The 1982 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race held at the Melbourne International Raceway, formerly Calder Raceway, in

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on 8 November 1982.Programme, National Panasonic Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne International Raceway, 6th–7th November 1982 The race, which was the 47th

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, was open to racing cars complying with

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regulations, which for this year included only

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cars.Australian Formula 1 (Formula Pacific), CAMS Manual of Motor Sport 1982, pages 269–272 It was the second Australian Grand Prix to feature only

cars. For the Australian-based competitors the race was also the eighth and final round of the 1982 Australian Drivers' Championship. The race was won by

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driving a

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. His subsequent victory in the 1986 Australian Grand Prix would see him secure his second straight Formula One World Championship for Drivers title and become the first driver to win the Australian Grand Prix in both its Australian domestic and World Championship formats. As of 2022 he remains as the only driver to have achieved this. The 1982 race was the first Australian Grand Prix since 1968 in which no Australian driver placed in the first three positions. The highest-placed Australian was the

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who finished fifth in a Tiga FA81

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, thus clinching the 1982 Australian Drivers' Championship title. Costanzo was also the fastest Australian qualifier, starting from the third grid position behind the

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RT4 Fords of French

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and

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Classification

Results as follows:

Qualifying

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RT4

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RT4

, 0:39.42 , +0.24 , - ! 3 , 1 ,

, Tiga FA81

, 0:39.59 , +0.41 , - ! 4 , 4 , John Bowe ,

RT4

, 0:39.67 , +0.49 , - ! 5 , 18 ,

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RT4

, 0:39.67 , +0.49 , - ! 6 , 19 ,

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RT4

, 0:39.77 , +0.59 , - ! 7 , 27 , Alan Jones ,

RT4

, 0:39.81 , +0.63 , - ! 8 , 71 , John Smith ,

RT4

, 0:39.89 , +0.70 , - ! 9 , 41 , David McMillan ,

RT4

, 0:39.93 , +0.74 , - ! 10 , 14 , Robert Handford ,

RT4

, 0:39.98 , +0.79 , - ! 11 , 2 ,

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RT4

, 0:39.99 , +0.80 , - ! 12 , 9 ,

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RT4

, 0:40.01 , +0.83 , - ! 13 , 8 , Richard Davison ,

RT4

, 0:40.07 , +0.89 , - ! 14 , 20 , Lucio Cesario ,

RT4

, 0:40.09 , +0.91 , - ! 15 , 64 , Phillip Revell ,

RT4

, 0:40.16 , +0.98 , - ! 16 , 25 ,

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RT4

, 0:40.30 , +1.12 , - ! 17 , 3 ,

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RT4

, 0:40.36 , +1.18 , - ! 18 , 12 , Doug MacArthur ,

RT4

, 0:40.41 , +1.23 , - ! 19 , 10 ,

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, Tiga FA82

, 0:41.25 , +2.07 , - ! 20 , 7 , Peter Williamson ,

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TA860

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Mk.8

, 0:41.25 , +2.07 , - ! 22 , 23 , Willy Stobart ,

RT4

, 0:41.27 , +2.09 , - ! 23 , 78 , Brian Sampson ,

Mk.8

, 0:41.38 , +2.20 , - ! 24 , 16 , Bob Creasy ,

RT4

, 0:41.65 , +2.47 , - ! 25 {1) , 24 , Ray Hangar ,

RT4

, 0:42.10 , +2.92 , - ! 26 {1) , 13 , Brett Fisher ,

RT1

, 0:43.87 , +4.69 Note 1: Hanger and Fisher were listed as reserves for the race however Hanger was allowed to start after Jones withdrew during the warm-up laps.

Race

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RT4

, Melbourne International Raceway , 100 , 1h 07m 18.65s , , - ! 2 , 26 ,

RT4

, Melbourne International Raceway , 100 , 1h 07m 33.97s , , - ! 3 , 19 ,

RT4

, Goold Motorsport , 100 , 1h 07m 43.48s , , - ! 4 , 41 , David McMillan ,

RT4

, D McMillan , 99 , , , - ! 5 , 1 ,

, Tiga FA81

, Porsche Cars Australia , 99 , , align="center" , 9 , - ! 6 , 2 ,

RT4

, A Miedecke , 99 , , align="center" , 6 , - ! 7 , 4 , John Bowe ,

RT4

, Chris Leach Racing , 99 , , align="center" , 4 , - ! 8 , 14 , Robert Handford ,

RT4

, R Handford , 98 , , align="center" , 3 , - ! 9 , 71 , John Smith ,

RT4

, J Smith , 98 , , align="center" , 2 , - ! 10 , 64 , Phillip Revell ,

RT4

, Aub Revell47th Australian Grand Prix, Racing Car News, December 1982, page 25 , 98 , , align="center" , 1 , - ! 11 , 8 , Richard Davison ,

RT4

, Clive Milis Motors Pty Ltd , 98 , , , - ! 12 , 12 , Doug MacArthur ,

RT4

, DM MacArthur , 97 , , , - ! 13 , 10 ,

, Tiga FA82

, N Crang , 96 , , , - ! 14 , 74 , Chris Hocking ,

Mk.8

, C Hocking , 96 , , , - ! 15 , 78 , Brian Sampson ,

Mk.8

, B Sampson , 96 , , , - ! 16 , 25 ,

RT4

, P Radisich , 93 , , , - ! 17 , 16 , Bob Creasy ,

RT4

, B Creasy , 91 , , , - ! 18 , 24 , Ray Hangar ,

RT4

, R Hanger , 90 , , , - ! Ret , 20 , Lucio Cesario ,

RT4

, L Cesario , 51 , lost fourth gear , , - ! Ret , 18 ,

RT4

, Goold Motorsport , 35 , accident , , - ! Ret , 9 ,

RT4

, Graham Watson Motor Racing Pty Ltd , 34 , accident , , - ! Ret , 7 , Peter Williamson ,

TA860

, National Panasonic (Australia) Pty Ltd , 33 , accident , , - ! Ret , 3 ,

RT4

, C O'Brien , 27 , head gasket , , - ! Ret , 23 , Willy Stobart ,

RT4

, W Stobart , 26 , brakes / handling , , - ! DNS , 27 , Alan Jones ,

RT4

, Alan Jones Racing , , flywheel
(warm up laps)Australian Motor Racing Year 1982/83, pages 166 & 167 , , - ! DNQ , 13 , Brett Fisher ,

RT1

, Paul Liston , , ,

Notes

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– 0'39.18 *

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– 0'39.62 (146.29 km/h, 90.90 mph) New Formula Pacific lap record. * Winner's average speed: 143.6 km/h (89.18 mph)

References

External links

Image of Alain Prost (Ralt RT4 Ford) on 7.11.1982, www.prostfan.com, as archived at www.webcitation.org

Australian Grand Prix, Calder, 7 Nov 1982, /www.oldracingcars.com
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