Formula South Africa 1982
The revitalisation of South African Formula Atlantic led to the arrival of four brand new racing cars for the 1982 season. Graham Duxbury and his backers, Hekro Engineering, parts maker Propart, and BP, bought a new 1982 March, always called a March 822 in South Africa, but listed by March as a March 82A. Rack Rite Racing also acquired a new car, a late-season Ralt RT4/81 for Trevor van Rooyen. The team's older Ralt RT2/79 was dismantled to provide a template for a new line of Lant cars, built in South Africa.
Later in the season two even newer Ralt RT4/82s arrived, one acquired by Brian Ferris, and the other by Pretoria Brick Racing for Wayne Taylor to drive. Tony Martin preferred to stay with his approach of using nearly-new F2 cars and acquired a Maurer MM81. Bernard Tilanus was not yet convinced by wing cars, so bought two flat-bottomed March 782s from Paul Smith. These could not keep pace with the ground-effect cars, so Jeff Waberski's DAW Supplies acquired another Maurer MM81 later in the season for Tilanus to drive.
Older cars continued to be fill out the grids, ranging from a pair of March 722s that were now ten years old, a 1975 Chevron B29, one of the 1975 Wheatcroft R18s, three 1976 Chevron B34s and a host of March 76Bs and 77Bs. Pretoria Brick started the season with the ex-Scheckter March 792 and a March 802, but neither worked well.
The championship ended with drama at the final race. Van Rooyen led the points table and was lapping steadily, keeping an eye on his only rival, Graham Duxbury, but lost his concentration for a moment and hit the barrier. A surprised Duxbury won the race, and the title.
The races
06 Feb 1982 > Cape South Easter Trophy at Killarney
06 Feb 1982 > Cape South Easter Trophy at Killarney
20 Feb 1982 > Welkom
06 Mar 1982 > Kyalami
24 Apr 1982 > Kyalami
08 May 1982 > Killarney
08 May 1982 > Killarney
22 May 1982 > Welkom
31 May 1982 > Kyalami
26 Jun 1982 > Kyalami
24 Jul 1982 > Kyalami
07 Aug 1982 > Aldo Scribante
07 Aug 1982 > Aldo Scribante
14 Aug 1982 > Killarney
14 Aug 1982 > Killarney
04 Sep 1982 > Kyalami
1982 South African Sigma Series for Formula Atlantic table
| 1 | Graham Duxbury | March 77B - Mazda 12A March 82A/822 - Mazda 12A | 123 pts | |
| 2 | Trevor van Rooyen | Ralt RT4/81 - Mazda 12A Lant RR82 - Mazda 12A | 119 pts | |
| 3 | Tony Martin | Maurer MM81 - Mazda 12A | 110 pts | |
| 4 | Bernard Tilanus | March 782/78B - Mazda 12A Maurer MM81 - Mazda 12A | 70 pts | |
| 5 | Brian Ferris | March 77B - Mazda 12A Ralt RT4/82 - Mazda 12A | 36 pts | |
| 6 | André du Plessis | March 77B - Mazda 12A Ralt RT4/81 - Mazda 12A | 30 pts | |
| 7 | Roy Carr | March 792 - Mazda 12A March 76B - Mazda 12A | 25 pts | |
| 8 | Wayne Taylor | March 802 - Mazda 12A Ralt RT4/82 - Mazda 12A | 20 pts | |
| 9 | Ivano Moavero | March 76B - Mazda 12A March 77B - Mazda 12A | 18 pts | |
| 10= | Dave Charlton | March 802 - Mazda 12A March 77B - Mazda 12A | 8 pts |
Sigma Motor Corporation continued to sponsor the series. The Mazda engines were now said to be generating 190 kW (256 bhp), about halfway between the 210 bhp of the better Formula Atlantic Cosworth BDDs and the 310 bhp of the F2 BMWs.