United States Grand Prix West
Round 3 · 4 April 1982 ·Long Beach, California, United States
Rosberg
Williams
2
Lauda
McLaren
1
Patrese
Brabham
3
Race classification
| Pos. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Laps | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 75 | 1:58:25.318 | 9 | |
| 2 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 75 | +14.660 | 6 | |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 75 | +1:19.143 | 4 | |
| 4 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 75 | +1:20.947 | 3 | |
| 5 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 74 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | John Watson | McLaren | 74 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 73 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | Jochen Mass | March | 73 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | Raul Boesel | March | 70 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | Slim Borgudd | Tyrrell | 68 | +7 Laps | 0 | |
| D | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 75 | Disqualified | 0 | |
| R | Eddie Cheever | Ligier | 59 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 33 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | Brian Henton | Arrows | 32 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | Roberto Guerrero | Ensign | 27 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 26 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 26 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 25 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | Derek Daly | Theodore | 23 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | Mario Andretti | Williams | 19 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | Alain Prost | Renault | 10 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 6 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | René Arnoux | Renault | 5 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 5 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | Eliseo Salazar | ATS | 3 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 1 | Collision | 0 | |
| F | Teo Fabi | Toleman | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Riccardo Paletti | Osella | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Mauro Baldi | Arrows | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
- R
- Retired
- F
- Failed to qualify
- D
- Disqualified