1982 Detroit Grand Prix
Detroit · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Watson | 17 | 26 | 15.730 | 62 | 258.4 | Alain Prost |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | Ford | 62 | Finished | 9 | ||
| 2 | 9 | 25 | Eddie Cheever | Ligier | Matra | 62 | +15.730s | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | 4 | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | Ferrari | 62 | +28.080s | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 3 | 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | Ford | 62 | +71.980s | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 12 | 5 | Derek Daly | Williams | Ford | 62 | +83.760s | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 13 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Matra | 61 | +1 lap | Finished | 1 | |
| 7 | 18 | 17 | Jochen Mass | March | Ford | 61 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 8 | 19 | 29 | Marc Surer | Arrows | Ford | 61 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 9 | 20 | 4 | Brian Henton | Tyrrell | Ford | 60 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 10 | 15 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | Renault | 59 | +3 laps | Finished | ||
| 11 | 26 | 20 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | Ford | 59 | +3 laps | Finished | ||
| — | 1 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | Renault | 54 | ★ | +8 laps | Not classified | |
| — | 7 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | Ford | 44 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 10 | 8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | Ford | 40 | — | Collision | ||
| — | 16 | 3 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | Ford | 40 | — | Spun off | ||
| — | 6 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 30 | — | Collision | ||
| — | 8 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | Ford | 17 | — | Gearbox | ||
| — | 25 | 10 | Eliseo Salazar | ATS (Auto Technisches Zubehör) | Ford | 13 | — | Spun off | ||
| — | 11 | 14 | Roberto Guerrero | Ensign | Ford | 6 | — | Collision | ||
| — | 14 | 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | Ford | 6 | — | Collision | ||
| — | 2 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 2 | — | Transmission | ||
| — | 22 | 31 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | Ford | 2 | — | Ignition | ||
| — | 5 | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS (Auto Technisches Zubehör) | Ford | 1 | — | Spun off | ||
| — | 21 | 18 | Raul Boesel | March | Ford | 0 | — | Collision | ||
| — | 24 | 30 | Mauro Baldi | Arrows | Ford | 0 | — | Collision | ||
| — | 23 | 32 | Riccardo Paletti | Osella | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 19 | Emilio de Villota | March | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | BMW | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 33 | Jan Lammers | Theodore | Ford | — | Not classified |