The Garagiste.

The Turbo Era  ·  Round 7

Detroit Grand Prix

1982  ·  Detroit Street Circuit  ·  6 June 1982  ·  62 laps

  1. 1st John Watson McLaren · 01:58:41.043
  2. 2nd Eddie Cheever Ligier · +15.726
  3. 3rd Didier Pironi Ferrari · +28.077

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Alain Prost

Renault  —  Pole position

02 Lap 1

Manfred Winkelhock

Retirement ATS  —  Spun off

03 Lap 2

Andrea de Cesaris

Retirement Alfa Romeo  —  Transmission

04 Lap 30

Bruno Giacomelli

Retirement Alfa Romeo  —  Collision

05 Lap 44

Nigel Mansell

Retirement Team Lotus  —  Engine

06 Lap 54

Alain Prost

Retirement Renault  —  Not classified

07 On the Charge

John Watson

McLaren  —  P17 → P1

08 Victory

John Watson

McLaren  —  Won from P17

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 John Watson McLaren 17 62 01:58:41.043 9
2 Eddie Cheever Ligier 9 62 +15.726 6
3 Didier Pironi Ferrari 4 62 +28.077 4
4 Keke Rosberg Williams 3 62 +1:11.976 3
5 Derek Daly Williams 12 62 +1:23.757 2
6 Jacques Laffite Ligier 13 61 +1 Lap 1
7 Jochen Mass March 18 61 +1 Lap
8 Marc Surer Arrows 19 61 +1 Lap
9 Brian Henton Tyrrell 20 60 +2 Laps
10 René Arnoux Renault 15 59 +3 Laps
11 Chico Serra Fittipaldi 26 59 +3 Laps
12 Alain Prost Renault 1 54 Not classified
13 Nigel Mansell Team Lotus 7 44 Engine
14 Niki Lauda McLaren 10 40 Collision
15 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell 16 40 Spun off
16 Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 6 30 Collision
17 Elio de Angelis Team Lotus 8 17 Gearbox
18 Eliseo Salazar ATS 25 13 Spun off
19 Roberto Guerrero Ensign 11 6 Collision
20 Riccardo Patrese Brabham 14 6 Collision
21 Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo 2 2 Transmission
22 Jean-Pierre Jarier Osella 22 2 Ignition
23 Manfred Winkelhock ATS 5 1 Spun off
24 Raul Boesel March 21 0 Collision
25 Mauro Baldi Arrows 24 0 Collision
26 Riccardo Paletti Osella 23 0 Retired

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