# 1982 European Formula Two Championship

The 1982 European Formula Two Championship was the sixteenth edition of the European Formula Two Championship, the main feeder series to Formula One. It was contested over 13 rounds and featured 22 different teams, 53 different drivers, seven different chassis and five different engines. Corrado Fabi won the championship in a works March-BMW after a season-long battle with teammate Johnny Cecotto and the Spirit-Honda of Thierry Boutsen.

## Calendar

| Race No | Circuit | Date | Laps | Distance | Time | Speed | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winner |
| 1 | Silverstone | 21 March | 47 | 4.719=221.793 km | 1'11:51.38 | 185.197 km/h | Stefan Johansson | Christian Danner | Stefan Bellof |
| 2 | Hockenheim | 4 April | 30 | 6.789=203.67 km | 1'03:03.44 | 193.795 km/h | Stefan Bellof | Stefan Bellof | Stefan Bellof |
| 3 | Thruxton | 12 April | 55 | 3.792=208.560 km | 1'03:49.22 | 196.075 km/h | Stefan Johansson | Johnny Cecotto | Johnny Cecotto |
| 4 | Nürburgring (Eifelrennen) | 25 April | 9 | 22.835=205.515 km | 1'05:01.37 | 189.640 km/h | Thierry Tassin | Stefan Bellof | Thierry Boutsen |
| 5 | Mugello | 9 May | 42 | 5.245=220.290 km | 1'14:32.79 | 177.304 km/h | Stefan Johansson | Corrado Fabi | Corrado Fabi |
| 6 | Vallelunga | 16 May | 65 | 3.2=208.0 km | 1'15:45.40 | 164.738 km/h | Stefan Johansson | Stefan Bellof | Corrado Fabi |
| 7 | Pau | 31 May | 73 | 2.834=206.882 km | 1'31:00.03 | 136.398 km/h | Thierry Boutsen | Kenny Acheson | Johnny Cecotto |
| 8 | Spa-Francorchamps | 13 June | 23 | 6.852=157.596 km | 0'58:17.47 | 162.216 km/h | Stefan Johansson | Mike Thackwell | Thierry Boutsen |
| 9 | Hockenheim | 20 June | 30 | 6.797=203.910 km | 1'03:04.32 | 193.978 km/h | Thierry Boutsen | Corrado Fabi | Corrado Fabi |
| 10 | Donington Park | 4 July | 70 | 3.150=220.50 km | 1'15:42.11 | 174.765 km/h | Jonathan Palmer | Corrado Fabi | Corrado Fabi |
| 11 | Mantorp Park | 18 July | 65 | 3.125=203.125 km | 1'18:28.4 | 155.308 km/h | Corrado Fabi | Johnny Cecotto | Johnny Cecotto |
| 12 | Pergusa-Enna | 1 August | 45 | 4.95=222.75 km | 1'09:22.15 | 192.665 km/h | Thierry Boutsen | Stefan Bellof | Thierry Boutsen |
| 13 | Misano | 8 August | 60 | 3.488=209.28 km | 1'18:25.19 | 160.123 km/h | Corrado Fabi | Stefan Bellof | Corrado Fabi |
Note
The Spa race was originally scheduled over 30 laps, but was abandoned after 23 due to heavy rain. Full points were still awarded.

## Championship standings

At each race points were awarded as follows: 9 for first place, 6 for second place, 4 for third place, 3 for fourth place, 2 for fifth place and 1 for sixth place. The best nine results could be retained. Discarded points and gross totals are displayed within parentheses.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Chassis | Engine | SIL | HOC | THR | NÜR | MUG | VLL | PAU | SPA | HOC | DON | MAN | PER | MIS | Pts |
| 1 | Corrado Fabi | March Racing | March | BMW | - | 4 | - | 6 | 9 | 9 | - | 2 | 9 | 9 | - | - | 9 | 57 |
| 2 | Johnny Cecotto | March Racing | March | BMW | - | 3 | 9 | 4 | 6 | - | 9 | 6 | (1) | 6 | 9 | 4 | - | 56 (57) |
| 3 | Thierry Boutsen | Team Spirit | Spirit | Honda | - | 6 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | - | - | 3 | 9 | (1) | 50 (51) |
| 4 | Stefan Bellof | Maurer Motorsport | Maurer | BMW | 9 | 9 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | - | 6 | 2 | 33 |
| 5 | Beppe Gabbiani | Maurer Motorsport | Maurer | BMW | 4 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 3 | 4 | - | 4 | 26 |
| 6 | Philippe Streiff | Motul GPA | AGS | BMW | - | - | 2 | - | - | 6 | - | 3 | - | 2 | 6 | 3 | - | 22 |
| 7 | Kenny Acheson | Ralt Racing Ltd. | Ralt | Honda | - | - | 6 | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 |
| 8 | Stefan Johansson | Team Spirit | Spirit | Honda | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 11 |
| 9 | Jonathan Palmer | Ralt Racing Ltd. | Ralt | Honda | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | - | - | - | 10 |
| 10 | Mike Thackwell | Horag Racing | March | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | Minardi | BMW | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 8 |
| 12 | Frank Jelinski | Bertram Schäfer Racing | Maurer | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | 7 |
| 13 | Satoru Nakajima | John Player Special Team Ikuzawa | March | Honda | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| | Christian Danner | March Racing | March | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 15 | Pascal Fabre | Motul GPA | AGS | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| 16 | Roberto Del Castello | San Remo Racing | Toleman | BMW | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| 17 | Jo Gartner | Team Merzario | Merzario-March | BMW | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| | Thierry Tassin | Docking Spitzley | Docking Spitzley-Toleman | Hart | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| | Robert Dallest | Team Merzario | Merzario-March | BMW | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |

## Complete overview

| first column of every race | 10 | = grid position |
| second column of every race | 10 | = race result |
R = retired, Rx = retired but classified (placing denoted by x), NC = not classified, NS = did not start, NQ = did not qualify, NPQ = did not pre-qualify, DIS = disqualified (if after race, placing beforehand displayed alongside in parentheses)
| Pos | Driver | Team | Chassis | Engine | SIL | SIL | HOC | HOC | THR | THR | NÜR | NÜR | MUG | MUG | VLL | VLL | PAU | PAU | SPA | SPA | HOC | HOC | DON | DON | MAN | MAN | PER | PER | MIS | MIS |
| 1 | Corrado Fabi | March Racing | March | BMW | 7 | R | 6 | 3 | 2 | R20 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | R | | 5 | | 1 | | 1 | 1 | R | | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Johnny Cecotto | March Racing | March | BMW | 2 | R | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 13 | R | | 1 | | 2 | | 6 | | 2 | | 1 | | 3 | | 15 |
| 3 | Thierry Boutsen | Team Spirit | Spirit | Honda | 5 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | | 1 | 1 | R | | 9 | | 4 | 1 | 1 | | 6 |
| 4 | Stefan Bellof | Maurer Motorsport | Maurer | BMW | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | R | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | R | | 9 | | R | | 3 | | 6 | | R | | 2 | | 5 |
| 5 | Beppe Gabbiani | Maurer Motorsport | Maurer | BMW | 16 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 10 | NS | 7 | R | 8 | R | | R | | 8 | | 2 | | 4 | | 3 | | R | | 3 |
| 6 | Philippe Streiff | Motul GPA | AGS | BMW | 11 | 10 | 11 | R | 17 | 5 | 11 | R | 8 | R | 5 | 2 | | R | | 4 | | R16 | | 5 | | 2 | | 4 | | R |
| 7 | Kenny Acheson | Ralt Racing Ltd. | Ralt | Honda | 14 | R | 19 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | | 6 | | 14 | | 5 | | 10 | | R | | R | | R |
| 8 | Stefan Johansson | Team Spirit | Spirit | Honda | 1 | R | 5 | R | 1 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 7 | 1 | R | | 4 | | 11 | | R | | R11 | | 7 |
| 9 | Jonathan Palmer | Ralt Racing Ltd. | Ralt | Honda | 24 | 15 | 4 | R | 5 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 5 | | 6 | | 6 | | R | 1 | 3 | | R | | NS | - | - |
| 10 | Mike Thackwell | Horag Racing | March | BMW | 18 | R | | | - | - | 15 | R | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | | 3 | | 3 | | 10 | | R | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 | Mike Thackwell | Bertram Schäfer Racing | Maurer | BMW | | | 13 | R | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | Minardi | BMW | 15 | 5 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 5 | R10 | 12 | R | | NQ | | R | | R | | DIS | | R | | R | | 2 |
| 12 | Frank Jelinski | Bertram Schäfer Racing | Maurer | BMW | 4 | R17 | 16 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 19 | 7 | 28 | 11 | 16 | R | | 4 | | 11 | | 5 | | R | | R | | 5 | | 10 |
| 13 | Satoru Nakajima | John Player Special Team Ikuzawa | March | Honda | 17 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 15 | | | | | | 13 | | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 | Satoru Nakajima | John Player Special Team Ikuzawa | March | BMW | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | R | - | - | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Christian Danner | March Racing | March | BMW | 10 | R | 3 | R | 4 | R | 28 | 9 | 13 | NS | 20 | 13 | | R | | 9 | | R | | 7 | | 5 | | 6 | | 4 |
| 15 | Pascal Fabre | Motul GPA | AGS | BMW | 20 | R | 9 | 12 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | R16 | 9 | 3 | | NQ | | 19 | | R | | R | | 6 | | 8 | | 9 |
| 16 | Roberto Del Castello | San Remo Racing | Toleman | BMW | 8 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 18 | R | 29 | NS | 24 | R | 19 | 10 | - | - | | 14 | | R | - | - | | 10 | | 9 | | 11 |
| 17 | Jo Gartner | Team Merzario | Merzario-March | BMW | 25 | 6 | 7 | R | 8 | 10 | 3 | R | 9 | R | 6 | 7 | - | - | | 15 | | 7 | | R | | R | - | - | - | - |
| | Thierry Tassin | Docking Spitzley | Docking Spitzley -Toleman | Hart | 6 | DIS(2) | 8 | 6 | 21 | R | 1 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 18 | R | - | - | | R | - | - | | R | - | - | - | - | | NQ |
| | Richard Dallest | Team Merzario | Merzario-March | BMW | 32 | NS | 29 | R | 13 | 6 | 8 | R | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Jean-Louis Schlesser | Maurer Motorsport | Maurer | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 26 | 14 | 15 | R | | 8 | | 7 | - | - | | 8 | | 7 | | R14 | | R |
| - | Paolo Barilla | Minardi | Minardi | BMW | 13 | 7 | 17 | R | 14 | 7 | 17 | NS | 14 | R | 17 | 11 | | NQ | | 12 | | 12 | | DIS | | R | | R | | 8 |
| - | Guido Daccò | Brambilla Racing | Minardi | BMW | 28 | 9 | 24 | R | 23 | 17 | 24 | R | 27 | R | 23 | NQ | | NPQ | | 18 | | 13 | | | | | | | | |
| - | Guido Daccò | Team Merzario | Merzario-March | BMW | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | | 8 | | 7 | | 13 |
| - | Pierre Chauvet | Bertram Schäfer Racing | Maurer | BMW | 19 | 13 | | | 25 | 15 | - | - | 23 | R | 22 | 8 | | NRQ | | 16 | | 9 | | R14 | - | - | | R | | R |
| - | Pierre Chauvet | Ebor Motorsport | Ralt | Hart | | | 22 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Eddy Bianchi | San Remo Racing | Toleman | BMW | 27 | R | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Eddy Bianchi | San Remo Racing | Toleman | Hart | | | 25 | R14 | 15 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Peter Schindler | Maurer Motorsport | Maurer | BMW | 12 | 8 | 18 | R | 12 | R18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Cliff Hansen | Neil Trundle Racing | March | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | R | | R | | 17 | | 15 | | 9 | | 13 | | R |
| - | Günther Gebhardt | Gebhardt Motorsport | March | BMW | - | - | 23 | 10 | - | - | 18 | 10 | 25 | R | - | - | - | - | | NQ | | R | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Roberto Campominosi | Team Merzario | Merzario-March | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | 10 | - | - |
| - | Franz Konrad | Konrad Racing | March | BMW | 29 | R14 | 30 | R | 26 | 16 | 16 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Ray Mallock | ? | Ralt | Ford | 22 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Carlo Rossi | Docking Spitzley | Docking Spitzley -Toleman | Hart | 3 | R | 20 | R | 20 | R | 20 | 12 | 21 | R | 25 | NQ | | NQ | | R | - | - | | 13 | - | - | | R | | 12 |
| - | Piero Necchi | San Remo Racing | Toleman | Hart | - | - | - | - | - | - | 26 | NS | 17 | 12 | 14 | 12 | | R | | R | | R | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Severino Zampatti | San Remo Racing | Toleman | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | 12 | | NQ |
| - | Harald Brutschin | Konrad Racing | March | BMW | 23 | R18 | 28 | R | 24 | R | 22 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Harald Brutschin | Team Merzario | Merzario-March | BMW | | | | | | | | | 22 | 13 | 24 | NQ | | NQ | | 17 | | R | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Bruno Eichmann | Bertram Schäfer Racing | Ralt | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | R14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Lamberto Leoni | Team Merzario | Merzario-March | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | 14 |
| - | Tomas Kaiser | Strandel Motorsport | Toleman | Hart | - | - | - | - | 27 | 21 | - | - | | | 26 | NQ | - | - | - | - | | | | | | | | | | |
| - | Tomas Kaiser | Strandel Motorsport | March | BMW | | | | | | | | | 30 | NS | | | | | | | | 15 | | R | | R | - | - | - | - |
| - | Bo Martinsson | ? | March | BMW | 21 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Eje Elgh | Maurer Motorsport | Maurer | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21 | R17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | | | | | |
| - | Eje Elgh | Horag Racing | March | BMW | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R | - | - | - | - |
| - | Oscar Pedersoli | Team Merzario | Merzario-March | BMW | 26 | R | 21 | R | 22 | R19 | 25 | NS | 18 | R | - | - | | R | | R | | R | | R | | R | | R | | R |
| - | Freddy Schmarwiler | Formel Rennsport Club | Lola | Hart | 30 | R | 26 | NS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | |
| - | Freddy Schmarwiler | Formel Rennsport Club | March | BMW | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NC |
| - | Sewi Hopfer | ? | Toleman | Hart | 33 | NS | 33 | NQ | - | - | 27 | R | 29 | NS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Wyatt Stanley | Ebor Motorsport | Ralt | Hart | 31 | R | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Stanley Dickens | Horag Racing | March | BMW | - | - | 15 | R | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Hubert Striebig | WRT Racing | March | BMW | - | - | 31 | R | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Peter Stürtz | Ebor Motorsport | March | BMW | - | - | 32 | R | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Wolfgang Klein | Bertram Schäfer Racing | Maurer | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | R | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Siegfried Stohr | Minardi | Minardi | Ferrari | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | R | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Henning Hagenbauer | Horag Racing | March | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | R | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Alain Ferté | Maurer Motorsport | Maurer | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | R | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Mister Arriva | Minardi | Minardi | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | R | - | - |
| - | David Duffield | Caledon Coal Open Cast | Ralt | Ford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | NS | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Aldo Bertuzzi | Brambilla Racing | Minardi | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | NQ | | NQ | - | - | - | - |