1982 United States Grand Prix West
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| Circuit | Long Beach, 75 laps |
| Round | 3 of 16 |
| Race numbers | The 1982 United States Grand Prix West was the:
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +1 | (AUT) Niki Lauda | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 75 | 1hr 58m 25.318s | 9 |
| 2 | +6 | (FIN) Keke Rosberg | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 75 | +14.660s | 6 |
| DQ | (CAN) Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 75 | +1m 04.288s | ||
| 3 | +15 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 75 | +1m 19.143s | 4 |
| 4 | +8 | (ITA) Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 75 | +1m 20.947s | 3 |
| 5 | +11 | (ITA) Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 74 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | +5 | (GBR) John Watson | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 74 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | +10 | (GBR) Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 73 | +2 laps | |
| 8 | +13 | (DEU) Jochen Mass | March-Ford Cosworth | 73 | +2 laps | |
| 9 | +14 | (BRA) Raul Boesel | March-Ford Cosworth | 70 | +5 laps | |
| 10 | +14 | (SWE) Slim Borgudd | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 68 | +7 laps | |
| R | (USA) Eddie Cheever | Ligier-Matra | 59 | DNF | ||
| R | (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 33 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Brian Henton | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 32 | DNF | ||
| R | (COL) Roberto Guerrero | Ensign-Ford Cosworth | 27 | DNF | ||
| R | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | 26 | DNF | ||
| R | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella-Ford Cosworth | 26 | DNF | ||
| R | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 25 | DNF | ||
| R | (IRL) Derek Daly | Theodore-Ford Cosworth | 23 | DNF | ||
| R | (USA) Mario Andretti | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 19 | DNF | ||
| R | (FRA) Alain Prost | Renault | 10 | DNF | ||
| R | (FRA) Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 6 | DNF | ||
| R | (FRA) Rene Arnoux | Renault | 5 | DNF | ||
| R | (ITA) Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 5 | DNF | ||
| R | (CHL) Eliseo Salazar | ATS-Ford Cosworth | 3 | DNF | ||
| R | (DEU) 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.
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:27.316
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (FRA) Alain Prost | 18 |
| 2 | (AUT) Niki Lauda | 12 |
| 3 | (FIN) Keke Rosberg | 8 |
| 4 | (GBR) John Watson | 8 |
| 5 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | 6 |
| 6 | (ITA) Michele Alboreto | 6 |
| 7 | (FRA) Rene Arnoux | 4 |
| = | (GBR) Nigel Mansell | 4 |
| = | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | 4 |
| 10 | (DEU) Manfred Winkelhock | 2 |
| = | (ITA) Elio de Angelis | 2 |
| 12 | (FRA) Didier Pironi | 1 |
Stats & milestones
- 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)