The 1982 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monza on 12 September 1982. This was the final pole position, podium, finish, and points for 1978 World Champion Mario Andretti at this race. René Arnoux won the race. Arnoux announced he would be replacing Andretti at Ferrari in 1983. Arnoux finished ahead of Ferrari driver Patrick Tambay, and Mario Andretti in the second Ferrari finished third.
John Watson's fourth place put him 9 points behind Keke Rosberg (who finished outside the points after his rear wing came off and he had to pit in order for his team to replace it) with an outside chance of winning the Drivers' Title at the final race at Caesars Palace, where Ferrari, McLaren, and Renault would battle for the Constructors' Title. Both Brabham cars ran strongly early on but dropped out after several laps due to mechanical failures, a problem that would often compromise their otherwise fast package in 1982. Following their respective retirements during the race, Alain Prost and Niki Lauda were however mathematically eliminated from championship contention.
Classification
Qualifying PosNoDriverConstructorQ1Q2Gap128 Mario AndrettiFerrari1:31.4741:28.47321 Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW1:29.7091:28.508 +0.035327 Patrick TambayFerrari1:29.2751:28.830 +0.35742 Riccardo PatreseBrabham-BMW1:30.8181:29.898 +1.425515 Alain ProstRenault1:30.4881:30.026 +1.553616 René ArnouxRenault1:30.5201:30.097 +1.62476 Keke RosbergWilliams-Ford1:32.3401:31.834 +3.361823 Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo1:33.7031:32.352 +3.879922 Andrea de CesarisAlfa Romeo1:32.5461:32.616 +4.073108 Niki LaudaMcLaren-Ford1:33.5711:32.782 +4.309113 Michele AlboretoTyrrell-Ford1:33.5531:33.134 +4.661127 John WatsonMcLaren-Ford1:34.7251:33.185 +4.712135 Derek DalyWilliams-Ford1:33.8871:33.333 +4.8601425 Eddie CheeverLigier-Matra1:34.3571:33.377 +4.9041531 Jean-Pierre JarierOsella-Ford1:33.5311:34.103 +5.0581635 Derek WarwickToleman-Hart1:34.5811:33.628 +5.1551711 Elio de AngelisLotus-Ford1:34.4291:33.629 +5.1561814 Roberto GuerreroEnsign-Ford1:35.5931:34.058 +5.5851929 Marc SurerArrows-Ford1:34.3431:36.352 +5.870204 Brian HentonTyrrell-Ford1:35.6401:34.379 +5.9062126 Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra1:34.659no time +6.1862236 Teo FabiToleman-Hart1:37.6931:34.780 +6.3072312 Nigel MansellLotus-Ford1:34.9641:35.106 +6.4912430 Mauro BaldiArrows-Ford1:36.8041:34.977 +6.5042510 Eliseo SalazarATS-Ford1:37.2481:34.991 +6.5182620 Chico SerraFittipaldi-Ford1:35.8541:35.230 +6.7572717 Rupert KeeganMarch-Ford1:37.3701:35.323 +6.850289 Manfred WinkelhockATS-Ford1:36.0441:35.701 +7.2282918 Raul BoeselMarch-Ford1:36.8111:35.747 +7.2743033 Tommy ByrneTheodore-Ford1:37.0021:36.032 +7.559
Race Pos No Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 16 René Arnoux Renault 52 1:22:25.734 6 9 2 27 Patrick Tambay Ferrari 52 + 14.064 3 6 3 28 Mario Andretti Ferrari 52 + 48.452 1 4 4 7 John Watson McLaren-Ford 52 + 1:27.845 12 3 5 3 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford 51 + 1 Lap 11 2 6 25 Eddie Cheever Ligier-Matra 51 + 1 Lap 14 1 7 12 Nigel Mansell Lotus-Ford 51 + 1 Lap 23 8 6 Keke Rosberg Williams-Ford 50 + 2 Laps 7 9 10 Eliseo Salazar ATS-Ford 50 + 2 Laps 25 10 22 Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo 50 + 2 Laps 9 11 20 Chico Serra Fittipaldi-Ford 49 + 3 Laps 26 12 30 Mauro Baldi Arrows-Ford 49 + 3 Laps 24 14 Roberto Guerrero Ensign-Ford 40 + 12 Laps 18 11 Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford 33 Throttle 17 23 Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 32 Handling 8 29 Marc Surer Arrows-Ford 28 Ignition 19 15 Alain Prost Renault 27 Injection 5 8 Niki Lauda McLaren-Ford 21 Brakes 10 31 Jean-Pierre Jarier Osella-Ford 10 Wheel 15 1 Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW 7 Engine 2 2 Riccardo Patrese Brabham-BMW 6 Clutch 4 26 Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra 5 Gearbox 21 36 Teo Fabi Toleman-Hart 2 Engine 22 5 Derek Daly Williams-Ford 0 Collision 13 35 Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart 0 Collision 16 4 Brian Henton Tyrrell-Ford 0 Collision 20 17 Rupert Keegan March-Ford 9 Manfred Winkelhock ATS-Ford 18 Raul Boesel March-Ford 33 Tommy Byrne Theodore-Ford
Notes
Last pole position for an American driver.
Championship standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Keke Rosberg 42 2 Didier Pironi 39 3 John Watson 33 4 Alain Prost 31 5 Niki Lauda 30Source:
Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Ferrari 74 2 McLaren-Ford 63 3 Renault 59 4 Williams-Ford 55 5 Lotus-Ford 30Source:
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
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