1982 Caesars Palace Grand Prix

Round

16/16

Date

Sep 25, 1982 at 00:00 CEST

Location

Las Vegas, United States of America

Circuit

Caesars Palace

Circuit length

3.65 m (14 turns)

Race distance

273.75 km (75 laps)

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Alboreto

Winner

1:41:56.888

Winning time

Prost

Pole position

Alboreto

Fastest lap

1:19.639

Fastest lap time

Results

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps	Points
1	#3 Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:41:56.888	3rd	75	9
2	#7 John Watson	McLaren	+27.290	9th	75	6
3	#25 Eddie Cheever	Ligier	+56.450	4th	75	4
4	#15 Alain Prost	Renault	+1:08.650	1st	75	3
5	#6 Keke Rosberg	Williams	+1:11.380	6th	75	2
6	#5 Derek Daly	Williams	+1 lap	14th	74	1
7	#29 Marc Surer	Arrows	+1 lap	17th	74
8	#4 Brian Henton	Tyrrell	+1 lap	19th	74
9	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	+2 laps	18th	73
10	#23 Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	+2 laps	16th	73
11	#30 Mauro Baldi	Arrows	+2 laps	23rd	73
12	#17 Rupert Keegan	March	+2 laps	25th	73
13	#18 Raul Boesel	March	+6 laps	24th	69
NC	#9 Manfred Winkelhock	ATS	+13 laps	22nd	62
DNF	#8 Niki Lauda	McLaren	Engine	13th	53
DNF	#33 Tommy Byrne	Theodore	Spun off	26th	39
DNF	#35 Derek Warwick	Toleman	Spark plugs	10th	32
DNF	#11 Elio de Angelis	Lotus	Engine	20th	28
DNF	#28 Mario Andretti	Ferrari	Suspension	7th	26
DNF	#1 Nelson Piquet	Brabham	Spark plugs	12th	26
DNF	#16 René Arnoux	Renault	Engine	2nd	20
DNF	#2 Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	Clutch	5th	17
DNF	#12 Nigel Mansell	Lotus	Collision	21st	8
DNF	#26 Jacques Laffite	Ligier	Ignition	11th	5
DNS	#27 Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	Unfit	8th
DNS	#14 Roberto Guerrero	Ensign	Engine	15th
DNS	#31 Jean-Pierre Jarier	Osella
DNQ	#36 Teo Fabi	Toleman
DNQ	#10 Eliseo Salazar	ATS
DNQ	#20 Chico Serra	Fittipaldi

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#15 Alain Prost	Renault	1:16.356
2	#16 René Arnoux	Renault	1:16.786	+0.430
3	#3 Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:17.646	+1.290
4	#25 Eddie Cheever	Ligier	1:17.683	+1.327
5	#2 Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	1:17.772	+1.416
6	#6 Keke Rosberg	Williams	1:17.886	+1.530
7	#28 Mario Andretti	Ferrari	1:17.921	+1.565
8	#27 Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	1:17.958	+1.602
9	#7 John Watson	McLaren	1:17.986	+1.630
10	#35 Derek Warwick	Toleman	1:18.012	+1.656
11	#26 Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:18.056	+1.700
12	#1 Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:18.275	+1.919
13	#8 Niki Lauda	McLaren	1:18.333	+1.977
14	#5 Derek Daly	Williams	1:18.418	+2.062
15	#14 Roberto Guerrero	Ensign	1:18.496	+2.140
16	#23 Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:18.622	+2.266
17	#29 Marc Surer	Arrows	1:18.734	+2.378
18	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	1:18.761	+2.405
19	#4 Brian Henton	Tyrrell	1:18.765	+2.409
20	#31 Jean-Pierre Jarier	Osella	1:19.222	+2.866
21	#11 Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1:19.302	+2.946
22	#12 Nigel Mansell	Lotus	1:19.439	+3.083
23	#9 Manfred Winkelhock	ATS	1:19.767	+3.411
24	#30 Mauro Baldi	Arrows	1:20.271	+3.915
25	#18 Raul Boesel	March	1:20.766	+4.410
26	#17 Rupert Keegan	March	1:21.180	+4.824
27	#33 Tommy Byrne	Theodore	1:21.555	+5.199
28	#36 Teo Fabi	Toleman	1:21.569	+5.213
29	#10 Eliseo Salazar	ATS	1:21.583	+5.227
30	#20 Chico Serra	Fittipaldi	1:22.387	+6.031

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#15 Alain Prost	Renault	1:16.356
2	#16 René Arnoux	Renault	1:16.786	+0.430
3	#3 Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:17.646	+1.290
4	#25 Eddie Cheever	Ligier	1:17.683	+1.327
5	#2 Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	1:17.772	+1.416
6	#6 Keke Rosberg	Williams	1:17.886	+1.530
7	#28 Mario Andretti	Ferrari	1:17.921	+1.565
8	#27 Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	1:17.958	+1.602
9	#7 John Watson	McLaren	1:17.986	+1.630
10	#35 Derek Warwick	Toleman	1:18.012	+1.656
11	#26 Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:18.056	+1.700
12	#1 Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:18.275	+1.919
13	#8 Niki Lauda	McLaren	1:18.333	+1.977
14	#5 Derek Daly	Williams	1:18.418	+2.062
15	#14 Roberto Guerrero	Ensign	1:18.496	+2.140
16	#23 Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:18.622	+2.266
17	#29 Marc Surer	Arrows	1:18.734	+2.378
18	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	1:18.761	+2.405
19	#4 Brian Henton	Tyrrell	1:18.765	+2.409
20	#11 Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1:19.302	+2.946
21	#12 Nigel Mansell	Lotus	1:19.439	+3.083
22	#9 Manfred Winkelhock	ATS	1:19.767	+3.411
23	#30 Mauro Baldi	Arrows	1:20.824	+4.468
24	#17 Rupert Keegan	March	1:21.180	+4.824
25	#18 Raul Boesel	March	1:21.215	+4.859
26	#33 Tommy Byrne	Theodore	1:21.555	+5.199
27	#36 Teo Fabi	Toleman	1:21.569	+5.213
28	#10 Eliseo Salazar	ATS	1:21.583	+5.227
29	#20 Chico Serra	Fittipaldi	1:22.387	+6.031
30	#31 Jean-Pierre Jarier	Osella

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#16 René Arnoux	Renault	1:17.868
2	#3 Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:18.756	+0.888
3	#25 Eddie Cheever	Ligier	1:18.842	+0.974
4	#15 Alain Prost	Renault	1:18.922	+1.054
5	#6 Keke Rosberg	Williams	1:19.162	+1.294
6	#8 Niki Lauda	McLaren	1:19.171	+1.303
7	#1 Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:19.210	+1.342
8	#31 Jean-Pierre Jarier	Osella	1:19.222	+1.354
9	#28 Mario Andretti	Ferrari	1:19.246	+1.378
10	#7 John Watson	McLaren	1:19.320	+1.452
11	#11 Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1:19.564	+1.696
12	#26 Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:19.635	+1.767
13	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	1:19.728	+1.860
14	#29 Marc Surer	Arrows	1:19.764	+1.896
15	#5 Derek Daly	Williams	1:19.808	+1.940
16	#23 Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:20.065	+2.197
17	#35 Derek Warwick	Toleman	1:20.181	+2.313
18	#30 Mauro Baldi	Arrows	1:20.271	+2.403
19	#2 Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	1:20.386	+2.518
20	#14 Roberto Guerrero	Ensign	1:20.516	+2.648
21	#18 Raul Boesel	March	1:20.766	+2.898
22	#12 Nigel Mansell	Lotus	1:20.986	+3.118
23	#4 Brian Henton	Tyrrell	1:21.038	+3.170
24	#27 Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	1:21.067	+3.199
25	#9 Manfred Winkelhock	ATS	1:21.563	+3.695
26	#36 Teo Fabi	Toleman	1:22.324	+4.456
27	#20 Chico Serra	Fittipaldi	1:23.100	+5.232
28	#10 Eliseo Salazar	ATS	1:23.148	+5.280
29	#33 Tommy Byrne	Theodore	1:24.208	+6.340
30	#17 Rupert Keegan	March	1:26.048	+8.180

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Lap
1	#3 Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:19.639		59

Standings

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Keke Rosberg	Williams	1	6	44
2	Didier Pironi	Ferrari	2	6	39	-5
3	John Watson	McLaren	2	5	39	-5
4	Alain Prost	Renault	2	4	34	-10
5	Niki Lauda	McLaren	2	3	30	-14
6	René Arnoux	Renault	2	4	28	-16
7	Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	1	3	25	-19
8	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1	2	25	-19
9	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1	1	23	-21
10	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	1	3	21	-23
11	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1	2	20	-24
12	Eddie Cheever	Ligier	0	3	15	-29
13	Derek Daly	Williams	0	0	8	-36
14	Nigel Mansell	Lotus	0	1	7	-37
15	Carlos Reutemann	Williams	0	1	6	-38
16	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	0	1	6	-38
17	Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	0	1	5	-39
18	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	0	1	5	-39
19	Mario Andretti	Ferrari	0	1	4	-40
20	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Osella	0	0	3	-41
21	Marc Surer	Arrows	0	0	3	-41
22	Manfred Winkelhock	ATS	0	0	2	-42
23	Eliseo Salazar	ATS	0	0	2	-42
24	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	0	0	2	-42
25	Mauro Baldi	Arrows	0	0	2	-42
26	Chico Serra	Fittipaldi	0	0	1	-43

Pos.	Constructor	Engine	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Ferrari	Ferrari	3	11	74
2	McLaren	Ford	4	8	69	-5
3	Renault	Renault	4	8	62	-12
4	Williams	Ford	1	7	58	-16
5	Lotus	Ford	1	2	30	-44
6	Tyrrell	Ford	1	2	25	-49
7	Brabham	BMW	2	5	22	-52
8	Ligier	Matra	0	4	20	-54
9	Brabham	Ford	2	5	19	-55
10	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	0	1	7	-67
11	Arrows	Ford	0	0	5	-69
12	ATS	Ford	0	0	4	-70
13	Osella	Ford	0	0	3	-71
14	Fittipaldi	Ford	0	0	1	-73

More Caesars Palace GP

Year	Winner	2nd	3rd	Fastest lap	Pole position
1981	#1 Alan Jones	Alain Prost	Bruno Giacomelli	1:20.156 - Didier Pironi	Carlos Reutemann

The 1982 Caesars Palace Grand Prix started Sep 25, 1982 on Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, United States of America. Alain Prost started from pole position with René Arnoux next to him. Michele Alboreto started from third place.

In 1 hour, 41 minutes and 56 seconds Michele Alboreto finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with John Watson in second and Eddie Cheever in third place.

After the 1982 Caesars Palace Grand Prix, Keke Rosberg is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 44 points. Rosberg is 5 points ahead of Didier Pironi.