South African Grand Prix
Round 15 · 15 October 1983 ·Kyalami, Midrand, South Africa
de Cesaris
Alfa Romeo
2
Patrese
Brabham
1
Piquet
Brabham
3
Race classification
| Pos. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Laps | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riccardo Patrese |  Italian | Brabham | 77 | 1:33:25.708 | 9 |
| 2 | Andrea de Cesaris | Italian | Alfa Romeo | 77 | +9.319 | 6 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet |  Brazilian | Brabham | 77 | +21.969 | 4 |
| 4 | Derek Warwick |  British | Toleman | 76 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Keke Rosberg |  Finnish | Williams | 76 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Eddie Cheever |  American | Renault | 76 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Danny Sullivan | American | Tyrrell | 75 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Marc Surer |  Swiss | Arrows | 75 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Thierry Boutsen |  Belgian | Arrows | 74 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier |  French | Ligier | 73 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Niki Lauda |  Austrian | McLaren | 71 | Electrical | 0 |
| 12 | Kenny Acheson | British | RAM | 71 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| N | Nigel Mansell | British | Team Lotus | 68 | Not classified | 0 |
| N | Raul Boesel | Brazilian | Ligier | 66 | Not classified | 0 |
| R | Michele Alboreto | Italian | Tyrrell | 60 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Patrick Tambay | French | Ferrari | 56 | Turbo | 0 |
| R | Bruno Giacomelli | Italian | Toleman | 56 | Turbo | 0 |
| R | Alain Prost | French | Renault | 35 | Turbo | 0 |
| R | Corrado Fabi | Italian | Osella | 28 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Elio de Angelis | Italian | Team Lotus | 20 | Engine | 0 |
| D | John Watson | British | McLaren | 18 | Disqualified | 0 |
| R | René Arnoux | French | Ferrari | 9 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Mauro Baldi | Italian | Alfa Romeo | 5 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Manfred Winkelhock |  German | ATS | 1 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Jacques Laffite | French | Williams | 1 | Spun off | 0 |
| R | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Italian | Osella | 1 | Engine | 0 |
- R
- Retired
- N
- Not classified
- D
- Disqualified