1982 British Grand Prix

1982 British Grand Prix
Race 10 of 16 in the 1982 Formula One World Championship
Race details
Date 18 July 1982
Official name XXXV Marlboro British Grand Prix
Location Brands Hatch, Kent, Great Britain
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.207 km (2.614 miles)
Distance 76 laps, 319.719 km (198.664 miles)
Pole position
Driver Williams-Ford
Time 1:09.540[1]
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Brian Henton Tyrrell-Ford
Time 1:13.028[2] on lap 63
Podium
First McLaren-Ford
Second Ferrari
Third Ferrari
Lap leaders

The 1982 British Grand Prix (formally the XXXV Marlboro British Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held at Brands Hatch on 18 July 1982. It was the tenth race of the 1982 Formula One World Championship.[3]

The 76-lap race was won by Niki Lauda, driving a McLaren-Ford, after he started from fifth position. Didier Pironi finished second in a Ferrari, while teammate Patrick Tambay achieved his first podium finish by coming third. Derek Warwick stunned and delighted the British fans by taking his Toleman, a team who frequently failed to qualify for Grand Prix races during 1981 and 1982, through the field into second place before being forced to retire. Pironi took over the lead of the Drivers' Championship from Lauda's teammate, John Watson, who spun off on the third lap.

  1. ^ Lang, Mike (1992). Grand Prix! Vol 4. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 115. ISBN 0-85429-733-2.
  2. ^ Lang, Mike (1992). Grand Prix! Vol 4. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 118. ISBN 0-85429-733-2.
  3. ^ "1982 British Grand Prix Entry list".