1982 Australian Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Round 8 of 8 of the 1982 Australian Drivers' Championship | |||
| Date | 7 November 1982 | ||
| Official name | XLVII Australian Grand Prix | ||
| Location | Calder Park Raceway, Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.609 km (1.000 mi) | ||
| Distance | 100 laps, 160.9 km (100 mi) | ||
| Weather | Sunny | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ralt-Ford | ||
| Time | 0'39.18 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Jacques Laffite | Ralt-Ford | |
| Time | 0'39.62 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ralt-Ford | ||
| Second | Ralt-Ford | ||
| Third | Ralt-Ford | ||
The 1982 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race held at Calder Park Raceway in Victoria, Australia on 8 November 1982.
It was the 47th Australian Grand Prix, and it was open to racing cars complying with Australian Formula 1 regulations, which for this year included only Formula Pacific cars. It was the second Australian Grand Prix to feature only Formula Pacific cars. For the Australian-based competitors the race was also the eighth and final round of the 1982 Australian Drivers' Championship.
It was the first Australian Grand Prix since 1968 in which no Australian driver placed in the first three positions. The highest-placed Australian was the 1982 Australian Drivers' Champion Alfredo Costanzo who finished 5th in his Tiga FA81 Ford. Costanzo was also the fastest Australian qualifier, starting from the third grid position behind the Ralt RT4 Fords of French Formula One drivers Alain Prost and Jacques Laffite.
The winner of the Australian Grand Prix, Alain Prost from France, would in 1986 become (as of 2016) the only driver to win the AGP in both Australian domestic and World Championship formats. His 1986 win in Adelaide secured the Frenchman his second straight World Championship driving for McLaren.
Classification
Results as follows:[1]
Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Qual | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Alain Prost |
Ralt RT4 Ford | 0:39.18 | — |
| 2 | 26 | Jacques Laffite |
Ralt RT4 Ford | 0:39.42 | +0.24 |
| 3 | 1 |  Alfredo Costanzo |
Tiga FA81 Ford | 0:39.59 | +0.41 |
| 4 | 4 | John Bowe |
Ralt RT4 Ford | 0:39.67 | +0.49 |
| 5 | 18 |  Nelson Piquet |
Ralt RT4 Ford | 0:39.67 | +0.49 |
| 6 | 19 | Roberto Moreno |
Ralt RT4 Ford | 0:39.77 | +0.59 |
| 7 | 27 | Alan Jones |
Ralt RT4 Ford | 0:39.81 | +0.63 |
| 8 | 71 | John Smith |
Ralt RT4 Ford | 0:39.89 | +0.70 |
| 9 | 41 |  David McMillan |
Ralt RT4 Ford | 0:39.93 | +0.74 |
| 10 | 14 | Robert Handford |
Ralt RT4 Ford | 0:39.98 | +0.79 |
| 11 | 2 | Andrew Miedecke |
Ralt RT4 Ford | 0:39.99 | +0.80 |
| 12 | 9 | Graham Watson |
Ralt RT4 Ford | 0:40.01 | +0.83 |
| 13 | 8 | Richard Davison |
Ralt RT4 Ford | 0:40.07 | +0.89 |
| 14 | 20 | Lucio Cesario |
Ralt RT4 Ford | 0:40.09 | +0.91 |
| 15 | 64 | Phillip Revell |
Ralt RT4 Ford | 0:40.16 | +0.98 |
| 16 | 25 | Paul Radisich |
Ralt RT4 Ford | 0:40.30 | +1.12 |
| 17 | 3 | Charlie O'Brien |
Ralt RT4 Ford | 0:40.36 | +1.18 |
| 18 | 12 | Doug MacArthur |
Ralt RT4 Ford | 0:40.41 | +1.23 |
| 19 | 10 | Neil Crang |
Tiga FA82 Ford | 0:41.25 | +2.07 |
| 20 | 7 | Peter Williamson |
Toleman TA860 Toyota | 0:41.25 | +2.07 |
| 21 | 74 | Chris Hocking |
Cheetah Mk.8 Ford | 0:41.25 | +2.07 |
| 22 | 23 | Willy Stobart |
Ralt RT4 Ford | 0:41.27 | +2.09 |
| 23 | 78 | Brian Sampson |
Cheetah Mk.8 Ford | 0:41.38 | +2.20 |
| 24 | 16 | Bob Creasy |
Ralt RT4 Ford | 0:41.65 | +2.47 |
| 25 | 24 | Ray Hangar |
Ralt RT4 Ford | 0:42.10 | +2.92 |
| DNQ | 13 | Brett Fisher |
Ralt RT1 Ford | 0:43.87 | +4.69 |
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Alain Prost |
Ralt RT4 Ford | 100 | 1h 07m 18.65s | |
| 2 | 26 | Jacques Laffite |
Ralt RT4 Ford | 100 | 1h 07m 33.97s | |
| 3 | 19 | Roberto Moreno |
Ralt RT4 Ford | 100 | 1h 07m 43.48s | |
| 4 | 41 | David McMillan |
Ralt RT4 Ford | 99 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Alfredo Costanzo |
Tiga FA81 Ford | 99 | 9 | |
| 6 | 2 | Andrew Miedecke |
Ralt RT4 Ford | 99 | 6 | |
| 7 | 4 | John Bowe |
Ralt RT4 Ford | 99 | 4 | |
| 8 | 14 | Robert Handford |
Ralt RT4 Ford | 98 | 3 | |
| 9 | 71 | John Smith |
Ralt RT4 Ford | 98 | 2 | |
| 10 | 64 | Phillip Revell |
Ralt RT4 Ford | 98 | 1 | |
| 11 | 8 | Richard Davison |
Ralt RT4 Ford | 98 | ||
| 12 | 12 | Doug MacArthur |
Ralt RT4 Ford | 97 | ||
| 13 | 10 | Neil Crang |
Tiga FA82 Ford | 96 | ||
| 14 | 74 | Chris Hocking |
Cheetah Mk.8 Ford | 96 | ||
| 15 | 78 | Brian Sampson |
Cheetah Mk.8 Ford | 96 | ||
| 16 | 25 | Paul Radisich |
Ralt RT4 Ford | 93 | ||
| 17 | 16 | Bob Creasy |
Ralt RT4 Ford | 91 | ||
| 18 | 24 | Ray Hangar |
Ralt RT4 Ford | 90 | ||
| Ret | 20 | Lucio Cesario |
Ralt RT4 Ford | 51 | lost fourth gear | |
| Ret | 18 | Nelson Piquet |
Ralt RT4 Ford | 35 | accident | |
| Ret | 9 | Graham Watson |
Ralt RT4 Ford | 34 | accident | |
| Ret | 7 | Peter Williamson |
Toleman TA860 Toyota | 33 | accident | |
| Ret | 3 | Charlie O'Brien |
Ralt RT4 Ford | 27 | head gasket | |
| Ret | 23 | Willy Stobart |
Ralt RT4 Ford | 26 | brakes / handling | |
| DNQ | 13 | Brett Fisher |
Ralt RT1 Ford | |||
| DNS | 27 | Alan Jones |
Ralt RT4 Ford | flywheel | ||
Notes
- Pole position: Alain Prost - 0'39.18
- Fastest lap: Jacques Laffite - 0'39.62
References
| Preceded by 1981 Australian Grand Prix |
Australian Grand Prix 1982 |
Succeeded by 1983 Australian Grand Prix |