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Alain Prost won the 1982 South African Grand Prix

Alain Prost won the 1982 South African Grand Prix for Renault, ahead of Carlos Reutemann and René Arnoux at Kyalami Racing Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Alain Prost
Team
Renault
Top listed
Alain Prost, Carlos Reutemann, and René Arnoux
Race date
January 23, 1982
Pole
René Arnoux
Fastest lap
Alain Prost
Classified drivers
30
Circuit
Kyalami Racing Circuit

The decisive result

Alain Prost finished first for Renault. Carlos Reutemann is listed 2 for Williams, with René Arnoux 3 for Renault.

Grid to finish

Manfred Winkelhock from P20 to P10 (+10), Jochen Mass from P22 to P12 (+10), and Derek Daly from P24 to P14 (+10) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. René Arnoux started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 6 Finished, 4 DNQ, 3 +5 laps, 2 +1 lap, and 2 +2 laps. Alain Prost holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:08.278 on lap 49. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Alain ProstRenault1:32:08.4019
2Carlos ReutemannWilliams1:32:23.3516
3René ArnouxRenault1:32:36.3014
4Niki LaudaMcLaren1:32:40.5113
5Keke RosbergWilliams1:32:54.5412
6John WatsonMcLaren1:32:59.3911
7Michele AlboretoTyrrell+1 lap0
8Elio de AngelisTeam Lotus+1 lap0
9Eliseo SalazarATS Wheels+2 laps0
10Manfred WinkelhockATS Wheels+2 laps0
11Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo+3 laps0
12Jochen MassMarch+3 laps0
13Andrea de CesarisAlfa Romeo+4 laps0
14Derek DalyTheodore+4 laps0
15Raul BoeselMarch+5 laps0
16Slim BorguddTyrrell+5 laps0
17Chico SerraFittipaldi+5 laps0
18Didier PironiFerrari+6 laps0
DNFJacques LaffiteLigierFuel system0
DNFDerek WarwickTolemanAccident0