Caesars Palace Grand Prix
1982 · Round 16 · Nevada, United States · Sep 25, 1982Race summary
Victory went to Alboreto (from 3rd on the grid), with a 27.3s margin. Keegan made the biggest gain, from 25th on the grid to 12th (up 13 places). Prost had a difficult race, dropping from 1st to 4th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 3 | 75 | 1:41:56.888 | 9 |
| 2 | John Watson | McLaren | 9 | 75 | +27.292 | 6 |
| 3 | Eddie Cheever | Ligier | 4 | 75 | +56.450 | 4 |
| 4 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1 | 75 | +1:08.648 | 3 |
| 5 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 6 | 75 | +1:11.375 | 2 |
| 6 | Derek Daly | Williams | 14 | 74 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 17 | 74 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Brian Henton | Tyrrell | 19 | 74 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 18 | 73 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 16 | 73 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Mauro Baldi | Arrows | 23 | 73 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Rupert Keegan | March | 25 | 73 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Raul Boesel | March | 24 | 69 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| – | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 22 | 62 | Not classified | 0 |
| – | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 13 | 53 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Tommy Byrne | Theodore | 26 | 39 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 10 | 32 | Spark plugs | 0 |
| – | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 20 | 28 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Mario Andretti | Ferrari | 7 | 26 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 12 | 26 | Spark plugs | 0 |
| – | René Arnoux | Renault | 2 | 20 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 5 | 17 | Clutch | 0 |
| – | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 21 | 8 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 11 | 5 | Ignition | 0 |
| – | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 8 | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
| – | Roberto Guerrero | Ensign | 15 | 0 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 27 | 0 | Accident | 0 |