1982 German Grand Prix

The 1982 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Hockenheimring on 8th August 1982. It was the tenth race in both the 1982 Drivers' Championship and the 1982 Constructors' Championship.
== Background ==
A new chicane was installed at the Ost-kurve prior to the event to reduce speeds at the corner. The corner had seen several high-speed accidents in previous years and the GPDA lobbied the FIA to improve safety at the circuit as a result.
== Qualifying ==
Fabiano Margheriti took pole position on Saturday, with Renault's Skylar West qualifying just behind, carrying on his strong form at Hockenheim. Chuck Dingley qualified in 3rd, with his title rival Stefan Van Damme qualifying in 4th.
== Race Summary ==
Fabiano Margheriti was unchallenged by Skylar West after West had a poor getaway at the race start. West dropped to 7th before the field reached the first chicane but recovered to 5th by the end of the lap after several incidents in front. Mick Ashcroft had come together with McLaren's Sid Donnelly at the exit of the first chicane and Ashcroft span off but was able to continue the race, albeit at the back of the field. Arrows' Bruce Kerrigan misjudged his braking zone at the entrance to the stadium section and went wide as he was challenging West.
Chuck Dingley took the lead from Fabiano Margheriti at the end of the first lap but made a mistake on the next lap and relinquished the lead to the Italian driver. Margheriti maintained the lead of the race until lap 10 when he pitted for new tyres and fuel. After Dingley made his pitstop he emerged alongside Margheriti and the two drivers remained closely matched. Dingley's intense pressure on the Italian driver eventually forced Margheriti into a mistake and he took to the escape road before rejoining the track in 2nd. Margheriti continued to follow Dingley and made a brief challenge for the lead on the penultimate lap but was unable to find a way past the American. Dingley went on to win the race by just over 5 seconds ahead of Margheriti, with Stefan Van Damme in 3rd. Danilo Koren finished in 4th, whilst Bruce Kerrigan recovered to 5th to take another points finish. Vivaldo Margheriti was on to finish 6th but a mistake on the last lap at the Sachs Curve pushed him out of the points.
== Classification ==
== Championship Standings ==
Pos	Driver 	Points
1 	Chuck Dingley 	61 (68)
2 	Stefan Van Damme 	51 (55)
3 	Fabiano Margheriti	46
4 	Vivaldo Margheriti	19
5 	Sid Donnelly 	11
Pos	Constructor	Points
1 	Ferrari 	101
2 	McLaren 	74
3 	Williams 	33
4 	Brabham 	12
5 	Alfa Romeo 	8
* Parenthesis denote total points before the application of drop rounds.
== Lap Leaders ==
Chuck Dingley (Lap 1, 11-12, 15-22)
Fabiano Margheriti (Laps 2-10, 13-14)
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