| «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 | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Interval | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham • BMW | 77 | 1:33:25.708 | 202.941 km/h | 9 |
| 2 | 9 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 77 | +09.319 | +09.319 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham • BMW | 77 | +21.969 | +12.650 | 4 |
| 4 | 13 | 35 | Derek Warwick | Toleman • Hart | 76 | +1 lap | 3 | |
| 5 | 6 | 1 | Keke Rosberg | Williams • Honda | 76 | +1 lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 14 | 16 | Eddie Cheever | Renault | 76 | +1 lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 19 | 4 | Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 75 | +2 laps | ||
| 8 | 22 | 29 | Marc Surer | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 75 | +2 laps | ||
| 9 | 20 | 30 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 74 | +3 laps | ||
| 10 | 21 | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier • Ford Cosworth | 73 | +4 laps | ||
| 11 | 12 | 8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren • TAG Porsche | 71 | electrics | ||
| 12 | 24 | 17 | Kenny Acheson | RAM March • Ford Cosworth | 71 | +6 laps | ||
| DNC | 7 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus • Renault | 68 | |||
| DNC | 23 | 26 | Raul Boesel | Ligier • Ford Cosworth | 66 | |||
| 18 | 3 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 60 | engine | |||
| 1 | 27 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 56 | turbo | |||
| 16 | 36 | Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman • Hart | 56 | turbo | |||
| 5 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 35 | turbo | |||
| 25 | 31 | Corrado Fabi | Osella • Alfa Romeo | 28 | engine | |||
| 11 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus • Renault | 20 | ignition | |||
| DSQ | 15 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren • TAG Porsche | 18 | overtook on parade lap | ||
| 4 | 28 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 9 | engine | |||
| 17 | 23 | Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | 5 | water leak | |||
| 8 | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS • BMW | 1 | engine | |||
| 10 | 2 | Jacques Laffite | Williams • Honda | 1 | collision | |||
| 26 | 32 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella • Alfa Romeo | 1 | engine |
Fastest lap - 01:09.948 - 211.220 km/h - Nelson Piquet (lap 6)