1982 Australian Grand Prix

  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	Alain Prost	Ralt-Ford
Time	0'39.18
Fastest lap
Driver	Jacques Laffite	Ralt-Ford
Time	0'39.62
Podium
First	Alain Prost	Ralt-Ford
Second	Jacques Laffite	Ralt-Ford
Third	Roberto Moreno	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

1. Wilson, Stewart (1986). "1982". In Howard, Graham. The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix. Gordon, NSW: R & T Publishing. pp. 456–463. ISBN 0-9588464-0-5.