| Type: | F1 |
| Country: | Brazil |
| Grand Prix: | Brazilian Grand Prix |
| Official Name: | XI Grande Prêmio do Brasil |
| Date: | 21 March |
| Year: | 1982 |
| Race No: | 2 |
| Season No: | 16 |
| Location: | Jacarepaguá Circuit Jacarepaguá, Rio de Janeiro |
| Course: | Permanent racing facility |
| Course Mi: | 3.126 |
| Course Km: | 5.031 |
| Distance Laps: | 63 |
| Distance Mi: | 196.945 |
| Distance Km: | 316.953 |
| Weather: | Dry |
| Pole Team: | Renault |
| Pole Time: | 1:28.808 |
| Pole Country: | France |
| Fast Team: | Renault |
| Fast Time: | 1:37.016 |
| Fast Lap: | 36 |
| Fast Country: | France |
| First Driver: | Alain Prost |
| First Team: | Renault |
| First Country: | France |
| Second Driver: | John Watson |
| Second Team: | McLaren-Ford |
| Second Country: | UK |
| Third Driver: | Nigel Mansell |
| Third Team: | Lotus-Ford |
| Third Country: | UK |
The 1982 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Jacarepaguá on 21 March 1982. It was the second round of the 1982 Formula One season. Many drivers suffered exhaustion because of the intensely hot weather, particularly Brabham drivers Nelson Piquet and Riccardo Patrese. Patrese was forced to retire from the race due to total exhaustion. Piquet, after having finished first in the race and then barely making it to the podium ceremony, fainted due to exhaustion only to be disqualified later.
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 |  Raul Boesel | March-Ford | 1:30.038 | — | |
| 2 | 31 |  Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella-Ford | 1:31.293 | +1.255 | |
| 3 | 35 | Derek Warwick | Toleman-Hart | 1:32.995 | +2.957 | |
| 4 | 36 |  Teo Fabi | Toleman-Hart | 1:33.016 | +2.978 | |
| 5 | 32 | Riccardo Paletti | Osella-Ford | 1:36.172 | +6.134 |
| 1 | 15 | data-sort-value="pro" | Alain Prost | Renault | 1:28.808 | 1:29.120 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 27 | data-sort-value="vil" | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:30.418 | 1:29.173 | +0.365 | |
| 3 | 6 | data-sort-value="ros" |  Keke Rosberg | Williams-Ford | 1:29.910 | 1:29.358 | +0.550 | |
| 4 | 16 | data-sort-value="arn" | René Arnoux | Renault | 1:30.121 | 1:30.492 | +1.313 | |
| 5 | 8 | data-sort-value="lau" |  Niki Lauda | McLaren-Ford | 1:30.715 | 1:30.152 | +1.344 | |
| 6 | 5 | data-sort-value="reu" | Carlos Reutemann | Williams-Ford | 1:30.944 | 1:30.183 | +1.375 | |
| 7 | 1 | data-sort-value="piq" | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford | 1:30.281 | 1:30.413 | +1.473 | |
| 8 | 28 | data-sort-value="pir" | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 1:30.655 | 1:30.905 | +1.847 | |
| 9 | 2 | data-sort-value="pat" | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-Ford | 1:31.053 | 1:30.967 | +2.159 | |
| 10 | 22 | data-sort-value="ces" | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 1:33.255 | 1:31.229 | +2.421 | |
| 11 | 11 | data-sort-value="ang" | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Ford | 1:31.790 | 1:32.093 | +2.982 | |
| 12 | 7 | data-sort-value="wat" | John Watson | McLaren-Ford | 1:31.906 | 1:32.151 | +3.098 | |
| 13 | 3 | data-sort-value="alb" | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:32.886 | 1:31.991 | +3.183 | |
| 14 | 12 | data-sort-value="man" |  Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Ford | 1:32.228 | 1:33.007 | +3.420 | |
| 15 | 9 | data-sort-value="win" | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS-Ford | 1:32.524 | no time | +3.716 | |
| 16 | 23 | data-sort-value="gia" | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 1:32.769 | 1:33.538 | +3.961 | |
| 17 | 18 | data-sort-value="boe" | Raul Boesel | March-Ford | 1:35.986 | 1:34.050 | +5.242 | |
| 18 | 10 | data-sort-value="sal" | Eliseo Salazar | ATS-Ford | 1:34.740 | 1:34.262 | +5.454 | |
| 19 | 30 | data-sort-value="bal" | Mauro Baldi | Arrows-Ford | 1:35.325 | 1:34.380 | +5.572 | |
| 20 | 33 | data-sort-value="dal" | Derek Daly | Theodore-Ford | 1:34.413 | 1:34.676 | +5.605 | |
| 21 | 4 | data-sort-value="bor" | Slim Borgudd | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:35.020 | 1:35.127 | +6.212 | |
| 22 | 17 | data-sort-value="mas" | Jochen Mass | March-Ford | 1:35.039 | 1:35.248 | +6.231 | |
| 23 | 31 | data-sort-value="jar" | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella-Ford | 1:36.218 | 1:35.081 | +6.273 | |
| 24 | 26 | data-sort-value="laf" | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | 1:35.874 | 1:35.084 | +6.276 | |
| 25 | 20 | data-sort-value="ser" | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi-Ford | 1:35.246 | 1:36.101 | +6.438 | |
| 26 | 25 | data-sort-value="che" | Eddie Cheever | Ligier-Matra | 1:35.612 | 1:35.288 | +6.480 | |
| data-sort-value="27" | 36 | data-sort-value="fab" | Teo Fabi | Toleman-Hart | 1:36.312 | 1:35.326 | +6.518 | |
| data-sort-value="28" | 14 | data-sort-value="gue" | Roberto Guerrero | Ensign-Ford | 1:41.028 | 1:35.730 | +6.922 | |
| data-sort-value="29" | 29 | data-sort-value="hen" | Brian Henton | Arrows-Ford | 1:35.834 | 1:35.748 | +6.940 | |
| data-sort-value="30" | 35 | data-sort-value="war" | Derek Warwick | Toleman-Hart | 1:37.223 | 1:36.014 | +7.206 | |
| Source:[1] | ||||||||
See also: FISA–FOCA war. Nelson Piquet finished first and Keke Rosberg finished second, but both were disqualified after the cars were found to be underweight. As a result, the FOCA teams boycotted San Marino two races later. The problem was with a 7gal "ballast water tank", ostensibly used to cool the brakes. This would gradually empty during the race and then be replenished at the end so as to pass post-race scrutineering. The FIA Appeals Tribunal upheld the disqualification seven weeks later and these tanks were permanently banned.[2]
| Pos | Driver | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | 18 | ||
| 2 | John Watson | 7 | ||
| 3 |  Carlos Reutemann | 6 | ||
| 4 | René Arnoux | 4 | ||
| 5 | Nigel Mansell | 4 | ||
| Source: [4] | ||||
| Pos | Constructor | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Renault | 22 | ||
| 2 | McLaren-Ford | 10 | ||
| 3 | Williams-Ford | 8 | ||
| 4 | Lotus-Ford | 4 | ||
| 5 | Tyrrell-Ford | 3 | ||
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