# 1982 Swiss Grand Prix

The 1982 Swiss Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Dijon-Prenois in France on 29 August 1982. The race, contested over 80 laps, was the fourteenth race of the 1982 Formula One season and was won by Keke Rosberg, driving a Williams-Ford. Alain Prost finished second in a Renault, having started from pole position, while Niki Lauda was third in a McLaren-Ford. This was the only win of the season for eventual World Champion Rosberg. The chequered flag was shown after 81 laps when the organizers / flag stand missed the leading car on lap 80.
This was the first World Championship Swiss Grand Prix since 1954 (despite it not being held in Switzerland), and the last running of the event to date. Switzerland had banned motor racing after the 1955 Le Mans disaster; as of 2021, the ban has been lifted for electric vehicles only. Patrick Tambay, Ferrari's only entry after team leader Didier Pironi's career-ending crash three weeks earlier, was unable to start due to a pinched nerve in his back. This was the last of only three times the Ferrari team did not start a World Championship race in which they entered (see also 1950 French Grand Prix and 1982 Belgian Grand Prix). Ferrari withdrew their entry so late that Chico Serra (the fastest non-qualifier) was not allowed to start.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Gap |
| 1 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1:01.380 | 1:07.902 | — |
| 2 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1:01.740 | 1:07.554 | +0.360 |
| 3 | 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW | 1:02.997 | 1:02.710 | +1.330 |
| 4 | 8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren-Ford | 1:02.984 | no time | +1.604 |
| 5 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 1:03.023 | 1:04.205 | +1.643 |
| 6 | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 1:03.366 | 1:03.183 | +1.803 |
| 7 | 5 | Derek Daly | Williams-Ford | 1:04.238 | 1:03.291 | +1.911 |
| 8 | 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Ford | 1:03.589 | 1:03.783 | +2.209 |
| 9 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 1:03.776 | 1:04.711 | +2.396 |
| 10 | 27 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 1:03.896 | no time | +2.516 |
| 11 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren-Ford | 1:03.995 | 1:04.711 | +2.615 |
| 12 | 3 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:04.069 | 1:04.102 | +2.689 |
| 13 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | 1:04.087 | 1:04.897 | +2.707 |
| 14 | 29 | Marc Surer | Arrows-Ford | 1:04.928 | 1:05.158 | +3.548 |
| 15 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Ford | 1:04.967 | 1:05.437 | +3.587 |
| 16 | 25 | Eddie Cheever | Ligier-Matra | 1:05.162 | 1:05.001 | +3.621 |
| 17 | 31 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella-Ford | 1:05.179 | 1:05.318 | +3.799 |
| 18 | 4 | Brian Henton | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:05.877 | 1:05.391 | +4.011 |
| 19 | 14 | Roberto Guerrero | Ensign-Ford | 1:05.422 | 1:05.395 | +4.015 |
| 20 | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS-Ford | 1:05.451 | 1:06.139 | +4.071 |
| 21 | 35 | Derek Warwick | Toleman-Hart | 1:05.927 | 1:05.877 | +4.497 |
| 22 | 17 | Rupert Keegan | March-Ford | 1:06.632 | 1:06.011 | +4.631 |
| 23 | 36 | Teo Fabi | Toleman-Hart | 1:06.017 | 1:06.102 | +4.637 |
| 24 | 18 | Raul Boesel | March-Ford | 1:06.781 | 1:06.136 | +4.756 |
| 25 | 10 | Eliseo Salazar | ATS-Ford | 1:06.297 | 1:06.168 | +4.788 |
| 26 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Ford | 1:06.430 | 1:06.211 | +4.831 |
| 27 | 20 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi-Ford | 1:06.590 | 1:06.339 | +4.959 |
| 28 | 33 | Tommy Byrne | Theodore-Ford | 1:06.990 | 1:08.118 | +5.610 |
| 29 | 30 | Mauro Baldi | Arrows-Ford | 1:07.836 | 1:08.314 | +6.456 |
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### Race

| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Ford | G | 80 | 1:32:41.087 | 8 | 9 |
| 2 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | M | 80 | + 4.442 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren-Ford | M | 80 | + 1:00.343 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | G | 79 | + 1 Lap | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW | G | 79 | + 1 Lap | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Ford | G | 79 | + 1 Lap | 15 | 1 |
| 7 | 3 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell-Ford | G | 79 | + 1 Lap | 12 | |
| 8 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Ford | G | 79 | + 1 Lap | 26 | |
| 9 | 5 | Derek Daly | Williams-Ford | G | 79 | + 1 Lap | 7 | |
| 10 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | M | 78 | + 2 Laps | 5 | |
| 11 | 4 | Brian Henton | Tyrrell-Ford | G | 78 | + 2 Laps | 18 | |
| 12 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | M | 78 | + 2 Laps | 9 | |
| 13 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren-Ford | M | 77 | + 3 Laps | 11 | |
| 14 | 10 | Eliseo Salazar | ATS-Ford | M | 76 | + 4 Laps | 25 | |
| 15 | 29 | Marc Surer | Arrows-Ford | P | 76 | + 4 Laps | 14 | |
| 16 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | M | 75 | Injection | 2 | |
| Ret | 25 | Eddie Cheever | Ligier-Matra | M | 70 | Handling | 16 | |
| Ret | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS-Ford | M | 55 | Chassis | 20 | |
| Ret | 31 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella-Ford | P | 44 | Engine | 17 | |
| Ret | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | M | 33 | Handling | 13 | |
| Ret | 36 | Teo Fabi | Toleman-Hart | P | 31 | Engine | 23 | |
| Ret | 18 | Raul Boesel | March-Ford | A | 31 | Water Leak | 24 | |
| Ret | 17 | Rupert Keegan | March-Ford | A | 25 | Spun Off | 22 | |
| Ret | 35 | Derek Warwick | Toleman-Hart | P | 24 | Engine | 21 | |
| Ret | 14 | Roberto Guerrero | Ensign-Ford | M | 4 | Engine | 19 | |
| DNS | 27 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | G | | Driver Unfit | 10 | |
| DNQ | 20 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi-Ford | P | | | | |
| DNQ | 33 | Tommy Byrne | Theodore-Ford | G | | | | |
| DNQ | 30 | Mauro Baldi | Arrows-Ford | P | | | | |
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