Round 2 · 21 March 1982
1982 Brazilian Grand Prix: results
Alain Prost (Renault) won the 1982 Brazilian Grand Prix, round 2 of the championship, held on 21 March 1982 at Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet (Brazil), starting from position 1. John Watson (McLaren) and Nigel Mansell (Team Lotus) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1 | 1:44:33.134 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | John Watson | McLaren | 12 | +2.990 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 14 | +36.859 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 13 | +50.761 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 15 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 8 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Slim Borgudd | Tyrrell | 21 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 8 | Jochen Mass | March | 22 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 9 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 23 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 10 | Mauro Baldi | Arrows | 19 | +6 Laps | — | +6 Laps |
| 11 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 7 | — | — | Disqualified |
| 12 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 3 | — | — | Disqualified |
| 13 | Eliseo Salazar | ATS | 18 | — | — | Engine |
| 14 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 25 | — | — | Suspension |
| 15 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 9 | — | — | Physical |
| 16 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | — | — | Spun off |
| 17 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 5 | — | — | Collision |
| 18 | René Arnoux | Renault | 4 | — | — | Collision |
| 19 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 6 | — | — | Collision |
| 20 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 11 | — | — | Collision |
| 21 | Eddie Cheever | Ligier | 26 | — | — | Water leak |
| 22 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 16 | — | — | Clutch |
| 23 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 24 | — | — | Chassis |
| 24 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 10 | — | — | Chassis |
| 25 | Derek Daly | Theodore | 20 | — | — | Spun off |
| 26 | Raul Boesel | March | 17 | — | — | Spun off |