1982 Monaco Grand Prix

The 1982 Monaco Grand Prix was the sixth race to be held in 1982, with the paddock was still struggling to come to terms with the death of Gilles Villeneuve at Zolder two weeks earlier.http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr363.html opted to only enter one car in Formula One's most iconic race, with Didier Pironi set to battle on alone.
The race itself was one of the oddest in Formula One history, as the lead changed almost constantly in the final laps, with several drivers seemingly on for victory, until succumbing to a failure or accident. Riccardo Patrese survived the longest to take victory, ahead of an emotional Pironi and Andrea de Cesaris, whom was among those to drop out while leading. The race eventually became known as "the race nobody wanted to win".
==Background==
Further down the grid, several teams' futures were put in doubt when Avon Tyres announced their immediate withdrawal from the championship, selling their remaining stock to (whom had cancelled their contract with Pirelli). and were then left without a supply for the remainder of the season, although Theodore secured a contract with Goodyear in time for the Monaco Grand Prix. Ensign, however, were reduced to using already used sets of Avon tyres, buying what they could from other teams.
Other than the lone Ferrari entry, there were no other changes to the grid, as Emilio de Villota continued in the third March. Competition would also be fierce in the lower end of the field, as Monaco, due to its restricted layout, was limited to only having 20 cars start the race. With 31 cars entered, there was also a serious risk that one of the larger teams could lose one of their cars as well.
==Entry List==
Below is the full entry list for the :
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 	 	JS19 	 	MS81 V12 3.0 	
26 	Jacques Laffite 	Equipe Talbot Gitanes 	 	JS19 	 	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 	Jan Lammers 	Theodore Racing Team 	 	TY02 	 	DFV V8 3.0 	
35 	Derek Warwick 	Toleman Group Motorsport 	 	TG181C 	 	415T L4t 1.5 	
36 	Teo Fabi 	Toleman Group Motorsport 	 	TG181C 	 	415T L4t 1.5 	
==Practice Overview==
For only the second time in 1982, practice was used as a pre-qualifying session to reduce the number of cars to a more sizeable number for qualifying. Unfortunately for March, and their new tyres, two of their drivers, Emilio de Villota and Raul Boesel were eliminated, as were Teo Fabi, Riccardo Paletti and a disappointed Chico Serra (fresh from scoring the first point of his career in Belgium).
==Pre-Qualifying==
===Pre-Qualifying Results===
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Time 	Gap
1 	31 	Jean-Pierre Jarier	 	1:29.479	—
2 	17 	Jochen Mass 	 	1:29.901	+0.422s
3 	35 	Derek Warwick 	 	1:30.352	+0.873s
DNPQ	36 	Teo Fabi 	 	1:30.407	+0.928s
DNPQ	32 	Riccardo Paletti 	 	1:31.059	+1.580s
DNPQ	18 	Raul Boesel 	 	1:31.212	+1.733s
DNPQ	20 	Chico Serra 	 	1:31.471	+1.992s
DNPQ	19 	Emilio de Villota 	 	1:52.401	+22.922s
==Qualifying==
The failed pre-qualifiers would be joined by the lead March of Jochen Mass, Jan Lammers , Derek Warwick, Jean-Pierre Jarier, the quiet Colombian Roberto Guerrero and Mauro Baldi in the Arrows. At the front, there was a mix of expected and surprise results, as René Arnoux took another (expected) pole, while Bruno Giacomelli put his Alfa Romeo onto the second row. Pironi claimed fifth behind Alain Prost, with Keke Rosberg maintaining the honour of the Ford Cosworth powered runners in sixth.
===Qualifying Results===
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Time'FORMULA ONE - RACECARD: Monaco Grand Prix Qualifying 1982', f1pulse.com, (F1PULSE.COM, 2015), http://f1pulse.com/racecard/Monaco_1982/3D3F43/race_card_qualify.aspx, (Accessed 27/07/2015)	Gap
1 	16 	René Arnoux 	 	1:23.281 	—
2 	2 	Riccardo Patrese 	 	1:23.791 	+0.510s
3 	23 	Bruno Giacomelli 	 	1:23.939 	+0.658s
4 	15 	Alain Prost 	 	1:24.339 	+1.158s
5 	28 	Didier Pironi 	 	1:24.585 	+1.304s
6 	6 	Keke Rosberg 	 	1:24.649 	+1.368s
7 	22 	Andrea de Cesaris 	 	1:24.928 	+1.647s
8 	5 	Derek Daly 	 	1:25.390 	+2.109s
9 	3 	Michele Alboreto 	 	1:25.449 	+2.168s
10 	7 	John Watson 	 	1:25.583 	+2.302s
11 	12 	Nigel Mansell 	 	1:25.642 	+2.361s
12 	8 	Niki Lauda 	 	1:25.838 	+2.557s
13 	1 	Nelson Piquet 	 	1:26.075 	+2.794s
14 	9 	Manfred Winkelhock	 	1:26.250 	+2.979s
15 	11 	Elio de Angelis 	 	1:26.456 	+3.175s
16 	25 	Eddie Cheever 	 	1:26.463 	+3.182s
17 	4 	Brian Henton 	 	1:26.690 	+3.409s
18 	26 	Jacques Laffite 	 	1:27.007 	+3.726s
19 	29 	Marc Surer 	 	1:27.019 	+3.738s
20 	10 	Eliseo Salazar 	 	1:27.022 	+3.741s
DNQ 	30 	Mauro Baldi 	 	DNQ 	DNQ
DNQ 	33 	Jan Lammers 	 	DNQ 	DNQ
DNQ 	17 	Jochen Mass 	 	DNQ 	DNQ
DNQ 	35 	Derek Warwick 	 	DNQ 	DNQ
DNQ 	31 	Jean-Pierre Jarier	 	DNQ 	DNQ
DNQ 	14 	Roberto Guerrero 	 	DNQ 	DNQ
DNPQ	36 	Teo Fabi 	 	DNPQ 	DNPQ
DNPQ	32 	Riccardo Paletti 	 	DNPQ 	DNPQ
DNPQ	18 	Raul Boesel 	 	DNPQ 	DNPQ
DNPQ	20 	Chico Serra 	 	DNPQ 	DNPQ
DNPQ	19 	Emilio de Villota 	 	DNPQ 	DNPQ
===Grid===
Below is the starting grid for the .
==Race==
The organisers decided to limit the number of starters down to 20 for the fight around Monaco, although most of the attention was focused at the front. Were the Alfa Romeos finally going to build on their recent form in qualifying and get a decent race result? Was someone going to finally going to overtake Prost in the points, or was the Frenchman going to score for the first time since the Brazilian Grand Prix? The answers to these questions (as well as numerous others) would be answered once the race around Monte Carlo got under way, with a blanket of cloud covering the principality.
===Report===
Unlike most visits to Monaco, the start was not that costly, with Arnoux pulling ahead smartly while Patrese lost out to Giacomelli into the first corner. Giacomelli's team mate Andrea de Cesaris made a better start, leaping in front of Keke Rosberg and Michele Alboreto off the line, immediately putting Pironi under pressure. Alfa's joy would not last long, however, as Giacomelli became the first retirement with a transmission failure four laps later.
The order remained the same for the next ten laps, as the usual stalemate around Monaco settled across the field. Then Arnoux, under very little pressure, spun and stalled, giving the lead to his team mate Prost (who had used Giacomelli's dramas to get infront of Patrese). Rosberg took Alboreto during the next few laps, while Pironi took most of his front wing off on a back marker, although this modification did little to reduce his pace. The two Ligier-Matras and the ATSes were the next to fall through individual issues.
The race returned to a dormant state until the 65th lap, when rain began to hit the track. The first car to fall was Rosberg, who took enough damage from the wall to retire, while his team mate Derek Daly removed the rear wing (and some of his gearbox casing) in a spin at Tabac, although the Irishman kept going. Their dramas gave Prost and Patrese some breathing space, with their private battle (which was mainly a case of Patrese trying to catch the Renault) becoming the decider to the race.
This was not the case, however, as on lap 74, two from the end, Prost oversteered into the wall on the exit of the harbor chicane, seemingly handing an easy victory to Patrese. This was not the case, however, as Patrese then spun at the Lowes hairpin on the next lap, dropping down to a distant third. Fortunately for the Italian, he was able to avoid stalling by bump-starting his car on the steep slope down to the entry to Portier. Pironi and de Cesaris swept past, with victory looking to go to one of the Italian teams. Fate had other ideas, however, as Pironi began to slow as he started the final lap, and eventually came to a stop in the tunnel, his Ferrari engine stalled for fuel. De Cesaris then retired at Casino for the same reason (and at almost the exact same time) as Pironi, promoting Patrese back into the lead. The only other cars running at this point were Daly, Mansell, De Angelis, Henton and Surer, each several laps behind the leader. Daly retired moments later at Rascasse, the rear-end of his car heavily damaged from a previous accident. 
Patrese crossed the line before Mansell could unlap himself, which meant Pironi and de Cesaris took the other two podium spots despite not finishing. It was a similar story for Daly, who retired a lap after Prost, but was classified as sixth overall as none of the runners behind him could get themselves unlapped.
===Results===
Pos.	No.	Driver 	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired 	Grid	Points
1 	2 	Riccardo Patrese 	 	76 	1:54:11.259s 	2 	9
2 	28 	Didier Pironi* 	 	75 	Out of Fuel 	5 	6
3 	22 	Andrea de Cesaris*	 	75 	Out of Fuel 	7 	4
4 	12 	Nigel Mansell 	 	75 	+1 lap 	11 	3
5 	11 	Elio de Angelis 	 	75 	+1 lap 	15 	2
6 	5 	Derek Daly* 	 	74 	Accident (damage)	8 	1
7 	15 	Alain Prost* 	 	73 	Accident 	4 	
8 	4 	Brian Henton 	 	72 	+4 laps 	17 	
9 	29 	Marc Surer 	 	70 	+6 laps 	19 	
10 	3 	Michele Alboreto* 	 	69 	Suspension 	9 	
Ret 	6 	Keke Rosberg 	 	64 	Accident 	6 	
Ret 	8 	Niki Lauda 	 	56 	Engine 	12 	
Ret 	1 	Nelson Piquet 	 	49 	Turbo 	13 	
Ret 	7 	John Watson 	 	35 	Electrical 	10 	
Ret 	9 	Manfred Winkelhock	 	31 	Differential 	14 	
Ret 	26 	Jacques Laffite 	 	29 	Handling 	18 	
Ret 	25 	Eddie Cheever 	 	27 	Oil Leak 	16 	
Ret 	10 	Eliseo Salazar 	 	22 	Mechanical 	20 	
Ret 	16 	René Arnoux 	 	14 	Spin 	1 	
Ret 	23 	Bruno Giacomelli 	 	4 	Transmission 	3 	
DNQ 	30 	Mauro Baldi 	 	 	 	 	
DNQ 	33 	Jan Lammers 	 	 	 	 	
DNQ 	17 	Jochen Mass 	 	 	 	 	
DNQ 	35 	Derek Warwick 	 	 	 	 	
DNQ 	31 	Jean-Pierre Jarier	 	 	 	 	
DNQ 	14 	Roberto Guerrero 	 	 	 	 	
DNPQ	36 	Teo Fabi 	 	 	 	 	
DNPQ	32 	Riccardo Paletti 	 	 	 	 	
DNPQ	18 	Raul Boesel 	 	 	 	 	
DNPQ	20 	Chico Serra 	 	 	 	 	
DNPQ	19 	Emilio de Vilota 	 	 	 	 	
* Pironi, de Cesaris, Daly, Prost and Alboreto were still classified for completing 90% of the race distance.
==Milestones==
*First of six career wins for Riccardo Patrese.
==Standings==
Remarkably, Alain Prost retained his lead despite failing to score for four consecutive races, with John Watson holding station in second. Didier Pironi climbed to third through his second place, displacing Keke Rosberg, while Riccardo Patrese leapt into the top five with his victory. Derek Daly was the latest name to add a point to his name for the season, his first for Williams.
McLaren retained their lead in the Constructors' Championship, as Ferrari levelled Renault's tally of 22, although Prost's two wins meant the Frenchmen were deemed to be ahead. Williams found themselves one point back in fourth, while Team Lotus finally overcame Tyrrell in their battle for the top five, although they were now split by Brabham. Alfa Romeo also secured their first points of the season, courtesy of Andrea de Cesaris' podium.
1982 Drivers' World Championship	1982 Drivers' World Championship	1982 Drivers' World Championship	1982 Drivers' World Championship
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts 	+/-
1 	Alain Prost 	18 	
2 	John Watson 	17 	
3 	Didier Pironi 	16 	2
4 	Keke Rosberg 	14 	1
5 	Riccardo Patrese 	13 	6
6 	Niki Lauda 	12 	2
7 	Michele Alboreto 	10 	1
8 	Nigel Mansell 	7 	2
9 	Elio de Angelis 	7 	
10 	Gilles Villeneuve 	6 	2
11 	Carlos Reutemann 	6 	2
12 	Andrea de Cesaris 	4 	7
=13 	Eddie Cheever 	4 	2
=13 	Rene Arnoux 	4 	2
15 	Jean-Pierre Jarier 	3 	1
16 	Nelson Piquet 	2 	1
17 	Eliseo Salazar 	2 	1
18 	Manfred Winkelhock 	2 	1
19 	Derek Daly 	1 	1
20 	Chico Serra 	1 	2
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 	 	29 	
2 	 	22 	
3 	 	22 	1
4 	 	21 	1
5 	 	14 	1
6 	 	13 	2
7 	 	10 	2
8 	 	6 	1
9 	 	4 	4
10 	 	4 	1
11 	 	3 	1
12 	 	2 	1
13 	 	1 	1
Only point scoring constructors are shown.
==References==
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