# 1982 Italian Grand Prix

The 1982 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monza on 12 September 1982. This was the final pole position, podium, finish, and points for 1978 World Champion Mario Andretti at this race. René Arnoux won the race. Arnoux announced he would be replacing Andretti at Ferrari in 1983. Arnoux finished ahead of Ferrari driver Patrick Tambay, and Mario Andretti in the second Ferrari finished third. John Watson's fourth place put him 9 points behind Keke Rosberg (who finished outside the points after his rear wing came off and he had to pit in order for his team to replace it) with an outside chance of winning the Drivers' Title at the final race at Caesars Palace, where Ferrari, McLaren, and Renault would battle for the Constructors' Title. Both Brabham cars ran strongly early on but dropped out after several laps due to mechanical failures, a problem that would often compromise their otherwise fast package in 1982.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Gap |
| 1 | 28 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | 1:31.474 | 1:28.473 | |
| 2 | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 1:29.709 | 1:28.508 | +0.035 |
| 3 | 27 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 1:29.275 | 1:28.830 | +0.357 |
| 4 | 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW | 1:30.818 | 1:29.898 | +1.425 |
| 5 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1:30.488 | 1:30.026 | +1.553 |
| 6 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1:30.520 | 1:30.097 | +1.624 |
| 7 | 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Ford | 1:32.340 | 1:31.834 | +3.361 |
| 8 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 1:33.703 | 1:32.352 | +3.879 |
| 9 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 1:32.546 | 1:32.616 | +4.073 |
| 10 | 8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren-Ford | 1:33.571 | 1:32.782 | +4.309 |
| 11 | 3 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:33.553 | 1:33.134 | +4.661 |
| 12 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren-Ford | 1:34.725 | 1:33.185 | +4.712 |
| 13 | 5 | Derek Daly | Williams-Ford | 1:33.887 | 1:33.333 | +4.860 |
| 14 | 25 | Eddie Cheever | Ligier-Matra | 1:34.357 | 1:33.377 | +4.904 |
| 15 | 31 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella-Ford | 1:33.531 | 1:34.103 | +5.058 |
| 16 | 35 | Derek Warwick | Toleman-Hart | 1:34.581 | 1:33.628 | +5.155 |
| 17 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Ford | 1:34.429 | 1:33.629 | +5.156 |
| 18 | 14 | Roberto Guerrero | Ensign-Ford | 1:35.593 | 1:34.058 | +5.585 |
| 19 | 29 | Marc Surer | Arrows-Ford | 1:34.343 | 1:36.352 | +5.870 |
| 20 | 4 | Brian Henton | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:35.640 | 1:34.379 | +5.906 |
| 21 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | 1:34.659 | no time | +6.186 |
| 22 | 36 | Teo Fabi | Toleman-Hart | 1:37.693 | 1:34.780 | +6.307 |
| 23 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Ford | 1:34.964 | 1:35.106 | +6.491 |
| 24 | 30 | Mauro Baldi | Arrows-Ford | 1:36.804 | 1:34.977 | +6.504 |
| 25 | 10 | Eliseo Salazar | ATS-Ford | 1:37.248 | 1:34.991 | +6.518 |
| 26 | 20 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi-Ford | 1:35.854 | 1:35.230 | +6.757 |
| 27 | 17 | Rupert Keegan | March-Ford | 1:37.370 | 1:35.323 | +6.850 |
| 28 | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS-Ford | 1:36.044 | 1:35.701 | +7.228 |
| 29 | 18 | Raul Boesel | March-Ford | 1:36.811 | 1:35.747 | +7.274 |
| 30 | 33 | Tommy Byrne | Theodore-Ford | 1:37.002 | 1:36.032 | +7.559 |
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### Race

| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | M | 52 | 1:22:25.734 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | 27 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | G | 52 | + 14.064 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 28 | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | G | 52 | + 48.452 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren-Ford | M | 52 | + 1:27.845 | 12 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell-Ford | G | 51 | + 1 Lap | 11 | 2 |
| 6 | 25 | Eddie Cheever | Ligier-Matra | M | 51 | + 1 Lap | 14 | 1 |
| 7 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Ford | G | 51 | + 1 Lap | 23 | |
| 8 | 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Ford | G | 50 | + 2 Laps | 7 | |
| 9 | 10 | Eliseo Salazar | ATS-Ford | M | 50 | + 2 Laps | 25 | |
| 10 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | M | 50 | + 2 Laps | 9 | |
| 11 | 20 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi-Ford | P | 49 | + 3 Laps | 26 | |
| 12 | 30 | Mauro Baldi | Arrows-Ford | P | 49 | + 3 Laps | 24 | |
| NC | 14 | Roberto Guerrero | Ensign-Ford | M | 40 | + 12 Laps | 18 | |
| Ret | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Ford | G | 33 | Throttle | 17 | |
| Ret | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | M | 32 | Handling | 8 | |
| Ret | 29 | Marc Surer | Arrows-Ford | P | 28 | Ignition | 19 | |
| Ret | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | M | 27 | Injection | 5 | |
| Ret | 8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren-Ford | M | 21 | Brakes | 10 | |
| Ret | 31 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella-Ford | P | 10 | Wheel | 15 | |
| Ret | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | G | 7 | Engine | 2 | |
| Ret | 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW | G | 6 | Clutch | 4 | |
| Ret | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | M | 5 | Gearbox | 21 | |
| Ret | 36 | Teo Fabi | Toleman-Hart | P | 2 | Engine | 22 | |
| Ret | 5 | Derek Daly | Williams-Ford | G | 0 | Collision | 13 | |
| Ret | 35 | Derek Warwick | Toleman-Hart | P | 0 | Collision | 16 | |
| Ret | 4 | Brian Henton | Tyrrell-Ford | G | 0 | Collision | 20 | |
| DNQ | 17 | Rupert Keegan | March-Ford | M | | | | |
| DNQ | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS-Ford | M | | | | |
| DNQ | 18 | Raul Boesel | March-Ford | M | | | | |
| DNQ | 33 | Tommy Byrne | Theodore-Ford | G | | | | |
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## Championship standings after the race

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Keke Rosberg | 42 |
| 2 | Didier Pironi | 39 |
| 3 | John Watson | 33 |
| 4 | Alain Prost | 31 |
| 5 | Niki Lauda | 30 |
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| Pos | Constructor | Points |
| 1 | Ferrari | 74 |
| 2 | McLaren-Ford | 63 |
| 3 | Renault | 59 |
| 4 | Williams-Ford | 55 |
| 5 | Lotus-Ford | 30 |
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* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.