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Times in Africa/JohannesburgExplore the recorded classification, qualifying and championship context from this weekend.
Race classification
Understand the points ↗| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Watson | McLaren | Fastest lap · Race · 1:35:41.995 · 70 laps | 9 |
| 2 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | Race · 1:35:49.263 · 70 laps | 6 |
| 3 | Eddie Cheever | Ligier | Race · Time not recorded · 69 laps | 4 |
| 4 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | Race · Time not recorded · 68 laps | 3 |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | Race · Time not recorded · 67 laps | 2 |
| 6 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | Race · Time not recorded · 67 laps | 1 |
| 7 | Marc Surer | Arrows | Race · Time not recorded · 66 laps | Unknown / not applicable |
| 8 | Raul Boesel | March | Race · Time not recorded · 66 laps | Unknown / not applicable |
| 9 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Race · Time not recorded · 66 laps | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Derek Daly | Williams | Race · Spun off · Time not recorded · 60 laps | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Jochen Mass | March | Race · Engine · Time not recorded · 60 laps | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Alain Prost | Renault | Race · Spun off · Time not recorded · 59 laps | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | Race · Spun off · Time not recorded · 52 laps | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Mauro Baldi | Arrows | Race · Throttle · Time not recorded · 51 laps | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | Race · Broken wing · Time not recorded · 37 laps | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | Race · Gearbox · Time not recorded · 34 laps | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Brian Henton | Tyrrell | Race · Engine · Time not recorded · 33 laps | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | Race · Engine · Time not recorded · 29 laps | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Derek Warwick | Toleman | Race · Transmission · Time not recorded · 29 laps | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Teo Fabi | Toleman | Race · Brakes · Time not recorded · 13 laps | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | Race · Clutch · Time not recorded · 9 laps | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | René Arnoux | Renault | Race · Turbo · Time not recorded · 7 laps | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | Race · Clutch · Time not recorded · 0 laps | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Eliseo Salazar | ATS | Race · Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | Race · Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps | Unknown / not applicable |
| DSQ | Niki Lauda | McLaren | Race · Car underweight · Time not recorded · 70 laps | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNS | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | Race · Withdrew · Time not recorded | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNS | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Race · Fatal accident in qualifying · Time not recorded | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNQ | Roberto Guerrero | Ensign | Race · Time not recorded | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNQ | Jan Lammers | Theodore | Race · Time not recorded | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNPQ | Riccardo Paletti | Osella | Race · Time not recorded | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNPQ | Emilio de Villota | March | Race · Time not recorded | Unknown / not applicable |
Recorded competitors & entries
Competitors below are evidenced by this weekend's retained race or qualifying observations; this is not an inferred future entry list.
Qualifying & starting grid
Qualifying classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Renault | Qualifying · 1:15.701 | |
| 2 | René Arnoux | Renault | Qualifying · 1:15.730 | |
| 3 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | Qualifying · 1:15.847 | |
| 4 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | Qualifying · 1:16.049 | |
| 5 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | Qualifying · 1:16.308 | |
| 6 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | Qualifying · 1:16.501 | |
| 7 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | Qualifying · 1:16.575 | |
| 8 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Qualifying · 1:16.616 | |
| 9 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | Qualifying · 1:16.944 | |
| 10 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | Qualifying · 1:17.124 | |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | Qualifying · 1:17.126 | |
| 12 | John Watson | McLaren | Qualifying · 1:17.144 | |
| 13 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | Qualifying · 1:17.762 | |
| 14 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | Qualifying · 1:17.879 | |
| 15 | Derek Daly | Williams | Qualifying · 1:18.194 | |
| 16 | Eddie Cheever | Ligier | Qualifying · 1:18.301 | |
| 17 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | Qualifying · 1:18.371 | |
| 18 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | Qualifying · 1:18.403 | |
| 19 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Qualifying · 1:18.565 | |
| 20 | Eliseo Salazar | ATS | Qualifying · 1:18.967 | |
| 21 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | Qualifying · 1:18.985 | |
| 22 | Brian Henton | Tyrrell | Qualifying · 1:19.150 | |
| 23 | Teo Fabi | Toleman | Qualifying · 1:19.300 | |
| 24 | Marc Surer | Arrows | Qualifying · 1:19.584 | |
| 25 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | Qualifying · 1:19.598 | |
| 26 | Raul Boesel | March | Qualifying · 1:19.621 | |
| 27 | Jochen Mass | March | Qualifying · 1:19.777 | |
| 28 | Mauro Baldi | Arrows | Qualifying · 1:19.815 | |
| 29 | Roberto Guerrero | Ensign | Qualifying · 1:20.116 | |
| 30 | Jan Lammers | Theodore | Qualifying · 1:20.584 |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Renault | Starting grid · 1:15.701 | |
| 2 | René Arnoux | Renault | Starting grid · 1:15.730 | |
| 3 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | Starting grid · 1:15.847 | |
| 4 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | Starting grid · 1:16.049 | |
| 5 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | Starting grid · 1:16.308 | |
| 6 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | Starting grid · 1:16.575 | |
| 7 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | Starting grid · 1:16.944 | |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | Starting grid · 1:17.124 | |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | Starting grid · 1:17.126 | |
| 10 | John Watson | McLaren | Starting grid · 1:17.144 | |
| 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | Starting grid · 1:17.762 | |
| 12 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | Starting grid · 1:17.879 | |
| 13 | Derek Daly | Williams | Starting grid · 1:18.194 | |
| 14 | Eddie Cheever | Ligier | Starting grid · 1:18.301 | |
| 15 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | Starting grid · 1:18.371 | |
| 16 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | Starting grid · 1:18.403 | |
| 17 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Starting grid · 1:18.565 | |
| 18 | Eliseo Salazar | ATS | Starting grid · 1:18.967 | |
| 19 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | Starting grid · 1:18.985 | |
| 20 | Brian Henton | Tyrrell | Starting grid · 1:19.150 | |
| 21 | Teo Fabi | Toleman | Starting grid · 1:19.300 | |
| 22 | Marc Surer | Arrows | Starting grid · 1:19.584 | |
| 23 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | Starting grid · 1:19.598 | |
| 24 | Raul Boesel | March | Starting grid · 1:19.621 | |
| 25 | Jochen Mass | March | Starting grid · 1:19.777 | |
| 26 | Mauro Baldi | Arrows | Starting grid · 1:19.815 |
Earlier qualifying & pre-qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | René Arnoux | Renault | Qualifying 1 · 1:15.903 | |
| 2 | Alain Prost | Renault | Qualifying 1 · 1:15.962 | |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | Qualifying 1 · 1:17.124 | |
| 4 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | Qualifying 1 · 1:17.334 | |
| 5 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Qualifying 1 · 1:17.507 | |
| 6 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | Qualifying 1 · 1:17.577 | |
| 7 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | Qualifying 1 · 1:17.614 | |
| 8 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | Qualifying 1 · 1:17.654 | |
| 9 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | Qualifying 1 · 1:17.696 | |
| 10 | Derek Daly | Williams | Qualifying 1 · 1:18.194 | |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | Qualifying 1 · 1:18.366 | |
| 12 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | Qualifying 1 · 1:18.425 | |
| 13 | John Watson | McLaren | Qualifying 1 · 1:18.639 | |
| 14 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | Qualifying 1 · 1:18.655 | |
| 15 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | Qualifying 1 · 1:18.769 | |
| 16 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Qualifying 1 · 1:19.403 | |
| 17 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | Qualifying 1 · 1:19.430 | |
| 18 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | Qualifying 1 · 1:20.056 | |
| 19 | Roberto Guerrero | Ensign | Qualifying 1 · 1:20.116 | |
| 20 | Eddie Cheever | Ligier | Qualifying 1 · 1:20.182 | |
| 21 | Eliseo Salazar | ATS | Qualifying 1 · 1:20.440 | |
| 22 | Brian Henton | Tyrrell | Qualifying 1 · 1:20.518 | |
| 23 | Raul Boesel | March | Qualifying 1 · 1:20.522 | |
| 24 | Teo Fabi | Toleman | Qualifying 1 · 1:20.541 | |
| 25 | Jochen Mass | March | Qualifying 1 · 1:20.552 | |
| 26 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | Qualifying 1 · 1:20.594 | |
| 27 | Mauro Baldi | Arrows | Qualifying 1 · 1:20.802 | |
| 28 | Jan Lammers | Theodore | Qualifying 1 · 1:21.453 | |
| 29 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | Qualifying 1 · 1:21.755 | |
| 30 | Marc Surer | Arrows | Qualifying 1 · 1:22.512 | |
| 1 | Alain Prost | Renault | Qualifying 2 · 1:15.701 | |
| 2 | René Arnoux | Renault | Qualifying 2 · 1:15.730 | |
| 3 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | Qualifying 2 · 1:15.847 | |
| 4 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | Qualifying 2 · 1:16.049 | |
| 5 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | Qualifying 2 · 1:16.308 | |
| 6 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | Qualifying 2 · 1:16.501 | |
| 7 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | Qualifying 2 · 1:16.575 | |
| 8 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Qualifying 2 · 1:16.616 | |
| 9 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | Qualifying 2 · 1:16.944 | |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | Qualifying 2 · 1:17.126 | |
| 11 | John Watson | McLaren | Qualifying 2 · 1:17.144 | |
| 12 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | Qualifying 2 · 1:17.535 | |
| 13 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | Qualifying 2 · 1:17.762 | |
| 14 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | Qualifying 2 · 1:17.879 | |
| 15 | Eddie Cheever | Ligier | Qualifying 2 · 1:18.301 | |
| 16 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | Qualifying 2 · 1:18.371 | |
| 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | Qualifying 2 · 1:18.403 | |
| 18 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Qualifying 2 · 1:18.565 | |
| 19 | Derek Daly | Williams | Qualifying 2 · 1:18.591 | |
| 20 | Eliseo Salazar | ATS | Qualifying 2 · 1:18.967 | |
| 21 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | Qualifying 2 · 1:18.985 | |
| 22 | Brian Henton | Tyrrell | Qualifying 2 · 1:19.150 | |
| 23 | Teo Fabi | Toleman | Qualifying 2 · 1:19.300 | |
| 24 | Marc Surer | Arrows | Qualifying 2 · 1:19.584 | |
| 25 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | Qualifying 2 · 1:19.598 | |
| 26 | Raul Boesel | March | Qualifying 2 · 1:19.621 | |
| 27 | Jochen Mass | March | Qualifying 2 · 1:19.777 | |
| 28 | Mauro Baldi | Arrows | Qualifying 2 · 1:19.815 | |
| 29 | Roberto Guerrero | Ensign | Qualifying 2 · 1:20.482 | |
| 30 | Jan Lammers | Theodore | Qualifying 2 · 1:20.584 |
Practice & warm-up results
No practice classification is available in this release.
Fastest laps, pit stops & penalties
Fastest laps
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Watson | McLaren | Fastest laps · 1:20.214 |
Recorded pit stops
| Driver | Stop | Lap | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detailed pit-stop timing is not available. | |||
Recorded time penalties
Grid penalties, where recorded, are shown with the starting grid above.
No separately recorded time penalty is available. This does not certify a penalty-free event or reconstruct steward decisions.
The championship picture
Driver standings after this round
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Not applicable / not recorded | Driver standings · Championship record | 18 |
| 2 | John Watson | Not applicable / not recorded | Driver standings · Championship record | 17 |
| 3 | Keke Rosberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Driver standings · Championship record | 14 |
| 4 | Niki Lauda | Not applicable / not recorded | Driver standings · Championship record | 12 |
| 5 | Didier Pironi | Not applicable / not recorded | Driver standings · Championship record | 10 |
| 6 | Michele Alboreto | Not applicable / not recorded | Driver standings · Championship record | 10 |
| 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Not applicable / not recorded | Driver standings · Championship record | 6 |
| 7 | Gilles Villeneuve | Not applicable / not recorded | Driver standings · Championship record | 6 |
| 9 | Elio de Angelis | Not applicable / not recorded | Driver standings · Championship record | 5 |
| 10 | René Arnoux | Not applicable / not recorded | Driver standings · Championship record | 4 |
| 10 | Nigel Mansell | Not applicable / not recorded | Driver standings · Championship record | 4 |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese | Not applicable / not recorded | Driver standings · Championship record | 4 |
| 10 | Eddie Cheever | Not applicable / not recorded | Driver standings · Championship record | 4 |
| 14 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Not applicable / not recorded | Driver standings · Championship record | 3 |
| 15 | Manfred Winkelhock | Not applicable / not recorded | Driver standings · Championship record | 2 |
| 15 | Eliseo Salazar | Not applicable / not recorded | Driver standings · Championship record | 2 |
| 15 | Nelson Piquet | Not applicable / not recorded | Driver standings · Championship record | 2 |
| 18 | Chico Serra | Not applicable / not recorded | Driver standings · Championship record | 1 |
Constructor standings after this round
| Position | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLaren Ford | Constructorstandings · Championship record | 29 |
| 2 | Renault Renault | Constructorstandings · Championship record | 22 |
| 3 | Williams Ford | Constructorstandings · Championship record | 20 |
| 4 | Ferrari Ferrari | Constructorstandings · Championship record | 16 |
| 5 | Tyrrell Ford | Constructorstandings · Championship record | 10 |
| 6 | Lotus Ford | Constructorstandings · Championship record | 9 |
| 7 | Brabham Ford | Constructorstandings · Championship record | 4 |
| 7 | Ligier Matra | Constructorstandings · Championship record | 4 |
| 9 | ATS Ford | Constructorstandings · Championship record | 4 |
| 10 | Osella Ford | Constructorstandings · Championship record | 3 |
| 11 | Brabham BMW | Constructorstandings · Championship record | 2 |
| 12 | Fittipaldi Ford | Constructorstandings · Championship record | 1 |
Retained championship scores, sprint points and race-only totals are different measures. No title-clinching scenario is inferred.
The circuit, beyond this weekend
Circuit profile ↗Published source snapshot, not live timing. Missing results or weather remain unavailable; disputed and restricted research is excluded.