1982 Italian Grand Prix
The 1982 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monza on 12 September 1982. This was the final pole position, podium, finish, and points for 1978 World Champion Mario Andretti at this race. René Arnoux won the race. Arnoux announced he would be a Ferrari driver the following season. Arnoux finished ahead his Ferrari teammate in 1983 Patrick Tambay, and Mario Andretti in the second Ferrari finished third. John Watson's fourth place put him 9 points behind Keke Rosberg with an outside chance of winning the Drivers' Title at the final race at Caesars Palace, where Ferrari, McLaren, and Renault would battle for the Constructors' Title.
| 1982 Italian Grand Prix | |||
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| Race 15 of 16 in the 1982 Formula One World Championship | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | September 12, 1982 | ||
| Official name | LIII Gran Premio d'Italia | ||
| Location | Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 5.800 km (3.60 mi) | ||
| Distance | 52 laps, 301.600 km (187.400 mi) | ||
| Weather | Dry | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 1:28.472 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 René Arnoux | Renault | |
| Time | 1:33.619 on lap 25 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Renault | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | Ferrari | ||
ClassificationEdit
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | René Arnoux
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Renault | 52 | 1:22:25.734 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | 27 | Patrick Tambay
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Ferrari | 52 | + 14.064 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 28 |  Mario Andretti
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Ferrari | 52 | + 48.452 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 7 |  John Watson
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McLaren-Ford | 52 | + 1:27.845 | 12 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 |  Michele Alboreto
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Tyrrell-Ford | 51 | + 1 Lap | 11 | 2 |
| 6 | 25 | Eddie Cheever
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Ligier-Matra | 51 | + 1 Lap | 14 | 1 |
| 7 | 12 | Nigel Mansell
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Lotus-Ford | 51 | + 1 Lap | 23 | |
| 8 | 6 |  Keke Rosberg
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Williams-Ford | 50 | + 2 Laps | 7 | |
| 9 | 10 |  Eliseo Salazar
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ATS-Ford | 50 | + 2 Laps | 25 | |
| 10 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris
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Alfa Romeo | 50 | + 2 Laps | 9 | |
| 11 | 20 |  Chico Serra
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Fittipaldi-Ford | 49 | + 3 Laps | 26 | |
| 12 | 30 | Mauro Baldi
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Arrows-Ford | 49 | + 3 Laps | 24 | |
| NC | 14 |  Roberto Guerrero
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Ensign-Ford | 40 | + 12 Laps | 18 | |
| Ret | 11 | Elio de Angelis
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Lotus-Ford | 33 | Throttle | 17 | |
| Ret | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli
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Alfa Romeo | 32 | Handling | 8 | |
| Ret | 29 |  Marc Surer
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Arrows-Ford | 28 | Ignition | 19 | |
| Ret | 15 | Alain Prost
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Renault | 27 | Injection | 5 | |
| Ret | 8 |  Niki Lauda
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McLaren-Ford | 21 | Brakes | 10 | |
| Ret | 31 | Jean-Pierre Jarier
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Osella-Ford | 10 | Wheel | 15 | |
| Ret | 1 | Nelson Piquet
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Brabham-BMW | 7 | Engine | 2 | |
| Ret | 2 | Riccardo Patrese
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Brabham-BMW | 6 | Clutch | 4 | |
| Ret | 26 | Jacques Laffite
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Ligier-Matra | 5 | Gearbox | 21 | |
| Ret | 36 | Teo Fabi
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Toleman-Hart | 2 | Engine | 22 | |
| Ret | 5 |  Derek Daly
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Williams-Ford | 0 | Collision | 13 | |
| Ret | 35 | Derek Warwick
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Toleman-Hart | 0 | Collision | 16 | |
| Ret | 4 | Brian Henton
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Tyrrell-Ford | 0 | Collision | 20 | |
| DNQ | 17 | Rupert Keegan
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March-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 9 |  Manfred Winkelhock
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ATS-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 18 | Raul Boesel
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March-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 33 | Tommy Byrne
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Theodore-Ford | ||||
Source:[1]
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Championship standings after the raceEdit
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "1982 Italian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
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FIA Formula One World Championship 1982 season |
Next race: 1982 Caesars Palace Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1981 Italian Grand Prix |
Italian Grand Prix | Next race: 1983 Italian Grand Prix |