1982 South African Grand Prix

  1982 South African Grand Prix

Race details
Race 1 of 16 in the 1982 Formula One season
Date	23 January 1982
Location	Kyalami Gauteng, South Africa
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.104 km (2.55 mi)
Distance	77 laps, 316.008 km (196.358 mi)
Weather	Dry
Pole position
Driver	René Arnoux	Renault
Time	1:06.351
Fastest lap
Driver	Alain Prost	Renault
Time	1:08.278 on lap 49
Podium
First	Alain Prost	Renault
Second	Carlos Reutemann	Williams-Ford
Third	René Arnoux	Renault

The 1982 South African Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Kyalami on 23 January 1982. 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 superlicense 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 $5000 and $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.

Turbo-charged cars took the first six positions on the grid. Despite Alain Prost suffering a puncture while leading, he was able to recover to win the race.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	15	Alain Prost	Renault	77	1:32:08.401	5	9
2	5	Carlos Reutemann	Williams-Ford	77	+ 14.946	8	6
3	16	René Arnoux	Renault	77	+ 27.900	1	4
4	8	Niki Lauda	McLaren-Ford	77	+ 32.113	13	3
5	6	Keke Rosberg	Williams-Ford	77	+ 43.139	7	2
6	7	John Watson	McLaren-Ford	77	+ 50.993	9	1
7	3	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell-Ford	76	+ 1 Lap	10
8	11	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Ford	76	+ 1 Lap	15
9	10	Eliseo Salazar	ATS-Ford	75	+ 2 Laps	12
10	9	Manfred Winkelhock	ATS-Ford	75	+ 2 Laps	20
11	23	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	74	+ 3 Laps	19
12	17	Jochen Mass	March-Ford	74	+ 3 Laps	22
13	22	Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	73	+ 4 Laps	16
14	33	Derek Daly	Theodore-Ford	73	+ 4 Laps	24
15	18	Raul Boesel	March-Ford	72	+ 5 Laps	21
16	4	Slim Borgudd	Tyrrell-Ford	72	+ 5 Laps	23
17	20	Chico Serra	Fittipaldi-Ford	72	+ 5 Laps	25
18	28	Didier Pironi	Ferrari	71	+ 6 Laps	6
Ret	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Matra	54	Fuel system	11
Ret	35	Derek Warwick	Toleman-Hart	43	Accident	14
Ret	2	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham-BMW	18	Turbo	4
Ret	25	Eddie Cheever	Ligier-Matra	11	Fuel System	17
Ret	27	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	6	Turbo	3
Ret	1	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW	3	Spun Off	2
Ret	12	Nigel Mansell	Lotus-Ford	0	Electrical	18
Ret	31	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Osella-Ford	0	Collision	26
DNQ	30	Mauro Baldi	Arrows-Ford
DNQ	32	Riccardo Paletti	Osella-Ford
DNQ	29	Brian Henton	Arrows-Ford
DNQ	36	Teo Fabi	Toleman-Hart
DNQ	14	Roberto Guerrero	Ensign-Ford

Notes

• This is the last time a Grand Prix has been held in January to date.

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Alain Prost 9 2 Carlos Reutemann 6 3 René Arnoux 4 4 Niki Lauda 3 5 Keke Rosberg 2

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Renault 13 2 Williams-Ford 8 3 McLaren-Ford 4

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from "The Official Formula 1 website". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1982/342/. Retrieved 16 June 2007. 

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