1982 South African Grand Prix

First race of the 1982 Formula One World Championship May 2012 February 2023 F1 South Africa 1928 South African Kyalami 1961 - 1988 Layout.png 23 January 1982 1 16 KyalamiTransvaal Province, South Africa Permanent racing facility 2.550 4.104 77 196.358 316.008 Dry René Arnoux Renault 1:06.351 France Alain Prost Renault 1:08.278 49 France Alain Prost Renault France Carlos Reutemann Williams-Ford Argentina René Arnoux Renault France RSA thumb|Reutemann and Prost on the podium. The 1982 South African Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Kyalami on 23 January 1982. It was the first race of the 1982 Formula One World Championship. It was the 28th edition of the South African Grand Prix and the 16th time that the race had been held at Kyalami. The prelude to the race was notable for a strike action by the Grand Prix Drivers' Association, led by Niki Lauda and Didier Pironi, in protest at the new superlicence conditions imposed by FISA, which would have tied the drivers to a single team for up to three years. A late compromise was reached and the race went ahead. The drivers were subsequently fined between US$5,000 and US$10,000 and handed suspended race bans; however, the FIA Court of Appeal later reduced the penalties and criticised FISA's handling of the dispute.http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2008/06/18/f1-drivers-to-strike-at-the-british-grand-prix-well-it-happened-in-1982/ 1982 South African Grand Prix flashback F1 Fanatic 18 June 2008 17 June 2012 Turbocharged cars took the first six positions on the grid. Despite Alain Prost suffering a puncture while leading, he was able to recover (from over a lap behind) to win the race. Lauda, in his first race after two years out of F1, finished fourth. It was the final podium and points finish for Carlos Reutemann, who retired from Formula One after the next race in Brazil. 2025, this is the most recent podium finish achieved by an Argentine driver and the last point finish for an Argentine driver until Franco Colapinto finished 8th and scored 4 points at the 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix.Fearnley Paul April 2012 The Commodore 64, Compact Discs and F1 drivers on strike: welcome to 1982 Classic & Sports Car Teddington, Middlesex, UK Haymarket Media Group 237 0263-3183 It also was the last race held in January. Classification Qualifying + Pos No. Car number Driver Constructor Time Gap 1 16FRA René Arnoux Renault 1:06.351 2 1BRA 1968 Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW 1:06.625 +0.274 3 27CAN Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 1:07.106 +0.755 4 2ITA Riccardo Patrese Brabham-BMW 1:07.398 +1.047 5 15FRA Alain Prost Renault 1:08.133 +1.782 6 28FRA Didier Pironi Ferrari 1:08.360 +2.009 7 6FIN Keke Rosberg Williams-Ford 1:08.892 +2.541 8 5ARG Carlos Reutemann Williams-Ford 1:09.306 +2.955 9 7GBR John Watson McLaren-Ford 1:09.736 +3.385 10 3ITA Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford 1:10.037 +3.686 11 26FRA Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra 1:10.241 +3.890 12 10CHI Eliseo Salazar ATS-Ford 1:10.624 +4.273 13 8AUT Niki Lauda McLaren-Ford 1:10.681 +4.330 14 35GBR Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart 1:10.685 +4.334 15 11ITA Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford 1:10.685 +4.334 16 22ITA Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo 1:10.952 +4.601 17 25USA Eddie Cheever Ligier-Matra 1:11.005 +4.654 18 12GBR Nigel Mansell Lotus-Ford 1:11.227 +4.876 19 23ITA Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 1:11.285 +4.934 20 9FRG Manfred Winkelhock ATS-Ford 1:11.808 +5.457 21 18BRA 1968 Raul Boesel March-Ford 1:12.077 +5.726 22 17FRG Jochen Mass March-Ford 1:12.100 +5.749 23 4SWE Slim Borgudd Tyrrell-Ford 1:12.366 +6.015 24 33IRL Derek Daly Theodore-Ford 1:13.418 +7.067 25 20BRA 1968 Chico Serra Fittipaldi-Ford 1:13.467 +7.116 26 31FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier Osella-Ford 1:13.834 +7.483DNQ Did not qualify 30ITA Mauro Baldi Arrows-Ford 1:13.976 +7.625DNQ Did not qualify 32ITA Riccardo Paletti Osella-Ford 1:15.504 +9.153DNQ Did not qualify 29GBR Brian Henton Arrows-Ford 1:16.653 +10.302DNQ Did not qualify 36ITA Teo Fabi Toleman-Hart No time Race Pos No Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 15 FRA Alain Prost Renault Michelin 77 1:32:08.401 5 9 2 5 ARG Carlos Reutemann Williams-Ford Goodyear 77 + 14.946 8 6 3 16 FRA René Arnoux Renault Michelin 77 + 27.900 1 4 4 8 AUT Niki Lauda McLaren-Ford Michelin 77 + 32.113 13 3 5 6 FIN Keke Rosberg Williams-Ford Goodyear 77 + 43.139 7 2 6 7 GBR John Watson McLaren-Ford Michelin 77 + 50.993 9 1 7 3 ITA Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford Goodyear 76 + 1 lap 10   8 11 ITA Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford Goodyear 76 + 1 lap 15   9 10 CHI Eliseo Salazar ATS-Ford Avon 75 + 2 laps 12   10 9 FRG Manfred Winkelhock ATS-Ford Avon 75 + 2 laps 20   11 23 ITA Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo Michelin 74 + 3 laps 19   12 17 FRG Jochen Mass March-Ford Pirelli 74 + 3 laps 22   13 22 ITA Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo Michelin 73 + 4 laps 16   14 33 IRL Derek Daly Theodore-Ford Avon 73 + 4 laps 24   15 18 BRA 1968 Raul Boesel March-Ford Pirelli 72 + 5 laps 21   16 4 SWE Slim Borgudd Tyrrell-Ford Goodyear 72 + 5 laps 23   17 20 BRA 1968 Chico Serra Fittipaldi-Ford Pirelli 72 + 5 laps 25   18 28 FRA Didier Pironi Ferrari Goodyear 71 + 6 laps 6   Ret Retired 26 FRA Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra Michelin 54 Fuel system 11   Ret Retired 35 GBR Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart Pirelli 43 Accident 14   Ret Retired 2 ITA Riccardo Patrese Brabham-BMW Goodyear 18 Turbo 4   Ret Retired 25 USA Eddie Cheever Ligier-Matra Michelin 11 Fuel system 17   Ret Retired 27 CAN Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari Goodyear 6 Turbo 3   Ret Retired 1 BRA 1968 Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW Goodyear 3 Spun off 2   Ret Retired 12 GBR Nigel Mansell Lotus-Ford Goodyear 0 Electrical 18   Ret Retired 31 FRA Jean-Pierre Jarier Osella-Ford Pirelli 0 Collision 26   DNQ Did not qualify 30 ITA Mauro Baldi Arrows-Ford Pirelli     DNQ Did not qualify 32 ITA Riccardo Paletti Osella-Ford Pirelli     DNQ Did not qualify 29 GBR Brian Henton Arrows-Ford Pirelli     DNQ Did not qualify 36 ITA Teo Fabi Toleman-Hart Pirelli         WD Withdrawn 14 COL Roberto Guerrero Ensign-Ford Avon    Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1982/342/ 1982 South African Grand Prix formula1.com 23 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20141104031416/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1982/342/ 4 November 2014https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1982-south-african-grand-prix F1 World Championship – 1982 South African Grand Prix MotorSportMagazine 7 July 2019https://gparchive.com/formula-1/1982-south-african-grand-prix/ 1982 South African Grand Prix – Race Results & History – GP Archive GPArchive.com 23 January 1982 1 November 2021 Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 FRA Alain Prost 9 2 ARG Carlos Reutemann 6 3 FRA René Arnoux 4 4 AUT Niki Lauda 3 5 FIN Keke Rosberg 2Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1982/afrique-du-sud/championnat.aspx South Africa 1982 – Championship • STATS F1 statsf1.com 20 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 FRA Renault 13 2 UK Williams-Ford 8 3 UK McLaren-Ford 4Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. References South African Grand Prix 1982 1981 Caesars Palace Grand Prix 1982 Brazilian Grand Prix 1981 South African Grand Prix 1983 South African Grand Prix Category:South African Grand Prix South African Grand Prix Grand Prix South African Grand Prix Category:Formula One controversies