{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox Grand Prix race report |Type = F1 |Country = Brazil |Grand Prix = Brazilian Grand Prix |GP_Suffix = |Official name = XI Grande Prêmio do Brasil |Date = 21 March |Image = Autódromo_de_Jacarepaguá_1978-1995.png |Year = 1982 |Race_No = 2 |Season_No = 16 |Location = [[Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet|Jacarepaguá Circuit]]<br>[[Jacarepaguá]], [[Rio de Janeiro]] |Course = Permanent racing facility |Course_mi = 3.126 |Course_km = 5.031 |Distance_laps = 63 |Distance_mi = 196.945 |Distance_km = 316.953 |Weather = Dry |Pole_Driver = [[Alain Prost]] |Pole_Team = [[Renault F1|Renault]] |Pole_Time = 1:28.808 |Pole_Country = France |Fast_Driver = [[Alain Prost]] |Fast_Team = [[Renault F1|Renault]] |Fast_Time = 1:37.016 |Fast_Lap = 36 |Fast_Country = France |First_Driver = [[Alain Prost]] |First_Team = [[Renault F1|Renault]] |First_Country = France |Second_Driver = [[John Watson (racing driver)|John Watson]] |Second_Team = [[Team McLaren|McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |Second_Country = UK |Third_Driver = [[Nigel Mansell]] |Third_Team = [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |Third_Country = UK |Lapchart = {{F1Laps1982|BRA}} }}
The '''1982 Brazilian Grand Prix''' was a [[Formula One]] [[motor race]] held at [[Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet|Jacarepaguá]] on 21 March 1982. It was the second race of the [[1982 Formula One World Championship]].
Many drivers suffered exhaustion because of the intensely hot weather, particularly Brabham drivers Nelson Piquet and Riccardo Patrese. Patrese was forced to retire from the race due to total exhaustion; Piquet, after having finished first in the race and then barely making it to the podium ceremony, fainted due to exhaustion only to be disqualified later.
== Qualifying ==
=== Pre-qualifying === {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;" !Pos !No !Driver !Constructor !Time !Gap |- !1 |18 |{{flagicon|Brazil|1968}} [[Raul Boesel]] |[[March Engineering|March]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |1:30.038 |align=center|— |- !2 |31 |{{flagicon|France}} [[Jean-Pierre Jarier]] |[[Osella]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |1:31.293 | +1.255 |- !3 |35 |{{flagicon|UK}} [[Derek Warwick]] |[[Toleman]]-[[Hart Racing Engines|Hart]] |1:32.995 | +2.957 |- !4 |36 |{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Teo Fabi]] |[[Toleman]]-[[Hart Racing Engines|Hart]] |1:33.016 | +2.978 |- !5 |32 |{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Riccardo Paletti]] |[[Osella]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |1:36.172 | +6.134 |}
=== Qualifying === {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;" |+ !Pos ! text-align="center" |{{Abbr|No.|Car number}} !Driver !Constructor !Q1 !Q2 !Gap |- !1 |15 | data-sort-value="pro" |{{Flagicon|FRA}} [[Alain Prost]] |[[Renault in Formula One|Renault]] |'''1:28.808''' |1:29.120 | |- !2 |27 | data-sort-value="vil" |{{Flagicon|CAN}} [[Gilles Villeneuve]] |[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] |1:30.418 |'''1:29.173''' | +0.365 |- !3 |6 | data-sort-value="ros" |{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Keke Rosberg]] |[[Williams F1|Williams]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |1:29.910 |'''1:29.358''' | +0.550 |- !4 |16 | data-sort-value="arn" |{{flagicon|FRA}} [[René Arnoux]] |[[Renault F1|Renault]] |'''1:30.121''' |1:30.492 | +1.313 |- !5 |8 | data-sort-value="lau" |{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Niki Lauda]] |[[McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |1:30.715 |'''1:30.152''' | +1.344 |- !6 |5 | data-sort-value="reu" |{{Flagicon|ARG}} [[Carlos Reutemann]] |[[Williams F1|Williams]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |1:30.944 |'''1:30.183''' | +1.375 |- !7 |1 | data-sort-value="piq" |{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Nelson Piquet]] |[[Brabham]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |'''1:30.281''' |1:30.413 | +1.473 |- !8 |28 | data-sort-value="pir" |{{Flagicon|FRA}} [[Didier Pironi]] |[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] |'''1:30.655''' |1:30.905 | +1.847 |- !9 |2 | data-sort-value="pat" |{{Flagicon|ITA}} [[Riccardo Patrese]] |[[Brabham]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |1:31.053 |'''1:30.967''' | +2.159 |- !10 |22 | data-sort-value="ces" |{{Flagicon|ITA}} [[Andrea de Cesaris]] |[[Alfa Romeo in F1|Alfa Romeo]] |1:33.255 |'''1:31.229''' | +2.421 |- !11 |11 | data-sort-value="ang" |{{Flagicon|ITA}} [[Elio de Angelis]] |[[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |'''1:31.790''' |1:32.093 | +2.982 |- !12 |7 | data-sort-value="wat" |{{Flagicon|GBR}} [[John Watson (racing driver)|John Watson]] |[[McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |'''1:31.906''' |1:32.151 | +3.098 |- !13 |3 | data-sort-value="alb" |{{Flagicon|ITA}} [[Michele Alboreto]] |[[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |1:32.886 |'''1:31.991''' | +3.183 |- !14 |12 | data-sort-value="man" |{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Nigel Mansell]] |[[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |'''1:32.228''' |1:33.007 | +3.420 |- !15 |9 | data-sort-value="win" |{{Flagicon|GER}} [[Manfred Winkelhock]] |[[ATS Wheels|ATS]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |'''1:32.524''' |no time | +3.716 |- !16 |23 | data-sort-value="gia" |{{Flagicon|ITA}} [[Bruno Giacomelli]] |[[Alfa Romeo in F1|Alfa Romeo]] |'''1:32.769''' |1:33.538 | +3.961 |- !17 |18 | data-sort-value="boe" |{{Flagicon|BRA}} [[Raul Boesel]] |[[March F1|March]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |1:35.986 |'''1:34.050''' | +5.242 |- !18 |10 | data-sort-value="sal" |{{flagicon|CHI}} [[Eliseo Salazar]] |[[ATS Wheels|ATS]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |1:34.740 |'''1:34.262''' | +5.454 |- !19 |30 | data-sort-value="bal" |{{Flagicon|ITA}} [[Mauro Baldi]] |[[Arrows F1|Arrows]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |1:35.325 |'''1:34.380''' | +5.572 |- !20 |33 | data-sort-value="dal" |{{Flagicon|IRE}} [[Derek Daly]] |[[Theodore Racing|Theodore]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |'''1:34.413''' |1:34.676 | +5.605 |- !21 |4 | data-sort-value="bor" |{{Flagicon|SWE}} [[Slim Borgudd]] |[[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |'''1:35.020''' |1:35.127 | +6.212 |- !22 |17 | data-sort-value="mas" |{{Flagicon|GER}} [[Jochen Mass]] |[[March F1|March]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |'''1:35.039''' |1:35.248 | +6.231 |- !23 |31 | data-sort-value="jar" |{{Flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean-Pierre Jarier]] |[[Osella]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |1:36.218 |'''1:35.081''' | +6.273 |- !24 |26 | data-sort-value="laf" |{{Flagicon|FRA}} [[Jacques Laffite]] |[[Équipe Ligier|Ligier]]-[[Matra]] |1:35.874 |'''1:35.084''' | +6.276 |- !25 |20 | data-sort-value="ser" |{{Flagicon|BRA}} [[Chico Serra]] |[[Fittipaldi Automotive|Fittipaldi]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |'''1:35.246''' |1:36.101 | +6.438 |- !26 |25 | data-sort-value="che" |{{Flagicon|USA}} [[Eddie Cheever]] |[[Équipe Ligier|Ligier]]-[[Matra]] |1:35.612 |'''1:35.288''' | +6.480 |- ! data-sort-value="27" |{{abbr|DNQ|Did not qualify}} |36 | data-sort-value="fab" |{{Flagicon|ITA}} [[Teo Fabi]] |[[Toleman]]-[[Hart Racing Engines|Hart]] |1:36.312 |'''1:35.326''' | +6.518 |- ! data-sort-value="28" |{{abbr|DNQ|Did not qualify}} |14 | data-sort-value="gue" |{{Flagicon|COL}} [[Roberto Guerrero]] |[[Ensign Racing|Ensign]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |1:41.028 |'''1:35.730''' | +6.922 |- ! data-sort-value="29" |{{abbr|DNQ|Did not qualify}} |29 | data-sort-value="hen" |{{Flagicon|GBR}} [[Brian Henton]] |[[Arrows F1|Arrows]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |1:35.834 |'''1:35.748''' | +6.940 |- ! data-sort-value="30" |{{abbr|DNQ|Did not qualify}} |35 | data-sort-value="war" |{{Flagicon|GBR}} [[Derek Warwick]] |[[Toleman]]-[[Hart Racing Engines|Hart]] |1:37.223 |'''1:36.014''' | +7.206 |- ! colspan="7" |Source:<ref>{{Cite web|title=Brazil 1982 - Qualifications|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/1982/bresil/qualification.aspx|website=statsf1.com|access-date=23 May 2020}}</ref> |}
== Race ==
=== Disqualifications === {{see also|FISA–FOCA war}} Nelson Piquet finished first and Keke Rosberg finished second, but both were disqualified after the cars were found to be underweight. As a result, the [[Formula One Constructors Association|FOCA]] teams boycotted [[1982 San Marino Grand Prix|San Marino]] two races later. The problem was with a {{convert|7|gal|L|0}} "ballast water tank", ostensibly used to cool the brakes. This would gradually empty during the race and then be replenished at the end so as to pass post-race scrutineering. The FIA Appeals Tribunal upheld the disqualification seven weeks later and these tanks were permanently banned.<ref name="C+SC30">{{cite journal|last=Fearnley|first=Paul|date=April 2012|title=The Commodore 64, Compact Discs and F1 drivers on strike: welcome to 1982|journal=Classic & Sports Car|location=Teddington, Middlesex, UK|publisher=Haymarket|page=234|issn=0263-3183}}</ref>
=== Race classification === {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" |- ! Pos !! No !! Driver !! Constructor !! Tyre !! Laps !! Time/Retired !! Grid !! Points |- ! 1 | 15 | {{flagicon|France}} '''[[Alain Prost]]''' | '''[[Renault F1|Renault]]''' | {{Michelin}} | 63 | 1:44:33.134 | 1 | '''9''' |- ! 2 | 7 | {{flagicon|UK}} '''[[John Watson (racing driver)|John Watson]]''' | '''[[Team McLaren|McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]''' | {{Michelin}} | 63 | + 2.990 | 12 | '''6''' |- ! 3 | 12 | {{flagicon|UK}} '''[[Nigel Mansell]]''' | '''[[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]''' | {{Goodyear}} | 63 | + 36.859 | 14 | '''4''' |- ! 4 | 3 | {{flagicon|Italy}} '''[[Michele Alboreto]]''' | '''[[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]''' | {{Goodyear}} | 63 | + 50.761 | 13 | '''3''' |- ! 5 | 9 | {{flagicon|FRG}} '''[[Manfred Winkelhock]]''' | '''[[ATS Wheels|ATS]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]''' | {{Avon}} | 62 | + 1 Lap | 15 | '''2''' |- ! 6 | 28 | {{flagicon|France}} '''[[Didier Pironi]]''' | '''[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]''' | {{Goodyear}} | 62 | + 1 Lap | 8 | '''1''' |- ! 7 | 4 | {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[Slim Borgudd]] | [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | {{Goodyear}} | 61 | + 2 Laps | 21 | |- ! 8 | 17 | {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Jochen Mass]] | [[March Engineering|March]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | {{Pirelli}} | 61 | + 2 Laps | 22 | |- ! 9 | 31 | {{flagicon|France}} [[Jean-Pierre Jarier]] | [[Osella]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | {{Pirelli}} | 60 | + 3 Laps | 23 | |- ! 10 | 30 | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Mauro Baldi]] | [[Arrows Grand Prix International|Arrows]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | {{Pirelli}} | 57 | + 6 Laps | 19 | |- ! {{abbr|DSQ|Disqualified}} | 1 | {{flagicon|Brazil|1968}} [[Nelson Piquet]] | [[Brabham]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | {{Goodyear}} | 63 | Underweight | 7 | |- ! {{abbr|DSQ|Disqualified}} | 6 | {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Keke Rosberg]] | [[WilliamsF1|Williams]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | {{Goodyear}} | 63 | Underweight | 3 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 10 | {{flagicon|Chile}} [[Eliseo Salazar]] | [[ATS Wheels|ATS]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | {{Avon}} | 38 | Engine | 18 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 20 | {{flagicon|Brazil|1968}} [[Chico Serra]] | [[Fittipaldi (constructor)|Fittipaldi]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | {{Pirelli}} | 36 | Suspension | 25 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 2 | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Riccardo Patrese]] | [[Brabham]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | {{Goodyear}} | 34 | Physical | 9 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 27 | {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Gilles Villeneuve]] | [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] | {{Goodyear}} | 29 | Accident | 2 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 8 | {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Niki Lauda]] | [[Team McLaren|McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | {{Michelin}} | 22 | Collision | 5 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 16 | {{flagicon|France}} [[René Arnoux]] | [[Renault F1|Renault]] | {{Michelin}} | 21 | Collision | 4 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 5 | {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Carlos Reutemann]] | [[WilliamsF1|Williams]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | {{Goodyear}} | 21 | Collision | 6 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 11 | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Elio de Angelis]] | [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | {{Goodyear}} | 21 | Collision | 11 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 25 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Eddie Cheever]] | [[Equipe Ligier|Ligier]]-[[Equipe Matra Sports|Matra]] | {{Michelin}} | 19 | Water Leak | 26 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 23 | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Bruno Giacomelli]] | [[Alfa Romeo (Formula One)|Alfa Romeo]] | {{Michelin}} | 16 | Clutch | 16 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 26 | {{flagicon|France}} [[Jacques Laffite]] | [[Equipe Ligier|Ligier]]-[[Equipe Matra Sports|Matra]] | {{Michelin}} | 15 | Chassis | 24 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 22 | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Andrea de Cesaris]] | [[Alfa Romeo (Formula One)|Alfa Romeo]] | {{Michelin}} | 14 | Chassis | 10 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 33 | {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Derek Daly]] | [[Theodore Racing|Theodore]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | {{Avon}} | 12 | Spun Off | 20 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 18 | {{flagicon|Brazil|1968}} [[Raul Boesel]] | [[March Engineering|March]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | {{Pirelli}} | 11 | Spun Off | 17 | |- ! {{abbr|DNQ|Did not qualify}} | 36 | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Teo Fabi]] | [[Toleman]]-[[Hart (racing)|Hart]] | {{Pirelli}} | | | | |- ! {{abbr|DNQ|Did not qualify}} | 14 |{{flagicon|Colombia}} [[Roberto Guerrero]] |[[Ensign (racing team)|Ensign]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | {{Avon}} | | | | |- ! {{abbr|DNQ|Did not qualify}} | 29 | {{flagicon|UK}} [[Brian Henton]] | [[Arrows Grand Prix International|Arrows]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | {{Pirelli}} | | | | |- ! {{abbr|DNQ|Did not qualify}} | 35 | {{flagicon|UK}} [[Derek Warwick]] | [[Toleman]]-[[Hart (racing)|Hart]] | {{Pirelli}} | | | | |- ! {{abbr|DNPQ|Did not pre-qualify}}<ref name="LangVol4P86">{{cite book | last = Lang | first = Mike | title = Grand Prix! Vol 4 | publisher = Haynes Publishing Group | date = 1992 | page = 86 | isbn = 0-85429-733-2}}</ref> | 32 | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Riccardo Paletti]] | [[Osella]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | {{Pirelli}} | | | | |- !colspan="9"|{{center|Source:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1982/343/ |title=1982 Brazilian Grand Prix |publisher=formula1.com |access-date=23 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104030812/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1982/343/ |archive-date=4 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gparchive.com/formula-1/1982-brazilian-grand-prix/|title=1982 Brazilian Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive|website=GPArchive.com|date=21 March 1982 |access-date=1 November 2021}}</ref>}} |}
==Notes==
* This was the 200th Grand Prix in which an [[Argentina|Argentinian]] driver participated. In those 200 races, Argentinian drivers had won 38 Grands Prix, achieved 100 podium finishes, 38 pole positions, 33 fastest laps, 10 Grand Slams and 5 World Championships. * This was the 10th fastest lap and the 1st Grand Slam for [[Renault in Formula One|Renault]] and a Renault-powered car.
==Championship standings after the race== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} ;Drivers' Championship standings {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- ! Pos ! Driver ! Points |- | 1 | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Alain Prost]] | align="right"| 18 |- | 2 | {{flagicon|UK}} [[John Watson (racing driver)|John Watson]] | align="right"| 7 |- | 3 | {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Carlos Reutemann]] | align="right"| 6 |- | 4 | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[René Arnoux]] | align="right"| 4 |- | 5 | {{flagicon|UK}} [[Nigel Mansell]] | align="right"| 4 |- !colspan=4|Source:<ref name="champ">{{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/1982/bresil/championnat.aspx|title=Brazil 1982 - Championship • STATS F1|website=www.statsf1.com|access-date=13 March 2019}}</ref> |} {{col-2}} ;Constructors' Championship standings {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- ! Pos ! Constructor ! Points |- | 1 | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Renault F1|Renault]] | align="right"| 22 |- | 2 | {{flagicon|UK}} [[Team McLaren|McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | align="right"| 10 |- | 3 | {{flagicon|UK}} [[WilliamsF1|Williams]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | align="right"| 8 |- | 4 | {{flagicon|UK}} [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | align="right"| 4 |- | 5 | {{flagicon|UK}} [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | align="right"| 3 |- !colspan=4|Source:<ref name="champ"/> |} {{col-end}}
*<small>'''Note''': Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.</small>
==References== {{Reflist | 30em}}
{{F1 race report| Name_of_race = [[Brazilian Grand Prix]] | Year_of_race = 1982 | Previous_race_in_season = [[1982 South African Grand Prix]] | Next_race_in_season = [[1982 United States Grand Prix West]] | Previous_year's_race = [[1981 Brazilian Grand Prix]] | Next_year's_race = [[1983 Brazilian Grand Prix]]}} {{F1GP 80-89}}
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