Pit Lane F1
1982 Season - Round 16 - 1982-09-25
Michele Alboreto won the 1982 Caesars Palace Grand Prix for Tyrrell, with John Watson (McLaren) second and Eddie Cheever (Ligier) third. The win came from P3 on the grid.
Rupert Keegan (March) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P25 on the grid to P12 at the flag — a 13-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 14 drivers failing to finish.
27 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1982 Caesars Palace Grand Prix, completing round 16 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 3 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | John Watson | McLaren | 9 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Eddie Cheever | Ligier | 4 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Alain Prost |
| Renault |
| 1 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 6 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Derek Daly | Williams | 14 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 17 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Brian Henton | Tyrrell | 19 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 18 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 16 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Mauro Baldi | Arrows | 23 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Rupert Keegan | March | 25 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Raul Boesel | March | 24 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 22 | Not classified | 0 |
| 15 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 13 | Engine | 0 |
| 16 | Tommy Byrne | Theodore | 26 | Spun off | 0 |
| 17 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 10 | Spark plugs | 0 |
| 18 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 20 | Engine | 0 |
| 19 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | 7 | Suspension | 0 |
| 20 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 12 | Spark plugs | 0 |
| 21 | René Arnoux | Renault | 2 | Engine | 0 |
| 22 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 5 | Clutch | 0 |
| 23 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 21 | Collision | 0 |
| 24 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 11 | Ignition | 0 |
| 25 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 8 | Withdrew | 0 |
| 26 | Roberto Guerrero | Ensign | 15 | Engine | 0 |
| 27 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 27 | Accident | 0 |
