The 1982 Las Vegas Grand Prix was Round 16 of the 1982 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, United States on Sunday, 25 September 1982. Alain Prost started on pole position for Renault and Michele Alboreto was the race winner in the Tyrrell Ford. The result of this Grand Prix sealed the outcome of the 1982 Drivers World Championship and Keke Rosberg won the world title. This was the second and last time the Las Vegas Grand Prix was held.
1982 Las Vegas Grand Prix Race Result
Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started | Points |
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1 | 3 | Michele Alboreto | Italy | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 75 | 1:41:56.888 | 1:41:56.888 | - | - | 1:19.639 | 59 | 161.111 | 3 | 9 |
2 | 7 | John Watson | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | Michelin | 75 | +27.292 | 1:42:24.180 | +27.292 | +27.292 | 1:20.362 | 46 | 160.395 | 9 | 6 |
3 | 25 | Eddie Cheever | United States | Ligier Matra | Michelin | 75 | +56.450 | 1:42:53.338 | +56.450 | +29.158 | 1:20.451 | 56 | 159.638 | 4 | 4 |
4 | 15 | Alain Prost | France | Renault | Michelin | 75 | +1:08.648 | 1:43:05.536 | +1:08.648 | +12.198 | 1:19.924 | 69 | 159.323 | 1 | 3 |
5 | 6 | Keke Rosberg | Finland | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 75 | +1:11.375 | 1:43:08.263 | +1:11.375 | +2.727 | 1:20.878 | 44 | 159.253 | 6 | 2 |
6 | 5 | Derek Daly | Ireland | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 74 | +1 lap | 1:42:40.332 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:21.334 | 62 | 157.842 | 14 | 1 |
7 | 29 | Marc Surer | Switzerland | Arrows Ford | Pirelli | 74 | +1 lap | 1:42:41.284 | 1 lap | +0.952 | 1:21.147 | 73 | 157.817 | 17 | |
8 | 4 | Brian Henton | Great Britain | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 74 | +1 lap | 1:42:55.259 | 1 lap | +13.975 | 1:20.874 | 53 | 157.460 | 19 | |
9 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Italy | Alfa Romeo | Michelin | 73 | +2 laps | 1:42:11.413 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:21.693 | 33 | 156.443 | 19 | |
10 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Italy | Alfa Romeo | Michelin | 73 | +2 laps | 1:42:18.952 | 2 laps | +7.539 | 1:22.234 | 45 | 156.251 | 16 | |
11 | 30 | Mauro Baldi | Italy | Arrows Ford | Pirelli | 73 | +2 laps | 1:42:51.796 | 2 laps | +32.844 | 1:22.126 | 62 | 155.419 | 23 | |
12 | 17 | Rupert Keegan | Great Britain | March Ford | Michelin | 73 | +2 laps | 1:43:23.004 | 2 laps | +31.208 | 1:23.040 | 55 | 154.637 | 25 | |
13 | 18 | Raul Boesel | Brazil | March Ford | Michelin | 69 | +6 laps | 1:42:25.378 | 6 laps | 4 laps | 1:24.778 | 48 | 147.535 | 24 | |
NC | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | Germany | ATS Ford | Michelin | 62 | +13 laps | 1:41:58.210 | 1:23.833 | 15 | 133.156 | 22 | |||
DNF | 8 | Niki Lauda | Austria | McLaren Ford | Michelin | 53 | Engine | 1:13:47.032 | 1:20.462 | 40 | 157.310 | 13 | |||
DNF | 33 | Tommy Byrne | Ireland | Theodore Ford | Goodyear | 39 | Spun Off | 57:19.836 | 1:24.610 | 36 | 148.978 | 26 | |||
DNF | 35 | Derek Warwick | Great Britain | Toleman Hart | Pirelli | 32 | Ignition | 52:27.749 | 1:22.905 | 27 | 133.581 | 10 | |||
DNF | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Italy | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 28 | Engine | 39:30.118 | 1:22.309 | 24 | 155.232 | 20 | |||
DNF | 28 | Mario Andretti | United States | Ferrari | Goodyear | 26 | Spun Off | 36:20.144 | 1:22.444 | 22 | 156.705 | 7 | |||
DNF | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Brabham BMW | Goodyear | 26 | Engine | 36:51.950 | 1:22.498 | 22 | 154.451 | 12 | |||
DNF | 16 | René Arnoux | France | Renault | Michelin | 20 | Engine | 27:55.880 | 1:21.543 | 4 | 156.813 | 2 | |||
DNF | 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Brabham BMW | Goodyear | 17 | Clutch | 23:53.352 | 1:23.180 | 12 | 155.844 | 5 | |||
DNF | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Great Britain | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 8 | Collision | 11:44.974 | 1:25.549 | 2 | 149.111 | 21 | |||
DNF | 26 | Jacques Laffite | France | Ligier Matra | Michelin | 5 | Ignition | 13:04.998 | 1:24.993 | 3 | 83.694 | 11 | |||
DNS | 27 | Patrick Tambay | France | Ferrari | Goodyear | 8 | |||||||||
DNS | 14 | Roberto Guerrero | Colombia | Ensign Ford | Michelin | 15 | |||||||||
DNQ | 36 | Teo Fabi | Italy | Toleman Hart | Pirelli | ||||||||||
DNQ | 10 | Eliseo Salazar | Chile | ATS Ford | Michelin | ||||||||||
DNQ | 20 | Chico Serra | Brazil | Fittipaldi Ford | Pirelli | ||||||||||
WD | 31 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | France | Osella Ford | Pirelli |