{{Use British English|date=April 2017}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}} {{Infobox Grand Prix race report |Type = F1 |Country = Great Britain |Grand Prix = British |Official name = XXXV Marlboro British Grand Prix |Date = 18 July |Year = 1982 |Image = File:Brands Hatch 1976-1987.svg |Race_No = 10 |Season_No = 16 |Location = [[Brands Hatch]], Kent, Great Britain |Course = Permanent racing facility |Course_mi = 2.614 |Course_km = 4.207 |Distance_laps = 76 |Distance_mi = 198.664 |Distance_km = 319.719 |Weather = |Pole_Driver = [[Keke Rosberg]] |Pole_Team = [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |Pole_Time = 1:09.540<ref name="LangVol4P115">{{cite book |last=Lang |first=Mike |title=Grand Prix! Vol 4 |publisher=Haynes Publishing Group |date=1992 |isbn=0-85429-733-2 |page=115}}</ref> |Pole_Country = Finland |Fast_Driver = [[Brian Henton]] |Fast_Team = [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |Fast_Time = 1:13.028<ref name="LangVol4P118">{{cite book |last=Lang |first=Mike |title=Grand Prix! Vol 4 |publisher=Haynes Publishing Group |date=1992 |isbn=0-85429-733-2 |page=118}}</ref> |Fast_Lap = 63 |Fast_Country = UK |First_Driver = [[Niki Lauda]] |First_Team = [[McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |First_Country = Austria |Second_Driver = [[Didier Pironi]] |Second_Team = [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] |Second_Country = France |Third_Driver = [[Patrick Tambay]] |Third_Team = [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] |Third_Country = France |Lapchart = {{F1Laps1982|GBR}} }} The '''1982 British Grand Prix''' (formally the '''XXXV Marlboro British Grand Prix''') was a [[Formula One]] [[motor race]] held at [[Brands Hatch]] on 18 July 1982. It was the tenth race of the [[1982 Formula One World Championship]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/covers/_Brands_Hatch-1982-07-18e.jpg|title=1982 British Grand Prix Entry list}}</ref>
The 76-lap race was won by [[Niki Lauda]], driving a [[McLaren MP4/1|McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]], after he started from fifth position. [[Didier Pironi]] finished second in a [[Ferrari 126C|Ferrari]], while teammate [[Patrick Tambay]] achieved his first podium finish by coming third. [[Derek Warwick]] stunned and delighted the British fans by taking his [[Toleman]], a team who frequently failed to qualify for Grand Prix races during 1981 and 1982, through the field into second place before being forced to retire; he subsequently revealed that to impress its lead sponsor, Toleman had sent him out on a half-tank of fuel so that he could outpace his fully loaded competitors before running out of fuel.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Simon |date=2014-07-07 |title=Lunch With... Derek Warwick |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/april-2010/76/lunch-with-derek-warwick/ |access-date=2025-01-22 |website=Motor Sport Magazine |language=en-GB}}</ref> Pironi took over the lead of the Drivers' Championship from Lauda's teammate, [[John Watson (racing driver)|John Watson]], who spun off on the third lap.
== Classification == [[File:Niki Lauda 1982 British GP.jpg|thumb|[[Niki Lauda]] won the race for [[McLaren]].]] [[File:1982 British Grand Prix Trophy at Formula 1 Exhibition, London.jpg|thumb|The 1982 British Grand Prix special trophy]]
=== Qualifying === {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;" !Pos !No !Driver !Constructor !Tyre !Q1 !Q2 !Gap |- !1 |6 |{{flagicon|Finland}} [[Keke Rosberg]] |[[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |{{Goodyear}} |'''1:09.540''' |1:10.663 | align="center" |— |- !2 |2 |{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Riccardo Patrese]] |[[Brabham]]-[[BMW in Formula One|BMW]] |{{Goodyear}} |1:10.980 |'''1:09.627''' | +0.087 |- !3 |1 |{{flagicon|Brazil|1968}} [[Nelson Piquet]] |[[Brabham]]-[[BMW in Formula One|BMW]] |{{Goodyear}} |1:10.418 |'''1:10.060''' | +0.520 |- !4 |28 |{{flagicon|France}} [[Didier Pironi]] |[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] |{{Goodyear}} |'''1:10.066''' |1:10.386 | +0.526 |- !5 |8 |{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Niki Lauda]] |[[McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |{{Michelin}} |1:11.303 |'''1:10.638''' | +1.098 |- !6 |16 |{{flagicon|France}} [[René Arnoux]] |[[Renault in Formula One|Renault]] |{{Michelin}} |1:12.371 |'''1:10.641''' | +1.101 |- !7 |11 |{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Elio de Angelis]] |[[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |{{Goodyear}} |'''1:10.650''' |1:10.735 | +1.110 |- !8 |15 |{{flagicon|France}} [[Alain Prost]] |[[Renault in Formula One|Renault]] |{{Michelin}} |1:11.333 |'''1:10.728''' | +1.188 |- !9 |3 |{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Michele Alboreto]] |[[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |{{Goodyear}} |1:11.904 |'''1:10.892''' | +1.352 |- !10 |5 |{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Derek Daly]] |[[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |{{Goodyear}} |'''1:10.980''' |1:11.197 | +1.440 |- !11 |22 |{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Andrea de Cesaris]] |[[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Alfa Romeo]] |{{Michelin}} |'''1:11.347''' |1:12.309 | +1.807 |- !12 |7 |{{flagicon|UK}} [[John Watson (racing driver)|John Watson]] |[[McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |{{Michelin}} |1:11.556 |'''1:11.418''' | +1.878 |- !13 |27 |{{flagicon|France}} [[Patrick Tambay]] |[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] |{{Goodyear}} |1:11.750 |'''1:11.430''' | +1.890 |- !14 |23 |{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Bruno Giacomelli]] |[[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Alfa Romeo]] |{{Michelin}} |'''1:11.502''' |1:15.549 | +1.962 |- !15 |36 |{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Teo Fabi]] |[[Toleman]]-[[Hart Racing Engines|Hart]] |{{Pirelli}} |1:12.979 |'''1:11.728''' | +2.188 |- !16 |35 |{{flagicon|UK}} [[Derek Warwick]] |[[Toleman]]-[[Hart Racing Engines|Hart]] |{{Pirelli}} |1:12.236 |'''1:11.761''' | +2.221 |- !17 |4 |{{flagicon|UK}} [[Brian Henton]] |[[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |{{Goodyear}} |1:12.952 |'''1:12.080''' | +2.540 |- !18 |31 |{{flagicon|France}} [[Jean-Pierre Jarier]] |[[Osella]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |{{Pirelli}} |1:13.109 |'''1:12.436''' | +2.896 |- !19 |14 |{{flagicon|Colombia}} [[Roberto Guerrero]] |[[Ensign Racing|Ensign]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |{{Michelin}} |1:14.877 |'''1:12.668''' | +3.128 |- !20 |26 |{{flagicon|France}} [[Jacques Laffite]] |[[Equipe Ligier|Ligier]]-[[Equipe Matra Sports|Matra]] |{{Michelin}} |1:13.402 |'''1:12.695''' | +3.155 |- !21 |20 |{{flagicon|Brazil|1968}} [[Chico Serra]] |[[Fittipaldi Automotive|Fittipaldi]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |{{Pirelli}} |1:13.255 |'''1:13.096''' | +3.556 |- !22 |29 |{{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Marc Surer]] |[[Arrows Grand Prix International|Arrows]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |{{Pirelli}} |'''1:13.181''' |1:13.701 | +3.641 |- !23 |12 |{{flagicon|UK}} [[Nigel Mansell]] |[[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |{{Goodyear}} |1:13.545 |'''1:13.212''' | +3.672 |- !24 |25 |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Eddie Cheever]] |[[Equipe Ligier|Ligier]]-[[Equipe Matra Sports|Matra]] |{{Michelin}} |1:15.977 |'''1:13.301''' | +3.761 |- !25 |17 |{{flagicon|GER}} [[Jochen Mass]] |[[March Engineering|March]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |{{Avon}} |1:14.657 |'''1:13.622''' | +4.082 |- !26 |30 |{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Mauro Baldi]] |[[Arrows Grand Prix International|Arrows]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |{{Pirelli}} |1:15.246 |'''1:13.721''' | +4.181 |- !27 |9 |{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[Manfred Winkelhock]] |[[ATS (wheels)|ATS]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |{{Michelin}} |'''1:13.741''' |1:15.548 | +4.201 |- !28 |33 |{{flagicon|NED}} [[Jan Lammers]] |[[Theodore Racing|Theodore]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |{{Goodyear}} |'''1:13.815''' |1:14.303 | +4.275 |- !29 |10 |{{flagicon|Chile}} [[Eliseo Salazar]] |[[ATS (wheels)|ATS]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |{{Michelin}} |1:15.330 |'''1:13.866''' | +4.326 |- !30 |18 |{{flagicon|Brazil|1968}} [[Raul Boesel]] |[[March Engineering|March]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |{{Avon}} |1:15.724 |'''1:13.968''' | +4.428 |}
=== Race === {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" |- ! Pos !! No !! Driver !! Constructor !! Tyre !! Laps !! Time/Retired !! Grid !! Points |- ! 1 | 8 | {{flagicon|Austria}} '''[[Niki Lauda]]''' | '''[[McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]''' | {{Michelin}} | 76 | 1:35:33.812 | 5 | '''9''' |- ! 2 | 28 | {{flagicon|France}} '''[[Didier Pironi]]''' | '''[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]''' | {{Goodyear}} | 76 | + 25.726 | 4 | '''6''' |- ! 3 | 27 | {{flagicon|France}} '''[[Patrick Tambay]]''' | '''[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]''' | {{Goodyear}} | 76 | + 38.436 | 13 | '''4''' |- ! 4 | 11 | {{flagicon|Italy}} '''[[Elio de Angelis]]''' | '''[[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]''' | {{Goodyear}} | 76 | + 41.242 | 7 | '''3''' |- ! 5 | 5 | {{flagicon|Ireland}} '''[[Derek Daly]]''' | '''[[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]''' | {{Goodyear}} | 76 | + 41.430 | 10 | '''2''' |- ! 6 | 15 | {{flagicon|France}} '''[[Alain Prost]]''' | '''[[Renault in Formula One|Renault]]''' | {{Michelin}} | 76 | + 41.636 | 8 | '''1''' |- ! 7 | 23 | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Bruno Giacomelli]] | [[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Alfa Romeo]] | {{Michelin}} | 75 | + 1 Lap | 14 | |- ! 8 | 4 | {{flagicon|UK}} [[Brian Henton]] | [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | {{Goodyear}} | 75 | + 1 Lap | 17 | |- ! 9 | 30 | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Mauro Baldi]] | [[Arrows Grand Prix International|Arrows]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | {{Pirelli}} | 74 | + 2 Laps | 26 | |- ! 10 | 17 | {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Jochen Mass]] | [[March Engineering|March]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | {{Avon}} | 73 | + 3 Laps | 25 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 22 | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Andrea de Cesaris]] | [[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Alfa Romeo]] | {{Michelin}} | 66 | Electrical | 11 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 25 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Eddie Cheever]] | [[Equipe Ligier|Ligier]]-[[Equipe Matra Sports|Matra]] | {{Michelin}} | 60 | Engine | 24 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 29 | {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Marc Surer]] | [[Arrows Grand Prix International|Arrows]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | {{Pirelli}} | 59 | Engine | 22 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 6 | {{flagicon|Finland}} [[Keke Rosberg]] | [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | {{Goodyear}} | 50 | Fuel System | 1 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 3 | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Michele Alboreto]] | [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | {{Goodyear}} | 44 | Engine | 9 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 26 | {{flagicon|France}} [[Jacques Laffite]] | [[Equipe Ligier|Ligier]]-[[Equipe Matra Sports|Matra]] | {{Michelin}} | 41 | Gearbox | 20 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 35 | {{flagicon|UK}} [[Derek Warwick]] | [[Toleman]]-[[Hart Racing Engines|Hart]] | {{Pirelli}} | 40 | Halfshaft | 16 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 12 | {{flagicon|UK}} [[Nigel Mansell]] | [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | {{Goodyear}} | 29 | Driver Injury | 23 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 1 | {{flagicon|Brazil|1968}} [[Nelson Piquet]] | [[Brabham]]-[[BMW in Formula One|BMW]] | {{Goodyear}} | 9 | Fuel System | 3 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 14 | {{flagicon|Colombia}} [[Roberto Guerrero]] | [[Ensign Racing|Ensign]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | {{Michelin}} | 3 | Engine | 19 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 31 | {{flagicon|France}} [[Jean-Pierre Jarier]] | [[Osella]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | {{Pirelli}} | 2 | Collision | 18 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 20 | {{flagicon|Brazil|1968}} [[Chico Serra]] | [[Fittipaldi Automotive|Fittipaldi]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | {{Pirelli}} | 2 | Collision | 21 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 7 | {{flagicon|UK}} [[John Watson (racing driver)|John Watson]] | [[McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | {{Michelin}} | 2 | Spun Off | 12 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 2 | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Riccardo Patrese]] | [[Brabham]]-[[BMW in Formula One|BMW]] | {{Goodyear}} | 0 | Collision | 2 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 16 | {{flagicon|France}} [[René Arnoux]] | [[Renault in Formula One|Renault]] | {{Michelin}} | 0 | Collision | 6 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 36 | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Teo Fabi]] | [[Toleman]]-[[Hart Racing Engines|Hart]] | {{Pirelli}} | 0 | Collision | 15 | |- ! {{abbr|DNQ|Did not qualify}} | 9 | {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Manfred Winkelhock]] | [[ATS (wheels)|ATS]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | {{Michelin}} | | | | |- ! {{abbr|DNQ|Did not qualify}} | 33 | {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Jan Lammers]] | [[Theodore Racing|Theodore]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | {{Goodyear}} | | | | |- ! {{abbr|DNQ|Did not qualify}} | 10 | {{flagicon|Chile}} [[Eliseo Salazar]] | [[ATS (wheels)|ATS]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | {{Michelin}} | | | | |- ! {{abbr|DNQ|Did not qualify}} | 18 | {{flagicon|Brazil|1968}} [[Raul Boesel]] | [[March Engineering|March]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | {{Avon}} | | | | |- !colspan="9"|{{center|Source:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1982/351/ |title=1982 British Grand Prix |publisher=formula1.com |access-date=23 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104031431/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1982/351/ |archive-date=4 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gparchive.com/formula-1/1982-british-grand-prix/|title=1982 British Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive|website=GPArchive.com|date=18 July 1982 |access-date=1 November 2021}}</ref>}} |}
==Notes==
* This was the 1st pole position for a [[Finland|Finnish]] driver. * This was the 25th Grand Prix win for an [[Austria]]n driver. * This was the 100th Grand Prix start for Brazilian constructor [[Fittipaldi Automotive|Fittipaldi]]. In those 100 races, Fittipaldi achieved 3 podium finishes. * This race marked the 5th [[British Grand Prix]] win for [[McLaren]].
==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"| 35 |- | 2 | {{flagicon|UK}} [[John Watson (racing driver)|John Watson]] | align="right"| 30 |- | 3 | {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Niki Lauda]] | align="right"| 24 |- | 4 | {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Keke Rosberg]] | align="right"| 21 |- | 5 | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Alain Prost]] | align="right"| 19 |- !colspan=4|Source:<ref name="champ">{{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/1982/grande-bretagne/championnat.aspx|title=Britain 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|UK}} [[McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | align="right"| 54 |- | 2 | {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] | align="right"| 45 |- | 3 | {{flagicon|UK}} [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | align="right"| 34 |- | 4 | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Renault in Formula One|Renault]] | align="right"| 23 |- | 5 | {{flagicon|UK}} [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | align="right"| 20 |- !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}} {{Commons category}}
{{F1 race report | Name_of_race = [[British Grand Prix]] | Year_of_race = 1982 | Previous_race_in_season = [[1982 Dutch Grand Prix]] | Next_race_in_season = [[1982 French Grand Prix]] | Previous_year's_race = [[1981 British Grand Prix]] | Next_year's_race = [[1983 British Grand Prix]]<br><small>Next race at Brands Hatch: [[1983 European Grand Prix]]</small> | Previous_promotional_trophy_winner = [[1981 Caesars Palace Grand Prix]] | Next_promotional_trophy_winner = [[1983 Italian Grand Prix]] }} {{F1GP 80-89}}
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