Brazilian Grand Prix 1982

Nelson Piquet
Rio de Janeiro
21 March 1982
63 laps
317 km
5.031 km a lap

Pole positionAlain ProstRenault · 1:28.808
Fastest lapAlain Prost1:37.016 · lap 36
Winner started fromP1on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	Alain Prostfastest lap	15	Renault	1	63	1:44:33.134	9
2	John Watson	7	McLaren · Ford	12	63	+2.990	6
3	Nigel Mansell	12	Lotus · Ford	14	63	+36.860	4
4	Michele Alboreto	3	Tyrrell · Ford	13	63	+50.760	3
5	Manfred Winkelhock	9	ATS · Ford	15	62	+1 lap	2
6	Didier Pironi	28	Ferrari	8	62	+1 lap	1
7	Slim Borgudd	4	Tyrrell · Ford	21	61	+2 laps
8	Jochen Mass	17	March · Ford	22	61	+2 laps
9	Jean-Pierre Jarier	31	Osella · Ford	23	60	+3 laps
10	Mauro Baldi	30	Arrows · Ford	19	57	+6 laps
DNF	Eliseo Salazar	10	ATS · Ford	18	38	Engine
DNF	Chico Serra	20	Fittipaldi · Ford	25	36	Suspension
DNF	Riccardo Patrese	2	Brabham · Ford	9	34	Physical
DNF	Gilles Villeneuve	27	Ferrari	2	29	Accident
DNF	Niki Lauda	8	McLaren · Ford	5	22	Collision
DNF	René Arnoux	16	Renault	4	21	Collision
DNF	Carlos Reutemann	5	Williams · Ford	6	21	Collision
DNF	Elio de Angelis	11	Lotus · Ford	11	21	Collision
DNF	Eddie Cheever	25	Ligier · Matra	26	19	Water leak
DNF	Bruno Giacomelli	23	Alfa Romeo	16	16	Clutch
DNF	Jacques Laffite	26	Ligier · Matra	24	15	Chassis
DNF	Andrea de Cesaris	22	Alfa Romeo	10	14	Chassis
DNF	Derek Daly	33	Theodore · Ford	20	12	Spun off
DNF	Raul Boesel	18	March · Ford	17	11	Spun off
DSQ	Nelson Piquet	1	Brabham · Ford	7	63	Car underweight
DSQ	Keke Rosberg	6	Williams · Ford	3	63	Car underweight
DNQ	Teo Fabi	36	Toleman · Hart	–
DNQ	Brian Henton	29	Arrows · Ford	–
DNQ	Derek Warwick	35	Toleman · Hart	–
DNQ	Roberto Guerrero	14	Ensign · Ford	–
DNPQ	Riccardo Paletti	32	Osella · Ford	–

A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	Alain Prost	Renault	1:28.808
2	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:29.173	+0.365
3	Keke Rosberg	Williams	1:29.358	+0.550
4	René Arnoux	Renault	1:30.121	+1.313
5	Niki Lauda	McLaren	1:30.152	+1.344
6	Carlos Reutemann	Williams	1:30.183	+1.375
7	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:30.281	+1.473
8	Didier Pironi	Ferrari	1:30.655	+1.847
9	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	1:30.967	+2.159
10	Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	1:31.229	+2.421
11	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1:31.790	+2.982
12	John Watson	McLaren	1:31.906	+3.098
13	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:31.991	+3.183
14	Nigel Mansell	Lotus	1:32.228	+3.420
15	Manfred Winkelhock	ATS	1:32.524	+3.716
16	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:32.769	+3.961
17	Raul Boesel	March	1:34.050	+5.242
18	Eliseo Salazar	ATS	1:34.262	+5.454
19	Mauro Baldi	Arrows	1:34.380	+5.572
20	Derek Daly	Theodore	1:34.413	+5.605
21	Slim Borgudd	Tyrrell	1:35.020	+6.212
22	Jochen Mass	March	1:35.039	+6.231
23	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Osella	1:35.081	+6.273
24	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:35.084	+6.276
25	Chico Serra	Fittipaldi	1:35.246	+6.438
26	Eddie Cheever	Ligier	1:35.288	+6.480
27	Teo Fabi	Toleman	1:35.326	+6.518
28	Roberto Guerrero	Ensign	1:35.730	+6.922
29	Brian Henton	Arrows	1:35.748	+6.940
30	Derek Warwick	Toleman	1:36.014	+7.206

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	Alain Prost	36	1:37.016

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 2. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 2
Pos	Driver	Points	Change
1	Alain Prost	18
2	John Watson	7	▲4
3	Carlos Reutemann	6	▼1
4	Nigel Mansell	4
4	René Arnoux	4	▼1
6	Michele Alboreto	3
6	Niki Lauda	3	▼2
8	Keke Rosberg	2	▼3
8	Manfred Winkelhock	2
10	Didier Pironi	1

Constructors' championship after round 2
Pos	Team	Points	Change
1	Renault	22
2	McLaren	10	▲1
3	Williams	8	▼1
4	Lotus	4
5	Tyrrell	3
6	ATS	2
7	Ferrari	1