1982 Australian Grand Prix

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1982 Australian Grand Prix
Round 8 of 8 of the 1982 Australian Drivers' Championship
Calder Park Map 002.png
Race details
Date7 November 1982
Official name XLVII Australian Grand Prix
Location Calder Park Raceway, Melbourne, Victoria
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 1.609 km (1.000 miles)
Distance 100 laps, 160.9 km (100 miles)
Weather Sunny
Pole position
Driver Ralt-Ford
Time 0'39.18
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Ralt-Ford
Time 0'39.62
Podium
First Ralt-Ford
Second Ralt-Ford
Third Ralt-Ford

The 1982 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race held at the Melbourne International Raceway, (now generally known as Calder Park), in Victoria, Australia on 8 November 1982. [1]

Contents

The race, which was the 47th Australian Grand Prix, [2] was open to racing cars complying with Australian Formula 1 regulations, [3] which for this year included only Formula Pacific cars. [4] It was the second Australian Grand Prix to feature only Formula Pacific cars. For the Australian-based competitors the race was also the eighth and final round of the 1982 Australian Drivers' Championship.

The race was won by Alain Prost of France driving a Ralt RT4. His subsequent victory in the 1986 Australian Grand Prix would see him secure his second straight Formula One World Championship for Drivers title and become the only driver to win the Australian Grand Prix in both its Australian domestic and World Championship formats.

The 1982 race was the first Australian Grand Prix since 1968 in which no Australian driver placed in the first three positions. The highest-placed Australian was Alfredo Costanzo who finished fifth in a Tiga FA81 Ford, thus clinching the 1982 Australian Drivers' Championship title. [5] Costanzo was also the fastest Australian qualifier, starting from the third grid position behind the Ralt RT4 Fords of French Formula One drivers Alain Prost and Jacques Laffite.

Classification

Results as follows: [2]

Qualifying

PosNoDriverCarQualGap
115 Flag of France.svg Alain Prost Ralt RT4 Ford 0:39.18
226 Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Ralt RT4 Ford 0:39.42+0.24
31 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alfredo Costanzo Tiga FA81 Ford 0:39.59+0.41
44 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Bowe Ralt RT4 Ford 0:39.67+0.49
518 Flag of Brazil.svg Nelson Piquet Ralt RT4 Ford 0:39.67+0.49
619 Flag of Brazil.svg Roberto Moreno Ralt RT4 Ford 0:39.77+0.59
727 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Jones Ralt RT4 Ford 0:39.81+0.63
871 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Smith Ralt RT4 Ford 0:39.89+0.70
941 Flag of New Zealand.svg David McMillan Ralt RT4 Ford 0:39.93+0.74
1014 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Handford Ralt RT4 Ford 0:39.98+0.79
112 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Miedecke Ralt RT4 Ford 0:39.99+0.80
129 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graham Watson Ralt RT4 Ford 0:40.01+0.83
138 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Richard Davison Ralt RT4 Ford 0:40.07+0.89
1420 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lucio Cesario Ralt RT4 Ford 0:40.09+0.91
1564 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Phillip Revell Ralt RT4 Ford 0:40.16+0.98
1625 Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Radisich Ralt RT4 Ford 0:40.30+1.12
173 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Charlie O'Brien Ralt RT4 Ford 0:40.36+1.18
1812 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Doug MacArthur Ralt RT4 Ford 0:40.41+1.23
1910 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Crang Tiga FA82 Ford 0:41.25+2.07
207 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Williamson Toleman TA860 Toyota 0:41.25+2.07
2174 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Hocking Cheetah Mk.8 Ford 0:41.25+2.07
2223 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Willy Stobart Ralt RT4 Ford 0:41.27+2.09
2378 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brian Sampson Cheetah Mk.8 Ford 0:41.38+2.20
2416 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Creasy Ralt RT4 Ford 0:41.65+2.47
25 {1)24 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ray Hangar Ralt RT4 Ford 0:42.10+2.92
26 {1)13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brett Fisher Ralt RT1 Ford 0:43.87+4.69

Note 1: Hanger and Fisher were listed as reserves for the race however Hanger was allowed to start after Jones withdrew during the warm-up laps. [2]

Race

PosNoDriverCarEntrant [1] LapsTimePoints
115 Flag of France.svg Alain Prost Ralt RT4 Ford Melbourne International Raceway 1001h 07m 18.65s
226 Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Ralt RT4 Ford Melbourne International Raceway 1001h 07m 33.97s
319 Flag of Brazil.svg Roberto Moreno Ralt RT4 Ford Goold Motorsport1001h 07m 43.48s
441 Flag of New Zealand.svg David McMillan Ralt RT4 Ford D McMillan99
51 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alfredo Costanzo Tiga FA81 Ford Porsche Cars Australia999
62 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andrew Miedecke Ralt RT4 Ford A Miedecke996
74 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Bowe Ralt RT4 Ford Chris Leach Racing994
814 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Handford Ralt RT4 Ford R Handford983
971 Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Smith Ralt RT4 Ford J Smith982
1064 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Phillip Revell Ralt RT4 Ford Aub Revell [6] 981
118 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Richard Davison Ralt RT4 Ford Clive Milis Motors Pty Ltd98
1212 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Doug MacArthur Ralt RT4 Ford DM MacArthur97
1310 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Neil Crang Tiga FA82 Ford N Crang96
1474 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Hocking Cheetah Mk.8 Ford C Hocking96
1578 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brian Sampson Cheetah Mk.8 Ford B Sampson96
1625 Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Radisich Ralt RT4 Ford P Radisich93
1716 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bob Creasy Ralt RT4 Ford B Creasy91
1824 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ray Hangar Ralt RT4 Ford R Hanger90
Ret20 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lucio Cesario Ralt RT4 Ford L Cesario51lost fourth gear
Ret18 Flag of Brazil.svg Nelson Piquet Ralt RT4 Ford Goold Motorsport35accident
Ret9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Graham Watson Ralt RT4 Ford Graham Watson Motor Racing Pty Ltd34accident
Ret7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Williamson Toleman TA860 Toyota National Panasonic (Australia) Pty Ltd33accident
Ret3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Charlie O'Brien Ralt RT4 Ford C O'Brien27head gasket
Ret23 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Willy Stobart Ralt RT4 Ford W Stobart26brakes / handling
DNS27 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Jones Ralt RT4 Ford Alan Jones Racingflywheel
(warm up laps) [5]
DNQ13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brett Fisher Ralt RT1 Ford Paul Liston

Notes

References

  1. 1 2 Programme, National Panasonic Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne International Raceway, 6th–7th November 1982
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Wilson, Stewart (1986). "1982". In Howard, Graham (ed.). The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix. Gordon, NSW: R & T Publishing. pp. 456–463. ISBN   0-9588464-0-5.
  3. Specific Conditions, Racing Titles, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport 1982, page 88
  4. Australian Formula 1 (Formula Pacific), CAMS Manual of Motor Sport 1982, pages 269–272
  5. 1 2 Australian Motor Racing Year 1982/83, pages 166 & 167
  6. 1 2 47th Australian Grand Prix, Racing Car News, December 1982, page 25
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1982
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