South African Grand Prix
Round 1 · 23 January 1982 ·Kyalami, Midrand, South Africa
Reutemann
Williams
2
Prost
Renault
1
Arnoux
Renault
3
Race classification
| Pos. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Laps | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Renault | 77 | 1:32:08.401 | 9 | |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 77 | +14.946 | 6 | |
| 3 | René Arnoux | Renault | 77 | +27.900 | 4 | |
| 4 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 77 | +32.113 | 3 | |
| 5 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 77 | +43.139 | 2 | |
| 6 | John Watson | McLaren | 77 | +50.993 | 1 | |
| 7 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 76 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 76 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | Eliseo Salazar | ATS | 75 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 75 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 74 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | Jochen Mass | March | 74 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 73 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 14 | Derek Daly | Theodore | 73 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 15 | Raul Boesel | March | 72 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| 16 | Slim Borgudd | Tyrrell | 72 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| 17 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 72 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| 18 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 71 | +6 Laps | 0 | |
| R | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 54 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| R | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 43 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 18 | Turbo | 0 | |
| R | Eddie Cheever | Ligier | 11 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| R | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 6 | Turbo | 0 | |
| R | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 3 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 0 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| F | Mauro Baldi | Arrows | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Riccardo Paletti | Osella | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Brian Henton | Arrows | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Roberto Guerrero | Ensign | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Teo Fabi | Toleman | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
- R
- Retired
- F
- Failed to qualify