Round 3 of 16 · California · 4 April 1982, Sunday
United States Grand Prix West
Key highlights
de Cesaris
pole position
75
laps
10
finishers out of 26
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 1:58:25.318 | 9 |
| 2 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | +14.660 | 6 |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | +1:19.143 | 4 |
| 4 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | +1:20.947 | 3 |
| 5 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | John Watson | McLaren | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | +2 Laps | |
| 8 | Jochen Mass | March | +2 Laps | |
| 9 | Raul Boesel | March | +5 Laps | |
| 10 | Slim Borgudd | Tyrrell | +7 Laps | |
| DSQ | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Disqualified | |
| DNF | Eddie Cheever | Ligier | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | Spun off | |
| DNF | Brian Henton | Arrows | Spun off | |
| DNF | Roberto Guerrero | Ensign | Spun off | |
| DNF | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Spun off | |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | Transmission | |
| DNF | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | Spun off | |
| DNF | Derek Daly | Theodore | Spun off | |
| DNF | Mario Andretti | Williams | Collision | |
| DNF | Alain Prost | Renault | Spun off | |
| DNF | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | Spun off | |
| DNF | René Arnoux | Renault | Collision | |
| DNF | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | Collision | |
| DNF | Eliseo Salazar | ATS | Collision | |
| DNF | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | Collision | |
| DNQ | Teo Fabi | Toleman | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Riccardo Paletti | Osella | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Mauro Baldi | Arrows | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Derek Warwick | Toleman | Did not qualify |
- DNF
- Did not finish
- DSQ
- Disqualified
- DNQ
- Did not qualify