# List of 1982 motorsport champions

This list of 1982 motorsport champions is a list of national or international auto racing series with a Championship decided by the points or positions earned by a driver from multiple races.

## Dirt oval racing

| Series | Champion | Refer |
| World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series | Sammy Swindell | |
| World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series | Teams: Nance Speed Equipment | |

## Drag racing

| Series | Champion | Refer |
| NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series | Top Fuel: Shirley Muldowney | 1982 NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series |
| NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series | Funny Car: Frank Hawley | 1982 NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series |
| NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series | Pro Stock: Lee Shepherd | 1982 NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series |

## Karting

| Series | Driver |
| CIK-FIA Karting World Championship | Mike Wilson |
| CIK-FIA Junior World Cup | Romeo Deila |
| Karting European Championship | FK: Peter De Bruijn |
| Karting European Championship | FC: Alessandro Piccini |
| Karting European Championship | ICC: Mario Bertuzzi |
| Karting European Championship | ICA: Josef Bertzen |

## Motorcycle racing

| Series | Driver | Season article |
| 500cc World Championship | Franco Uncini | 1982 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |
| 350cc World Championship | Anton Mang | 1982 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |
| 250cc World Championship | Jean-Louis Tournadre | 1982 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |
| 125cc World Championship | Ángel Nieto | 1982 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |
| 80cc World Championship | Stefan Dörflinger | 1982 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season |
| Speedway World Championship | Bruce Penhall | 1982 Individual Speedway World Championship |
| AMA Superbike Championship | Eddie Lawson | |
| Australian Superbike Series | Rob Phillis | |

## Open wheel racing

| Series | Driver | Season article |
| FIA Formula One World Championship | Keke Rosberg | 1982 Formula One World Championship |
| FIA Formula One World Championship | Constructors: Ferrari | 1982 Formula One World Championship |
| CART PPG Indy Car World Series | Rick Mears | 1982 CART PPG Indy Car World Series |
| CART PPG Indy Car World Series | Manufacturers: Cosworth | 1982 CART PPG Indy Car World Series |
| CART PPG Indy Car World Series | Rookies: Bobby Rahal | 1982 CART PPG Indy Car World Series |
| European Formula Two Championship | Corrado Fabi | 1982 European Formula Two Championship |
| British Formula One Championship | Jim Crawford | 1982 British Formula One Championship |
| All-Japan Formula Two Championship | Satoru Nakajima | 1982 All-Japan Formula Two Championship |
| Australian Drivers' Championship | Alfredo Costanzo | 1982 Australian Drivers' Championship |
| Australian Formula 2 Championship | Lucio Cesario | 1982 Australian Formula 2 Championship |
| Formula Atlantic | Dave McMillan | 1982 Formula Atlantic season |
| Cup of Peace and Friendship | Jan Veselý | 1982 Cup of Peace and Friendship |
| Cup of Peace and Friendship | Nations: Czechoslovakia | 1982 Cup of Peace and Friendship |
| Formula Nacional | Ramón Rodríguez | 1982 Formula Nacional |
| National Panasonic Series | Charlie O'Brien | 1982 National Panasonic Series |
| SCCA Formula Super Vee | Michael Andretti | 1982 SCCA Formula Super Vee season |
| South African National Drivers Championship | Graham Duxbury | 1982 South African National Drivers Championship |
| Formula Three |||
| FIA European Formula 3 Championship | Oscar Larrauri | 1982 FIA European Formula 3 Championship |
| All-Japan Formula Three Championship | Kengo Nakamoto | 1982 All-Japan Formula Three Championship |
| All-Japan Formula Three Championship | Teams: Hayashi Racing | 1982 All-Japan Formula Three Championship |
| Austria Formula 3 Cup | Johann Reindl | 1982 Austria Formula 3 Cup |
| British Formula Three Championship | Tommy Byrne | 1982 British Formula Three Championship |
| Chilean Formula Three Championship | Juan Carlos Ridolfi | 1982 Chilean Formula Three Championship |
| French Formula Three Championship | Pierre Petit | 1982 French Formula Three Championship |
| French Formula Three Championship | Teams: David Price Racing | 1982 French Formula Three Championship |
| German Formula Three Championship | John Nielsen | 1982 German Formula Three Championship |
| Italian Formula Three Championship | Enzo Coloni | 1982 Italian Formula Three Championship |
| Italian Formula Three Championship | Teams: Coloni Racing | 1982 Italian Formula Three Championship |
| Soviet Formula 3 Championship | Toomas Napa | 1982 Soviet Formula 3 Championship |
| Swiss Formula Three Championship | Jo Zeller | 1982 Swiss Formula Three Championship |
| Formula Renault |||
| French Formula Renault Championship | Gilles Lempereur | 1982 French Formula Renault Championship |
| Formula Renault Argentina | Roberto Urretavizcaya | 1982 Formula Renault Argentina |
| Formula Ford |||
| Australian Formula Ford Championship | Jeff Summers | 1982 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series |
| Brazilian Formula Ford Championship | Egon Herzfeldt | 1982 Brazilian Formula Ford Championship |
| British Formula Ford Championship | Maurício Gugelmin | 1982 British Formula Ford Championship |
| British Formula Ford 2000 Championship | Ayrton Senna | |
| Danish Formula Ford Championship | Klaus Pedersen | |
| Dutch Formula Ford 1600 Championship | Gerrit van Kouwen | 1982 Dutch Formula Ford 1600 Championship |
| EFDA Formula Ford 2000 Championship | Ayrton Senna | |
| European Formula Ford Championship | Volker Weidler | 1982 European Formula Ford Championship |
| German Formula Ford Championship | Volker Weidler | 1982 German Formula Ford Championship |
| New Zealand Formula Ford Championship | Mike King | 1981–82 New Zealand Formula Ford Championship |
| Scottish Formula Ford Championship | Vic Covey | |
| Swedish Formula Ford Championship | Thorbjörn Carlsson | |

## Rallying

| Series | Driver | Season article |
| World Rally Championship | Walter Röhrl | 1982 World Rally Championship |
| World Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Christian Geistdörfer | 1982 World Rally Championship |
| World Rally Championship | Manufacturers: Audi | 1982 World Rally Championship |
| African Rally Championship | Walter Röhrl | 1982 African Rally Championship |
| Australian Rally Championship | Geoff Portman | 1982 Australian Rally Championship |
| Australian Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Ross Runnalls | 1982 Australian Rally Championship |
| British Rally Championship | Jimmy McRae | 1982 British Rally Championship |
| British Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Ian Grindrod | 1982 British Rally Championship |
| Canadian Rally Championship | Taisto Heinonen | 1982 Canadian Rally Championship |
| Canadian Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Tom Burgess | 1982 Canadian Rally Championship |
| Deutsche Rallye Meisterschaft | Harald Demuth | |
| Estonian Rally Championship | Ando Nõel | 1982 Estonian Rally Championship |
| Estonian Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Rein Talvar | 1982 Estonian Rally Championship |
| European Rally Championship | Antonio Fassina | 1982 European Rally Championship |
| European Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Roberto Dalpozzo | 1982 European Rally Championship |
| Finnish Rally Championship | Group 1: Harri Väänänen | 1982 Finnish Rally Championship |
| Finnish Rally Championship | Group 2: Kyösti Hämäläinen | 1982 Finnish Rally Championship |
| French Rally Championship | Jean-Luc Thérier | |
| Hungarian Rally Championship | Attila Ferjáncz | |
| Hungarian Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: János Tandari | |
| Italian Rally Championship | Antonio Tognana | |
| Italian Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Massimo De Antoni | |
| Italian Rally Championship | Manufacturers: Lancia | |
| New Zealand Rally Championship | Tony Teesdale | 1982 New Zealand Rally Championship |
| Polish Rally Championship | Andrzej Koper | |
| Romanian Rally Championship | Ludovic Balint | |
| Scottish Rally Championship | Ken Wood | |
| Scottish Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Peter Brown | |
| South African National Rally Championship | Sarel van der Merwe | |
| South African National Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Franz Boshoff | |
| South African National Rally Championship | Manufacturers: Toyota | |
| Spanish Rally Championship | Antonio Zanini | |
| Spanish Rally Championship | Co-Drivers: Víctor Sabater | |

### Rallycross

| Series | Driver |
| FIA European Rallycross Championship | Div 1: Egil Stenshagen |
| FIA European Rallycross Championship | Div 2: Franz Wurz |
| British Rallycross Championship | Keith Ripp |

## Sports car and GT

| Series | Driver | Season article |
| World Sportscar Championship | C1: Jacky Ickx | 1982 World Sportscar Championship |
| World Sportscar Championship | Constructors: Porsche | 1982 World Sportscar Championship |
| IMSA GT Championship | GTX: John Paul Jr. | 1982 IMSA GT Championship |
| IMSA GT Championship | GTO: Don Devendorf | 1982 IMSA GT Championship |
| IMSA GT Championship | GTU: Jim Downing | 1982 IMSA GT Championship |
| Australian GT Championship | Alan Jones | 1982 Australian GT Championship |
| Australian Sports Car Championship | Chris Clearihan | 1982 Australian Sports Car Championship |

## Stock car racing

| Series | Driver | Season article |
| NASCAR Winston Cup Series | Darrell Waltrip | 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series |
| NASCAR Winston Cup Series | Manufacturers: Buick | 1982 NASCAR Winston Cup Series |
| NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series | Jack Ingram | 1982 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series |
| NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series | Manufacturers: Pontiac | 1982 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series |
| NASCAR Winston West Series | Roy Smith | 1982 NASCAR Winston West Series |
| ARCA Racing Series | Scott Stovall | 1982 ARCA Racing Series |
| Turismo Carretera | Jorge Martínez Boero | 1982 Turismo Carretera |
| USAC Stock Car National Championship | Dean Roper | 1982 USAC Stock Car National Championship |

## Touring car

| Series | Driver | Season article |
| European Touring Car Championship | Umberto Grano | 1982 European Touring Car Championship |
| Australian Touring Car Championship | Dick Johnson | 1982 Australian Touring Car Championship |
| Australian Endurance Championship | Allan Moffat | 1982 Australian Endurance Championship |
| British Saloon Car Championship | Andy Rouse | 1982 British Saloon Car Championship |
| Coupe d'Europe Renault 5 Alpine | Joël Gouhier | 1982 Coupe d'Europe Renault 5 Alpine |
| Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft | Bob Wollek | 1982 Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft |
| French Supertouring Championship | René Metge | 1982 French Supertouring Championship |
| AMSCAR Series | Allan Grice | |
| Stock Car Brasil | Olímpio Alencar Junior | 1982 Stock Car Brasil season |
| TC2000 Championship | Jorge Omar del Río | 1982 TC2000 Championship |