The 1982 Detroit Grand Prix was Round 7 of the 1982 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held on the streets of Detroit in Michigan, United States on Sunday, 6 June 1982. Alain Prost started on pole position for Renault and John Watson was the race winner in the McLaren Ford.
1982 USA East Grand Prix Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | John Watson | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | Michelin | 62 | 1:58:41.043 | 1:58:41.043 | - | - | 1:51.250 | 36 | 125.753 | 17 | 9 |
| 2 | 25 | Eddie Cheever | United States | Ligier Matra | Michelin | 62 | +15.726 | 1:58:56.769 | +15.726 | +15.726 | 1:52.053 | 39 | 125.476 | 9 | 6 |
| 3 | 28 | Didier Pironi | France | Ferrari | Goodyear | 62 | +28.077 | 1:59:09.120 | +28.077 | +12.351 | 1:52.864 | 56 | 125.260 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 6 | Keke Rosberg | Finland | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 62 | +1:11.976 | 1:59:53.019 | +1:11.976 | +43.899 | 1:53.198 | 31 | 124.495 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 5 | Derek Daly | Ireland | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 62 | +1:23.757 | 2:00:04.800 | +1:23.757 | +11.781 | 1:53.258 | 18 | 124.292 | 12 | 2 |
| 6 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | France | Ligier Matra | Michelin | 61 | +1 lap | 1:58:58.088 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:53.274 | 27 | 123.430 | 13 | 1 |
| 7 | 17 | Jochen Mass | Germany | March Ford | Avon | 61 | +1 lap | 1:59:58.461 | 1 lap | +1:00.373 | 1:55.250 | 13 | 122.395 | 18 | |
| 8 | 29 | Marc Surer | Switzerland | Arrows Ford | Pirelli | 61 | +1 lap | 2:00:10.738 | 1 lap | +12.277 | 1:55.284 | 13 | 122.186 | 19 | |
| 9 | 4 | Brian Henton | Great Britain | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 60 | +2 laps | 2:00:19.806 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:54.516 | 13 | 120.032 | 20 | |
| 10 | 16 | René Arnoux | France | Renault | Michelin | 59 | +3 laps | 1:59:21.716 | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:52.044 | 54 | 118.989 | 15 | |
| 11 | 20 | Chico Serra | Brazil | Fittipaldi Ford | Pirelli | 59 | +3 laps | 1:59:49.931 | 3 laps | +28.215 | 1:56.652 | 38 | 118.522 | 26 | |
| NC | 15 | Alain Prost | France | Renault | Michelin | 54 | +8 laps | 1:59:40.220 | 1:50.438 | 45 | 108.624 | 1 | |||
| DNF | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Great Britain | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 44 | Engine | 1:25:32.739 | 1:54.242 | 33 | 123.816 | 7 | |||
| DNF | 8 | Niki Lauda | Austria | McLaren Ford | Michelin | 40 | Collision | 1:16:57.385 | 1:51.888 | 39 | 125.123 | 10 | |||
| DNF | 3 | Michele Alboreto | Italy | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 40 | Spun Off | 1:21:46.682 | 1:53.634 | 37 | 117.745 | 16 | |||
| DNF | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Italy | Alfa Romeo | Michelin | 30 | Collision | 57:57.060 | 1:52.822 | 29 | 124.618 | 6 | |||
| DNF | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Italy | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 17 | Gearbox | 33:43.241 | 1:55.025 | 13 | 121.359 | 8 | |||
| DNF | 10 | Eliseo Salazar | Chile | ATS Ford | Michelin | 13 | Spun Off | 26:06.475 | 1:55.628 | 11 | 119.865 | 25 | |||
| DNF | 14 | Roberto Guerrero | Colombia | Ensign Ford | Michelin | 6 | Collision | 12:04.989 | 1:56.942 | 5 | 119.534 | 11 | |||
| DNF | 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 6 | Collision | 12:07.284 | 1:56.158 | 5 | 119.157 | 14 | |||
| DNF | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Italy | Alfa Romeo | Michelin | 2 | Transmission | 4:02.602 | 1:59.087 | 2 | 119.071 | 2 | |||
| DNF | 31 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | France | Osella Ford | Pirelli | 2 | Ignition | 4:36.429 | 2:07.040 | 2 | 104.500 | 22 | |||
| DNF | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | Germany | ATS Ford | Michelin | 1 | Spun Off | 2:09.035 | 2:09.035 | 1 | 111.935 | 5 | |||
| DNF | 18 | Raul Boesel | Brazil | March Ford | Avon | Collision | 21 | ||||||||
| DNF | 30 | Mauro Baldi | Italy | Arrows Ford | Pirelli | Collision | 24 | ||||||||
| DNS | 32 | Riccardo Paletti | Italy | Osella Ford | Pirelli | 23 | |||||||||
| DNQ | 19 | Emilio de Villota | Spain | March Ford | Avon | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 33 | Jan Lammers | Netherlands | Theodore Ford | Goodyear |