1982 British Grand Prix

The 1982 British Grand Prix (formally the XXXV Marlboro British Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held at Brands Hatch on 18 July 1982. It was the tenth race of the 1982 Formula One World Championship.^[3]

1982 British Grand Prix
Race 10 of 16 in the 1982 Formula One World Championship
Race details
Date	18 July 1982
Official name	XXXV Marlboro British Grand Prix
Location	Brands Hatch, Kent, Great Britain
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.207 km (2.614 miles)
Distance	76 laps, 319.719 km (198.664 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Keke Rosberg	Williams-Ford
Time	1:09.540[1]
Fastest lap
Driver	Brian Henton	Tyrrell-Ford
Time	1:13.028[2] on lap 63
Podium
First	Niki Lauda	McLaren-Ford
Second	Didier Pironi	Ferrari
Third	Patrick Tambay	Ferrari
Lap leaders

The 76-lap race was won by Niki Lauda, driving a McLaren-Ford, after he started from fifth position. Didier Pironi finished second in a Ferrari, while teammate Patrick Tambay achieved his first podium finish by coming third. Derek Warwick stunned and delighted the British fans by taking his Toleman, a team who frequently failed to qualify for Grand Prix races during 1981 and 1982, through the field into second place before being forced to retire. Pironi took over the lead of the Drivers' Championship from Lauda's teammate, John Watson, who spun off on the third lap.

Classification

Niki Lauda won the race for McLaren.

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Q1	Q2	Gap
1	6	Keke Rosberg	Williams-Ford	1:09.540	1:10.663	—
2	2	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham-BMW	1:10.980	1:09.627	+0.087
3	1	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW	1:10.418	1:10.060	+0.520
4	28	Didier Pironi	Ferrari	1:10.066	1:10.386	+0.526
5	8	Niki Lauda	McLaren-Ford	1:11.303	1:10.638	+1.098
6	16	René Arnoux	Renault	1:12.371	1:10.641	+1.101
7	11	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Ford	1:10.650	1:10.735	+1.110
8	15	Alain Prost	Renault	1:11.333	1:10.728	+1.188
9	3	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell-Ford	1:11.904	1:10.892	+1.352
10	5	Derek Daly	Williams-Ford	1:10.980	1:11.197	+1.440
11	22	Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	1:11.347	1:12.309	+1.807
12	7	John Watson	McLaren-Ford	1:11.556	1:11.418	+1.878
13	27	Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	1:11.750	1:11.430	+1.890
14	23	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:11.502	1:15.549	+1.962
15	36	Teo Fabi	Toleman-Hart	1:12.979	1:11.728	+2.188
16	35	Derek Warwick	Toleman-Hart	1:12.236	1:11.761	+2.221
17	4	Brian Henton	Tyrrell-Ford	1:12.952	1:12.080	+2.540
18	31	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Osella-Ford	1:13.109	1:12.436	+2.896
19	14	Roberto Guerrero	Ensign-Ford	1:14.877	1:12.668	+3.128
20	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Matra	1:13.402	1:12.695	+3.155
21	20	Chico Serra	Fittipaldi-Ford	1:13.255	1:13.096	+3.556
22	29	Marc Surer	Arrows-Ford	1:13.181	1:13.701	+3.641
23	12	Nigel Mansell	Lotus-Ford	1:13.545	1:13.212	+3.672
24	25	Eddie Cheever	Ligier-Matra	1:15.977	1:13.301	+3.761
25	17	Jochen Mass	March-Ford	1:14.657	1:13.622	+4.082
26	30	Mauro Baldi	Arrows-Ford	1:15.246	1:13.721	+4.181
27	9	Manfred Winkelhock	ATS-Ford	1:13.741	1:15.548	+4.201
28	33	Jan Lammers	Theodore-Ford	1:13.815	1:14.303	+4.275
29	10	Eliseo Salazar	ATS-Ford	1:15.330	1:13.866	+4.326
30	18	Raul Boesel	March-Ford	1:15.724	1:13.968	+4.428

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Tyre	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	8	Niki Lauda	McLaren-Ford	M	76	1:35:33.812	5	9
2	28	Didier Pironi	Ferrari	G	76	+ 25.726	4	6
3	27	Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	G	76	+ 38.436	13	4
4	11	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Ford	G	76	+ 41.242	7	3
5	5	Derek Daly	Williams-Ford	G	76	+ 41.430	10	2
6	15	Alain Prost	Renault	M	76	+ 41.636	8	1
7	23	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	M	75	+ 1 Lap	14
8	4	Brian Henton	Tyrrell-Ford	G	75	+ 1 Lap	17
9	30	Mauro Baldi	Arrows-Ford	P	74	+ 2 Laps	26
10	17	Jochen Mass	March-Ford	A	73	+ 3 Laps	25
Ret	22	Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	M	66	Electrical	11
Ret	25	Eddie Cheever	Ligier-Matra	M	60	Engine	24
Ret	29	Marc Surer	Arrows-Ford	P	59	Engine	22
Ret	6	Keke Rosberg	Williams-Ford	G	50	Fuel System	1
Ret	3	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell-Ford	G	44	Engine	9
Ret	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Matra	M	41	Gearbox	20
Ret	35	Derek Warwick	Toleman-Hart	P	40	Halfshaft	16
Ret	12	Nigel Mansell	Lotus-Ford	G	29	Driver Injury	23
Ret	1	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW	G	9	Fuel System	3
Ret	14	Roberto Guerrero	Ensign-Ford	M	3	Engine	19
Ret	31	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Osella-Ford	P	2	Collision	18
Ret	20	Chico Serra	Fittipaldi-Ford	P	2	Collision	21
Ret	7	John Watson	McLaren-Ford	M	2	Spun Off	12
Ret	2	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham-BMW	G	0	Collision	2
Ret	16	René Arnoux	Renault	M	0	Collision	6
Ret	36	Teo Fabi	Toleman-Hart	P	0	Collision	15
DNQ	9	Manfred Winkelhock	ATS-Ford	M
DNQ	33	Jan Lammers	Theodore-Ford	G
DNQ	10	Eliseo Salazar	ATS-Ford	M
DNQ	18	Raul Boesel	March-Ford	A
Source:[4][5]

Notes

• This was the 1st pole position for a Finnish driver.
• This was the 25th Grand Prix win for an Austrian driver.
• This was the 100th Grand Prix start for Brazilian constructor Fittipaldi. In those 100 races, Fittipaldi achieved 3 podium finishes.
• This race marked the 5th British Grand Prix win for McLaren.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Didier Pironi 35 2 John Watson 30 3 Niki Lauda 24 4 Keke Rosberg 21 5 Alain Prost 19 Source: [6]

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 McLaren-Ford 54 2 Ferrari 45 3 Williams-Ford 34 4 Renault 23 5 Lotus-Ford 20 Source: [6]

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

References

1. Lang, Mike (1992). Grand Prix! Vol 4. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 115. ISBN 0-85429-733-2.
2. Lang, Mike (1992). Grand Prix! Vol 4. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 118. ISBN 0-85429-733-2.
3. "1982 British Grand Prix Entry list".
4. "1982 British Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
5. "1982 British Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive". GPArchive.com. 18 July 1982. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
6. "Britain 1982 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.

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Awards
Preceded by 1981 Caesars Palace Grand Prix	Formula One Promotional Trophy for Race Promoter 1982	Succeeded by 1983 Italian Grand Prix