1982 Season

Races

Champion

Keke Rosberg

Constructor

Ferrari

The 1982 Formula 1 World Championship featured 16 Grand Prix races across the season. Keke Rosberg of Finnish claimed the Drivers' Championship with 44 points and 1 race victory. Didier Pironi finished as runner-up, 5 points behind. Ferrari won the Constructors' Championship with 74 points. The season saw 11 different race winners, making it one of the more competitive years in F1 history. The top three in the final standings were Keke Rosberg, Didier Pironi, John Watson.

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What races were in the 1982 F1 season?

Rd	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date	Winner
1	South African Grand Prix	Kyalami	1982-01-23	Alain Prost(Renault)
2	Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet	1982-03-21	Alain Prost(Renault)
3	United States Grand Prix West	Long Beach	1982-04-04	Niki Lauda(McLaren)
4	San Marino Grand Prix	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	1982-04-25	Didier Pironi(Ferrari)
5	Belgian Grand Prix	Zolder	1982-05-09	John Watson(McLaren)
6	Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco	1982-05-23	Riccardo Patrese(Brabham)
7	Detroit Grand Prix	Detroit Street Circuit	1982-06-06	John Watson(McLaren)
8	Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	1982-06-13	Nelson Piquet(Brabham)
9	Dutch Grand Prix	Circuit Park Zandvoort	1982-07-03	Didier Pironi(Ferrari)
10	British Grand Prix	Brands Hatch	1982-07-18	Niki Lauda(McLaren)
11	French Grand Prix	Circuit Paul Ricard	1982-07-25	René Arnoux(Renault)
12	German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring	1982-08-08	Patrick Tambay(Ferrari)
13	Austrian Grand Prix	Red Bull Ring	1982-08-15	Elio de Angelis(Team Lotus)
14	Swiss Grand Prix	Dijon-Prenois	1982-08-29	Keke Rosberg(Williams)
15	Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	1982-09-12	René Arnoux(Renault)
16	Caesars Palace Grand Prix	Las Vegas Street Circuit	1982-09-25	Michele Alboreto(Tyrrell)

Championship Battle

Championship Progression

Round	Prost	Reutemann	Arnoux	Watson	Lauda
R1South African Grand Prix	9	6	4	—	3
R2Brazilian Grand Prix	18	6	4	7	—
R3United States Grand Prix West	18	6	—	8	12
R4San Marino Grand Prix	18	—	—	—	12
R5Belgian Grand Prix	18	—	—	17	12
R6Monaco Grand Prix	18	—	—	17	—
R7Detroit Grand Prix	18	—	—	26	—
R8Canadian Grand Prix	18	—	—	30	—
R9Dutch Grand Prix	18	—	—	30	—
R10British Grand Prix	19	—	—	30	24
R11French Grand Prix	25	—	—	30	24
R12German Grand Prix	25	—	—	30	24
R13Austrian Grand Prix	25	—	—	30	26
R14Swiss Grand Prix	31	—	—	30	30
R15Italian Grand Prix	31	—	—	33	30
R16Caesars Palace Grand Prix	34	—	—	39	30

Who won the 1982 F1 driver championship?

Pos	Driver	Nationality	Wins	Points
1	Keke Rosberg	Finnish	1	44
2	Didier Pironi	French	2	39
3	John Watson	British	2	39
4	Alain Prost	French	2	34
5	Niki Lauda	Austrian	2	30
6	René Arnoux	French	2	28
7	Patrick Tambay	French	1	25
8	Michele Alboreto	Italian	1	25
9	Elio de Angelis	Italian	1	23
10	Riccardo Patrese	Italian	1	21
11	Nelson Piquet	Brazilian	1	20
12	Eddie Cheever	American	0	15
13	Derek Daly	Irish	0	8
14	Nigel Mansell	British	0	7
15	Gilles Villeneuve	Canadian	0	6
16	Carlos Reutemann	Argentine	0	6
17	Andrea de Cesaris	Italian	0	5
18	Jacques Laffite	French	0	5
19	Mario Andretti	American	0	4
20	Jean-Pierre Jarier	French	0	3
21	Marc Surer	Swiss	0	3
22	Bruno Giacomelli	Italian	0	2
23	Eliseo Salazar	Chilean	0	2
24	Manfred Winkelhock	German	0	2
25	Mauro Baldi	Italian	0	2
26	Chico Serra	Brazilian	0	1
27	Brian Henton	British	0	0
28	Jochen Mass	German	0	0
29	Slim Borgudd	Swedish	0	0
30	Raul Boesel	Brazilian	0	0
31	Roberto Guerrero	Colombian	0	0
32	Derek Warwick	British	0	0
33	Rupert Keegan	British	0	0
34	Geoff Lees	British	0	0
35	Teo Fabi	Italian	0	0
36	Riccardo Paletti	Italian	0	0
37	Tommy Byrne	Irish	0	0
38	Jan Lammers	Dutch	0	0
39	Emilio de Villota	Spanish	0	0
40	Roberto Moreno	Brazilian	0	0

Who won the 1982 constructors' championship?

Pos	Constructor	Nationality	Wins	Points
1	Ferrari	Italian	3	74
2	McLaren	British	4	69
3	Renault	French	4	62
4	Williams	British	1	58
5	Brabham	British	2	41
6	Team Lotus	British	1	30
7	Tyrrell	British	1	25
8	Ligier	French	0	20
9	Alfa Romeo	Swiss	0	7
10	Arrows	British	0	5
11	ATS	Italian	0	4
12	Osella	Italian	0	3
13	Fittipaldi	Brazilian	0	1
14	March	British	0	0
15	Ensign	British	0	0
16	Toleman	British	0	0
17	Theodore	Hong Kong	0	0

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