1982 European Formula Two Championship Explained

The 1982 European Formula Two Championship was the sixteenth edition of the European Formula Two Championship, the main feeder series to Formula One. It was contested over 13 rounds and featured 22 different teams, 53 different drivers, seven different chassis and five different engines. Corrado Fabi won the championship in a works March-BMW after a season-long battle with teammate Johnny Cecotto and the Spirit-Honda of Thierry Boutsen.[1]

Calendar

Race No Circuit Date Laps Distance Time Speed Pole Position Fastest Lap Winner
1 Silverstone21 March 47 4.719=221.793 km 1'11:51.38 185.197 km/h Stefan Johansson Christian Danner Stefan Bellof
2 Hockenheim4 April 30 6.789=203.67 km 1'03:03.44 193.795 km/h Stefan Bellof Stefan Bellof Stefan Bellof
3 Thruxton12 April 55 3.792=208.560 km 1'03:49.22 196.075 km/h Stefan Johansson Johnny Cecotto Johnny Cecotto
4 Nürburgring
(Eifelrennen)		25 April 9 22.835=205.515 km 1'05:01.37 189.640 km/h Thierry Tassin Stefan Bellof Thierry Boutsen
5 Mugello9 May 42 5.245=220.290 km1'14:32.79 177.304 km/h Stefan Johansson Corrado Fabi Corrado Fabi
6 Vallelunga16 May 65 3.2=208.0 km 1'15:45.40 164.738 km/h Stefan Johansson Stefan Bellof Corrado Fabi
7 Pau31 May 73 2.834=206.882 km 1'31:00.03 136.398 km/h Thierry Boutsen Kenny Acheson Johnny Cecotto
8 Spa-Francorchamps13 June 23 6.852=157.596 km0'58:17.47 162.216 km/h Stefan Johansson Mike Thackwell Thierry Boutsen
9 Hockenheim20 June 30 6.797=203.910 km 1'03:04.32 193.978 km/h Thierry Boutsen Corrado Fabi Corrado Fabi
10 Donington Park4 July 70 3.150=220.50 km1'15:42.11174.765 km/h Jonathan Palmer Corrado Fabi Corrado Fabi
11 Mantorp Park18 July 65 3.125=203.125 km 1'18:28.4 155.308 km/h Corrado Fabi Johnny Cecotto Johnny Cecotto
12 Pergusa-Enna1 August 45 4.95=222.75 km 1'09:22.15 192.665 km/h Thierry Boutsen Stefan Bellof Thierry Boutsen
13 Misano8 August 60 3.488=209.28 km 1'18:25.19 160.123 km/h Corrado Fabi Stefan Bellof Corrado Fabi

Note

The Spa race was originally scheduled over 30 laps, but was abandoned after 23 due to heavy rain. Full points were still awarded.

Championship standings

At each race points were awarded as follows: 9 for first place, 6 for second place, 4 for third place, 3 for fourth place, 2 for fifth place and 1 for sixth place. The best nine results could be retained. Discarded points and gross totals are displayed within parentheses.

PosDriverTeamChassisEngineSIL
HOC
THR
NÜR
MUG
VLL
PAU
SPA
HOC
DON
MAN
PER
MIS
Pts
1 - 4 - 6 9 9 - 2 9 9 - - 9 57
2 - 3 9 4 6 - 9 6 (1) 6 9 4 - 56 (57)
3 - 6 4 9 3 1 6 9 - - 3 9 (1) 50 (51)
4 9 9 - 2 - - - - 4 1 - 6 2 33
5 4 2 3 - - - - - 6 3 4 - 4 26
6 - - 2 - - 6 - 3 - 2 6 3 - 22
7 - - 6 3 1 - 2 - - - - - - 12
8 - - - 1 4 3 - - 3 - - - - 11
9 - - - - 2 2 1 1 - 4 - - - 10
10 - - - - - - 4 4 - - - - - 8
2 - - - - - - - - - - - 6 8
12 - - - - - - 3 - 2 - - 2 - 7
13 6 - - - - - - - - - - - - 6
- - - - - - - - - - 2 1 3 6
15 - - - - - 4 - - - - 1 - - 5
16 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
17 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
- 1 - - - - - - - - - - - 1
- - 1 - - - - - - - - - - 1

Complete overview

first column of every race 10 = grid position
second column of every race 10 = race result

R = retired, Rx = retired but classified (placing denoted by x), NC = not classified, NS = did not start, NQ = did not qualify, NPQ = did not pre-qualify, DIS = disqualified (if after race, placing beforehand displayed alongside in parentheses)

PosDriverTeamChassisEngineSIL
HOC
THR
NÜR
MUG
VLL
PAU
SPA
HOC
DON
MAN
PER
MIS
1 7 R 6 3 2 R20 7 2 12 1 2 1 R 5 1 1 1 R 1 1 1
2 2 R 10 4 3 1 13 3 20 2 13 R 1 2 6 2 1 3 15
3 5 12 2 2 7 3 2 1 15 4 4 6 1 2 1 1 R 9 4 1 1 6
4 9 1 1 1 6 R 4 5 4 7 3 R 9 R 3 6 R 2 5
5 16 3 14 5 11 4 10 NS 7 R 8 R R 8 2 4 3 R 3
6 11 10 11 R 17 5 11 R 8 R 5 2 R 4 R16 5 2 4 R
7 14 R 19 13 10 2 9 4 2 6 7 14 6 14 5 10 R R R
8 1 R 5 R 1 14 6 6 1 3 1 4 7 1 R 4 11 R R11 7
9 24 15 4 R 5 11 5 14 3 5 11 5 6 6 R 1 3 R NS - -
10 18 R - - 15 R 6 8 10 9 3 3 10 R - - - - - -
13 R
15 5 27 9 9 12 12 8 5 R10 12 R NQ R R DIS R R 2
12 4 R17 16 8 16 9 19 7 28 11 16 R 4 11 5 R R 5 10
13 17 2 - - - - - - 10 15 13 8 - - - - - - - -
21 R - -
10 R 3 R 4 R 28 9 13 NS 20 13 R 9 R 7 5 6 4
15 20 R 9 12 19 13 14 16 16 R16 9 3 NQ 19 R R 6 8 9
16 8 4 12 7 18 R 29 NS 24 R 19 10 - - 14 R - - 10 9 11
17 25 6 7 R 8 10 3 R 9 R 6 7 - - 15 7 R R - - - -
6 DIS(2) 8 6 21 R 1 18 11 9 18 R - - R - - R - - - - NQ
32 NS 29 R 13 6 8 R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - 26 14 15 R 8 7 - - 8 7 R14 R
- 13 7 17 R 14 7 17 NS 14 R 17 11 NQ 12 12 DIS R R 8
- 28 9 24 R 23 17 24 R 27 R 23 NQ NPQ 18 13
12 8 7 13
- Pierre Chauvet19 13 25 15 - - 23 R 22 8 NRQ 16 9 R14 - - R R
22 11
- 27 R
25 R14 15 8 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- 12 8 18 R 12 R18 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - R R 17 15 9 13 R
- - - 23 10 - - 18 10 25 R - - - - NQ R - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10 - -
- 29 R14 30 R 26 16 16 11 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- ? 22 11 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- 3 R 20 R 20 R 20 12 21 R 25 NQ NQ R - - 13 - - R 12
- - - - - - - 26 NS 17 12 14 12 R R R - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12 NQ
- 23 R18 28 R 24 R 22 13
22 13 24 NQ NQ 17 R - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - R14 - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 14
- - - - - 27 21 - - 26 NQ - - - -
30 NS 15 R R - - - -
- ?21 16 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - 21 R17 - - - - - - - - - - - -
R - - - -
- 26 R 21 R 22 R19 25 NS 18 R - - R R R R R R R
- 30 R 26 NS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
NC
- ? 33 NS 33 NQ - - 27 R 29 NS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- 31 R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - - 15 R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - - 31 R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - - 32 R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - 23 R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - 19 R - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - R - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - R - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - R - -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NS - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NQ NQ - - - -

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1982 European F2 Championship. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 1 April 2018.

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