| Series | Driver | Season article |
| FIA Formula One World Championship | Keke Rosberg | 1982 Formula One World Championship |
Constructors: Ferrari |
| CART PPG Indy Car World Series | Rick Mears | 1982 CART PPG Indy Car World Series |
Manufacturers: Cosworth |
Rookies: Bobby Rahal |
| European Formula Two Championship | Corrado Fabi | 1982 European Formula Two Championship |
| British Formula One Championship | Jim Crawford | 1982 British Formula One Championship |
| All-Japan Formula Two Championship | Satoru Nakajima | 1982 All-Japan Formula Two Championship |
| Australian Drivers' Championship | Alfredo Costanzo | 1982 Australian Drivers' Championship |
| Australian Formula 2 Championship | Lucio Cesario | 1982 Australian Formula 2 Championship |
| Formula Atlantic | Dave McMillan | 1982 Formula Atlantic season |
| Cup of Peace and Friendship | Jan Veselý | 1982 Cup of Peace and Friendship |
Nations: Czechoslovakia |
| Formula Nacional | Ramón Rodríguez | 1982 Formula Nacional |
| National Panasonic Series | Charlie O'Brien | 1982 National Panasonic Series |
| SCCA Formula Super Vee | Michael Andretti | 1982 SCCA Formula Super Vee season |
| South African National Drivers Championship | Graham Duxbury | 1982 South African National Drivers Championship |
| Formula Three |
| FIA European Formula 3 Championship | Oscar Larrauri | 1982 FIA European Formula 3 Championship |
| All-Japan Formula Three Championship | Kengo Nakamoto | 1982 All-Japan Formula Three Championship |
Teams: Hayashi Racing |
| Austria Formula 3 Cup | Johann Reindl | 1982 Austria Formula 3 Cup |
| British Formula Three Championship | Tommy Byrne | 1982 British Formula Three Championship |
| Chilean Formula Three Championship | Juan Carlos Ridolfi | 1982 Chilean Formula Three Championship |
| French Formula Three Championship | Pierre Petit | 1982 French Formula Three Championship |
Teams: David Price Racing |
| German Formula Three Championship | John Nielsen | 1982 German Formula Three Championship |
| Italian Formula Three Championship | Enzo Coloni | 1982 Italian Formula Three Championship |
Teams: Coloni Racing |
| Soviet Formula 3 Championship | Toomas Napa | 1982 Soviet Formula 3 Championship |
| Swiss Formula Three Championship | Jo Zeller | 1982 Swiss Formula Three Championship |
| Formula Renault |
| French Formula Renault Championship | Gilles Lempereur | 1982 French Formula Renault Championship |
| Formula Renault Argentina | Roberto Urretavizcaya | 1982 Formula Renault Argentina |
| Formula Ford |
| Australian Formula Ford Championship | Jeff Summers | 1982 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series |
| Brazilian Formula Ford Championship | Egon Herzfeldt | 1982 Brazilian Formula Ford Championship |
| British Formula Ford Championship | Maurício Gugelmin | 1982 British Formula Ford Championship |
| British Formula Ford 2000 Championship | Ayrton Senna | |
| Danish Formula Ford Championship | Klaus Pedersen | |
| Dutch Formula Ford 1600 Championship | Gerrit van Kouwen | 1982 Dutch Formula Ford 1600 Championship |
| EFDA Formula Ford 2000 Championship | Ayrton Senna | |
| European Formula Ford Championship | Volker Weidler | 1982 European Formula Ford Championship |
| German Formula Ford Championship | Volker Weidler | 1982 German Formula Ford Championship |
| New Zealand Formula Ford Championship | Mike King | 1981–82 New Zealand Formula Ford Championship |
| Scottish Formula Ford Championship | Vic Covey | |
| Swedish Formula Ford Championship | Thorbjörn Carlsson | |