1983 South African Grand Prix
- 1983 South African Grand Prix
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.
Classification
Notes
*Pole position: Patrick Tambay - 1:06.554[cite book | last = Lang | first = Mike | title = Grand Prix! Vol 4 | publisher = Haynes Publishing Group | date = 1992 | pages = p211 | isbn = 0-85429-733-2] ]
*Fastest lap: Nelson Piquet - 1:09.948 on lap 6[cite book | last = Lang | first = Mike | title = Grand Prix! Vol 4 | publisher = Haynes Publishing Group | date = 1992 | pages = p214 | isbn = 0-85429-733-2] ]References
"Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from cite web | title = The Official Formula 1 website | url = http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1983/341/ | accessdate = 2007-06-17
External links
[http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr388.html Grandprix.com encyclopedia]
F1 race report
Name_of_race = South African Grand Prix
Year_of_race = 1983
Previous_race_in_season = 1983 European Grand Prix
Next_race_in_season = 1984 Brazilian Grand Prix
Previous_year's_race = 1982 South African Grand Prix
Next_year's_race = 1984 South African Grand Prix
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