The 1982 USA West Grand Prix was Round 3 of the 1982 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held on the streets of Long Beach, California, United States on Sunday, 4 April 1982. Andrea de Cesaris started on pole position for Alfa Romeo and Niki Lauda was the race winner in the McLaren Ford.
1982 USA West Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Niki Lauda | Austria | McLaren Ford | Michelin | 75 | 1:58:25.318 | 1:58:25.318 | - | - | 1:30.831 | 12 | 131.131 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 6 | Keke Rosberg | Finland | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 75 | +14.660 | 1:58:39.978 | +14.660 | +14.660 | 1:32.586 | 51 | 130.861 | 8 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 75 | +1:19.143 | 1:59:44.461 | +1:19.143 | +1:04.483 | 1:32.598 | 12 | 129.686 | 18 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | Michele Alboreto | Italy | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 75 | +1:20.947 | 1:59:46.265 | +1:20.947 | +1.804 | 1:32.914 | 22 | 129.654 | 12 | 3 |
| 5 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Italy | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 74 | +1 lap | 1:59:12.651 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:32.936 | 12 | 128.538 | 16 | 2 |
| 6 | 7 | John Watson | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | Michelin | 74 | +1 lap | 1:59:53.154 | 1 lap | +40.503 | 1:31.261 | 8 | 127.814 | 11 | 1 |
| 7 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Great Britain | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 73 | +2 laps | 1:58:46.135 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:33.273 | 56 | 127.284 | 17 | |
| 8 | 17 | Jochen Mass | Germany | March Ford | Pirelli | 73 | +2 laps | 1:59:37.011 | 2 laps | +50.876 | 1:34.312 | 13 | 126.382 | 21 | |
| 9 | 18 | Raul Boesel | Brazil | March Ford | Pirelli | 70 | +5 laps | 1:58:46.908 | 5 laps | 3 laps | 1:36.915 | 4 | 122.076 | 23 | |
| 10 | 4 | Slim Borgudd | Sweden | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 68 | +7 laps | 1:58:25.616 | 7 laps | 2 laps | 1:33.413 | 60 | 118.968 | 24 | |
| DSQ | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Canada | Ferrari | Goodyear | 75 | Disqualified | 1:59:29.606 | 1:32.907 | 11 | 129.955 | 7 | |||
| DNF | 25 | Eddie Cheever | United States | Ligier Matra | Michelin | 59 | Gear Box | 1:35:36.688 | 1:33.125 | 11 | 127.996 | 13 | |||
| DNF | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Italy | Alfa Romeo | Michelin | 33 | Spun Off | 51:53.653 | 1:31.205 | 11 | 132.775 | 1 | |||
| DNF | 29 | Brian Henton | Great Britain | Arrows Ford | Pirelli | 32 | Spun Off | 54:03.190 | 1:36.413 | 15 | 123.667 | 20 | |||
| DNF | 14 | Roberto Guerrero | Colombia | Ensign Ford | Avon | 27 | Spun Off | 44:07.280 | 1:34.088 | 13 | 128.196 | 19 | |||
| DNF | 26 | Jacques Laffite | France | Ligier Matra | Michelin | 26 | Spun Off | 41:52.362 | 1:32.487 | 12 | 130.168 | 15 | |||
| DNF | 31 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | France | Osella Ford | Pirelli | 26 | Transmission | 42:16.218 | 1:33.862 | 9 | 128.944 | 10 | |||
| DNF | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 25 | Spun Off | 40:00.893 | 1:32.934 | 14 | 131.072 | 6 | |||
| DNF | 33 | Derek Daly | Ireland | Theodore Ford | Avon | 23 | Spun Off | 38:10.050 | 1:35.898 | 10 | 126.638 | 22 | |||
| DNF | 5 | Mario Andretti | United States | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 19 | Collision | 36:43.627 | 1:32.579 | 12 | 109.204 | 14 | |||
| DNF | 15 | Alain Prost | France | Renault | Michelin | 10 | Spun Off | 16:44.757 | 1:33.052 | 3 | 128.964 | 4 | |||
| DNF | 28 | Didier Pironi | France | Ferrari | Goodyear | 6 | Spun Off | 10:25.040 | 1:34.168 | 3 | 128.335 | 9 | |||
| DNF | 16 | René Arnoux | France | Renault | Michelin | 5 | Collision | 8:30.526 | 1:32.029 | 3 | 132.949 | 3 | |||
| DNF | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Italy | Alfa Romeo | Michelin | 5 | Collision | 8:31.647 | 1:31.602 | 4 | 132.658 | 5 | |||
| DNF | 10 | Eliseo Salazar | Chile | ATS Ford | Avon | 3 | Collision | 5:57.858 | 1:37.044 | 3 | 120.697 | 26 | |||
| DNF | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | Germany | ATS Ford | Avon | 1 | Collision | 2:40.769 | 2:40.769 | 1 | 115.140 | 25 | |||
| DNQ | 36 | Teo Fabi | Italy | Toleman Hart | Pirelli | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 32 | Riccardo Paletti | Italy | Osella Ford | Pirelli | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 20 | Chico Serra | Brazil | Fittipaldi Ford | Pirelli | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 30 | Mauro Baldi | Italy | Arrows Ford | Pirelli | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 35 | Derek Warwick | Great Britain | Toleman Hart | Pirelli |