1982 Caesars Palace Grand Prix
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| Circuit | Las Vegas, 75 laps |
| Round | 16 of 16 |
| Race numbers | The 1982 Caesars Palace Grand Prix was the:
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| Next race | 1983 Brazilian Grand Prix |
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +2 | (ITA) Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 75 | 1hr 41m 56.888s | 9 |
| 2 | +7 | (GBR) John Watson | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 75 | +27.292s | 6 |
| 3 | +1 | (USA) Eddie Cheever | Ligier-Matra | 75 | +56.450s | 4 |
| 4 | -3 | (FRA) Alain Prost | Renault | 75 | +1m 08.648s | 3 |
| 5 | +1 | (FIN) Keke Rosberg | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 75 | +1m 11.375s | 2 |
| 6 | +8 | (IRL) Derek Daly | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 74 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | +10 | (CHE) Marc Surer | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 74 | +1 lap | |
| 8 | +11 | (GBR) Brian Henton | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 74 | +1 lap | |
| 9 | +9 | (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 73 | +2 laps | |
| 10 | +6 | (ITA) Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 73 | +2 laps | |
| 11 | +12 | (ITA) Mauro Baldi | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 73 | +2 laps | |
| 12 | +13 | (GBR) Rupert Keegan | March-Ford Cosworth | 73 | +2 laps | |
| 13 | +11 | (BRA) Raul Boesel | March-Ford Cosworth | 69 | +6 laps | |
| NC | (DEU) Manfred Winkelhock | ATS-Ford Cosworth | 62 | +13 laps | ||
| R | (AUT) Niki Lauda | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 53 | DNF | ||
| R | (IRL) Tommy Byrne | Theodore-Ford Cosworth | 39 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Derek Warwick | Toleman-Hart | 32 | DNF | ||
| R | (ITA) Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 28 | DNF | ||
| R | (USA) Mario Andretti | Ferrari | 26 | DNF | ||
| R | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 26 | DNF | ||
| R | (FRA) Rene Arnoux | Renault | 20 | DNF | ||
| R | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW | 17 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 8 | DNF | ||
| R | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | 5 | DNF | ||
| Did not start | ||||||
| (FRA) Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | |||||
| (COL) Roberto Guerrero | Ensign-Ford Cosworth | |||||
| (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella-Ford Cosworth | |||||
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:16.356
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (FRA) Alain Prost | Renault |
| 2 | (FRA) Rene Arnoux | Renault |
| 3 | (ITA) Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 4 | (USA) Eddie Cheever | Ligier-Matra |
| 5 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW |
| 6 | (FIN) Keke Rosberg | Williams-Ford Cosworth |
| 7 | (USA) Mario Andretti | Ferrari |
| 8 | ||
| 9 | (GBR) John Watson | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 10 | (GBR) Derek Warwick | Toleman-Hart |
| 11 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra |
| 12 | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW |
| 13 | (AUT) Niki Lauda | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 14 | (IRL) Derek Daly | Williams-Ford Cosworth |
| 15 | ||
| 16 | (ITA) Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo |
| 17 | (CHE) Marc Surer | Arrows-Ford Cosworth |
| 18 | (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo |
| 19 | (GBR) Brian Henton | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 20 | (ITA) Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 21 | (GBR) Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 22 | (DEU) Manfred Winkelhock | ATS-Ford Cosworth |
| 23 | (ITA) Mauro Baldi | Arrows-Ford Cosworth |
| 24 | (BRA) Raul Boesel | March-Ford Cosworth |
| 25 | (GBR) Rupert Keegan | March-Ford Cosworth |
| 26 | (IRL) Tommy Byrne | Theodore-Ford Cosworth |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (FIN) Keke Rosberg | 44 |
| 2 | (FRA) Didier Pironi | 39 |
| 3 | (GBR) John Watson | 39 |
| 4 | (FRA) Alain Prost | 34 |
| 5 | (AUT) Niki Lauda | 30 |
| 6 | (FRA) Rene Arnoux | 28 |
| 7 | (FRA) Patrick Tambay | 25 |
| 8 | (ITA) Michele Alboreto | 25 |
| 9 | (ITA) Elio de Angelis | 23 |
| 10 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | 21 |
| 11 | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | 20 |
| 12 | (USA) Eddie Cheever | 15 |
| 13 | (IRL) Derek Daly | 8 |
| 14 | (GBR) Nigel Mansell | 7 |
| 15 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | 6 |
| = | (CAN) Gilles Villeneuve | 6 |
| 17 | (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris | 5 |
| = | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | 5 |
| 19 | (USA) Mario Andretti | 4 |
| 20 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier | 3 |
| 21 | (CHE) Marc Surer | 3 |
| 22 | (DEU) Manfred Winkelhock | 2 |
| = | (CHL) Eliseo Salazar | 2 |
| = | (ITA) Bruno Giacomelli | 2 |
| 25 | (ITA) Mauro Baldi | 2 |
| 26 | (BRA) Chico Serra | 1 |
Constructor
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)