1982 Detroit Grand Prix

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.DriverNationalityTeamTyreLapsTime/RetiredRace TimeGapIntervalBest LapLapSpeedStartedPoints
17John WatsonGreat BritainMcLaren FordMichelin621:58:41.0431:58:41.043--1:51.25036125.753179
225Eddie CheeverUnited StatesLigier MatraMichelin62+15.7261:58:56.769+15.726+15.7261:52.05339125.47696
328Didier PironiFranceFerrariGoodyear62+28.0771:59:09.120+28.077+12.3511:52.86456125.26044
46Keke RosbergFinlandWilliams FordGoodyear62+1:11.9761:59:53.019+1:11.976+43.8991:53.19831124.49533
55Derek DalyIrelandWilliams FordGoodyear62+1:23.7572:00:04.800+1:23.757+11.7811:53.25818124.292122
626Jacques LaffiteFranceLigier MatraMichelin61+1 lap1:58:58.0881 lap1 lap1:53.27427123.430131
717Jochen MassGermanyMarch FordAvon61+1 lap1:59:58.4611 lap+1:00.3731:55.25013122.39518
829Marc SurerSwitzerlandArrows FordPirelli61+1 lap2:00:10.7381 lap+12.2771:55.28413122.18619
94Brian HentonGreat BritainTyrrell FordGoodyear60+2 laps2:00:19.8062 laps1 lap1:54.51613120.03220
1016René ArnouxFranceRenaultMichelin59+3 laps1:59:21.7163 laps1 lap1:52.04454118.98915
1120Chico SerraBrazilFittipaldi FordPirelli59+3 laps1:59:49.9313 laps+28.2151:56.65238118.52226
NC15Alain ProstFranceRenaultMichelin54+8 laps1:59:40.2201:50.43845108.6241
DNF12Nigel MansellGreat BritainLotus FordGoodyear44Engine1:25:32.7391:54.24233123.8167
DNF8Niki LaudaAustriaMcLaren FordMichelin40Collision1:16:57.3851:51.88839125.12310
DNF3Michele AlboretoItalyTyrrell FordGoodyear40Spun Off1:21:46.6821:53.63437117.74516
DNF23Bruno GiacomelliItalyAlfa RomeoMichelin30Collision57:57.0601:52.82229124.6186
DNF11Elio de AngelisItalyLotus FordGoodyear17Gearbox33:43.2411:55.02513121.3598
DNF10Eliseo SalazarChileATS FordMichelin13Spun Off26:06.4751:55.62811119.86525
DNF14Roberto GuerreroColombiaEnsign FordMichelin6Collision12:04.9891:56.9425119.53411
DNF2Riccardo PatreseItalyBrabham FordGoodyear6Collision12:07.2841:56.1585119.15714
DNF22Andrea de CesarisItalyAlfa RomeoMichelin2Transmission4:02.6021:59.0872119.0712
DNF31Jean-Pierre JarierFranceOsella FordPirelli2Ignition4:36.4292:07.0402104.50022
DNF9Manfred WinkelhockGermanyATS FordMichelin1Spun Off2:09.0352:09.0351111.9355
DNF18Raul BoeselBrazilMarch FordAvonCollision21
DNF30Mauro BaldiItalyArrows FordPirelliCollision24
DNS32Riccardo PalettiItalyOsella FordPirelli23
DNQ19Emilio de VillotaSpainMarch FordAvon
DNQ1Nelson PiquetBrazilBrabham FordGoodyear
DNQ33Jan LammersNetherlandsTheodore FordGoodyear