French Grand Prix 1982

Paul Ricard
Le Castellet
25 July 1982
54 laps
313.7 km
5.809 km a lap

Pole positionRené ArnouxRenault · 1:34.406
Fastest lapRiccardo Patrese1:40.075 · lap 4
Winner started fromP1on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	René Arnoux	16	Renault	1	54	1:33:33.217	9
2	Alain Prost	15	Renault	2	54	+17.310	6
3	Didier Pironi	28	Ferrari	3	54	+42.130	4
4	Patrick Tambay	27	Ferrari	5	54	+1:16.240	3
5	Keke Rosberg	6	Williams · Ford	10	54	+1:30.990	2
6	Michele Alboreto	3	Tyrrell · Ford	15	54	+1:32.340	1
7	Derek Daly	5	Williams · Ford	11	53	+1 lap
8	Niki Lauda	8	McLaren · Ford	9	53	+1 lap
9	Bruno Giacomelli	23	Alfa Romeo	8	53	+1 lap
10	Brian Henton	4	Tyrrell · Ford	23	53	+1 lap
11	Manfred Winkelhock	9	ATS · Ford	18	52	+2 laps
12	Geoffrey Lees	12	Lotus · Ford	24	52	+2 laps
13	Marc Surer	29	Arrows · Ford	20	52	+2 laps
14	Jacques Laffite	26	Ligier · Matra	16	51	+3 laps
15	Derek Warwick	35	Toleman · Hart	14	50	+4 laps
16	Eddie Cheever	25	Ligier · Matra	19	49	+5 laps
DNF	Andrea de Cesaris	22	Alfa Romeo	7	25	Spun off
DNF	Nelson Piquet	1	Brabham · BMW	6	23	Engine
DNF	Elio de Angelis	11	Lotus · Ford	13	17	Fuel system
DNF	John Watson	7	McLaren · Ford	12	13	Electrical
DNF	Jochen Mass	17	March · Ford	26	10	Collision
DNF	Mauro Baldi	30	Arrows · Ford	25	10	Collision
DNF	Riccardo Patresefastest lap	2	Brabham · BMW	4	8	Engine
DNF	Eliseo Salazar	10	ATS · Ford	22	2	Spun off
DNF	Teo Fabi	36	Toleman · Hart	21	0	Electrical
DNF	Jean-Pierre Jarier	31	Osella · Ford	17	0	Halfshaft
DNQ	Jan Lammers	33	Theodore · Ford	–
DNQ	Roberto Guerrero	14	Ensign · Ford	–
DNQ	Chico Serra	20	Fittipaldi · Ford	–
DNQ	Raul Boesel	18	March · 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	René Arnoux	Renault	1:34.406
2	Alain Prost	Renault	1:34.688	+0.282
3	Didier Pironi	Ferrari	1:35.790	+1.384
4	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	1:35.811	+1.405
5	Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	1:35.905	+1.499
6	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:36.359	+1.953
7	Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	1:37.573	+3.167
8	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:37.705	+3.299
9	Niki Lauda	McLaren	1:37.778	+3.372
10	Keke Rosberg	Williams	1:37.780	+3.374
11	Derek Daly	Williams	1:38.767	+4.361
12	John Watson	McLaren	1:38.944	+4.538
13	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1:39.118	+4.712
14	Derek Warwick	Toleman	1:39.306	+4.900
15	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:39.330	+4.924
16	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:39.605	+5.199
17	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Osella	1:39.909	+5.503
18	Manfred Winkelhock	ATS	1:39.917	+5.511
19	Eddie Cheever	Ligier	1:40.187	+5.781
20	Marc Surer	Arrows	1:40.335	+5.929
21	Teo Fabi	Toleman	1:40.421	+6.015
22	Eliseo Salazar	ATS	1:40.673	+6.267
23	Brian Henton	Tyrrell	1:40.852	+6.446
24	Geoffrey Lees	Lotus	1:40.974	+6.568
25	Mauro Baldi	Arrows	1:40.997	+6.591
26	Jochen Mass	March	1:41.579	+7.173
27	Jan Lammers	Theodore	1:41.714	+7.308
28	Roberto Guerrero	Ensign	1:42.270	+7.864
29	Chico Serra	Fittipaldi	1:42.414	+8.008
30	Raul Boesel	March	1:43.099	+8.693

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	Riccardo Patrese	4	1:40.075

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 11. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 11
Pos	Driver	Points	Change
1	Didier Pironi	39
2	John Watson	30
3	Alain Prost	25	▲2
4	Niki Lauda	24	▼1
5	Keke Rosberg	23	▼1
6	Riccardo Patrese	19
7	Nelson Piquet	17
8	René Arnoux	13	▲8
9	Elio de Angelis	13	▼1
10	Michele Alboreto	11

Constructors' championship after round 11
Pos	Team	Points	Change
1	McLaren	54
2	Ferrari	52
3	Renault	38	▲1
4	Williams	36	▼1
5	Lotus	20
7	Brabham	17
8	Ligier	11
9	Tyrrell	11
10	Alfa Romeo	5
11	ATS	4