The Garagiste.

The Turbo Era  ·  Round 2

Brazilian Grand Prix

1982  ·  Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet  ·  21 March 1982  ·  63 laps

  1. 1st Alain Prost Renault · 01:44:33.134
  2. 2nd John Watson McLaren · +2.99
  3. 3rd Nigel Mansell Team Lotus · +36.859

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Alain Prost

Renault  —  Pole position

02 Lap 21

René Arnoux

Retirement Renault  —  Collision

03 Lap 21

Carlos Reutemann

Retirement Williams  —  Collision

04 Lap 22

Niki Lauda

Retirement McLaren  —  Collision

05 Lap 29

Gilles Villeneuve

Retirement Ferrari  —  Spun off

06 Lap 63

Keke Rosberg

Retirement Williams  —  Disqualified

07 Lap 63

Nelson Piquet

Retirement Brabham  —  Disqualified

08 On the Charge

Slim Borgudd

Tyrrell  —  P21 → P7

09 Victory

Alain Prost

Renault  —  Won from P1

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Alain Prost Renault 1 63 01:44:33.134 9
2 John Watson McLaren 12 63 +2.99 6
3 Nigel Mansell Team Lotus 14 63 +36.859 4
4 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell 13 63 +50.761 3
5 Manfred Winkelhock ATS 15 62 +1 Lap 2
6 Didier Pironi Ferrari 8 62 +1 Lap 1
7 Slim Borgudd Tyrrell 21 61 +2 Laps
8 Jochen Mass March 22 61 +2 Laps
9 Jean-Pierre Jarier Osella 23 60 +3 Laps
10 Mauro Baldi Arrows 19 57 +6 Laps
11 Nelson Piquet Brabham 7 63 Disqualified
12 Keke Rosberg Williams 3 63 Disqualified
13 Eliseo Salazar ATS 18 38 Engine
14 Chico Serra Fittipaldi 25 36 Suspension
15 Riccardo Patrese Brabham 9 34 Physical
16 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 2 29 Spun off
17 Niki Lauda McLaren 5 22 Collision
18 René Arnoux Renault 4 21 Collision
19 Carlos Reutemann Williams 6 21 Collision
20 Elio de Angelis Team Lotus 11 21 Collision
21 Eddie Cheever Ligier 26 19 Water leak
22 Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 16 16 Clutch
23 Jacques Laffite Ligier 24 15 Chassis
24 Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo 10 14 Chassis
25 Derek Daly Theodore 20 12 Spun off
26 Raul Boesel March 17 11 Spun off

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