The 1982 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Jacarepaguá on 21 March 1982. It was the second race of the 1982 Formula One World Championship.
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 only to be disqualified later.
Qualifying
Pre-qualifying PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap118 Raul BoeselMarch-Ford1:30.038—231 Jean-Pierre JarierOsella-Ford1:31.293 +1.255335 Derek WarwickToleman-Hart1:32.995 +2.957436 Teo FabiToleman-Hart1:33.016 +2.978532 Riccardo PalettiOsella-Ford1:36.172 +6.134
Qualifying +PosDriverConstructorQ1Q2Gap115 Alain ProstRenault1:28.8081:29.120227 Gilles VilleneuveFerrari1:30.4181:29.173 +0.36536 Keke RosbergWilliams-Ford1:29.9101:29.358 +0.550416 René ArnouxRenault1:30.1211:30.492 +1.31358 Niki LaudaMcLaren-Ford1:30.7151:30.152 +1.34465 Carlos ReutemannWilliams-Ford1:30.9441:30.183 +1.37571 Nelson PiquetBrabham-Ford1:30.2811:30.413 +1.473828 Didier PironiFerrari1:30.6551:30.905 +1.84792 Riccardo PatreseBrabham-Ford1:31.0531:30.967 +2.1591022 Andrea de CesarisAlfa Romeo1:33.2551:31.229 +2.4211111 Elio de AngelisLotus-Ford1:31.7901:32.093 +2.982127 John WatsonMcLaren-Ford1:31.9061:32.151 +3.098133 Michele AlboretoTyrrell-Ford1:32.8861:31.991 +3.1831412 Nigel MansellLotus-Ford1:32.2281:33.007 +3.420159 Manfred WinkelhockATS-Ford1:32.524no time +3.7161623 Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo1:32.7691:33.538 +3.9611718 Raul BoeselMarch-Ford1:35.9861:34.050 +5.2421810 Eliseo SalazarATS-Ford1:34.7401:34.262 +5.4541930 Mauro BaldiArrows-Ford1:35.3251:34.380 +5.5722033 Derek DalyTheodore-Ford1:34.4131:34.676 +5.605214 Slim BorguddTyrrell-Ford1:35.0201:35.127 +6.2122217 Jochen MassMarch-Ford1:35.0391:35.248 +6.2312331 Jean-Pierre JarierOsella-Ford1:36.2181:35.081 +6.2732426 Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra1:35.8741:35.084 +6.2762520 Chico SerraFittipaldi-Ford1:35.2461:36.101 +6.4382625 Eddie CheeverLigier-Matra1:35.6121:35.288 +6.48036 Teo FabiToleman-Hart1:36.3121:35.326 +6.51814 Roberto GuerreroEnsign-Ford1:41.0281:35.730 +6.92229 Brian HentonArrows-Ford1:35.8341:35.748 +6.94035 Derek WarwickToleman-Hart1:37.2231:36.014 +7.206Source:
Race
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 two races later. The problem was with a "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.
Race classification Pos No Driver Constructor Tyre 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 1 Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford 63 Underweight 7 6 Keke Rosberg Williams-Ford 63 Underweight 3 10 Eliseo Salazar ATS-Ford 38 Engine 18 20 Chico Serra Fittipaldi-Ford 36 Suspension 25 2 Riccardo Patrese Brabham-Ford 34 Physical 9 27 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 29 Accident 2 8 Niki Lauda McLaren-Ford 22 Collision 5 16 René Arnoux Renault 21 Collision 4 5 Carlos Reutemann Williams-Ford 21 Collision 6 11 Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford 21 Collision 11 25 Eddie Cheever Ligier-Matra 19 Water Leak 26 23 Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 16 Clutch 16 26 Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra 15 Chassis 24 22 Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo 14 Chassis 10 33 Derek Daly Theodore-Ford 12 Spun Off 20 18 Raul Boesel March-Ford 11 Spun Off 17 36 Teo Fabi Toleman-Hart 14 Roberto GuerreroEnsign-Ford 29 Brian Henton Arrows-Ford 35 Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart 32 Riccardo Paletti Osella-Ford
Notes
This was the 200th Grand Prix in which an Argentinian driver participated. In those 200 races, Argentinian drivers had won 38 Grands Prix, achieved 100 podium finishes, 38 pole positions, 33 fastest laps, 10 Grand Slams and 5 World Championships. This was the 10th fastest lap and the 1st Grand Slam for Renault and a Renault-powered car.
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 4Source:
Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Renault 22 2 McLaren-Ford 10 3 Williams-Ford 8 4 Lotus-Ford 4 5 Tyrrell-Ford 3Source:
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
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