1982 French Grand Prix

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1982 French Grand Prix
Race 11 of 16 in the 1982 Formula One World Championship
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Race details
Date25 July 1982
Official name 68ème Grand Prix de France
Location Circuit Paul Ricard
Le Castellet, Var, France
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.809 km (3.610 miles)
Distance 54 laps, 313.686 km (194.915 miles)
Weather Dry
Pole position
Driver Renault
Time 1:34.406
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Brabham-BMW
Time 1:40.075 on lap 4
Podium
First Renault
Second Renault
Third Ferrari
Lap leaders
  • 1982 French Grand Prix

The 1982 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Paul Ricard on 25 July 1982. It was the eleventh race of the 1982 Formula One World Championship.

Contents

The 54-lap race was won from pole position by René Arnoux, driving a Renault. The turbocharged Renaults, Ferraris and Brabham-BMWs 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-Ford and Michele Alboreto in the 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 Germany.

The eleventh lap of this race saw a big accident when Jochen Mass's March and Mauro Baldi's 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 German driver retired from Formula One immediately after this race.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorQ1Q2Gap
116 Flag of France.svg René Arnoux Renault 1:36.5481:34.406
215 Flag of France.svg Alain Prost Renault 1:35.8021:34.688+0.282
328 Flag of France.svg Didier Pironi Ferrari 1:36.4771:35.790+1.384
42 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Brabham-BMW 1:38.5411:35.811+1.405
527 Flag of France.svg Patrick Tambay Ferrari 1:38.7451:35.905+1.499
61 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW 1:37.1621:36.359+1.953
722 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo 1:38.9961:37.573+3.167
823 Flag of Italy.svg Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 1:38.9971:37.705+3.299
98 Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda McLaren-Ford 1:37.7781:38.034+3.372
106 Flag of Finland.svg Keke Rosberg Williams-Ford 1:37.7801:38.865+3.374
115 Flag of Ireland.svg Derek Daly Williams-Ford 1:38.7671:39.641+4.361
127 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Watson McLaren-Ford 1:38.9441:39.150+4.538
1311 Flag of Italy.svg Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford 1:40.5691:39.118+4.712
1435 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart 1:41.2661:39.306+4.900
153 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford 1:39.8231:39.330+4.924
1626 Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra 1:40.3261:39.605+5.199
1731 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier Osella-Ford 1:40.3701:39.909+5.503
189 Flag of Germany.svg Manfred Winkelhock ATS-Ford 1:39.9171:39.942+5.511
1925 Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Cheever Ligier-Matra 1:41.5181:40.187+5.781
2029 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marc Surer Arrows-Ford 1:42.6031:40.335+5.929
2136 Flag of Italy.svg Teo Fabi Toleman-Hart no time1:40.421+6.015
2210 Flag of Chile.svg Eliseo Salazar ATS-Ford 1:42.8221:40.673+6.267
234 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Henton Tyrrell-Ford 1:41.1091:40.852+6.446
2412 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Geoff Lees Lotus-Ford 1:45.6471:40.974+6.568
2530 Flag of Italy.svg Mauro Baldi Arrows-Ford 1:42.1621:40.997+6.591
2617 Flag of Germany.svg Jochen Mass March-Ford 1:41.9731:41.579+7.173
2733 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Lammers Theodore-Ford 1:41.9241:41.714+7.308
2814 Flag of Colombia.svg Roberto Guerrero Ensign-Ford 1:42.2701:42.532+7.864
2920 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Chico Serra Fittipaldi-Ford 1:43.5621:42.414+8.008
3018 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Raul Boesel March-Ford 1:43.5151:43.099+8.693

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorTyreLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
116 Flag of France.svg René Arnoux Renault M 541:33:33.21719
215 Flag of France.svg Alain Prost Renault M 54+ 17.30826
328 Flag of France.svg Didier Pironi Ferrari G 54+ 42.12834
427 Flag of France.svg Patrick Tambay Ferrari G 54+ 1:16.24153
56 Flag of Finland.svg Keke Rosberg Williams-Ford G 54+ 1:30.994102
63 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford G 54+ 1:32.339151
75 Flag of Ireland.svg Derek Daly Williams-Ford G 53+ 1 Lap11 
88 Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda McLaren-Ford M 53+ 1 Lap9 
923 Flag of Italy.svg Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo M 53+ 1 Lap8 
104 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Henton Tyrrell-Ford G 53+ 1 Lap23 
119 Flag of Germany.svg Manfred Winkelhock ATS-Ford M 52+ 2 Laps18 
1212 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Geoff Lees Lotus-Ford G 52+ 2 Laps24 
1329 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marc Surer Arrows-Ford P 52+ 2 Laps20 
1426 Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra M 51+ 3 Laps16 
1535 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart P 50+ 4 Laps14 
1625 Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Cheever Ligier-Matra M 49+ 5 Laps19 
Ret22 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo M 25Spun Off7 
Ret1 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW G 23Engine6 
Ret11 Flag of Italy.svg Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford G 17Fuel System13 
Ret7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Watson McLaren-Ford M 13Electrical12 
Ret17 Flag of Germany.svg Jochen Mass March-Ford A 10Collision26 
Ret30 Flag of Italy.svg Mauro Baldi Arrows-Ford P 10Collision25 
Ret2 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Brabham-BMW G 8Engine4 
Ret10 Flag of Chile.svg Eliseo Salazar ATS-Ford M 2Spun Off22 
Ret31 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier Osella-Ford P 0Halfshaft17 
Ret36 Flag of Italy.svg Teo Fabi Toleman-Hart P 0Electrical21 
DNQ33 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Lammers Theodore-Ford G   
DNQ14 Flag of Colombia.svg Roberto Guerrero Ensign-Ford M   
DNQ20 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Chico Serra Fittipaldi-Ford P   
DNQ18 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Raul Boesel March-Ford A     
Source: [1] [2]

Notes

Championship standings after the race

References

  1. "1982 French Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  2. "1982 French Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive". GPArchive.com. 25 July 1982. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  3. 1 2 "France 1982 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
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