Gridpedia1982 Brazilian Grand Prix
Alain Prost won the 1982 Brazilian Grand Prix at Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet on 21 Mar 1982 for Renault, from pole position; John Watson was second and Nigel Mansell third.
Prost took the lead for good on lap 64 of 63, from Nelson Piquet; the lead changed hands 1 time in all. The fastest lap was Nelson Piquet's, 1:36.582. 10 of 31 starters were classified; 21 retired or were not classified. After the race Alain Prost led the championship with 18 points, 11 ahead of John Watson, with 14 rounds left.
- Date
- 21 Mar 1982
- Circuit
- Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Round
- 2 of 16
- Winner
- Alain Prost (Renault)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | PROAlain Prost | Renault | 1 | 63 | 1:44:33.134 | 9 | |
| 2 | 7 | WATJohn Watson | McLaren | 12 | 63 | +2.990 | 6 | |
| 3 | 12 | MANNigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 14 | 63 | +36.859 | 4 | |
| 4 | 3 | ALBMichele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 13 | 63 | +50.761 | 3 | |
| 5 | 9 | WINManfred Winkelhock | ATS | 15 | 62 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 28 | PIRDidier Pironi | Ferrari | 8 | 62 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 4 | BORSlim Borgudd | Tyrrell | 21 | 61 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 17 | MASJochen Mass | March | 22 | 61 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 31 | JARJean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 23 | 60 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 30 | BALMauro Baldi | Arrows | 19 | 57 | +6 Laps | 0 | |
| D | 1 | PIQNelson Piquet | Brabham | 7 | 63 | Disqualified | 1:36.582 | 0 |
| D | 6 | ROSKeke Rosberg | Williams | 3 | 63 | Disqualified | 0 | |
| R | 10 | SALEliseo Salazar | ATS | 18 | 38 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 20 | SERChico Serra | Fittipaldi | 25 | 36 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 2 | PATRiccardo Patrese | Brabham | 9 | 34 | Physical | 0 | |
| R | 27 | VILGilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | 29 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 8 | LAUNiki Lauda | McLaren | 5 | 22 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 16 | ARNRené Arnoux | Renault | 4 | 21 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 5 | REUCarlos Reutemann | Williams | 6 | 21 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 11 | DEAElio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 11 | 21 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 25 | CHEEddie Cheever | Ligier | 26 | 19 | Water leak | 0 | |
| R | 23 | GIABruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 16 | 16 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | 26 | LAFJacques Laffite | Ligier | 24 | 15 | Chassis | 0 | |
| R | 22 | DECAndrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 10 | 14 | Chassis | 0 | |
| R | 33 | DALDerek Daly | Theodore | 20 | 12 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 18 | BOERaul Boesel | March | 17 | 11 | Spun off | 0 | |
| F | 36 | FABTeo Fabi | Toleman | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 29 | HENBrian Henton | Arrows | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 35 | WARDerek Warwick | Toleman | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 14 | GUERoberto Guerrero | Ensign | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 32 | PALRiccardo Paletti | Osella | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Lap chart
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Race history: gap to the leader
Standings after this race
Explained: how points and the two championships work.
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Renault | 2 | 18 |
| 2 | John Watson | McLaren | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | René Arnoux | Renault | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 0 | 1 |