1982 British Grand Prix
| 1982 British Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 10 of 16 in the 1982 Formula One World Championship | |||
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| 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 | Williams-Ford | ||
| Time | 1:09.540[1] | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |  Brian Henton | Tyrrell-Ford | |
| Time | 1:13.028[2] on lap 63 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | McLaren-Ford | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | Ferrari | ||
| Lap leaders | |||
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]
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; he subsequently revealed that to impress its lead sponsor, Toleman had sent him out on a half-tank of fuel so that he could outpace his fully loaded competitors before running out of fuel.[4] Pironi took over the lead of the Drivers' Championship from Lauda's teammate, John Watson, who spun off on the third lap.
Classification
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 | .svg.png){kind=small} 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 | .svg.png){kind=small} 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 | ||||
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
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ^ Lang, Mike (1992). Grand Prix! Vol 4. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 115. ISBN 0-85429-733-2.
- ^ Lang, Mike (1992). Grand Prix! Vol 4. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 118. ISBN 0-85429-733-2.
- ^ "1982 British Grand Prix Entry list".
- ^ Taylor, Simon (7 July 2014). "Lunch With... Derek Warwick". Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
- ^ "1982 British Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ "1982 British Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive". GPArchive.com. 18 July 1982. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Britain 1982 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
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