1982 United States Grand Prix West

Date	Sunday, 4 April 1982
Winner	Niki Lauda McLaren-Ford Cosworth
Pole position	Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo
Fastest lap	Niki Lauda McLaren-Ford Cosworth
Circuit	Long Beach, 75 laps
Round	3 of 16
Race numbers	The 1982 United States Grand Prix West was the: 360th World Championship race 7th World Championship United States Grand Prix West 7th World Championship race at Long Beach
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Race result

Pos		Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time	Points
1	+1	Niki Lauda	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	75	1hr 58m 25.318s	9
2	+6	Keke Rosberg	Williams-Ford Cosworth	75	+14.660s	6
DQ		Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	75	+1m 04.288s
3	+15	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	75	+1m 19.143s	4
4	+8	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	75	+1m 20.947s	3
5	+11	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	74	+1 lap	2
6	+5	John Watson	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	74	+1 lap	1
7	+10	Nigel Mansell	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	73	+2 laps
8	+13	Jochen Mass	March-Ford Cosworth	73	+2 laps
9	+14	Raul Boesel	March-Ford Cosworth	70	+5 laps
10	+14	Slim Borgudd	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	68	+7 laps
R		Eddie Cheever	Ligier-Matra	59	DNF
R		Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	33	DNF
R		Brian Henton	Arrows-Ford Cosworth	32	DNF
R		Roberto Guerrero	Ensign-Ford Cosworth	27	DNF
R		Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Matra	26	DNF
R		Jean-Pierre Jarier	Osella-Ford Cosworth	26	DNF
R		Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	25	DNF
R		Derek Daly	Theodore-Ford Cosworth	23	DNF
R		Mario Andretti	Williams-Ford Cosworth	19	DNF
R		Alain Prost	Renault	10	DNF
R		Didier Pironi	Ferrari	6	DNF
R		Rene Arnoux	Renault	5	DNF
R		Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	5	DNF
R		Eliseo Salazar	ATS-Ford Cosworth	3	DNF
R		Manfred Winkelhock	ATS-Ford Cosworth	1	DNF

Notes

Gilles Villeneuve was disqualified post-race for the use of an illegal rear wing during the race.

Pole time: 1:27.316

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Race debut: Roberto Guerrero (first Colombian driver to start a race)
Last start: Slim Borgudd
Milestone race start: 50th for Alfa Romeo (20th constructor to start 50 races)
Wins: 18th for Niki Lauda (first win since 1978; first for McLaren); 26th for McLaren
Podiums: 40th for Niki Lauda (3rd driver to score 40 podiums, 1st Austrian driver; first podium since 1978; first for McLaren); 5th for Riccardo Patrese (first for Brabham); 2nd for Keke Rosberg (first podium since 1980; first for Williams); 100th for Brabham (3rd constructor to score 100 podiums); 81st for McLaren; 45th for Williams
Poles: 1st and only for Andrea de Cesaris (62nd different polesitter, 8th Italian driver); 12th for Alfa Romeo
Fastest laps: 17th for Niki Lauda (first since 1978; first for McLaren); 17th for McLaren
Front row starts: 31st and last for Niki Lauda (first since 1978; first Austrian front row starter since 1978 and last until 1986; only front row start for McLaren); 1st for Andrea de Cesaris (102nd different front row starter, 15th Italian driver)
Win & fastest lap: 9th for Niki Lauda (first since 1978 and last until 1984; first Austrian driver to win and set the fastest lap since 1978; first for McLaren)