Caesars Palace Grand Prix 1982

Caesars Palace
Las Vegas
25 September 1982
75 laps
273.8 km
3.650 km a lap
Title decided here

Pole positionAlain ProstRenault · 1:16.356
Fastest lapMichele Alboreto1:19.639 · lap 59
Winner started fromP3on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	Michele Alboretofastest lap	3	Tyrrell · Ford	3	75	1:41:56.888	9
2	John Watson	7	McLaren · Ford	9	75	+27.290	6
3	Eddie Cheever	25	Ligier · Matra	4	75	+56.450	4
4	Alain Prost	15	Renault	1	75	+1:08.650	3
5	Keke Rosberg	6	Williams · Ford	6	75	+1:11.380	2
6	Derek Daly	5	Williams · Ford	14	74	+1 lap	1
7	Marc Surer	29	Arrows · Ford	17	74	+1 lap
8	Brian Henton	4	Tyrrell · Ford	19	74	+1 lap
9	Andrea de Cesaris	22	Alfa Romeo	18	73	+2 laps
10	Bruno Giacomelli	23	Alfa Romeo	16	73	+2 laps
11	Mauro Baldi	30	Arrows · Ford	23	73	+2 laps
12	Rupert Keegan	17	March · Ford	25	73	+2 laps
13	Raul Boesel	18	March · Ford	24	69	+6 laps
NC	Manfred Winkelhock	9	ATS · Ford	22	62	+13 laps
DNF	Niki Lauda	8	McLaren · Ford	13	53	Engine
DNF	Tommy Byrne	33	Theodore · Ford	26	39	Spun off
DNF	Derek Warwick	35	Toleman · Hart	10	32	Spark plugs
DNF	Elio de Angelis	11	Lotus · Ford	20	28	Engine
DNF	Mario Andretti	28	Ferrari	7	26	Suspension
DNF	Nelson Piquet	1	Brabham · BMW	12	26	Spark plugs
DNF	René Arnoux	16	Renault	2	20	Engine
DNF	Riccardo Patrese	2	Brabham · BMW	5	17	Clutch
DNF	Nigel Mansell	12	Lotus · Ford	21	8	Collision
DNF	Jacques Laffite	26	Ligier · Matra	11	5	Ignition
DNS	Patrick Tambay	27	Ferrari	8		Unfit
DNS	Roberto Guerrero	14	Ensign · Ford	15		Engine
DNS	Jean-Pierre Jarier	31	Osella · Ford	–
DNQ	Teo Fabi	36	Toleman · Hart	–
DNQ	Eliseo Salazar	10	ATS · Ford	–
DNQ	Chico Serra	20	Fittipaldi · 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	1:16.356
2	René Arnoux	Renault	1:16.786	+0.430
3	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:17.646	+1.290
4	Eddie Cheever	Ligier	1:17.683	+1.327
5	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	1:17.772	+1.416
6	Keke Rosberg	Williams	1:17.886	+1.530
7	Mario Andretti	Ferrari	1:17.921	+1.565
8	Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	1:17.958	+1.602
9	John Watson	McLaren	1:17.986	+1.630
10	Derek Warwick	Toleman	1:18.012	+1.656
11	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:18.056	+1.700
12	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:18.275	+1.919
13	Niki Lauda	McLaren	1:18.333	+1.977
14	Derek Daly	Williams	1:18.418	+2.062
15	Roberto Guerrero	Ensign	1:18.496	+2.140
16	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:18.622	+2.266
17	Marc Surer	Arrows	1:18.734	+2.378
18	Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	1:18.761	+2.405
19	Brian Henton	Tyrrell	1:18.765	+2.409
20	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Osella	1:19.222	+2.866
21	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1:19.302	+2.946
22	Nigel Mansell	Lotus	1:19.439	+3.083
23	Manfred Winkelhock	ATS	1:19.767	+3.411
24	Mauro Baldi	Arrows	1:20.271	+3.915
25	Raul Boesel	March	1:20.766	+4.410
26	Rupert Keegan	March	1:21.180	+4.824
27	Tommy Byrne	Theodore	1:21.555	+5.199
28	Teo Fabi	Toleman	1:21.569	+5.213
29	Eliseo Salazar	ATS	1:21.583	+5.227
30	Chico Serra	Fittipaldi	1:22.387	+6.031

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	Michele Alboreto	59	1:19.639

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 16. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 16
Pos	Driver	Points	Change
1	Keke Rosberg	44
2	Didier Pironi	39
3	John Watson	39
4	Alain Prost	34
5	Niki Lauda	30
6	René Arnoux	28
7	Patrick Tambay	25
8	Michele Alboreto	25	▲3
9	Elio de Angelis	23	▼1
10	Riccardo Patrese	21	▼1

Constructors' championship after round 16
Pos	Team	Points	Change
1	Ferrari	74
2	McLaren	69
3	Renault	62
4	Williams	58
5	Lotus	30
6	Tyrrell	25	▲3
8	Ligier	20
9	Brabham	19	▼2
10	Alfa Romeo	7
11	Arrows	5