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1982 French Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountryFrance
Grand PrixFrench
ImagePaul Ricard 1970.png
Official name68ème Grand Prix de France
Date25 July
Year1982
Race_No11
Season_No16
LocationCircuit Paul Ricard
Le Castellet, Var, France
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course_mi3.610
Course_km5.809
Distance_laps54
Distance_mi194.915
Distance_km313.686
WeatherDry
Pole_DriverRené Arnoux
Pole_TeamRenault
Pole_Time1:34.406
Pole_CountryFrance
Fast_DriverRiccardo Patrese
Fast_TeamBrabham-BMW
Fast_Time1:40.075
Fast_Lap4
Fast_CountryItaly
First_DriverRené Arnoux
First_TeamRenault
First_CountryFrance
Second_DriverAlain Prost
Second_TeamRenault
Second_CountryFrance
Third_DriverDidier Pironi
Third_TeamFerrari
Third_CountryFrance
Lapchart

Le Castellet, Var, France

The 1982 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Paul Ricard on 25 July 1982. It was the eleventh race of the 1982 Formula One World Championship.

The 54-lap race was won from pole position by René Arnoux, driving a Renault. The turbocharged Renaults, Ferraris and Brabham-BMWs took up the first six grid positions, and Arnoux led home a French 1–2–3–4, with teammate Alain Prost second and the Ferraris of Didier Pironi and Patrick Tambay third and fourth, respectively. Arnoux achieved his win in sour circumstances, as he violated a pre-race agreement that if he and Prost were running first and second, respectively, he would let Prost past to aid his Drivers' Championship hopes. Arnoux left Renault at the end of the year.

The top six was completed by Keke Rosberg in the Williams-Ford and Michele Alboreto in the Tyrrell-Ford. Pironi's third place enabled him to extend his lead in the Drivers' Championship to nine points, although this would turn out to be his last finish before his career-ending accident at the next race in Germany.

The eleventh lap of this race saw a big accident when Jochen Mass's March and Mauro Baldi's Arrows collided at Signes. Mass's car went through the catch fencing into the tyre walls, then catapulted into a spectator area and caught fire. Mass escaped with burns on his hands, while several spectators were injured. The West German driver retired from Formula One immediately after this race.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorQ1Q2Gap123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
16France René ArnouxRenault1:36.548**1:34.406**—
15France Alain ProstRenault1:35.802**1:34.688**+0.282
28France Didier PironiFerrari1:36.477**1:35.790**+1.384
2Italy Riccardo PatreseBrabham-BMW1:38.541**1:35.811**+1.405
27France Patrick TambayFerrari1:38.745**1:35.905**+1.499
1Brazil Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW1:37.162**1:36.359**+1.953
22Italy Andrea de CesarisAlfa Romeo1:38.996**1:37.573**+3.167
23Italy Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo1:38.997**1:37.705**+3.299
8AUT Niki LaudaMcLaren-Ford**1:37.778**1:38.034+3.372
6Finland Keke RosbergWilliams-Ford**1:37.780**1:38.865+3.374
5Ireland Derek DalyWilliams-Ford**1:38.767**1:39.641+4.361
7UK John WatsonMcLaren-Ford**1:38.944**1:39.150+4.538
11Italy Elio de AngelisLotus-Ford1:40.569**1:39.118**+4.712
35UK Derek WarwickToleman-Hart1:41.266**1:39.306**+4.900
3Italy Michele AlboretoTyrrell-Ford1:39.823**1:39.330**+4.924
26France Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra1:40.326**1:39.605**+5.199
31France Jean-Pierre JarierOsella-Ford1:40.370**1:39.909**+5.503
9West Germany Manfred WinkelhockATS-Ford**1:39.917**1:39.942+5.511
25USA Eddie CheeverLigier-Matra1:41.518**1:40.187**+5.781
29Switzerland Marc SurerArrows-Ford1:42.603**1:40.335**+5.929
36Italy Teo FabiToleman-Hartno time**1:40.421**+6.015
10Chile Eliseo SalazarATS-Ford1:42.822**1:40.673**+6.267
4UK Brian HentonTyrrell-Ford1:41.109**1:40.852**+6.446
12UK Geoff LeesLotus-Ford1:45.647**1:40.974**+6.568
30Italy Mauro BaldiArrows-Ford1:42.162**1:40.997**+6.591
17GER Jochen MassMarch-Ford1:41.973**1:41.579**+7.173
33NED Jan LammersTheodore-Ford1:41.924**1:41.714**+7.308
14Colombia Roberto GuerreroEnsign-Ford**1:42.270**1:42.532+7.864
20Brazil Chico SerraFittipaldi-Ford1:43.562**1:42.414**+8.008
18Brazil Raul BoeselMarch-Ford1:43.515**1:43.099**+8.693

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorTyreLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints12345678910111213141516RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetDNQDNQDNQDNQ
16France **René Arnoux****Renault**541:33:33.2171**9**
15France **Alain Prost****Renault**54+ 17.3082**6**
28France **Didier Pironi****Ferrari**54+ 42.1283**4**
27France **Patrick Tambay****Ferrari**54+ 1:16.2415**3**
6Finland **Keke Rosberg****Williams-Ford**54+ 1:30.99410**2**
3Italy **Michele Alboreto****Tyrrell-Ford**54+ 1:32.33915**1**
5Ireland Derek DalyWilliams-Ford53+ 1 Lap11
8Austria Niki LaudaMcLaren-Ford53+ 1 Lap9
23Italy Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo53+ 1 Lap8
4UK Brian HentonTyrrell-Ford53+ 1 Lap23
9FRG Manfred WinkelhockATS-Ford52+ 2 Laps18
12UK Geoff LeesLotus-Ford52+ 2 Laps24
29Switzerland Marc SurerArrows-Ford52+ 2 Laps20
26France Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra51+ 3 Laps16
35UK Derek WarwickToleman-Hart50+ 4 Laps14
25USA Eddie CheeverLigier-Matra49+ 5 Laps19
22Italy Andrea de CesarisAlfa Romeo25Spun Off7
1Brazil Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW23Engine6
11Italy Elio de AngelisLotus-Ford17Fuel System13
7UK John WatsonMcLaren-Ford13Electrical12
17FRG Jochen MassMarch-Ford10Collision26
30Italy Mauro BaldiArrows-Ford10Collision25
2Italy Riccardo PatreseBrabham-BMW8Engine4
10Chile Eliseo SalazarATS-Ford2Spun Off22
31France Jean-Pierre JarierOsella-Ford0Halfshaft17
36Italy Teo FabiToleman-Hart0Electrical21
33Netherlands Jan LammersTheodore-Ford
14Colombia Roberto GuerreroEnsign-Ford
20Brazil Chico SerraFittipaldi-Ford
18Brazil Raul BoeselMarch-Ford

Notes

  • This race marked the 25th Grand Prix win for a French driver.
  • This was the 25th pole position and 10th Grand Prix win for Renault and a Renault-powered car.
  • This was the 1st fastest lap set by a BMW-powered car.
  • Last race for Didier Pironi and Jochen Mass

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
1FRA Didier Pironi39
2UK John Watson30
3FRA Alain Prost25
4AUT Niki Lauda24
5FIN Keke Rosberg23

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
1UK McLaren-Ford54
2ITA Ferrari52
3FRA Renault38
4UK Williams-Ford36
5UK Lotus-Ford20
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

| Previous_year's_race = 1981 French Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1983 French Grand Prix

References

  1. "1982 French Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  2. (25 July 1982). "1982 French Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive".
  3. "France 1982 - Championship • STATS F1".
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