Caesars Palace Grand Prix
1982 Caesars Palace Grand Prix
Podium
WATMcLaren
2
ALBTyrrell
1
CHELigier
3
Key facts
WinnerALB1:41:56.888 from P3
PolePRO1:16.356
Fastest lapALB1:19.639 on lap 59
Finishers13 / 27classified
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/- | Laps | Time / gap | Pts | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALBMichele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 3 | ▲2 | 75 | 1:41:56.888 | 9 | 1:19.639 |
| 2 | WATJohn Watson | McLaren | 9 | ▲7 | 75 | +27.290s | 6 | – |
| 3 | CHEEddie Cheever | Ligier | 4 | ▲1 | 75 | +56.450s | 4 | – |
| 4 | PROAlain Prost | Renault | 1 | ▼3 | 75 | +68.650s | 3 | – |
| 5 | ROSKeke Rosberg | Williams | 6 | ▲1 | 75 | +71.380s | 2 | – |
| 6 | DALDerek Daly | Williams | 14 | ▲8 | 74 | +1 lap | 1 | – |
| 7 | SURMarc Surer | Arrows | 17 | ▲10 | 74 | +1 lap | – | |
| 8 | HENBrian Henton | Tyrrell | 19 | ▲11 | 74 | +1 lap | – | |
| 9 | DECAndrea De Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 18 | ▲9 | 73 | +2 laps | – | |
| 10 | GIABruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 16 | ▲6 | 73 | +2 laps | – | |
| 11 | BALMauro Baldi | Arrows | 23 | ▲12 | 73 | +2 laps | – | |
| 12 | KEERupert Keegan | March | 25 | ▲13 | 73 | +2 laps | – | |
| 13 | BOERaul Boesel | March | 24 | ▲11 | 69 | +6 laps | – | |
| NC | WINManfred Winkelhock | ATS | 22 | 62 | Not classified | – | ||
| DNF | LAUNiki Lauda | McLaren | 13 | 53 | Engine | – | ||
| DNF | BYRTommy Byrne | Theodore | 26 | 39 | Spun off | – | ||
| DNF | WARDerek Warwick | Toleman | 10 | 32 | Spark plugs | – | ||
| DNF | DEAElio De Angelis | Lotus | 20 | 28 | Engine | – | ||
| DNF | ANDMario Andretti | Ferrari | 7 | 26 | Suspension | – | ||
| DNF | PIQNelson Piquet | Brabham | 12 | 26 | Spark plugs | – | ||
| DNF | ARNRené Arnoux | Renault | 2 | 20 | Engine | – | ||
| DNF | PATRiccardo Patrese | Brabham | 5 | 17 | Clutch | – | ||
| DNF | MANNigel Mansell | Lotus | 21 | 8 | Collision | – | ||
| DNF | LAFJacques Laffite | Ligier | 11 | 5 | Ignition | – | ||
| DNS | TAMPatrick Tambay | Ferrari | 8 | 0 | Unfit | – | ||
| DNS | GUERoberto Guerrero | Ensign | 15 | 0 | Engine | – | ||
| DNS | JARJean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | – | 0 | Did not start | – |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap to pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PROAlain Prost | Renault | 1:16.356 | |
| 2 | ARNRené Arnoux | Renault | 1:16.786 | +0.430s |
| 3 | ALBMichele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 1:17.646 | +1.290s |
| 4 | CHEEddie Cheever | Ligier | 1:17.683 | +1.327s |
| 5 | PATRiccardo Patrese | Brabham | 1:17.772 | +1.416s |
| 6 | ROSKeke Rosberg | Williams | 1:17.886 | +1.530s |
| 7 | ANDMario Andretti | Ferrari | 1:17.921 | +1.565s |
| 8 | TAMPatrick Tambay | Ferrari | 1:17.958 | +1.602s |
| 9 | WATJohn Watson | McLaren | 1:17.986 | +1.630s |
| 10 | WARDerek Warwick | Toleman | 1:18.012 | +1.656s |
| 11 | LAFJacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:18.056 | +1.700s |
| 12 | PIQNelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:18.275 | +1.919s |
| 13 | LAUNiki Lauda | McLaren | 1:18.333 | +1.977s |
| 14 | DALDerek Daly | Williams | 1:18.418 | +2.062s |
| 15 | GUERoberto Guerrero | Ensign | 1:18.496 | +2.140s |
| 16 | GIABruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 1:18.622 | +2.266s |
| 17 | SURMarc Surer | Arrows | 1:18.734 | +2.378s |
| 18 | DECAndrea De Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 1:18.761 | +2.405s |
| 19 | HENBrian Henton | Tyrrell | 1:18.765 | +2.409s |
| 20 | JARJean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 1:19.222 | +2.866s |
| 21 | DEAElio De Angelis | Lotus | 1:19.302 | +2.946s |
| 22 | MANNigel Mansell | Lotus | 1:19.439 | +3.083s |
| 23 | WINManfred Winkelhock | ATS | 1:19.767 | +3.411s |
| 24 | BALMauro Baldi | Arrows | 1:20.271 | +3.915s |
| 25 | BOERaul Boesel | March | 1:20.766 | +4.410s |
| 26 | KEERupert Keegan | March | 1:21.180 | +4.824s |
| 27 | BYRTommy Byrne | Theodore | 1:21.555 | +5.199s |
| 28 | FABTeo Fabi | Toleman | 1:21.569 | +5.213s |
| 29 | SALEliseo Salazar | ATS | 1:21.583 | +5.227s |
| 30 | SERChico Serra | Fittipaldi | 1:22.387 | +6.031s |
Caesars Palace
Previous winners here
| 1981 | Alan Jones | Williams |
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