The Garagiste.

The Turbo Era  ·  Round 11

French Grand Prix

1982  ·  Circuit Paul Ricard  ·  25 July 1982  ·  54 laps

  1. 1st René Arnoux Renault · 01:33:33.217
  2. 2nd Alain Prost Renault · +17.308
  3. 3rd Didier Pironi Ferrari · +42.128

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

René Arnoux

Renault  —  Pole position

02 Lap 8

Riccardo Patrese

Retirement Brabham  —  Engine

03 Lap 23

Nelson Piquet

Retirement Brabham  —  Engine

04 On the Charge

Brian Henton

Tyrrell  —  P23 → P10

05 Victory

René Arnoux

Renault  —  Won from P1

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 René Arnoux Renault 1 54 01:33:33.217 9
2 Alain Prost Renault 2 54 +17.308 6
3 Didier Pironi Ferrari 3 54 +42.128 4
4 Patrick Tambay Ferrari 5 54 +1:16.241 3
5 Keke Rosberg Williams 10 54 +1:30.994 2
6 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell 15 54 +1:32.339 1
7 Derek Daly Williams 11 53 +1 Lap
8 Niki Lauda McLaren 9 53 +1 Lap
9 Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 8 53 +1 Lap
10 Brian Henton Tyrrell 23 53 +1 Lap
11 Manfred Winkelhock ATS 18 52 +2 Laps
12 Geoff Lees Team Lotus 24 52 +2 Laps
13 Marc Surer Arrows 20 52 +2 Laps
14 Jacques Laffite Ligier 16 51 +3 Laps
15 Derek Warwick Toleman 14 50 +4 Laps
16 Eddie Cheever Ligier 19 49 +5 Laps
17 Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo 7 25 Spun off
18 Nelson Piquet Brabham 6 23 Engine
19 Elio de Angelis Team Lotus 13 17 Fuel system
20 John Watson McLaren 12 13 Electrical
21 Jochen Mass March 26 10 Spun off
22 Mauro Baldi Arrows 25 10 Collision
23 Riccardo Patrese Brabham 4 8 Engine
24 Eliseo Salazar ATS 22 2 Spun off
25 Jean-Pierre Jarier Osella 17 0 Halfshaft
26 Teo Fabi Toleman 21 0 Electrical

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