1982 Belgian Grand Prix

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The 1982 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Zolder on May 9, 1982. It was the fifth round of the 1982 Formula One season.

Canadian driver Gilles Villeneuve suffered a fatal accident during qualifying.

[edit] Classification

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 7 Flag of the United Kingdom John Watson McLaren-Ford 70 1:35:41.995 10 9
2 6 Flag of Finland Keke Rosberg Williams-Ford 70 + 7.268 3 6
3 25 Flag of the United States Eddie Cheever Ligier-Matra 69 + 1 Lap 14 4
4 11 Flag of Italy Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford 68 + 2 Laps 11 3
5 1 Flag of Brazil Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW 67 + 3 Laps 8 2
6 20 Flag of Brazil Chico Serra Fittipaldi-Ford 67 + 3 Laps 23 1
7 29 Flag of Switzerland Marc Surer Arrows-Ford 66 + 4 Laps 22  
8 18 Flag of Brazil Raul Boesel March-Ford 66 + 4 Laps 24  
9 26 Flag of France Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra 66 + 4 Laps 17  
DSQ 8 Flag of Austria Niki Lauda McLaren-Ford 70 Disqualified 4  
Ret 5 Flag of Ireland Derek Daly Williams-Ford 60 Spun Off 13  
Ret 17 Flag of Germany Jochen Mass March-Ford 60 Engine 25  
Ret 15 Flag of France Alain Prost Renault 59 Spun Off 1  
Ret 2 Flag of Italy Riccardo Patrese Brabham-BMW 52 Spun Off 9  
Ret 30 Flag of Italy Mauro Baldi Arrows-Ford 51 Throttle 26  
Ret 31 Flag of France Jean-Pierre Jarier Osella-Ford 37 Broken Wing 14  
Ret 22 Flag of Italy Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo 34 Gearbox 6  
Ret 4 Flag of the United Kingdom Brian Henton Tyrrell-Ford 33 Engine 20  
Ret 3 Flag of Italy Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford 29 Engine 5  
Ret 35 Flag of the United Kingdom Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart 29 Transmission 19  
Ret 36 Flag of Italy Teo Fabi Toleman-Hart 13 Brakes 21  
Ret 12 Flag of the United Kingdom Nigel Mansell Lotus-Ford 9 Clutch 7  
Ret 16 Flag of France René Arnoux Renault 7 Turbo 2  
Ret 9 Flag of Germany Manfred Winkelhock ATS-Ford 0 Clutch 12  
Ret 23 Flag of Italy Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 0 Collision 15  
Ret 10 Flag of Chile Eliseo Salazar ATS-Ford 0 Collision 18  
DNS 28 Flag of France Didier Pironi Ferrari   Withdrew  
DNS 27 Flag of Canada Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari   Fatal Accident  
DNQ 14 Flag of Colombia Roberto Guerrero Ensign-Ford    
DNQ 33 Flag of the Netherlands Jan Lammers Theodore-Ford    
DNPQ 32 Flag of Italy Riccardo Paletti Osella-Ford    
DNPQ 19 Flag of Spain Emilio de Villota March-Ford        

[edit] Notes

  • Pole position: Alain Prost - 1:15.701[1]
  • Fastest lap: John Watson - 1:20.214 on lap 67[2]
  • This was the first ever race when drivers had to give up everything on Friday, as this was the first time that 2 drivers failed to pre-qualify, namely Paletti and Vilotta.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Lang, Mike (1992). Grand Prix! Vol 4. Haynes Publishing Group, p96. ISBN 0-85429-733-2. 
  2. ^ Lang, Mike (1992). Grand Prix! Vol 4. Haynes Publishing Group, p99. ISBN 0-85429-733-2. 

Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from The Official Formula 1 website. Retrieved on 2007-06-16.


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