Pit Lane F1
1982 Season - Round 3 - 1982-04-04
Niki Lauda won the 1982 United States Grand Prix West for McLaren, with Keke Rosberg (Williams) second and Riccardo Patrese (Brabham) third. The win came from P2 on the grid.
Riccardo Patrese (Brabham) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P18 on the grid to P3 at the flag — a 15-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 16 drivers failing to finish.
26 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1982 United States Grand Prix West, completing round 3 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 2 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 8 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 18 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Michele Alboreto |
| Tyrrell |
| 12 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 16 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | John Watson | McLaren | 11 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 17 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Jochen Mass | March | 21 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Raul Boesel | March | 23 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Slim Borgudd | Tyrrell | 24 | +7 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 7 | Disqualified | 0 |
| 12 | Eddie Cheever | Ligier | 13 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 13 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 1 | Spun off | 0 |
| 14 | Brian Henton | Arrows | 20 | Spun off | 0 |
| 15 | Roberto Guerrero | Ensign | 19 | Spun off | 0 |
| 16 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 15 | Spun off | 0 |
| 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 10 | Transmission | 0 |
| 18 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 6 | Spun off | 0 |
| 19 | Derek Daly | Theodore | 22 | Spun off | 0 |
| 20 | Mario Andretti | Williams | 14 | Collision | 0 |
| 21 | Alain Prost | Renault | 4 | Spun off | 0 |
| 22 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 9 | Spun off | 0 |
| 23 | René Arnoux | Renault | 3 | Collision | 0 |
| 24 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 5 | Collision | 0 |
| 25 | Eliseo Salazar | ATS | 26 | Collision | 0 |
| 26 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 25 | Collision | 0 |
