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1982 Swiss Grand Prix

{{Infobox Grand Prix race report

|Type = F1

|Country = Switzerland

|Grand Prix = Swiss

|Image = Dijon-Prenois Circuit.svg

|Official name =

|Date = 29 August

|Year = 1982

|Race_No = 14

|Season_No = 16

|Location = Dijon, France

|Course =

|Course_mi = 2.361

|Course_km = 3.801

|Distance_laps = 80

|Distance_mi = 188.88

|Distance_km = 304.08

|Weather = Dry

|Pole_Driver = Alain Prost

|Pole_Team = Renault

|Pole_Time = 1:01.380

|Pole_Country = France

|Fast_Driver = Alain Prost

|Fast_Team = Renault

|Fast_Time = 1:07.477

|Fast_Lap = 2

|Fast_Country = France

|First_Driver = Keke Rosberg

|First_Team = Williams-Ford

|First_Country = Finland

|Second_Driver = Alain Prost

|Second_Team = Renault

|Second_Country= France

|Third_Driver = Niki Lauda

|Third_Team = McLaren-Ford

|Third_Country = Austria

|Lapchart = {{F1Laps1982|SUI}}

}}

The 1982 Swiss Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Dijon-Prenois in France on 29 August 1982.{{cite web|url=https://www.racingsportscars.com/covers/_Dijon-1982-08-29e.jpg|title=1982 Swiss Grand Prix Entry list}} The race, contested over 80 laps, was the fourteenth race of the 1982 Formula One season and was won by Keke Rosberg, driving a Williams-Ford. This was Rosberg's first win in a Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, though he had previously won a non-championship Formula One race, the 1978 BRDC International Trophy. Alain Prost finished second in a Renault, having started from pole position, while Niki Lauda was third in a McLaren-Ford. This was the only win of the season for eventual World Champion Rosberg. The chequered flag was shown after 81 laps when the organizers / flag stand missed the leading car on lap 80.{{cite web|title=The Swiss Grand Prix|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/october-1982/42/swiss-grand-prix|access-date=26 May 2019|work=Motor Sport}}

This was the first World Championship Swiss Grand Prix since 1954 (despite it not being held in Switzerland), and the last running of the event to date. Switzerland had banned motor racing after the 1955 Le Mans disaster; as of 2021, the ban has been lifted for electric vehicles only.{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/arieladams/2015/03/03/tag-heuer-watches-formula-e-racing-help-end-60-year-auto-racing-ban-in-switzerland/2/#3544e3902640 |title=TAG Heuer and Formula E Racing Help End 60-Year Auto Racing Ban in Switzerland |last=Adams |first=Ariel |date=3 March 2015 |website=forbes.com |access-date=10 June 2018}} Patrick Tambay, Ferrari's only entry after team leader Didier Pironi's career-ending crash three weeks earlier, was unable to start due to a pinched nerve in his back.{{cite web|title=Grand Prix Results: Swiss GP, 1982|url=http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr371.html|access-date=27 August 2017|publisher=Grandprix.com}} This was the last of only three times the Ferrari team did not start a World Championship race in which they entered (see also 1950 French Grand Prix and 1982 Belgian Grand Prix). Ferrari withdrew their entry so late that Chico Serra (the fastest non-qualifier) was not allowed to start.{{cite magazine|last=af Peterséns|first=Fredrik|date=1982-09-08|title=Två lopp kvar - nu vinner Keke!|trans-title=Two races left - now Keke wins!|magazine=Teknikens Värld|language=sv|location=Stockholm, Sweden|publisher=Specialtidningsförlaget AB|volume=34|issue=19|page=9|ref=TVn19}}

Classification

=Qualifying=

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
PosNoDriverConstructorQ1

!Q2

Gap
1

| 15

| {{flagicon|France}} Alain Prost

| Renault

| 1:01.380

|1:07.902

|align="center"| —

2

| 16

| {{flagicon|France}} René Arnoux

| Renault

| 1:01.740

|1:07.554

| +0.360

3

| 2

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Riccardo Patrese

| Brabham-BMW

| 1:02.997

|1:02.710

| +1.330

4

| 8

| {{flagicon|Austria}} Niki Lauda

| McLaren-Ford

| 1:02.984

|no time

| +1.604

5

| 22

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Andrea de Cesaris

| Alfa Romeo

| 1:03.023

|1:04.205

| +1.643

6

| 1

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

| Brabham-BMW

| 1:03.366

|1:03.183

| +1.803

7

| 5

| {{flagicon|Ireland}} Derek Daly

| Williams-Ford

| 1:04.238

|1:03.291

| +1.911

8

| 6

| {{flagicon|Finland}} Keke Rosberg

| Williams-Ford

| 1:03.589

|1:03.783

| +2.209

9

| 23

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Bruno Giacomelli

| Alfa Romeo

| 1:03.776

|1:04.711

| +2.396

10

| 27

| {{flagicon|France}} Patrick Tambay

| Ferrari

| 1:03.896

|no time

| +2.516

11

| 7

| {{flagicon|UK}} John Watson

| McLaren-Ford

| 1:03.995

|1:04.711

| +2.615

12

| 3

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Michele Alboreto

| Tyrrell-Ford

| 1:04.069

|1:04.102

| +2.689

13

| 26

| {{flagicon|France}} Jacques Laffite

| Ligier-Matra

| 1:04.087

|1:04.897

| +2.707

14

| 29

| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} Marc Surer

| Arrows-Ford

| 1:04.928

|1:05.158

| +3.548

15

| 11

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Elio de Angelis

| Lotus-Ford

| 1:04.967

|1:05.437

| +3.587

16

| 25

| {{flagicon|USA}} Eddie Cheever

| Ligier-Matra

| 1:05.162

|1:05.001

| +3.621

17

| 31

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

| Osella-Ford

| 1:05.179

|1:05.318

| +3.799

18

| 4

| {{flagicon|UK}} Brian Henton

| Tyrrell-Ford

| 1:05.877

|1:05.391

| +4.011

19

| 14

| {{flagicon|Colombia}} Roberto Guerrero

| Ensign-Ford

| 1:05.422

|1:05.395

| +4.015

20

| 9

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Manfred Winkelhock

| ATS-Ford

| 1:05.451

|1:06.139

| +4.071

21

| 35

| {{flagicon|UK}} Derek Warwick

| Toleman-Hart

| 1:05.927

|1:05.877

| +4.497

22

| 17

| {{flagicon|UK}} Rupert Keegan

| March-Ford

| 1:06.632

|1:06.011

| +4.631

23

| 36

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Teo Fabi

| Toleman-Hart

| 1:06.017

|1:06.102

| +4.637

24

| 18

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

| March-Ford

| 1:06.781

|1:06.136

| +4.756

25

| 10

| {{flagicon|Chile}} Eliseo Salazar

| ATS-Ford

| 1:06.297

|1:06.168

| +4.788

26

| 12

| {{flagicon|UK}} Nigel Mansell

| Lotus-Ford

| 1:06.430

|1:06.211

| +4.831

27

| 20

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

| Fittipaldi-Ford

| 1:06.590

|1:06.339

| +4.959

28

| 33

| {{flagicon|Ireland}} Tommy Byrne

| Theodore-Ford

| 1:06.990

|1:08.118

| +5.610

29

| 30

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Mauro Baldi

| Arrows-Ford

| 1:07.836

|1:08.314

| +6.456

colspan="7" |{{center|Source:{{cite web |url=http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1982/357/ |title=1982 Swiss Grand Prix |publisher=formula1.com |access-date=23 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104031249/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1982/357/ |archive-date=4 November 2014}}}}

=Race=

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

| 6

| {{flagicon|Finland}} Keke Rosberg

| Williams-Ford

| {{Goodyear}}

| 80

| 1:32:41.087

| 8

| 9

2

| 15

| {{flagicon|France}} Alain Prost

| Renault

| {{Michelin}}

| 80

| + 4.442

| 1

| 6

3

| 8

| {{flagicon|Austria}} Niki Lauda

| McLaren-Ford

| {{Michelin}}

| 80

| + 1:00.343

| 4

| 4

4

| 1

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Nelson Piquet

| Brabham-BMW

| {{Goodyear}}

| 79

| + 1 Lap

| 6

| 3

5

| 2

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Riccardo Patrese

| Brabham-BMW

| {{Goodyear}}

| 79

| + 1 Lap

| 3

| 2

6

| 11

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Elio de Angelis

| Lotus-Ford

| {{Goodyear}}

| 79

| + 1 Lap

| 15

| 1

7

| 3

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Michele Alboreto

| Tyrrell-Ford

| {{Goodyear}}

| 79

| + 1 Lap

| 12

|  

8

| 12

| {{flagicon|UK}} Nigel Mansell

| Lotus-Ford

| {{Goodyear}}

| 79

| + 1 Lap

| 26

|  

9

| 5

| {{flagicon|Ireland}} Derek Daly

| Williams-Ford

| {{Goodyear}}

| 79

| + 1 Lap

| 7

|  

10

| 22

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Andrea de Cesaris

| Alfa Romeo

| {{Michelin}}

| 78

| + 2 Laps

| 5

|  

11

| 4

| {{flagicon|UK}} Brian Henton

| Tyrrell-Ford

| {{Goodyear}}

| 78

| + 2 Laps

| 18

|  

12

| 23

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Bruno Giacomelli

| Alfa Romeo

| {{Michelin}}

| 78

| + 2 Laps

| 9

|  

13

| 7

| {{flagicon|UK}} John Watson

| McLaren-Ford

| {{Michelin}}

| 77

| + 3 Laps

| 11

|  

14

| 10

| {{flagicon|Chile}} Eliseo Salazar

| ATS-Ford

| {{Michelin}}

| 76

| + 4 Laps

| 25

|  

15

| 29

| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} Marc Surer

| Arrows-Ford

| {{Pirelli}}

| 76

| + 4 Laps

| 14

|  

16

| 16

| {{flagicon|France}} René Arnoux

| Renault

| {{Michelin}}

| 75

| Injection

| 2

|  

Ret

| 25

| {{flagicon|USA}} Eddie Cheever

| Ligier-Matra

| {{Michelin}}

| 70

| Handling

| 16

|  

Ret

| 9

| {{flagicon|Germany}} Manfred Winkelhock

| ATS-Ford

| {{Michelin}}

| 55

| Chassis

| 20

|  

Ret

| 31

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

| Osella-Ford

| {{Pirelli}}

| 44

| Engine

| 17

|  

Ret

| 26

| {{flagicon|France}} Jacques Laffite

| Ligier-Matra

| {{Michelin}}

| 33

| Handling

| 13

|  

Ret

| 36

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Teo Fabi

| Toleman-Hart

| {{Pirelli}}

| 31

| Engine

| 23

|  

Ret

| 18

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Raul Boesel

| March-Ford

| {{Avon}}

| 31

| Water Leak

| 24

|  

Ret

| 17

| {{flagicon|UK}} Rupert Keegan

| March-Ford

| {{Avon}}

| 25

| Spun Off

| 22

|  

Ret

| 35

| {{flagicon|UK}} Derek Warwick

| Toleman-Hart

| {{Pirelli}}

| 24

| Engine

| 21

|  

Ret

| 14

| {{flagicon|Colombia}} Roberto Guerrero

| Ensign-Ford

| {{Michelin}}

| 4

| Engine

| 19

|  

DNS

| 27

| {{flagicon|France}} Patrick Tambay

| Ferrari

| {{Goodyear}}

|

| Driver Unfit

| 10

|  

DNQ

| 20

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Chico Serra

| Fittipaldi-Ford

| {{Pirelli}}

|  

|  

|  

|  

DNQ

| 33

| {{flagicon|Ireland}} Tommy Byrne

| Theodore-Ford

| {{Goodyear}}

|  

|  

|  

|  

DNQ

| 30

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Mauro Baldi

| Arrows-Ford

| {{Pirelli}}

|  

|  

|  

|  

colspan="9"|{{center|Source:{{cite web |url=http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1982/357/ |title=1982 Swiss Grand Prix |publisher=formula1.com |access-date=23 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104031249/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1982/357/ |archive-date=4 November 2014}}{{Cite web|url=https://gparchive.com/formula-1/1982-swiss-grand-prix/|title=1982 Swiss Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive|website=GPArchive.com|date=29 August 1982|access-date=1 November 2021}}}}

Notes

  • This was the 300th Grand Prix in which an Italian driver participated. In those 300 races, Italian drivers had won 27 Grands Prix, achieved 93 podium finishes, 25 pole positions, 26 fastest laps, 7 Grand Slams and 3 World Championships.
  • This was the 50th Grand Prix start and the 1st Grand Prix win for a Finnish driver.

Championship standings after the race

{{col-start}}

{{col-2}}

;Drivers' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"
! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! Driver

! Points

align="left" | 10px 1

| align="center" | 1

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Keke Rosberg

| align="center" | 42

align="left" | 10px 1

| align="center" | 2

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Didier Pironi

| align="center" | 39

align="left" | 10px 2

| align="center" | 3

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Alain Prost

| align="center" | 31

align="left" | 10px 1

| align="center" | 4

| {{flagicon|UK}} John Watson

| align="center" | 30

align="left" | 10px 1

| align="center" | 5

| {{flagicon|AUT}} Niki Lauda

| align="center" | 30

colspan=4|Source: {{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/1982/suisse/championnat.aspx|title=Switzerland 1982 - Championship • STATS F1|website=www.statsf1.com|access-date=21 March 2019}}

{{col-2}}

;Constructors' Championship standings

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

! Constructor

! Points

1

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Ferrari

| align="right"| 64

2

| {{flagicon|UK}} McLaren-Ford

| align="right"| 60

3

| {{flagicon|UK}} Williams-Ford

| align="right"| 55

4

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Renault

| align="right"| 50

5

| {{flagicon|UK}} Lotus-Ford

| align="right"| 30

{{col-end}}

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

References

{{Reflist | 30em}}

{{F1 race report

| Name_of_race = Swiss Grand Prix

| Year_of_race = 1982

| Previous_race_in_season = 1982 Austrian Grand Prix

| Next_race_in_season = 1982 Italian Grand Prix

| Previous_year's_race = 1975 Swiss Grand Prix

| Next_year's_race = None

}}

{{F1GP 80-89}}

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