 1:08.439 | +1.796 |
| 17 | 23 | Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | 1:09.364 | 1:08.628 | +2.074 |
| 18 | 3 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:11.096 | 1:11.284 | +4.542 |
| 19 | 4 | Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:11.750 | 1:11.382 | +4.828 |
| 20 | 30 |  Thierry Boutsen | Arrows-Ford | 1:11.988 | 1:11.658 | +5.104 |
| 21 | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier-Ford | 1:12.017 | 1:12.538 | +5.463 |
| 22 | 29 |  Marc Surer | Arrows-Ford | 1:12.309 | 1:12.049 | +5.495 |
| 23 | 26 | Raul Boesel | Ligier-Ford | 1:12.745 | 1:13.330 | +6.191 |
| 24 | 17 | Kenny Acheson | RAM-Ford | 1:13.352 | — | +6.798 |
| 25 | 31 | Corrado Fabi | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:14.483 | 1:13.656 | +7.102 |
| 26 | 32 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:14.903 | 1:15.503 | +8.349 |
Source:[1] | ||||||
Race
| 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 | 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 | + 9 Laps | 7 | |
| NC | 26 | Raul Boesel | Ligier-Ford | 66 | + 11 Laps | 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 | |
Source:[2] | |||||||
Notes
- Prost, Piquet and Arnoux went into this race fighting for the championship.
- Prost (57pts) needed either
- 1st
- 2nd, ahead of Piquet
- 3rd, with Piquet 2nd or lower
- 4th or 5th, with Piquet 3rd or lower
- 6th, with Piquet 4th or lower and Arnoux 2nd or lower
- Piquet 5th or lower and Arnoux 2nd or lower
- Piquet (55pts)
- 1st
- 2nd, with Prost 4th or lower
- 3rd, with Prost 6th or lower
- 4th, with Prost 7th or lower and Arnoux 2nd or lower
- Arnoux (49pts) needed 1st with Prost 6th or lower and Piquet 4th or lower
- Prost (57pts) needed either
- Ferrari and Renault were also fighting for the Constructor's Championship
- Ferrari (89pts) needed either
- To score 5pts or better
- 4th, or 5th and 6th, or higher, with the Renaults 1st and 3rd or lower
- 5th or better, with the Renaults 1st and 4th or lower
- 6th or better, with the Renaults 1st and 5th or lower
- The Renaults scoring fewer than 11pts
- Renault (78pts) needed either
- 1st and 2nd with the Ferraris scoring fewer than 5pts
- 1st and 3rd with the Ferraris scoring fewer than 3pts
- 1st and 4th with the Ferraris 6th or lower
- 1st and 5th with the Ferraris 7th or lower.
- Ferrari (89pts) needed either
- This was the last Formula One race in the 12-year career of Frenchman Jean-Pierre Jarier and also the last Grand Prix for Danny Sullivan and Raul Boesel.
- This was Riccardo Patrese's final win until the 1990 San Marino Grand Prix.
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
^ Hamilton, Maurice (ed.) (1983). AUTOCOURSE 1983–84. Hazleton Publishing Ltd. p. 216. ISBN 0-905138-25-2.CS1 maint: Extra text: authors list (link) .mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ "1983 South African Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
External links
- 1983 South African Grand Prix at Grandprix.com
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