thumb|upright|Keke Rosberg won his first and only [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|Drivers' Championship with Williams with 44 points, despite having trailed for most of the season and having only won one race.|alt=Black-and-white photograph of Keke Rosberg]]
thumb|[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari won the Constructors' Championship with the 126C2.|alt=Red Ferrari racing car exiting a corner during a race]]
The 1982 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 36th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It included two competitions run over the course of the year, the 33rd Formula One World Championship for Drivers and the 25th Formula One World Championship for Constructors. The season featured sixteen rounds between 23 January and 25 September. The Drivers' Championship was won by Keke Rosberg and the Constructors' Championship by Scuderia Ferrari.
The Championship started with a drivers' strike at the season opener in South Africa and saw a partial race boycott as part of the ongoing FISA–FOCA war at the San Marino Grand Prix. Two drivers died during 1982: Gilles Villeneuve during qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix and Riccardo Paletti at the start of the Canadian Grand Prix. Championship front-runner Didier Pironi also suffered a career-ending accident while qualifying for the German Grand Prix. These incidents and several other major accidents led to regulation changes to increase driver safety for the 1983 season. Motorsport journalist Nigel Roebuck later wrote that 1982 was "an ugly year, pock-marked by tragedy, by dissension, by greed, and yet, paradoxically, it produced some of the most memorable racing ever seen".
Eventual champion Rosberg won only one race all season – the Swiss Grand Prix – but consistency gave him the Drivers' Championship, five points clear of Pironi and John Watson. Rosberg was the second driver to win the championship having won only one race in the season, after Mike Hawthorn in . Eleven different drivers from seven different teams won a race during the season, with no driver winning more than twice; there was also a run of nine different winners in nine consecutive races from the Monaco Grand Prix to the Swiss Grand Prix. Ferrari, who replaced Villeneuve with Patrick Tambay and Pironi with World Champion Mario Andretti, managed to score enough points to secure the Constructors' Championship, finishing five points clear of McLaren with Renault third. Rosberg's team Williams finished fourth in the Constructors' standing a further four points behind McLaren, marking the only time since the Constructors' Championship was introduced in 1958 that a team containing the eventual Drivers' Champion finished outside the top 3 of the Constructors' standings.
Drivers and constructors
The following teams and drivers took part in the 1982 Formula One World Championship:
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|+ List of entrants into the 1982 Formula One World Championship
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! scope="col" |Entrant
! scope="col" |Constructor
! scope="col" |Chassis
! scope="col" |Engine
! scope="col" |Tyres
! scope="col" |
! scope="col" |Driver
! scope="col" |
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| scope="row" rowspan="4"| Parmalat Racing
!rowspan="2"| Brabham-BMW
|rowspan="2"| BT50
|rowspan="2"| BMW M12/13 1.5 L4t
|rowspan="4"|
| 1
| Nelson Piquet
| 1, 5–16
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| 2
| Riccardo Patrese
| 1, 5, 9–16
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!rowspan="2"| Brabham-Ford
|rowspan="2"| BT49C<br />BT49D
|rowspan="2"| Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
| 1
| Nelson Piquet
| 2–3
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| 2
| Riccardo Patrese
| 2–3, 6–8
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|scope="row" rowspan="3"| Team Tyrrell
!rowspan="3"| Tyrrell-Ford
|rowspan="3"| 011
|rowspan="3"| Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
|rowspan="3"|
| 3
| Michele Alboreto
| All
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|rowspan="2"| 4
| Slim Borgudd
| 1–3
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| Brian Henton
| 4–16
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|scope="row" rowspan="4"| TAG Williams Team
!rowspan="4"| Williams-Ford
|rowspan="4"| FW07C<br />FW07D<br />FW08
|rowspan="4"| Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
|rowspan="4"|
|rowspan="3"| 5
| Carlos Reutemann
| 1–2
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| Mario Andretti
| 3
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| Derek Daly
| 5–16
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| 6
| Keke Rosberg
| 1–3, 5–16
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|scope="row" rowspan="2"| Marlboro McLaren International
!rowspan="2"| McLaren-Ford
|rowspan="2"| MP4/1B
|rowspan="2"| Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
|rowspan="2"|
| 7
| John Watson
| 1–3, 5–16
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| 8
| Niki Lauda
| 1–3, 5–16
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|scope="row" rowspan="2"| Team ATS
!rowspan="2"| ATS-Ford
|rowspan="2"| D5
|rowspan="2"| Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
|rowspan="2"| <br />
| 9
| nowrap| Manfred Winkelhock
| All
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| 10
| Eliseo Salazar
| All
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|scope="row" rowspan="4"| John Player Team Lotus
!rowspan="4"| Lotus-Ford
|rowspan="4"| 87B<br />91
|rowspan="4"| Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
|rowspan="4"|
| 11
| Elio de Angelis
| 1–3, 5–16
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|rowspan="3"| 12
| Nigel Mansell
| nowrap| 1–3, 5–8, 10, 12–16
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| Roberto Moreno
| 9
|-
| Geoff Lees
| 11
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|scope="row" | Ensign Racing
! Ensign-Ford
| N180B<br />N181
| Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
| <br />
| 14
| Roberto Guerrero
| 1–3, 5–16
|-
|scope="row" rowspan="2"| Équipe Renault Elf
!rowspan="2"| Renault
|rowspan="2"| RE30B
|rowspan="2"nowrap| Renault-Gordini EF1 1.5 V6t
|rowspan="2"|
| 15
| Alain Prost
| All
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| 16
| René Arnoux
| All
|-
|scope="row" rowspan="4" nowrap| March Grand Prix Team<br> Rothmans Racing with March Grand Prix<br> LBT Team March
!rowspan="4"| March-Ford
|rowspan="4"| 821
|rowspan="4"| Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
|rowspan="4"| <br /><br />
|rowspan="2"| 17
| Jochen Mass
| 1–3, 5–11
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| Rupert Keegan
| 12–16
|-
| 18
| Raul Boesel
| 1–3, 5–16
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| 19
| Emilio de Villota
| 5–9
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|scope="row" | Fittipaldi Automotive
! Fittipaldi-Ford
| F8D<br />F9
| nowrap| Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
|
| 20
| Chico Serra
| 1–3, 5–16
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|scope="row" rowspan="2"| Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo
!rowspan="2"| Alfa Romeo
|rowspan="2"| 179D<br />182<br />182B
|rowspan="2" nowrap| Alfa Romeo 1260 3.0 V12
|rowspan="2"|
| 22
| nowrap| Andrea de Cesaris
| All
|-
| 23
| Bruno Giacomelli
| All
|-
|scope="row" rowspan="2"| Équipe Talbot Gitanes
!rowspan="2" nowrap| Talbot Ligier-Matra
|rowspan="2"| JS17B<br />JS19
|rowspan="2"| Matra MS81 3.0 V12
|rowspan="2"|
| 25
| Eddie Cheever
| 1–3, 5–16
|-
| 26
| Jacques Laffite
| 1–3, 5–16
|-
|scope="row" rowspan="4"| Ferrari
!rowspan="4"| Ferrari
|rowspan="4"| 126C2
|rowspan="4"| Ferrari 021 1.5 V6t
|rowspan="4"|
|rowspan="2"| 27
| Gilles Villeneuve
| 1–5
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| Patrick Tambay
| 9–16
|-
|rowspan="2"| 28
| Didier Pironi
| 1–12
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| Mario Andretti
| 15–16
|-
|scope="row" rowspan="3"| Ragno Arrows
!rowspan="3"| Arrows-Ford
|rowspan="3"| A4<br />A5
|rowspan="3"| Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
|rowspan="3"|
|rowspan="2"| 29
| Brian Henton
| 1–3
|-
| Marc Surer
| 5–16
|-
| 30
| Mauro Baldi
| 1–3, 5–16
|-
|scope="row" rowspan="2"| Denim S.A.I.M.A. Team Osella
!rowspan="2"| Osella-Ford
|rowspan="2"| FA1C<br />FA1D
|rowspan="2"| Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
|rowspan="2"|
| 31
| nowrap| Jean-Pierre Jarier
| All
|-
| 32
| Riccardo Paletti
| 1–8
|-
|scope="row" rowspan="4"| Theodore Racing Team
!rowspan="4"| Theodore-Ford
|rowspan="4"| TY01<br />TY02
|rowspan="4"| Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
|rowspan="4"| <br />
|rowspan="4"| 33
| Derek Daly
| 1–3
|-
| Jan Lammers
| 5–7, 9–11
|-
| Geoff Lees
| 8
|-
| Tommy Byrne
| 12–16
|-
|scope="row" rowspan="2"| Candy Toleman Motorsport<br> Toleman Group Motorsport
!rowspan="2"| Toleman-Hart
|rowspan="2"| TG181B<br />TG181C<br />TG183
|rowspan="2"| Hart 415T 1.5 L4t
|rowspan="2"|
| 35
| Derek Warwick
| 1–6, 9–16
|-
| 36
| Teo Fabi
| 1–6, 9–16
|-
!colspan="8" | Source:
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! scope="col" colspan=2 | Key
|-
! scope="col"| Symbol !! scope="col" | Tyre manufacturer
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| || Avon
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Team changes
All teams and constructors who had competed in returned for the new season. Brabham had entered an engine supply deal with German car manufacturer BMW for the use of their inline-four turbo engines. The team announced in January that they were committing to the use of the new BMW engine throughout the season, but after experiencing reliability problems with it, they reverted to the Cosworth DFV motor several times during the season.
Driver changes
thumb|upright|[[Carlos Reutemann (pictured in 1981) stayed with the team of Frank Williams (right), only to retire from the sport after two races.|alt=Photograph of Carlos Reutemann in the background in conversation with Frank Williams, visible in the foreground with his head turned away from the camera.]]
At the end of the 1981 season, both Williams drivers, World Champion Alan Jones and Carlos Reutemann, had announced their retirement from racing. Reutemann did in fact return for 1982, competing in the first two races, before retiring unexpectedly at the end of March. Jones was replaced by Keke Rosberg, who had previously entered 36 Grands Prix, with a third-place finish as his best result.
The off season saw rumours of several former champions returning to the sport, The addition of Detroit meant that the United States hosted three Grands Prix, the only time one country had more than two races in one season until 2020, when Italy also hosted three Grands Prix.
Background
Politics
thumb|upright|[[Bernie Ecclestone (pictured in 1991), owner of Brabham and chairman of FOCA, was one of the leading figures in the FISA–FOCA war.|alt=Portrait of Bernie Ecclestone]]
Starting in the early 1970s, Bernie Ecclestone, owner of the Brabham team, had seized control of the Formula 1 Constructors Association, later renamed Formula One Constructors' Association. In this role, he began to negotiate more lucrative contracts between the teams and the track owners, including obtaining full control over television rights for FOCA. Realising the growing influence of Ecclestone and FOCA, the sport's governing body, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and its head, Paul Metternich, instated Frenchman Jean-Marie Balestre as the head of the Commission Sportive Internationale in 1978, which was then renamed to Fédération Internationale du Sport Automobile (FISA). FIA delegated running of the sporting regulations governing Formula One to FISA.
Over the following years, a power struggle developed between FOCA and FISA and Ecclestone and Balestre in particular. This conflict is generally referred to as the FISA–FOCA war. FOCA consisted of the majorly British constructor teams, while the manufacturer or "works" teams (Renault, Ferrari, Alfa Romeo and Talbot-Ligier), together with Osella and Toleman were aligned with FISA.
The conflict came to a head at the 1980 Spanish Grand Prix, where the drivers of teams belonging to FOCA boycotted the obligatory drivers' briefing and were threatened by FISA with having their licences revoked. The race went ahead as a non-championship event, without the non-FOCA aligned teams participating. This led to increased cornering speeds, but at the same time brought implications that had an adverse effect on the drivers' safety. Moveable skirts were thus banned in 1981, accompanied by a minimum ride height for the cars of , targeted at minimising the "ground effect" and to reduce cornering speed.
For 1982, both regulations were reversed as a result of the new Concorde Agreement. The skirts around the underpart of the chassis, which locked the airflow underneath the car, necessitated very stiff suspensions to work properly. This meant that every bump on track was putting enormous strain on the drivers, shaking them around in the cockpit. Additionally, the cornering speed and the resulting high g-forces put pressure on both the drivers and the cars' suspensions, making them prone to breaking. The cars would also move up and down on the road, in an effect called "porpoising", making the cars very hard to control. Over the next few seasons, the turbo engines proved fast, yet unreliable. The cars also suffered from an effect often labelled "turbo lag", meaning that a significant and indeterminable time gap existed between applying the throttle of the car and the point when the full power of the turbo was taking effect. This made the turbo cars very difficult to drive. In , Renault took the first victory with a turbo-charged engine. In 1981, Ferrari had followed them by introducing their own turbo engine. Additionally, the Toleman team also used turbo engines for 1982, supplied by Hart, while Brabham started using turbocharged BMW engines at some, but not all, rounds that year.
Alfa Romeo retained what motorsport writer Doug Nye called the most powerful three-litre engine seen in Formula One at that time, with . They tested their turbocharged V8 engine during practice for the Italian Grand Prix, but did not race with it until . Most FOCA teams still relied upon the Cosworth DFV engine, which had been introduced by Lotus in .
In 1981, McLaren had built the first monocoque car from carbon fibre composite. This resulted in lighter cars, while at the same time being more rigid. McLaren had proven that carbon-fibre cars could be quick, with John Watson winning the 1981 British Grand Prix. Watson's lack of severe injuries following a severe accident at that year's Italian Grand Prix had shown the superiority of the material in terms of safety. Lotus followed suit for 1982, introducing carbon fibre for their Lotus 91.
Even with these effective technical advances in chassis design, the FOCA teams with a Cosworth DFV motor had a significant power disadvantage compared to the constructors who used a turbocharged engine. To counteract this, the non-turbo teams used a loophole in the regulations. The weight of the car was measured before and after the race, with oil and cooling liquids allowed to be refilled before the final weigh-in. The teams would therefore build their cars lighter than allowed by the regulations and added water tanks, which they claimed were used to cool brake temperatures, but in reality the water was dumped on the track as soon as the car left the pitlane, allowing them to run faster. Pironi, on behalf of the drivers, objected to the licence application. Balestre reacted strongly, excluding all drivers who had not signed from the following day's practice session. The drivers, almost all of them and not just the ones who had refused to sign, in turn reacted by going on strike the next day, boarding a bus to a nearby hotel. The conflict continued until the next day, the Friday before the race was set to take place. It was partially resolved shortly before noon that day, with the drivers receiving half-hearted assurances towards their demands. They would ultimately be fined $5,000 each for the strike, with the new Super Licence being scrapped. Following the events in South Africa, the GPDA disbanded at a driver meeting in Paris, being replaced by the Professional Racing Drivers' Association (PRDA).
The teams then travelled to Brazil for the second round. Brabham abandoned their turbo-charged BT50 for the time being on grounds of its unreliability, reverting to an updated BT49D for this race, powered by the Cosworth DFV engine. The cars once again proved just how quick they had become, when Prost qualified on pole position 6.27 seconds faster than Piquet had done the year before. Villeneuve was second on the grid and went into the lead at the start, followed by Rosberg, with the two Renault drivers behind. Rosberg fell behind the Renaults on the first lap and was overtaken by Patrese on lap three and by Piquet two laps later. Villeneuve led until lap 30, when he spun out. This allowed Piquet into the lead, closely followed by Rosberg, with the two having battled for position during the preceding laps. The order remained to the finish, with Piquet winning from Rosberg, Prost, Watson and Mansell.
The heavy strain posed onto the drivers by the bumpy circuit and hot, humid weather was showcased not only by Patrese retiring on lap 34 due to exhaustion, but also when Piquet fainted on the winners' rostrum. Following the race, both Ferrari and Renault protested the first- and second-place finishes of Piquet and Rosberg, citing the water tanks used by Brabham and Williams to be illegal. The case was taken to FISA in Paris, with no outcome until after the next race.
thumb|[[Andrea de Cesaris (left) took a surprise pole position at Long Beach in his Alfa Romeo 182 (pictured).|alt=Two men in suits standing left and right of a red-and-white racing car]]
The third race of the season took place at the street circuit in Long Beach. During Saturday's qualifying, Lauda did just one run of a few laps, setting a fast time that put him on top of the leaderboard. In the closing seconds of the session, de Cesaris bettered Lauda's time, clinching pole position for Alfa Romeo. De Cesaris had been ousted by McLaren for Lauda over the winter and was moved to tears by his accomplishment.
De Cesaris led from the start, while Lauda was overtaken by Arnoux for second place. On lap six, Giacomelli, running fourth, tried to outbrake Lauda and in the process hit Arnoux, forcing both to retire. This allowed Villeneuve into third place, ahead of Watson. Pironi and Prost both retired after hitting the wall on laps seven and eleven respectively. On lap 15, Lauda took advantage of de Cesaris missing a gear change and moved into the lead, immediately beginning to pull away. Rosberg overtook Villeneuve for third on lap 21. This turned into second place on lap 34, when de Cesaris crashed into the wall after his engine had failed. The order remained until the chequered flag, with Lauda winning in only his third Grand Prix back in the sport. Villeneuve was later excluded from the results in Long Beach, following a protest by Ken Tyrrell over Ferrari's use of a double rear wing.
First European rounds
In the week before the next round, the San Marino Grand Prix, the FIA International Court of Appeal sided with Ferrari and Renault on their complaint over the water tanks at the race in Brazil and disqualified Piquet and Rosberg, handing victory to Prost. It was further decided that the cars would now be weighed after the race in the condition in which they had finished, eliminating the Cosworth-powered teams' use of water tanks to increase their performance. All other runners' results from the Brazilian Grand Prix were upheld, including Watson's, who inherited second place even though his use of the water tanks had been as illegal as the others. The FOCA teams requested a postponement of the next race until July to allow consideration of the effects of the court's judgement, on the grounds that it changed the regulations of the sport. The race organisers refused to delay the race, which went ahead without the majority of the FOCA teams. At this stage in the championship, Prost led with 18 points, six ahead of Lauda, with Rosberg and Watson sharing third position on eight points.
With the FOCA teams boycotting the race, the San Marino Grand Prix was run with just 14 cars present. The turbocharged Renaults and Ferraris were heavily favoured and Arnoux duly took pole position ahead of Prost, with Villeneuve and Pironi on the second row. Due to the fast nature of the Imola track, Ferrari team boss Mauro Forghieri told his drivers to save fuel. Arnoux led from the start while Prost lost two positions to the Ferrari drivers on the first lap. He eventually retired on lap seven. After some changes of position with Villeneuve and Pironi, Arnoux pulled away, but retired as well after 44 laps when his engine expired. This left only the Ferrari drivers in a position to win the Grand Prix. Their team held out "slow" signs from the pit wall, urging them to conserve fuel. Villeneuve, who led, understood this to mean that the cars were to finish in the current order. Pironi appeared to disregard the signals from the pitwall and took the lead on lap 46. He then sped up, pulling Villeneuve with him, who retook the lead again on lap 49. They changed position three more times; as Villeneuve slowed down each time he took the lead, Pironi would overtake him again. Eventually, Pironi won the race and Villeneuve was furious at his teammate for allegedly not following team orders. After the race, he said: "People seem to think we had the battle of our lives! [...] I was coasting those last 15 laps." Pironi said that "The 'slow' sign means only to use your head [... not that] if you think you can win, don't do it." In an interview the following week, Villeneuve said that he would never speak to Pironi again.
Two weeks later, the paddock moved to Zolder for the Belgian Grand Prix. In qualifying, Villeneuve went out onto the track on his second set of fast tyres, which were already used and had only one more fast lap to go before their performance became compromised. On his flying lap, he failed to better the time of teammate Pironi, but instead of slowing down, as drivers usually did on laps at the end of which they were supposed to head back to the pits, Villeneuve continued to drive fast. It has been speculated that he was determined to beat Pironi's time due to the animosity between the two. It is unclear if this is true, with Forghieri claiming that Villeneuve had indeed planned to return to the pitlane. In any event, Villeneuve caught Jochen Mass travelling much more slowly through a left-handed bend and moved to the right to pass him at the same instant that Mass also moved right to let Villeneuve through on the racing line. The two collided and Villeneuve was thrown out of his disintegrating car. He died of a fractured neck in a local hospital at 9:12 that evening.
Ferrari withdrew from the race, which Watson won for McLaren. His teammate Lauda, who had finished third behind Rosberg, was disqualified after the race for an underweight car. The results were dominated by the returning FOCA teams; even the only turbo-engined finisher, Piquet, was one of them, after Brabham reintroduced the BMW-powered BT50 for this race.
Motorsport journalist Nigel Roebuck stated that the next race, the Monaco Grand Prix, "was a sombre, edgy place [...] the sense of [Villeneuve's] absence was overwhelming"; the Canadian had lived in the principality and had won the previous year's race. Ferrari chose to only run one car, not replacing Villeneuve for the time being. In the race itself, Arnoux led early on from pole position before spinning off, handing the lead to his Renault teammate Prost. The latter in turn built up a massive lead, but a light rain shower in the closing laps triggered a chaotic finish. Prost crashed out, handing the lead to Patrese, still running the Cosworth-powered Brabham BT49D. Patrese spun on the penultimate lap and stalled, allowing Pironi into the lead, followed by de Cesaris. On the final lap, Pironi, de Cesaris, and Daly all retired because they ran out of fuel while in potential race winning positions. Meanwhile, Patrese bump-started his car by coasting down a hill, completed the final two laps, and took his first career victory. Pironi was classified second, despite running out of fuel and stopping on the last lap. After the race, Prost, who had scored no points since the Brazilian Grand Prix in March, led the championship by one point from Watson and two points from Pironi.
North American rounds
thumb|Defending champion [[Nelson Piquet (pictured at the British Grand Prix), failed to qualify in Detroit, but won the next race in Canada.|alt=Sideview of a white-and-dark blue Brabham racing car during a race]]
The next race was the inaugural Detroit Grand Prix, which was marred by lack of track preparation, delaying the practice session on a circuit that had never hosted a motor race before. During the shortened qualifying session, Prost took pole position ahead of de Cesaris, with Rosberg in third. The big surprise of the day was defending World Champion Piquet, who failed to qualify as his Brabham BT50 had engine problems and the spare car was not performing well either. In the race, Prost led comfortably until an accident between Roberto Guerrero, Elio de Angelis and Patrese led to the race being suspended. De Cesaris had retired at this point and at the restart, Prost led Rosberg and Pironi. A problem with the fuel injection slowed Prost down, handing the lead to Rosberg. Watson, who qualified 17th on the grid, got his Michelin tyres working well on the Detroit circuit and overtook one driver after another until, on lap 37, he went into the lead, as Rosberg had gearbox issues. Watson won the race from Eddie Cheever and Pironi, taking the lead in the World Championship.
Tragedy struck again at the Canadian Grand Prix. Pironi qualified on pole, but stalled at the start. His stationary car was hit by the Osella of young Italian Riccardo Paletti, who was competing in only his second race in Formula One. Paletti suffered severe internal injuries and his car caught fire while the track marshals tried to extract him from his vehicle. He was pronounced dead upon arrival in the hospital. The race was restarted and won by Piquet in the BMW-powered Brabham ahead of teammate Patrese, still in the Cosworth-powered BT49D. It would be the last one-two finish for the Brabham team in their Formula One history. Watson finished third to consolidate his lead in the championship. After the Canadian round, Watson was on 30 points, ten ahead of Pironi, followed by Patrese on 19, Prost with 18 and Rosberg with 17 points.
Back to Europe
At the Dutch Grand Prix, Ferrari introduced Patrick Tambay as a replacement for Villeneuve. The Renault drivers once more locked out the front row, Arnoux ahead of Prost. The latter took the lead at the start, followed by Arnoux and Pironi. On lap two, Pironi overtook Arnoux and three laps later moved ahead of Prost into the lead. While Prost retired with an engine failure, Arnoux was lucky to survive a heavy accident on lap 22 at Tarzan corner. His left front wheel broke off as he approached the corner, sending his car into the tyre wall. Pironi won the race without serious competition, ahead of Piquet and Rosberg.
thumb|[[Niki Lauda won two races in his comeback season, first in Long Beach, then in the United Kingdom (pictured).|alt=Sideview of a red-and-white McLaren racing car during a race]]
For the next race at Brands Hatch, the British Grand Prix, Brabham had devised what they referred to as "The Ploy". Inspired by Prost's comeback drive at the season opener at Kyalami, the team planned to send out their cars with tanks only half full and softer, and therefore faster, tyres. A pit stop midway through the race was supposed to refuel the car and change tyres, giving the Brabham drivers the advantage to be able to lap quicker than everybody else and gain enough of a lead to win. On top of that, both drivers were now committed to the BMW-powered BT50 chassis.
In qualifying, Rosberg surprised by taking only the second, and last, non-turbocharged pole position of the season. At the start of the warm-up lap, a fuel pressure issue led to his car being stationary on the grid while the other cars got underway. His mechanics helped him to a push start, but he did not reach the field in time and had to start the race last. This handed the front starting spot to Patrese, but he stalled. Both Arnoux and Fabi ran into him, taking all three out on the spot. Piquet as the only remaining Brabham left led from Lauda, but "The Ploy" was not to be executed, as Piquet retired with fuel injection problems on lap ten. This left Lauda to take his second victory of the season, followed by Pironi and Tambay. Pironi took over the lead of the championship, now five points ahead of Watson.
The Renaults were dominant at their home race, the French Grand Prix at Circuit Paul Ricard. Arnoux qualified ahead of Prost, and with Prost being better positioned in the championship, the team decided that if the cars should run first and second, he should win. Arnoux did not honour the agreement and took the victory ahead of his teammate, much to Prost's dismay. Another heavy accident marred the race, as Mass ran into the back of Mauro Baldi at Signes corner. As Mass's car slid towards the barrier, it was catapulted into the grandstands full of spectators. Although several people had minor injures, the accident did not result in any fatalities or serious injuries. At this stage, Pironi led the championship by nine points ahead of Watson and was seen as the likely favourite to win the title.
At the Austrian Grand Prix on the Österreichring, most turbocharged runners retired early, leaving Prost in the lead, only to retire with fuel injection issues five laps from the finish. This left de Angelis and Rosberg to fight out the race victory, with de Angelis reaching the finish line 0.050 seconds ahead to win his first ever Grand Prix. The Grand Prix also saw the Brabham drivers make it to their mid-race pit stops for the first time, only for both to retire later on.
Rosberg in turn achieved his maiden victory at the next race, the Swiss Grand Prix, held at the Dijon-Prenois circuit and scheduled for 80 laps. By now, several other teams planned and executed fuel-and-tyres pit stops, with varying degrees of success. The Renaults of Prost and Arnoux had qualified on the front row. Rosberg, consistently lapping quicker than all other drivers, was held up by de Cesaris, but eventually found a way past him. He overtook Arnoux on lap 73 and Prost on lap 78 to take the lead and the race victory. In doing so, he also took the lead in the championship.
At the Italian Grand Prix, Mario Andretti returned to take over the seat at Ferrari left vacant by Pironi and qualified in pole position. The race was won by Arnoux, leading home the Ferraris of Tambay and Andretti. Rosberg did not score points, having finished eighth. He became the first driver since Mike Hawthorn in to clinch the championship having won just one Grand Prix.
Post-season
The 1982 season was the last for Lotus team owner Colin Chapman, who died on 16 December 1982 having suffered a heart attack. Following "a season touched by tragedy, clouded in controversy and enveloped in excitement", Five drivers scored their first ever Grand Prix victory: Patrese, Tambay, de Angelis, Rosberg, and Alboreto.
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Scoring system
Points were awarded to the top six classified finishers. For the Drivers' Championship, the best eleven results were counted, while, for the Constructors' Championship, all rounds were counted.
No driver classified in more than eleven points-scoring positions, so no drop-rounds applied for this season. Points were awarded in the following system:
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align:center"
!Position
!style="background-color:#ffffbf"| 1st
!style="background-color:#dfdfdf"| 2nd
!style="background-color:#ffdf9f"| 3rd
!style="background-color:#dfffdf"| 4th
!style="background-color:#dfffdf"| 5th
!style="background-color:#dfffdf"| 6th
|-
!Race
| style="background-color:#ffffbf"|9
| style="background-color:#dfdfdf"|6
| style="background-color:#ffdf9f"|4
| style="background-color:#dfffdf"|3
| style="background-color:#dfffdf"|2
| style="background-color:#dfffdf"|1
|-
|- class="sortbottom"
! colspan="7" |Source:
|}
World Drivers' Championship standings
{|
|- valign="top"
|
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align:center;"
|- valign="top"
! scope="col" valign="middle"|
! scope="col" valign="middle"| Driver
! scope="col" | RSA<br />
! scope="col" | BRA<br />
! scope="col" | USW<br />
! scope="col" | SMR<br />
! scope="col" | BEL<br />
! scope="col" | MON<br />
! scope="col" | DET<br />
! scope="col" | CAN<br />
! scope="col" | NED<br />
! scope="col" | GBR<br />
! scope="col" | FRA<br />
! scope="col" | GER<br />
! scope="col" | AUT<br />
! scope="col" | SUI<br />
! scope="col" | ITA<br />
! scope="col" | CPL<br />
! scope="col" valign="middle"| Points
|-
! scope="row" | 1
|align="left"| Keke Rosberg
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
|style="background:#000000; color:white"| DSQ
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2
|
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3
|style="background:#efcfff;"|
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
! 44
|-
! scope="row" | 2
|align="left"| Didier Pironi
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 18
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffffbf;"|
|style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3
|style="background:#cfcfff;"|
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3
|style="background:#ffffff;"|
|
|
|
|
! 39
|-
! scope="row" | 3
|align="left"| John Watson
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
|
|style="background:#ffffbf;"|
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 13
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2
! 39
|-
! scope="row" | 4
|align="left"| Alain Prost
|style="background:#ffffbf;"|
|style="background:#ffffbf;"|
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"|
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7
|style="background:#cfcfff;"|
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"|
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#dfffdf;"|
! 34
|-
! scope="row" | 5
|align="left"| Niki Lauda
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffffbf;"|
|
|style="background:#000000; color:white"| DSQ
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8
|style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
! 30
|-
! scope="row" | 6
|align="left"| René Arnoux
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"|
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"|
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"|
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"|
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffffbf;"|
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 16
|style="background:#ffffbf;"|
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
! 28
|-
! scope="row" | 7
|align="left"| Patrick Tambay
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4
|style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2
|style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS
! 25
|-
! scope="row" | 8
|align="left"| Michele Alboreto
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
|style="background:#ffffbf;"|
! 25
|-
! scope="row" | 9
|align="left"| Elio de Angelis
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
|
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
! 23
|-
! scope="row" | 10
|align="left"| Riccardo Patrese
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3
|
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffffbf;"|
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 15
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"|
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
! 21
|-
! scope="row" | 11
|align="left"| Nelson Piquet
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#000000; color:white"| DSQ
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"|
|style="background:#efcfff;"|
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
! 20
|-
! scope="row" | 12
|align="left"| Eddie Cheever
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 16
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3
! 15
|-
! scope="row" | 13
|align="left"| Derek Daly
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 14
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
! 8
|-
! scope="row" | 14
|align="left"| Nigel Mansell
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7
|
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
! 7
|-
! scope="row" | 15
|align="left"| Carlos Reutemann
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
! 6
|-
! scope="row" | =
|align="left"| Gilles Villeneuve
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#000000; color:white"| DSQ
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2
|style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS†
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
! 6
|-
! scope="row" | 17
|align="left"| Andrea de Cesaris
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 13
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"|
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9
! 5
|-
! scope="row" | 18
|align="left"| Jacques Laffite
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 14
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
! 5
|-
! scope="row" | 19
|align="left"| Mario Andretti
|
|
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"|
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
! 4
|-
! scope="row" | 20
|align="left"|
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 14
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS
! 3
|-
! scope="row" | 21
|align="left"| Marc Surer
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 13
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 15
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7
! 3
|-
! scope="row" | 22
| align="left" | Bruno Giacomelli
| style="background:#cfcfff;" | 11
| style="background:#efcfff;" | Ret
| style="background:#efcfff;" | Ret
| style="background:#efcfff;" | Ret
| style="background:#efcfff;" | Ret
| style="background:#efcfff;" | Ret
| style="background:#efcfff;" | Ret
| style="background:#efcfff;" | Ret
| style="background:#cfcfff;" | 11
| style="background:#cfcfff;" | 7
| style="background:#cfcfff;" | 9
| style="background:#dfffdf;" | 5
| style="background:#efcfff;" | Ret
| style="background:#cfcfff;" | 12
| style="background:#efcfff;" | Ret
| style="background:#cfcfff;" | 10
! 2
|-
! scope="row" | 23
|align="left"| Eliseo Salazar
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 13
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 14
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
! 2
|-
! scope="row" | 24
| align="left" |
| style="background:#cfcfff;" | 10
| style="background:#dfffdf;" | 5
| style="background:#efcfff;" | Ret
| style="background:#000000; color:white" | DSQ
| style="background:#efcfff;" | Ret
| style="background:#efcfff;" | Ret
| style="background:#efcfff;" | Ret
| style="background:#ffcfcf;" | DNQ
| style="background:#cfcfff;" | 12
| style="background:#ffcfcf;" | DNQ
| style="background:#cfcfff;" | 11
| style="background:#efcfff;" | Ret
| style="background:#efcfff;" | Ret
| style="background:#efcfff;" | Ret
| style="background:#ffcfcf;" | DNQ
| style="background:#cfcfff;" | NC
! 2
|-
! scope="row" | 25
|align="left"| Mauro Baldi
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11
! 2
|-
! scope="row" | 26
|align="left"| Chico Serra
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 17
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNPQ
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
! 1
|-
! scope="row" | —
|align="left"| Brian Henton
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| NC
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"|
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8
! 0
|-
! scope="row" | —
|align="left"| Jochen Mass
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8
|
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|
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|
! 0
|-
! scope="row" | —
|align="left"| Slim Borgudd
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 16
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10
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! 0
|-
! scope="row" | —
|align="left"| Raul Boesel
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 15
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9
|
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNPQ
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 13
! 0
|-
! scope="row" | —
|align="left"| Roberto Guerrero
| WD
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| NC
|style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS
! 0
|-
! scope="row" | —
|align="left"| Derek Warwick
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNPQ
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|
|
|style="background:#efcfff;"|
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 15
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
! 0
|-
! scope="row" | —
|align="left"| Rupert Keegan
|
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|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12
! 0
|-
! scope="row" | —
|align="left"| Geoff Lees
|
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|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|
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|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12
|
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! 0
|-
! scope="row" | —
|align="left"| Teo Fabi
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| NC
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNPQ
|
|
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
! 0
|-
! scope="row" | —
|align="left"| Riccardo Paletti
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNPQ
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNPQ
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNPQ
|style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret†
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! 0
|-
! scope="row" | —
|align="left"| Tommy Byrne
|
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|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
! 0
|-
! scope="row" | —
|align="left"| Jan Lammers
|
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|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
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! 0
|-
! scope="row" | —
|align="left"| Emilio de Villota
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|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNPQ
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNPQ
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNPQ
|
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! 0
|-
! scope="row" | —
|align="left"| Roberto Moreno
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|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
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! 0
|- valign="top"
! scope="col" valign="middle"|
! scope="col"valign="middle"| Driver
! scope="col" |RSA<br />
! scope="col" |BRA<br />
! scope="col" |USW<br />
! scope="col" |SMR<br />
! scope="col" |BEL<br />
! scope="col" |MON<br />
! scope="col" |DET<br />
! scope="col" |CAN<br />
! scope="col" |NED<br />
! scope="col" |GBR<br />
! scope="col" |FRA<br />
! scope="col" |GER<br />
! scope="col" |AUT<br />
! scope="col" |SUI<br />
! scope="col" |ITA<br />
! scope="col" |CPL<br />
! scope="col"valign="middle"| Points
|-
| scope="col" colspan="19" style="background-color:#EAECF0;text-align:center"|Sources:
|}
|
|}
World Constructors' Championship standings
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align:center;"
|- valign="top"
! scope="col" valign="middle"|
! scope="col" valign="middle"|Constructor
! scope="col"|RSA<br />
! scope="col"|BRA<br />
! scope="col"|USW<br />
! scope="col"|SMR<br />
! scope="col"|BEL<br />
! scope="col"|MON<br />
! scope="col"|DET<br />
! scope="col"|CAN<br />
! scope="col"|NED<br />
! scope="col"|GBR<br />
! scope="col"|FRA<br />
! scope="col"|GER<br />
! scope="col"|AUT<br />
! scope="col"|SUI<br />
! scope="col"|ITA<br />
! scope="col"|CPL<br />
! scope="col" valign="middle"|Points
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=2| 1
|rowspan=2 align="left"| Ferrari
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#000000; color:white"| DSQ
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2
|style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS
|
|
|
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4
|style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2
|style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS
!rowspan=2| 74
|-
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 18
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1<sup>F</sup>
|style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9<sup>PF</sup>
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3
|style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS<sup>P</sup>
|
|
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3<sup>P</sup>
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=2| 2
|rowspan=2 align="left"| McLaren-Ford
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
|
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1<sup>F</sup>
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 13
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2
!rowspan=2| 69
|-
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1<sup>F</sup>
|
|style="background:#000000; color:white"| DSQ
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8
|style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=2| 3
|rowspan=2 align="left"| Renault
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1<sup>F</sup>
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1<sup>PF</sup>
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret<sup>P</sup>
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| NC<sup>PF</sup>
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2<sup>PF</sup>
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4<sup>P</sup>
!rowspan=2| 62
|-
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3<sup>P</sup>
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret<sup>P</sup>
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret<sup>P</sup>
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret<sup>P</sup>
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1<sup>P</sup>
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 16
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1<sup>F</sup>
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=2| 4
|rowspan=2 align="left"| Williams-Ford
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
!rowspan=2| 58
|-
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
|style="background:#000000; color:white"| DSQ
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2
|
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret<sup>P</sup>
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=2| 5
|rowspan=2 align="left"| Lotus-Ford
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
|
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
!rowspan=2| 30
|-
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7
|
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=2| 6
|rowspan=2 align="left"| Tyrrell-Ford
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1<sup>F</sup>
!rowspan=2| 25
|-
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 16
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| NC
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8<sup>F</sup>
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=2| 7
|rowspan=2 align="left"| Brabham-BMW
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|
|
|
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret<sup>F</sup>
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret<sup>PF</sup>
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
!rowspan=2| 22
|-
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|
|
|
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|
|
|
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 15
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret<sup>F</sup>
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=2| 8
|rowspan=2 align="left" nowrap| Talbot Ligier-Matra
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 16
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3
!rowspan=2| 20
|-
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 14
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=2| 9
|rowspan=2 align="left"| Brabham-Ford
|
|style="background:#000000; color:white"| DSQ
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
!rowspan=2| 19
|-
|
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3
|
|
|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1<sup>F</sup>
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=2| 10
|rowspan=2 align="left"| Alfa Romeo
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 13
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret<sup>P</sup>
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9
!rowspan=2| 7
|-
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=2| 11
|rowspan=2 align="left"| Arrows-Ford
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 13
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 15
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7
!rowspan=2| 5
|-
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=2| 12
|rowspan=2 align="left"| ATS-Ford
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#000000; color:white"| DSQ
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| NC
!rowspan=2| 4
|-
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 13
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 14
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=2| 13
|rowspan=2 align="left"| Osella-Ford
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 14
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS
!rowspan=2| 3
|-
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNPQ
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNPQ
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNPQ
|style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row"| 14
|align=left| Fittipaldi-Ford
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 17
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|
|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNPQ
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
! 1
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=3| —
|rowspan=3 align="left"| March-Ford
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8
|
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 11
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 12
!rowspan=3| 0
|-
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 15
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 9
|
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNPQ
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 13
|-
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNPQ
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNPQ
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNPQ
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|-
! scope="row"| —
|align=left| Ensign-Ford
| WD
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 8
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| NC
|style="background:#ffffff;"| DNS
! 0
|-
! scope="row" rowspan=2| —
|rowspan=2 align="left"| Toleman-Hart
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNPQ
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|
|
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret<sup>F</sup>
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 15
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 10
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
!rowspan=2| 0
|-
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| NC
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNPQ
|
|
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|-
! scope="row" | —
|align=left| Theodore-Ford
|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 14
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| DNQ
|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret
! 0
|- valign="top"
! scope="col" valign="middle"|
! scope="col" valign="middle"|Constructor
! scope="col"|RSA<br />
! scope="col"|BRA<br />
! scope="col"|USW<br />
! scope="col"|SMR<br />
! scope="col"|BEL<br />
! scope="col"|MON<br />
! scope="col"|DET<br />
! scope="col"|CAN<br />
! scope="col"|NED<br />
! scope="col"|GBR<br />
! scope="col"|FRA<br />
! scope="col"|GER<br />
! scope="col"|AUT<br />
! scope="col"|SUI<br />
! scope="col"|ITA<br />
! scope="col"|CPL<br />
! scope="col" valign="middle"|Points
|-
| scope="col" colspan="19" style="background-color:#EAECF0;text-align:center"|Source:
|}
Notes
References
Bibliography
External links
- Result archive on the official Formula One website
- February 2002 issue of Motor Sport magazine, focusing on the 1982 season