1982 South African Grand Prix
- Round
- 1 of 1982
- Circuit
- Kyalami
- Location
- Midrand, South Africa
- Dates
- —
- Format
- Standard weekend
- Winner
- Alain Prost
- Constructor
- Renault
- Entrant
- Renault
- Pole position
- Rene Arnoux
- Fastest lap
- Alain Prost
- Confidence
- reference
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Renault | 5 | 77 | 9 | — · fastest lap |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 8 | 77 | 6 | — |
| 3 | Rene Arnoux | Renault | 1 | 77 | 4 | — |
| 4 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 13 | 77 | 3 | — |
| 5 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 7 | 77 | 2 | — |
| 6 | John Watson | McLaren | 9 | 77 | 1 | — |
| 7 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 10 | 76 | — | — |
| 8 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 15 | 76 | — | — |
| 9 | Eliseo Salazar | ATS | 12 | 75 | — | — |
| 10 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 20 | 75 | — | — |
| 11 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 19 | 74 | — | — |
| 12 | Jochen Mass | March | 22 | 74 | — | — |
| 13 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 16 | 73 | — | — |
| 14 | Derek Daly | Theodore | 24 | 73 | — | — |
| 15 | Raul Boesel | March | 21 | 72 | — | — |
| 16 | Slim Borgudd | Tyrrell | 23 | 72 | — | — |
| 17 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 25 | 72 | — | — |
| 18 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 6 | 71 | — | — |
| DNQ | Mauro Baldi | Arrows | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNQ | Riccardo Paletti | Osella | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNQ | Brian Henton | Arrows | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNQ | Teo Fabi | Toleman | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNF | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 2 | 3 | — | Spun off |
| DNF | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 3 | 6 | — | Turbo |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 4 | 18 | — | Turbo |
| DNF | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 11 | 54 | — | Fuel system |
| DNF | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 14 | 43 | — | Accident |
| DNF | Eddie Cheever | Ligier | 17 | 11 | — | Fuel system |
| DNF | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 18 | 0 | — | Electrical |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 26 | 0 | — | Collision |