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1982 World Sportscar Championship

Racing tournament

Racing tournament

The 1982 World Sportscar Championship was the 30th season of FIA World Sportscar Championship racing. It featured the 1982 World Endurance Championship for Drivers, which was contested over an eight-round series, and the 1982 World Endurance Championship for Manufacturers, which was contested over five rounds held concurrently with the first five rounds of the Drivers Championship. The Drivers’ title was open to Group C Sports Cars, Group B GT Cars, Group 6 Two-Seater Racing Cars, Group 5 Special Production Cars, Group 4 GT Cars, Group 3 GT Cars, Group 2 Touring Cars and IMSA GTX, GTO and GTU cars. The Manufacturers title was limited to Group C Sports Cars and Group B GT Cars only. The series ran from 18 April 1982 to 17 October 1982.

The World Endurance Championship for Drivers was won by Jacky Ickx driving a Porsche 956 and the World Endurance Championship for Manufacturers was awarded to Porsche.

Schedule

RndRaceCircuitDate12345678
ITA [Trofeo Filippo Caracciolo](1000km-monza) (1000 km)Autodromo Nazionale Monza18 April
GBR [The Pace Petroleum 6 Hours](6-hours-of-silverstone)Silverstone Circuit16 May
DEU Rudolf Caracciola [Wanderpreis 1000 Kilometres](1000km-nurburgring)Nürburgring30 May
FRA [24 Hours of Le Mans](24-hours-of-le-mans)Circuit de la Sarthe19 June
20 June
BEL Trophee Diners Club [1000 Kilometres](1000km-spa)Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps5 September
ITA [Trofeo Banca Toscana 1000 Kilometres](1000km-mugello)†Mugello Circuit19 September
JPN [WEC in Japan](6-hours-of-fuji) (6 Hours)†Fuji Speedway3 October
GBR Shell Oils [1000 Kilometres](1000-km-brands-hatch)†Brands Hatch17 October

† - Points were awarded for the World Endurance Championship for Drivers only.

Season results

Races

RndCircuitWinning team
Winning CarResultsWinning drivers12345678
Monza**FRA Automobiles Jean Rondeau**
FRA Rondeau M382 Ford[Results](1982-1000km-of-monza)
FRA Henri Pescarolo
ITA Giorgio Francia
Silverstone**ITA Martini Racing**
ITA Lancia LC1[Results](1982-6-hours-of-silverstone)
ITA Michele Alboreto
ITA Riccardo Patrese
Nürburgring**ITA Martini Racing**
ITA Lancia LC1[Results](1982-1000km-of-nurburgring)
ITA Michele Alboreto
ITA Riccardo Patrese
ITA Teo Fabi
La Sarthe**DEU Rothmans Porsche**
DEU Porsche 956[Results](1982-24-hours-of-le-mans)
BEL Jacky Ickx
GBR Derek Bell
Spa-Francorchamps**DEU Rothmans Porsche**
DEU Porsche 956[Results](1982-1000km-of-spa)
BEL Jacky Ickx
DEU Jochen Mass
Mugello**ITA Martini Racing**
ITA Lancia LC1[Results](1982-1000km-of-mugello)
ITA Piercarlo Ghinzani
ITA Michele Alboreto
Fuji**DEU Rothmans Porsche**
DEU Porsche 956[Results](1982-6-hours-of-fuji)
BEL Jacky Ickx
DEU Jochen Mass
Brands Hatch**DEU Rothmans Porsche**
DEU Porsche 956[Results](1982-1000km-of-brands-hatch)
BEL Jacky Ickx
GBR Derek Bell

Drivers Championship

Points towards the 1982 World Endurance Championship for Drivers were awarded on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis to drivers of the ten top placed cars at each round, regardless of class. Bonus points were also awarded to the drivers of those cars on the following basis:

  • 0 points to Category I (Group C, Group 5 over 2000cc, IMSA GTX over 2000cc)
  • 1 point to Category II (Group B over 2000cc, Group 6 under 2000cc, Group 5 under 2000cc, Group 4 over 2000cc, IMSA GTO)
  • 2 points to Category III (IMSA GTU, Group 2 over 2000cc, Group 3 over 2000cc)
  • 3 points to Category IV (Group B under 2000cc, Group 4 under 2000cc, Group 2 under 2000cc, Group 3 under 2000cc). Only the best six round results could be retained by each driver.

Belgian driver Jacky Ickx won the title at the wheel of a Porsche 956 entered by Rothmans Porsche.

=Gordon SpiceRondeau M382 Ford-8--8---16

A total of 125 drivers scored points in the Drivers Championship.

Manufacturers Championship

Porsche 956 - the principle model used by Porsche in its successful challenge for the 1982 World Endurance Championship for Manufacturers
Ford - Rondeau placed second in the Manufacturers title with the Ford powered Rondeau M382
Aston Martin - Nimrod placed third with the [[Nimrod NRA/C2

Points towards the 1982 World Endurance Championship for Manufacturers were scored only by Group C and Group B cars on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first ten finishers in these two classes combined. Only the best placed car from each manufacturer was eligible to score points and only the best four round results could be retained by each manufacturer.

PosManufacturerMonSilNurLe MSpaTotal12345678
Porsche20152020**75**
Ford - Rondeau201220(8)10**62**
Aston Martin-Nimrod10104**24**
Peugeot - WM156**21**
Ford82**10**
Ford - Sauber46**10**
Ford - Lola3**3**
Ford - Cougar1**1**

Note: The FIA awarded manufacturers placings to the combined engine/chassis unit. For cars competing with a different make of engine to that of the chassis, the FIA gave prominence to the engine over the chassis when naming a “Manufacturer”.

The cars

The following models contributed towards the net point scores of their respective manufacturers.

  • Porsche 956 & Porsche 930
  • Rondeau M382
  • Nimrod NRA/C2
  • WM P82
  • Ford C100
  • Sauber SHS C6
  • Lola T610
  • Cougar C01

References

References

  1. Autosport Endurance Racing Review, 1982, Supplement to Autosport, 6 January 1983
  2. Any driver transferring between cars during a race was ineligible to score points and a driver was required to complete at least 30 percent of the car's distance to be awarded points.János Wimpffen, Time and Two Seats, 1999, page 1347
  3. FIA Yearbook, 1983, Grey section, page 80
  4. FIA Yearbook, 1983, Grey section, page 79
  5. Automobile Year, 1982/83, page 154
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