The 1983 South African Grand Prix was Round 1 of the 1983 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Kyalami in South Africa on Sunday, 15 October 1983. Patrick Tambay started on pole position for Ferrari and Riccardo Patrese was the race winner in the Brabham BMW. The result of this Grand Prix sealed the outcome of the 1983 Drivers World Championship and Nelson Piquet won the world title for the second time.
1983 Southern Sun Hotels Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Brabham BMW | Michelin | 77 | 1:33:25.708 | 1:33:25.708 | - | - | 1:10.848 | 8 | 202.941 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Italy | Alfa Romeo | Michelin | 77 | +9.319 | 1:33:35.027 | +9.319 | +9.319 | 1:11.401 | 5 | 202.604 | 9 | 6 |
| 3 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Brabham BMW | Michelin | 77 | +21.969 | 1:33:47.677 | +21.969 | +12.650 | 1:09.948 | 6 | 202.148 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 35 | Derek Warwick | Great Britain | Toleman Hart | Pirelli | 76 | +1 lap | 1:33:31.721 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:12.102 | 11 | 200.090 | 13 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | Keke Rosberg | Finland | Williams Honda | Goodyear | 76 | +1 lap | 1:33:58.565 | 1 lap | +26.844 | 1:11.656 | 51 | 199.138 | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | 16 | Eddie Cheever | United States | Renault | Michelin | 76 | +1 lap | 1:34:01.670 | 1 lap | +3.105 | 1:11.953 | 6 | 199.028 | 14 | 1 |
| 7 | 4 | Danny Sullivan | United States | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 75 | +2 laps | 1:33:36.543 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:13.494 | 70 | 197.288 | 19 | |
| 8 | 29 | Marc Surer | Switzerland | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | 75 | +2 laps | 1:34:10.789 | 2 laps | +34.246 | 1:14.489 | 60 | 196.092 | 22 | |
| 9 | 30 | Thierry Boutsen | Belgium | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | 74 | +3 laps | 1:34:31.367 | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:15.100 | 47 | 192.776 | 20 | |
| 10 | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | France | Ligier Ford | Michelin | 73 | +4 laps | 1:34:01.679 | 4 laps | 1 lap | 1:15.144 | 18 | 191.172 | 21 | |
| 11 | 8 | Niki Lauda | Austria | McLaren TAG | Michelin | 71 | Electrical | 1:26:08.796 | 6 laps | 2 laps | 1:10.634 | 17 | 202.945 | 12 | |
| 12 | 17 | Kenny Acheson | Great Britain | RAM Ford | Pirelli | 71 | +6 laps | 1:34:10.707 | 6 laps | +8:01.911 | 1:17.212 | 7 | 185.637 | 24 | |
| NC | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Great Britain | Lotus Renault | Pirelli | 68 | +9 laps | 1:34:07.267 | 1:10.825 | 60 | 177.901 | 7 | |||
| NC | 26 | Raul Boesel | Brazil | Ligier Ford | Michelin | 66 | +11 laps | 1:33:23.678 | 1:15.886 | 5 | 174.012 | 23 | |||
| DNF | 3 | Michele Alboreto | Italy | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 60 | Engine | 1:14:45.643 | 1:13.507 | 50 | 197.622 | 18 | |||
| DNF | 27 | Patrick Tambay | France | Ferrari | Goodyear | 56 | Turbo | 1:09:01.151 | 1:11.267 | 7 | 199.791 | 1 | |||
| DNF | 36 | Bruno Giacomelli | Italy | Toleman Hart | Pirelli | 56 | Turbo | 1:10:51.135 | 1:12.058 | 51 | 194.622 | 16 | |||
| DNF | 15 | Alain Prost | France | Renault | Michelin | 35 | Turbo | 42:16.253 | 1:11.166 | 9 | 203.885 | 5 | |||
| DNF | 31 | Corrado Fabi | Italy | Osella Alfa Romeo | Michelin | 28 | Engine | 39:08.927 | 1:17.153 | 8 | 176.115 | 25 | |||
| DNF | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Italy | Lotus Renault | Pirelli | 20 | Engine | 39:50.706 | 1:12.709 | 16 | 123.598 | 11 | |||
| DSQ | 7 | John Watson | Great Britain | McLaren TAG | Michelin | 18 | Disqualified | 22:28.848 | 1:13.194 | 17 | 197.160 | 15 | |||
| DNF | 28 | René Arnoux | France | Ferrari | Goodyear | 9 | Engine | 11:38.292 | 1:12.183 | 6 | 190.421 | 4 | |||
| DNF | 23 | Mauro Baldi | Italy | Alfa Romeo | Michelin | 5 | Engine | 6:19.013 | 1:12.686 | 4 | 194.906 | 17 | |||
| DNF | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | Germany | ATS BMW | Goodyear | 1 | Engine | 1:23.427 | 1:23.427 | 1 | 177.093 | 8 | |||
| DNF | 2 | Jacques Laffite | France | Williams Honda | Goodyear | 1 | Spun Off | 1:24.689 | 1:24.689 | 1 | 174.454 | 10 | |||
| DNF | 32 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Italy | Osella Alfa Romeo | Michelin | 1 | Engine | 1:29.776 | 1:29.776 | 1 | 164.569 | 26 |