The Turbo Era · Round 15
South African Grand Prix
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The result
Classification
| # | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / Retirement | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 3 | 77 | 01:33:25.708 | 9 |
| 2 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 9 | 77 | +9.319 | 6 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 2 | 77 | +21.969 | 4 |
| 4 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 13 | 76 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 6 | 76 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Eddie Cheever | Renault | 14 | 76 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell | 19 | 75 | +2 Laps | |
| 8 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 22 | 75 | +2 Laps | |
| 9 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 20 | 74 | +3 Laps | |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 21 | 73 | +4 Laps | |
| 11 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 12 | 71 | Electrical | |
| 12 | Kenny Acheson | RAM | 24 | 71 | +6 Laps | |
| 13 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 7 | 68 | Not classified | |
| 14 | Raul Boesel | Ligier | 23 | 66 | Not classified | |
| 15 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 18 | 60 | Engine | |
| 16 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 1 | 56 | Turbo | |
| 17 | Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman | 16 | 56 | Turbo | |
| 18 | Alain Prost | Renault | 5 | 35 | Turbo | |
| 19 | Corrado Fabi | Osella | 25 | 28 | Engine | |
| 20 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 11 | 20 | Engine | |
| 21 | John Watson | McLaren | 15 | 18 | Disqualified | |
| 22 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 4 | 9 | Engine | |
| 23 | Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | 17 | 5 | Engine | |
| 24 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 8 | 1 | Engine | |
| 25 | Jacques Laffite | Williams | 10 | 1 | Spun off | |
| 26 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 26 | 1 | Engine |
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