{{Infobox Grand Prix race report |Type = F1 |Country = Austria |Grand Prix = Austrian |Image = Österreichring 1977-1987.svg |Caption = The Österreichring {{small|(last modified in 1977)}} |Date = 15 August |Year = 1982 |Official name = XX Holiday [[Austrian Grand Prix|Großer Preis von Österreich]] |Race_No = 13 |Season_No = 16 |Location = [[Österreichring]], [[Spielberg, Styria]], [[Austria]] |Course = Permanent racing facility |Course_mi = 3.692 |Course_km = 5.942 |Distance_laps = 53 |Distance_mi = 195.686 |Distance_km = 314.926 |Weather = Sunny, hot |Pole_Driver = [[Nelson Piquet]] |Pole_Team = [[Brabham]]-[[BMW in Formula One|BMW]] |Pole_Time = 1:27.612 |Pole_Country = BRA |pole_flag_suffix = 1968 |Fast_Driver = [[Nelson Piquet]] |Fast_Team = [[Brabham]]-[[BMW in Formula One|BMW]] |Fast_Time = 1:33.699 |Fast_Lap = 5 |Fast_Country = BRA |fast_flag_suffix = 1968 |First_Driver = [[Elio de Angelis]] |First_Team = [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |First_Country = ITA |Second_Driver = [[Keke Rosberg]] |Second_Team = [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |Second_Country = FIN |Third_Driver = [[Jacques Laffite]] |Third_Team = [[Equipe Ligier|Ligier]]-[[Equipe Matra Sports|Matra]] |Third_Country = France |Lapchart = {{F1Laps1982|AUT}} }} The '''1982 Austrian Grand Prix''' was a [[Formula One]] motor race held at [[Österreichring]] on 15 August 1982. It was the thirteenth race of the [[1982 Formula One World Championship]].
The 53-lap race was won by Italian driver [[Elio de Angelis]], driving a [[Lotus 91|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]. De Angelis held off Finland's [[Keke Rosberg]] in the [[Williams FW08|Williams]]-Ford to win by just 0.05 seconds, or less than half a car length, claiming the first victory for Lotus since the [[1978 Dutch Grand Prix]] and the last in the lifetime of team founder [[Colin Chapman]], who died at the end of 1982. Frenchman [[Jacques Laffite]] finished third in a [[Ligier JS19|Ligier]]-[[Equipe Matra Sports|Matra]], one lap behind.
== Report == A [[chicane]] had been added at the entrance to the pits earlier in the year. [[Nelson Piquet]]'s [[Brabham]] led into the first corner from pole position, while [[Renault in Formula One|Renault]]'s [[Alain Prost]] passed Piquet's team-mate [[Riccardo Patrese]] for second. Further back, there was a collision which eliminated the two [[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Alfa Romeo]]s of [[Andrea de Cesaris]] and [[Bruno Giacomelli]], as well as the Williams of [[Derek Daly]]. Prost's advantage over Patrese lasted only a few corners before the Italian re-passed him. On lap 2, [[Patrick Tambay]] punctured the right rear tyre on his Ferrari, [[Michele Alboreto]] crashed his Tyrrell at the Bosch Kurve, Patrese took the lead from Piquet and the two Brabhams immediately began to pull away on their half-full tanks.
Shortly before half distance, Piquet made the first planned mid-race fuel and tyre pit stop in modern F1 history. He rejoined in fourth place, behind Prost and [[Elio de Angelis]], and just ahead of [[Keke Rosberg]]. Shortly afterwards, Patrese made his stop, having built up a sufficient lead to rejoin the race still in first place. However, the Italian suffered an engine failure three laps later, leaving Prost to inherit a comfortable lead from de Angelis.
Piquet was back up to third but was now in trouble, unable to make any inroads into the leaders and struggling to stay ahead of Rosberg. On lap 32, the Brazilian retired with an electrical failure. Free of the Brabham, Rosberg began closing in on de Angelis, who at this point was ten seconds ahead.
Prost was leading by half a minute when on lap 49, five from the end, his Renault suffered a mechanical failure. This left de Angelis and Rosberg – neither of whom had won a Grand Prix before – battling for the lead. At the start of the last lap de Angelis was 1.6 seconds ahead. Rosberg closed rapidly on the final tour and was right on the Lotus's gearbox heading into the final corner, the Rindt Kurve. De Angelis calmly defended the inside line, but slid wide on the exit of the corner. Rosberg dived inside on the home straight, only to come up short by 0.050 seconds, or less than half a car length.
De Angelis joyfully celebrated his maiden win, while Rosberg had nonetheless boosted his Driver's Championship chances, moving into second place ahead of [[John Watson (racing driver)|John Watson]], who had suffered an engine failure. [[Equipe Ligier|Ligier]]'s [[Jacques Laffite]] completed the podium, coming home a lap down, while [[Patrick Tambay]] was fourth in the sole [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]], having recovered from a puncture early in the race. Watson's [[McLaren]] team-mate [[Niki Lauda]] was fifth, with [[Mauro Baldi]] taking the final point in his [[Arrows Grand Prix International|Arrows]].
This was the 150th World Championship race victory for the [[Cosworth DFV]] engine. However, it was also to be the last hailed by [[Colin Chapman]]'s famous act of throwing his cloth cap into the air after a Lotus victory, as Chapman would die four months later.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/history/f1/95-1982-austrian-gp |title=100 Greatest Grands Prix: 95 – 1982 Austrian GP |magazine=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]] |date=21 February 2016 |access-date=10 October 2017}}</ref> It was also the last win by a Chapman-built Lotus, and the team's last win until the [[1985 Portuguese Grand Prix]].
== Classification ==
=== Qualifying === {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- ! Pos !! No !! Driver !! Constructor !Q1!! Q2 !! Gap |- ! 1 | 1 | {{flagicon|Brazil|1968}} [[Nelson Piquet]] | [[Brabham]]-[[BMW in Formula One|BMW]] |'''1:27.612''' | 1:28.398 |align="center"| — |- ! 2 | 2 | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Riccardo Patrese]] | [[Brabham]]-[[BMW in Formula One|BMW]] |'''1:27.971''' | 1:28.296 | +0.359 |- ! 3 | 15 | {{flagicon|France}} [[Alain Prost]] | [[Renault in Formula One|Renault]] |1:29.867 | '''1:28.864''' | +1.252 |- ! 4 | 27 | {{flagicon|France}} [[Patrick Tambay]] | [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] |'''1:29.522''' | 1:29.856 | +1.910 |- ! 5 | 16 | {{flagicon|France}} [[René Arnoux]] | [[Renault in Formula One|Renault]] |no time | '''1:30.261''' | +2.649 |- ! 6 | 6 | {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Keke Rosberg]] | [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |1:31.108 | '''1:30.300''' | +2.688 |- ! 7 | 11 | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Elio de Angelis]] | [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |1:32.686 | '''1:31.626''' | +4.014 |- ! 8 | 3 | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Michele Alboreto]] | [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |'''1:31.814''' | 1:34.534 | +4.202 |- ! 9 | 5 | {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Derek Daly]] | [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |1:34.114 | '''1:32.062''' | +4.450 |- ! 10 | 8 | {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Niki Lauda]] | [[McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |1:33.005 | '''1:32.131''' | +4.519 |- ! 11 | 22 | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Andrea de Cesaris]] | [[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Alfa Romeo]] |1:33.353 | '''1:32.308''' | +4.696 |- ! 12 | 12 | {{flagicon|UK}} [[Nigel Mansell]] | [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |1:34.070 | '''1:32.881''' | +5.269 |- ! 13 | 23 | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Bruno Giacomelli]] | [[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Alfa Romeo]] |1:34.431 | '''1:32.950''' | +5.338 |- ! 14 | 26 | {{flagicon|France}} [[Jacques Laffite]] | [[Equipe Ligier|Ligier]]-[[Equipe Matra Sports|Matra]] |1:34.530 | '''1:32.957''' | +5.345 |- ! 15 | 35 | {{flagicon|UK}} [[Derek Warwick]] | [[Toleman]]-[[Hart Racing Engines|Hart]] |1:33.878 | '''1:33.208''' | +5.596 |- ! 16 | 14 | {{flagicon|Colombia}} [[Roberto Guerrero]] | [[Ensign Racing|Ensign]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |1:34.796 | '''1:33.555''' | +5.943 |- ! 17 | 36 | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Teo Fabi]] | [[Toleman]]-[[Hart Racing Engines|Hart]] |1:34.690 | '''1:33.971''' | +6.359 |- ! 18 | 7 | {{flagicon|UK}} [[John Watson (racing driver)|John Watson]] | [[McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |1:34.668 | '''1:34.164''' | +6.554 |- ! 19 | 4 | {{flagicon|UK}} [[Brian Henton]] | [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |'''1:34.184''' | 1:36.228 | +6.572 |- ! 20 | 20 | {{flagicon|Brazil|1968}} [[Chico Serra]] | [[Fittipaldi Automotive|Fittipaldi]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |1:35.724 | '''1:34.187''' | +6.575 |- ! 21 | 29 | {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Marc Surer]] | [[Arrows Grand Prix International|Arrows]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |'''1:34.422''' | 1:34.579 | +6.810 |- ! 22 | 25 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Eddie Cheever]] | [[Equipe Ligier|Ligier]]-[[Equipe Matra Sports|Matra]] |'''1:34.620''' | 1:34.815 | +7.008 |- ! 23 | 30 | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Mauro Baldi]] | [[Arrows Grand Prix International|Arrows]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |1:35.653 | '''1:34.715''' | +7.103 |- ! 24 | 17 | {{flagicon|UK}} [[Rupert Keegan]] | [[March Engineering|March]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |1:36.274 | '''1:34.770''' | +7.158 |- ! 25 | 9 | {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Manfred Winkelhock]] | [[ATS Wheels|ATS]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |1:35.666 | '''1:34.984''' | +7.372 |- ! 26 | 33 | {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Tommy Byrne (racing driver)|Tommy Byrne]] | [[Theodore Racing|Theodore]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |1:35.318 | '''1:34.985''' | +7.373 |- ! 27 | 18 | {{flagicon|Brazil|1968}} [[Raul Boesel]] | [[March Engineering|March]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |'''1:35.149''' | 1:35.654 | +7.537 |- ! 28 | 31 | {{flagicon|France}} [[Jean-Pierre Jarier]] | [[Osella]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |1:35.622 | '''1:35.206''' | +7.594 |- ! 29 | 10 | {{flagicon|Chile}} [[Eliseo Salazar]] | [[ATS Wheels|ATS]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |1:35.581 | '''1:35.271''' | +7.659 |- ! colspan="7" |{{center|Source:<ref name="Source">{{cite web |url=http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1982/354/ |title=1982 Austrian Grand Prix |publisher=formula1.com |access-date=23 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104031245/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1982/354/ |archive-date=4 November 2014}}</ref>}} |}
=== Race === {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" |- ! Pos !! No !! Driver !! Constructor !! Tyre !! Laps !! Time/Retired !! Grid !! Points |- ! 1 | 11 | {{flagicon|Italy}} '''[[Elio de Angelis]]''' | '''[[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]''' | {{Goodyear}} | 53 | 1:25:02.212 | 7 | '''9''' |- ! 2 | 6 | {{flagicon|Finland}} '''[[Keke Rosberg]]''' | '''[[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]''' | {{Goodyear}} | 53 | + 0.050 | 6 | '''6''' |- ! 3 | 26 | {{flagicon|France}} '''[[Jacques Laffite]]''' | '''[[Equipe Ligier|Ligier]]-[[Equipe Matra Sports|Matra]]''' | {{Michelin}} | 52 | + 1 Lap | 14 | '''4''' |- ! 4 | 27 | {{flagicon|France}} '''[[Patrick Tambay]]''' | '''[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]''' | {{Goodyear}} | 52 | + 1 Lap | 4 | '''3''' |- ! 5 | 8 | {{flagicon|Austria}} '''[[Niki Lauda]]''' | '''[[McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]''' | {{Michelin}} | 52 | + 1 Lap | 10 | '''2''' |- ! 6 | 30 | {{flagicon|Italy}} '''[[Mauro Baldi]]''' | '''[[Arrows Grand Prix International|Arrows]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]''' | {{Pirelli}} | 52 | + 1 Lap | 23 | '''1''' |- ! 7 | 20 | {{flagicon|Brazil|1968}} [[Chico Serra]] | [[Fittipaldi Automotive|Fittipaldi]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | {{Pirelli}} | 51 | + 2 Laps | 20 | |- ! 8 | 15 | {{flagicon|France}} [[Alain Prost]] | [[Renault in Formula One|Renault]] | {{Michelin}} | 48 | Injection | 3 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 7 | {{flagicon|UK}} [[John Watson (racing driver)|John Watson]] | [[McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | {{Michelin}} | 44 | Engine | 18 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 4 | {{flagicon|UK}} [[Brian Henton]] | [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | {{Goodyear}} | 32 | Engine | 19 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 1 | {{flagicon|Brazil|1968}} [[Nelson Piquet]] | [[Brabham]]-[[BMW in Formula One|BMW]] | {{Goodyear}} | 31 | Electrical | 1 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 33 | {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Tommy Byrne (racing driver)|Tommy Byrne]] | [[Theodore Racing|Theodore]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | {{Goodyear}} | 28 | Spun off | 26 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 29 | {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Marc Surer]] | [[Arrows Grand Prix International|Arrows]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | {{Pirelli}} | 28 | Engine | 21 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 2 | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Riccardo Patrese]] | [[Brabham]]-[[BMW in Formula One|BMW]] | {{Goodyear}} | 27 | Engine | 2 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 25 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Eddie Cheever]] | [[Equipe Ligier|Ligier]]-[[Equipe Matra Sports|Matra]] | {{Michelin}} | 22 | Engine | 22 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 12 | {{flagicon|UK}} [[Nigel Mansell]] | [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | {{Goodyear}} | 17 | Engine | 12 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 16 | {{flagicon|France}} [[René Arnoux]] | [[Renault in Formula One|Renault]] | {{Michelin}} | 16 | Injection | 5 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 9 | {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Manfred Winkelhock]] | [[ATS Wheels|ATS]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | {{Michelin}} | 15 | Spun off | 25 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 35 | {{flagicon|UK}} [[Derek Warwick]] | [[Toleman]]-[[Hart Racing Engines|Hart]] | {{Pirelli}} | 7 | Suspension | 15 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 36 | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Teo Fabi]] | [[Toleman]]-[[Hart Racing Engines|Hart]] | {{Pirelli}} | 7 | Transmission | 17 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 14 | {{flagicon|Colombia}} [[Roberto Guerrero]] | [[Ensign Racing|Ensign]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | {{Michelin}} | 6 | Spun off | 16 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 3 | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Michele Alboreto]] | [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | {{Goodyear}} | 1 | Spun off | 8 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 17 | {{flagicon|UK}} [[Rupert Keegan]] | [[March Engineering|March]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | {{Avon}} | 1 | Steering | 24 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 5 | {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Derek Daly]] | [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | {{Goodyear}} | 0 | Collision | 9 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 22 | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Andrea de Cesaris]] | [[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Alfa Romeo]] | {{Michelin}} | 0 | Collision | 11 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 23 | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Bruno Giacomelli]] | [[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Alfa Romeo]] | {{Michelin}} | 0 | Collision | 13 | |- ! {{abbr|DNQ|Did not qualify}} | 18 | {{flagicon|Brazil|1968}} [[Raul Boesel]] | [[March Engineering|March]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | {{Avon}} | | | | |- ! {{abbr|DNQ|Did not qualify}} | 31 | {{flagicon|France}} [[Jean-Pierre Jarier]] | [[Osella]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | {{Pirelli}} | | | | |- ! {{abbr|DNQ|Did not qualify}} | 10 | {{flagicon|Chile}} [[Eliseo Salazar]] | [[ATS Wheels|ATS]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | {{Michelin}} | | | | |- !colspan="9"|{{center|Source:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gparchive.com/formula-1/1982-austrian-grand-prix/|title=1982 Austrian Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive|website=GPArchive.com|date=15 August 1982 |access-date=4 November 2021}}</ref>}} |}
==Championship standings after the race== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} ;Drivers' Championship standings {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- ! Pos ! Driver ! Points |- | 1 | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Didier Pironi]] | align="right"| 39 |- | 2 | {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Keke Rosberg]] | align="right"| 33 |- | 3 | {{flagicon|UK}} [[John Watson (racing driver)|John Watson]] | align="right"| 30 |- | 4 | {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Niki Lauda]] | align="right"| 26 |- | 5 | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Alain Prost]] | align="right"| 25 |- !colspan=4|Source:<ref name="champ">{{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/1982/autriche/championnat.aspx|title=Austria 1982 - Championship • STATS F1|website=www.statsf1.com|access-date=7 March 2019}}</ref> |} {{col-2}} ;Constructors' Championship standings {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- ! Pos ! Constructor ! Points |- | 1 | {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] | align="right"| 64 |- | 2 | {{flagicon|UK}} [[McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | align="right"| 56 |- | 3 | {{flagicon|UK}} [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | align="right"| 46 |- | 4 | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Renault in Formula One|Renault]] | align="right"| 44 |- | 5 | {{flagicon|UK}} [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | align="right"| 29 |- !colspan=4|Source:<ref name="champ"/> |} {{col-end}}
*{{small|'''Note''': Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.}}
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