Pit Lane F1
1982 Season - Round 2 - 1982-03-21
Alain Prost won the 1982 Brazilian Grand Prix from pole position, leading John Watson (McLaren) and Nigel Mansell (Team Lotus) home for Renault.
Slim Borgudd (Tyrrell) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P21 on the grid to P7 at the flag — a 14-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 16 drivers failing to finish.
26 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1982 Brazilian Grand Prix, completing round 2 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | John Watson | McLaren | 12 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 14 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Michele Alboreto |
| Tyrrell |
| 13 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 15 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 8 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Slim Borgudd | Tyrrell | 21 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Jochen Mass | March | 22 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 23 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Mauro Baldi | Arrows | 19 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 7 | Disqualified | 0 |
| 12 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 3 | Disqualified | 0 |
| 13 | Eliseo Salazar | ATS | 18 | Engine | 0 |
| 14 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 25 | Suspension | 0 |
| 15 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 9 | Physical | 0 |
| 16 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | Spun off | 0 |
| 17 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 5 | Collision | 0 |
| 18 | René Arnoux | Renault | 4 | Collision | 0 |
| 19 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 6 | Collision | 0 |
| 20 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 11 | Collision | 0 |
| 21 | Eddie Cheever | Ligier | 26 | Water leak | 0 |
| 22 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 16 | Clutch | 0 |
| 23 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 24 | Chassis | 0 |
| 24 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 10 | Chassis | 0 |
| 25 | Derek Daly | Theodore | 20 | Spun off | 0 |
| 26 | Raul Boesel | March | 17 | Spun off | 0 |
