Round 2 of 16 · Rio de Janeiro · 21 March 1982, Sunday
Brazilian Grand Prix
Key highlights
Prost
pole position
63
laps
10
finishers out of 26
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1:44:33.134 | 9 |
| 2 | John Watson | McLaren | +2.990 | 6 |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | +36.859 | 4 |
| 4 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | +50.761 | 3 |
| 5 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Slim Borgudd | Tyrrell | +2 Laps | |
| 8 | Jochen Mass | March | +2 Laps | |
| 9 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | +3 Laps | |
| 10 | Mauro Baldi | Arrows | +6 Laps | |
| DSQ | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | Disqualified | |
| DSQ | Keke Rosberg | Williams | Disqualified | |
| DNF | Eliseo Salazar | ATS | Engine | |
| DNF | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | Suspension | |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | Physical | |
| DNF | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Spun off | |
| DNF | Niki Lauda | McLaren | Collision | |
| DNF | René Arnoux | Renault | Collision | |
| DNF | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | Collision | |
| DNF | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | Collision | |
| DNF | Eddie Cheever | Ligier | Water leak | |
| DNF | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | Clutch | |
| DNF | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Chassis | |
| DNF | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | Chassis | |
| DNF | Derek Daly | Theodore | Spun off | |
| DNF | Raul Boesel | March | Spun off | |
| DNQ | Teo Fabi | Toleman | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Brian Henton | Arrows | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Derek Warwick | Toleman | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Roberto Guerrero | Ensign | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Riccardo Paletti | Osella | Did not qualify |
- DNF
- Did not finish
- DSQ
- Disqualified
- DNQ
- Did not qualify