January 23, 1982 Kyalami | Lap distance 4.104 km
Report | Articles (2) | Photos (20) | 1982 season
| Pos | Points | No | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyres | Laps | Race Time | Delay | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | |||
| 1 | 9 | 15 | Alain Prost (FRA) | Renault RE30B | Renault EF1 | Michelin | 77 | 1:32'08.401 | 5 | 1'08.133 | 1 | 1'08.278 | (49) | |
| 2 | 6 | 5 | Carlos Reutemann (ARG) | Williams FW07D | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 77 | 1:32'23.347 | +14.946 | 8 | 1'09.306 | 5 | 1'10.526 | (59) |
| 3 | 4 | 16 | René Arnoux (FRA) | Renault RE30B | Renault EF1 | Michelin | 77 | 1:32'36.301 | +27.900 | 1 | 1'06.351 | 2 | 1'09.763 | (3) |
| 4 | 3 | 8 | Niki Lauda (AUT) | McLaren MP4-1B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 77 | 1:32'40.514 | +32.113 | 13 | 1'10.681 | 7 | 1'10.577 | (47) |
| 5 | 2 | 6 | Keke Rosberg (FIN) | Williams FW07D | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 77 | 1:32'54.540 | +46.139 | 7 | 1'08.892 | 10 | 1'11.133 | (38) |
| 6 | 1 | 7 | John Watson (GBR) | McLaren MP4-1B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 77 | 1:32'59.394 | +50.993 | 9 | 1'09.736 | 11 | 1'11.351 | (28) |
| 7 | 3 | Michele Alboreto (ITA) | Tyrrell 011 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 76 | 1:32'34.159 | +1 lap | 10 | 1'10.037 | 14 | 1'11.892 | (33) | |
| 8 | 11 | Elio de Angelis (ITA) | Team Lotus 87 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 76 | 1:32'53.563 | +1 lap | 15 | 1'10.685 | 13 | 1'11.785 | (64) | |
| 9 | 10 | Eliseo Salazar (CHI) | ATS D5 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Avon | 75 | 1:32'42.293 | +2 laps | 12 | 1'10.624 | 17 | 1'13.080 | (40) | |
| 10 | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock (GER) | ATS D5 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Avon | 75 | 1:33'19.263 | +2 laps | 20 | 1'11.808 | 16 | 1'13.074 | (5) | |
| 11 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli (ITA) | Alfa Romeo 179D | Alfa Romeo 1260 | Michelin | 74 | 1:32'17.698 | +3 laps | 19 | 1'11.285 | 20 | 1'13.593 | (40) | |
| 12 | 17 | Jochen Mass (GER) | March 821 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Pirelli | 74 | 1:32'43.119 | +3 laps | 22 | 1'12.100 | 21 | 1'13.657 | (54) | |
| 13 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris (ITA) | Alfa Romeo 179D | Alfa Romeo 1260 | Michelin | 73 | 1:32'42.293 | +4 laps | 16 | 1'10.952 | 3 | 1'10.164 | (56) | |
| 14 | 33 | Derek Daly (IRL) | Theodore TY01 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Avon | 73 | 1:33'17.825 | +4 laps | 24 | 1'13.418 | 24 | 1'14.691 | (36) | |
| 15 | 18 | Raul Boesel (BRA) | March 821 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Pirelli | 72 | 1:32'12.689 | +5 laps | 21 | 1'12.077 | 23 | 1'14.380 | (5) | |
| 16 | 4 | Slim Borgudd (SWE) | Tyrrell 011 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 72 | 1:32'29.099 | +5 laps | 23 | 1'12.366 | 18 | 1'13.118 | (25) | |
| 17 | 20 | Chico Serra (BRA) | Fittipaldi F8D | Ford Cosworth DFV | Pirelli | 72 | 1:32'33.979 | +5 laps | 25 | 1'13.467 | 15 | 1'12.970 | (4) | |
| 18 | 28 | Didier Pironi (FRA) | Ferrari 126C2 | Ferrari 126C | Goodyear | 71 | 1:32'47.304 | +6 laps | 6 | 1'08.360 | 4 | 1'10.246 | (28) | |
| Retirement | ||||||||||||||
| fuel system | 26 | Jacques Laffite (FRA) | Ligier JS17 | Matra MS81 | Michelin | 54 | 1:09'30.543 | 11 | 1'10.241 | 8 | 1'10.631 | (53) | ||
| accident | 35 | Derek Warwick (GBR) | Toleman TG181C | Hart 415T | Pirelli | 43 | 55'47.686 | 14 | 1'10.685 | 22 | 1'14.120 | (17) | ||
| turbo | 2 | Riccardo Patrese (ITA) | Brabham BT50 | BMW M12/13 | Goodyear | 18 | 22'25.919 | 4 | 1'07.398 | 9 | 1'10.666 | (16) | ||
| fuel system | 25 | Eddie Cheever (USA) | Ligier JS17 | Matra MS81 | Michelin | 11 | 14'05.511 | 17 | 1'11.005 | 19 | 1'13.141 | (3) | ||
| turbo | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve (CAN) | Ferrari 126C2 | Ferrari 126C | Goodyear | 6 | 7'12.628 | 3 | 1'07.106 | 6 | 1'10.555 | (3) | ||
| spun off | 1 | Nelson Piquet (BRA) | Brabham BT50 | BMW M12/13 | Goodyear | 3 | 3'51.416 | 2 | 1'06.625 | 12 | 1'11.412 | (3) | ||
| electrical | 12 | Nigel Mansell (GBR) | Team Lotus 87 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 0 | 18 | 1'11.227 | ||||||
| collision | 31 | Jean-Pierre Jarier (FRA) | Osella FA1C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Pirelli | 0 | 26 | 1'13.834 | ||||||
| Not qualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 30 | Mauro Baldi (ITA) | Arrows A3 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Pirelli | 1'13.976 | ||||||||
| -- | 32 | Riccardo Paletti (ITA) | Osella FA1C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Pirelli | 1'15.504 | ||||||||
| -- | 29 | Brian Henton (GBR) | Arrows A3 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Pirelli | 1'16.653 | ||||||||
| -- | 14 | Roberto Guerrero (COL) | Ensign N180B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Avon | |||||||||
| -- | 36 | Teo Fabi (ITA) | Toleman TG181C | Hart 415T | Pirelli | |||||||||
