1982 Grand Prix USA-West
4 April - Long Beach: 258.814km (3.428km x 75.5 laps)
Pole Position: Andrea de Cesaris, Alfa Romeo 182, 1:27.316
Results
1. Niki Lauda McLaren-Ford MP4B 1:58:25.318 (131.128 km/h)
2. Keke Rosberg Williams-Ford FW07C - 14.660
Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 126C2 - 1:04.278 (Disqualified/Irregular wing)
3. Riccardo Patrese Brabham-Ford BT49C - 1:18.143
4. Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford 011 - 1:20.947
5. Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford 91 - 1 lap
6. John Watson McLaren-Ford MP4B - 1 lap
7. Nigel Mansell Lotus-Ford 91 - 2 laps
8. Jochen Mass March-Ford 821 - 2 laps
9. Raul Boesel March-Ford 821 - 5 laps
10. Slim Borgudd Tyrrell-Ford 011 - 7 laps
Fastest lap: Niki Lauda, 1:30.831 (135.862 km/h on lap 12)
Retirements
Eddie Cheever Ligier-Matra JS17B - 16 laps (Gearbox)
Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo 182 - 42 laps (Spun)
Brian Henton Arrows-Ford A4 - 43 laps (Spun)
Roberto Guerrero Ensign-Ford N181 - 48 laps (Spun)
Jean-Pierre Jarier Osella-Ford FA1C - 49 laps (Transmission)
Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra JS17B - 49 laps (Spun)
Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford BT49D - 50 laps (Spun)
Derek Daly Theodore-Ford TY02 - 53 laps (Spun)
Mario Andretti Williams-Ford FW07C - 56 laps (Accident)
Alain Prost Renault RE30B - 65 laps (Spun)
Didier Pironi Ferrari 126C2 - 69 laps (Spun)
Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 182 - 70 laps (Accident)
René Arnoux Renault RE30B - 70 laps (Accident)
Eliseo Salazar ATS-Ford D5 - 72 laps (Accident)
Manfred Winkelhock ATS-Ford D5 - 74 laps (Accident)
Did Not Qualify
Teo Fabi Toleman-Hart TG181C
Riccardo Paletti Osella-Ford FA1C
Chico Serra Fittipaldi-Ford F8D
Mauro Baldi Arrows-Ford A4
Did Not Pre-qualify
Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart TG181C
Race leaders: *
Andrea de Cesaris 1.0-14.5 (14.5 laps = 49.706 km)
Niki Lauda 15.5-75.5 (61.0 laps = 209.108 km)
* Start and finish lines were at different points
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Starting Grid
1. Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo 182 1:27.316 (141.331 km/h)
2. Niki Lauda McLaren-Ford MP4B - 0.120
3. René Arnoux Renault RE30B - 0.447
4. Alain Prost Renault RE30B - 0.663
5. Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 182 - 0.771
6. Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford BT49D - 0.960
7. Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 126C2 - 1.160
8. Keke Rosberg Williams-Ford FW07C - 1.260
9. Didier Pironi Ferrari 126C2 - 1.364
10. Jean-Pierre Jarier Osella-Ford FA1C - 1.472
11. John Watson McLaren-Ford MP4B - 1.569
12. Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford 011 - 1.711
13. Eddie Cheever Ligier-Matra JS17B - 2.020
14. Mario Andretti Williams-Ford FW07C - 2.152
15. Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra JS17B - 2.271
16. Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford 91 - 2.378
17. Nigel Mansell Lotus-Ford 91 - 2.442
18. Riccardo Patrese Brabham-Ford BT49C - 2.632
19. Roberto Guerrero Ensign-Ford N181 - 2.870
20. Brian Henton Arrows-Ford A4 - 3.158
21. Jochen Mass March-Ford 821 - 3.160
22. Derek Daly Theodore-Ford TY02 - 3.603
23. Raul Boesel March-Ford 821 - 3.661
24. Slim Borgudd Tyrrell-Ford 011 - 3.717
25. Manfred Winkelhock ATS-Ford D5 - 4.277
26. Eliseo Salazar ATS-Ford D5 - 4.509
Did Not Qualify
27. Teo Fabi Toleman-Hart TG181C - 4.672
28. Riccardo Paletti Osella-Ford FA1C - 4.828
29. Chico Serra Fittipaldi-Ford F8D - 5.180
30. Mauro Baldi Arrows-Ford A4 - 6.465
Did Not Pre-qualify
31. Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart TG181C No time