Detroit Grand Prix
1982 · Round 7 · Detroit, United States · Jun 6, 1982Race summary
Victory went to Watson (from 17th on the grid), with a 15.7s margin. Watson made the biggest gain, from 17th on the grid to 1st (up 16 places). Rosberg had a difficult race, dropping from 3rd to 4th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Watson | McLaren | 17 | 62 | 1:58:41.043 | 9 |
| 2 | Eddie Cheever | Ligier | 9 | 62 | +15.726 | 6 |
| 3 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 4 | 62 | +28.077 | 4 |
| 4 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 3 | 62 | +1:11.976 | 3 |
| 5 | Derek Daly | Williams | 12 | 62 | +1:23.757 | 2 |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 13 | 61 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Jochen Mass | March | 18 | 61 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 19 | 61 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Brian Henton | Tyrrell | 20 | 60 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | René Arnoux | Renault | 15 | 59 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 26 | 59 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| – | Alain Prost | Renault | 1 | 54 | Not classified | 0 |
| – | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 7 | 44 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 10 | 40 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 16 | 40 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 6 | 30 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 8 | 17 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Eliseo Salazar | ATS | 25 | 13 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Roberto Guerrero | Ensign | 11 | 6 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 14 | 6 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 2 | 2 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 22 | 2 | Ignition | 0 |
| – | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 5 | 1 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Raul Boesel | March | 21 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Mauro Baldi | Arrows | 24 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Riccardo Paletti | Osella | 23 | 0 | Retired | 0 |