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1982 Caesars Palace Grand Prix · qualifying

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Name: 1982 Caesars Palace Grand Prix · qualifying

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v2026.17.0 · session/373-qualifying

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Grand Prix context

1982 Caesars Palace Grand Prix · Caesars Palace

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1982 Formula 1 World Championship · round 16

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:41:56.888 · 75 laps · ford	9
2	John Watson	McLaren	1:42:24.178 · 75 laps · ford	6
3	Eddie Cheever	Ligier	1:42:53.338 · 75 laps · matra	4
4	Alain Prost	Renault	1:43:05.538 · 75 laps · renault	3
5	Keke Rosberg	Williams	1:43:08.268 · 75 laps · ford	2
6	Derek Daly	Williams	Time not recorded · 74 laps · ford	1
7	Marc Surer	Arrows	Time not recorded · 74 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
8	Brian Henton	Tyrrell	Time not recorded · 74 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
9	Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	Time not recorded · 73 laps · alfa-romeo	Unknown / not applicable
10	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	Time not recorded · 73 laps · alfa-romeo	Unknown / not applicable
11	Mauro Baldi	Arrows	Time not recorded · 73 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
12	Rupert Keegan	March	Time not recorded · 73 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
13	Raul Boesel	March	Time not recorded · 69 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
NC	Manfred Winkelhock	ATS	Time not recorded · 62 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Niki Lauda	McLaren	Engine · Time not recorded · 53 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Tommy Byrne	Theodore	Spun off · Time not recorded · 39 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Derek Warwick	Toleman	Spark plugs · Time not recorded · 32 laps · hart	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	Engine · Time not recorded · 28 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Mario Andretti	Ferrari	Suspension · Time not recorded · 26 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	Spark plugs · Time not recorded · 26 laps · bmw	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	René Arnoux	Renault	Engine · Time not recorded · 20 laps · renault	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	Clutch · Time not recorded · 17 laps · bmw	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Nigel Mansell	Lotus	Collision · Time not recorded · 8 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	Ignition · Time not recorded · 5 laps · matra	Unknown / not applicable
DNS	Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	Unfit · Time not recorded · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNS	Roberto Guerrero	Ensign	Engine · Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNS	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Osella	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Teo Fabi	Toleman	Time not recorded · hart	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Eliseo Salazar	ATS	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Chico Serra	Fittipaldi	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Alain Prost	Renault	1:16.356 · renault
2	René Arnoux	Renault	1:16.786 · renault
3	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:17.646 · ford
4	Eddie Cheever	Ligier	1:17.683 · matra
5	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	1:17.772 · bmw
6	Keke Rosberg	Williams	1:17.886 · ford
7	Mario Andretti	Ferrari	1:17.921 · ferrari
8	Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	1:17.958 · ferrari
9	John Watson	McLaren	1:17.986 · ford
10	Derek Warwick	Toleman	1:18.012 · hart
11	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:18.056 · matra
12	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:18.275 · bmw
13	Niki Lauda	McLaren	1:18.333 · ford
14	Derek Daly	Williams	1:18.418 · ford
15	Roberto Guerrero	Ensign	1:18.496 · ford
16	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:18.622 · alfa-romeo
17	Marc Surer	Arrows	1:18.734 · ford
18	Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	1:18.761 · alfa-romeo
19	Brian Henton	Tyrrell	1:18.765 · ford
20	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Osella	1:19.222 · ford
21	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1:19.302 · ford
22	Nigel Mansell	Lotus	1:19.439 · ford
23	Manfred Winkelhock	ATS	1:19.767 · ford
24	Mauro Baldi	Arrows	1:20.271 · ford
25	Raul Boesel	March	1:20.766 · ford
26	Rupert Keegan	March	1:21.180 · ford
27	Tommy Byrne	Theodore	1:21.555 · ford
28	Teo Fabi	Toleman	1:21.569 · hart
29	Eliseo Salazar	ATS	1:21.583 · ford
30	Chico Serra	Fittipaldi	1:22.387 · ford

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Alain Prost	Renault	1:16.356 · renault
2	René Arnoux	Renault	1:16.786 · renault
3	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:17.646 · ford
4	Eddie Cheever	Ligier	1:17.683 · matra
5	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	1:17.772 · bmw
6	Keke Rosberg	Williams	1:17.886 · ford
7	Mario Andretti	Ferrari	1:17.921 · ferrari
8	Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	1:17.958 · ferrari
9	John Watson	McLaren	1:17.986 · ford
10	Derek Warwick	Toleman	1:18.012 · hart
11	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:18.056 · matra
12	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:18.275 · bmw
13	Niki Lauda	McLaren	1:18.333 · ford
14	Derek Daly	Williams	1:18.418 · ford
15	Roberto Guerrero	Ensign	1:18.496 · ford
16	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:18.622 · alfa-romeo
17	Marc Surer	Arrows	1:18.734 · ford
18	Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	1:18.761 · alfa-romeo
19	Brian Henton	Tyrrell	1:18.765 · ford
20	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1:19.302 · ford
21	Nigel Mansell	Lotus	1:19.439 · ford
22	Manfred Winkelhock	ATS	1:19.767 · ford
23	Mauro Baldi	Arrows	1:20.271 · ford
24	Raul Boesel	March	1:20.766 · ford
25	Rupert Keegan	March	1:21.180 · ford
26	Tommy Byrne	Theodore	1:21.555 · ford

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Keke Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	44
2	Didier Pironi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	39
3	John Watson	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	39
4	Alain Prost	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	34
5	Niki Lauda	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	30
6	René Arnoux	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	28
7	Patrick Tambay	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	25
8	Michele Alboreto	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	25
9	Elio de Angelis	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	23
10	Riccardo Patrese	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	21
11	Nelson Piquet	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	20
12	Eddie Cheever	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	15
13	Derek Daly	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	8
14	Nigel Mansell	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	7
15	Carlos Reutemann	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
15	Gilles Villeneuve	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
17	Andrea de Cesaris	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	5
17	Jacques Laffite	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	5
19	Mario Andretti	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
20	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
21	Marc Surer	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
22	Manfred Winkelhock	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
22	Eliseo Salazar	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
22	Bruno Giacomelli	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
25	Mauro Baldi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
26	Chico Serra	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1