{{Infobox Grand Prix race report |Type = F1 |Country = France |Grand Prix = French |Image = Paul Ricard 1970.png |Official name = 68ème Grand Prix de France |Date = 25 July |Year = 1982 |Race_No = 11 |Season_No = 16 |Location = [[Circuit Paul Ricard]]<br>[[Le Castellet, Var]], France |Course = Permanent racing facility |Course_mi = 3.610 |Course_km = 5.809 |Distance_laps = 54 |Distance_mi = 194.915 |Distance_km = 313.686 |Weather = Dry |Pole_Driver = [[René Arnoux]] |Pole_Team = [[Renault in Formula One|Renault]] |Pole_Time = 1:34.406 |Pole_Country = France |Fast_Driver = [[Riccardo Patrese]] |Fast_Team = [[Brabham]]-[[BMW in Formula One|BMW]] |Fast_Time = 1:40.075 |Fast_Lap = 4 |Fast_Country = Italy |First_Driver = [[René Arnoux]] |First_Team = [[Renault in Formula One|Renault]] |First_Country = France |Second_Driver = [[Alain Prost]] |Second_Team = [[Renault in Formula One|Renault]] |Second_Country= France |Third_Driver = [[Didier Pironi]] |Third_Team = [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] |Third_Country = France |Lapchart = {{F1Laps1982|FRA}} }}
The '''1982 French Grand Prix''' was a [[Formula One]] [[motor race]] held at [[Circuit Paul Ricard|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 RE30|Renault]]. The [[Turbocharger|turbocharged]] Renaults, [[Ferrari 126C|Ferrari]]s and [[Brabham BT50|Brabham]]-[[BMW in Formula One|BMW]]s 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 FW08|Williams]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] and [[Michele Alboreto]] in the [[Tyrrell 011|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 [[1982 German Grand Prix|Germany]].
The eleventh lap of this race saw a big accident when [[Jochen Mass]]'s [[March Engineering|March]] and [[Mauro Baldi]]'s [[Arrows Grand Prix International|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 Germany|West German]] driver retired from Formula One immediately after this race.
== Classification ==
=== Qualifying === {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;" !Pos !No !Driver !Constructor !Q1 !Q2 !Gap |- !1 |16 |{{flagicon|France}} [[René Arnoux]] |[[Renault in Formula One|Renault]] |1:36.548 |'''1:34.406''' | align="center" |— |- !2 |15 |{{flagicon|France}} [[Alain Prost]] |[[Renault in Formula One|Renault]] |1:35.802 |'''1:34.688''' | +0.282 |- !3 |28 |{{flagicon|France}} [[Didier Pironi]] |[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] |1:36.477 |'''1:35.790''' | +1.384 |- !4 |2 |{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Riccardo Patrese]] |[[Brabham]]-[[BMW in Formula One|BMW]] |1:38.541 |'''1:35.811''' | +1.405 |- !5 |27 |{{flagicon|France}} [[Patrick Tambay]] |[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] |1:38.745 |'''1:35.905''' | +1.499 |- !6 |1 |{{flagicon|Brazil|1968}} [[Nelson Piquet]] |[[Brabham]]-[[BMW in Formula One|BMW]] |1:37.162 |'''1:36.359''' | +1.953 |- !7 |22 |{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Andrea de Cesaris]] |[[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Alfa Romeo]] |1:38.996 |'''1:37.573''' | +3.167 |- !8 |23 |{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Bruno Giacomelli]] |[[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Alfa Romeo]] |1:38.997 |'''1:37.705''' | +3.299 |- !9 |8 |{{flagicon|AUT}} [[Niki Lauda]] |[[McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |'''1:37.778''' |1:38.034 | +3.372 |- !10 |6 |{{flagicon|Finland}} [[Keke Rosberg]] |[[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |'''1:37.780''' |1:38.865 | +3.374 |- !11 |5 |{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Derek Daly]] |[[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |'''1:38.767''' |1:39.641 | +4.361 |- !12 |7 |{{flagicon|UK}} [[John Watson (racing driver)|John Watson]] |[[McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |'''1:38.944''' |1:39.150 | +4.538 |- !13 |11 |{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Elio de Angelis]] |[[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |1:40.569 |'''1:39.118''' | +4.712 |- !14 |35 |{{flagicon|UK}} [[Derek Warwick]] |[[Toleman]]-[[Hart Racing Engines|Hart]] |1:41.266 |'''1:39.306''' | +4.900 |- !15 |3 |{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Michele Alboreto]] |[[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |1:39.823 |'''1:39.330''' | +4.924 |- !16 |26 |{{flagicon|France}} [[Jacques Laffite]] |[[Equipe Ligier|Ligier]]-[[Equipe Matra Sports|Matra]] |1:40.326 |'''1:39.605''' | +5.199 |- !17 |31 |{{flagicon|France}} [[Jean-Pierre Jarier]] |[[Osella]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |1:40.370 |'''1:39.909''' | +5.503 |- !18 |9 |{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[Manfred Winkelhock]] |[[ATS (wheels)|ATS]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |'''1:39.917''' |1:39.942 | +5.511 |- !19 |25 |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Eddie Cheever]] |[[Equipe Ligier|Ligier]]-[[Equipe Matra Sports|Matra]] |1:41.518 |'''1:40.187''' | +5.781 |- !20 |29 |{{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Marc Surer]] |[[Arrows Grand Prix International|Arrows]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |1:42.603 |'''1:40.335''' | +5.929 |- !21 |36 |{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Teo Fabi]] |[[Toleman]]-[[Hart Racing Engines|Hart]] |no time |'''1:40.421''' | +6.015 |- !22 |10 |{{flagicon|Chile}} [[Eliseo Salazar]] |[[ATS (wheels)|ATS]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |1:42.822 |'''1:40.673''' | +6.267 |- !23 |4 |{{flagicon|UK}} [[Brian Henton]] |[[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |1:41.109 |'''1:40.852''' | +6.446 |- !24 |12 |{{flagicon|UK}} [[Geoff Lees (racing driver)|Geoff Lees]] |[[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |1:45.647 |'''1:40.974''' | +6.568 |- !25 |30 |{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Mauro Baldi]] |[[Arrows Grand Prix International|Arrows]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |1:42.162 |'''1:40.997''' | +6.591 |- !26 |17 |{{flagicon|GER}} [[Jochen Mass]] |[[March Engineering|March]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |1:41.973 |'''1:41.579''' | +7.173 |- !27 |33 |{{flagicon|NED}} [[Jan Lammers]] |[[Theodore Racing|Theodore]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |1:41.924 |'''1:41.714''' | +7.308 |- !28 |14 |{{flagicon|Colombia}} [[Roberto Guerrero]] |[[Ensign Racing|Ensign]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |'''1:42.270''' |1:42.532 | +7.864 |- !29 |20 |{{flagicon|Brazil|1968}} [[Chico Serra]] |[[Fittipaldi Automotive|Fittipaldi]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |1:43.562 |'''1:42.414''' | +8.008 |- !30 |18 |{{flagicon|Brazil|1968}} [[Raul Boesel]] |[[March Engineering|March]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] |1:43.515 |'''1:43.099''' | +8.693 |}
=== Race === {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" |- ! Pos !! No !! Driver !! Constructor !! Tyre !! Laps !! Time/Retired !! Grid !! Points |- ! 1 | 16 | {{flagicon|France}} '''[[René Arnoux]]''' | '''[[Renault in Formula One|Renault]]''' | {{Michelin}} | 54 | 1:33:33.217 | 1 | '''9''' |- ! 2 | 15 | {{flagicon|France}} '''[[Alain Prost]]''' | '''[[Renault in Formula One|Renault]]''' | {{Michelin}} | 54 | + 17.308 | 2 | '''6''' |- ! 3 | 28 | {{flagicon|France}} '''[[Didier Pironi]]''' | '''[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]''' | {{Goodyear}} | 54 | + 42.128 | 3 | '''4''' |- ! 4 | 27 | {{flagicon|France}} '''[[Patrick Tambay]]''' | '''[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]''' | {{Goodyear}} | 54 | + 1:16.241 | 5 | '''3''' |- ! 5 | 6 | {{flagicon|Finland}} '''[[Keke Rosberg]]''' | '''[[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]''' | {{Goodyear}} | 54 | + 1:30.994 | 10 | '''2''' |- ! 6 | 3 | {{flagicon|Italy}} '''[[Michele Alboreto]]''' | '''[[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]''' | {{Goodyear}} | 54 | + 1:32.339 | 15 | '''1''' |- ! 7 | 5 | {{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Derek Daly]] | [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | {{Goodyear}} | 53 | + 1 Lap | 11 | |- ! 8 | 8 | {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Niki Lauda]] | [[McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | {{Michelin}} | 53 | + 1 Lap | 9 | |- ! 9 | 23 | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Bruno Giacomelli]] | [[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Alfa Romeo]] | {{Michelin}} | 53 | + 1 Lap | 8 | |- ! 10 | 4 | {{flagicon|UK}} [[Brian Henton]] | [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | {{Goodyear}} | 53 | + 1 Lap | 23 | |- ! 11 | 9 | {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Manfred Winkelhock]] | [[ATS (wheels)|ATS]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | {{Michelin}} | 52 | + 2 Laps | 18 | |- ! 12 | 12 | {{flagicon|UK}} [[Geoff Lees (racing driver)|Geoff Lees]] | [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | {{Goodyear}} | 52 | + 2 Laps | 24 | |- ! 13 | 29 | {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[Marc Surer]] | [[Arrows Grand Prix International|Arrows]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | {{Pirelli}} | 52 | + 2 Laps | 20 | |- ! 14 | 26 | {{flagicon|France}} [[Jacques Laffite]] | [[Equipe Ligier|Ligier]]-[[Equipe Matra Sports|Matra]] | {{Michelin}} | 51 | + 3 Laps | 16 | |- ! 15 | 35 | {{flagicon|UK}} [[Derek Warwick]] | [[Toleman]]-[[Hart Racing Engines|Hart]] | {{Pirelli}} | 50 | + 4 Laps | 14 | |- ! 16 | 25 | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Eddie Cheever]] | [[Equipe Ligier|Ligier]]-[[Equipe Matra Sports|Matra]] | {{Michelin}} | 49 | + 5 Laps | 19 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 22 | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Andrea de Cesaris]] | [[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Alfa Romeo]] | {{Michelin}} | 25 | Spun Off | 7 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 1 | {{flagicon|Brazil|1968}} [[Nelson Piquet]] | [[Brabham]]-[[BMW in Formula One|BMW]] | {{Goodyear}} | 23 | Engine | 6 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 11 | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Elio de Angelis]] | [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | {{Goodyear}} | 17 | Fuel System | 13 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 7 | {{flagicon|UK}} [[John Watson (racing driver)|John Watson]] | [[McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | {{Michelin}} | 13 | Electrical | 12 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 17 | {{flagicon|FRG}} [[Jochen Mass]] | [[March Engineering|March]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | {{Avon}} | 10 | Collision | 26 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 30 | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Mauro Baldi]] | [[Arrows Grand Prix International|Arrows]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | {{Pirelli}} | 10 | Collision | 25 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 2 | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Riccardo Patrese]] | [[Brabham]]-[[BMW in Formula One|BMW]] | {{Goodyear}} | 8 | Engine | 4 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 10 | {{flagicon|Chile}} [[Eliseo Salazar]] | [[ATS (wheels)|ATS]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | {{Michelin}} | 2 | Spun Off | 22 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 31 | {{flagicon|France}} [[Jean-Pierre Jarier]] | [[Osella]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | {{Pirelli}} | 0 | Halfshaft | 17 | |- ! {{abbr|Ret|Retired}} | 36 | {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Teo Fabi]] | [[Toleman]]-[[Hart Racing Engines|Hart]] | {{Pirelli}} | 0 | Electrical | 21 | |- ! {{abbr|DNQ|Did not qualify}} | 33 | {{flagicon|Netherlands}} [[Jan Lammers]] | [[Theodore Racing|Theodore]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | {{Goodyear}} | | | | |- ! {{abbr|DNQ|Did not qualify}} | 14 | {{flagicon|Colombia}} [[Roberto Guerrero]] | [[Ensign Racing|Ensign]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | {{Michelin}} | | | | |- ! {{abbr|DNQ|Did not qualify}} | 20 | {{flagicon|Brazil|1968}} [[Chico Serra]] | [[Fittipaldi Automotive|Fittipaldi]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | {{Pirelli}} | | | | |- ! {{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/1982/352/ |title=1982 French Grand Prix |publisher=formula1.com |access-date=23 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104031436/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1982/352/ |archive-date=4 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gparchive.com/formula-1/1982-french-grand-prix/|title=1982 French Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive|website=GPArchive.com|date=25 July 1982 |access-date=4 November 2021}}</ref>}} |}
==Notes==
* This race marked the 25th Grand Prix win for a [[France|French]] driver. * This was the 25th pole position and 10th Grand Prix win for [[Renault in Formula One|Renault]] and a Renault-powered car. * This was the 1st fastest lap set by a [[BMW in Formula One|BMW]]-powered car. * Last race for [[Didier Pironi]] and [[Jochen Mass]]
==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|UK}} [[John Watson (racing driver)|John Watson]] | align="right"| 30 |- | 3 | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Alain Prost]] | align="right"| 25 |- | 4 | {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Niki Lauda]] | align="right"| 24 |- | 5 | {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Keke Rosberg]] | align="right"| 23 |- !colspan=4|Source:<ref name="champ">{{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/1982/france/championnat.aspx|title=France 1982 - Championship • STATS F1|website=www.statsf1.com|access-date=17 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"| 52 |- | 3 | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Renault in Formula One|Renault]] | align="right"| 38 |- | 4 | {{flagicon|UK}} [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] | align="right"| 36 |- | 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.}}
==References== {{Reflist | 30em}}
{{F1 race report | Name_of_race = [[French Grand Prix]] | Year_of_race = 1982 | Previous_race_in_season = [[1982 British Grand Prix]] | Next_race_in_season = [[1982 German Grand Prix]] | Previous_year's_race = [[1981 French Grand Prix]] | Next_year's_race = [[1983 French Grand Prix]] }} {{F1GP 80-89}}
[[Category:1982 Formula One races|French Grand Prix]] [[Category:French Grand Prix]] [[Category:1982 in French motorsport|Grand Prix]]