1982 Brazilian Grand Prix
359th World Championship race, 10th World Championship Brazilian Grand Prix, 3rd World Championship race at Jacarepagua
Fact File
| Date: | Sunday, 21 March 1982 |
|---|---|
| Winner: |  Alain Prost Renault |
| Pole position: | Alain Prost Renault |
| Fastest lap: | Alain Prost Renault |
| Circuit: | Jacarepagua, 63 laps |
| Round: | 2 of 16 |
Race Result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DQ |  Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 63 | 1hr 43m 56.760s | ||
| DQ |  Keke Rosberg | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 63 | 1hr 44m 05.737s | ||
| 1 | Alain Prost | Renault | 63 | 1hr 44m 33.134s | 9 | |
| 2 | +10 |  John Watson | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 63 | +2.990s | 6 |
| 3 | +11 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 63 | +36.859s | 4 |
| 4 | +9 |  Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 63 | +50.761s | 3 |
| 5 | +10 |  Manfred Winkelhock | ATS-Ford Cosworth | 62 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | +2 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 62 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | +14 |  Slim Borgudd | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 61 | +2 laps | |
| 8 | +14 | Jochen Mass | March-Ford Cosworth | 61 | +2 laps | |
| 9 | +14 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella-Ford Cosworth | 60 | +3 laps | |
| 10 | +9 | Mauro Baldi | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 57 | +6 laps | |
| R |  Eliseo Salazar | ATS-Ford Cosworth | 38 | DNF | ||
| R | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth | 36 | DNF | ||
| R | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 34 | DNF | ||
| R |  Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 29 | DNF | ||
| R |  Niki Lauda | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 22 | DNF | ||
| R | Rene Arnoux | Renault | 21 | DNF | ||
| R |  Carlos Reutemann | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 21 | DNF | ||
| R | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 21 | DNF | ||
| R |  Eddie Cheever | Ligier-Matra | 19 | DNF | ||
| R | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 16 | DNF | ||
| R | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | 15 | DNF | ||
| R | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 14 | DNF | ||
| R |  Derek Daly | Theodore-Ford Cosworth | 12 | DNF | ||
| R | Raul Boesel | March-Ford Cosworth | 11 | DNF |
- Both Nelson Piquet and Keke Rosberg were disqualified post-race after their cars were found to be underweight.
Starting Grid
- Highlight: race winner
- Highlight: second place
- Highlight: third place
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1:28.808 |
| 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | |
| 3 | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Ford Cosworth | |
| 4 | Rene Arnoux | Renault | |
| 5 | Niki Lauda | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | |
| 6 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams-Ford Cosworth | |
| 7 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | |
| 8 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | |
| 10 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | |
| 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | |
| 12 | John Watson | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | |
| 13 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | |
| 14 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | |
| 15 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS-Ford Cosworth | |
| 16 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | |
| 17 | Raul Boesel | March-Ford Cosworth | |
| 18 | Eliseo Salazar | ATS-Ford Cosworth | |
| 19 | Mauro Baldi | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | |
| 20 | Derek Daly | Theodore-Ford Cosworth | |
| 21 | Slim Borgudd | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | |
| 22 | Jochen Mass | March-Ford Cosworth | |
| 23 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella-Ford Cosworth | |
| 24 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | |
| 25 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth | |
| 26 | Eddie Cheever | Ligier-Matra |
Non qualifiers
| Driver | Constructor | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Teo Fabi | Toleman-Hart | Did not qualify |
 Roberto Guerrero | Ensign-Ford Cosworth | Did not qualify |
| Brian Henton | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | Did not qualify |
| Derek Warwick | Toleman-Hart | Did not qualify |
| Riccardo Paletti | Osella-Ford Cosworth | Did not pre-qualify |
Championship Standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | 18 |
| 2 | John Watson | 7 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | 6 |
| 4 | Rene Arnoux | 4 |
| = | Nigel Mansell | 4 |
| 6 | Niki Lauda | 3 |
| = | Michele Alboreto | 3 |
| 8 | Keke Rosberg | 2 |
| = | Manfred Winkelhock | 2 |
| 10 | Didier Pironi | 1 |
Statistics & Milestones
- Race debut
- Driver: Mauro Baldi
- Last start
- Driver: Carlos Reutemann
- Milestone race start
- Driver: 50th for Rene Arnoux
- Wins
- Driver: 5th for Alain Prost
- Constructor: 9th for Renault
- Podiums
- Driver: 13th for John Watson, 8th for Alain Prost, 2nd for Nigel Mansell
- Constructor: 136th for Lotus, 80th for McLaren, 18th for Renault
- Poles
- Driver: 3rd for Alain Prost
- Constructor: 19th for Renault
- Fastest laps
- Driver: 3rd for Alain Prost
- Constructor: 10th for Renault
- Front row starts
- Driver: 8th and last for Gilles Villeneuve, 6th for Alain Prost
- Points finishes
- Driver: 1st for Michele Alboreto (209th different point scorer, 30th Italian driver), 1st and only for Manfred Winkelhock (210th different point scorer, 9th German driver)
- Pole & win
- Driver: 2nd for Alain Prost
- Win & fastest lap
- Driver: 3rd for Alain Prost
- Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
- Driver: 1st for Alain Prost (27th different driver to complete a hat-trick, 2nd French driver)