| «1982-01» | South Africa Grand Prix - XVI Grand Prix of South Africa |
| 1982-01-23 | Kyalami - 77 laps × 4.104 km : 316.008 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Interval | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 77 | 1:32:08.401 | 205.779 km/h | 9 |
| 2 | 8 | 5 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 77 | +14.946 | +14.946 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 77 | +25.900 | +10.954 | 4 |
| 4 | 13 | 8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 77 | +32.113 | +06.213 | 3 |
| 5 | 7 | 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 77 | +46.139 | +14.026 | 2 |
| 6 | 9 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 77 | +50.993 | +04.854 | 1 |
| 7 | 10 | 3 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 76 | +1 lap | ||
| 8 | 15 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 76 | +1 lap | ||
| 9 | 12 | 10 | Eliseo Salazar | ATS • Ford Cosworth | 75 | +2 laps | ||
| 10 | 20 | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS • Ford Cosworth | 75 | +2 laps | ||
| 11 | 19 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 74 | +3 laps | ||
| 12 | 22 | 17 | Jochen Mass | March • Ford Cosworth | 74 | +3 laps | ||
| 13 | 16 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 73 | +4 laps | ||
| 14 | 24 | 33 | Derek Daly | Theodore • Ford Cosworth | 73 | +4 laps | ||
| 15 | 21 | 18 | Raul Boesel | March • Ford Cosworth | 72 | +5 laps | ||
| 16 | 23 | 4 | Slim Borgudd | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 72 | +5 laps | ||
| 17 | 25 | 20 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi • Ford Cosworth | 72 | +5 laps | ||
| 18 | 6 | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 71 | +6 laps | ||
| 11 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier • Matra | 54 | vapor lock | |||
| 14 | 35 | Derek Warwick | Toleman • Hart | 43 | accident | |||
| 4 | 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham • BMW | 18 | turbo | |||
| 17 | 25 | Eddie Cheever | Ligier • Matra | 11 | vapor lock | |||
| 3 | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 6 | turbo | |||
| 2 | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham • BMW | 3 | accident | |||
| 18 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 0 | electrics | |||
| 26 | 31 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella • Ford Cosworth | 0 | accident | |||
| DNQ | 30 | Mauro Baldi | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| DNQ | 32 | Riccardo Paletti | Osella • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| DNQ | 29 | Brian Henton | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| WDR | 36 | Teo Fabi | Toleman • Hart | engine | ||||
| WDR | 14 | Roberto Guerrero | Ensign • Ford Cosworth | entry cancelled |
Fastest lap - 01:08.278 - 216.386 km/h - Alain Prost (lap 49)