1982 Caesars Palace Grand Prix

Race 16 of 16

Caesars Palace
75 laps
Time of race: 1:41:56.888
Average speed of winner: 161.111 kph
Margin of victory: 27.292 sec
Lead changes: 3 among 3 drivers
Fastest lap: Michele Alboreto 1:19.639
Lap leaders: Prost 1, Arnoux 2-14, Prost 15-51, Alboreto 52-75

Race notes: First win for Michele Alboreto. Finale for Mario Andretti, Tommy Byrne, Derek Dally, Brian Henton, and Rupert Keegan.

Video links: Entire race

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Team	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Owner	Qualifying Time	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	3	Michele Alboreto	3	Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 011	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Tyrrell	1:17.646	75	1	24	1:41:56.888	9
2	9	John Watson	7	Marlboro McLaren International	McLaren MP4-1B	Ford Cosworth DFV	Michelin	McLaren	1:17.986	75	0	0	+27.292	6
3	4	Eddie Cheever	25	Equipe Talbot Gitanes	Ligier JS19	Matra MS81	Michelin	Ligier	1:17.683	75	0	0	+56.450	4
4	1	Alain Prost	15	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RE30B	Renault-Gordini EF1	Michelin	Renault	1:16.356	75	2	38	+68.648	3
5	6	Keke Rosberg	6	TAG Williams Team	Williams FW08	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Williams	1:17.886	75	0	0	+71.375	2
6	14	Derek Daly	5	TAG Williams Team	Williams FW08	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Williams	1:18.418	74	0	0	+1 lap	1
7	17	Marc Surer	29	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A5	Ford Cosworth DFV	Pirelli	Arrows	1:18.734	74	0	0	+1 lap	0
8	19	Brian Henton	4	Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 011	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Tyrrell	1:18.765	74	0	0	+1 lap	0
9	18	Andrea de Cesaris	22	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 182	Alfa Romeo 890T	Michelin	Alfa Romeo	1:18.761	73	0	0	+2 laps	0
10	16	Bruno Giacomelli	23	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 182	Alfa Romeo 890T	Michelin	Alfa Romeo	1:18.622	73	0	0	+2 laps	0
11	23	Mauro Baldi	30	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A4	Ford Cosworth DFV	Pirelli	Arrows	1:20.271	73	0	0	+2 laps	0
12	25	Rupert Keegan	17	March Grand Prix	March 821	Ford Cosworth DFV	Avon	March	1:21.180	73	0	0	+2 laps	0
13	24	Raul Boesel	18	March Grand Prix	March 821	Ford Cosworth DFV	Avon	March	1:20.766	69	0	0	+6 laps	0
14	22	Manfred Winkelhock	9	Team ATS	ATS D5	Ford Cosworth DFV	Michelin	ATS	1:19.767	62	0	0	+13 laps (not classified)	0
15	13	Niki Lauda	8	Marlboro McLaren International	McLaren MP4-1B	Ford Cosworth DFV	Michelin	McLaren	1:18.333	53	0	0	engine	0
16	26	Tommy Byrne	33	Theodore Racing Team	Theodore TY02	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Theodore	1:21.555	39	0	0	spun off	0
17	10	Derek Warwick	35	Candy Toleman Motorsport	Toleman TG183	Hart 415T	Pirelli	Toleman	1:18.012	32	0	0	spark plugs	0
18	20	Elio de Angelis	11	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 91	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Lotus	1:19.302	28	0	0	engine	0
19	7	Mario Andretti	28	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 126C2	Ferrari 021	Goodyear	Ferrari	1:17.921	26	0	0	suspension	0
20	12	Nelson Piquet	1	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT50	BMW M12	Goodyear	Brabham	1:18.275	26	0	0	spark plugs	0
21	2	René Arnoux	16	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RE30B	Renault-Gordini EF1	Michelin	Renault	1:16.786	20	1	13	engine	0
22	5	Riccardo Patrese	2	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT50	BMW M12	Goodyear	Brabham	1:17.772	17	0	0	clutch	0
23	21	Nigel Mansell	12	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 91	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Lotus	1:19.439	8	0	0	collision	0
24	11	Jacques Laffite	26	Equipe Talbot Gitanes	Ligier JS19	Matra MS81	Michelin	Ligier	1:18.056	5	0	0	ignition	0
25	8	Patrick Tambay	27	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 126C2	Ferrari 021	Goodyear	Ferrari	1:17.958	0	0	0	DNS (driver unfit)	0
26	15	Roberto Guerrero	14	Ensign Racing	Ensign N181	Ford Cosworth DFV	Avon	Ensign	1:18.496	0	0	0	DNS (engine)	0
27	27	Jean-Pierre Jarier	31	Osella Squadra Corse	Osella FA1D	Ford Cosworth DFV	Pirelli	Osella	1:19.222	0	0	0	did not start	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Keke Rosberg	44	15	1	1	6
2	John Watson	39	15	0	2	5
3	Didier Pironi	39	10	1	2	6
4	Alain Prost	34	16	5	2	4
5	Niki Lauda	30	14	0	2	3
6	René Arnoux	28	16	5	2	4
7	Michele Alboreto	25	16	0	1	2
8	Patrick Tambay	25	7	0	1	3
9	Elio de Angelis	23	15	0	1	1
10	Riccardo Patrese	21	15	0	1	3
11	Nelson Piquet	20	14	1	1	2
12	Eddie Cheever	15	14	0	0	3
13	Derek Daly	8	15	0	0	0
14	Nigel Mansell	7	13	0	0	1
15	Carlos Reutemann	6	2	0	0	1
16	Gilles Villeneuve	6	5	0	0	1
17	Andrea de Cesaris	5	16	1	0	1
18	Jacques Laffite	5	15	0	0	1
19	Mario Andretti	4	3	1	0	1
20	Jean-Pierre Jarier	3	13	0	0	0
21	Marc Surer	3	12	0	0	0
22	Eliseo Salazar	2	13	0	0	0
23	Manfred Winkelhock	2	13	0	0	0
24	Bruno Giacomelli	2	16	0	0	0
25	Mauro Baldi	2	11	0	0	0