# 1982 Swiss Grand Prix

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1982 Swiss Grand Prix Race 14 of 16 in the 1982 Formula One World Championship Race details Date 29 August 1982 Location Dijon, France Course length 3.801 km (2.361 miles) Distance 80 laps, 304.08 km (188.88 miles) Weather Dry Pole position Driver Alain Prost Renault Time 1:01.380 Fastest lap Driver Alain Prost Renault Time 1:07.477 on lap 2 Podium First Keke Rosberg Williams-Ford Second Alain Prost Renault Third Niki Lauda McLaren-Ford Lap leaders

Motor car race

The **1982 Swiss Grand Prix** was a [Formula One](/source/Formula_One) [motor race](/source/Motor_race) held at [Dijon-Prenois](/source/Dijon-Prenois) in France on 29 August 1982.[1] The race, contested over 80 laps, was the fourteenth race of the [1982 Formula One season](/source/1982_Formula_One_season) and was won by [Keke Rosberg](/source/Keke_Rosberg), driving a [Williams](/source/Williams_FW08)-[Ford](/source/Ford_Motor_Company). This was Rosberg's first win in a Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, though he had previously won a non-championship Formula One race, the [1978 BRDC International Trophy](/source/1978_BRDC_International_Trophy). [Alain Prost](/source/Alain_Prost) finished second in a [Renault](/source/Renault_RE30), having started from [pole position](/source/Pole_position), while [Niki Lauda](/source/Niki_Lauda) was third in a [McLaren](/source/McLaren_MP4%2F1)-[Ford](/source/Ford_Motor_Company). This was the only win of the season for eventual World Champion Rosberg. The chequered flag was shown after 81 laps when the organizers / flag stand missed the leading car on lap 80.[2]

This was the first World Championship [Swiss Grand Prix](/source/Swiss_Grand_Prix) since [1954](/source/1954_Swiss_Grand_Prix) (despite it not being held in [Switzerland](/source/Switzerland)), and the last running of the event to date. [Switzerland](/source/Switzerland) had banned motor racing after the [1955 Le Mans disaster](/source/1955_Le_Mans_disaster); as of 2021, the ban has been lifted for electric vehicles only.[3] [Patrick Tambay](/source/Patrick_Tambay), [Ferrari](/source/Scuderia_Ferrari)'s only entry after team leader [Didier Pironi](/source/Didier_Pironi)'s career-ending crash three weeks earlier, was unable to start due to a pinched nerve in his back.[4] This was the last of only three times the Ferrari team did not start a World Championship race in which they entered (see also [1950 French Grand Prix](/source/1950_French_Grand_Prix) and [1982 Belgian Grand Prix](/source/1982_Belgian_Grand_Prix)). Ferrari withdrew their entry so late that [Chico Serra](/source/Chico_Serra) (the fastest non-qualifier) was not allowed to start.[5]

## Classification

### Qualifying

Pos No Driver Constructor Q1 Q2 Gap 1 15 Alain Prost Renault 1:01.380 1:07.902 — 2 16 René Arnoux Renault 1:01.740 1:07.554 +0.360 3 2 Riccardo Patrese Brabham-BMW 1:02.997 1:02.710 +1.330 4 8 Niki Lauda McLaren-Ford 1:02.984 no time +1.604 5 22 Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo 1:03.023 1:04.205 +1.643 6 1 Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW 1:03.366 1:03.183 +1.803 7 5 Derek Daly Williams-Ford 1:04.238 1:03.291 +1.911 8 6 Keke Rosberg Williams-Ford 1:03.589 1:03.783 +2.209 9 23 Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 1:03.776 1:04.711 +2.396 10 27 Patrick Tambay Ferrari 1:03.896 no time +2.516 11 7 John Watson McLaren-Ford 1:03.995 1:04.711 +2.615 12 3 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford 1:04.069 1:04.102 +2.689 13 26 Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra 1:04.087 1:04.897 +2.707 14 29 Marc Surer Arrows-Ford 1:04.928 1:05.158 +3.548 15 11 Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford 1:04.967 1:05.437 +3.587 16 25 Eddie Cheever Ligier-Matra 1:05.162 1:05.001 +3.621 17 31 Jean-Pierre Jarier Osella-Ford 1:05.179 1:05.318 +3.799 18 4 Brian Henton Tyrrell-Ford 1:05.877 1:05.391 +4.011 19 14 Roberto Guerrero Ensign-Ford 1:05.422 1:05.395 +4.015 20 9 Manfred Winkelhock ATS-Ford 1:05.451 1:06.139 +4.071 21 35 Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart 1:05.927 1:05.877 +4.497 22 17 Rupert Keegan March-Ford 1:06.632 1:06.011 +4.631 23 36 Teo Fabi Toleman-Hart 1:06.017 1:06.102 +4.637 24 18 Raul Boesel March-Ford 1:06.781 1:06.136 +4.756 25 10 Eliseo Salazar ATS-Ford 1:06.297 1:06.168 +4.788 26 12 Nigel Mansell Lotus-Ford 1:06.430 1:06.211 +4.831 27 20 Chico Serra Fittipaldi-Ford 1:06.590 1:06.339 +4.959 28 33 Tommy Byrne Theodore-Ford 1:06.990 1:08.118 +5.610 29 30 Mauro Baldi Arrows-Ford 1:07.836 1:08.314 +6.456 Source:[6]

### Race

Pos No Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 6 Keke Rosberg Williams-Ford G 80 1:32:41.087 8 9 2 15 Alain Prost Renault M 80 + 4.442 1 6 3 8 Niki Lauda McLaren-Ford M 80 + 1:00.343 4 4 4 1 Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW G 79 + 1 Lap 6 3 5 2 Riccardo Patrese Brabham-BMW G 79 + 1 Lap 3 2 6 11 Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford G 79 + 1 Lap 15 1 7 3 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford G 79 + 1 Lap 12 8 12 Nigel Mansell Lotus-Ford G 79 + 1 Lap 26 9 5 Derek Daly Williams-Ford G 79 + 1 Lap 7 10 22 Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo M 78 + 2 Laps 5 11 4 Brian Henton Tyrrell-Ford G 78 + 2 Laps 18 12 23 Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo M 78 + 2 Laps 9 13 7 John Watson McLaren-Ford M 77 + 3 Laps 11 14 10 Eliseo Salazar ATS-Ford M 76 + 4 Laps 25 15 29 Marc Surer Arrows-Ford P 76 + 4 Laps 14 16 16 René Arnoux Renault M 75 Injection 2 Ret 25 Eddie Cheever Ligier-Matra M 70 Handling 16 Ret 9 Manfred Winkelhock ATS-Ford M 55 Chassis 20 Ret 31 Jean-Pierre Jarier Osella-Ford P 44 Engine 17 Ret 26 Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra M 33 Handling 13 Ret 36 Teo Fabi Toleman-Hart P 31 Engine 23 Ret 18 Raul Boesel March-Ford A 31 Water Leak 24 Ret 17 Rupert Keegan March-Ford A 25 Spun Off 22 Ret 35 Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart P 24 Engine 21 Ret 14 Roberto Guerrero Ensign-Ford M 4 Engine 19 DNS 27 Patrick Tambay Ferrari G Driver Unfit 10 DNQ 20 Chico Serra Fittipaldi-Ford P DNQ 33 Tommy Byrne Theodore-Ford G DNQ 30 Mauro Baldi Arrows-Ford P Source:[7][8]

## Notes

- This was the 300th Grand Prix in which an [Italian](/source/Italy) driver participated. In those 300 races, Italian drivers had won 27 Grands Prix, achieved 93 podium finishes, 25 pole positions, 26 fastest laps, 7 Grand Slams and 3 World Championships.

- This was the 50th Grand Prix start and the 1st Grand Prix win for a [Finnish](/source/Finland) driver.

## Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 1 Keke Rosberg 42 1 2 Didier Pironi 39 2 3 Alain Prost 31 1 4 John Watson 30 1 5 Niki Lauda 30 Source:[9] Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Ferrari 64 2 McLaren-Ford 60 3 Williams-Ford 55 4 Renault 50 5 Lotus-Ford 30

- **Note**: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["1982 Swiss Grand Prix Entry list"](https://www.racingsportscars.com/covers/_Dijon-1982-08-29e.jpg).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["The Swiss Grand Prix"](https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/october-1982/42/swiss-grand-prix). *[Motor Sport](/source/Motor_Sport_(magazine))*. Retrieved 26 May 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Adams, Ariel (3 March 2015). ["TAG Heuer and Formula E Racing Help End 60-Year Auto Racing Ban in Switzerland"](https://www.forbes.com/sites/arieladams/2015/03/03/tag-heuer-watches-formula-e-racing-help-end-60-year-auto-racing-ban-in-switzerland/2/#3544e3902640). *[forbes.com](/source/Forbes.com)*. Retrieved 10 June 2018.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Grand Prix Results: Swiss GP, 1982"](http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr371.html). Grandprix.com. Retrieved 27 August 2017.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-TV198219_5-0)** af Peterséns, Fredrik (1982-09-08). "Två lopp kvar - nu vinner Keke!" [Two races left - now Keke wins!]. *[Teknikens Värld](/source/Teknikens_V%C3%A4rld)* (in Swedish). Vol. 34, no. 19. Stockholm, Sweden: Specialtidningsförlaget AB. p. 9.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["1982 Swiss Grand Prix"](https://web.archive.org/web/20141104031249/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1982/357/). formula1.com. Archived from [the original](http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1982/357/) on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["1982 Swiss Grand Prix"](https://web.archive.org/web/20141104031249/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1982/357/). formula1.com. Archived from [the original](http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1982/357/) on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["1982 Swiss Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive"](https://gparchive.com/formula-1/1982-swiss-grand-prix/). *GPArchive.com*. 29 August 1982. Retrieved 1 November 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Championship_9-0)** ["Switzerland 1982 - Championship • STATS F1"](https://www.statsf1.com/en/1982/suisse/championnat.aspx). *www.statsf1.com*. Retrieved 21 March 2019.

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