The 1982 French Grand Prix was Round 11 of the 1982 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France on 25 July 1982. René Arnoux started on pole position for Renault and was the race winner.
1982 French Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | René Arnoux | France | Renault | Michelin | 54 | 1:33:33.217 | 1:33:33.217 | - | - | 1:41.858 | 2 | 201.215 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 15 | Alain Prost | France | Renault | Michelin | 54 | +17.308 | 1:33:50.525 | +17.308 | +17.308 | 1:42.579 | 5 | 200.596 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 28 | Didier Pironi | France | Ferrari | Goodyear | 54 | +42.128 | 1:34:15.345 | +42.128 | +24.820 | 1:42.915 | 3 | 199.716 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 27 | Patrick Tambay | France | Ferrari | Goodyear | 54 | +1:16.241 | 1:34:49.458 | +1:16.241 | +34.113 | 1:43.469 | 3 | 198.518 | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | 6 | Keke Rosberg | Finland | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 54 | +1:30.994 | 1:35:04.211 | +1:30.994 | +14.753 | 1:44.323 | 47 | 198.005 | 10 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | Michele Alboreto | Italy | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 54 | +1:32.339 | 1:35:05.556 | +1:32.339 | +1.345 | 1:44.306 | 44 | 197.958 | 15 | 1 |
| 7 | 5 | Derek Daly | Ireland | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 53 | +1 lap | 1:33:39.506 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:44.310 | 43 | 197.267 | 11 | |
| 8 | 8 | Niki Lauda | Austria | McLaren Ford | Michelin | 53 | +1 lap | 1:33:50.849 | 1 lap | +11.343 | 1:43.866 | 46 | 196.870 | 9 | |
| 9 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Italy | Alfa Romeo | Michelin | 53 | +1 lap | 1:34:44.483 | 1 lap | +53.634 | 1:44.464 | 35 | 195.012 | 8 | |
| 10 | 4 | Brian Henton | Great Britain | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 53 | +1 lap | 1:35:02.097 | 1 lap | +17.614 | 1:46.008 | 51 | 194.410 | 23 | |
| 11 | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | Germany | ATS Ford | Michelin | 52 | +2 laps | 1:34:13.673 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:46.923 | 16 | 192.376 | 18 | |
| 12 | 12 | Geoff Lees | Great Britain | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 52 | +2 laps | 1:34:36.323 | 2 laps | +22.650 | 1:45.321 | 46 | 191.608 | 24 | |
| 13 | 29 | Marc Surer | Switzerland | Arrows Ford | Pirelli | 52 | +2 laps | 1:35:12.976 | 2 laps | +36.653 | 1:47.588 | 2 | 190.379 | 20 | |
| 14 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | France | Ligier Matra | Michelin | 51 | +3 laps | 1:34:36.008 | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:44.753 | 43 | 187.934 | 16 | |
| 15 | 35 | Derek Warwick | Great Britain | Toleman Hart | Pirelli | 50 | +4 laps | 1:34:12.243 | 4 laps | 1 lap | 1:47.267 | 41 | 185.023 | 14 | |
| 16 | 25 | Eddie Cheever | United States | Ligier Matra | Michelin | 49 | +5 laps | 1:34:39.826 | 5 laps | 1 lap | 1:45.462 | 47 | 180.442 | 19 | |
| DNF | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Italy | Alfa Romeo | Michelin | 25 | Spun Off | 48:09.639 | 1:44.844 | 3 | 180.956 | 7 | |||
| DNF | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Brabham BMW | Goodyear | 23 | Engine | 39:16.781 | 1:40.940 | 3 | 204.120 | 6 | |||
| DNF | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Italy | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 17 | Fuel System | 30:31.754 | 1:45.902 | 15 | 194.115 | 13 | |||
| DNF | 7 | John Watson | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | Michelin | 13 | Electrical | 23:38.065 | 1:45.013 | 3 | 191.745 | 12 | |||
| DNF | 17 | Jochen Mass | Germany | March Ford | Avon | 10 | Spun Off | 18:14.641 | 1:46.965 | 4 | 191.076 | 26 | |||
| DNF | 30 | Mauro Baldi | Italy | Arrows Ford | Pirelli | 10 | Collision | 18:15.120 | 1:47.389 | 5 | 190.992 | 25 | |||
| DNF | 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Brabham BMW | Goodyear | 8 | Engine | 13:56.631 | 1:40.075 | 4 | 200.002 | 4 | |||
| DNF | 10 | Eliseo Salazar | Chile | ATS Ford | Michelin | 2 | Spun Off | 3:45.429 | 1:47.394 | 2 | 185.566 | 22 | |||
| DNF | 31 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | France | Osella Ford | Pirelli | Halfshaft | 17 | ||||||||
| DNF | 36 | Teo Fabi | Italy | Toleman Hart | Pirelli | Electrical | 21 | ||||||||
| DNQ | 33 | Jan Lammers | Netherlands | Theodore Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 14 | Roberto Guerrero | Colombia | Ensign Ford | Michelin | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 20 | Chico Serra | Brazil | Fittipaldi Ford | Pirelli | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 18 | Raul Boesel | Brazil | March Ford | Avon |