The 1982 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race held at the Melbourne International Raceway, formerly Calder Raceway, in Victoria, Australia on 8 November 1982.[1]
| 1982 Australian Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Round 8 of 8 of the 1982 Australian Drivers' Championship | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 7 November 1982 | ||
| Official name | XLVII Australian Grand Prix | ||
| Location | Calder Park Raceway, Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.609 km (1.000 miles) | ||
| Distance | 100 laps, 160.9 km (100 miles) | ||
| Weather | Sunny | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ralt-Ford | ||
| Time | 0'39.18 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Jacques Laffite | Ralt-Ford | |
| Time | 0'39.62 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ralt-Ford | ||
| Second | Ralt-Ford | ||
| Third | Ralt-Ford | ||
The race, which was the 47th Australian Grand Prix,[2] was open to racing cars complying with Australian Formula 1 regulations,[3] which for this year included only Formula Pacific cars.[4] It was the second Australian Grand Prix to feature only Formula Pacific cars. For the Australian-based competitors the race was also the eighth and final round of the 1982 Australian Drivers' Championship.
The race was won by Alain Prost of France driving a Ralt RT4. His subsequent victory in the 1986 Australian Grand Prix would see him secure his second straight Formula One World Championship for Drivers title and become the first driver to win the Australian Grand Prix in both its Australian domestic and World Championship formats. As of 2024 he remains as the only driver to have achieved this.
The 1982 race was the first Australian Grand Prix since 1968 in which no Australian driver placed in the first three positions. The highest-placed Australian was the Alfredo Costanzo who finished fifth in a Tiga FA81 Ford, thus clinching the 1982 Australian Drivers' Championship title.[5] Costanzo was also the fastest Australian qualifier, starting from the third grid position behind the Ralt RT4 Fords of French Formula One drivers Alain Prost and Jacques Laffite.
Classification
editResults as follows:[2]
Qualifying
edit| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Qual | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Ralt RT4 Ford | 0:39.18 | — | |
| 2 | 26 | Ralt RT4 Ford | 0:39.42 | +0.24 | |
| 3 | 1 | Tiga FA81 Ford | 0:39.59 | +0.41 | |
| 4 | 4 | Ralt RT4 Ford | 0:39.67 | +0.49 | |
| 5 | 18 | Ralt RT4 Ford | 0:39.67 | +0.49 | |
| 6 | 19 | Ralt RT4 Ford | 0:39.77 | +0.59 | |
| 7 | 27 | Ralt RT4 Ford | 0:39.81 | +0.63 | |
| 8 | 71 | Ralt RT4 Ford | 0:39.89 | +0.70 | |
| 9 | 41 | Ralt RT4 Ford | 0:39.93 | +0.74 | |
| 10 | 14 | Ralt RT4 Ford | 0:39.98 | +0.79 | |
| 11 | 2 | Ralt RT4 Ford | 0:39.99 | +0.80 | |
| 12 | 9 | Ralt RT4 Ford | 0:40.01 | +0.83 | |
| 13 | 8 | Ralt RT4 Ford | 0:40.07 | +0.89 | |
| 14 | 20 | Ralt RT4 Ford | 0:40.09 | +0.91 | |
| 15 | 64 | Ralt RT4 Ford | 0:40.16 | +0.98 | |
| 16 | 25 | Ralt RT4 Ford | 0:40.30 | +1.12 | |
| 17 | 3 | Ralt RT4 Ford | 0:40.36 | +1.18 | |
| 18 | 12 | Ralt RT4 Ford | 0:40.41 | +1.23 | |
| 19 | 10 | Tiga FA82 Ford | 0:41.25 | +2.07 | |
| 20 | 7 | Toleman TA860 Toyota | 0:41.25 | +2.07 | |
| 21 | 74 | Cheetah Mk.8 Ford | 0:41.25 | +2.07 | |
| 22 | 23 | Ralt RT4 Ford | 0:41.27 | +2.09 | |
| 23 | 78 | Cheetah Mk.8 Ford | 0:41.38 | +2.20 | |
| 24 | 16 | Ralt RT4 Ford | 0:41.65 | +2.47 | |
| 25 {1) | 24 | Ralt RT4 Ford | 0:42.10 | +2.92 | |
| 26 {1) | 13 | Ralt RT1 Ford | 0:43.87 | +4.69 |
Note 1: Hanger and Fisher were listed as reserves for the race however Hanger was allowed to start after Jones withdrew during the warm-up laps.[2]
Race
edit| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Entrant[1] | Laps | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Ralt RT4 Ford | Melbourne International Raceway | 100 | 1h 07m 18.65s | ||
| 2 | 26 | Ralt RT4 Ford | Melbourne International Raceway | 100 | 1h 07m 33.97s | ||
| 3 | 19 | Ralt RT4 Ford | Goold Motorsport | 100 | 1h 07m 43.48s | ||
| 4 | 41 | Ralt RT4 Ford | D McMillan | 99 | |||
| 5 | 1 | Tiga FA81 Ford | Porsche Cars Australia | 99 | 9 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Ralt RT4 Ford | A Miedecke | 99 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Ralt RT4 Ford | Chris Leach Racing | 99 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 14 | Ralt RT4 Ford | R Handford | 98 | 3 | ||
| 9 | 71 | Ralt RT4 Ford | J Smith | 98 | 2 | ||
| 10 | 64 | Ralt RT4 Ford | Aub Revell[6] | 98 | 1 | ||
| 11 | 8 | Ralt RT4 Ford | Clive Milis Motors Pty Ltd | 98 | |||
| 12 | 12 | Ralt RT4 Ford | DM MacArthur | 97 | |||
| 13 | 10 | Tiga FA82 Ford | N Crang | 96 | |||
| 14 | 74 | Cheetah Mk.8 Ford | C Hocking | 96 | |||
| 15 | 78 | Cheetah Mk.8 Ford | B Sampson | 96 | |||
| 16 | 25 | Ralt RT4 Ford | P Radisich | 93 | |||
| 17 | 16 | Ralt RT4 Ford | B Creasy | 91 | |||
| 18 | 24 | Ralt RT4 Ford | R Hanger | 90 | |||
| Ret | 20 | Ralt RT4 Ford | L Cesario | 51 | lost fourth gear | ||
| Ret | 18 | Ralt RT4 Ford | Goold Motorsport | 35 | accident | ||
| Ret | 9 | Ralt RT4 Ford | Graham Watson Motor Racing Pty Ltd | 34 | accident | ||
| Ret | 7 | Toleman TA860 Toyota | National Panasonic (Australia) Pty Ltd | 33 | accident | ||
| Ret | 3 | Ralt RT4 Ford | C O'Brien | 27 | head gasket | ||
| Ret | 23 | Ralt RT4 Ford | W Stobart | 26 | brakes / handling | ||
| DNS | 27 | Ralt RT4 Ford | Alan Jones Racing | flywheel (warm up laps)[5] |
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| DNQ | 13 | Ralt RT1 Ford | Paul Liston |
Notes
edit- Pole position: Alain Prost – 0'39.18[2]
- Fastest lap: Jacques Laffite – 0'39.62 (146.29 km/h, 90.90 mph)[2] New Formula Pacific lap record.[6]
- Winner's average speed: 143.6 km/h (89.18 mph)[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Programme, National Panasonic Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne International Raceway, 6th–7th November 1982
- ^ a b c d e f Wilson, Stewart (1986). "1982". In Howard, Graham (ed.). The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix. Gordon, NSW: R & T Publishing. pp. 456–463. ISBN 0-9588464-0-5.
- ^ Specific Conditions, Racing Titles, CAMS Manual of Motor Sport 1982, page 88
- ^ Australian Formula 1 (Formula Pacific), CAMS Manual of Motor Sport 1982, pages 269–272
- ^ a b Australian Motor Racing Year 1982/83, pages 166 & 167
- ^ a b 47th Australian Grand Prix, Racing Car News, December 1982, page 25