1982 Formula One season facts for kids

The 1982 Formula One season was the 33rd championship. The champion was Keke Rosberg in a close battle.

Season review

Round	Race	Date	Location	Winning driver	Constructor	Report
1	South African Grand Prix	January 23	Kyalami	Alain Prost	Renault	Report
2	Brazilian Grand Prix	March 21	Jacarepaguá	Alain Prost	Renault	Report
3	United States Grand Prix West	April 4	Long Beach	Niki Lauda	McLaren-Ford	Report
4	San Marino Grand Prix	April 25	Imola	Didier Pironi	Ferrari	Report
5	Belgian Grand Prix	May 9	Zolder	John Watson	McLaren-Ford	Report
6	Monaco Grand Prix	May 23	Monaco	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham-Ford	Report
7	United States Grand Prix East	June 6	Detroit	John Watson	McLaren-Ford	Report
8	Canadian Grand Prix	June 13	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW	Report
9	Dutch Grand Prix	July 3	Zandvoort	Didier Pironi	Ferrari	Report
10	British Grand Prix	July 18	Brands Hatch	Niki Lauda	McLaren-Ford	Report
11	French Grand Prix	July 25	Paul Ricard	René Arnoux	Renault	Report
12	German Grand Prix	August 8	Hockenheimring	Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	Report
13	Austrian Grand Prix	August 15	Österreichring	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Ford	Report
14	Swiss Grand Prix	August 29	Dijon	Keke Rosberg	Williams-Ford	Report
15	Italian Grand Prix	September 12	Monza	René Arnoux	Renault	Report
16	Las Vegas Grand Prix	September 25	Las Vegas	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell-Ford	Report

1982 Drivers Championship final standings

Pos	Driver	RSA	BRA	USW	SMR	BEL	MON	USE	CAN	NED	GBR	FRA	GER	AUT	SUI	ITA	LVS	Points
1	Keke Rosberg	5	DSQ	2		2	Ret	4	Ret	3	Ret	5	3	2	1	8	5	44
2	Didier Pironi	18	6	Ret	1	WD	2	3	9	1	2	3	DNS					39
3	John Watson	6	2	6		1	Ret	1	3	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	9	13	4	2	39
4	Alain Prost	1	1	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	NC	Ret	Ret	6	2	Ret	8	2	Ret	4	34
5	Niki Lauda	4	Ret	1		DSQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	1	8		5	3	Ret	Ret	30
6	René Arnoux	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	1	2	Ret	16	1	Ret	28
7	Patrick Tambay									8	3	4	1	4	Ret	2	DNS	25
8	Michele Alboreto	7	4	4	3	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	6	4	Ret	7	5	1	25
9	Elio de Angelis	8	Ret	5		4	5	Ret	4	Ret	4	Ret	Ret	1	6	Ret	Ret	23
10	Riccardo Patrese	Ret	Ret	3		Ret	1	Ret	2	15	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	21
11	Nelson Piquet	Ret	DSQ	Ret		5	Ret	DNQ	1	2	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	Ret	Ret	20
12	Eddie Cheever	Ret	Ret	Ret		3	Ret	2	10	DNQ	Ret	16	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	3	15
13	Derek Daly	14	Ret	Ret		Ret	6	5	7	5	5	7	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	6	8
14	Nigel Mansell	Ret	3	7		Ret	4	Ret	Ret		Ret		9	Ret	8	7	Ret	7
15	Gilles Villeneuve	Ret	Ret	DSQ	2	DNS												6
16	Carlos Reutemann	2	Ret															6
17	Andrea de Cesaris	13	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	10	9	5
18	Jacques Laffite	Ret	Ret	Ret		9	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	14	Ret	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	5
19	Mario Andretti			Ret												3	Ret	4
20	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ret	9	Ret	4	Ret	DNQ	Ret	Ret	14	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNQ	Ret	Ret	DNS	3
21	Marc Surer					7	9	8	5	10	Ret	13	6	Ret	15	Ret	7	3
22	Bruno Giacomelli	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	7	9	5	Ret	12	Ret	10	2
23	Eliseo Salazar	9	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	DNQ	Ret	Ret	DNQ	14	9	DNQ	2
24	Manfred Winkelhock	10	5	Ret	DSQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNQ	12	DNQ	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNQ	NC	2
25	Mauro Baldi	DNQ	10	DNQ		Ret	DNQ	Ret	8	6	9	Ret	Ret	6	DNQ	12	11	2
26	Chico Serra	17	Ret	DNQ		6	DNPQ	11	DNQ	Ret	Ret		11	7	DNQ	11	DNQ	1
27	Brian Henton	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	9	NC	Ret	8	10	7	Ret	11	Ret	8	0
28	Jochen Mass	12	8	8		Ret	DNQ	7	11	Ret	10	Ret						0
29	Slim Borgudd	16	7	10														0
30	Raul Boesel	15	Ret	9		8	DNPQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	13	0
31	Roberto Guerrero	DNQ	DNQ	Ret		DNQ	DNQ	Ret	Ret	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	8	Ret	Ret	NC	DNS	0
32	Derek Warwick	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	Ret	DNQ			Ret	Ret	15	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	0
33	Rupert Keegan												DNQ	Ret	Ret	DNQ	12	0
34	Geoff Lees								Ret			12						0
—	Teo Fabi	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	NC	Ret	DNPQ			DNQ	Ret	Ret	DNQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNQ	0
—	Riccardo Paletti	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	DNPQ	DNPQ	Ret	Ret									0
—	Tommy Byrne												DNQ	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	0
—	Jan Lammers					DNQ	DNQ	DNQ		Ret	DNQ	DNQ						0
—	Emilio de Villota					DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNPQ								0
—	Roberto Moreno									DNQ								0
Pos	Driver	RSA	BRA	USW	SMR	BEL	MON	USE	CAN	NED	GBR	FRA	GER	AUT	SUI	ITA	LVS	Points

Images for kids

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  The 1982 Drivers' Championship winner was Keke Rosberg

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  Scuderia Ferrari won the Constructors' Championship with the 126C2.

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  Carlos Reutemann (pictured in 1981) stayed with the team of Frank Williams (right), only to retire from the sport after two races.

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  The Cosworth DFV-powered Williams FW08 was the last naturally aspirated car used to win the Drivers' Championship until 1989. Pictured here is eventual World Champion Keke Rosberg at the British Grand Prix.

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  Mechanics play football on the main straight of Kyalami during the drivers' strike

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  Andrea de Cesaris (left) took a surprise pole position at Long Beach in his Alfa Romeo 182 (pictured).

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  Defending champion Nelson Piquet (pictured at the British Grand Prix), failed to qualify in Detroit, but won the next race in Canada.

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  Niki Lauda won two races in his comeback season, first in Long Beach, then in Britain (pictured).

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  Renault was dominant in qualifying, taking 10 out of 16 pole positions, but finished only third in the Constructors' Championship due to poor reliability of their RE30B (pictured).

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  Gilles Villeneuve (pictured in 1979) scored his last podium at the San Marino Grand Prix, two weeks before his death at the next round.

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  McLaren placed second in the Constructors' Championship with the MP4/1B (John Watson pictured at the British Grand Prix).

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  Williams placed fourth with the FW07 and FW08 (pictured in 2009).

See also

In Spanish: Temporada 1982 de Fórmula 1 para niños