The 1982 Swiss Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Dijon-Prenois in France on 29 August 1982.[1] The race, contested over 80 laps, was the fourteenth race of the 1982 Formula One season and was won by Keke Rosberg, driving a Williams-Ford. Alain Prost finished second in a Renault, having started from pole position, while Niki Lauda was third in a McLaren-Ford. This was the only win of the season for eventual World Champion Rosberg. The chequered flag was shown after 81 laps when the organizers / flag stand missed the leading car on lap 80.[2]

1982 Swiss Grand Prix
Race 14 of 16 in the 1982 Formula One World Championship
Race details
Date 29 August 1982
Location Dijon, France
Course length 3.801 km (2.361 miles)
Distance 80 laps, 304.08 km (188.88 miles)
Weather Dry
Pole position
Driver Renault
Time 1:01.380
Fastest lap
Driver France Alain Prost Renault
Time 1:07.477 on lap 2
Podium
First Williams-Ford
Second Renault
Third McLaren-Ford
Lap leaders

This was the first World Championship Swiss Grand Prix since 1954 (despite it not being held in Switzerland), and the last running of the event to date. Switzerland had banned motor racing after the 1955 Le Mans disaster; as of 2021, the ban has been lifted for electric vehicles only.[3] Patrick Tambay, Ferrari's only entry after team leader Didier Pironi's career-ending crash three weeks earlier, was unable to start due to a pinched nerve in his back.[4] This was the last of only three times the Ferrari team did not start a World Championship race in which they entered (see also 1950 French Grand Prix and 1982 Belgian Grand Prix). Ferrari withdrew their entry so late that Chico Serra (the fastest non-qualifier) was not allowed to start.[5]

Classification

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Qualifying

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Pos No Driver Constructor Q1 Q2 Gap
1 15   Alain Prost Renault 1:01.380 1:07.902
2 16   René Arnoux Renault 1:01.740 1:07.554 +0.360
3 2   Riccardo Patrese Brabham-BMW 1:02.997 1:02.710 +1.330
4 8   Niki Lauda McLaren-Ford 1:02.984 no time +1.604
5 22   Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo 1:03.023 1:04.205 +1.643
6 1   Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW 1:03.366 1:03.183 +1.803
7 5   Derek Daly Williams-Ford 1:04.238 1:03.291 +1.911
8 6   Keke Rosberg Williams-Ford 1:03.589 1:03.783 +2.209
9 23   Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 1:03.776 1:04.711 +2.396
10 27   Patrick Tambay Ferrari 1:03.896 no time +2.516
11 7   John Watson McLaren-Ford 1:03.995 1:04.711 +2.615
12 3   Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford 1:04.069 1:04.102 +2.689
13 26   Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra 1:04.087 1:04.897 +2.707
14 29   Marc Surer Arrows-Ford 1:04.928 1:05.158 +3.548
15 11   Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford 1:04.967 1:05.437 +3.587
16 25   Eddie Cheever Ligier-Matra 1:05.162 1:05.001 +3.621
17 31   Jean-Pierre Jarier Osella-Ford 1:05.179 1:05.318 +3.799
18 4   Brian Henton Tyrrell-Ford 1:05.877 1:05.391 +4.011
19 14   Roberto Guerrero Ensign-Ford 1:05.422 1:05.395 +4.015
20 9   Manfred Winkelhock ATS-Ford 1:05.451 1:06.139 +4.071
21 35   Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart 1:05.927 1:05.877 +4.497
22 17   Rupert Keegan March-Ford 1:06.632 1:06.011 +4.631
23 36   Teo Fabi Toleman-Hart 1:06.017 1:06.102 +4.637
24 18   Raul Boesel March-Ford 1:06.781 1:06.136 +4.756
25 10   Eliseo Salazar ATS-Ford 1:06.297 1:06.168 +4.788
26 12   Nigel Mansell Lotus-Ford 1:06.430 1:06.211 +4.831
27 20   Chico Serra Fittipaldi-Ford 1:06.590 1:06.339 +4.959
28 33   Tommy Byrne Theodore-Ford 1:06.990 1:08.118 +5.610
29 30   Mauro Baldi Arrows-Ford 1:07.836 1:08.314 +6.456
Source:[6]

Race

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Pos No Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 6   Keke Rosberg Williams-Ford G 80 1:32:41.087 8 9
2 15   Alain Prost Renault M 80 + 4.442 1 6
3 8   Niki Lauda McLaren-Ford M 80 + 1:00.343 4 4
4 1   Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW G 79 + 1 Lap 6 3
5 2   Riccardo Patrese Brabham-BMW G 79 + 1 Lap 3 2
6 11   Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford G 79 + 1 Lap 15 1
7 3   Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford G 79 + 1 Lap 12  
8 12   Nigel Mansell Lotus-Ford G 79 + 1 Lap 26  
9 5   Derek Daly Williams-Ford G 79 + 1 Lap 7  
10 22   Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo M 78 + 2 Laps 5  
11 4   Brian Henton Tyrrell-Ford G 78 + 2 Laps 18  
12 23   Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo M 78 + 2 Laps 9  
13 7   John Watson McLaren-Ford M 77 + 3 Laps 11  
14 10   Eliseo Salazar ATS-Ford M 76 + 4 Laps 25  
15 29   Marc Surer Arrows-Ford P 76 + 4 Laps 14  
16 16   René Arnoux Renault M 75 Injection 2  
Ret 25   Eddie Cheever Ligier-Matra M 70 Handling 16  
Ret 9   Manfred Winkelhock ATS-Ford M 55 Chassis 20  
Ret 31   Jean-Pierre Jarier Osella-Ford P 44 Engine 17  
Ret 26   Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra M 33 Handling 13  
Ret 36   Teo Fabi Toleman-Hart P 31 Engine 23  
Ret 18   Raul Boesel March-Ford A 31 Water Leak 24  
Ret 17   Rupert Keegan March-Ford A 25 Spun Off 22  
Ret 35   Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart P 24 Engine 21  
Ret 14   Roberto Guerrero Ensign-Ford M 4 Engine 19  
DNS 27   Patrick Tambay Ferrari G Driver Unfit 10  
DNQ 20   Chico Serra Fittipaldi-Ford P        
DNQ 33   Tommy Byrne Theodore-Ford G        
DNQ 30   Mauro Baldi Arrows-Ford P        
Source:[7][8]

Notes

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  • This was the 300th Grand Prix in which an Italian driver participated. In those 300 races, Italian drivers had won 27 Grands Prix, achieved 93 podium finishes, 25 pole positions, 26 fastest laps, 7 Grand Slams and 3 World Championships.
  • This was the 50th Grand Prix start and the 1st Grand Prix win for a Finnish driver.

Championship standings after the race

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

References

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  1. ^ "1982 Swiss Grand Prix Entry list".
  2. ^ "The Swiss Grand Prix". Motor Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  3. ^ Adams, Ariel (3 March 2015). "TAG Heuer and Formula E Racing Help End 60-Year Auto Racing Ban in Switzerland". forbes.com. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Grand Prix Results: Swiss GP, 1982". Grandprix.com. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  5. ^ af Peterséns, Fredrik (1982-09-08). "Två lopp kvar - nu vinner Keke!" [Two races left - now Keke wins!]. Teknikens Värld (in Swedish). Vol. 34, no. 19. Stockholm, Sweden: Specialtidningsförlaget AB. p. 9.
  6. ^ "1982 Swiss Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  7. ^ "1982 Swiss Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  8. ^ "1982 Swiss Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive". GPArchive.com. 29 August 1982. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Switzerland 1982 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 21 March 2019.


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