Season 1982 · Round 1

South African Grand Prix

1982 Season R2 →
1982-01-23 · Kyalami · South Africa · South African Grand Prix · 77Lap · 316.008km
15 Alain Prost
Renault 1:32:08.401
Team win 13pt P1 · P3 1-3
5 Carlos Reutemann
Williams +14.946
16 René Arnoux
Renault +27.900
Fastest Lap
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DNF
8
Jacques Laffite L54 Derek Warwick L43 Riccardo Patrese L18 Eddie Cheever L11 Gilles Villeneuve L6 Nelson Piquet L3 Nigel Mansell L0 Jean-Pierre Jarier L0
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Pole-to-win rate 4/20 20%
Most DNFs · all-time P5
Closest finish · all-time P41
Circuit Info
Kyalami Midrand, South Africa
77Lap 316.008km 20 races held (1967–)
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Niki Lauda 3 wins · GP #1
P3 Nigel Mansell 2 wins · → Niki Lauda -1
P3 Alain Prost 2 wins · → Niki Lauda -1
Podiums
P2 Alain Prost 4 · → Graham Hill -1
P4 Niki Lauda 3 · → Alain Prost -1
P4 Carlos Reutemann 3 · → Alain Prost -1
Starts
P1 Niki Lauda 12 starts · GP #1
P2 Mario Andretti 10 starts · → Niki Lauda -2
P2 Carlos Reutemann 10 starts · → Niki Lauda -2
Grid → Finish · places gained and lost
GRID FINISH 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 L77 Prost · P5 → P1 · +4 5 Prost PRO 1 Prost PRO Reutemann · P8 → P2 · +6 8 Reutemann REU 2 Reutemann REU Arnoux · P1 → P3 · -2 1 Arnoux ARN 3 Arnoux ARN Lauda · P13 → P4 · +9 13 Lauda LAU 4 Lauda LAU Rosberg · P7 → P5 · +2 7 Rosberg ROS 5 Rosberg ROS Watson · P9 → P6 · +3 9 Watson WAT 6 Watson WAT Alboreto · P10 → P7 · +3 10 Alboreto ALB 7 Alboreto ALB de Angelis · P15 → P8 · +7 15 de Angelis DE 8 de Angelis DE Salazar · P12 → P9 · +3 12 Salazar SAL 9 Salazar SAL Winkelhock · P20 → P10 · +10 20 Winkelhock WIN 10 Winkelhock WIN Giacomelli · P19 → P11 · +8 19 Giacomelli GIA 11 Giacomelli GIA Mass · P22 → P12 · +10 22 Mass MAS 12 Mass MAS de Cesaris · P16 → P13 · +3 16 de Cesaris DE 13 de Cesaris DE Daly · P24 → P14 · +10 24 Daly DAL 14 Daly DAL Boesel · P21 → P15 · +6 21 Boesel BOE 15 Boesel BOE Borgudd · P23 → P16 · +7 23 Borgudd BOR 16 Borgudd BOR Serra · P25 → P17 · +8 25 Serra SER 17 Serra SER Pironi · P6 → P18 · -12 6 Pironi PIR 18 Pironi PIR Laffite · P11 → retired L54 Laffite · retired L54 11 Laffite LAF R Laffite LAF Warwick · P14 → retired L43 Warwick · retired L43 14 Warwick WAR R Warwick WAR Patrese · P4 → retired L18 Patrese · retired L18 4 Patrese PAT R Patrese PAT Cheever · P17 → retired L11 Cheever · retired L11 17 Cheever CHE R Cheever CHE Villeneuve · P3 → retired L6 Villeneuve · retired L6 3 Villeneuve VIL R Villeneuve VIL Piquet · P2 → retired L3 Piquet · retired L3 2 Piquet PIQ R Piquet PIQ Mansell · P18 → retired L0 Mansell · retired L0 18 Mansell MAN R Mansell MAN Jarier · P26 → retired L0 Jarier · retired L0 26 Jarier JAR R Jarier JAR
retired horizontal axis = laps completed · line thickness = places gained or lost
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 15 Alain Prost Renault 5 77 1:32:08.401 9
2 5 Carlos Reutemann Williams 8 77 +14.946 6
3 16 René Arnoux Renault 1 77 +27.900 4
4 8 Niki Lauda McLaren 13 77 +32.113 3
5 6 Keke Rosberg Williams 7 77 +43.139 2
6 7 John Watson McLaren 9 77 +50.993 1
7 3 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell 10 76 +1 Lap
8 11 Elio de Angelis Team Lotus 15 76 +1 Lap
9 10 Eliseo Salazar ATS 12 75 +2 Laps
10 9 Manfred Winkelhock ATS 20 75 +2 Laps
11 23 Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 19 74 +3 Laps
12 17 Jochen Mass March 22 74 +3 Laps
13 22 Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo 16 73 +4 Laps
14 5 Derek Daly Theodore 24 73 +4 Laps
15 18 Raul Boesel March 21 72 +5 Laps
16 4 Slim Borgudd Tyrrell 23 72 +5 Laps
17 20 Chico Serra Fittipaldi 25 72 +5 Laps
18 28 Didier Pironi Ferrari 6 71 +6 Laps
R 26 Jacques Laffite Ligier 11 54 Fuel system
R 35 Derek Warwick Toleman 14 43 Accident
R 2 Riccardo Patrese Brabham 4 18 Turbo
R 25 Eddie Cheever Ligier 17 11 Fuel system
R 27 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 3 6 Turbo
R 1 Nelson Piquet Brabham 2 3 Spun off
R 12 Nigel Mansell Team Lotus 18 0 Electrical
R 31 Jean-Pierre Jarier Osella 26 0 Collision
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2003 onwards.
Starting grid
Official
1
16 René Arnoux
2
1 Nelson Piquet
3
27 Gilles Villeneuve
4
2 Riccardo Patrese
5
15 Alain Prost
6
28 Didier Pironi
7
6 Keke Rosberg
8
5 Carlos Reutemann
9
7 John Watson
10
3 Michele Alboreto
11
26 Jacques Laffite
12
10 Eliseo Salazar
13
8 Niki Lauda
14
35 Derek Warwick
15
11 Elio de Angelis
16
22 Andrea de Cesaris
17
25 Eddie Cheever
18
12 Nigel Mansell
19
23 Bruno Giacomelli
20
9 Manfred Winkelhock
21
18 Raul Boesel
22
17 Jochen Mass
23
4 Slim Borgudd
24
5 Derek Daly
25
20 Chico Serra
26
31 Jean-Pierre Jarier
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1. The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
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Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15