1982 European Formula Two Championship

The 1982 European Formula Two Championship was the sixteenth edition of the European Formula Two Championship, the main feeder series to Formula One. It was contested over 13 rounds and featured 22 different teams, 53 different drivers, seven different chassis and five different engines. Corrado Fabi won the championship in a works March-BMW after a season-long battle with teammate Johnny Cecotto and the Spirit-Honda of Thierry Boutsen.[1]

Thierry Boutsen's Spirit 201

Calendar

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Race No Circuit Date Laps Distance Time Speed Pole Position Fastest Lap Winner
1   Silverstone 21 March 47 4.719=221.793 km 1'11:51.38 185.197 km/h   Stefan Johansson   Christian Danner   Stefan Bellof
2   Hockenheim 4 April 30 6.789=203.67 km 1'03:03.44 193.795 km/h   Stefan Bellof   Stefan Bellof   Stefan Bellof
3   Thruxton 12 April 55 3.792=208.560 km 1'03:49.22 196.075 km/h   Stefan Johansson   Johnny Cecotto   Johnny Cecotto
4   Nürburgring
(Eifelrennen)
25 April 9 22.835=205.515 km 1'05:01.37 189.640 km/h   Thierry Tassin   Stefan Bellof   Thierry Boutsen
5   Mugello 9 May 42 5.245=220.290 km 1'14:32.79 177.304 km/h   Stefan Johansson   Corrado Fabi   Corrado Fabi
6   Vallelunga 16 May 65 3.2=208.0 km 1'15:45.40 164.738 km/h   Stefan Johansson   Stefan Bellof   Corrado Fabi
7   Pau 31 May 73 2.834=206.882 km 1'31:00.03 136.398 km/h   Thierry Boutsen   Kenny Acheson   Johnny Cecotto
8   Spa-Francorchamps 13 June 23 6.852=157.596 km 0'58:17.47 162.216 km/h   Stefan Johansson   Mike Thackwell   Thierry Boutsen
9   Hockenheim 20 June 30 6.797=203.910 km 1'03:04.32 193.978 km/h   Thierry Boutsen   Corrado Fabi   Corrado Fabi
10   Donington Park 4 July 70 3.150=220.50 km 1'15:42.11 174.765 km/h   Jonathan Palmer   Corrado Fabi   Corrado Fabi
11   Mantorp Park 18 July 65 3.125=203.125 km 1'18:28.4 155.308 km/h   Corrado Fabi   Johnny Cecotto   Johnny Cecotto
12   Pergusa-Enna 1 August 45 4.95=222.75 km 1'09:22.15 192.665 km/h   Thierry Boutsen   Stefan Bellof   Thierry Boutsen
13   Misano 8 August 60 3.488=209.28 km 1'18:25.19 160.123 km/h   Corrado Fabi   Stefan Bellof   Corrado Fabi

Note

The Spa race was originally scheduled over 30 laps, but was abandoned after 23 due to heavy rain. Full points were still awarded.

Championship standings

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At each race points were awarded as follows: 9 for first place, 6 for second place, 4 for third place, 3 for fourth place, 2 for fifth place and 1 for sixth place. The best nine results could be retained. Discarded points and gross totals are displayed within parentheses.

Pos Driver Team Chassis Engine SIL
 
HOC
 
THR
 
NÜR
 
MUG
 
VLL
 
PAU
 
SPA
 
HOC
 
DON
 
MAN
 
PER
 
MIS
 
Pts
1   Corrado Fabi March Racing March BMW - 4 - 6 9 9 - 2 9 9 - - 9 57
2   Johnny Cecotto March Racing March BMW - 3 9 4 6 - 9 6 (1) 6 9 4 - 56 (57)
3   Thierry Boutsen Team Spirit Spirit Honda - 6 4 9 3 1 6 9 - - 3 9 (1) 50 (51)
4   Stefan Bellof Maurer Motorsport Maurer BMW 9 9 - 2 - - - - 4 1 - 6 2 33
5   Beppe Gabbiani Maurer Motorsport Maurer BMW 4 2 3 - - - - - 6 3 4 - 4 26
6   Philippe Streiff Motul GPA AGS BMW - - 2 - - 6 - 3 - 2 6 3 - 22
7   Kenny Acheson Ralt Racing Ltd. Ralt Honda - - 6 3 1 - 2 - - - - - - 12
8   Stefan Johansson Team Spirit Spirit Honda - - - 1 4 3 - - 3 - - - - 11
9   Jonathan Palmer Ralt Racing Ltd. Ralt Honda - - - - 2 2 1 1 - 4 - - - 10
10   Mike Thackwell Horag Racing March BMW - - - - - - 4 4 - - - - - 8
  Alessandro Nannini Minardi Minardi BMW 2 - - - - - - - - - - - 6 8
12   Frank Jelinski Bertram Schäfer Racing Maurer BMW - - - - - - 3 - 2 - - 2 - 7
13   Satoru Nakajima John Player Special Team Ikuzawa March Honda 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - 6
  Christian Danner March Racing March BMW - - - - - - - - - - 2 1 3 6
15   Pascal Fabre Motul GPA AGS BMW - - - - - 4 - - - - 1 - - 5
16   Roberto Del Castello San Remo Racing Toleman BMW 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
17   Jo Gartner Team Merzario Merzario-March BMW 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
  Thierry Tassin Docking Spitzley Docking Spitzley-Toleman Hart - 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1
  Robert Dallest Team Merzario Merzario-March BMW - - 1 - - - - - - - - - - 1

Complete overview

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first column of every race 10 = grid position
second column of every race 10 = race result

R = retired, Rx = retired but classified (placing denoted by x), NC = not classified, NS = did not start, NQ = did not qualify, NPQ = did not pre-qualify, DIS = disqualified (if after race, placing beforehand displayed alongside in parentheses)

Pos Driver Team Chassis Engine SIL
 
HOC
 
THR
 
NÜR
 
MUG
 
VLL
 
PAU
 
SPA
 
HOC
 
DON
 
MAN
 
PER
 
MIS
 
1   Corrado Fabi March Racing March BMW 7 R 6 3 2 R20 7 2 12 1 2 1 R 5 1 1 1 R 1 1 1
2   Johnny Cecotto March Racing March BMW 2 R 10 4 3 1 13 3 20 2 13 R 1 2 6 2 1 3 15
3   Thierry Boutsen Team Spirit Spirit Honda 5 12 2 2 7 3 2 1 15 4 4 6 1 2 1 1 R 9 4 1 1 6
4   Stefan Bellof Maurer Motorsport Maurer BMW 9 1 1 1 6 R 4 5 4 7 3 R 9 R 3 6 R 2 5
5   Beppe Gabbiani Maurer Motorsport Maurer BMW 16 3 14 5 11 4 10 NS 7 R 8 R R 8 2 4 3 R 3
6   Philippe Streiff Motul GPA AGS BMW 11 10 11 R 17 5 11 R 8 R 5 2 R 4 R16 5 2 4 R
7   Kenny Acheson Ralt Racing Ltd. Ralt Honda 14 R 19 13 10 2 9 4 2 6 7 14 6 14 5 10 R R R
8   Stefan Johansson Team Spirit Spirit Honda 1 R 5 R 1 14 6 6 1 3 1 4 7 1 R 4 11 R R11 7
9   Jonathan Palmer Ralt Racing Ltd. Ralt Honda 24 15 4 R 5 11 5 14 3 5 11 5 6 6 R 1 3 R NS - -
10   Mike Thackwell Horag Racing March BMW 18 R - - 15 R 6 8 10 9 3 3 10 R - - - - - -
Bertram Schäfer Racing Maurer BMW 13 R
  Alessandro Nannini Minardi Minardi BMW 15 5 27 9 9 12 12 8 5 R10 12 R NQ R R DIS R R 2
12   Frank Jelinski Bertram Schäfer Racing Maurer BMW 4 R17 16 8 16 9 19 7 28 11 16 R 4 11 5 R R 5 10
13   Satoru Nakajima John Player Special Team Ikuzawa March Honda 17 2 - - - - - - 10 15 13 8 - - - - - - - -
BMW 21 R - -
  Christian Danner March Racing March BMW 10 R 3 R 4 R 28 9 13 NS 20 13 R 9 R 7 5 6 4
15   Pascal Fabre Motul GPA AGS BMW 20 R 9 12 19 13 14 16 16 R16 9 3 NQ 19 R R 6 8 9
16   Roberto Del Castello San Remo Racing Toleman BMW 8 4 12 7 18 R 29 NS 24 R 19 10 - - 14 R - - 10 9 11
17   Jo Gartner Team Merzario Merzario-March BMW 25 6 7 R 8 10 3 R 9 R 6 7 - - 15 7 R R - - - -
  Thierry Tassin Docking Spitzley Docking Spitzley
-Toleman
Hart 6 DIS(2) 8 6 21 R 1 18 11 9 18 R - - R - - R - - - - NQ
  Richard Dallest Team Merzario Merzario-March BMW 32 NS 29 R 13 6 8 R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-   Jean-Louis Schlesser Maurer Motorsport Maurer BMW - - - - - - - - 26 14 15 R 8 7 - - 8 7 R14 R
-   Paolo Barilla Minardi Minardi BMW 13 7 17 R 14 7 17 NS 14 R 17 11 NQ 12 12 DIS R R 8
-   Guido Daccò Brambilla Racing Minardi BMW 28 9 24 R 23 17 24 R 27 R 23 NQ NPQ 18 13
Team Merzario Merzario-March BMW 12 8 7 13
-   Pierre Chauvet Bertram Schäfer Racing Maurer BMW 19 13 25 15 - - 23 R 22 8 NRQ 16 9 R14 - - R R
Ebor Motorsport Ralt Hart 22 11
-   Eddy Bianchi San Remo Racing Toleman BMW 27 R
Hart 25 R14 15 8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-   Peter Schindler Maurer Motorsport Maurer BMW 12 8 18 R 12 R18 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-   Cliff Hansen Neil Trundle Racing March BMW - - - - - - - - - - - - R R 17 15 9 13 R
-   Günther Gebhardt Gebhardt Motorsport March BMW - - 23 10 - - 18 10 25 R - - - - NQ R - - - - - - - -
-   Roberto Campominosi Team Merzario Merzario-March BMW - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 - -
-   Franz Konrad Konrad Racing March BMW 29 R14 30 R 26 16 16 11 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-   Ray Mallock ? Ralt Ford 22 11 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-   Carlo Rossi Docking Spitzley Docking Spitzley
-Toleman
Hart 3 R 20 R 20 R 20 12 21 R 25 NQ NQ R - - 13 - - R 12
-   Piero Necchi San Remo Racing Toleman Hart - - - - - - 26 NS 17 12 14 12 R R R - - - - - - - -
-   Severino Zampatti San Remo Racing Toleman BMW - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12 NQ
-   Harald Brutschin Konrad Racing March BMW 23 R18 28 R 24 R 22 13
Team Merzario Merzario-March BMW 22 13 24 NQ NQ 17 R - - - - - - - -
-   Bruno Eichmann Bertram Schäfer Racing Ralt BMW - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - R14 - - - - - - - -
-   Lamberto Leoni Team Merzario Merzario-March BMW - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 14
-   Tomas Kaiser Strandel Motorsport Toleman Hart - - - - 27 21 - - 26 NQ - - - -
March BMW 30 NS 15 R R - - - -
-   Bo Martinsson ? March BMW 21 16 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-   Eje Elgh Maurer Motorsport Maurer BMW - - - - - - 21 R17 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Horag Racing March BMW R - - - -
-   Oscar Pedersoli Team Merzario Merzario-March BMW 26 R 21 R 22 R19 25 NS 18 R - - R R R R R R R
-   Freddy Schmarwiler Formel Rennsport Club Lola Hart 30 R 26 NS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
March BMW NC
-   Sewi Hopfer ? Toleman Hart 33 NS 33 NQ - - 27 R 29 NS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-   Wyatt Stanley Ebor Motorsport Ralt Hart 31 R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-   Stanley Dickens Horag Racing March BMW - - 15 R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-   Hubert Striebig WRT Racing March BMW - - 31 R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-   Peter Stürtz Ebor Motorsport March BMW - - 32 R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-   Wolfgang Klein Bertram Schäfer Racing Maurer BMW - - - - - - 23 R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-   Siegfried Stohr Minardi Minardi Ferrari - - - - - - - - 19 R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
-   Henning Hagenbauer Horag Racing March BMW - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - R - - - - - - - -
-   Alain Ferté Maurer Motorsport Maurer BMW - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - R - - - - - - - -
-   Mister Arriva Minardi Minardi BMW - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - R - -
-   David Duffield Caledon Coal Open Cast Ralt Ford - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NS - - - - - -
-   Aldo Bertuzzi Brambilla Racing Minardi BMW - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NQ NQ - - - -

References

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  1. ^ "1982 European F2 Championship". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 1 April 2018.