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+ | |caption = Circuit for 1982 |
|date = June 6 |
|date = June 6 |
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|officialname = 1st Detroit Grand Prix |
|officialname = 1st Detroit Grand Prix |
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− | |circuit = Detroit |
+ | |circuit = Detroit Street Circuit |
|location = Detroit, Michigan (United States) |
|location = Detroit, Michigan (United States) |
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|circuittype = Temporary street circuit |
|circuittype = Temporary street circuit |
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|pole = Alain Prost |
|pole = Alain Prost |
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|polenation = FRA |
|polenation = FRA |
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− | |poleteam = {{Renault-CON}} |
+ | |poleteam = {{FRA}} {{Renault-CON}} |
|poletime = 1:48.537 |
|poletime = 1:48.537 |
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|fastestlap = 1:50.438 |
|fastestlap = 1:50.438 |
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|fastestlapdriver = Alain Prost |
|fastestlapdriver = Alain Prost |
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|fastestlapnation = FRA |
|fastestlapnation = FRA |
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− | |fastestlapteam = {{Renault-CON}} |
+ | |fastestlapteam = {{FRA}} {{Renault-CON}} |
|fastestlapnumber = 45 |
|fastestlapnumber = 45 |
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|winner = John Watson |
|winner = John Watson |
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|winnernation = GBR |
|winnernation = GBR |
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− | |winnerteam = {{McLaren-Ford Cosworth}} |
+ | |winnerteam = {{GBR}} {{McLaren-Ford Cosworth}} |
|second = Eddie Cheever |
|second = Eddie Cheever |
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|secondnation = USA |
|secondnation = USA |
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− | |secondteam = {{Ligier-Matra}} |
+ | |secondteam = {{FRA}} {{Ligier-Matra}} |
|third = Didier Pironi |
|third = Didier Pironi |
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|thirdnation = FRA |
|thirdnation = FRA |
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− | |thirdteam = {{Ferrari-CON}} |
+ | |thirdteam = {{ITA}} {{Ferrari-CON}} |
+ | }} |
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− | + | The '''1982 Detroit Grand Prix''' saw [[Formula One]] make its début in "''The Motor City''" when the city hosted the seventh round on the [[1982 Formula One Season|1982]] championship.<ref name=GP>'GRAND PRIX RESULTS: UNITED STATES GP, 1982', ''grandprix.com'', (Inside F1 Inc., 1999), http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr364.html, (Accessed 28/07/2015)</ref> The second of a record three races in the United States, the [[Detroit Grand Prix]] was intended to spread Formula One further across North America and its audiences. |
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The race witnessed some of the best performances of most driver's careers, none more so than [[John Watson]], who came from seventeenth to win by over 30 seconds.<ref name=Wiki>'1982 Detroit Grand Prix', ''wikipedia.org'', (WikiMedia, 28/07/2015), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_Detroit_Grand_Prix, (Accessed 28/07/2015)</ref> |
The race witnessed some of the best performances of most driver's careers, none more so than [[John Watson]], who came from seventeenth to win by over 30 seconds.<ref name=Wiki>'1982 Detroit Grand Prix', ''wikipedia.org'', (WikiMedia, 28/07/2015), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_Detroit_Grand_Prix, (Accessed 28/07/2015)</ref> |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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− | + | {{Ferrari-CON}} announced that [[Patrick Tambay]] would take over the deceased [[Gilles Villeneuve|Gilles Villeneuve's]] seat, although the Frenchman would not compete in Detroit.<ref name=GP></ref> [[Talbot]] announced that they would be returning to running the older spec {{Ligier-Matra}} [[JS17]], after the car they débuted at [[Monaco]] was banned for being unsafe to drive (as [[Jacques Laffite]] had complained).<ref name=GP></ref> The {{Toleman-CON}} team also opted not to send their pair of cars over to the States, cost of shipping being the most likely reason. |
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+ | Championship leader [[Alain Prost]] was still recovering from the crash he suffered in Monaco, with a bruised foot a potential problem for him around the streets of Detroit. Regardless, Prost went into Detroit with a one point lead, despite having failed to score since taking victory in [[1982 Brazilian Grand Prix|Brazil]]. [[John Watson]] and [[Didier Pironi]] were his closest followers, with [[Keke Rosberg]] and maiden [[Grand Prix]] winner [[Riccardo Patrese]] also in touching distance. |
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+ | {{McLaren-CON}} held a seven point advantage in the Constructors' Championship over both {{Renault-CON}} and {{Ferrari-CON}}, with the French team coming under fire for their reliability problems. {{Williams-CON}} were just a point behind in fourth, while {{Brabham-CON}}, {{Team Lotus-CON}} and {{Tyrrell-CON}} looked to be set to battle for fifth throughout the season. |
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==Entry List== |
==Entry List== |
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The full entry list for the {{PAGENAME}} is displayed below |
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− | | 1 || {{BRA-1968}} [[Nelson Piquet]] || {{GBR}} [[Brabham|Parmalat Racing Team]] || {{Brabham-CON}} || [[Brabham |
+ | | 1 || {{BRA-1968}} [[Nelson Piquet]] || {{GBR}} [[Brabham|Parmalat Racing Team]] || {{Brabham-CON}} || [[Brabham BT50|BT50]] || {{BMW-ENG}} || [[BMW M12/13|M12/13]] [[Straight-4|L4]][[Turbocharger|t]] 1.5 || {{Goodyear}} |
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| 2 || {{ITA}} [[Riccardo Patrese]] || {{GBR}} [[Brabham|Parmalat Racing Team]] || {{Brabham-CON}} || [[Brabham BT49|BT49]] || {{Ford Cosworth-ENG}} || [[Cosworth DFV|DFV]] [[V8]] 3.0 || {{Goodyear}} |
| 2 || {{ITA}} [[Riccardo Patrese]] || {{GBR}} [[Brabham|Parmalat Racing Team]] || {{Brabham-CON}} || [[Brabham BT49|BT49]] || {{Ford Cosworth-ENG}} || [[Cosworth DFV|DFV]] [[V8]] 3.0 || {{Goodyear}} |
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| 33 || {{NED}} [[Jan Lammers]] || {{HKG-1959}} [[Theodore Racing|Theodore Racing Team]] || {{Theodore-CON}} || [[Theodore TY02|TY02]] || {{Ford Cosworth-ENG}} || [[Cosworth DFV|DFV]] [[V8]] 3.0 || {{Goodyear}} |
| 33 || {{NED}} [[Jan Lammers]] || {{HKG-1959}} [[Theodore Racing|Theodore Racing Team]] || {{Theodore-CON}} || [[Theodore TY02|TY02]] || {{Ford Cosworth-ENG}} || [[Cosworth DFV|DFV]] [[V8]] 3.0 || {{Goodyear}} |
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− | | 35 || {{GBR}} [[Derek Warwick]] || {{GBR}} [[Toleman|Toleman Group Motorsport]] || {{Toleman-CON}} || [[Toleman TG181C|TG181C]] || {{Hart-ENG}} || [[Hart 415T|415T]] [[Straight-4|L4]][[turbocharger|t]] 1.5 || {{Pirelli}} |
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− | | 36 || {{ITA}} [[Teo Fabi]] || {{GBR}} [[Toleman|Toleman Group Motorsport]] || {{Toleman-CON}} || [[Toleman TG181C|TG181C]] || {{Hart-ENG}} || [[Hart 415T|415T]] [[Straight-4|L4]][[turbocharger|t]] 1.5 || {{Pirelli}} |
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==Practice Overview== |
==Practice Overview== |
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− | There were no major shocks in practice, although [[Jan Lammers]] was forced to withdraw after breaking his thumb in a crash.<ref name=GP></ref> This came after issues over the organisation of the new event meant that the planned Thursday practice had been cancelled (which had been intended to allow the drivers to learn the circuit better than normal practice time would have allowed).<ref name=Wiki></ref> A slightly reduced entry list meant that there was not a pre-qualifying session to reduce the field as had happened at the previous |
+ | There were no major shocks in practice, although [[Jan Lammers]] was forced to withdraw after breaking his thumb in a crash.<ref name=GP></ref> This came after issues over the organisation of the new event meant that the planned Thursday practice had been cancelled (which had been intended to allow the drivers to learn the circuit better than normal practice time would have allowed).<ref name=Wiki></ref> A slightly reduced entry list meant that there was not a pre-qualifying session to reduce the field as had happened at the previous two meetings. |
==Qualifying== |
==Qualifying== |
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− | Qualifying itself was split into two sessions, although fears about rain saw the majority of times set in the first session, as chaos throughout the field caused spins and several surprise results.<ref name=Wiki></ref> Chief among these was defending World Champion [[Nelson Piquet]], who failed to qualify for the race (joined by Emilio de Villota and |
+ | Qualifying itself was split into two sessions, although fears about rain saw the majority of times set in the first session, as chaos throughout the field caused spins and several surprise results.<ref name=Wiki></ref> Chief among these was defending World Champion [[Nelson Piquet]], who failed to qualify for the race (joined by [[Emilio de Villota]] and the already withdrawn Lammers).<ref name=GP></ref> Watson scrapped through to take seventeenth, while his team mate [[Niki Lauda]] had only just managed to take tenth , although even their struggles couldn't explain the result at the front.<ref name=GP></ref> |
− | Prost had taken (perhaps |
+ | Prost had taken (perhaps slightly unexpectedly given his foot) pole in the Renault, while [[Andrea de Cesaris]], doing a lot to reverse the reputation he had earned for being unreliable, put the unfancied Alfa Romeo in second (his team mate [[Bruno Giacomelli]] claiming sixth).<ref name=GP></ref> [[Didier Pironi]] and [[Keke Rosberg]] took their usual second row slots, while [[Manfred Winkelhock]] surprised the entire field by putting his unfancied {{ATS (Germany)-Ford Cosworth}} onto the third row, massively quicker than team mate [[Eliseo Salazar]].<ref name=GP></ref> |
===Qualifying Results=== |
===Qualifying Results=== |
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+ | !Time<ref name=QR>'FORMULA ONE - RACECARD: Detroit Grand Prix Qualifying 1982', f1pulse.com, (F1PULSE.COM, 2015), http://f1pulse.com/racecard/USA-Detroit_1982/3D4042/race_card_qualify.aspx, (Accessed 27/07/2015)</ref> |
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| {{FRA}} [[Alain Prost]] |
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| {{Renault-CON}} |
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| {{ITA}} [[Andrea de Cesaris]] |
| {{ITA}} [[Andrea de Cesaris]] |
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| {{Alfa Romeo-CON}} |
| {{Alfa Romeo-CON}} |
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+ | | 1:48.872 |
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+ | | + 0.335 |
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| {{FIN}} [[Keke Rosberg]] |
| {{FIN}} [[Keke Rosberg]] |
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| {{Williams-Ford Cosworth}} |
| {{Williams-Ford Cosworth}} |
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+ | | 1:49.264 |
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+ | | + 0.727 |
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| {{FRA}} [[Didier Pironi]] |
| {{FRA}} [[Didier Pironi]] |
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| {{Ferrari-CON}} |
| {{Ferrari-CON}} |
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+ | | 1:49.903 |
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+ | | + 1.366 |
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| {{GER}} [[Manfred Winkelhock]] |
| {{GER}} [[Manfred Winkelhock]] |
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| {{ATS (Germany)-Ford Cosworth}} |
| {{ATS (Germany)-Ford Cosworth}} |
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+ | | 1:50.066 |
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+ | | + 1.529 |
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| {{ITA}} [[Bruno Giacomelli]] |
| {{ITA}} [[Bruno Giacomelli]] |
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| {{Alfa Romeo-CON}} |
| {{Alfa Romeo-CON}} |
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+ | | 1:50.252 |
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| {{GBR}} [[Nigel Mansell]] |
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| {{Team Lotus-Ford Cosworth}} |
| {{Team Lotus-Ford Cosworth}} |
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+ | | 1:50.294 |
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| {{ITA}} [[Elio de Angelis]] |
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| {{Team Lotus-Ford Cosworth}} |
| {{Team Lotus-Ford Cosworth}} |
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+ | | 1:50.443 |
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| {{USA}} [[Eddie Cheever]] |
| {{USA}} [[Eddie Cheever]] |
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| {{Ligier-Matra}} |
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+ | | 1:50.520 |
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| {{AUT}} [[Niki Lauda]] |
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| {{McLaren-Ford Cosworth}} |
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| {{COL}} [[Roberto Guerrero]] |
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| {{Ensign-Ford Cosworth}} |
| {{Ensign-Ford Cosworth}} |
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| {{IRE}} [[Derek Daly]] |
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| {{Williams-Ford Cosworth}} |
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| {{FRA}} [[Jacques Laffite]] |
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| {{Ligier-Matra}} |
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| {{ITA}} [[Riccardo Patrese]] |
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| {{Brabham-Ford Cosworth}} |
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| {{FRA}} [[René Arnoux]] |
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| {{ITA}} [[Michele Alboreto]] |
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| {{Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth}} |
| {{Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth}} |
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| {{GBR}}[[ John Watson]] |
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| {{GER}} [[Jochen Mass]] |
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| {{SUI}} [[Marc Surer]] |
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| {{Arrows-Ford Cosworth}} |
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| {{GBR}} [[Brian Henton]] |
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| {{BRA}} [[Raul Boesel]] |
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| {{March-Ford Cosworth}} |
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| {{FRA}} [[Jean-Pierre Jarier]] |
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| {{Osella-Ford Cosworth}} |
| {{Osella-Ford Cosworth}} |
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| {{ITA}} [[Riccardo Paletti]] |
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| {{Osella-Ford Cosworth}} |
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| {{ITA}} [[Mauro Baldi]] |
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| {{CHL}} [[Eliseo Salazar]] |
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| {{ATS (Germany)-Ford Cosworth}} |
| {{ATS (Germany)-Ford Cosworth}} |
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| {{BRA}} [[Chico Serra]] |
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| {{Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth}} |
| {{Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth}} |
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+ | | 1:55.848 |
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+ | | + 7.311 |
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| {{ESP}} [[Emilio de Villota]] |
| {{ESP}} [[Emilio de Villota]] |
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| {{March-Ford Cosworth}} |
| {{March-Ford Cosworth}} |
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+ | | 1:56.589 |
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+ | | + 8.052 |
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| {{BRA}} [[Nelson Piquet]] |
| {{BRA}} [[Nelson Piquet]] |
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| {{Brabham-BMW}} |
| {{Brabham-BMW}} |
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+ | | 1:57.779 |
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| {{NED}} [[Jan Lammers]] |
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| {{Theodore-Ford Cosworth}} |
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+ | | colspan="2" rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"| Withdrawn |
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===Grid=== |
===Grid=== |
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The starting grid for the 1982 Detroit Grand Prix is shown below. |
The starting grid for the 1982 Detroit Grand Prix is shown below. |
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+ | {{Grid|[[Alain Prost]]|[[Andrea de Cesaris]]|[[Keke Rosberg]]|[[Didier Pironi]]|[[Manfred Winkelhock]]|[[Bruno Giacomelli]]|[[Nigel Mansell]]|[[Elio de Angelis]]|[[Eddie Cheever]]|[[Niki Lauda]]|[[Roberto Guerrero]]|[[Derek Daly]]|[[Jacques Laffite]]|[[Riccardo Patrese]]|[[René Arnoux]]|[[Michele Alboreto]]|[[John Watson]]|[[Jochen Mass]]|[[Marc Surer]]|[[Brian Henton]]|[[Raul Boesel]]|[[Jean-Pierre Jarier]]|<nowiki>*</nowiki>|[[Mauro Baldi]]|[[Eliseo Salazar]]|[[Chico Serra]]|||||||||frontrowsize = 2 |
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+ | *<nowiki>*</nowiki> [[Riccardo Paletti]] had qualified in 23rd place, but missed the start after crashing in the warm-up on Sunday. |
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==Race== |
==Race== |
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Riccardo Paletti missed the start of the race after an accident in the warm-up, while Prost was still suffering with the pain in his foot.<ref name=GP></ref> Nonetheless, the Frenchman would start the race from pole.<ref name=GP></ref> |
Riccardo Paletti missed the start of the race after an accident in the warm-up, while Prost was still suffering with the pain in his foot.<ref name=GP></ref> Nonetheless, the Frenchman would start the race from pole.<ref name=GP></ref> |
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===Report=== |
===Report=== |
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− | The race around Detroit got off to a bang, with [[Raul Boesel]] and [[Mauro Baldi]] going off virtually at the start, with Winkelhock, rather disappointingly, joining them after a lap.<ref name=GP></ref> [[Jean-Pierre Jarier]] and de Cesaris were the next to go, before the race was halted on the seventh lap.<ref name=GP></ref> The Columbian [[Roberto Guerrero]] tapped the side of [[Elio de Angelis|Elio de Angelis']] Lotus going into the first corner, with Guerrero spinning into the barrier at turn one (de Angelis would survive until lap 18 when his gearbox failed).<ref name=GP></ref> [[Riccardo Patrese]], unsighted as Watson and [[Jochen Mass]] moved to miss the accident, swerved around the spinning [[Ensign]] and slammed into the wall, his car catching fire shortly after.<ref name=GP></ref> The marshalls were untrained and hence unable to get the cars removed while the race went on, meaning the race was stopped for over an hour.<ref name=GP></ref> More importantly, however, none of the drivers were hurt in these incidents.<ref name=GP></ref> |
+ | The race around Detroit got off to a bang, with [[Raul Boesel]] and [[Mauro Baldi]] going off virtually at the start, with Winkelhock, rather disappointingly, joining them after a lap.<ref name=GP></ref> [[Jean-Pierre Jarier]] and de Cesaris were the next to go, before the race was halted on the seventh lap.<ref name=GP></ref> The Columbian [[Roberto Guerrero]] tapped the side of [[Elio de Angelis|Elio de Angelis']] Lotus going into the first corner, with Guerrero spinning into the barrier at turn one (de Angelis would survive until lap 18 when his gearbox failed).<ref name=GP></ref> [[Riccardo Patrese]], unsighted as Watson and [[Jochen Mass]] moved to miss the accident, swerved around the spinning [[Ensign]] and slammed into the wall, his car catching fire shortly after.<ref name=GP></ref> The marshalls were untrained and hence unable to get the cars removed while the race went on, meaning the race was stopped for over an hour.<ref name=GP></ref> More importantly, however, none of the drivers were hurt in these incidents.<ref name=GP></ref> |
− | The cars were made to do another standing start, with Prost again starting on pole (having had a rather painful first start with his injured foot), with Pironi now staring second and [[Keke Rosberg]] third (two of his nearest title contenders).<ref name=GP></ref> Rosberg jumped the [[Ferrari]] at the restart, but could do little to beat the Renault, which quickly established a lead over the Fin.<ref name=GP></ref> Pironi, meanwhile, was doing a good impression of a road block, holding Giacomelli and [[Eddie Cheever]] up for half the race distance, before the [[McLaren]]s of [[Niki Lauda]] and Watson (who was storming through the midfield) joined the fray.<ref name=GP></ref> |
+ | The cars were made to do another standing start, with Prost again starting on pole (having had a rather painful first start with his injured foot), with Pironi now staring second and [[Keke Rosberg]] third (two of his nearest title contenders).<ref name=GP></ref> Rosberg jumped the [[Ferrari]] at the restart, but could do little to beat the Renault, which quickly established a lead over the Fin.<ref name=GP></ref> Pironi, meanwhile, was doing a good impression of a road block, holding Giacomelli and [[Eddie Cheever]] up for half the race distance, before the [[McLaren]]s of [[Niki Lauda]] and Watson (who was storming through the midfield) joined the fray.<ref name=GP></ref> |
Drama arose at the front, however, as Prost, on the twenty third lap encountered a fuel problem, drastically reducing the [[Renault|Renault's]] power, allowing Rosberg to fly past for the lead.<ref name=GP></ref> He gradually fell into the clutches of the Pironi passenger line, as Giacomelli lost a position to Lauda by getting on the power too early out of the second corner, barely managing to keep the Alfa on the road.<ref name=GP></ref> A few laps later, he would put himself out of the race by trying to retake sixth from the charging Watson, clipping the rear wheel of the Brit and breaking his own suspension.<ref name=GP></ref> |
Drama arose at the front, however, as Prost, on the twenty third lap encountered a fuel problem, drastically reducing the [[Renault|Renault's]] power, allowing Rosberg to fly past for the lead.<ref name=GP></ref> He gradually fell into the clutches of the Pironi passenger line, as Giacomelli lost a position to Lauda by getting on the power too early out of the second corner, barely managing to keep the Alfa on the road.<ref name=GP></ref> A few laps later, he would put himself out of the race by trying to retake sixth from the charging Watson, clipping the rear wheel of the Brit and breaking his own suspension.<ref name=GP></ref> |
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− | [[Alain Prost|Alain Prost's]] five race run without points finally cost him the lead in the Championship, as [[John Watson]] and [[Didier Pironi]] climbed ahead of him through their podiums. [[Keke Rosberg]] and [[Riccardo Patrese]] held station in fourth and fifth, while [[Jacques Laffite]] became the newest face on the 1982 scoreboard through his strong weekend. |
+ | [[Alain Prost|Alain Prost's]] five race run without points finally cost him the lead in the Championship, as [[John Watson]] and [[Didier Pironi]] climbed ahead of him through their podiums. [[Keke Rosberg]] and [[Riccardo Patrese]] held station in fourth and fifth, while [[Jacques Laffite]] became the newest face on the 1982 scoreboard through his strong weekend. [[Eddie Cheever]] was another winner, as he climbed into the top ten for the first time all season, displacing the late [[Gilles Villeneuve]]. |
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+ | [[McLaren Racing|McLaren]] extended their lead in the Constructors' Championship after Watson's win, with [[Ferrari]] and [[Williams F1|Williams]] locked together on 26 (the Italians ahead on wins). [[Renault F1|Renault]] were being punished for poor reliability, and now sat in fourth, as [[Brabham]] and [[Team Lotus]] held station in fifth and sixth. [[Ligier|Talbot Ligier's]] weekend had also been profitable, as they overtook [[Tyrrell]] through a double points finish. |
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Latest revision as of 17:51, 23 November 2017
The 1982 Detroit Grand Prix saw Formula One make its début in "The Motor City" when the city hosted the seventh round on the 1982 championship.[1] The second of a record three races in the United States, the Detroit Grand Prix was intended to spread Formula One further across North America and its audiences.
The race witnessed some of the best performances of most driver's careers, none more so than John Watson, who came from seventeenth to win by over 30 seconds.[2]
Background[]
Ferrari announced that Patrick Tambay would take over the deceased Gilles Villeneuve's seat, although the Frenchman would not compete in Detroit.[1] Talbot announced that they would be returning to running the older spec Ligier-Matra JS17, after the car they débuted at Monaco was banned for being unsafe to drive (as Jacques Laffite had complained).[1] The Toleman team also opted not to send their pair of cars over to the States, cost of shipping being the most likely reason.
Championship leader Alain Prost was still recovering from the crash he suffered in Monaco, with a bruised foot a potential problem for him around the streets of Detroit. Regardless, Prost went into Detroit with a one point lead, despite having failed to score since taking victory in Brazil. John Watson and Didier Pironi were his closest followers, with Keke Rosberg and maiden Grand Prix winner Riccardo Patrese also in touching distance.
McLaren held a seven point advantage in the Constructors' Championship over both Renault and Ferrari, with the French team coming under fire for their reliability problems. Williams were just a point behind in fourth, while Brabham, Lotus and Tyrrell looked to be set to battle for fifth throughout the season.
Entry List[]
The full entry list for the 1982 Detroit Grand Prix is displayed below
Practice Overview[]
There were no major shocks in practice, although Jan Lammers was forced to withdraw after breaking his thumb in a crash.[1] This came after issues over the organisation of the new event meant that the planned Thursday practice had been cancelled (which had been intended to allow the drivers to learn the circuit better than normal practice time would have allowed).[2] A slightly reduced entry list meant that there was not a pre-qualifying session to reduce the field as had happened at the previous two meetings.
Qualifying[]
Qualifying itself was split into two sessions, although fears about rain saw the majority of times set in the first session, as chaos throughout the field caused spins and several surprise results.[2] Chief among these was defending World Champion Nelson Piquet, who failed to qualify for the race (joined by Emilio de Villota and the already withdrawn Lammers).[1] Watson scrapped through to take seventeenth, while his team mate Niki Lauda had only just managed to take tenth , although even their struggles couldn't explain the result at the front.[1]
Prost had taken (perhaps slightly unexpectedly given his foot) pole in the Renault, while Andrea de Cesaris, doing a lot to reverse the reputation he had earned for being unreliable, put the unfancied Alfa Romeo in second (his team mate Bruno Giacomelli claiming sixth).[1] Didier Pironi and Keke Rosberg took their usual second row slots, while Manfred Winkelhock surprised the entire field by putting his unfancied ATS-Ford Cosworth onto the third row, massively quicker than team mate Eliseo Salazar.[1]
Qualifying Results[]
Grid[]
The starting grid for the 1982 Detroit Grand Prix is shown below.
Pos. | Pos. | |
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Row 1 | 1 | ______________ |
Alain Prost | 2 | |
______________ | Andrea de Cesaris | |
Row 2 | 3 | ______________ |
Keke Rosberg | 4 | |
______________ | Didier Pironi | |
Row 3 | 5 | ______________ |
Manfred Winkelhock | 6 | |
______________ | Bruno Giacomelli | |
Row 4 | 7 | ______________ |
Nigel Mansell | 8 | |
______________ | Elio de Angelis | |
Row 5 | 9 | ______________ |
Eddie Cheever | 10 | |
______________ | Niki Lauda | |
Row 6 | 11 | ______________ |
Roberto Guerrero | 12 | |
______________ | Derek Daly | |
Row 7 | 13 | ______________ |
Jacques Laffite | 14 | |
______________ | Riccardo Patrese | |
Row 8 | 15 | ______________ |
René Arnoux | 16 | |
______________ | Michele Alboreto | |
Row 9 | 17 | ______________ |
John Watson | 18 | |
______________ | Jochen Mass | |
Row 10 | 19 | ______________ |
Marc Surer | 20 | |
______________ | Brian Henton | |
Row 11 | 21 | ______________ |
Raul Boesel | 22 | |
______________ | Jean-Pierre Jarier | |
Row 12 | 23 | ______________ |
* | 24 | |
______________ | Mauro Baldi | |
Row 13 | 25 | ______________ |
Eliseo Salazar | 26 | |
______________ | Chico Serra |
- * Riccardo Paletti had qualified in 23rd place, but missed the start after crashing in the warm-up on Sunday.
Race[]
Riccardo Paletti missed the start of the race after an accident in the warm-up, while Prost was still suffering with the pain in his foot.[1] Nonetheless, the Frenchman would start the race from pole.[1]
Report[]
The race around Detroit got off to a bang, with Raul Boesel and Mauro Baldi going off virtually at the start, with Winkelhock, rather disappointingly, joining them after a lap.[1] Jean-Pierre Jarier and de Cesaris were the next to go, before the race was halted on the seventh lap.[1] The Columbian Roberto Guerrero tapped the side of Elio de Angelis' Lotus going into the first corner, with Guerrero spinning into the barrier at turn one (de Angelis would survive until lap 18 when his gearbox failed).[1] Riccardo Patrese, unsighted as Watson and Jochen Mass moved to miss the accident, swerved around the spinning Ensign and slammed into the wall, his car catching fire shortly after.[1] The marshalls were untrained and hence unable to get the cars removed while the race went on, meaning the race was stopped for over an hour.[1] More importantly, however, none of the drivers were hurt in these incidents.[1]
The cars were made to do another standing start, with Prost again starting on pole (having had a rather painful first start with his injured foot), with Pironi now staring second and Keke Rosberg third (two of his nearest title contenders).[1] Rosberg jumped the Ferrari at the restart, but could do little to beat the Renault, which quickly established a lead over the Fin.[1] Pironi, meanwhile, was doing a good impression of a road block, holding Giacomelli and Eddie Cheever up for half the race distance, before the McLarens of Niki Lauda and Watson (who was storming through the midfield) joined the fray.[1]
Drama arose at the front, however, as Prost, on the twenty third lap encountered a fuel problem, drastically reducing the Renault's power, allowing Rosberg to fly past for the lead.[1] He gradually fell into the clutches of the Pironi passenger line, as Giacomelli lost a position to Lauda by getting on the power too early out of the second corner, barely managing to keep the Alfa on the road.[1] A few laps later, he would put himself out of the race by trying to retake sixth from the charging Watson, clipping the rear wheel of the Brit and breaking his own suspension.[1]
A majestic display by Watson followed, as he passed Lauda (who gave his team mate more than enough room to get past), Cheever and Pironi in a single lap, before catching and passing race leader Rosberg a few minutes later.[1] Lauda soon made his way past the Ligier and the Ferrari, before starting after the slowing Williams himself, only to retire after a clumsy pass on the Fin damaged his car.[1] Pironi, meanwhile, fell to Cheever, who then, with the red road block in tow, swung around the ailing Williams to take second.[1]
By the end of the race (which finished a lap early due to time constraints), Watson had built a thirty second lead to take victory, with Cheever taking his best ever career result in second.[1] Pironi took third having survived a tap from Cheever's team mate Jacques Laffite (whom finished sixth), while Rosberg and his team mate Derek Daly completed the points scorers.[1]
Results[]
* The result was based on an aggregate of the times from the first six laps (before the race was stopped) and the remaining 56 laps (after the race was stopped).
Milestones[]
- First time that Detroit hosted a Grand Prix.
- The second of three American based Grand Prix in 1982 (the only time this would happen).
- Best qualifying for Manfred Winkelhock.
- First time that Nelson Piquet had failed to qualify for a race.
- First time that Alain Prost had not topped the championship table in 1982.
Standings[]
Alain Prost's five race run without points finally cost him the lead in the Championship, as John Watson and Didier Pironi climbed ahead of him through their podiums. Keke Rosberg and Riccardo Patrese held station in fourth and fifth, while Jacques Laffite became the newest face on the 1982 scoreboard through his strong weekend. Eddie Cheever was another winner, as he climbed into the top ten for the first time all season, displacing the late Gilles Villeneuve.
McLaren extended their lead in the Constructors' Championship after Watson's win, with Ferrari and Williams locked together on 26 (the Italians ahead on wins). Renault were being punished for poor reliability, and now sat in fourth, as Brabham and Team Lotus held station in fifth and sixth. Talbot Ligier's weekend had also been profitable, as they overtook Tyrrell through a double points finish.
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References[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 'GRAND PRIX RESULTS: UNITED STATES GP, 1982', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 1999), http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr364.html, (Accessed 28/07/2015)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 '1982 Detroit Grand Prix', wikipedia.org, (WikiMedia, 28/07/2015), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_Detroit_Grand_Prix, (Accessed 28/07/2015)
- ↑ 'FORMULA ONE - RACECARD: Detroit Grand Prix Qualifying 1982', f1pulse.com, (F1PULSE.COM, 2015), http://f1pulse.com/racecard/USA-Detroit_1982/3D4042/race_card_qualify.aspx, (Accessed 27/07/2015)
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Circuit | Detroit (1982–1988) | |
Races | 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 | |
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