Drivers' championship 1982Final standings

1982Drivers’ championship

Keke Rosberg took the 1982 title by 5 points from Pironi, with 1 win.

1982 World Champion

KekeRosberg

Williams

44Points

1Win

Champion: 44; points · Rosberg
Margin: 5; points to Pironi
Rounds: 16; in the season
Winners: 11; different race winners

Round by round

Points after each round

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Round	Rosberg	Pironi	Watson	Prost	Lauda
R1 · South African Grand Prix	2	0	1	9	3
R2 · Brazilian Grand Prix	2	1	7	18	3
R3 · United States Grand Prix West	8	1	8	18	12
R4 · San Marino Grand Prix	8	10	8	18	12
R5 · Belgian Grand Prix	14	10	17	18	12
R6 · Monaco Grand Prix	14	16	17	18	12
R7 · Detroit Grand Prix	17	20	26	18	12
R8 · Canadian Grand Prix	17	20	30	18	12
R9 · Dutch Grand Prix	21	29	30	18	15
R10 · British Grand Prix	21	35	30	19	24
R11 · French Grand Prix	23	39	30	25	24
R12 · German Grand Prix	27	39	30	25	24
R13 · Austrian Grand Prix	33	39	30	25	26
R14 · Swiss Grand Prix	42	39	30	31	30
R15 · Italian Grand Prix	42	39	33	31	30
R16 · Caesars Palace Grand Prix	44	39	39	34	30

After round16 · Caesars Palace Grand Prix

Timing sheet

Standings

Official 1982 drivers’ championship table, after round 16 (Caesars Palace Grand Prix).

1982 drivers' championship standings
Pos	Driver	Team	Wins	Gap	Pts
1 (champion)	Keke Rosberg Williams	Williams	1	Champion	44Champion
2	Didier Pironi Ferrari	Ferrari	2	+5	39+5
3	John Watson McLaren	McLaren	2	+5	39+5
4	Alain Prost Renault	Renault	2	+10	34+10
5	Niki Lauda McLaren	McLaren	2	+14	30+14
6	René Arnoux Renault	Renault	2	+16	28+16
7	Patrick Tambay Ferrari	Ferrari	1	+19	25+19
8up 3 since the previous round	Michele Alboreto Tyrrell	Tyrrell	1	+19	25+19
9down 1 since the previous round	Elio de Angelis Team Lotus	Team Lotus	1	+21	23+21
10down 1 since the previous round	Riccardo Patrese Brabham	Brabham	1	+23	21+23
11down 1 since the previous round	Nelson Piquet Brabham	Brabham	1	+24	20+24
12	Eddie Cheever Ligier	Ligier	0	+29	15+29
13	Derek DalyTheodore / Williams	Theodore / Williams	0	+36	8+36
14	Nigel Mansell Team Lotus	Team Lotus	0	+37	7+37
15	Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari	Ferrari	0	+38	6+38
16	Carlos Reutemann Williams	Williams	0	+38	6+38
17	Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	0	+39	5+39
18	Jacques Laffite Ligier	Ligier	0	+39	5+39
19	Mario AndrettiWilliams / Ferrari	Williams / Ferrari	0	+40	4+40
20	Jean-Pierre Jarier Osella	Osella	0	+41	3+41
21	Marc Surer Arrows	Arrows	0	+41	3+41
22	Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	0	+42	2+42
23	Eliseo Salazar ATS	ATS	0	+42	2+42
24	Manfred Winkelhock ATS	ATS	0	+42	2+42
25	Mauro Baldi Arrows	Arrows	0	+42	2+42
26	Chico Serra Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	0	+43	1+43
–	Brian HentonArrows / Tyrrell	Arrows / Tyrrell	0	+44	0+44
–	Jochen Mass March	March	0	+44	0+44
–	Slim Borgudd Tyrrell	Tyrrell	0	+44	0+44
–	Raul Boesel March	March	0	+44	0+44
–	Roberto Guerrero Ensign	Ensign	0	+44	0+44
–	Derek Warwick Toleman	Toleman	0	+44	0+44
–	Rupert Keegan March	March	0	+44	0+44
–	Geoff LeesTheodore / Team Lotus	Theodore / Team Lotus	0	+44	0+44
–	Teo Fabi Toleman	Toleman	0	+44	0+44
–	Riccardo Paletti Osella	Osella	0	+44	0+44
–	Tommy Byrne Theodore	Theodore	0	+44	0+44
–	Jan Lammers Theodore	Theodore	0	+44	0+44

A dash in the position column means the entry is not ranked in the 1982 championship.

Standings after round 16