The 1982 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Jacarepaguá on March 21, 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 | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | March 21, 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 | Renault | ||
| Time | 1:28.808 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Alain Prost | Renault | |
| Time | 1:37.016 on lap 36 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Renault | ||
| Second | McLaren-Ford | ||
| Third | Lotus-Ford | ||
|
Lap leaders | |||
Qualifying edit
Pre-qualifying edit
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 |  Raul Boesel
|
March-Ford | 1:30.038 | |
| 31 | Jean-Pierre Jarier
|
Osella-Ford | 1:31.293 | |
| 35 |  Derek Warwick
|
Toleman-Hart | 1:32.995 | |
| 36 |  Teo Fabi
|
Toleman-Hart | 1:33.016 | |
| 5 | 32 | Riccardo Paletti
|
Osella-Ford | 1:36.172 |
Qualifying edit
| 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 edit
Disqualifications edit
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 GP 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 edit
| 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
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Toleman-Hart | P | ||||
| DNPQ[3] | 32 | Riccardo Paletti
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Osella-Ford | P | ||||
Championship standings after the race edit
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References edit
- ^ "Brazil 1982 - Qualifications". statsf1.com. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Lang, Mike (1992). Grand Prix! Vol 4. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 86. ISBN 0-85429-733-2.
- ^ "1982 Brazilian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ "1982 Brazilian Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive". GPArchive.com. 21 March 1982. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Brazil 1982 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.