Round 15 of 15 · Midrand · 15 October 1983, Saturday
South African Grand Prix
Key highlights
Tambay
pole position
77
laps
12
finishers out of 26
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 1:33:25.708 | 9 |
| 2 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | +9.319 | 6 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | +21.969 | 4 |
| 4 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Eddie Cheever | Renault | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell | +2 Laps | |
| 8 | Marc Surer | Arrows | +2 Laps | |
| 9 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | +3 Laps | |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | +4 Laps | |
| 11 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | Electrical | |
| 12 | Kenny Acheson | RAM | +6 Laps | |
| NC | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | Not classified | |
| NC | Raul Boesel | Ligier | Not classified | |
| DNF | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | Engine | |
| DNF | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | Turbo | |
| DNF | Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman | Turbo | |
| DNF | Alain Prost | Renault | Turbo | |
| DNF | Corrado Fabi | Osella | Engine | |
| DNF | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | Engine | |
| DSQ | John Watson | McLaren | Disqualified | |
| DNF | René Arnoux | Ferrari | Engine | |
| DNF | Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | Engine | |
| DNF | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | Engine | |
| DNF | Jacques Laffite | Williams | Spun off | |
| DNF | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | Engine |
- DNF
- Did not finish
- DSQ
- Disqualified
- NC
- Not classified