Round 7 of 16 · Detroit · 6 June 1982, Sunday
Detroit Grand Prix
Key highlights
Prost
pole position
62
laps
11
finishers out of 26
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Watson | McLaren | 1:58:41.043 | 9 |
| 2 | Eddie Cheever | Ligier | +15.726 | 6 |
| 3 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | +28.077 | 4 |
| 4 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | +1:11.976 | 3 |
| 5 | Derek Daly | Williams | +1:23.757 | 2 |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Jochen Mass | March | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | Marc Surer | Arrows | +1 Lap | |
| 9 | Brian Henton | Tyrrell | +2 Laps | |
| 10 | René Arnoux | Renault | +3 Laps | |
| 11 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | +3 Laps | |
| NC | Alain Prost | Renault | Not classified | |
| DNF | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | Engine | |
| DNF | Niki Lauda | McLaren | Collision | |
| DNF | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | Spun off | |
| DNF | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | Collision | |
| DNF | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Eliseo Salazar | ATS | Spun off | |
| DNF | Roberto Guerrero | Ensign | Collision | |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | Collision | |
| DNF | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | Transmission | |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | Ignition | |
| DNF | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | Spun off | |
| DNF | Raul Boesel | March | Collision | |
| DNF | Mauro Baldi | Arrows | Collision | |
| DNF | Riccardo Paletti | Osella | Retired | |
| DNQ | Emilio de Villota | March | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Jan Lammers | Theodore | Did not qualify |
- DNF
- Did not finish
- NC
- Not classified
- DNQ
- Did not qualify