1982 Detroit Grand Prix
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Pts | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 62 | 1:58:41.043 | 9 | 17 | |
| 2 | 25 | Eddie Cheever | Ligier | 62 | 1:58:56.773 | 6 | 9 | |
| 3 | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 62 | 1:59:09.123 | 4 | 4 | |
| 4 | 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 62 | 1:59:53.023 | 3 | 3 | |
| 5 | 5 | Derek Daly | Williams | 62 | 2:00:4.803 | 2 | 12 | |
| 6 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 61 | +1 lap | 1 | 13 | |
| 7 | 17 | Jochen Mass | March | 61 | +1 lap | — | 18 | |
| 8 | 29 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 61 | +1 lap | — | 19 | |
| 9 | 4 | Brian Henton | Tyrrell | 60 | +2 laps | — | 20 | |
| 10 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 59 | +3 laps | — | 15 | |
| 11 | 20 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 59 | +3 laps | — | 26 | |
| NC | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 54 | +8 laps | — | 1 | Pole FL |
| DNF | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 44 | Engine | — | 7 | |
| DNF | 8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 40 | Collision | — | 10 | |
| DNF | 3 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 40 | Spun off | — | 16 | |
| DNF | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 30 | Collision | — | 6 | |
| DNF | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 17 | Gearbox | — | 8 | |
| DNF | 10 | Eliseo Salazar | ATS | 13 | Spun off | — | 25 | |
| DNF | 14 | Roberto Guerrero | Ensign | 6 | Collision | — | 11 | |
| DNF | 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 6 | Collision | — | 14 | |
| DNF | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 2 | Transmission | — | 2 | |
| DNF | 31 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 2 | Ignition | — | 22 | |
| DNF | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 1 | Spun off | — | 5 | |
| DNF | 18 | Raul Boesel | March | 0 | Collision | — | 21 | |
| DNF | 30 | Mauro Baldi | Arrows | 0 | Collision | — | 24 | |
| DNS | 32 | Riccardo Paletti | Osella | — | — | — | 23 | |
| DNQ | 19 | Emilio de Villota | March | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 33 | Jan Lammers | Theodore | — | — | — | — |
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Renault | — | — | — | 1:48.537 |
| 2 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | — | — | — | 1:48.872 |
| 3 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | — | — | — | 1:49.264 |
| 4 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:49.903 |
| 5 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | — | — | — | 1:50.066 |
| 6 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | — | — | — | 1:50.252 |
| 7 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:50.294 |
| 8 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:50.443 |
| 9 | Eddie Cheever | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:50.520 |
| 10 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:51.026 |
| 11 | Roberto Guerrero | Ensign | — | — | — | 1:51.039 |
| 12 | Derek Daly | Williams | — | — | — | 1:51.227 |
| 13 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:51.270 |
| 14 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:51.508 |
| 15 | René Arnoux | Renault | — | — | — | 1:51.514 |
| 16 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:51.618 |
| 17 | John Watson | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:51.868 |
| 18 | Jochen Mass | March | — | — | — | 1:52.271 |
| 19 | Marc Surer | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:52.316 |
| 20 | Brian Henton | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:52.867 |
| 21 | Raul Boesel | March | — | — | — | 1:52.870 |
| 22 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | — | — | — | 1:52.988 |
| 23 | Riccardo Paletti | Osella | — | — | — | 1:54.084 |
| 24 | Mauro Baldi | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:54.332 |
| 25 | Eliseo Salazar | ATS | — | — | — | 1:55.633 |
| 26 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | — | — | — | 1:55.848 |
| 27 | Emilio de Villota | March | — | — | — | 1:56.589 |
| 28 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:57.779 |
| 29 | Jan Lammers | Theodore | — | — | — | — |
| Grid | Driver | Constructor | Quali | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1 | — |
| 2 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 2 | — |
| 3 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 3 | — |
| 4 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 4 | — |
| 5 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 5 | — |
| 6 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 6 | — |
| 7 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 7 | — |
| 8 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 8 | — |
| 9 | Eddie Cheever | Ligier | 9 | — |
| 10 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 10 | — |
| 11 | Roberto Guerrero | Ensign | 11 | — |
| 12 | Derek Daly | Williams | 12 | — |
| 13 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 13 | — |
| 14 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 14 | — |
| 15 | René Arnoux | Renault | 15 | — |
| 16 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 16 | — |
| 17 | John Watson | McLaren | 17 | — |
| 18 | Jochen Mass | March | 18 | — |
| 19 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 19 | — |
| 20 | Brian Henton | Tyrrell | 20 | — |
| 21 | Raul Boesel | March | 21 | — |
| 22 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 22 | — |
| 23 | Riccardo Paletti | Osella | 23 | — |
| 24 | Mauro Baldi | Arrows | 24 | — |
| 25 | Eliseo Salazar | ATS | 25 | — |
| 26 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 26 | — |
| # | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Renault | 45 | 1:50.438 | — |
Drivers after race
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Watson | 26 |
| 2 | Didier Pironi | 20 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | 18 |
| 4 | Keke Rosberg | 17 |
| 5 | Riccardo Patrese | 13 |
| 6 | Niki Lauda | 12 |
| 7 | Eddie Cheever | 10 |
| 8 | Michele Alboreto | 10 |
| 9 | Nigel Mansell | 7 |
| 10 | Elio de Angelis | 7 |
| 11 | Carlos Reutemann | 6 |
| 11 | Gilles Villeneuve | 6 |
| 13 | René Arnoux | 4 |
| 13 | Andrea de Cesaris | 4 |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | 3 |
| 16 | Derek Daly | 3 |
| 17 | Manfred Winkelhock | 2 |
| 17 | Eliseo Salazar | 2 |
| 17 | Nelson Piquet | 2 |
| 20 | Chico Serra | 1 |
