Round 5 · 9 May 1982
1982 Belgian Grand Prix: results
John Watson (McLaren) won the 1982 Belgian Grand Prix, round 5 of the championship, held on 9 May 1982 at Zolder (Belgium), starting from position 10. Keke Rosberg (Williams) and Eddie Cheever (Ligier) completed the podium. Pole position went to Alain Prost.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Watson | McLaren | 10 | 1:35:41.995 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 3 | +7.268 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Eddie Cheever | Ligier | 14 | +1 Lap | 4 | +1 Lap |
| 4 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 11 | +2 Laps | 3 | +2 Laps |
| 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 8 | +3 Laps | 2 | +3 Laps |
| 6 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 23 | +3 Laps | 1 | +3 Laps |
| 7 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 22 | +4 Laps | — | +4 Laps |
| 8 | Raul Boesel | March | 24 | +4 Laps | — | +4 Laps |
| 9 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 17 | +4 Laps | — | +4 Laps |
| 10 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 4 | — | — | Disqualified |
| 11 | Derek Daly | Williams | 13 | — | — | Spun off |
| 12 | Jochen Mass | March | 25 | — | — | Engine |
| 13 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1 | — | — | Spun off |
| 14 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 9 | — | — | Spun off |
| 15 | Mauro Baldi | Arrows | 26 | — | — | Throttle |
| 16 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 14 | — | — | Broken wing |
| 17 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 6 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 18 | Brian Henton | Tyrrell | 20 | — | — | Engine |
| 19 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 5 | — | — | Engine |
| 20 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 19 | — | — | Transmission |
| 21 | Teo Fabi | Toleman | 21 | — | — | Brakes |
| 22 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 7 | — | — | Clutch |
| 23 | René Arnoux | Renault | 2 | — | — | Turbo |
| 24 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 12 | — | — | Clutch |
| 25 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 15 | — | — | Collision |
| 26 | Eliseo Salazar | ATS | 18 | — | — | Collision |
| 27 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | — | — | — | Withdrew |
| 28 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | — | — | — | Accident |