# 1982 British Grand Prix

The 1982 British Grand Prix (formally the XXXV Marlboro British Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held at Brands Hatch on 18 July 1982. It was the tenth race of the 1982 Formula One World Championship.
The 76-lap race was won by Niki Lauda, driving a McLaren-Ford, after he started from fifth position. Didier Pironi finished second in a Ferrari, while teammate Patrick Tambay achieved his first podium finish by coming third. Derek Warwick stunned and delighted the British fans by taking his Toleman, a team who frequently failed to qualify for Grand Prix races during 1981 and 1982, through the field into second place before being forced to retire; he subsequently revealed that to impress its lead sponsor, Toleman had sent him out on a half-tank of fuel so that he could outpace his fully loaded competitors before running out of fuel. Pironi took over the lead of the Drivers' Championship from Lauda's teammate, John Watson, who spun off on the third lap.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Gap |
| 1 | 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Ford | 1:09.540 | 1:10.663 | — |
| 2 | 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW | 1:10.980 | 1:09.627 | +0.087 |
| 3 | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 1:10.418 | 1:10.060 | +0.520 |
| 4 | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 1:10.066 | 1:10.386 | +0.526 |
| 5 | 8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren-Ford | 1:11.303 | 1:10.638 | +1.098 |
| 6 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1:12.371 | 1:10.641 | +1.101 |
| 7 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Ford | 1:10.650 | 1:10.735 | +1.110 |
| 8 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1:11.333 | 1:10.728 | +1.188 |
| 9 | 3 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:11.904 | 1:10.892 | +1.352 |
| 10 | 5 | Derek Daly | Williams-Ford | 1:10.980 | 1:11.197 | +1.440 |
| 11 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 1:11.347 | 1:12.309 | +1.807 |
| 12 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren-Ford | 1:11.556 | 1:11.418 | +1.878 |
| 13 | 27 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 1:11.750 | 1:11.430 | +1.890 |
| 14 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 1:11.502 | 1:15.549 | +1.962 |
| 15 | 36 | Teo Fabi | Toleman-Hart | 1:12.979 | 1:11.728 | +2.188 |
| 16 | 35 | Derek Warwick | Toleman-Hart | 1:12.236 | 1:11.761 | +2.221 |
| 17 | 4 | Brian Henton | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:12.952 | 1:12.080 | +2.540 |
| 18 | 31 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella-Ford | 1:13.109 | 1:12.436 | +2.896 |
| 19 | 14 | Roberto Guerrero | Ensign-Ford | 1:14.877 | 1:12.668 | +3.128 |
| 20 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | 1:13.402 | 1:12.695 | +3.155 |
| 21 | 20 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi-Ford | 1:13.255 | 1:13.096 | +3.556 |
| 22 | 29 | Marc Surer | Arrows-Ford | 1:13.181 | 1:13.701 | +3.641 |
| 23 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Ford | 1:13.545 | 1:13.212 | +3.672 |
| 24 | 25 | Eddie Cheever | Ligier-Matra | 1:15.977 | 1:13.301 | +3.761 |
| 25 | 17 | Jochen Mass | March-Ford | 1:14.657 | 1:13.622 | +4.082 |
| 26 | 30 | Mauro Baldi | Arrows-Ford | 1:15.246 | 1:13.721 | +4.181 |
| 27 | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS-Ford | 1:13.741 | 1:15.548 | +4.201 |
| 28 | 33 | Jan Lammers | Theodore-Ford | 1:13.815 | 1:14.303 | +4.275 |
| 29 | 10 | Eliseo Salazar | ATS-Ford | 1:15.330 | 1:13.866 | +4.326 |
| 30 | 18 | Raul Boesel | March-Ford | 1:15.724 | 1:13.968 | +4.428 |

### Race

| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren-Ford | M | 76 | 1:35:33.812 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | G | 76 | + 25.726 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 27 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | G | 76 | + 38.436 | 13 | 4 |
| 4 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Ford | G | 76 | + 41.242 | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | 5 | Derek Daly | Williams-Ford | G | 76 | + 41.430 | 10 | 2 |
| 6 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | M | 76 | + 41.636 | 8 | 1 |
| 7 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | M | 75 | + 1 Lap | 14 | |
| 8 | 4 | Brian Henton | Tyrrell-Ford | G | 75 | + 1 Lap | 17 | |
| 9 | 30 | Mauro Baldi | Arrows-Ford | P | 74 | + 2 Laps | 26 | |
| 10 | 17 | Jochen Mass | March-Ford | A | 73 | + 3 Laps | 25 | |
| Ret | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | M | 66 | Electrical | 11 | |
| Ret | 25 | Eddie Cheever | Ligier-Matra | M | 60 | Engine | 24 | |
| Ret | 29 | Marc Surer | Arrows-Ford | P | 59 | Engine | 22 | |
| Ret | 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Ford | G | 50 | Fuel System | 1 | |
| Ret | 3 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell-Ford | G | 44 | Engine | 9 | |
| Ret | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | M | 41 | Gearbox | 20 | |
| Ret | 35 | Derek Warwick | Toleman-Hart | P | 40 | Halfshaft | 16 | |
| Ret | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Ford | G | 29 | Driver Injury | 23 | |
| Ret | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | G | 9 | Fuel System | 3 | |
| Ret | 14 | Roberto Guerrero | Ensign-Ford | M | 3 | Engine | 19 | |
| Ret | 31 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella-Ford | P | 2 | Collision | 18 | |
| Ret | 20 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi-Ford | P | 2 | Collision | 21 | |
| Ret | 7 | John Watson | McLaren-Ford | M | 2 | Spun Off | 12 | |
| Ret | 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW | G | 0 | Collision | 2 | |
| Ret | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | M | 0 | Collision | 6 | |
| Ret | 36 | Teo Fabi | Toleman-Hart | P | 0 | Collision | 15 | |
| DNQ | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS-Ford | M | | | | |
| DNQ | 33 | Jan Lammers | Theodore-Ford | G | | | | |
| DNQ | 10 | Eliseo Salazar | ATS-Ford | M | | | | |
| DNQ | 18 | Raul Boesel | March-Ford | A | | | | |
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