| «1983-15» | South Africa Grand Prix - XVII Grand Prix of South Africa |
| 1983-10-15 | Kyalami - 77 laps × 4.104 km : 316.008 km |
| Pos | Car | Driver | Constructor | Time | Speed | Lap | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham • BMW | 01:09.948 | 211.220 km/h | 6 | |
| 2 | 8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren • TAG Porsche | 01:10.634 | 209.168 km/h | 17 | +00.686 |
| 3 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus • Renault | 01:10.825 | 208.604 km/h | 60 | +00.877 |
| 4 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham • BMW | 01:10.848 | 208.537 km/h | 8 | +00.900 |
| 5 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 01:11.166 | 207.605 km/h | 9 | +01.218 |
| 6 | 27 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 01:11.267 | 207.311 km/h | 7 | +01.319 |
| 7 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 01:11.401 | 206.921 km/h | 5 | +01.453 |
| 8 | 1 | Keke Rosberg | Williams • Honda | 01:11.656 | 206.185 km/h | 51 | +01.708 |
| 9 | 16 | Eddie Cheever | Renault | 01:11.953 | 205.334 km/h | 6 | +02.005 |
| 10 | 36 | Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman • Hart | 01:12.058 | 205.035 km/h | 51 | +02.110 |
| 11 | 35 | Derek Warwick | Toleman • Hart | 01:12.102 | 204.910 km/h | 11 | +02.154 |
| 12 | 28 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 01:12.183 | 204.680 km/h | 6 | +02.235 |
| 13 | 23 | Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | 01:12.686 | 203.263 km/h | 4 | +02.738 |
| 14 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus • Renault | 01:12.709 | 203.199 km/h | 16 | +02.761 |
| 15 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren • TAG Porsche | 01:13.194 | 201.853 km/h | 17 | +03.246 |
| 16 | 4 | Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:13.494 | 201.029 km/h | 70 | +03.546 |
| 17 | 3 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:13.507 | 200.993 km/h | 50 | +03.559 |
| 18 | 29 | Marc Surer | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 01:14.489 | 198.343 km/h | 60 | +04.541 |
| 19 | 30 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 01:15.100 | 196.730 km/h | 47 | +05.152 |
| 20 | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier • Ford Cosworth | 01:15.144 | 196.615 km/h | 18 | +05.196 |
| 21 | 26 | Raul Boesel | Ligier • Ford Cosworth | 01:15.886 | 194.692 km/h | 5 | +05.938 |
| 22 | 31 | Corrado Fabi | Osella • Alfa Romeo | 01:17.153 | 191.495 km/h | 8 | +07.205 |
| 23 | 17 | Kenny Acheson | RAM March • Ford Cosworth | 01:17.212 | 191.348 km/h | 7 | +07.264 |
| 24 | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS • BMW | 01:23.427 | 177.094 km/h | 1 | +13.479 |
| 25 | 2 | Jacques Laffite | Williams • Honda | 01:24.689 | 174.455 km/h | 1 | +14.741 |
| 26 | 32 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella • Alfa Romeo | 01:29.776 | 164.570 km/h | 1 | +19.828 |