The Garagiste.

The Turbo Era  ·  Round 5

Belgian Grand Prix

1982  ·  Zolder  ·  9 May 1982  ·  70 laps

  1. 1st John Watson McLaren · 01:35:41.995
  2. 2nd Keke Rosberg Williams · +7.268
  3. 3rd Eddie Cheever Ligier

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Alain Prost

Renault  —  Pole position

02 Lap 29

Michele Alboreto

Retirement Tyrrell  —  Engine

03 Lap 34

Andrea de Cesaris

Retirement Alfa Romeo  —  Gearbox

04 Lap 52

Riccardo Patrese

Retirement Brabham  —  Spun off

05 Lap 59

Alain Prost

Retirement Renault  —  Spun off

06 Lap 60

Derek Daly

Retirement Williams  —  Spun off

07 Lap 70

Niki Lauda

Retirement McLaren  —  Disqualified

08 On the Charge

Chico Serra

Fittipaldi  —  P23 → P6

09 Victory

John Watson

McLaren  —  Won from P10

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 John Watson McLaren 10 70 01:35:41.995 9
2 Keke Rosberg Williams 3 70 +7.268 6
3 Eddie Cheever Ligier 14 69 +1 Lap 4
4 Elio de Angelis Team Lotus 11 68 +2 Laps 3
5 Nelson Piquet Brabham 8 67 +3 Laps 2
6 Chico Serra Fittipaldi 23 67 +3 Laps 1
7 Marc Surer Arrows 22 66 +4 Laps
8 Raul Boesel March 24 66 +4 Laps
9 Jacques Laffite Ligier 17 66 +4 Laps
10 Niki Lauda McLaren 4 70 Disqualified
11 Derek Daly Williams 13 60 Spun off
12 Jochen Mass March 25 60 Engine
13 Alain Prost Renault 1 59 Spun off
14 Riccardo Patrese Brabham 9 52 Spun off
15 Mauro Baldi Arrows 26 51 Throttle
16 Jean-Pierre Jarier Osella 14 37 Broken wing
17 Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo 6 34 Gearbox
18 Brian Henton Tyrrell 20 33 Engine
19 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell 5 29 Engine
20 Derek Warwick Toleman 19 29 Transmission
21 Teo Fabi Toleman 21 13 Brakes
22 Nigel Mansell Team Lotus 7 9 Clutch
23 René Arnoux Renault 2 7 Turbo
24 Manfred Winkelhock ATS 12 0 Clutch
25 Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 15 0 Collision
26 Eliseo Salazar ATS 18 0 Collision
27 Didier Pironi Ferrari 0 Withdrew
28 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 0 Accident

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