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1982 Canadian Grand Prix

{{Infobox Grand Prix race report

|Type = F1

|Country = Canada

|Grand Prix = Canadian

|Date = 13 June

|Year = 1982

|Image = Gilles Villeneuve Circuit Montreal (78-86).svg

|Caption = Circuit Gilles Villeneuve

|Race_No = 8

|Season_No = 16

|Official name = XXI Grand Prix du Canada

|Location = Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

|Course = Temporary street circuit

|Course_mi = 2.740

|Course_km = 4.410

|Distance_laps = 70

|Distance_mi = 191.817

|Distance_km = 308.700

|Weather = Overcast and chilly
{{convert|17|°C|°F}}{{cite web |url=http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/CYUL/1982/6/13/DailyHistory.html?req_city=NA&req_state=NA&req_statename=NA |title=Weather History for CYUL - June, 1982 - Sunday, June 13, 1982 |publisher=Weather Underground |access-date=23 December 2015}}

|Pole_Driver = Didier Pironi

|Pole_Team = Ferrari

|Pole_Time = 1:27.509

|Pole_Country = FRA

|Fast_Driver = Didier Pironi

|Fast_Team = Ferrari

|Fast_Time = 1:28.323

|Fast_Lap = 66

|Fast_Country = FRA

|First_Driver = Nelson Piquet

|First_Team = Brabham-BMW

|First_Country = BRA

|first_flag_suffix = 1968

|Second_Driver = Riccardo Patrese

|Second_Team = Brabham-Ford

|Second_Country= ITA

|Third_Driver = John Watson

|Third_Team = McLaren-Ford

|Third_Country = GBR

|Lapchart = {{F1Laps1982|CAN}}

}}

The 1982 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on 13 June 1982. It was the eighth race of the 1982 Formula One World Championship. This was the first Canadian Grand Prix to be held in June, the organisers having moved the race from the autumn to allow for warmer weather;{{cite web|last=Roebuck |first=Nigel |title=Grand Prix Gold: 1982 Canadian GP |url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/feature/4713/grand-prix-gold-1982-canadian-gp |publisher=Autosport |access-date=28 October 2017}} it has been held in June ever since.

The 70-lap race was won by Nelson Piquet, driving a Brabham-BMW. It was the first Formula One victory for a BMW-engined car, but the only victory of the season for defending Drivers' Champion Piquet. Team-mate Riccardo Patrese finished second in an older Brabham-Ford, with John Watson third in a McLaren-Ford.

Death of Riccardo Paletti

The race was marred by the death of Italian driver Riccardo Paletti, in only his second F1 race start. At the start, the lights took an unusually long time to turn to green. During this time, Didier Pironi, who had the pole position, stalled the engine of his Ferrari. Pironi lifted his hand to signal the problem just as the lights switched to green, which was too late to abort the start. The other cars swerved across the track, trying to squeeze past Pironi's stationary car.{{cite web|title=Riccardo Paletti|url=http://www.racer.com/riccardo-paletti/article/245239/|publisher=Racer.com|access-date=13 June 2012}} Raul Boesel just clipped the back left of the Ferrari, spinning his March into the path of Eliseo Salazar and Jochen Mass. Salazar, Boesel and Mass suffered minor impacts but it looked as if everyone had passed the Ferrari without serious consequences.{{cite web|title=Riccardo Paletti Profile|url=http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/drv-palric.html|publisher=grandprix.com}} However, Paletti could not react in time and slammed into the rear of the stranded Ferrari at {{convert|180|km/h|abbr=on}}, catapulting it into the path of Geoff Lees. The Osella's nose was crushed in severely.

Due to the force of the severe impact, Paletti sustained heavy chest injuries and was lying unconscious in his car, wedged against the steering wheel. Didier Pironi and Sid Watkins, the FIA's head doctor, were on the scene to stabilise and assist Paletti. As Watkins climbed over the wreckage of the Osella, the petrol from the fuel tank ignited, enveloping the car in a wall of fire. When the fire was finally put out, the injured Paletti was without a pulse. It took the rescue workers 25 minutes to cut him out safely from his wrecked car, as the sparks caused by the cutting equipment threatened to re-ignite the petrol on the track. He was flown by a medical helicopter to the Royal Victoria Hospital, where he died soon after arriving. His mother was watching from the stands, as they were to celebrate his 24th birthday later that week. Paletti suffered a torn aorta as well as fractures to both legs.{{cite news |author= |title=Paletti Died Within Minutes of Crash |work=Syracuse Post-Standard |agency=UPI |date=15 June 1982}} According to track doctor Jacques Bouchard his pupils were already dilated (indicating brain death) when medical personnel arrived and that the extended extraction time made no difference to his chances of survival.Paletti was the last driver to lose his life in a Formula One car until Elio de Angelis was killed while testing for Brabham at the Circuit Paul Ricard in France in 1986, and was the last fatality at a Formula One race weekend until Roland Ratzenberger at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix.

Classification

= Qualifying =

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"

!Pos

!No

!Driver

!Constructor

!Q1

!Q2

!Gap

1

|28

|{{flagicon|France}} Didier Pironi

|Ferrari

|1:31.332

|1:27.509

| align="center" |—

2

|16

|{{flagicon|France}} René Arnoux

|Renault

|1:31.494

|1:27.895

| +0.386

3

|15

|{{flagicon|France}} Alain Prost

|Renault

|1:32.258

|1:28.563

| +1.054

4

|1

|{{flagicon|Brazil|1968}} Nelson Piquet

|Brabham-BMW

|1:32.105

|1:28.663

| +1.154

5

|23

|{{flagicon|Italy}} Bruno Giacomelli

|Alfa Romeo

|1:33.136

|1:28.740

| +1.231

6

|7

|{{flagicon|UK}} John Watson

|McLaren-Ford

|1:35.027

|1:28.822

| +1.313

7

|6

|{{flagicon|Finland}} Keke Rosberg

|Williams-Ford

|1:30.963

|1:28.874

| +1.365

8

|2

|{{flagicon|Italy}} Riccardo Patrese

|Brabham-Ford

|1:31.343

|1:28.999

| +1.490

9

|22

|{{flagicon|Italy}} Andrea de Cesaris

|Alfa Romeo

|1:30.286

|1:29.183

| +1.674

10

|11

|{{flagicon|Italy}} Elio de Angelis

|Lotus-Ford

|1:33.242

|1:29.228

| +1.719

11

|8

|{{flagicon|AUT}} Niki Lauda

|McLaren-Ford

|1:32.246

|1:29.544

| +2.035

12

|25

|{{flagicon|USA}} Eddie Cheever

|Ligier-Matra

|1:32.969

|1:29.590

| +2.081

13

|5

|{{flagicon|Ireland}} Derek Daly

|Williams-Ford

|1:31.757

|1:29.883

| +2.374

14

|12

|{{flagicon|UK}} Nigel Mansell

|Lotus-Ford

|1:33.023

|1:30.048

| +2.539

15

|3

|{{flagicon|Italy}} Michele Alboreto

|Tyrrell-Ford

|1:32.792

|1:30.146

| +2.637

16

|29

|{{flagicon|Switzerland}} Marc Surer

|Arrows-Ford

|1:36.428

|1:30.518

| +3.090

17

|30

|{{flagicon|Italy}} Mauro Baldi

|Arrows-Ford

|1:38.956

|1:30.599

| +3.009

18

|31

|{{flagicon|France}} Jean-Pierre Jarier

|Osella-Ford

|1:41.588

|1:30.717

| +3.208

19

|26

|{{flagicon|France}} Jacques Laffite

|Ligier-Matra

|1:33.664

|1:30.946

| +3.437

20

|14

|{{flagicon|Colombia}} Roberto Guerrero

|Ensign-Ford

|1:36.524

|1:31.235

| +3.726

21

|18

|{{flagicon|Brazil|1968}} Raul Boesel

|March-Ford

|1:35.573

|1:31.759

| +4.250

22

|17

|{{flagicon|GER}} Jochen Mass

|March-Ford

|1:33.756

|1:31.861

| +4.352

23

|32

|{{flagicon|Italy}} Riccardo Paletti

|Osella-Ford

|1:41.020

|1:31.901

| +4.392

24

|10

|{{flagicon|Chile}} Eliseo Salazar

|ATS-Ford

|1:39.542

|1:32.203

| +4.694

25

|33

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Geoff Lees

|Theodore-Ford

|1:36.359

|1:32.205

| +4.696

26

|4

|{{flagicon|UK}} Brian Henton

|Tyrrell-Ford

|1:39.211

|1:32.325

| +4.816

27

|9

|{{flagicon|West Germany}} Manfred Winkelhock

|ATS-Ford

|no time

|1:32.359

| +4.850

28

|19

|{{flagicon|Spain}} Emilio de Villota

|March-Ford

|1:37.409

|1:34.045

| +6.536

29

|20

|{{flagicon|Brazil|1968}} Chico Serra

|Fittipaldi-Ford

|1:37.678

|1:42.730

| +10.169

= Race =

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
PosNoDriverConstructorTyreLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1

| 1

| {{flagicon|Brazil|1968}} Nelson Piquet

| Brabham-BMW

| {{Goodyear}}

| 70

| 1:46:39.577

| 4

| 9

2

| 2

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Riccardo Patrese

| Brabham-Ford

| {{Goodyear}}

| 70

| + 13.799

| 8

| 6

3

| 7

| {{flagicon|UK}} John Watson

| McLaren-Ford

| {{Michelin}}

| 70

| + 1:01.836

| 6

| 4

4

| 11

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Elio de Angelis

| Lotus-Ford

| {{Goodyear}}

| 69

| + 1 Lap

| 10

| 3

5

| 29

| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} Marc Surer

| Arrows-Ford

| {{Pirelli}}

| 69

| + 1 Lap

| 16

| 2

6

| 22

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Andrea de Cesaris

| Alfa Romeo

| {{Michelin}}

| 68

| Out of Fuel

| 9

| 1

7

| 5

| {{flagicon|Ireland}} Derek Daly

| Williams-Ford

| {{Goodyear}}

| 68

| Out of Fuel

| 13

|  

8

| 30

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Mauro Baldi

| Arrows-Ford

| {{Pirelli}}

| 68

| + 2 Laps

| 17

|  

9

| 28

| {{flagicon|France}} Didier Pironi

| Ferrari

| {{Goodyear}}

| 67

| + 3 Laps

| 1

|  

10

| 25

| {{flagicon|USA}} Eddie Cheever

| Ligier-Matra

| {{Michelin}}

| 66

| Out of Fuel

| 12

|  

11

| 17

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Jochen Mass

| March-Ford

| {{Avon}}

| 66

| + 4 Laps

| 22

|  

NC

| 4

| {{flagicon|UK}} Brian Henton

| Tyrrell-Ford

| {{Goodyear}}

| 59

| + 11 Laps

| 26

|  

Ret

| 6

| {{flagicon|Finland}} Keke Rosberg

| Williams-Ford

| {{Goodyear}}

| 52

| Gearbox

| 7

|  

Ret

| 18

| {{flagicon|Brazil|1968}} Raul Boesel

| March-Ford

| {{Avon}}

| 47

| Engine

| 21

|  

Ret

| 3

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Michele Alboreto

| Tyrrell-Ford

| {{Goodyear}}

| 41

| Engine

| 15

|  

Ret

| 15

| {{flagicon|France}} Alain Prost

| Renault

| {{Michelin}}

| 30

| Engine

| 3

|  

Ret

| 16

| {{flagicon|France}} René Arnoux

| Renault

| {{Michelin}}

| 28

| Spun Off

| 2

|  

Ret

| 10

| {{flagicon|Chile}} Eliseo Salazar

| ATS-Ford

| {{Michelin}}

| 20

| Engine

| 24

|  

Ret

| 8

| {{flagicon|Austria}} Niki Lauda

| McLaren-Ford

| {{Michelin}}

| 17

| Clutch

| 11

|  

Ret

| 26

| {{flagicon|France}} Jacques Laffite

| Ligier-Matra

| {{Michelin}}

| 8

| Fuel System

| 19

|  

Ret

| 14

| {{flagicon|Colombia}} Roberto Guerrero

| Ensign-Ford

| {{Michelin}}

| 2

| Clutch

| 20

|  

Ret

| 23

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Bruno Giacomelli

| Alfa Romeo

| {{Michelin}}

| 1

| Collision

| 5

|  

Ret

| 12

| {{flagicon|UK}} Nigel Mansell

| Lotus-Ford

| {{Goodyear}}

| 1

| Collision

| 14

|  

Ret

| 31

| {{flagicon|France}} Jean-Pierre Jarier

| Osella-Ford

| {{Pirelli}}

| 0

| Withdrew after teammate's fatal collision

| 18

|  

Ret

| 32

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Riccardo Paletti

| Osella-Ford

| {{Pirelli}}

| 0

| Fatal collision on first start

| 23

|  

Ret

| 33

| {{flagicon|UK}} Geoff Lees

| Theodore-Ford

| {{Goodyear}}

| 0

| Collision on first start

| 25

|  

DNQ

| 9

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Manfred Winkelhock

| ATS-Ford

| {{Michelin}}

|  

|

|

|  

DNQ

| 19

| {{flagicon|Spain}} Emilio de Villota

| March-Ford

| {{Avon}}

|  

|

|

|  

DNQ

| 20

| {{flagicon|Brazil|1968}} Chico Serra

| Fittipaldi-Ford

| {{Pirelli}}

|  

|  

|  

|  

colspan="9"|{{center|Source:{{cite web |url=http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1982/349/ |title=1982 Canadian Grand Prix |publisher=formula1.com |access-date=23 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104030827/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1982/349/ |archive-date=4 November 2014}}{{Cite web|url=https://gparchive.com/formula-1/1982-canadian-grand-prix/|title=1982 Canadian Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive|website=GPArchive.com|date=13 June 1982 |access-date=1 November 2021}}}}

Notes

  • This was the 1st Grand Prix win and podium finish for a BMW-powered car.

Championship standings after the race

{{col-start}}

{{col-2}}

;Drivers' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
Pos

! Driver

! Points

1

| {{flagicon|UK}} John Watson

| align="right"| 30

2

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Didier Pironi

| align="right"| 20

3

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Riccardo Patrese

| align="right"| 19

4

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Alain Prost

| align="right"| 18

5

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Keke Rosberg

| align="right"| 17

colspan=4|Source:{{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/1982/canada/championnat.aspx|title=Canada 1982 - Championship • STATS F1|website=www.statsf1.com|access-date=14 March 2019}}

{{col-2}}

;Constructors' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
Pos

! Constructor

! Points

1

| {{flagicon|UK}} McLaren-Ford

| align="right"| 42

2

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Ferrari

| align="right"| 26

3

| {{flagicon|UK}} Williams-Ford

| align="right"| 26

4

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Renault

| align="right"| 22

5

| {{flagicon|UK}} Brabham-Ford

| align="right"| 19

colspan=4|Source:

{{col-end}}

  • {{small|Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.}}

References

{{reflist | 30em}}

{{F1 race report

| Name_of_race = Canadian Grand Prix

| Year_of_race = 1982

| Previous_race_in_season = 1982 Detroit Grand Prix

| Next_race_in_season = 1982 Dutch Grand Prix

| Previous_year's_race = 1981 Canadian Grand Prix

| Next_year's_race = 1983 Canadian Grand Prix

}}

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