1982 Monaco Grand Prix
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Results from the 1982 Monaco Grand Prix held at Monaco on May 23, 1982. By lap 74, when a light rain began, Alain Prost led and crashed. On lap 75 Riccardo Patrese led, spun and stalled at Loews. On the last lap, Didier Pironi led into the tunnel and ran out of fuel, Andrea de Cesaris led and ran out of fuel and Derek Daly was running second and crashed. Patrese, who had managed to restart his car by rolling downhill and bump-starting, won the race. Pironi and de Cesaris were classified 2nd and 3rd.
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[edit] Notes
- Pole position: René Arnoux - 1:23.281[1]
- Fastest lap: Riccardo Patrese - 1:26.354 on lap 69[2]
- First win: Riccardo Patrese
- This was the first Formula One race following the death of Gilles Villeneuve.
- Legendary commentator Murray Walker calls this his favourite race ever.
[edit] References
- ^ Lang, Mike (1992). Grand Prix! Vol 4. Haynes Publishing Group, p100. ISBN 0-85429-733-2.
- ^ Lang, Mike (1992). Grand Prix! Vol 4. Haynes Publishing Group, p102. 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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