Pit Lane F1
1982 Season - Round 5 - 1982-05-09
John Watson won the 1982 Belgian Grand Prix for McLaren, with Keke Rosberg (Williams) second and Eddie Cheever (Ligier) third. The win came from P10 on the grid.
Chico Serra (Fittipaldi) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P23 on the grid to P6 at the flag — a 17-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 19 drivers failing to finish.
28 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1982 Belgian Grand Prix, completing round 5 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Watson | McLaren | 10 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 3 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Eddie Cheever | Ligier | 14 | +1 Lap | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Elio de Angelis |
| Team Lotus |
| 11 |
| +2 Laps |
| 3 |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 8 | +3 Laps | 2 |
| 6 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 23 | +3 Laps | 1 |
| 7 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 22 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Raul Boesel | March | 24 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 17 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 4 | Disqualified | 0 |
| 11 | Derek Daly | Williams | 13 | Spun off | 0 |
| 12 | Jochen Mass | March | 25 | Engine | 0 |
| 13 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1 | Spun off | 0 |
| 14 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 9 | Spun off | 0 |
| 15 | Mauro Baldi | Arrows | 26 | Throttle | 0 |
| 16 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 14 | Broken wing | 0 |
| 17 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 6 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 18 | Brian Henton | Tyrrell | 20 | Engine | 0 |
| 19 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 5 | Engine | 0 |
| 20 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 19 | Transmission | 0 |
| 21 | Teo Fabi | Toleman | 21 | Brakes | 0 |
| 22 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 7 | Clutch | 0 |
| 23 | René Arnoux | Renault | 2 | Turbo | 0 |
| 24 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 12 | Clutch | 0 |
| 25 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 15 | Collision | 0 |
| 26 | Eliseo Salazar | ATS | 18 | Collision | 0 |
| 27 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
| 28 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 0 | Accident | 0 |
