United States Grand Prix West
1982 · Round 3 · California, United States · Apr 4, 1982Race summary
Victory went to Lauda (from 2nd on the grid), with a 14.7s margin. Patrese made the biggest gain, from 18th on the grid to 3rd (up 15 places).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 2 | 75 | 1:58:25.318 | 9 |
| 2 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 8 | 75 | +14.660 | 6 |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 18 | 75 | +1:19.143 | 4 |
| 4 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 12 | 75 | +1:20.947 | 3 |
| 5 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 16 | 74 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | John Watson | McLaren | 11 | 74 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 17 | 73 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Jochen Mass | March | 21 | 73 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Raul Boesel | March | 23 | 70 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Slim Borgudd | Tyrrell | 24 | 68 | +7 Laps | 0 |
| – | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 7 | 75 | Disqualified | 0 |
| – | Eddie Cheever | Ligier | 13 | 59 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 1 | 33 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Brian Henton | Arrows | 20 | 32 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Roberto Guerrero | Ensign | 19 | 27 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 15 | 26 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 10 | 26 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 6 | 25 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Derek Daly | Theodore | 22 | 23 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Mario Andretti | Williams | 14 | 19 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Alain Prost | Renault | 4 | 10 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 9 | 6 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | René Arnoux | Renault | 3 | 5 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 5 | 5 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Eliseo Salazar | ATS | 26 | 3 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 25 | 1 | Collision | 0 |