1982 French Grand Prix

The 1982 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Paul Ricard on 25 July 1982. It was the eleventh race of the 1982 Formula One World Championship.

1982 French Grand Prix
Race 11 of 16 in the 1982 Formula One World Championship
Race details
Date 25 July 1982
Official name 68ème Grand Prix de France
Location Circuit Paul Ricard
Le Castellet, Var, France
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.809 km (3.610 mi)
Distance 54 laps, 313.686 km (194.915 mi)
Weather Dry
Pole position
Driver Renault
Time 1:34.406
Fastest lap
Driver Riccardo Patrese Brabham-BMW
Time 1:40.075 on lap 4
Podium
First Renault
Second Renault
Third Ferrari

The 54-lap race was won from pole position by René Arnoux, driving a Renault. The turbocharged Renaults, Ferraris and Brabham-BMWs took up the first six grid positions, and Arnoux led home a French 1–2–3–4, with teammate Alain Prost second and the Ferraris of Didier Pironi and Patrick Tambay third and fourth respectively. However, Arnoux achieved his win in sour circumstances: he violated a pre-race agreement that if he and Prost were running first and second respectively, he would let Prost past to aid his Drivers' Championship hopes. Arnoux would leave Renault at the end of the year.

The top six was completed by Keke Rosberg in the Williams-Ford and Michele Alboreto in the Tyrrell-Ford. Pironi's third place enabled him to extend his lead in the Drivers' Championship to nine points, though this would turn out to be his last finish before his career-ending accident at the next race in Germany.

The eleventh lap of this race saw a big accident when Jochen Mass's March and Mauro Baldi's Arrows collided at Signes. Mass's car went through the catch fencing into the tyre walls, then catapulted into a spectator area and caught fire. Mass escaped with burns on his hands, while several spectators were injured. The West German driver retired from Formula One immediately after this race.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos No Driver Constructor Q1 Q2 Gap
1 28 René Arnoux Renault 1:36.548 1:34.406
2 16 Alain Prost Renault 1:35.802 1:34.688 +0.282
3 15 Didier Pironi Ferrari 1:36.477 1:35.790 +1.384
4 2 Riccardo Patrese Brabham-BMW 1:38.541 1:35.811 +1.405
5 27 Patrick Tambay Ferrari 1:38.745 1:35.905 +1.499
6 1 Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW 1:37.162 1:36.359 +1.953
7 22 Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo 1:38.996 1:37.573 +3.167
8 23 Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 1:38.997 1:37.705 +3.299
9 8 Niki Lauda McLaren-Ford 1:37.778 1:38.034 +3.372
10 6 Keke Rosberg Williams-Ford 1:37.780 1:38.865 +3.374
11 5 Derek Daly Williams-Ford 1:38.767 1:39.641 +4.361
12 7 John Watson McLaren-Ford 1:38.944 1:39.150 +4.538
13 11 Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford 1:40.569 1:39.118 +4.712
14 35 Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart 1:41.266 1:39.306 +4.900
15 3 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford 1:39.823 1:39.330 +4.924
16 26 Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra 1:40.326 1:39.605 +5.199
17 31 Jean-Pierre Jarier Osella-Ford 1:40.370 1:39.909 +5.503
18 9 Manfred Winkelhock ATS-Ford 1:39.917 1:39.942 +5.511
19 25 Eddie Cheever Ligier-Matra 1:41.518 1:40.187 +5.781
20 29 Marc Surer Arrows-Ford 1:42.603 1:40.335 +5.929
21 36 Teo Fabi Toleman-Hart no time 1:40.421 +6.015
22 10 Eliseo Salazar ATS-Ford 1:42.822 1:40.673 +6.267
23 4 Brian Henton Tyrrell-Ford 1:41.109 1:40.852 +6.446
24 12 Geoff Lees Lotus-Ford 1:45.647 1:40.974 +6.568
25 30 Mauro Baldi Arrows-Ford 1:42.162 1:40.997 +6.591
26 17 Jochen Mass March-Ford 1:41.973 1:41.579 +7.173
27 33 Jan Lammers Theodore-Ford 1:41.924 1:41.714 +7.308
28 14 Roberto Guerrero Ensign-Ford 1:42.270 1:42.532 +7.864
29 20 Chico Serra Fittipaldi-Ford 1:43.562 1:42.414 +8.008
30 18 Raul Boesel March-Ford 1:43.515 1:43.099 +8.693

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 16 René Arnoux Renault 54 1:33:33.217 1 9
2 15 Alain Prost Renault 54 + 17.308 2 6
3 28 Didier Pironi Ferrari 54 + 42.128 3 4
4 27 Patrick Tambay Ferrari 54 + 1:16.241 5 3
5 6 Keke Rosberg Williams-Ford 54 + 1:30.994 10 2
6 3 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford 54 + 1:32.339 15 1
7 5 Derek Daly Williams-Ford 53 + 1 Lap 11  
8 8 Niki Lauda McLaren-Ford 53 + 1 Lap 9  
9 23 Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 53 + 1 Lap 8  
10 4 Brian Henton Tyrrell-Ford 53 + 1 Lap 23  
11 9 Manfred Winkelhock ATS-Ford 52 + 2 Laps 18  
12 12 Geoff Lees Lotus-Ford 52 + 2 Laps 24  
13 29 Marc Surer Arrows-Ford 52 + 2 Laps 20  
14 26 Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra 51 + 3 Laps 16  
15 35 Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart 50 + 4 Laps 14  
16 25 Eddie Cheever Ligier-Matra 49 + 5 Laps 19  
Ret 22 Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo 25 Spun Off 7  
Ret 1 Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW 23 Engine 6  
Ret 11 Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford 17 Fuel System 13  
Ret 7 John Watson McLaren-Ford 13 Electrical 12  
Ret 17 Jochen Mass March-Ford 10 Collision 26  
Ret 30 Mauro Baldi Arrows-Ford 10 Collision 25  
Ret 2 Riccardo Patrese Brabham-BMW 8 Engine 4  
Ret 10 Eliseo Salazar ATS-Ford 2 Spun Off 22  
Ret 31 Jean-Pierre Jarier Osella-Ford 0 Halfshaft 17  
Ret 36 Teo Fabi Toleman-Hart 0 Electrical 21  
DNQ 33 Jan Lammers Theodore-Ford    
DNQ 14 Roberto Guerrero Ensign-Ford    
DNQ 20 Chico Serra Fittipaldi-Ford    
DNQ 18 Raul Boesel March-Ford        
Source:[1]

Championship standings after the race

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

References

  1. "1982 French Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  2. "France 1982 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
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