The Garagiste.

The Turbo Era  ·  Round 1

South African Grand Prix

1982  ·  Kyalami  ·  23 January 1982  ·  77 laps

  1. 1st Alain Prost Renault · 01:32:08.401
  2. 2nd Carlos Reutemann Williams · +14.946
  3. 3rd René Arnoux Renault · +27.9

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

René Arnoux

Renault  —  Pole position

02 Lap 3

Nelson Piquet

Retirement Brabham  —  Spun off

03 Lap 6

Gilles Villeneuve

Retirement Ferrari  —  Turbo

04 Lap 18

Riccardo Patrese

Retirement Brabham  —  Turbo

05 Lap 54

Jacques Laffite

Retirement Ligier  —  Fuel system

06 On the Charge

Manfred Winkelhock

ATS  —  P20 → P10

07 Victory

Alain Prost

Renault  —  Won from P5

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Alain Prost Renault 5 77 01:32:08.401 9
2 Carlos Reutemann Williams 8 77 +14.946 6
3 René Arnoux Renault 1 77 +27.9 4
4 Niki Lauda McLaren 13 77 +32.113 3
5 Keke Rosberg Williams 7 77 +43.139 2
6 John Watson McLaren 9 77 +50.993 1
7 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell 10 76 +1 Lap
8 Elio de Angelis Team Lotus 15 76 +1 Lap
9 Eliseo Salazar ATS 12 75 +2 Laps
10 Manfred Winkelhock ATS 20 75 +2 Laps
11 Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 19 74 +3 Laps
12 Jochen Mass March 22 74 +3 Laps
13 Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo 16 73 +4 Laps
14 Derek Daly Theodore 24 73 +4 Laps
15 Raul Boesel March 21 72 +5 Laps
16 Slim Borgudd Tyrrell 23 72 +5 Laps
17 Chico Serra Fittipaldi 25 72 +5 Laps
18 Didier Pironi Ferrari 6 71 +6 Laps
19 Jacques Laffite Ligier 11 54 Fuel system
20 Derek Warwick Toleman 14 43 Accident
21 Riccardo Patrese Brabham 4 18 Turbo
22 Eddie Cheever Ligier 17 11 Fuel system
23 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 3 6 Turbo
24 Nelson Piquet Brabham 2 3 Spun off
25 Nigel Mansell Team Lotus 18 0 Electrical
26 Jean-Pierre Jarier Osella 26 0 Collision

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