| 1982 Swiss Grand Prix | |||
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| Race 14 of 16 in the1982 Formula One World Championship | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 29 August 1982 | ||
| Location | Dijon,France | ||
| Course length | 3.801 km (2.361 miles) | ||
| Distance | 80 laps, 304.08 km (188.88 miles) | ||
| Weather | Dry | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Renault | ||
| Time | 1:01.380 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |  Alain Prost | Renault | |
| Time | 1:07.477 on lap 2 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Williams-Ford | ||
| Second | Renault | ||
| Third | McLaren-Ford | ||
Lap leaders | |||
The1982 Swiss Grand Prix was aFormula Onemotor race held atDijon-Prenois in France on 29 August 1982.[1] The race, contested over 80 laps, was the fourteenth race of the1982 Formula One season and was won byKeke Rosberg, driving aWilliams-Ford. This was Rosberg's first win in a Formula One World Championship Grand Prix, though he had previously won a non-championship Formula One race, the1978 BRDC International Trophy.Alain Prost finished second in aRenault, having started frompole position, whileNiki Lauda was third in aMcLaren-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.[2]
This was the first World ChampionshipSwiss Grand Prix since1954 (despite it not being held inSwitzerland), and the last running of the event to date.Switzerland had banned motor racing after the1955 Le Mans disaster; as of 2021, the ban has been lifted for electric vehicles only.[3]Patrick Tambay,Ferrari's only entry after team leaderDidier Pironi's career-ending crash three weeks earlier, was unable to start due to a pinched nerve in his back.[4] This was the last of only three times the Ferrari team did not start a World Championship race in which they entered (see also1950 French Grand Prix and1982 Belgian Grand Prix). Ferrari withdrew their entry so late thatChico Serra (the fastest non-qualifier) was not allowed to start.[5]
| 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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| Previous race: 1982 Austrian Grand Prix | FIA Formula One World Championship 1982 season | Next race: 1982 Italian Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1975 Swiss Grand Prix Previous race at Dijon:1981 French Grand Prix | Swiss Grand Prix | Next race: N/A Next race at Dijon:1984 French Grand Prix |
