Race Result
| GP n. 388 - 15/10/1983 - Grand Prix of South-Africa Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit |
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| Winner: | Riccardo Patrese / Brabham-BMW - 1:33'25.708 | ||||||
| Pole Position: | Patrick Tambay / Ferrari - 1:06.554 | ||||||
| Fastest Lap: | Nelson Piquet / Brabham-BMW - 1:09.948 | ||||||
| Pos | Nš | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 6 |  Riccardo Patrese |
Brabham-BMW | 77 | 1:33'25.708 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris |
Alfa Romeo | 77 | +9.319 | 9 | 6 |
| 3 | 5 |  Nelson Piquet |
Brabham-BMW | 77 | +21.969 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 35 |  Derek Warwick |
Toleman-Hart | 76 | + 1 lap | 13 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 |  Keke Rosberg |
Williams-Honda | 76 | + 1 lap | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | 16 |  Eddie Cheever |
Renault | 76 | + 1 lap | 14 | 1 |
| 7 | 4 | Danny Sullivan |
Tyrrell-Ford | 75 | + 2 laps | 19 | 0 |
| 8 | 29 |  Marc Surer |
Arrows-Ford | 75 | + 2 laps | 22 | 0 |
| 9 | 30 |  Thierry Boutsen |
Arrows-Ford | 74 | + 3 laps | 20 | 0 |
| 10 | 25 |  Jean Pierre Jarier |
Ligier-Ford | 73 | + 4 laps | 21 | 0 |
| 11 | 8 |  Niki Lauda |
McLaren-TAG | 71 | electrical | 12 | 0 |
| 12 | 17 | Kenny Acheson |
RAM-Ford | 71 | + 6 laps | 24 | 0 |
| Nc | 12 | Nigel Mansell |
Lotus-Renault | 68 | not classified | 7 | 0 |
| Nc | 26 | Raul Boesel |
Ligier-Ford | 66 | not classified | 23 | 0 |
| Dsq | 7 | John Watson |
McLaren-TAG | 18 | disqualified | 15 | 0 |
| Ret | 3 | Michele Alboreto |
Tyrrell-Ford | 60 | engine | 18 | 0 |
| Ret | 27 | Patrick Tambay |
Ferrari | 56 | turbo | 1 | 0 |
| Ret | 36 | Bruno Giacomelli |
Toleman-Hart | 56 | turbo | 16 | 0 |
| Ret | 15 | Alain Prost |
Renault | 35 | turbo | 5 | 0 |
| Ret | 31 | Corrado Fabi |
Osella-Alfa Romeo | 28 | engine | 25 | 0 |
| Ret | 11 | Elio de Angelis |
Lotus-Renault | 20 | engine | 11 | 0 |
| Ret | 28 | Rene Arnoux |
Ferrari | 9 | engine | 4 | 0 |
| Ret | 23 | Mauro Baldi |
Alfa Romeo | 5 | engine | 17 | 0 |
| Ret | 9 |  Manfred Winkelhock |
ATS-BMW | 1 | engine | 8 | 0 |
| Ret | 32 | Piercarlo Ghinzani |
Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1 | engine | 26 | 0 |
| Ret | 2 | Jacques Laffite |
Williams-Honda | 1 | spun off | 10 | 0 |