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2057:1981 season
2052:Formula One
1991:. ChicaneF1
1921:12 February
1789:Jan Lammers
1509:Chico Serra
1369:John Watson
1245:1.44:54.03
1204:Constructor
996:John Watson
916:Chico Serra
796:Jan Lammers
408:Constructor
379:third in a
158:Fastest lap
2105:Categories
2026:27 January
1973:8 February
1892:References
1859:Geoff Lees
1649:Marc Surer
1614:Alan Jones
1579:Derek Daly
1514:Fittipaldi
1339:Fittipaldi
1315:+ 1:06.24
1116:Geoff Lees
1076:Derek Daly
956:Marc Surer
921:Fittipaldi
561:Fittipaldi
516:Alan Jones
392:Qualifying
1995:31 August
1875:Accident
1735:Accident
1700:Accident
1595:+ 3 Laps
1560:+ 3 Laps
1525:+ 2 Laps
1490:+ 2 Laps
1864:Theodore
1770:Gearbox
1665:Battery
1619:Williams
1455:+ 1 Lap
1420:+ 1 Lap
1385:+ 1 Lap
1350:+ 1 Lap
1280:+ 20.14
1234:Williams
1182:Source:
1131:1:17.39
1121:Theodore
1054:1:16.22
1014:1:15.85
969:1:15.63
894:1:15.32
849:1:16.16
809:1:14.93
769:1:14.91
734:1:14.48
689:1:14.71
649:1:15.03
609:1:14.00
569:1:14.45
529:1:13.78
521:Williams
481:Williams
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449:1:12.94
365:Williams
346:Michelin
342:Goodyear
328:between
227:Williams
180:Williams
94:Distance
60:Location
1947:9 April
1884:Source:
1840:Engine
1805:Brakes
1724:Tyrrell
1689:McLaren
1479:Brabham
1444:Tyrrell
1374:McLaren
1269:Brabham
1135:1:17.08
1090:1:16.80
1050:1:15.56
1041:Tyrrell
1010:1:15.25
1001:McLaren
973:1:15.18
930:1:15.06
890:1:14.95
881:Tyrrell
853:1:14.93
813:1:14.85
773:1:14.39
761:McLaren
730:1:14.38
693:1:14.35
681:Brabham
653:1:14.07
613:1:13.47
573:1:13.29
533:1:13.28
490:1:12.98
453:1:12.78
441:Brabham
373:Brabham
367:, with
315:Kyalami
259:Brabham
152:1:12.78
139:Brabham
105:Wet/Dry
102:Weather
64:Kyalami
1829:Arrows
1654:Ensign
1630:Skirt
1409:Arrows
1201:Driver
1139:+4.30
1097:+4.02
1057:+2.78
1017:+2.47
977:+2.40
961:Ensign
937:+2.28
897:+2.17
857:+2.15
841:Arrows
817:+2.07
777:+1.61
737:+1.60
697:+1.57
657:+1.29
641:Arrows
617:+0.69
577:+0.51
537:+0.50
497:+0.20
405:Driver
309:was a
237:Second
199:Podium
164:Driver
117:Driver
78:Course
1759:March
1584:March
1549:Lotus
1304:Lotus
1213:Qual
1163:March
1081:March
721:Lotus
601:Lotus
381:Lotus
291:Lotus
269:Third
205:First
2028:2008
1997:2024
1975:2021
1949:2024
1942:ESPN
1923:2010
1868:Ford
1848:Ret
1833:Ford
1813:Ret
1798:Ford
1778:Ret
1763:Ford
1743:Ret
1728:Ford
1708:Ret
1693:Ford
1673:Ret
1658:Ford
1638:Ret
1623:Ford
1603:Ret
1588:Ford
1553:Ford
1518:Ford
1483:Ford
1448:Ford
1413:Ford
1378:Ford
1343:Ford
1308:Ford
1273:Ford
1238:Ford
1207:Laps
1197:Pos.
1189:Race
1167:Ford
1127:Ford
1085:Ford
1045:Ford
1005:Ford
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925:Ford
885:Ford
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485:Ford
445:Ford
417:Gap
399:Pos.
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350:Avon
305:The
295:Ford
263:Ford
231:Ford
190:Time
184:Ford
149:Time
143:Ford
50:Date
1878:18
1872:11
1843:11
1837:12
1808:10
1802:16
1794:ATS
1773:19
1767:32
1738:16
1732:51
1697:54
1668:14
1662:58
1627:62
1598:17
1592:74
1568:11
1557:74
1533:10
1528:13
1522:75
1487:75
1458:12
1452:76
1417:76
1388:15
1382:76
1347:76
1312:77
1277:77
1242:77
1147:18
1144:19
1105:33
1102:18
1065:17
1062:17
1022:16
982:15
945:14
942:14
905:21
902:13
862:12
825:30
822:11
801:ATS
782:10
705:12
625:29
585:11
545:20
402:No.
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