1982 season/Round 3
United States Grand Prix West 1982
- Long Beach
- 4 April 1982
- 75 laps
- 258.8 km
- 3.428 km a lap
- P1Niki LaudaMcLaren1:58:25.318
- P2Keke RosbergWilliams+14.660
- P3Riccardo PatreseBrabham+1:19.140
- Pole positionAndrea de CesarisAlfa Romeo · 1:27.316
- Fastest lapNiki Lauda1:30.831 · lap 12
- Winner started fromP2on the grid
Result
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
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | 12 | 1:30.831 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 3. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | 18 | |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | 12 | ▲4 |
| 3 | Keke Rosberg | 8 | ▲5 |
| 4 | John Watson | 8 | ▼2 |
| 5 | Carlos Reutemann | 6 | ▼2 |
| 6 | Michele Alboreto | 6 | |
| 7 | Nigel Mansell | 4 | ▼3 |
| 7 | René Arnoux | 4 | ▼3 |
| 7 | Riccardo Patrese | 4 | |
| 10 | Elio de Angelis | 2 |