Detroit Grand Prix
Round 7 · 6 June 1982 ·Detroit Street Circuit, Detroit, United States
Cheever
Ligier
2
Watson
McLaren
1
Pironi
Ferrari
3
Race classification
| Pos. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Laps | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Watson | McLaren | 62 | 1:58:41.043 | 9 | |
| 2 | Eddie Cheever | Ligier | 62 | +15.726 | 6 | |
| 3 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 62 | +28.077 | 4 | |
| 4 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 62 | +1:11.976 | 3 | |
| 5 | Derek Daly | Williams | 62 | +1:23.757 | 2 | |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 61 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | Jochen Mass | March | 61 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 61 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | Brian Henton | Tyrrell | 60 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | René Arnoux | Renault | 59 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 59 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| N | Alain Prost | Renault | 54 | Not classified | 0 | |
| R | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 44 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 40 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 40 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 30 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 17 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | Eliseo Salazar | ATS | 13 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | Roberto Guerrero | Ensign | 6 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 6 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 2 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 2 | Ignition | 0 | |
| R | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 1 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | Raul Boesel | March | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | Mauro Baldi | Arrows | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | Riccardo Paletti | Osella | 0 | Retired | 0 | |
| F | Emilio de Villota | March | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Jan Lammers | Theodore | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
- R
- Retired
- F
- Failed to qualify
- N
- Not classified