| 1982 British Grand Prix | |||
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| Race 10 of 16 in the 1982 Formula One World Championship | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 18 July 1982 | ||
| Official name | XXXV Marlboro British Grand Prix | ||
| Location | Brands Hatch, Kent, Great Britain | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.207 km (2.614 miles) | ||
| Distance | 76 laps, 319.719 km (198.664 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Williams-Ford | ||
| Time | 1:09.540 [1] | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |  Brian Henton | Tyrrell-Ford | |
| Time | 1:13.028 [2] on lap 63 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | McLaren-Ford | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | Ferrari | ||
Lap leaders | |||
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. [3]
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The 76-lap race was won by Niki Lauda, driving a McLaren-Ford, after he started from fifth position. Didier Pironi finished second in a 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. [4] Pironi took over the lead of the Drivers' Championship from Lauda's teammate, John Watson, who spun off on the third lap.
