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Home / Seasons / 1982 F1 World Championship Season

1982 F1 season

Season info

Season no.33
Races16
Drivers’ ChampionKeke Rosberg (only title; 20th different World Champion, 1st Finnish champion)
Constructors’ ChampionFerrari (7th title)
Reigning Drivers’ ChampionNelson Piquet
Reigning Constructors’ ChampionWilliams

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Calendar

#Grand PrixCircuitDate
1South AfricaKyalami23 January
2BrazilJacarepagua21 March
3USA WestLong Beach04 April
4San MarinoImola25 April
5BelgiumZolder09 May
6MonacoMonte Carlo23 May
7DetroitDetroit06 June
8CanadaMontreal13 June
9NetherlandsZandvoort03 July
10BritainBrands Hatch18 July
11FranceLe Castellet25 July
12GermanyHockenheim08 August
13AustriaOsterreichring15 August
14SwitzerlandDijon-Prenois29 August
15ItalyMonza12 September
16Caesars PalaceLas Vegas25 September
First race (Grand Prix)
Detroit
First race (circuit)
Detroit (seventh American circuit to host a World Championship race)
Last race (Grand Prix)
Caesars Palace
Switzerland
Last race (circuit)
Las Vegas
First Grand Prix since…
1954 for Switzerland
1980 for South Africa
First race at a circuit since…
1980 for Brands Hatch, Kyalami and Le Castellet
Last race at a circuit until…
1984 for Dijon-Prenois and Zolder

Race results

#Grand PrixResult
1South AfricaResult
2BrazilResult
3USA WestResult
4San MarinoResult
5BelgiumResult
6MonacoResult
7DetroitResult
8CanadaResult
9NetherlandsResult
10BritainResult
11FranceResult
12GermanyResult
13AustriaResult
14SwitzerlandResult
15ItalyResult
16Caesars Palace (drivers’ & constructors’ title decider)Result

Driver and constructor entries

The following drivers and constructors participated in the 1982 F1 season. Round(s) entered are shown in parentheses.

Alfa Romeo
(ITA) Andrea de Cesaris (All)
(ITA) Bruno Giacomelli (All)
Arrows
(ITA) Mauro Baldi (1-3, 5-16) (Rookie)
(GBR) Brian Henton (1-3)
(CHE) Marc Surer (5-16)
ATS
(CHL) Eliseo Salazar (All)
(DEU) Manfred Winkelhock (All)
Brabham
(ITA) Riccardo Patrese (1-3, 5-16)
(BRA) Nelson Piquet (1-3, 5-16)
Ensign
(COL) Roberto Guerrero (1-3, 5-16) (Rookie) (first Colombian driver to enter a World Championship race)
Ferrari
(FRA) Didier Pironi (1-12)
(CAN) Gilles Villeneuve (1-5)
(FRA) Patrick Tambay (9-16)
(USA) Mario Andretti (15-16)
Fittipaldi
(BRA) Chico Serra (1-3, 5-16)
Ligier
(USA) Eddie Cheever (1-3, 5-16)
(FRA) Jacques Laffite (1-3, 5-16)
Lotus
(ITA) Elio de Angelis (1-3, 5-16)
(GBR) Nigel Mansell (1-3, 5-8, 10, 12-16)
(BRA) Roberto Moreno (9) (Rookie)
(GBR) Geoff Lees (11)
March
(BRA) Raul Boesel (1-3, 5-16) (Rookie)
(DEU) Jochen Mass (1-3, 5-11)
(ESP) Emilio de Villota (5-9)
(GBR) Rupert Keegan (12-16)
McLaren
(AUT) Niki Lauda (1-3, 5-16)
(GBR) John Watson (1-3, 5-16)
Osella
(FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier (All)
(ITA) Riccardo Paletti (1-8) (Rookie)
Renault
(FRA) Rene Arnoux (All)
(FRA) Alain Prost (All)
Theodore
(IRL) Derek Daly (1-3)
(NLD) Jan Lammers (5-7, 9-11)
(GBR) Geoff Lees (8)
(IRL) Tommy Byrne (12-16) (Rookie)
Toleman
(ITA) Teo Fabi (1-6, 9-16) (Rookie)
(GBR) Derek Warwick (1-6, 9-16)
Tyrrell
(ITA) Michele Alboreto (All)
(SWE) Slim Borgudd (1-3)
(GBR) Brian Henton (4-16)
Williams
(FIN) Keke Rosberg (1-3, 5-16)
(ARG) Carlos Reutemann (1-2)
(USA) Mario Andretti (3)
(IRL) Derek Daly (5-16)
Final season (drivers)
Mario Andretti
Slim Borgudd
Tommy Byrne
Derek Daly
Emilio de Villota
Brian Henton
Rupert Keegan
Geoff Lees
Jochen Mass
Riccardo Paletti
Didier Pironi
Carlos Reutemann
Gilles Villeneuve
First entry (drivers) since…
1979 for Niki Lauda
1980 for Rupert Keegan, Geoff Lees, Jochen Mass and Manfred Winkelhock
Last entry (drivers) until…
1984 for Teo Fabi
1987 for Roberto Moreno
1992 for Jan Lammers
Debut season (constructors)
Toleman
Last entry (constructors) until…
1987 for March

Maiden wins

DriverGrand Prix
Riccardo Patrese (Brabham)Monaco
Patrick Tambay (Ferrari)Germany
Elio de Angelis (Lotus)Austria
Keke Rosberg (Williams)Switzerland
Michele Alboreto (Tyrrell)Caesars Palace

Maiden podium finishes

DriverGrand Prix
Michele Alboreto (Tyrrell)San Marino
Eddie Cheever (Ligier)Belgium
Andrea de Cesaris (Alfa Romeo)Monaco
Patrick Tambay (Ferrari)Britain

Maiden pole positions

DriverGrand Prix
Andrea de Cesaris (Alfa Romeo)USA West
Keke Rosberg (Williams)Britain

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