| Country: | France |
| Grand Prix: | Pau |
| Date: | 31 May |
| Year: | 1982 |
| Official Name: | XLII Pau Grand Prix |
| Location: | Pau, France |
| Course: | Temporary Street Circuit |
| Course Mi: | 1.720 |
| Course Km: | 2.760 |
| Distance Laps: | 73 |
| Distance Mi: | 128.550 |
| Distance Km: | 206.882 |
| Pole Driver: | Thierry Boutsen |
| Pole Country: | BEL |
| Pole Team: | Spirit-Honda |
| Pole Time: | 1:11.23 |
| Fast Driver: | Kenny Acheson |
| Fast Team: | Ralt-Honda |
| Fast Time: | 1:12.37 |
| Fast Country: | GBR |
| First Driver: | Johnny Cecotto |
| First Country: | VEN |
| First Flag Suffix: | 1930 |
| First Team: | March-BMW |
| Second Driver: | Thierry Boutsen |
| Second Country: | BEL |
| Second Team: | Spirit-Honda |
| Third Driver: | Mike Thackwell |
| Third Country: | NZL |
| Third Team: | March-BMW |
The 1982 Pau Grand Prix was a Formula Two motor race held on 31 May 1982 at the Pau circuit, in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. The Grand Prix was won by Johnny Cecotto, driving the March 822. Thierry Boutsen finished second and Mike Thackwell third.
After leading much of the race, Corrado Fabi retired leaving Thierry Boutsen and a charging Johnny Cecotto as the two front-runners in the final laps. Eventually, Cecotto passed Boutsen for the lead to take his second win of the 1982 European Formula Two season and take his first Pau Grand Prix win.
| Pos | No | Driver | Vehicle | Laps | Time/retired | Grid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 |  Johnny Cecotto | March-BMW | 73 | 1hr 31min 00.03sec | 7 | ||
| 2 | 32 |  Thierry Boutsen | Spirit-Honda | 73 | + 15.90 s | 1 | ||
| 3 | 19 |  Mike Thackwell | March-BMW | 73 | + 1:18.99 s | 6 | ||
| 4 | 25 |  Frank Jelinski | Maurer-BMW | 72 | + 1 lap | 12 | ||
| 5 | 1 |  Kenny Acheson | Ralt-Honda | 72 | + 1 lap | 9 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Jonathan Palmer | Ralt-Honda | 72 | + 1 lap | 15 | ||
| 7 | 33 |  Stefan Johansson | Spirit-Honda | 71 | + 2 laps | 2 | ||
| 8 | 8 |  Jean-Louis Schlesser | Maurer-BMW | 67 | + 6 laps | 13 | ||
| 9 | 7 | Stefan Bellof | Maurer-BMW | 64 | + 9 laps | 5 | ||
| Ret | 6 |  Beppe Gabbiani | Maurer-BMW | 47 | Injector | 18 | ||
| Ret | 21 | Piero Necchi | Toleman-Hart | 44 | Engine | 17 | ||
| Ret | 18 | Oscar Pedersoli | Merzario-BMW | 44 | Accident | 16 | ||
| Ret | 3 | Corrado Fabi | March-BMW | 43 | Wheel studs | 3 | ||
| Ret | 5 | Christian Danner | March-BMW | 28 | Engine | 8 | ||
| Ret | 30 |  Cliff Hansen | March-BMW | 17 | Accident | 19 | ||
| Ret | 23 | Philippe Streiff | AGS-BMW | 14 | Engine | 4 | ||
| Ret | 17 |  Jo Gartner | Merzario-BMW | 11 | Engine | 14 | ||
| Ret | 10 | Thierry Tassin | Toleman-Hart | 8 | Hub | 11 | ||
| Ret | 22 | Roberto del Castello | Toleman-BMW | 0 | Engine | 10 | ||
| DNQ | 16 | Harald Brutschin | Merzario-BMW | Did not qualify | ||||
| DNQ | 24 | Pascal Fabre | AGS-BMW | Did not qualify | ||||
| DNQ | 12 | Alessandro Nannini | Minardi-BMW | Did not qualify | ||||
| DNQ | 9 | Carlo Rossi | Docking Spitzley-Hart | Did not qualify | ||||
| DNQ | 11 | Paolo Barilla | Minardi-BMW | Did not qualify | ||||
| DNPQ | 26 | "Pierre Chauvet" | Maurer-BMW | Did Not Pre-Qualify | ||||
| DNPQ | 28 | Guido Daccò | Minardi-BMW | Did Not Pre-Qualify | ||||
| DNA | 20 | Stanley Dickens | March-BMW | Did Not Attend | ||||
| Fastest Lap: Kenny Acheson (Ralt-Honda) - 1:12.37 | ||||||||
| Sources:[1] [2] | ||||||||