1982 - South African Grand Prix

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1982 - South African Grand Prix

Race Name - South African Grand Prix
Date - 1/23/1982
Race Track - Kyalami Circuit
Number of Starting Cars - 26
Laps Run - 77
Pole Winner Rene Arnoux
Average Race Speed - 205.779 kph
Lead Changes - 2 Leader(s) with 3 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Rene Arnoux
Race Number - 1

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	5	Alain Prost	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RE30B	Renault-Gordini EF1
2	8	Carlos Reutemann	TAG Williams Team	Williams FW07D	Ford Cosworth DFV
3	1	Ren Arnoux	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RE30B	Renault-Gordini EF1
4	13	Niki Lauda	Marlboro McLaren International	McLaren MP4-1B	Ford Cosworth DFV
5	7	Keke Rosberg	TAG Williams Team	Williams FW07D	Ford Cosworth DFV
6	9	John Watson	Marlboro McLaren International	McLaren MP4-1B	Ford Cosworth DFV
7	10	Michele Alboreto	Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 011	Ford Cosworth DFV
8	15	Elio de Angelis	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 87B	Ford Cosworth DFV
9	12	Eliseo Salazar	Team ATS	ATS D5	Ford Cosworth DFV
10	20	Manfred Winkelhock	Team ATS	ATS D5	Ford Cosworth DFV
11	19	Bruno Giacomelli	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 179D	Alfa Romeo 890T
12	22	Jochen Mass	March Grand Prix	March 821	Ford Cosworth DFV
13	16	Andrea de Cesaris	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 179D	Alfa Romeo 890T
14	24	Derek Daly	Theodore Racing Team	Theodore TY01	Ford Cosworth DFV
15	21	Raul Boesel	March Grand Prix	March 821	Ford Cosworth DFV
16	23	Slim Borgudd	Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 011	Ford Cosworth DFV
17	25	Chico Serra	Fittipaldi Automotive	Fittipaldi F8D	Ford Cosworth DFV
18	6	Didier Pironi	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 126C2	Ferrari 021
19	11	Jacques Laffite	Equipe Talbot Gitanes	Ligier JS17	Matra MS81
20	14	Derek Warwick	Candy Toleman Motorsport	Toleman TG181C	Hart 415T
21	4	Riccardo Patrese	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT50	BMW M12
22	17	Eddie Cheever	Equipe Talbot Gitanes	Ligier JS17	Matra MS81
23	3	Gilles Villeneuve	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 126C2	Ferrari 021
24	2	Nelson Piquet	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT50	BMW M12
25	18	Nigel Mansell	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 87B	Ford Cosworth DFV
26	26	JeanPierre Jarier	Osella Squadra Corse	Osella FA1C	Ford Cosworth DFV