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1982 USA West Grand Prix in Formula 1 at the Long Beach circuit. Full information

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1982 USA West Grand Prix

1982 USA West Grand Prix is 360th Formula 1 Grand Prix. Passed at the Long Beach circuit. Andrea De Cesaris won the pole position, Niki Lauda won this race. This was his 18th victory. Keke Rosberg and Riccardo Patrese also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 75 laps (259 km).

Previous Grand Prix: 1982 Brazil Grand Prix
Next Grand Prix: 1982 San Marino Grand Prix

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1982 USA West Grand Prix

26th victory for the McLaren team
18th victory for the Niki Lauda
40th podium for the Niki Lauda
2nd podium for the Keke Rosberg
5th podium for the Riccardo Patrese

Niki Lauda - Winner of the 1982 USA West Grand Prix

1982 USA West Grand Prix

McLaren MP4/1B - 1982 USA West Grand Prix winner

1982 USA West Grand Prix results

Position	Name	Points	Result	Lap	Team
1	Niki Lauda	9.00	1h 58m 25.318s ( 131.131 km/h )	75	Marlboro McLaren International
2	Keke Rosberg	6.00	1h 58m 39.978s ( +14.660s )	75	TAG Williams Team
3	Riccardo Patrese	4.00	1h 59m 44.461s ( +1m 19.143s )	75	Parmalat Racing Team
4	Michele Alboreto	3.00	1h 59m 46.265s ( +1m 20.947s )	75	Team Tyrrell
5	Elio De Angelis	2.00		74	John Player Team Lotus
6	John Watson	1.00		74	Marlboro McLaren International
7	Nigel Mansell	0		73	John Player Team Lotus
8	Jochen Mass	0		73	Rothmans March Grand Prix Team
9	Raul Boesel	0		70	Rothmans March Grand Prix Team
10	Slim Borgudd	0		68	Team Tyrrell
dsq	Gilles Villeneuve	0	Wing infringement 1h 59m 29.606s ( +1m 04.288s )	75	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
ab	Eddie Cheever	0	Gearbox	59	Equipe Talbot Gitanes
ab	Andrea De Cesaris	0	Accident	33	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo
ab	Brian Henton	0	Accident	32	Arrows Racing Team
ab	Roberto Guerrero	0	Accident	27	Ensign Racing
ab	Jacques Laffite	0	Spin	26	Equipe Talbot Gitanes
ab	Jean-Pierre Jarier	0	Transmission	26	Osella Squadra Corse
ab	Nelson Piquet	0	Accident	25	Parmalat Racing Team
ab	Derek Daly	0	Accident	23	Theodore Racing Team
ab	Mario Andretti	0	Suspension	19	TAG Williams Team
ab	Alain Prost	0	Accident	10	Equipe Renault Elf
ab	Didier Pironi	0	Accident	6	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
ab	René Arnoux	0	Collision	5	Equipe Renault Elf
ab	Bruno Giacomelli	0	Collision	5	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo
ab	Eliseo Salazar	0	Accident	3	Team ATS
ab	Manfred Winkelhock	0	Collision	1	Team ATS
nq	Chico Serra	0			Fittipaldi Automotive
nq	Mauro Baldi	0			Arrows Racing Team
nq	Riccardo Paletti	0			Osella Squadra Corse
npq	Derek Warwick	0			Candy Toleman Motorsport
nq	Teo Fabi	0			Candy Toleman Motorsport

Qualifying Results for the 1982 USA West Grand Prix on the Long Beach circuit

Position	Name	Result	Team
1	Andrea De Cesaris	1'27''316	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo
2	Niki Lauda	1'27''436	Marlboro McLaren International
3	René Arnoux	1'27''763	Equipe Renault Elf
4	Alain Prost	1'27''979	Equipe Renault Elf
5	Bruno Giacomelli	1'28''087	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo
6	Nelson Piquet	1'28''276	Parmalat Racing Team
7	Gilles Villeneuve	1'28''476	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
8	Keke Rosberg	1'28''576	TAG Williams Team
9	Didier Pironi	1'28''680	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
10	Jean-Pierre Jarier	1'28''708	Osella Squadra Corse
11	John Watson	1'28''885	Marlboro McLaren International
12	Michele Alboreto	1'29''027	Team Tyrrell
13	Eddie Cheever	1'29''336	Equipe Talbot Gitanes
14	Mario Andretti	1'29''468	TAG Williams Team
15	Jacques Laffite	1'29''587	Equipe Talbot Gitanes
16	Elio De Angelis	1'29''694	John Player Team Lotus
17	Nigel Mansell	1'29''758	John Player Team Lotus
18	Riccardo Patrese	1'29''948	Parmalat Racing Team
19	Roberto Guerrero	1'30''186	Ensign Racing
20	Brian Henton	1'30''474	Arrows Racing Team
21	Jochen Mass	1'30''476	Rothmans March Grand Prix Team
22	Derek Daly	1'30''919	Theodore Racing Team
23	Raul Boesel	1'30''977	Rothmans March Grand Prix Team
24	Slim Borgudd	1'31''033	Team Tyrrell
25	Manfred Winkelhock	1'31''593	Team ATS
26	Eliseo Salazar	1'31''825	Team ATS
27	Teo Fabi	1'31''988	Candy Toleman Motorsport
28	Riccardo Paletti	1'32''146	Osella Squadra Corse
29	Chico Serra	1'32''496	Fittipaldi Automotive
30	Mauro Baldi	1'33''701	Arrows Racing Team
31	Derek Warwick	1'37''264	Candy Toleman Motorsport