Round 1 of 16 · Midrand · 23 January 1982, Saturday
South African Grand Prix
Key highlights
Arnoux
pole position
77
laps
18
finishers out of 26
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1:32:08.401 | 9 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | +14.946 | 6 |
| 3 | René Arnoux | Renault | +27.900 | 4 |
| 4 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | +32.113 | 3 |
| 5 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | +43.139 | 2 |
| 6 | John Watson | McLaren | +50.993 | 1 |
| 7 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | +1 Lap | |
| 9 | Eliseo Salazar | ATS | +2 Laps | |
| 10 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | +2 Laps | |
| 11 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | +3 Laps | |
| 12 | Jochen Mass | March | +3 Laps | |
| 13 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | +4 Laps | |
| 14 | Derek Daly | Theodore | +4 Laps | |
| 15 | Raul Boesel | March | +5 Laps | |
| 16 | Slim Borgudd | Tyrrell | +5 Laps | |
| 17 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | +5 Laps | |
| 18 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | +6 Laps | |
| DNF | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Fuel system | |
| DNF | Derek Warwick | Toleman | Accident | |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | Turbo | |
| DNF | Eddie Cheever | Ligier | Fuel system | |
| DNF | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Turbo | |
| DNF | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | Spun off | |
| DNF | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | Electrical | |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | Collision | |
| DNQ | Mauro Baldi | Arrows | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Riccardo Paletti | Osella | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Brian Henton | Arrows | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Roberto Guerrero | Ensign | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Teo Fabi | Toleman | Did not qualify |
- DNF
- Did not finish
- DNQ
- Did not qualify