Seasons/16 races

1982 season

Title decided in round 16

‹ 1981 1983 ›

World ChampionKeke Rosberg44 points · 1 win
Constructors' championFerrari74 points

Races16
Different winners11
Pole-sitters7
Not classified53%208 of 393 starts

Points: 9-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six. Only the best 11 results counted towards the championship.

The title was decided in round 16: Caesars Palace Grand Prix on 25 Sept 1982.

Points progression

Championship standings after each round.

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Championship points after each round
Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
Keke Rosberg	2	2	8	8	14	14	17	17	21	21	23	27	33	42	42	44
Didier Pironi	0	1	1	10	10	16	20	20	29	35	39	39	39	39	39	39
John Watson	1	7	8	8	17	17	26	30	30	30	30	30	30	30	33	39
Alain Prost	9	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	25	25	25	31	31	34
Niki Lauda	3	3	12	12	12	12	12	12	15	24	24	24	26	30	30	30
René Arnoux	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	13	19	19	19	28	28
Patrick Tambay	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	7	16	19	19	25	25
Michele Alboreto	0	3	6	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	14	14	14	16	25
Elio de Angelis	0	0	2	2	5	7	7	10	10	13	13	13	22	23	23	23
Riccardo Patrese	0	0	4	4	4	13	13	19	19	19	19	19	19	21	21	21
Nelson Piquet	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	11	17	17	17	17	17	20	20	20
Eddie Cheever	0	0	0	0	4	4	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	15
Derek Daly	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	5	7	7	7	7	7	7	8
Nigel Mansell	0	4	4	4	4	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Carlos Reutemann	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Gilles Villeneuve	0	0	0	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6
Andrea de Cesaris	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Jacques Laffite	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	5	5	5	5
Mario Andretti	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4
Jean-Pierre Jarier	0	0	0	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Marc Surer	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3
Bruno Giacomelli	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	2
Eliseo Salazar	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Manfred Winkelhock	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Mauro Baldi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2
Chico Serra	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

The constructors' championship, round by round

Ferrari74
McLaren69
Renault62
Williams58
Lotus30
Tyrrell25
Ligier20
Brabham19
5 further teams

Constructors' championship standings after each round.

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Championship points after each round
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
Ferrari	0	1	1	16	16	22	26	26	35	45	52	61	64	64	74	74
McLaren	4	10	20	20	29	29	38	42	45	54	54	54	56	60	63	69
Renault	13	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	38	44	44	50	59	62
Williams	8	8	14	14	20	21	26	26	32	34	36	40	46	55	55	58
Lotus	0	4	6	6	9	14	14	17	17	20	20	20	29	30	30	30
Tyrrell	0	3	6	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	14	14	14	16	25
Ligier	0	0	0	0	4	4	11	11	11	11	11	11	15	15	16	20
Brabham	0	0	4	4	2	2	2	11	17	17	17	17	17	19	19	19
Alfa Romeo	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	5	5	5	5	7	7	7	7	7
Arrows	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	3	4	5	5	5	5
ATS	0	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Osella	0	0	0	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Fittipaldi	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Standings

Drivers

Pos	Driver	Team	Wins	Points
1	Keke Rosberg	Williams	1	44
2	Didier Pironi	Ferrari	2	39
3	John Watson	McLaren	2	39
4	Alain Prost	Renault	2	34
5	Niki Lauda	McLaren	2	30
6	René Arnoux	Renault	2	28
7	Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	1	25
8	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1	25
9	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1	23
10	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	1	21
11	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1	20
12	Eddie Cheever	Ligier		15
13	Derek Daly	Theodore, Williams		8
14	Nigel Mansell	Lotus		7
15	Carlos Reutemann	Williams		6
15	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari		6
17	Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo		5
17	Jacques Laffite	Ligier		5
19	Mario Andretti	Williams, Ferrari		4
20	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Osella		3
21	Marc Surer	Arrows		3
22	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo		2
22	Eliseo Salazar	ATS		2
22	Manfred Winkelhock	ATS		2
25	Mauro Baldi	Arrows		2
26	Chico Serra	Fittipaldi		1

Constructors

Pos	Team	Points
1	Ferrari	74
2	McLaren	69
3	Renault	62
4	Williams	58
5	Lotus	30
6	Tyrrell	25
8	Ligier	20
9	Brabham	19
10	Alfa Romeo	7
11	Arrows	5
12	ATS	4
13	Osella	3
14	Fittipaldi	1

Results grid

Every driver in every race: the finishing position, or why there was none. Gold, silver and bronze for the podium, green for points.

Results of every driver in every race of 1982
Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Pts
ROS (Keke Rosberg)	5	Ret	2		2	Ret	4	Ret	3	Ret^P	5	3	2	1	8	5	44
PIR (Didier Pironi)	18	6	Ret	1^F	DNS	2	3	9^P^F	1	2	3	DNS^P					39
WAT (John Watson)	6	2	6		1^F	Ret	1	3	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	4	2	39
PRO (Alain Prost)	1^F	1^P^F	Ret	Ret	Ret^P	7	Ret^P^F	Ret	Ret	6	2	Ret	8	2^P^F	Ret	4^P	34
LAU (Niki Lauda)	4	Ret	1^F		Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	1	8	DNS	5	3	Ret	Ret	30
ARN (René Arnoux)	3^P	Ret	Ret	Ret^P	Ret	Ret^P	10	Ret	Ret^P	Ret	1^P	2	Ret	16	1^F	Ret	28
TAM (Patrick Tambay)									8	3	4	1	4	DNS	2	DNS	25
ALB (Michele Alboreto)	7	4	4	3	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	6	4	Ret	7	5	1^F	25
DEA (Elio de Angelis)	8	Ret	5		4	5	Ret	4	Ret	4	Ret	Ret	1	6	Ret	Ret	23
PAT (Riccardo Patrese)	Ret	Ret	3		Ret	1^F	Ret	2	15	Ret	Ret^F	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	21
PIQ (Nelson Piquet)	Ret	Ret	Ret		5	Ret	DNQ	1	2	Ret	Ret	Ret^F	Ret^P^F	4	Ret	Ret	20
CHE (Eddie Cheever)	Ret	Ret	Ret		3	Ret	2	10	DNQ	Ret	16	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	3	15
DAL (Derek Daly)	14	Ret	Ret		Ret	6	5	7	5	5	7	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	6	8
MAN (Nigel Mansell)	Ret	3	7		Ret	4	Ret	Ret		Ret		9	Ret	8	7	Ret	7
REU (Carlos Reutemann)	2	Ret															6
VIL (Gilles Villeneuve)	Ret	Ret	Ret	2	DNS												6
DEC (Andrea de Cesaris)	13	Ret	Ret^P	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	10	9	5
LAF (Jacques Laffite)	Ret	Ret	Ret		9	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	14	Ret	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	5
AND (Mario Andretti)			Ret												3^P	Ret	4
JAR (Jean-Pierre Jarier)	Ret	9	Ret	4	Ret	DNQ	Ret	Ret	14	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNQ	Ret	Ret	DNS	3
SUR (Marc Surer)					7	9	8	5	10	Ret	13	6	Ret	15	Ret	7	3
GIA (Bruno Giacomelli)	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	7	9	5	Ret	12	Ret	10	2
SAL (Eliseo Salazar)	9	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	DNQ	Ret	Ret	DNQ	14	9	DNQ	2
WIN (Manfred Winkelhock)	10	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNQ	12	DNQ	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNQ	Ret	2
BAL (Mauro Baldi)	DNQ	10	DNQ		Ret	DNQ	Ret	8	6	9	Ret	Ret	6	DNQ	12	11	2
SER (Chico Serra)	17	Ret	DNQ		6	DNQ	11	DNQ	Ret	Ret	DNQ	11	7	DNQ	11	DNQ	1

Ret: retired. DNQ: did not qualify. P: pole position. F: fastest lap. S above a round: a sprint weekend. Hover or tap a round number for the race.

Race calendar

Rd	Race	Circuit	Date	Pole	Winner
1	South Africa	Kyalami	23 Jan 1982	René Arnoux	Alain Prost
2	Brazil	Nelson Piquet	21 Mar 1982	Alain Prost	Alain Prost
3	United States West	Long Beach	4 Apr 1982	Andrea de Cesaris	Niki Lauda
4	San Marino	Enzo e Dino Ferrari	25 Apr 1982	René Arnoux	Didier Pironi
5	Belgium	Zolder	9 May 1982	Alain Prost	John Watson
6	Monaco	Monaco	23 May 1982	René Arnoux	Riccardo Patrese
7	Detroit	Detroit	6 Jun 1982	Alain Prost	John Watson
8	Canada	Gilles Villeneuve	13 Jun 1982	Didier Pironi	Nelson Piquet
9	Netherlands	Zandvoort	3 Jul 1982	René Arnoux	Didier Pironi
10	Great Britain	Brands Hatch	18 Jul 1982	Keke Rosberg	Niki Lauda
11	France	Paul Ricard	25 Jul 1982	René Arnoux	René Arnoux
12	Germany	Hockenheimring	8 Aug 1982	Didier Pironi	Patrick Tambay
13	Austria	Red Bull Ring	15 Aug 1982	Nelson Piquet	Elio de Angelis
14	Switzerland	Dijon-Prenois	29 Aug 1982	Alain Prost	Keke Rosberg
15	Italy	Monza	12 Sept 1982	Mario Andretti	René Arnoux
16	Caesars PalaceTitle decided	Caesars Palace	25 Sept 1982	Alain Prost	Michele Alboreto

Entries

Who entered with which car, engine and tyres. The entrant is the organisation that entered the car – not always the team that built it.

Constructor	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	Tyres	Drivers
ATS	Team ATS	D5	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Avon, Goodyear	Eliseo Salazar, Manfred Winkelhock
Alfa Romeo	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	179D, 182, 182B	Alfa Romeo 1260 3.0 V12	Michelin	Andrea de Cesaris, Bruno Giacomelli
Arrows	Ragno Arrows	A4, A5	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Pirelli	Brian Henton, Marc Surer, Mauro Baldi
Brabham	Parmalat Racing Team	BT50	BMW M12/13 1.5 L4 T	Goodyear	Nelson Piquet, Riccardo Patrese
Brabham	Parmalat Racing Team	BT49C, BT49D	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Nelson Piquet, Riccardo Patrese
Ensign	Ensign Racing	N180B, N181	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Avon, Pirelli	Roberto Guerrero
Ferrari	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	126C2	Ferrari 021 1.5 V6 T	Goodyear	Didier Pironi, Gilles Villeneuve, Mario Andretti, Patrick Tambay
Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi Automotive	F8D, F9	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Pirelli	Chico Serra
Ligier	Équipe Talbot Gitanes	JS17B, JS19	Matra MS81 3.0 V12	Michelin	Eddie Cheever, Jacques Laffite
Lotus	John Player Team Lotus	87B, 91	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Elio de Angelis, Geoffrey Lees, Nigel Mansell, Roberto Moreno
March	LBT Team March	821	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Avon, Pirelli	Emilio de Villota
March	Rothmans March Grand Prix Team	821	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Avon, Pirelli	Jochen Mass, Raul Boesel, Rupert Keegan
McLaren	Marlboro McLaren International	MP4/1B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Michelin	John Watson, Niki Lauda
Osella	Osella Squadra Corse	FA1C, FA1D	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Pirelli	Jean-Pierre Jarier, Riccardo Paletti
Renault	Équipe Renault Elf	RE30B	Renault-Gordini EF1 1.5 V6 T	Michelin	Alain Prost, René Arnoux
Theodore	Theodore Racing Team	TY01, TY02	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Avon, Goodyear	Derek Daly, Geoffrey Lees, Jan Lammers, Tommy Byrne
Toleman	Candy Toleman Motorsport	TG181B, TG181C, TG183	Hart 415T 1.5 L4 T	Pirelli	Derek Warwick, Teo Fabi
Tyrrell	Team Tyrrell	011	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Brian Henton, Michele Alboreto, Slim Borgudd
Williams	TAG Williams Team	FW07C, FW07D, FW08	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear	Carlos Reutemann, Derek Daly, Keke Rosberg, Mario Andretti

What if – other points systems

The same finishing positions, scored under any points system used since 1950.

Scored 8-6-4-3-2 for the top five, plus one for the fastest lap, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Keke Rosberg	43	44	P1
2	Didier Pironi	38	39	P2
3	John Watson	36	39	P3
4	Alain Prost	35	34	P4
5	Niki Lauda	29	30	P5
6	René Arnoux	27	28	P6
7	Patrick Tambay	24	25	P7
8	Michele Alboreto	24	25	P8
9	Riccardo Patrese	22	21	P10
10	Nelson Piquet	21	20	P11
11	Elio de Angelis	21	23	P9
12	Eddie Cheever	14	15	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 8-6-4-3-2 for the top five, plus one for the fastest lap, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Keke Rosberg	43	44	P1
2	Didier Pironi	38	39	P2
3	John Watson	36	39	P3
4	Alain Prost	35	34	P4
5	Niki Lauda	29	30	P5
6	René Arnoux	27	28	P6
7	Patrick Tambay	24	25	P7
8	Michele Alboreto	24	25	P8
9	Riccardo Patrese	22	21	P10
10	Nelson Piquet	21	20	P11
11	Elio de Angelis	21	23	P9
12	Eddie Cheever	14	15	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 8-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Keke Rosberg	43	44	P1
2	Didier Pironi	37	39	P2
3	John Watson	37	39	P3
4	Alain Prost	32	34	P4
5	Niki Lauda	28	30	P5
6	René Arnoux	26	28	P6
7	Patrick Tambay	24	25	P7
8	Michele Alboreto	24	25	P8
9	Elio de Angelis	22	23	P9
10	Riccardo Patrese	20	21	P10
11	Nelson Piquet	19	20	P11
12	Eddie Cheever	15	15	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 8-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Keke Rosberg	43	44	P1
2	Didier Pironi	37	39	P2
3	John Watson	37	39	P3
4	Alain Prost	32	34	P4
5	Niki Lauda	28	30	P5
6	René Arnoux	26	28	P6
7	Patrick Tambay	24	25	P7
8	Michele Alboreto	24	25	P8
9	Elio de Angelis	22	23	P9
10	Riccardo Patrese	20	21	P10
11	Nelson Piquet	19	20	P11
12	Eddie Cheever	15	15	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

The system in force at the time, but every result counts – nothing dropped.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Keke Rosberg	44	44	P1
2	Didier Pironi	39	39	P2
3	John Watson	39	39	P3
4	Alain Prost	34	34	P4
5	Niki Lauda	30	30	P5
6	René Arnoux	28	28	P6
7	Patrick Tambay	25	25	P7
8	Michele Alboreto	25	25	P8
9	Elio de Angelis	23	23	P9
10	Riccardo Patrese	21	21	P10
11	Nelson Piquet	20	20	P11
12	Eddie Cheever	15	15	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 10-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Keke Rosberg	45	44	P1
2	Didier Pironi	41	39	P2
3	John Watson	41	39	P3
4	Alain Prost	36	34	P4
5	Niki Lauda	32	30	P5
6	René Arnoux	30	28	P6
7	Patrick Tambay	26	25	P7
8	Michele Alboreto	26	25	P8
9	Elio de Angelis	24	23	P9
10	Riccardo Patrese	22	21	P10
11	Nelson Piquet	21	20	P11
12	Eddie Cheever	15	15	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 10-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Keke Rosberg	45	44	P1
2	Didier Pironi	41	39	P2
3	John Watson	41	39	P3
4	Alain Prost	36	34	P4
5	Niki Lauda	32	30	P5
6	René Arnoux	30	28	P6
7	Patrick Tambay	26	25	P7
8	Michele Alboreto	26	25	P8
9	Elio de Angelis	24	23	P9
10	Riccardo Patrese	22	21	P10
11	Nelson Piquet	21	20	P11
12	Eddie Cheever	15	15	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 for the top eight, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Keke Rosberg	64	44	P1
2	John Watson	53	39	P3
3	Didier Pironi	51	39	P2
4	Alain Prost	47	34	P4
5	Michele Alboreto	44	25	P8
6	Niki Lauda	41	30	P5
7	Elio de Angelis	37	23	P9
8	Patrick Tambay	35	25	P7
9	René Arnoux	34	28	P6
10	Riccardo Patrese	28	21	P10
11	Nelson Piquet	27	20	P11
12	Eddie Cheever	23	15	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 for the top eight, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Keke Rosberg	64	44	P1
2	John Watson	53	39	P3
3	Didier Pironi	51	39	P2
4	Alain Prost	47	34	P4
5	Michele Alboreto	44	25	P8
6	Niki Lauda	41	30	P5
7	Elio de Angelis	37	23	P9
8	Patrick Tambay	35	25	P7
9	René Arnoux	34	28	P6
10	Riccardo Patrese	28	21	P10
11	Nelson Piquet	27	20	P11
12	Eddie Cheever	23	15	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Keke Rosberg	155	44	P1
2	John Watson	131	39	P3
3	Didier Pironi	126	39	P2
4	Alain Prost	116	34	P4
5	Michele Alboreto	113	25	P8
6	Niki Lauda	103	30	P5
7	Elio de Angelis	93	23	P9
8	Patrick Tambay	86	25	P7
9	René Arnoux	84	28	P6
10	Riccardo Patrese	68	21	P10
11	Nelson Piquet	65	20	P11
12	Derek Daly	60	8	P13

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Keke Rosberg	155	44	P1
2	John Watson	131	39	P3
3	Didier Pironi	126	39	P2
4	Alain Prost	116	34	P4
5	Michele Alboreto	113	25	P8
6	Niki Lauda	103	30	P5
7	Elio de Angelis	93	23	P9
8	Patrick Tambay	86	25	P7
9	René Arnoux	84	28	P6
10	Riccardo Patrese	68	21	P10
11	Nelson Piquet	65	20	P11
12	Derek Daly	60	8	P13

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1, plus one for the fastest lap inside the top ten, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Keke Rosberg	155	44	P1
2	John Watson	132	39	P3
3	Didier Pironi	128	39	P2
4	Alain Prost	119	34	P4
5	Michele Alboreto	114	25	P8
6	Niki Lauda	104	30	P5
7	Elio de Angelis	93	23	P9
8	Patrick Tambay	86	25	P7
9	René Arnoux	85	28	P6
10	Riccardo Patrese	69	21	P10
11	Nelson Piquet	65	20	P11
12	Derek Daly	60	8	P13

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1, plus one for the fastest lap inside the top ten, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Keke Rosberg	155	44	P1
2	John Watson	132	39	P3
3	Didier Pironi	128	39	P2
4	Alain Prost	119	34	P4
5	Michele Alboreto	114	25	P8
6	Niki Lauda	104	30	P5
7	Elio de Angelis	93	23	P9
8	Patrick Tambay	86	25	P7
9	René Arnoux	85	28	P6
10	Riccardo Patrese	69	21	P10
11	Nelson Piquet	65	20	P11
12	Derek Daly	60	8	P13

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten, no fastest-lap point, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Keke Rosberg	155	44	P1
2	John Watson	131	39	P3
3	Didier Pironi	126	39	P2
4	Alain Prost	116	34	P4
5	Michele Alboreto	113	25	P8
6	Niki Lauda	103	30	P5
7	Elio de Angelis	93	23	P9
8	Patrick Tambay	86	25	P7
9	René Arnoux	84	28	P6
10	Riccardo Patrese	68	21	P10
11	Nelson Piquet	65	20	P11
12	Derek Daly	60	8	P13

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten, no fastest-lap point, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Keke Rosberg	155	44	P1
2	John Watson	131	39	P3
3	Didier Pironi	126	39	P2
4	Alain Prost	116	34	P4
5	Michele Alboreto	113	25	P8
6	Niki Lauda	103	30	P5
7	Elio de Angelis	93	23	P9
8	Patrick Tambay	86	25	P7
9	René Arnoux	84	28	P6
10	Riccardo Patrese	68	21	P10
11	Nelson Piquet	65	20	P11
12	Derek Daly	60	8	P13

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.