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1982 British GP
1981 French GP

1982 French GP

1982 German GP
1983 French GP
 LXVIII  Grand Prix de France

Event Overview • Sessions • Entry List
Qualifying Qualification
Race Starting Grid • Classification • Fastest Laps • Laps Led

Details
DateSunday 25 July 1982
Start time14:00
Event French GP
Circuit Paul Ricard
Event FormatRace of 54 laps
ChampionshipWorld Championship
Race number#11 of 16 in 1982
#368 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps54
Circuit Perimeter5810 m
Race Distance5810 × 54 = 313.740 km
Grid Format2-2-2-2 (staggered)
Pole PositionLeft
First CornerLeft
Track DirectionClockwise
Weather
WeatherSunny
Participants
Entries30
Qualifiers26
Finishers16
DebutantsNone
MilestonesBMW – 1st Fastest Lap (Engine Manufacturer)
Equipe Talbot Gitanes – 50th Race Entry (Entrant)
Marlboro McLaren International – 50th Race Entry (Entrant)
 Bruno Giacomelli – 50th Race Entry (Driver)
Records Broken 1. Most 17th Place Qualifications –  Jean-Pierre Jarier (10)
Records Extended 1. Most Podium Finishes –  Ferrari (280),
2. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores –  Ferrari (297),
3. Most Retirements –  Lotus (407),
4. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores –  Ferrari (429),
5. Most 3rd Place Finishes –  Ferrari (87),
6. Most 4th Place Finishes –  Ferrari (69),
7. Most Race Entries –  Lotus (940),
8. Most Failures to Qualify –  March (55),
9. Most 3rd Place Qualifications –  Ferrari (88),
10. Most 5th Place Qualifications –  Ferrari (86),
11. Most 13th Place Qualifications –  Lotus (47),
12. Most 26th Place Qualifications –  March (10)

World Championship standings
1  Didier Pironi 39 
2  John Watson 30 
3  Alain Prost 25 up
4  Niki Lauda 24 up
5  Keke Rosberg 23 up
6  Riccardo Patrese 19 
7  Nélson Piquet 17 
8  René Arnoux 13 up
9  Elio de Angelis 13 up
10  Michele Alboreto 11 
11  Eddie Cheever 10 up
12  Nigel Mansell 7 up
  Patrick Tambay 7 up
14  Derek Daly 7 up
15  Carlos Reutemann 6 up
  Gilles Villeneuve 6 up
17  Andrea de Cesaris 5 up
18  Jean-Pierre Jarier 3 
19  Eliseo Salazar 2 
  Manfred Winkelhock 2 
  Marc Surer 2 
22  Chico Serra 1 
  Mauro Baldi 1 
  Jacques Laffite 1 
1  McLaren / Ford 54 
2  Ferrari / Ferrari 52 
3  Renault / Renault 38 up
4  Williams / Ford 36 up
5  Lotus / Ford 20 
6  Brabham / Ford 19 
7  Brabham / BMW 17 
8  Ligier / Matra 11 
9  Tyrrell / Ford 11 
10  Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo 5 
11  ATS / Ford 4 
12  Osella / Ford 3 
13  Arrows / Ford 3 
14  Fittipaldi / Ford 1 

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 16Car 16Car 2
EntrantEquipe Renault ElfEquipe Renault ElfParmalat Racing Team
Driver René Arnoux René Arnoux Riccardo Patrese
Car Renault RE30B Renault RE30B Brabham BT50
EngineRenault 1.5 V6TRenault 1.5 V6TBMW 1.5 L4T
Time1:33'33.2171'34.4061'40.075
Speed201.215 km/h221.554 km/h209.003 km/h