1982 Canadian Grand Prix

The 1982 Canadian Grand Prix, hosted at the newly renamed Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in honour of Canada's fallen hero, would go down as a black day for Formula One, after the death of Riccardo Paletti at the start.'GRAND PRIX RESULTS: CANADIAN GP, 1982', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 1999), http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr365.html, (Accessed 29/07/2015) Paletti smashed into the back of the stalled Didier Pironi breaking both his legs and succumbing to internal injuries later that afternoon.
Earlier, Pironi had paid tribute to his former team mate Villeneuve by dedicating his pole position lap to him, before missing out on victory to Nelson Piquet.F1gameshowsradio4, 'Formula 1 1982 Canadian Grand Prix Highlights', youtube.com, (YouTube, 25/09/2012), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNycRzJUJlM, (Accessed 28/07/2015) Piquet, winning for the first time with the BMW powered Brabham, was joined by team mate Riccardo Patrese and Championship leader John Watson.
==Background==
Patrick Tambay was expected to make his début for Ferrari at Canada, but the Italian team had not prepared a second car for the Frenchman in time (and were perhaps in favour of using the missing Ferrari to highlight their loss of Canada's greatest driver). Jan Lammers, meanwhile, was given time off to recover from his broken thumb, with Geoff Lees stepping into the Theodore. The two cars were both absent once again.
John Watson came to Canada in the lead of the Championship, after Alain Prost had been toppled for the first time in 1982 in Detroit. Didier Pironi had also snuck in front of Prost in the Championship, with Keke Rosberg and Riccardo Patrese in fourth and fifth. Niki Lauda and Michele Alboreto were the only other drivers in double figures for the season.
McLaren had extended their lead in the Constructors' Championship in Detroit, leading Ferrari and Williams. Renault, meanwhile, were now being punished for their poor reliability, having dropped from first to fourth in the space of two races. Brabham, Team Lotus, Talbot Ligier and Tyrrell were all in a battle for fifth, with Brabham running two different cars once again.
==Entry List==
The full entry list for the is displayed below
No.	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model 	Tyre
1 	Nelson Piquet 	Parmalat Racing Team 	 	BT50 	 	M12/13 L4t 1.5	
2 	Riccardo Patrese 	Parmalat Racing Team 	 	BT49 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
3 	Michele Alboreto 	Team Tyrrell 	 	011 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
4 	Brian Henton 	Team Tyrrell 	 	011 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
5 	Derek Daly 	TAG Williams Team 	 	FW08 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
6 	Keke Rosberg 	TAG Williams Team 	 	FW08 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
7 	John Watson 	Marlboro McLaren International	 	MP4/1B 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
8 	Niki Lauda 	Marlboro McLaren International	 	MP4/1B 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
9 	Manfred Winkelhock	Team ATS 	 	D5 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
10 	Eliseo Salazar 	Team ATS 	 	D5 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
11 	Elio de Angelis 	John Player Team Lotus 	 	91 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
12 	Nigel Mansell 	John Player Team Lotus 	 	91 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
14 	Roberto Guerrero 	Ensign Racing 	 	N181 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
15 	Alain Prost 	Equipe Renault Elf 	 	RE30B 	 	EF1 V6t 1.5 	
16 	René Arnoux 	Equipe Renault Elf 	 	RE30B 	 	EF1 V6t 1.5 	
17 	Jochen Mass 	Rothmans March Grand Prix Team	 	821 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
18 	Raul Boesel 	Rothmans March Grand Prix Team	 	821 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
19 	Emilio de Villota 	Rothmans March Grand Prix Team	 	821 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
20 	Chico Serra 	Fittipaldi Automotive 	 	F9 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
22 	Andrea de Cesaris 	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo 	 	182 	 	1260 V12 3.0 	
23 	Bruno Giacomelli 	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo 	 	182 	 	1260 V12 3.0 	
25 	Eddie Cheever 	Equipe Talbot Gitanes 	 	JS17 	 	MS81 V12 3.0 	
26 	Jacques Laffite 	Equipe Talbot Gitanes 	 	JS17 	 	MS81 V12 3.0 	
28 	Didier Pironi 	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC 	 	126C2 	 	021 V6t 1.5 	
29 	Marc Surer 	Arrows Racing Team 	 	A4 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
30 	Mauro Baldi 	Arrows Racing Team 	 	A4 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
31 	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Osella Squadra Course 	 	FA1D 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
32 	Riccardo Paletti 	Osella Squadra Course 	 	FA1D 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
33 	Geoff Lees 	Theodore Racing Team 	 	TY02 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
==Practice Overview==
With the reduced field from Detroit all competing in Canada (held a week later), there was no need for a pre-qualifying field reduction. The Canadian Grand Prix had often been held four months later in the year, however the switch to June meant better weather, a fact proved by the first warm and dry practice session held in Canada.
==Qualifying==
Didier Pironi claimed an unlikely pole position for Ferrari, dedicating his performance to fallen foe Villeneuve, after Ferrari had developed a new suspension system for him. He was joined by René Arnoux on the front row, with Alain Prost claiming third ahead of Piquet, whom had failed to qualify in Detroit. Worryingly for Prost, however, was the fact that Pironi was over a second faster than him in quali-trim, as the turbocharged cars dominated the front of the grid.
Paletti, meanwhile, qualified for only the second time in his career (having been forced to sit out the Detroit Grand Prix after his car had been given to Jean-Pierre Jarier), while Manfred Winkelhock returned to form by failing to qualify. He was joined by Emilio de Villota and Chico Serra.
===Qualifying Results===
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Time'1982 Canadian Grand Prix: Qualifying', manipef1.com, (Manipe F1, 2004), http://www.manipef1.com/results/1982/canada/qualifying/, (Accessed 29/07/2015)	Gap
1 	28 	Didier Pironi 	 	1:27.509 	
2 	16 	René Arnoux 	 	1:27.895 	+0.386s
3 	15 	Alain Prost 	 	1:28.563 	+1.054s
4 	1 	Nelson Piquet 	 	1:28.663 	+1.154s
5 	23 	Bruno Giacomelli 	 	1:28.740 	+1.231s
6 	7 	John Watson 	 	1:28.822 	+1.313s
7 	6 	Keke Rosberg 	 	1:28.874 	+1.365s
8 	2 	Riccardo Patrese 	 	1:28.999 	+1.490s
9 	22 	Andrea de Cesaris 	 	1:29.183 	+1.674s
10 	11 	Elio de Angelis 	 	1:29.228 	+1.719s
11 	8 	Niki Lauda 	 	1:29.544 	+2.035s
12 	25 	Eddie Cheever 	 	1:29.590 	+2.081s
13 	5 	Derek Daly 	 	1:29.883 	+2.374s
14 	12 	Nigel Mansell 	 	1:30.048 	+2.539s
15 	3 	Michele Alboreto 	 	1:30.146 	+2.637s
16 	29 	Marc Surer 	 	1:30.518 	+3.009s
17 	30 	Mauro Baldi 	 	1:30.599 	+3.090s
18 	31 	Jean-Pierre Jarier	 	1:30.717 	+3.208s
19 	26 	Jacques Laffite 	 	1:30.946 	+3.437s
20 	14 	Roberto Guerrero 	 	1:31.235 	+3.726s
21 	18 	Raul Boesel 	 	1:31.759 	+4.250s
22 	17 	Jochen Mass 	 	1:31.861 	+4.352s
23 	32 	Riccardo Paletti 	 	1:31.901 	+4.392s
24 	10 	Eliseo Salazar 	 	1:32.203 	+4.694s
25 	33 	Geoff Lees 	 	1:32.205 	+4.696s
26 	4 	Brian Henton 	 	1:32.325 	+4.816s
DNQ 	9 	Manfred Winkelhock	 	1:32.359 	+4.850s
DNQ 	19 	Emilio de Villota 	 	1:34.045 	+6.536s
DNQ 	20 	Chico Serra 	 	1:37.678 	+10.169s
===Grid===
The grid for the is shown below:
==Race==
There were, unusually for 1982, no pre-race withdrawals or breaking news stories that may effect the start of the race, which was set to be dry for its entirety.'1982 Canadian Grand Prix', wikipedia.org, (WikiMedia, 23/06/2014), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_Canadian_Grand_Prix, (Accessed 29/07/2015)
===Report===
The worst part of the race would be the start, as Pironi stalled his Ferrari, with cars darting around him as the lights went green. The earliest arrivals managed to get by without issue, but Raul Boesel, unsighted slightly, clipped the Ferrari, pushing it into the path of Riccardo Paletti, who slammed into the Frenchman at almost 100 kmh. Pironi's car was sent into the Theodore of Lees, while the Osella wrapped itself around Paletti, leaving him trapped. The race was stopped immediately, with Pironi sprinting across to help his fellow racer, with Sid Watkins (the famed F1 doctor) working to get the Italian free. A thirty minute struggle to get Paletti out of the car followed (including a brief fire), although within two hours of the Italian leaving the circuit, news arrived of his death in hospital arrived in the paddock. Osella opted to withdraw Jean-Pierre Jarier's car, while Pironi and Boesel climbed into their spares for the restart.
The second start got off flawlessly, although it was immediately clear that Pironi was struggling, losing the lead to Arnoux, while Nelson Piquet overtook Prost for third. Piquet and Prost soon each overtook Pironi, dropping the Ferrari to fourth. Further down, Nigel Mansell and Bruno Giacomelli came together at the hairpin, with the Brit suffering a broken wrist as both drivers went out of the race, Pironi, meanwhile, would continue to slip down the field, with the spare Ferrari using an older suspension system that was not helpful around the Montreal circuit.
Piquet took the lead on lap 9, with his team mate Riccardo Patrese (using a Ford Cosworth engine rather than the BMW in the back of the Brazilian's car), joining him on lap 29. The race witnessed a majestic drive by the Italian, whom, like John Watson in Detroit a week earlier, carved his way from the back to the front, before putting Arnoux under pressure. The Frenchman spun and stalled, removing him from the race (the turbocharged Renault difficult to start at the best of times), while his colleague Prost would join him on the side lines on lap 30 with an engine failure.
A quiet race developed afterwards, with the Brabhams streaking away to finish first and second, with Andrea de Cesaris and Eddie Cheever running third and fourth, holding Watson and Derek Daly at bay. However, with barely two laps to go, three of those four ran out of fuel, with Watson being promoted to third before the end, joined by Elio de Angelis in the Team Lotus car in fourth. Marc Surer claimed his first points for Arrows by taking fifth, while the visibly frustrated de Cesaris, whom had defied his critics by running in third for more than half the race, was classified in sixth.
It later emerged that Piquet had been driving with an oil radiator problem in the cockpit of his Brabham, causing 100 degree heat to burn his feet.'Hall of Fame: Nelson Piquet', formula1.com, (FOM, 2015), http://www.formula1.com/teams_and_drivers/hall_of_fame/181/, (Accessed 29/07/2015) The Brazilian claimed that this was his greatest victory, despite the circumstances of the day, while also explaining his feelings about his race with his typical sense of humour.
===Results===
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired* 	Grid	Points
1 	1 	Nelson Piquet 	 	70 	1:46:39.577 	4 	9
2 	2 	Riccardo Patrese 	 	70 	+13.799s 	8 	6
3 	7 	John Watson 	 	70 	+1:01.836 	6 	4
4 	11 	Elio de Angelis 	 	69 	+1 lap 	10 	3
5 	29 	Marc Surer 	 	69 	+1 lap 	16 	2
6 	22 	Andrea de Cesaris*	 	68 	Out of Fuel 	9 	1
7 	5 	Derek Daly* 	 	68 	Out of Fuel 	13 	
8 	30 	Mauro Baldi 	 	68 	+2 laps 	17 	
9 	28 	Didier Pironi 	 	67 	+3 laps 	1 	
10 	25 	Eddie Cheever* 	 	66 	Out of Fuel 	12 	
11 	17 	Jochen Mass 	 	66 	+4 laps 	22 	
NC 	4 	Brian Henton 	 	59 	Not Classified	26 	
Ret 	6 	Keke Rosberg 	 	52 	Gearbox 	7 	
Ret 	18 	Raul Boesel 	 	47 	Engine 	21 	
Ret 	3 	Michele Alboreto 	 	41 	Gearbox 	15 	
Ret 	15 	Alain Prost 	 	30 	Engine 	3 	
Ret 	16 	René Arnoux 	 	28 	Spin 	2 	
Ret 	10 	Eliseo Salazar 	 	20 	Transmission 	24 	
Ret 	8 	Niki Lauda 	 	17 	Clutch 	11 	
Ret 	26 	Jacques Laffite 	 	8 	Handling 	19 	
Ret 	15 	Roberto Guerrero 	 	2 	Clutch 	20 	
Ret 	23 	Bruno Giacomelli 	 	1 	Accident 	5 	
Ret 	12 	Nigel Mansell 	 	1 	Accident 	14 	
Ret 	33 	Geoff Lees 	 	0 	Accident 	25 	
WD 	31 	Jean-Pierre Jarier	 	0 	Withdrawn 	18 	
WD 	32 	Riccardo Paletti 	 	0 	Fatal Accident	23 	
DNQ 	9 	Manfred Winkelhock	 	 	 	 	
DNQ 	19 	Emilio de Villota 	 	 	 	 	
DNQ 	20 	Chico Serra 	 	 	 	 	
* Cheever, Daly and de Cesaris were still classified for completing 90% of the race distance, despite retiring.
==Milestones==
*First death in a Grand Prix since Ronnie Peterson at the 1978 Italian Grand Prix.
**Also the last death (in a race) until the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix which claimed Ayrton Senna.
*Last pole position for Didier Pironi.
*First time the Canadian Grand Prix was held in June.
*First win for a BMW powered car.
==Standings==
John Watson saw his Championship lead extended to ten points, more than a race victory, over Didier Pironi, whom was now a single point ahead of Riccardo Patrese. Alain Prost was now fourth, with Keke Rosberg in close attendance. Nelson Piquet now found himself in seventh, still almost 20 points behind Watson, with Eddie Cheever, Michele Alboreto and Elio de Angelis all tied on ten points behind him. Marc Surer became the 22nd different scorer in 1982, also taking the first points for Arrows.
McLaren also extended their Constructors Championship lead through Watson's efforts, as both Williams and Ferrari failed to score. With Renault also failing to score, the big winners were Brabham, whom closed to within one point of the French marque, while their BMW partnership (classed as a seperate entry) climbed to eighth through Piquet's win. 
1982 Drivers' World Championship	1982 Drivers' World Championship	1982 Drivers' World Championship	1982 Drivers' World Championship
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts 	+/-
1 	John Watson 	30 	
2 	Didier Pironi 	20 	
3 	Riccardo Patrese 	19 	2
4 	Alain Prost 	18 	1
5 	Keke Rosberg 	17 	1
6 	Niki Lauda 	12 	
7 	Nelson Piquet 	11 	10
8 	Eddie Cheever 	10 	1
9 	Michele Alboreto 	10 	1
10 	Elio de Angelis 	10 	
11 	Nigel Mansell 	7 	2
12 	Gilles Villeneuve 	6 	1
13 	Carlos Reutemann 	6 	1
14 	Andrea de Cesaris 	5 	1
15 	René Arnoux 	4 	1
16 	Jean-Pierre Jarier 	3 	1
17 	Derek Daly 	3 	1
18 	Marc Surer 	2 	4
19 	Eliseo Salazar 	2 	1
20 	Manfred Winkelhock 	2 	1
21 	Jacques Laffite 	1 	1
22 	Chico Serra 	1 	1
Only point scoring drivers are shown.
1982 Constructors' World Championship	1982 Constructors' World Championship	1982 Constructors' World Championship	1982 Constructors' World Championship
Pos. 	Team 	Pts 	+/-
1 	 	42 	
2 	 	26 	
3 	 	26 	
4 	 	22 	
5 	 	19 	1
6 	 	17 	1
7 	 	13 	
8 	 	11 	4
9 	 	10 	1
10 	 	5 	1
11 	 	4 	1
12 	 	3 	1
13 	 	2 	1
14 	 	1 	2
Only point scoring constructors are shown.
==References==
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