The1982 World Sportscar Championship was the 30th season ofFIAWorld Sportscar Championship racing. It featured the1982 World Endurance Championship for Drivers, which was contested over an eight-round series, and the1982 World Endurance Championship for Manufacturers, which was contested over five rounds held concurrently with the first five rounds of the Drivers Championship. The Drivers’ title was open toGroup C Sports Cars,Group B GT Cars,Group 6 Two-Seater Racing Cars,Group 5 Special Production Cars,Group 4 GT Cars,Group 3 GT Cars,Group 2 Touring Cars andIMSA GTX, GTO and GTU cars. The Manufacturers title was limited to Group C Sports Cars and Group B GT Cars only. The series ran from 18 April 1982 to 17 October 1982.[1]
The World Endurance Championship for Drivers was won byJacky Ickx driving aPorsche 956 and the World Endurance Championship for Manufacturers was awarded toPorsche.
| Rnd | Race | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Trofeo Filippo Caracciolo (1000 km) | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 18 April |
| 2 |  The Pace Petroleum 6 Hours | Silverstone Circuit | 16 May |
| 3 |  Rudolf CaracciolaWanderpreis 1000 Kilometres | Nürburgring | 30 May |
| 4 |  24 Hours of Le Mans | Circuit de la Sarthe | 19 June 20 June |
| 5 |  TropheeDiners Club1000 Kilometres | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 5 September |
| 6 | Trofeo Banca Toscana 1000 Kilometres† | Mugello Circuit | 19 September |
| 7 |  WEC in Japan (6 Hours)† | Fuji Speedway | 3 October |
| 8 | Shell Oils1000 Kilometres† | Brands Hatch | 17 October |
† - Points were awarded for the World Endurance Championship for Drivers only.
Points towards the 1982 World Endurance Championship for Drivers were awarded on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis to drivers of the ten top placed cars at each round, regardless of class. Bonus points were also awarded to the drivers of those cars on the following basis:
Only the best six round results could be retained by each driver.[1] Any driver transferring between cars during a race was ineligible to score points and a driver was required to complete at least 30 percent of the car's distance to be awarded points.[2]
Belgian driverJacky Ickx won the title at the wheel of aPorsche 956 entered by Rothmans Porsche.[1]
| Position[3] | Driver[3] | Car | Mon[3] | Sil[3] | Nur[3] | Le M[3] | Spa[3] | Mug[3] | Fuj[3] | Br H[3] | Total[3] |
| 1 | Jacky Ickx | Porsche 956 | - | 15 | - | 20 | 20 | - | 20 | 20 | 95 |
| 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Lancia LC1 | - | 21 | 21 | - | 13 | - | 16 | 16 | 87 |
| 3 | Derek Bell | Porsche 956 | - | 15 | - | 20 | 15 | - | - | 20 | 70 |
| 4 | Teo Fabi | Lancia LC1 | - | - | 21 | - | 13 | - | 16 | 16 | 66 |
| 5 | Michele Alboreto | Lancia LC1 | - | 21 | 21 | - | - | 21 | - | - | 63 |
| 6 | Henri Pescarolo | RondeauM382Ford &Porsche 936C | 20 | 8 | 15 | - | 3 | 12 | - | 3 | 61 |
| 7 | Jochen Mass | Porsche 956 | - | - | - | 15 | 20 | - | 20 | - | 55 |
| 8 | Giorgio Francia | RondeauM382Ford &OsellaPA9BMW | 20 | 11 | - | - | 7 | 11 | - | - | 49 |
| 9 | Rolf Stommelen | Porsche 935 K3 &RondeauM382Ford | 15 | - | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | 30 |
| = | Vern Schuppan | Porsche 956 | - | - | - | 15 | 15 | - | - | - | 30 |
| 11 | Jean-Michel Martin | Porsche 936C | - | 12 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | 22 |
| = | Philippe Martin | Porsche 936C | - | 12 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | 22 |
| = | John Fitzpatrick | Porsche 935 K4 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | 12 | 22 |
| = | David Hobbs | Porsche 935 K4 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | 12 | 22 |
| 15 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Lancia LC1 | - | - | - | - | - | 21 | - | - | 21 |
| 16 | Luigi Moreschi | OsellaPA9BMW | - | - | - | - | 7 | 11 | - | - | 18 |
| 17 | Hans Heyer | Porsche 936C &SauberSHS C6Ford | - | - | - | - | 2 | 12 | - | 3 | 17 |
| 18 | Corrado Fabi | Lancia LC1 | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | - | - | 16 |
| = | Alessandro Nannini | Lancia LC1 | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | - | - | 16 |
| = | Gordon Spice | RondeauM382Ford | - | 8 | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | 16 |
A total of 125 drivers scored points in the Drivers Championship.[1]
Points towards the 1982 World Endurance Championship for Manufacturers were scored only by Group C and Group B cars on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first ten finishers in these two classes combined. Only the best placed car from each manufacturer was eligible to score points and only the best four round results could be retained by each manufacturer.[1]
| Pos | Manufacturer[4] | Mon | Sil | Nur | Le M | Spa | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Porsche | 20 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 75 | |
| 2 | Ford -Rondeau | 20 | 12 | 20 | (8) | 10 | 62 |
| 3 | Aston Martin-Nimrod | 10 | 10 | 4 | 24 | ||
| 4 | Peugeot - WM | 15 | 6 | 21 | |||
| 5 | Ford | 8 | 2 | 10 | |||
| 6 | Ford -Sauber | 4 | 6 | 10 | |||
| 7 | Ford -Lola | 3 | 3 | ||||
| 8 | Ford -Cougar | 1 | 1 |
Note: The FIA awarded manufacturers placings to the combined engine/chassis unit. For cars competing with a different make of engine to that of the chassis, the FIA gave prominence to the engine over the chassis when naming a “Manufacturer”.[5]
The following models contributed towards the net point scores of their respective manufacturers.