Brazilian Grand Prix
Round 2 · 21 March 1982 ·Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Watson
McLaren
2
Prost
Renault
1
Mansell
Team Lotus
3
Race classification
| Pos. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Laps | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Renault | 63 | 1:44:33.134 | 9 | |
| 2 | John Watson | McLaren | 63 | +2.990 | 6 | |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 63 | +36.859 | 4 | |
| 4 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 63 | +50.761 | 3 | |
| 5 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 62 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 62 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | Slim Borgudd | Tyrrell | 61 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | Jochen Mass | March | 61 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 60 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | Mauro Baldi | Arrows | 57 | +6 Laps | 0 | |
| D | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 63 | Disqualified | 0 | |
| D | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 63 | Disqualified | 0 | |
| R | Eliseo Salazar | ATS | 38 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 36 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 34 | Physical | 0 | |
| R | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 29 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 22 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | René Arnoux | Renault | 21 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 21 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 21 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | Eddie Cheever | Ligier | 19 | Water leak | 0 | |
| R | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 16 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 15 | Chassis | 0 | |
| R | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 14 | Chassis | 0 | |
| R | Derek Daly | Theodore | 12 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | Raul Boesel | March | 11 | Spun off | 0 | |
| F | Teo Fabi | Toleman | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Brian Henton | Arrows | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Roberto Guerrero | Ensign | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Riccardo Paletti | Osella | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
- R
- Retired
- F
- Failed to qualify
- D
- Disqualified