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The 1982 Elite Racing League season was the 23rd season of the FIA's Formula One motor racing support series (the series would remain a support series until 1997.) Nigel Mansell won the ERL Drivers Championship at the Italian Grand Prix - the Manufacturers Championship was won by | The 1982 Elite Racing League season was the 23rd season of the FIA's Formula One motor racing support series (the series would remain a support series until 1997.) Nigel Mansell won the ERL Drivers Championship at the Italian Grand Prix - the Manufacturers Championship was won by Ferrari or McLaren at the last race at Caesars Palace. | ||
This year would be the third of the F1/ERL merge which saw the championship start with a drivers' strike at the season opener in South Africa on the F1 side and saw a partial-race boycott as part of the ongoing FISA–FOCA war at the San Marino Grand Prix, the season was called "ugly and marked by tragedy, dissension and greed" which gave both F1 and the ERL alot of thinking to do especially at the Belgian Grand Prix when beloved Gilles Vileneuve would tragically lose his life, also on the F1 side of things - Didier Pironi also suffered a career-ending accident while qualifying for the German Grand Prix. These incidents and several other major accidents led to regulation changes to increase driver safety for the 1983 season. | This year would be the third of the F1/ERL merge which saw the championship start with a drivers' strike at the season opener in South Africa on the F1 side and saw a partial-race boycott as part of the ongoing FISA–FOCA war at the San Marino Grand Prix, the season was called "ugly and marked by tragedy, dissension and greed" which gave both F1 and the ERL alot of thinking to do especially at the Belgian Grand Prix when beloved Gilles Vileneuve would tragically lose his life, also on the F1 side of things - Didier Pironi also suffered a career-ending accident while qualifying for the German Grand Prix. These incidents and several other major accidents led to regulation changes to increase driver safety for the 1983 season. |
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1982 Elite Racing League season | |
Previous: 1981 | Next: 1983 |
Drivers Champion | Manufacturers Champion |
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TBD | TBD |
The 1982 Elite Racing League season was the 23rd season of the FIA's Formula One motor racing support series (the series would remain a support series until 1997.) Nigel Mansell won the ERL Drivers Championship at the Italian Grand Prix - the Manufacturers Championship was won by Ferrari or McLaren at the last race at Caesars Palace.
This year would be the third of the F1/ERL merge which saw the championship start with a drivers' strike at the season opener in South Africa on the F1 side and saw a partial-race boycott as part of the ongoing FISA–FOCA war at the San Marino Grand Prix, the season was called "ugly and marked by tragedy, dissension and greed" which gave both F1 and the ERL alot of thinking to do especially at the Belgian Grand Prix when beloved Gilles Vileneuve would tragically lose his life, also on the F1 side of things - Didier Pironi also suffered a career-ending accident while qualifying for the German Grand Prix. These incidents and several other major accidents led to regulation changes to increase driver safety for the 1983 season.
Season Review
- The Argentine Grand Prix was scheduled to take place on 7 March, but was cancelled due to lack of sponsors, as several pulled out due to uncertainty following the drivers' strike in the opening race.
- The Spanish Grand Prix was omitted from the calendar for several reasons. The Circuito del Jarama, where the race had been held the previous year, was unpopular with the drivers. In addition, the organisers had failed to pay their fees for 1981. Although the race was re-instated for 27 June after the organisers had paid off their debts to the Formula One Constructors' Association (FOCA), protests from the teams over the dangerous nature of the Jarama venue led to the race being cancelled.
- The French Grand Prix returned to Circuit Paul Ricard whilst Dijon-Prenois became the new European Grand Prix venue.
- The British Grand Prix returned to Brands Hatch
- The United States Grand Prix returned at a new venue, the Detroit Street Circuit.
Rnd | Race | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Constructor |
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1 | South African Grand Prix | Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit | Template:USA Mario Andretti | Template:FRA Alain Prost | Riccardo Patrese | Template:GBR Brabham-BMW |
2 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Autodromo Internacional Nelson Piquet | Template:FRA Jacques Laffite | Template:GBR Nigel Mansell | Template:FRA Jacques Laffite | Template:FRA Talbot Ligier-Matra |
3 | Template:USA California Grand Prix | Long Beach Street Circuit | Nelson Piquet | Nelson Piquet | Nelson Piquet | Template:GBR Brabham-BMW |
4 | San Marino Grand Prix | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | Gilles Vileneuve | Gilles Vileneuve | Gilles Vileneuve | Ferrari |
5 | Template:BEL Belgian Grand Prix | Circuit Zolder | Template:USA Mario Andretti | Riccardo Patrese | Template:GBR Nigel Mansell | Template:GBR McLaren-Ford |
6 | Monaco Grand Prix | Circuit de Monaco | Elio de Angelis | Elio de Angelis | Elio de Angelis | Template:GBR Lotus-Ford |
7 | Template:USA United States Grand Prix | Detroit Street Circuit | Template:GBR Nigel Mansell | Keke Rosberg | Keke Rosberg | Template:GBR Williams-Ford |
8 | Canadian Grand Prix | Circuit Gilles Vileneuve | Template:USA Mario Andretti | Template:FRA Didier Pironi | Template:USA Mario Andretti | Ferrari |
9 | Dutch Grand Prix | Circuit Zandvoort | Keke Rosberg | Template:FRA Alain Prost | Template:FRA Alain Prost | Template:FRA Renault |
10 | Template:GBR British Grand Prix | Brands Hatch | Nelson Piquet | Template:FRA Jacques Laffite | Template:USA Mario Andretti | Ferrari |
11 | Template:FRA French Grand Prix | Circuit Paul Ricard | Template:FRA Alain Prost | Template:GBR Nigel Mansell | Template:GBR Nigel Mansell | Template:GBR McLaren-Ford |
12 | German Grand Prix | Hockenheimring | Template:FRA Jacques Laffite | Keke Rosberg | Template:FRA Jacques Laffite | Template:FRA Talbot Ligier-Matra |
13 | Template:AUT Austrian Grand Prix | Osterreichring | Template:FRA Jacques Laffite | Template:SUI Clay Reggazoni | Nelson Piquet | Template:GBR Brabham-BMW |
14 | European Grand Prix | Dijon-Prenois | Template:GBR Nigel Mansell | Template:GBR Nigel Mansell | Template:GBR Nigel Mansell | Template:GBR McLaren-Ford |
15 | Italian Grand Prix | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | Template:SUI Clay Regazzoni | Template:SUI Clay Regazzoni | Template:SUI Clay Regazzoni | Ferrari |
16 | Template:USA Caesars Palace Grand Prix | Caesars Palace |
Teams and Drivers
- Fittipaldi Automotive, despite two strong seasons, withdrew from the ERL after downgrading their F1 efforts to just one car.
- Goodyear and Pirelli returned to the sport to battle Michelin in the ERL's first three way tyre war.
- BMW entered the series becoming the engine supplier for the midfield Brabham team.
Mid-season
- Ferrari made the decision following the Belgian Grand Prix to replace Vileneuve with former teammate Clay Regazzoni who came out of retirement to honour his former teammate by racing his car - the two had led Clay and Ferrari to success as teammates and Regazzoni said he needed to finally do something for Gilles.
- Following his career ending crash at Hockenheim, Didier Pironi was replaced at Ligier with Patrick Tambay who had a lot to prove upon returning to the ERL after finishing last with 0 points when he last raced in the series for McLaren
Team | Constructor | Engine | Tyres | # | Driver | Rounds |
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Template:GBR Arrows Beta Racing Team | Arrows-Ford | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Template:Pirelli | 1 | Template:SUI Marc Surer | All |
2 | Template:GBR Brian Henton | All | ||||
Template:GBR Parmalat Racing Team | Brabham-BMW | BMW M12/13 1.5 L4t | Template:Goodyear | 3 | Nelson Piquet | All |
4 | Riccardo Patrese | All | ||||
Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari | Ferrari 021 1.5 V6t | Template:Goodyear | 5 | Gilles Vileneuve | 1-5 |
Template:SUI Clay Regazzoni | 6-16 | |||||
6 | Template:USA Mario Andretti | All | ||||
Template:GBR John Player Team Lotus | Lotus-Ford | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Template:Goodyear | 7 | Elio de Angelis | All |
8 | Stefan Johansson | All | ||||
Template:GBR Marlboro McLaren International | McLaren-Ford | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Template:Michelin | 9 | Template:GBR Nigel Mansell | All |
10 | Andrea de Cesaris | All | ||||
Template:FRA Elf Equipe Renault | Renault | Renault-Gordini EF1 1.5 V6 t | Template:Michelin | 11 | Template:FRA Alain Prost | All |
12 | Template:FRA Rene Arnoux | All | ||||
Template:FRA Equipe Talbot Gitanes | Talbot Ligier-Matra | Matra MS81 3.0 V12 | Template:Michelin | 13 | Template:FRA Jacques Laffite | All |
14 | Template:FRA Didier Pironi | 1-12 | ||||
Template:FRA Patrick Tambay | 13-16 | |||||
Template:GBR Team Tyrrell | Tyrrell-Ford | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Template:Goodyear | 15 | Michele Alboreto | All |
16 | Template:USA Eddie Cheever | All | ||||
Template:GBR Albilad Williams Racing Team | Williams-Ford | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Template:Goodyear | 17 | Carlos Reutemann | All |
18 | Keke Rosberg | All |
Drivers Championship
Pos. | Driver | Points |
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1 | Template:GBR Nigel Mansell | 45 |
2 | Template:FRA Alain Prost | 33 |
3 | Template:USA Mario Andretti | 29 |
4 | Template:FRA Jacques Laffite | 28 |
5 | Nelson Piquet | 28 |
6 | Andrea de Cesaris | 26 |
7 | Template:SUI Clay Regazzoni | 26 |
8 | Riccardo Patrese | 21 |
9 | Keke Rosberg | 21 |
10 | Template:USA Eddie Cheever | 18 |
11 | Elio de Angelis | 15 |
12 | Gilles Vileneuve | 14 |
13 | Template:SUI Marc Surer | 14 |
14 | Stefan Johansson | 13 |
15 | Carlos Reutemann | 13 |
16 | Template:GBR Brian Henton | 11 |
17 | Template:FRA Didier Pironi | 9 |
18 | Template:FRA Rene Arnoux | 6 |
19 | Michele Alboreto | 5 |
20 | Template:FRA Patrick Tambay | 0 |
Manufacturers Championship
Pos. | Driver | Points |
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1 | Template:GBR McLaren-Ford | 71 |
2 | Ferrari | 69 |
3 | Template:GBR Brabham-BMW | 49 |
4 | Template:FRA Renault | 39 |
5 | Template:FRA Talbot Ligier-Matra | 37 |
6 | Template:GBR Williams-Ford | 34 |
7 | Template:GBR Lotus-Ford | 28 |
8 | Template:GBR Arrows-Ford | 25 |
9 | Template:GBR Tyrrell-Ford | 23 |