- Winner
- Riccardo Patrese
- Team
- Brabham
- Top listed
- Riccardo Patrese, Andrea de Cesaris, and Nelson Piquet
- Race date
- October 15, 1983
- Pole
- Patrick Tambay
- Fastest lap
- Nelson Piquet
- Classified drivers
- 26
- Circuit
- Kyalami Racing Circuit
The decisive result
Riccardo Patrese finished first for Brabham. Andrea de Cesaris is listed 2 for Alfa Romeo, with Nelson Piquet 3 for Brabham.
Grid to finish
Marc Surer from P22 to P8 (+14), Danny Sullivan from P19 to P7 (+12), and Kenny Acheson from P24 to P12 (+12) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Patrick Tambay started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 7 Engine, 3 +1 lap, 3 Finished, 3 Turbo, and 2 +2 laps. Nelson Piquet holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:09.948 on lap 6. 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.