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1982 Belgian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitZolder, 70 laps
Round5 of 16
Race numbers

The 1982 Belgian Grand Prix was the:

  • 362nd World Championship race
  • 29th World Championship Belgian Grand Prix
  • 9th World Championship race at Zolder
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+9(GBR) John WatsonMcLaren-Ford Cosworth701hr 35m 41.995s9
2+1(FIN) Keke RosbergWilliams-Ford Cosworth70+7.268s6
DQ (AUT) Niki LaudaMcLaren-Ford Cosworth70+1m 08.137s 
3+11(USA) Eddie CheeverLigier-Matra69+1 lap4
4+7(ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Ford Cosworth68+2 laps3
5+3(BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW67+3 laps2
6+17(BRA) Chico SerraFittipaldi-Ford Cosworth67+3 laps1
7+15(CHE) Marc SurerArrows-Ford Cosworth66+4 laps 
8+16(BRA) Raul BoeselMarch-Ford Cosworth66+4 laps 
9+8(FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra66+4 laps 
R (IRL) Derek DalyWilliams-Ford Cosworth60DNF 
R (DEU) Jochen MassMarch-Ford Cosworth60DNF 
R (FRA) Alain ProstRenault59DNF 
R (ITA) Riccardo PatreseBrabham-BMW52DNF 
NC (ITA) Mauro BaldiArrows-Ford Cosworth51+19 laps 
R (FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierOsella-Ford Cosworth37DNF 
R (ITA) Andrea de CesarisAlfa Romeo34DNF 
R (GBR) Brian HentonTyrrell-Ford Cosworth33DNF 
R (ITA) Michele AlboretoTyrrell-Ford Cosworth29DNF 
R (GBR) Derek WarwickToleman-Hart29DNF 
R (ITA) Teo FabiToleman-Hart13DNF 
R (GBR) Nigel MansellLotus-Ford Cosworth9DNF 
R (FRA) Rene ArnouxRenault7DNF 
R (DEU) Manfred WinkelhockATS-Ford Cosworth0DNF 
R (CHL) Eliseo SalazarATS-Ford Cosworth0DNF 
R (ITA) Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo0DNF 
Did not start
  (FRA) Didier PironiFerrari   
  (CAN) Gilles VilleneuveFerrari   

Notes

  • Niki Lauda was disqualified post-race after his car was found to be underweight.
  • Gilles Villeneuve sustained fatal injuries in a collision with Jochen Mass during qualifying.
  • As a result of Villeneuve’s accident, Ferrari withdrew from the race.

Starting grid

Pole time: 1:15.701

PosDriverConstructor
1(FRA) Alain ProstRenault
2(FRA) Rene ArnouxRenault
3(FIN) Keke RosbergWilliams-Ford Cosworth
4(AUT) Niki LaudaMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
5(ITA) Michele AlboretoTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
6(ITA) Andrea de CesarisAlfa Romeo
7(GBR) Nigel MansellLotus-Ford Cosworth
8(BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW
9(ITA) Riccardo PatreseBrabham-BMW
10(GBR) John WatsonMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
11(ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Ford Cosworth
12(DEU) Manfred WinkelhockATS-Ford Cosworth
13(IRL) Derek DalyWilliams-Ford Cosworth
14(USA) Eddie CheeverLigier-Matra
15(ITA) Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo
16(FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierOsella-Ford Cosworth
17(FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra
18(CHL) Eliseo SalazarATS-Ford Cosworth
19(GBR) Derek WarwickToleman-Hart
20(GBR) Brian HentonTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
21(ITA) Teo FabiToleman-Hart
22(CHE) Marc SurerArrows-Ford Cosworth
23(BRA) Chico SerraFittipaldi-Ford Cosworth
24(BRA) Raul BoeselMarch-Ford Cosworth
25(DEU) Jochen MassMarch-Ford Cosworth
26(ITA) Mauro BaldiArrows-Ford Cosworth

Non-qualifiers

DriverConstructorReason
(COL) Roberto GuerreroEnsign-Ford CosworthDid not qualify
(NLD) Jan LammersTheodore-Ford CosworthDid not qualify
(ITA) Riccardo PalettiOsella-Ford CosworthDid not pre-qualify
(ESP) Emilio de VillotaMarch-Ford CosworthDid not pre-qualify

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(FRA) Alain Prost18
2(GBR) John Watson17
3(FIN) Keke Rosberg14
4(AUT) Niki Lauda12
5(FRA) Didier Pironi10
6(ITA) Michele Alboreto10
7(ARG) Carlos Reutemann6
=(CAN) Gilles Villeneuve6
9(ITA) Elio de Angelis5
10(FRA) Rene Arnoux4
=(GBR) Nigel Mansell4
=(ITA) Riccardo Patrese4
=(USA) Eddie Cheever4
14(FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier3
15(DEU) Manfred Winkelhock2
=(CHL) Eliseo Salazar2
=(BRA) Nelson Piquet2
18(BRA) Chico Serra1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1McLaren-Ford Cosworth29
2Renault22
3Williams-Ford Cosworth20
4Ferrari16
5Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth10
6Lotus-Ford Cosworth9
7Brabham-Ford Cosworth4
=Ligier-Matra4
9ATS-Ford Cosworth4
10Osella-Ford Cosworth3
11Brabham-BMW2
12Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth1

Stats & milestones

Milestone race start
100th for Jochen Mass (17th driver to start 100 races, 1st German driver)
50th for ATS (21st constructor to start 50 races)
Wins
3rd for John Watson
27th for McLaren
Podiums
14th for John Watson
3rd for Keke Rosberg
1st for Eddie Cheever (141st different podium finisher, 35th American driver)
82nd for McLaren
46th for Williams
33rd for Ligier
Poles
4th for Alain Prost
21st for Renault
1-2 start
12th for Renault
Fastest laps
4th for John Watson
18th for McLaren
Front row starts
19th for Rene Arnoux
8th for Alain Prost
Points finishes
1st and only for Chico Serra (211th different point scorer, 7th Brazilian driver)
Win & fastest lap
1st and only for John Watson (43rd different driver to win and set the fastest lap, 9th British driver; first British driver to win and set the fastest lap since 1977 and last until 1986)