1982 Brazilian Grand Prix

  1982 Brazilian Grand Prix

Race details
Race 2 of 16 in the 1982 Formula One season
Date	March 21, 1982
Official name	X Grande Prêmio do Brasil
Location	Jacarepaguá Circuit Jacarepaguá, Rio de Janeiro
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	5.031 km (3.126 mi)
Distance	62 laps, 316.953 km (196.938 mi)
Weather	Dry
Pole position
Driver	Alain Prost	Renault
Time	1:28.808
Fastest lap
Driver	Alain Prost	Renault
Time	1:37.016 on lap 36
Podium
First	Alain Prost	Renault
Second	John Watson	McLaren-Ford
Third	Nigel Mansell	Lotus-Ford

The 1982 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Jacarepaguá on March 21, 1982. It was the second round of the 1982 Formula One season.

Disqualifications

Nelson Piquet finished first and Keke Rosberg finished second, but both were disqualified after the cars were found to be underweight. As a result, the FOCA teams boycotted San Marino GP two races later. The problem was with a 7 US gallons (26 L) "ballast water tank", ostensibly used to cool the brakes. This would gradually empty during the race and then be replenished at the end so as to pass post-race scrutineering. The FIA Appeals Tribunal upheld the disqualification seven weeks later and these tanks were permanently banned.^[1]

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	15	Alain Prost	Renault	63	1:44:33.134	1	9
2	7	John Watson	McLaren-Ford	63	+ 2.990	12	6
3	12	Nigel Mansell	Lotus-Ford	63	+ 36.859	14	4
4	3	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell-Ford	63	+ 50.761	13	3
5	9	Manfred Winkelhock	ATS-Ford	62	+ 1 Lap	15	2
6	28	Didier Pironi	Ferrari	62	+ 1 Lap	8	1
7	4	Slim Borgudd	Tyrrell-Ford	61	+ 2 Laps	21
8	17	Jochen Mass	March-Ford	61	+ 2 Laps	22
9	31	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Osella-Ford	60	+ 3 Laps	23
10	30	Mauro Baldi	Arrows-Ford	57	+ 6 Laps	19
DSQ	1	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Ford	63	Disqualified (Illegal Water Tank)	7
DSQ	6	Keke Rosberg	Williams-Ford	63	Disqualified (Illegal Water Tank)	3
Ret	10	Eliseo Salazar	ATS-Ford	38	Engine	18
Ret	20	Chico Serra	Fittipaldi-Ford	36	Suspension	25
Ret	2	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham-Ford	34	Physical	9
Ret	27	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	29	Spun Off	2
Ret	8	Niki Lauda	McLaren-Ford	22	Collision	5
Ret	16	René Arnoux	Renault	21	Collision	4
Ret	5	Carlos Reutemann	Williams-Ford	21	Collision	6
Ret	11	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Ford	21	Collision	11
Ret	25	Eddie Cheever	Ligier-Matra	19	Water Leak	26
Ret	23	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	16	Clutch	16
Ret	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Matra	15	Chassis	24
Ret	22	Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	14	Chassis	10
Ret	33	Derek Daly	Theodore-Ford	12	Spun Off	20
Ret	18	Raul Boesel	March-Ford	11	Spun Off	17
DNQ	36	Teo Fabi	Toleman-Hart
DNQ	29	Brian Henton	Arrows-Ford
DNQ	35	Derek Warwick	Toleman-Hart
DNQ	14	Roberto Guerrero	Ensign-Ford
DNPQ[2]	32	Riccardo Paletti	Osella-Ford
Source:[3]

Notes

• Last race for Carlos Reutemann.
• The first win in the Brazilian GP for Alain Prost, who recorded six wins in total in the Brazilian GP (1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988 and 1990).
• First and only points: Manfred Winkelhock.
• Many drivers suffered exhaustion because of the intensely hot weather, particularly Brabham drivers Nelson Piquet and Riccardo Patrese. Patrese was forced to retire from the race due to total exhaustion. Piquet, after having finished first in the race and then barely making it to the podium ceremony, fainted due to exhaustion.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Alain Prost 18 2 John Watson 7 3 Carlos Reutemann 6 4 René Arnoux 4 5 Nigel Mansell 4

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Renault 22 2 McLaren-Ford 10 3 Williams-Ford 8 4 Lotus-Ford 4 5 Tyrrell-Ford 3

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References