# 1982 South African Grand Prix

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First race of the 1982 Formula One World Championship

1982 South African Grand Prix Race 1 of 16 in the 1982 Formula One World Championship Race details Date 23 January 1982 Location Kyalami Transvaal Province, South Africa Course Permanent racing facility Course length 4.104 km (2.550 miles) Distance 77 laps, 316.008 km (196.358 miles) Weather Dry Pole position Driver René Arnoux Renault Time 1:06.351 Fastest lap Driver Alain Prost Renault Time 1:08.278 on lap 49 Podium First Alain Prost Renault Second Carlos Reutemann Williams-Ford Third René Arnoux Renault Lap leaders

Motor car race

Reutemann and Prost on the podium.

The **1982 South African Grand Prix** was a [Formula One](/source/Formula_One) motor race held at [Kyalami](/source/Kyalami) on 23 January 1982. It was the first race of the [1982 Formula One World Championship](/source/1982_Formula_One_World_Championship). It was the 28th edition of the [South African Grand Prix](/source/South_African_Grand_Prix) and the 16th time that the race had been held at Kyalami.

The prelude to the race was notable for a [strike](/source/Strike_action) action by the [Grand Prix Drivers' Association](/source/Grand_Prix_Drivers'_Association), led by [Niki Lauda](/source/Niki_Lauda) and [Didier Pironi](/source/Didier_Pironi), in protest at the new [superlicence](/source/FIA_Super_Licence) conditions imposed by [FISA](/source/F%C3%A9d%C3%A9ration_Internationale_du_Sport_Automobile), which would have tied the drivers to a single team for up to three years. A late compromise was reached and the race went ahead. The drivers were subsequently fined between [US$](/source/United_States_dollar)5,000 and US$10,000 and handed suspended race bans; however, the [FIA](/source/F%C3%A9d%C3%A9ration_Internationale_de_l'Automobile) Court of Appeal later reduced the penalties and criticised FISA's handling of the dispute.[1]

[Turbocharged](/source/Turbocharger) cars took the first six positions on the grid. Despite [Alain Prost](/source/Alain_Prost) suffering a puncture while leading, he was able to recover (from over a lap behind) to win the race. Lauda, in his first race after two years out of F1, finished fourth. It was the final podium and points finish for [Carlos Reutemann](/source/Carlos_Reutemann), who retired from Formula One after the next race in Brazil. As of 2025[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1982_South_African_Grand_Prix&action=edit), this is the most recent podium finish achieved by an Argentine driver and the last point finish for an Argentine driver until [Franco Colapinto](/source/Franco_Colapinto) finished 8th and scored 4 points at the [2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix](/source/2024_Azerbaijan_Grand_Prix).[2] It also was the last race held in January.

## Classification

### Qualifying

Pos No. Driver Constructor Time Gap 1 16 René Arnoux Renault 1:06.351 2 1 Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW 1:06.625 +0.274 3 27 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 1:07.106 +0.755 4 2 Riccardo Patrese Brabham-BMW 1:07.398 +1.047 5 15 Alain Prost Renault 1:08.133 +1.782 6 28 Didier Pironi Ferrari 1:08.360 +2.009 7 6 Keke Rosberg Williams-Ford 1:08.892 +2.541 8 5 Carlos Reutemann Williams-Ford 1:09.306 +2.955 9 7 John Watson McLaren-Ford 1:09.736 +3.385 10 3 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford 1:10.037 +3.686 11 26 Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra 1:10.241 +3.890 12 10 Eliseo Salazar ATS-Ford 1:10.624 +4.273 13 8 Niki Lauda McLaren-Ford 1:10.681 +4.330 14 35 Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart 1:10.685 +4.334 15 11 Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford 1:10.685 +4.334 16 22 Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo 1:10.952 +4.601 17 25 Eddie Cheever Ligier-Matra 1:11.005 +4.654 18 12 Nigel Mansell Lotus-Ford 1:11.227 +4.876 19 23 Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 1:11.285 +4.934 20 9 Manfred Winkelhock ATS-Ford 1:11.808 +5.457 21 18 Raul Boesel March-Ford 1:12.077 +5.726 22 17 Jochen Mass March-Ford 1:12.100 +5.749 23 4 Slim Borgudd Tyrrell-Ford 1:12.366 +6.015 24 33 Derek Daly Theodore-Ford 1:13.418 +7.067 25 20 Chico Serra Fittipaldi-Ford 1:13.467 +7.116 26 31 Jean-Pierre Jarier Osella-Ford 1:13.834 +7.483 DNQ 30 Mauro Baldi Arrows-Ford 1:13.976 +7.625 DNQ 32 Riccardo Paletti Osella-Ford 1:15.504 +9.153 DNQ 29 Brian Henton Arrows-Ford 1:16.653 +10.302 DNQ 36 Teo Fabi Toleman-Hart No time

### Race

Pos No Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 15 Alain Prost Renault M 77 1:32:08.401 5 9 2 5 Carlos Reutemann Williams-Ford G 77 + 14.946 8 6 3 16 René Arnoux Renault M 77 + 27.900 1 4 4 8 Niki Lauda McLaren-Ford M 77 + 32.113 13 3 5 6 Keke Rosberg Williams-Ford G 77 + 43.139 7 2 6 7 John Watson McLaren-Ford M 77 + 50.993 9 1 7 3 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford G 76 + 1 lap 10 8 11 Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford G 76 + 1 lap 15 9 10 Eliseo Salazar ATS-Ford A 75 + 2 laps 12 10 9 Manfred Winkelhock ATS-Ford A 75 + 2 laps 20 11 23 Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo M 74 + 3 laps 19 12 17 Jochen Mass March-Ford P 74 + 3 laps 22 13 22 Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo M 73 + 4 laps 16 14 33 Derek Daly Theodore-Ford A 73 + 4 laps 24 15 18 Raul Boesel March-Ford P 72 + 5 laps 21 16 4 Slim Borgudd Tyrrell-Ford G 72 + 5 laps 23 17 20 Chico Serra Fittipaldi-Ford P 72 + 5 laps 25 18 28 Didier Pironi Ferrari G 71 + 6 laps 6 Ret 26 Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra M 54 Fuel system 11 Ret 35 Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart P 43 Accident 14 Ret 2 Riccardo Patrese Brabham-BMW G 18 Turbo 4 Ret 25 Eddie Cheever Ligier-Matra M 11 Fuel system 17 Ret 27 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari G 6 Turbo 3 Ret 1 Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW G 3 Spun off 2 Ret 12 Nigel Mansell Lotus-Ford G 0 Electrical 18 Ret 31 Jean-Pierre Jarier Osella-Ford P 0 Collision 26 DNQ 30 Mauro Baldi Arrows-Ford P DNQ 32 Riccardo Paletti Osella-Ford P DNQ 29 Brian Henton Arrows-Ford P DNQ 36 Teo Fabi Toleman-Hart P WD 14 Roberto Guerrero Ensign-Ford A Source:[3][4][5]

## Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Alain Prost 9 2 Carlos Reutemann 6 3 René Arnoux 4 4 Niki Lauda 3 5 Keke Rosberg 2 Source:[6] Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Renault 13 2 Williams-Ford 8 3 McLaren-Ford 4 Source:[6]

- **Note**: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["1982 South African Grand Prix flashback"](http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2008/06/18/f1-drivers-to-strike-at-the-british-grand-prix-well-it-happened-in-1982/). F1 Fanatic. 18 June 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2012.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-C+SC30_2-0)** Fearnley, Paul (April 2012). "The Commodore 64, Compact Discs and F1 drivers on strike: welcome to 1982". *[Classic & Sports Car](/source/Classic_%26_Sports_Car)*. Teddington, Middlesex, UK: [Haymarket Media Group](/source/Haymarket_Media_Group). p. 237. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0263-3183](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0263-3183).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["1982 South African Grand Prix"](https://web.archive.org/web/20141104031416/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1982/342/). formula1.com. Archived from [the original](http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1982/342/) on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["F1 World Championship – 1982 South African Grand Prix"](https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1982-south-african-grand-prix). *MotorSportMagazine*. Retrieved 7 July 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["1982 South African Grand Prix – Race Results & History – GP Archive"](https://gparchive.com/formula-1/1982-south-african-grand-prix/). *GPArchive.com*. 23 January 1982. Retrieved 1 November 2021.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Championship_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Championship_6-1) ["South Africa 1982 – Championship • STATS F1"](https://www.statsf1.com/en/1982/afrique-du-sud/championnat.aspx). *statsf1.com*. Retrieved 20 March 2019.

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