1982 British Formula One Championship

The 1982 British Formula One Championship was the fourth and final season of the British Formula One Championship. It commenced on 9 April 1982 and ended on 30 August after five races.[1]

Championship

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After the Aurora company withdrew as the series' main sponsor in 1980, no championship was held in 1981. The series was revived in 1982 but with only a five round championship the series was only a shadow of its former self. Only ten drivers competed in the championship. The Drivers' Championship was dominated by Jim Crawford who claimed the championship in round four at Donington Park.[1]

The opening round of the 1983 season was held at Oulton Park.[2] The race won by Mike Wilds was the last British F1 Championship race as the undersubscribed series was disbanded after that event.[3]

Teams and drivers

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Entry List[4]
Team No. Driver Chassis Engine Rounds
  Team Ensign 3   Jim Crawford Ensign N180B Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 1-4
4   Joe Castellano 4-5
  Colin Bennett Racing 6   Arnold Glass McLaren M29F Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 1-4
7   Valentino Musetti March 811 1-3
  Team Sanada 8   Tony Trimmer Fittipaldi F8 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 1-3
  Warren Booth 11   Warren Booth Shadow DN9B Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 All
  Jordan BRM 12   David Williams BRM P207 BRM P202 3.0 V12 3-5
  Nick Mason 14   John Brindley Tyrrell 008 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 2, 4-5
  EMKA Productions 16   Steve O'Rourke Williams FW07 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 3, 5
  Team Peru 82   Jorge Koechlin Williams FW07 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 4-5

Results and standings

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Races

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Rnd Track Date Laps Pole Position Fastest Lap Race Winner Constructor
1 Oulton Park 9 April 65   Jim Crawford   Jim Crawford   Tony Trimmer Fittipaldi
2 Brands Hatch 12 April 40   Tony Trimmer   Jim Crawford   Jim Crawford Ensign
3 Thruxton 31 May 45   Jim Crawford   Jim Crawford   Jim Crawford Ensign
4 Donington Park 15 August 50   Jim Crawford   Jim Crawford   Jim Crawford Ensign
5 Brands Hatch 30 August 30   Jorge Koechlin   Joe Castellano   Joe Castellano Ensign

Drivers' standings

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Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers using the following structure:

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   PP   FL 
Points 9 6 4 3 2 1 1 1
Pos. Driver OUL
 
BRH
 
THR
 
DON
 
BRH
 
Pts
1   Jim Crawford Ret 1 1 1 34
2   Tony Trimmer 1 2 Ret 16
3   Joe Castellano 3 1 14
4   Warren Booth 2 4 Ret Ret 4 12
=[1]   Jorge Koechlin 2 3 12
6   John Brindley 5 4 2 11
7   Valentino Musetti Ret 3 2 10
8   Steve O'Rourke 3 6 5
9   Arnold Glass NC 6 4 NC 4
10   David Williams NC NC 5 2
Pos. Driver OUL
 
BRH
 
THR
 
DON
 
BRH
 
Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

References

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  1. ^ a b c "1982 BRITISH F1 CHAMPIONSHIP". motorsportmagazine.com. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  2. ^ "1983 British Open Trophy". motorsportmagazine.com. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  3. ^ "Mike Wilds - Biography". motorsportmagazine.com. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  4. ^ "Formula 1 - 3-litre Formula 1 (1966 - 1985)". oldracingcars.com. Retrieved July 19, 2018.