1983 South African Grand Prix
- Round
- 15 of 1983
- Circuit
- Kyalami
- Location
- Midrand, South Africa
- Dates
- —
- Format
- Standard weekend
- Winner
- Riccardo Patrese
- Constructor
- Brabham
- Entrant
- Brabham-BMW
- Pole position
- Patrick Tambay
- Fastest lap
- Nelson Piquet
- Confidence
- reference
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 3 | 77 | 9 | — |
| 2 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 9 | 77 | 6 | — |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 2 | 77 | 4 | — · fastest lap |
| 4 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 13 | 76 | 3 | — |
| 5 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 6 | 76 | 2 | — |
| 6 | Eddie Cheever | Renault | 14 | 76 | 1 | — |
| 7 | Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell | 19 | 75 | — | — |
| 8 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 22 | 75 | — | — |
| 9 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 20 | 74 | — | — |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 21 | 73 | — | — |
| 11 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 12 | 71 | — | Electrical |
| 12 | Kenny Acheson | RAM | 24 | 71 | — | — |
| DNF | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 1 | 56 | — | Turbo |
| DNF | Rene Arnoux | Ferrari | 4 | 9 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Alain Prost | Renault | 5 | 35 | — | Turbo |
| NC | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 7 | 68 | — | NC |
| DNF | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 8 | 1 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Jacques Laffite | Williams | 10 | 1 | — | Spun off |
| DNF | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 11 | 20 | — | Engine |
| DSQ | John Watson | McLaren | 15 | 18 | — | Overtaking on formation lap |
| DNF | Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman | 16 | 56 | — | Turbo |
| DNF | Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | 17 | 5 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 18 | 60 | — | Engine |
| NC | Raul Boesel | Ligier | 23 | 66 | — | NC |
| DNF | Corrado Fabi | Osella | 25 | 28 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 26 | 1 | — | Engine |