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1982 British GP
1981 French GP

1982 French GP

1982 German GP
1983 French GP
 LXVIII  Grand Prix de France

Event Overview • SessionsEntry List
Qualifying Qualification
Race Starting GridClassificationFastest LapsLaps Led

Details
DateSunday 25 July 1982
Start time14:00
Event French GP
Circuit Paul Ricard
Event FormatRace of 54 laps
ChampionshipWorld Championship
Race number#11 of 16 in 1982
#368 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps54
Circuit Perimeter5810 m
Race Distance5810 × 54 = 313.740 km
Grid Format2-2-2-2 (staggered)
Pole PositionLeft
First CornerLeft
Track DirectionClockwise
Weather
WeatherSunny
Participants
Entries30
Qualifiers26
Finishers16
DebutantsNone
MilestonesBMW – 1st Fastest Lap (Engine Manufacturer)
Equipe Talbot Gitanes – 50th Race Entry (Entrant)
Marlboro McLaren International – 50th Race Entry (Entrant)
 Bruno Giacomelli – 50th Race Entry (Driver)
Records Broken 1. Most 17th Place Qualifications Jean-Pierre Jarier (10)
Records Extended 1. Most Podium Finishes Ferrari (280),
2. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores Ferrari (297),
3. Most Retirements Lotus (407),
4. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores Ferrari (429),
5. Most 3rd Place Finishes Ferrari (87),
6. Most 4th Place Finishes Ferrari (69),
7. Most Race Entries Lotus (940),
8. Most Failures to Qualify March (55),
9. Most 3rd Place Qualifications Ferrari (88),
10. Most 5th Place Qualifications Ferrari (86),
11. Most 13th Place Qualifications Lotus (47),
12. Most 26th Place Qualifications March (10)

World Championship standings
1  Didier Pironi 39 
2  John Watson 30 
3  Alain Prost 25 up
4  Niki Lauda 24 up
5  Keke Rosberg 23 up
6  Riccardo Patrese 19 
7  Nélson Piquet 17 
8  René Arnoux 13 up
9  Elio de Angelis 13 up
10  Michele Alboreto 11 
11  Eddie Cheever 10 up
12  Nigel Mansell 7 up
  Patrick Tambay 7 up
14  Derek Daly 7 up
15  Carlos Reutemann 6 up
  Gilles Villeneuve 6 up
17  Andrea de Cesaris 5 up
18  Jean-Pierre Jarier 3 
19  Eliseo Salazar 2 
  Manfred Winkelhock 2 
  Marc Surer 2 
22  Chico Serra 1 
  Mauro Baldi 1 
  Jacques Laffite 1 
1  McLaren / Ford 54 
2  Ferrari / Ferrari 52 
3  Renault / Renault 38 up
4  Williams / Ford 36 up
5  Lotus / Ford 20 
6  Brabham / Ford 19 
7  Brabham / BMW 17 
8  Ligier / Matra 11 
9  Tyrrell / Ford 11 
10  Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo 5 
11  ATS / Ford 4 
12  Osella / Ford 3 
13  Arrows / Ford 3 
14  Fittipaldi / Ford 1 

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 16Car 16Car 2
EntrantEquipe Renault ElfEquipe Renault ElfParmalat Racing Team
Driver René Arnoux René Arnoux Riccardo Patrese
Car Renault RE30B Renault RE30B Brabham BT50
EngineRenault 1.5 V6TRenault 1.5 V6TBMW 1.5 L4T
Time1:33'33.2171'34.4061'40.075
Speed201.215 km/h221.554 km/h209.003 km/h