1982 Brazilian Grand Prix

The 1982 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Jacarepaguá on 21 March 1982. It was the second round of the 1982 Formula One season. Many drivers suffered exhaustion because of the intensely hot weather, particularly Brabham drivers Nelson Piquet and Riccardo Patrese. Patrese was forced to retire from the race due to total exhaustion. Piquet, after having finished first in the race and then barely making it to the podium ceremony, fainted due to exhaustion only to be disqualified later.

1982 Brazilian Grand Prix
Race 2 of 16 in the 1982 Formula One World Championship
Race details
Date	21 March 1982
Official name	XI Grande Prêmio do Brasil
Location	Jacarepaguá Circuit Jacarepaguá, Rio de Janeiro
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	5.031 km (3.126 miles)
Distance	63 laps, 316.953 km (196.945 miles)
Weather	Dry
Pole position
Driver	Alain Prost	Renault
Time	1:28.808
Fastest lap
Driver	Alain Prost	Renault
Time	1:37.016 on lap 36
Podium
First	Alain Prost	Renault
Second	John Watson	McLaren-Ford
Third	Nigel Mansell	Lotus-Ford
Lap leaders

Qualifying

Pre-qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	18	Raul Boesel	March-Ford	1:30.038	—
2	31	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Osella-Ford	1:31.293	+1.255
3	35	Derek Warwick	Toleman-Hart	1:32.995	+2.957
4	36	Teo Fabi	Toleman-Hart	1:33.016	+2.978
5	32	Riccardo Paletti	Osella-Ford	1:36.172	+6.134

Qualifying

Pos	No.	Driver	Constructor	Q1	Q2	Gap
1	15	Alain Prost	Renault	1:28.808	1:29.120
2	27	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:30.418	1:29.173	+0.365
3	6	Keke Rosberg	Williams-Ford	1:29.910	1:29.358	+0.550
4	16	René Arnoux	Renault	1:30.121	1:30.492	+1.313
5	8	Niki Lauda	McLaren-Ford	1:30.715	1:30.152	+1.344
6	5	Carlos Reutemann	Williams-Ford	1:30.944	1:30.183	+1.375
7	1	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Ford	1:30.281	1:30.413	+1.473
8	28	Didier Pironi	Ferrari	1:30.655	1:30.905	+1.847
9	2	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham-Ford	1:31.053	1:30.967	+2.159
10	22	Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	1:33.255	1:31.229	+2.421
11	11	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Ford	1:31.790	1:32.093	+2.982
12	7	John Watson	McLaren-Ford	1:31.906	1:32.151	+3.098
13	3	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell-Ford	1:32.886	1:31.991	+3.183
14	12	Nigel Mansell	Lotus-Ford	1:32.228	1:33.007	+3.420
15	9	Manfred Winkelhock	ATS-Ford	1:32.524	no time	+3.716
16	23	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:32.769	1:33.538	+3.961
17	18	Raul Boesel	March-Ford	1:35.986	1:34.050	+5.242
18	10	Eliseo Salazar	ATS-Ford	1:34.740	1:34.262	+5.454
19	30	Mauro Baldi	Arrows-Ford	1:35.325	1:34.380	+5.572
20	33	Derek Daly	Theodore-Ford	1:34.413	1:34.676	+5.605
21	4	Slim Borgudd	Tyrrell-Ford	1:35.020	1:35.127	+6.212
22	17	Jochen Mass	March-Ford	1:35.039	1:35.248	+6.231
23	31	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Osella-Ford	1:36.218	1:35.081	+6.273
24	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Matra	1:35.874	1:35.084	+6.276
25	20	Chico Serra	Fittipaldi-Ford	1:35.246	1:36.101	+6.438
26	25	Eddie Cheever	Ligier-Matra	1:35.612	1:35.288	+6.480
DNQ	36	Teo Fabi	Toleman-Hart	1:36.312	1:35.326	+6.518
DNQ	14	Roberto Guerrero	Ensign-Ford	1:41.028	1:35.730	+6.922
DNQ	29	Brian Henton	Arrows-Ford	1:35.834	1:35.748	+6.940
DNQ	35	Derek Warwick	Toleman-Hart	1:37.223	1:36.014	+7.206
Source:[1]

Race

Disqualifications

See also: FISA–FOCA war

Nelson Piquet finished first and Keke Rosberg finished second, but both were disqualified after the cars were found to be underweight. As a result, the FOCA teams boycotted San Marino two races later. The problem was with a 7 US gallons (26 L) "ballast water tank", ostensibly used to cool the brakes. This would gradually empty during the race and then be replenished at the end so as to pass post-race scrutineering. The FIA Appeals Tribunal upheld the disqualification seven weeks later and these tanks were permanently banned.^[2]

Race classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Tyre	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	15	Alain Prost	Renault	M	63	1:44:33.134	1	9
2	7	John Watson	McLaren-Ford	M	63	+ 2.990	12	6
3	12	Nigel Mansell	Lotus-Ford	G	63	+ 36.859	14	4
4	3	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell-Ford	G	63	+ 50.761	13	3
5	9	Manfred Winkelhock	ATS-Ford	A	62	+ 1 Lap	15	2
6	28	Didier Pironi	Ferrari	G	62	+ 1 Lap	8	1
7	4	Slim Borgudd	Tyrrell-Ford	G	61	+ 2 Laps	21
8	17	Jochen Mass	March-Ford	P	61	+ 2 Laps	22
9	31	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Osella-Ford	P	60	+ 3 Laps	23
10	30	Mauro Baldi	Arrows-Ford	P	57	+ 6 Laps	19
DSQ	1	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Ford	G	63	Underweight	7
DSQ	6	Keke Rosberg	Williams-Ford	G	63	Underweight	3
Ret	10	Eliseo Salazar	ATS-Ford	A	38	Engine	18
Ret	20	Chico Serra	Fittipaldi-Ford	P	36	Suspension	25
Ret	2	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham-Ford	G	34	Physical	9
Ret	27	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	G	29	Accident	2
Ret	8	Niki Lauda	McLaren-Ford	M	22	Collision	5
Ret	16	René Arnoux	Renault	M	21	Collision	4
Ret	5	Carlos Reutemann	Williams-Ford	G	21	Collision	6
Ret	11	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Ford	G	21	Collision	11
Ret	25	Eddie Cheever	Ligier-Matra	M	19	Water Leak	26
Ret	23	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	M	16	Clutch	16
Ret	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Matra	M	15	Chassis	24
Ret	22	Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	M	14	Chassis	10
Ret	33	Derek Daly	Theodore-Ford	A	12	Spun Off	20
Ret	18	Raul Boesel	March-Ford	P	11	Spun Off	17
DNQ	36	Teo Fabi	Toleman-Hart	P
DNQ	14	Roberto Guerrero	Ensign-Ford	A
DNQ	29	Brian Henton	Arrows-Ford	P
DNQ	35	Derek Warwick	Toleman-Hart	P
DNPQ[3]	32	Riccardo Paletti	Osella-Ford	P
Source:[4][5]

Notes

• This was the 200th Grand Prix in which an Argentinian driver participated. In those 200 races, Argentinian drivers had won 38 Grands Prix, achieved 100 podium finishes, 38 pole positions, 33 fastest laps, 10 Grand Slams and 5 World Championships.
• This was the 10th fastest lap and the 1st Grand Slam for Renault and a Renault-powered car.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Alain Prost 18 2 John Watson 7 3 Carlos Reutemann 6 4 René Arnoux 4 5 Nigel Mansell 4 Source: [6]

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Renault 22 2 McLaren-Ford 10 3 Williams-Ford 8 4 Lotus-Ford 4 5 Tyrrell-Ford 3 Source: [6]

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

1. "Brazil 1982 - Qualifications". statsf1.com. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
2. Fearnley, Paul (April 2012). "The Commodore 64, Compact Discs and F1 drivers on strike: welcome to 1982". Classic & Sports Car. Teddington, Middlesex, UK: Haymarket: 234. ISSN 0263-3183.
3. Lang, Mike (1992). Grand Prix! Vol 4. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 86. ISBN 0-85429-733-2.
4. "1982 Brazilian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
5. "1982 Brazilian Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive". GPArchive.com. 21 March 1982. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
6. "Brazil 1982 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.

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