1982 Caesars Palace Grand Prix

Michele Alboreto won the 1982 Caesars Palace Grand Prix at Las Vegas Street Circuit on 25 Sept 1982 for Tyrrell, from 3rd on the grid; John Watson was second and Eddie Cheever third.

Alboreto took the lead for good on lap 52 of 75, from Alain Prost; the lead changed hands 3 times in all. The fastest lap was Michele Alboreto's, 1:19.639. 13 of 30 starters were classified; 17 retired or were not classified. After the race Keke Rosberg won the championship with 44 points, 5 ahead of Didier Pironi.

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	ALBMichele Alboreto	Tyrrell	3	75	1:41:56.888	1:19.639	9
2	7	WATJohn Watson	McLaren	9	75	+27.292		6
3	25	CHEEddie Cheever	Ligier	4	75	+56.450		4
4	15	PROAlain Prost	Renault	1	75	+1:08.648		3
5	6	ROSKeke Rosberg	Williams	6	75	+1:11.375		2
6	5	DALDerek Daly	Williams	14	74	+1 Lap		1
7	29	SURMarc Surer	Arrows	17	74	+1 Lap		0
8	4	HENBrian Henton	Tyrrell	19	74	+1 Lap		0
9	22	DECAndrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	18	73	+2 Laps		0
10	23	GIABruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	16	73	+2 Laps		0
11	30	BALMauro Baldi	Arrows	23	73	+2 Laps		0
12	17	KEERupert Keegan	March	25	73	+2 Laps		0
13	18	BOERaul Boesel	March	24	69	+6 Laps		0
N	9	WINManfred Winkelhock	ATS	22	62	Not classified		0
R	8	LAUNiki Lauda	McLaren	13	53	Engine		0
R	33	BYRTommy Byrne	Theodore	26	39	Spun off		0
R	35	WARDerek Warwick	Toleman	10	32	Spark plugs		0
R	11	DEAElio de Angelis	Team Lotus	20	28	Engine		0
R	28	ANDMario Andretti	Ferrari	7	26	Suspension		0
R	1	PIQNelson Piquet	Brabham	12	26	Spark plugs		0
R	16	ARNRené Arnoux	Renault	2	20	Engine		0
R	2	PATRiccardo Patrese	Brabham	5	17	Clutch		0
R	12	MANNigel Mansell	Team Lotus	21	8	Collision		0
R	26	LAFJacques Laffite	Ligier	11	5	Ignition		0
W	27	TAMPatrick Tambay	Ferrari	8	0	Withdrew		0
W	14	GUERoberto Guerrero	Ensign	15	0	Engine		0
W	31	JARJean-Pierre Jarier	Osella	27	0	Accident		0
F	36	FABTeo Fabi	Toleman	PL	0	Did not qualify		0
F	10	SALEliseo Salazar	ATS	PL	0	Did not qualify		0
F	20	SERChico Serra	Fittipaldi	PL	0	Did not qualify		0

Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.

Lap chart

Explained: how to read a lap chart · safety car, virtual safety car and red flags.

Position at the end of each lap, from first to last. A line that ends early is a retirement. Hover or tap the chart to see every driver's position on that lap.

Race history: gap to the leader

Seconds behind the leader after each lap, from cumulative lap times. Rings are pit stops; shaded bands are safety-car periods. Drivers more than 204 seconds behind run along the bottom edge. Hover or tap for a lap.

Standings after this race

Explained: how points and the two championships work.

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

Full 1982 standings