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1982 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach

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THE HISTORICAL RECORD

Profile & context

Event date: 4 Apr 1982

Name: 1982 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach

PROVENANCE

Sources behind this page

F1DB

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Historical source & scope

F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.

Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.

Recorded qualifying format: TWO_SESSION

Grand Prix context

1982 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach · Long Beach

Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.

1982 Formula 1 World Championship · round 3

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Niki Lauda	McLaren	1:58:25.318 · 75 laps · ford	9
2	Keke Rosberg	Williams	1:58:39.978 · 75 laps · ford	6
3	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	1:59:44.458 · 75 laps · ford	4
4	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:59:46.268 · 75 laps · ford	3
5	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	Time not recorded · 74 laps · ford	2
6	John Watson	McLaren	Time not recorded · 74 laps · ford	1
7	Nigel Mansell	Lotus	Time not recorded · 73 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
8	Jochen Mass	March	Time not recorded · 73 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
9	Raul Boesel	March	Time not recorded · 70 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
10	Slim Borgudd	Tyrrell	Time not recorded · 68 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Eddie Cheever	Ligier	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 59 laps · matra	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	Accident · Time not recorded · 33 laps · alfa-romeo	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Brian Henton	Arrows	Spun off · Time not recorded · 32 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Roberto Guerrero	Ensign	Accident · Time not recorded · 27 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	Spun off · Time not recorded · 26 laps · matra	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Osella	Transmission · Time not recorded · 26 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	Accident · Time not recorded · 25 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Derek Daly	Theodore	Spun off · Time not recorded · 23 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Mario Andretti	Williams	Suspension · Time not recorded · 19 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Alain Prost	Renault	Suspension · Time not recorded · 10 laps · renault	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Didier Pironi	Ferrari	Accident · Time not recorded · 6 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	René Arnoux	Renault	Collision · Time not recorded · 5 laps · renault	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	Collision · Time not recorded · 5 laps · alfa-romeo	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Eliseo Salazar	ATS	Accident · Time not recorded · 3 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Manfred Winkelhock	ATS	Accident · Time not recorded · 1 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DSQ	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	Illegal rear wing · Time not recorded · 75 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Teo Fabi	Toleman	Time not recorded · hart	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Riccardo Paletti	Osella	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Chico Serra	Fittipaldi	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Mauro Baldi	Arrows	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Derek Warwick	Toleman	Time not recorded · hart	Unknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	1:27.316 · alfa-romeo
2	Niki Lauda	McLaren	1:27.436 · ford
3	René Arnoux	Renault	1:27.763 · renault
4	Alain Prost	Renault	1:27.979 · renault
5	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:28.087 · alfa-romeo
6	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:28.276 · ford
7	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:28.476 · ferrari
8	Keke Rosberg	Williams	1:28.576 · ford
9	Didier Pironi	Ferrari	1:28.680 · ferrari
10	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Osella	1:28.708 · ford
11	John Watson	McLaren	1:28.885 · ford
12	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:29.027 · ford
13	Eddie Cheever	Ligier	1:29.336 · matra
14	Mario Andretti	Williams	1:29.468 · ford
15	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:29.587 · matra
16	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1:29.694 · ford
17	Nigel Mansell	Lotus	1:29.758 · ford
18	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	1:29.948 · ford
19	Roberto Guerrero	Ensign	1:30.186 · ford
20	Brian Henton	Arrows	1:30.474 · ford
21	Jochen Mass	March	1:30.476 · ford
22	Derek Daly	Theodore	1:30.919 · ford
23	Raul Boesel	March	1:30.977 · ford
24	Slim Borgudd	Tyrrell	1:31.033 · ford
25	Manfred Winkelhock	ATS	1:31.593 · ford
26	Eliseo Salazar	ATS	1:31.825 · ford
27	Teo Fabi	Toleman	1:31.988 · hart
28	Riccardo Paletti	Osella	1:32.146 · ford
29	Chico Serra	Fittipaldi	1:32.496 · ford
30	Mauro Baldi	Arrows	1:33.701 · ford

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	1:27.316 · alfa-romeo
2	Niki Lauda	McLaren	1:27.436 · ford
3	René Arnoux	Renault	1:27.763 · renault
4	Alain Prost	Renault	1:27.979 · renault
5	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:28.087 · alfa-romeo
6	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:28.276 · ford
7	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:28.476 · ferrari
8	Keke Rosberg	Williams	1:28.576 · ford
9	Didier Pironi	Ferrari	1:28.680 · ferrari
10	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Osella	1:28.708 · ford
11	John Watson	McLaren	1:28.885 · ford
12	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:29.027 · ford
13	Eddie Cheever	Ligier	1:29.336 · matra
14	Mario Andretti	Williams	1:29.468 · ford
15	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:29.587 · matra
16	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1:29.694 · ford
17	Nigel Mansell	Lotus	1:29.758 · ford
18	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	1:29.948 · ford
19	Roberto Guerrero	Ensign	1:30.186 · ford
20	Brian Henton	Arrows	1:30.474 · ford
21	Jochen Mass	March	1:30.476 · ford
22	Derek Daly	Theodore	1:30.919 · ford
23	Raul Boesel	March	1:30.977 · ford
24	Slim Borgudd	Tyrrell	1:31.033 · ford
25	Manfred Winkelhock	ATS	1:31.593 · ford
26	Eliseo Salazar	ATS	1:31.825 · ford

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Alain Prost	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	18
2	Niki Lauda	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	12
3	Keke Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	8
4	John Watson	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	8
5	Carlos Reutemann	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
6	Michele Alboreto	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
7	René Arnoux	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
7	Nigel Mansell	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
7	Riccardo Patrese	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
10	Manfred Winkelhock	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
10	Elio de Angelis	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
12	Didier Pironi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1

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