Round 1 · 1982
South African Grand Prix
WinnerPROToleman · from P5
PoleALX
Fastest lap1:08.278Prost · L49
Biggest gain+10Winkelhock P20→P10
Retirements8of 26 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost PRO | Toleman | 5 | +4 | 77 | 1:32:08.401 FL | — | 9 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann REU | Williams | 8 | +6 | 77 | +14.950 | — | 6 |
| 3 | Toleman | 1 | -2 | 77 | +27.900 | — | 4 | |
| 4 | Niki Lauda LAU | McLaren | 13 | +9 | 77 | +32.110 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Keke Rosberg ROG | Williams | 7 | +2 | 77 | +46.140 | — | 2 |
| 6 | John Watson WAT | McLaren | 9 | +3 | 77 | +50.990 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Michele Alboreto ALB | Tyrrell | 10 | +3 | 76 | +1 lap | — | |
| 8 | Elio de Angelis DEA | Team Lotus | 15 | +7 | 76 | +1 lap | — | |
| 9 | Eliseo Salazar SAA | ATS | 12 | +3 | 75 | +2 laps | — | |
| 10 | ATS | 20 | +10 | 75 | +2 laps | — | ||
| 11 | Bruno Giacomelli GIA | Alfa Romeo (1979–85) | 19 | +8 | 74 | +3 laps | — | |
| 12 | Jochen Mass MAJ | March | 22 | +10 | 74 | +3 laps | — | |
| 13 | Alfa Romeo (1979–85) | 16 | +3 | 73 | +4 laps | — | ||
| 14 | Derek Daly DAD | Theodore | 24 | +10 | 73 | +4 laps | — | |
| 15 | Raul Boesel BOE | March | 21 | +6 | 72 | +5 laps | — | |
| 16 | Slim Borgudd BOR | Tyrrell | 23 | +7 | 72 | +5 laps | — | |
| 17 | Chico Serra SER | Fittipaldi | 25 | +8 | 72 | +5 laps | — | |
| 18 | Didier Pironi PIR | Ferrari | 6 | -12 | 71 | +6 laps | — | |
| — | Eddie Cheever Jr CHE | Ligier | 17 | 11 | DNF · L11 | — | ||
| — | Roberto Guerrero GUO | Ensign | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Osella | 26 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | |||
| — | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier | 11 | 54 | DNF · L54 | — | ||
| — | Brian Henton HEN | Arrows | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Riccardo Patrese PAC | Brabham | 4 | 18 | DNF · L18 | — | ||
| — | Ferrari | 3 | 6 | DNF · L6 | — | |||
| — | Brabham | 2 | 3 | DNF · L3 | — | |||
| — | Nigel Mansell MNS | Team Lotus | 18 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | ||
| — | Derek Warwick WAW | Toleman | 14 | 43 | DNF · L43 | — | ||
| — | Mauro Baldi BLD | Arrows | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Riccardo Paletti PAD | Osella | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Teo Fabi FAB | Toleman | — | 0 | DNQ | — |
Session schedule
Grand PrixFinal
Championship after round 1
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost PRO | 9 | |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann REU | 6 | |
| 3 | 4 | ||
| 4 | Niki Lauda LAU | 3 | |
| 5 | Keke Rosberg ROG | 2 | |
| 6 | John Watson WAT | 1 | |
| 7 | Eddie Cheever Jr CHE | 0 | |
| 8 | Roberto Guerrero GUO | 0 |
Running totals from published race points.
Recent winners at Kyalami
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | South African Grand Prix | Alpine | 2 | |
| 1979 | South African Grand Prix | Ferrari | 3 | |
| 1978 | South African Grand Prix | Ronnie Peterson PEO | Team Lotus | 11 |
| 1977 | South African Grand Prix | Niki Lauda LAU | Ferrari | 3 |
| 1976 | South African Grand Prix | Niki Lauda LAU | Ferrari | 2 |
| 1975 | South African Grand Prix | Jody Scheckter SCK | Tyrrell | 3 |
| 1974 | South African Grand Prix | Carlos Reutemann REU | Brabham | 4 |
| 1973 | South African Grand Prix | Jackie Stewart STJ | Tyrrell | 16 |