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1982 Caesars Palace Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitLas Vegas, 75 laps
Round16 of 16
Race numbers

The 1982 Caesars Palace Grand Prix was the:

  • 373rd World Championship race
  • 2nd and last World Championship Caesars Palace Grand Prix
  • 2nd and last World Championship race at Las Vegas
  • 1982 Drivers’ title decider
  • 1982 Constructors’ title decider
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+2(ITA) Michele AlboretoTyrrell-Ford Cosworth751hr 41m 56.888s9
2+7(GBR) John WatsonMcLaren-Ford Cosworth75+27.292s6
3+1(USA) Eddie CheeverLigier-Matra75+56.450s4
4-3(FRA) Alain ProstRenault75+1m 08.648s3
5+1(FIN) Keke RosbergWilliams-Ford Cosworth75+1m 11.375s2
6+8(IRL) Derek DalyWilliams-Ford Cosworth74+1 lap1
7+10(CHE) Marc SurerArrows-Ford Cosworth74+1 lap 
8+11(GBR) Brian HentonTyrrell-Ford Cosworth74+1 lap 
9+9(ITA) Andrea de CesarisAlfa Romeo73+2 laps 
10+6(ITA) Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo73+2 laps 
11+12(ITA) Mauro BaldiArrows-Ford Cosworth73+2 laps 
12+13(GBR) Rupert KeeganMarch-Ford Cosworth73+2 laps 
13+11(BRA) Raul BoeselMarch-Ford Cosworth69+6 laps 
NC (DEU) Manfred WinkelhockATS-Ford Cosworth62+13 laps 
R (AUT) Niki LaudaMcLaren-Ford Cosworth53DNF 
R (IRL) Tommy ByrneTheodore-Ford Cosworth39DNF 
R (GBR) Derek WarwickToleman-Hart32DNF 
R (ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Ford Cosworth28DNF 
R (USA) Mario AndrettiFerrari26DNF 
R (BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW26DNF 
R (FRA) Rene ArnouxRenault20DNF 
R (ITA) Riccardo PatreseBrabham-BMW17DNF 
R (GBR) Nigel MansellLotus-Ford Cosworth8DNF 
R (FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra5DNF 
Did not start
  (FRA) Patrick TambayFerrari   
  (COL) Roberto GuerreroEnsign-Ford Cosworth   
  (FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierOsella-Ford Cosworth   

Starting grid

Pole time: 1:16.356

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

Non-qualifiers

DriverConstructor
(ITA) Teo FabiToleman-Hart
(CHL) Eliseo SalazarATS-Ford Cosworth
(BRA) Chico SerraFittipaldi-Ford Cosworth

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(FIN) Keke Rosberg44
2(FRA) Didier Pironi39
3(GBR) John Watson39
4(FRA) Alain Prost34
5(AUT) Niki Lauda30
6(FRA) Rene Arnoux28
7(FRA) Patrick Tambay25
8(ITA) Michele Alboreto25
9(ITA) Elio de Angelis23
10(ITA) Riccardo Patrese21
11(BRA) Nelson Piquet20
12(USA) Eddie Cheever15
13(IRL) Derek Daly8
14(GBR) Nigel Mansell7
15(ARG) Carlos Reutemann6
=(CAN) Gilles Villeneuve6
17(ITA) Andrea de Cesaris5
=(FRA) Jacques Laffite5
19(USA) Mario Andretti4
20(FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier3
21(CHE) Marc Surer3
22(DEU) Manfred Winkelhock2
=(CHL) Eliseo Salazar2
=(ITA) Bruno Giacomelli2
25(ITA) Mauro Baldi2
26(BRA) Chico Serra1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Ferrari74
2McLaren-Ford Cosworth69
3Renault62
4Williams-Ford Cosworth58
5Lotus-Ford Cosworth30
6Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth25
7Brabham-BMW22
8Ligier-Matra20
9Brabham-Ford Cosworth19
10Alfa Romeo7
11Arrows-Ford Cosworth5
12ATS-Ford Cosworth4
13Osella-Ford Cosworth3
14Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth1

Stats & milestones

Last start
Mario Andretti
Tommy Byrne & Derek Daly (last Irish drivers to start a race until 2003)
Brian Henton
Rupert Keegan
Milestone race start
100th for Williams (13th constructor to start 100 races)
World Champion
1st and only title for Keke Rosberg (20th driver to win the World Championship, 1st Finnish champion; last Finnish champion until 1998)
7th title for Ferrari (2nd constructor to win seven championships) EQUALLED RECORD (shared with Lotus)
Wins
1st for Michele Alboreto (73rd different winner, 12th Italian driver)
22nd for Tyrrell (first since 1978)
Podiums
17th for John Watson
3rd for Eddie Cheever (last for Ligier)
2nd for Michele Alboreto
87th for McLaren
71st for Tyrrell
36th for Ligier (last until 1985)
Poles
7th for Alain Prost
27th for Renault
1-2 start
16th for Renault
Fastest laps
1st for Michele Alboreto (76th different fastest lap setter, 11th Italian driver; last until 1984; only fastest lap for Tyrrell)
19th for Tyrrell (last until 1989)
Front row starts
25th for Rene Arnoux (last for Renault)
14th for Alain Prost
Points finishes
8th and last for Derek Daly
Win & fastest lap
1st and only for Michele Alboreto (45th different driver to win and set the fastest lap, 7th Italian driver)