1982 Caesars Palace Grand Prix
- Date
- 25 Sept 1982
- Circuit
- Las Vegas Street Circuit, Nevada, USA
- Round
- 16 of 16
- Winner
- Michele Alboreto (Tyrrell)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 3 | 75 | 1:41:56.888 | 1:19.639 | 9 |
| 2 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 9 | 75 | +27.292 | 6 | |
| 3 | 25 | Eddie Cheever | Ligier | 4 | 75 | +56.450 | 4 | |
| 4 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1 | 75 | +1:08.648 | 3 | |
| 5 | 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 6 | 75 | +1:11.375 | 2 | |
| 6 | 5 | Derek Daly | Williams | 14 | 74 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 29 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 17 | 74 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 4 | Brian Henton | Tyrrell | 19 | 74 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 18 | 73 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 16 | 73 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 30 | Mauro Baldi | Arrows | 23 | 73 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 17 | Rupert Keegan | March | 25 | 73 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 18 | Raul Boesel | March | 24 | 69 | +6 Laps | 0 | |
| N | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 22 | 62 | Not classified | 0 | |
| R | 8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 13 | 53 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 33 | Tommy Byrne | Theodore | 26 | 39 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 35 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 10 | 32 | Spark plugs | 0 | |
| R | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 20 | 28 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 28 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | 7 | 26 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 12 | 26 | Spark plugs | 0 | |
| R | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 2 | 20 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 5 | 17 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 21 | 8 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 11 | 5 | Ignition | 0 | |
| W | 27 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 8 | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | |
| W | 14 | Roberto Guerrero | Ensign | 15 | 0 | Engine | 0 | |
| W | 31 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 27 | 0 | Accident | 0 | |
| F | 36 | Teo Fabi | Toleman | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 10 | Eliseo Salazar | ATS | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 20 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1 | 44 |
| 2 | Didier Pironi | 2 | 39 | |
| 3 | John Watson | McLaren | 2 | 39 |
| 4 | Alain Prost | Renault | 2 | 34 |
| 5 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 2 | 30 |
| 6 | René Arnoux | Renault | 2 | 28 |
| 7 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 1 | 25 |
| 8 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 1 | 25 |
| 9 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 1 | 23 |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 1 | 21 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 3 | 74 |
| 2 | McLaren | 4 | 69 |
| 3 | Renault | 4 | 62 |
| 4 | Williams | 1 | 58 |
| 5 | Brabham | 2 | 41 |
| 6 | Team Lotus | 1 | 30 |
| 7 | Tyrrell | 1 | 25 |
| 8 | Ligier | 0 | 20 |
| 9 | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | Arrows | 0 | 5 |