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| Date | Saturday 23 January 1982 |
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| Start time | 14:00 |
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| Event |  South African GP |
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| Circuit | Kyalami |
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| Event Format | Race of 77 laps |
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| Championship | World Championship |
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| Race number | #1 of 16 in 1982
#358 (of all time) |
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| Laps | 77 |
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| Circuit Perimeter | 4104 m |
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| Race Distance | 4104 × 77 = 316.008 km |
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| Grid Format | 2-2-2-2 (staggered) |
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| Pole Position | Left |
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| First Corner | Right |
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| Track Direction | Clockwise |
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| Weather | Sunny |
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| Entries | 31 |
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| Qualifiers | 26 |
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| Finishers | 18 |
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| Debutants | Mauro Baldi (Driver),
Raul Boesel (Driver),
Riccardo Paletti (Driver),
Roberto Guerrero (Driver),
Teo Fabi (Driver),
ATS D5 (Car Model),
Ferrari 126C2 (Car Model),
Fittipaldi F8D (Car Model),
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Ligier JS17B (Car Model),
Lotus 87B (Car Model),
March 821 (Car Model),
McLaren MP4/1B (Car Model),
Renault RE30B (Car Model),
Toleman TG181B (Car Model),
Toleman TG181C (Car Model)
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| Milestones |  Nélson Piquet – 50th Race Entry (Driver)
 Derek Daly – 50th Race Entry (Driver)
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| Records Broken |
None
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| Records Extended |
1. Most Retirements –  Lotus (399),
2. Most Podium Finishes –  Carlos Reutemann (45),
3. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores – Carlos Reutemann (66),
4. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores – Carlos Reutemann (66),
5. Most Race Entries – Lotus (922),
6. Most 3rd Place Qualifications –  Ferrari (86),
7. Most 6th Place Qualifications – Ferrari (68),
8. Most 8th Place Qualifications – Carlos Reutemann (14),
9. Most 18th Place Qualifications – Lotus (33),
10. Most 21st Place Qualifications – March (24),
11. Most 22nd Place Qualifications – March (22)
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