1982 British Formula One Championship

1982 British Formula One Championship

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The 1982 British Formula One Championship was the fourth and final season of the British Formula One Championship. It commenced on 9 April 1982 and ended on 30 August after five races. ^[1]

Championship

After the Aurora company withdrew as the series' main sponsor in 1980, no championship was held in 1981. The series was revived in 1982 but with only a five round championship the series was only a shadow of its former self. Only ten drivers competed in the championship. The Drivers' Championship was dominated by Jim Crawford who claimed the championship in round four at Donington Park. ^[1]

The opening round of the 1983 season was held at Oulton Park. ^[2] The race won by Mike Wilds was the last British F1 Championship race as the undersubscribed series was disbanded after that event. ^[3]

Teams and drivers

Entry List [4]
Team	No.	Driver	Chassis	Engine	Rounds
Team Ensign	3	Jim Crawford	Ensign N180B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	1-4
	4	Joe Castellano			4-5
Colin Bennett Racing	6	Arnold Glass	McLaren M29F	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	1-4
	7	Valentino Musetti	March 811		1-3
Team Sanada	8	Tony Trimmer	Fittipaldi F8	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	1-3
Warren Booth	11	Warren Booth	Shadow DN9B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	All
Jordan BRM	12	David Williams	BRM P207	BRM P202 3.0 V12	3-5
Nick Mason	14	John Brindley	Tyrrell 008	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	2, 4-5
EMKA Productions	16	Steve O'Rourke	Williams FW07	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	3, 5
Team Peru	82	Jorge Koechlin	Williams FW07	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	4-5

Results and standings

Races

Rnd	Track	Date	Laps	Pole position	Fastest lap	Race winner	Constructor
1	Oulton Park	9 April	65	Jim Crawford	Jim Crawford	Tony Trimmer	Fittipaldi
2	Brands Hatch	12 April	40	Tony Trimmer	Jim Crawford	Jim Crawford	Ensign
3	Thruxton	31 May	45	Jim Crawford	Jim Crawford	Jim Crawford	Ensign
4	Donington Park	15 August	50	Jim Crawford	Jim Crawford	Jim Crawford	Ensign
5	Brands Hatch	30 August	30	Jorge Koechlin	Joe Castellano	Joe Castellano	Ensign

Drivers' standings

Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers using the following structure:

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	PP	FL
Points	9	6	4	3	2	1	1	1

Pos. Driver OUL BRH THR DON BRH Pts 1 Jim Crawford Ret 1 1 1 34 2 Tony Trimmer 1 2 Ret 16 3 Joe Castellano 3 1 14 4 Warren Booth 2 4 Ret Ret 4 12 = [1] Jorge Koechlin 2 3 12 6 John Brindley 5 4 2 11 7 Valentino Musetti Ret 3 2 10 8 Steve O'Rourke 3 6 5 9 Arnold Glass NC 6 4 NC 4 10 David Williams NC NC 5 2 Pos. Driver OUL BRH THR DON BRH Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

References

1. "1982 BRITISH F1 CHAMPIONSHIP". motorsportmagazine.com. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
2. "1983 British Open Trophy". motorsportmagazine.com. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
3. "Mike Wilds - Biography". motorsportmagazine.com. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
4. "Formula 1 - 3-litre Formula 1 (1966 - 1985)". oldracingcars.com. Retrieved July 19, 2018.