Gridpedia1982 United States Grand Prix West
- Date
- 4 Apr 1982
- Circuit
- Long Beach, California, USA
- Round
- 3 of 16
- Winner
- Niki Lauda (McLaren)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 2 | 75 | 1:58:25.318 | 1:30.831 | 9 |
| 2 | 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 8 | 75 | +14.660 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 18 | 75 | +1:19.143 | 4 | |
| 4 | 3 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 12 | 75 | +1:20.947 | 3 | |
| 5 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 16 | 74 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 11 | 74 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 17 | 73 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 17 | Jochen Mass | March | 21 | 73 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 18 | Raul Boesel | March | 23 | 70 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 4 | Slim Borgudd | Tyrrell | 24 | 68 | +7 Laps | 0 | |
| D | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 7 | 75 | Disqualified | 0 | |
| R | 25 | Eddie Cheever | Ligier | 13 | 59 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 1 | 33 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 29 | Brian Henton | Arrows | 20 | 32 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 14 | Roberto Guerrero | Ensign | 19 | 27 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 15 | 26 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 31 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 10 | 26 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 6 | 25 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 33 | Derek Daly | Theodore | 22 | 23 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 5 | Mario Andretti | Williams | 14 | 19 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 4 | 10 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 9 | 6 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 3 | 5 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 5 | 5 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 10 | Eliseo Salazar | ATS | 26 | 3 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 25 | 1 | Collision | 0 | |
| F | 36 | Teo Fabi | Toleman | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 32 | Riccardo Paletti | Osella | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 20 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 30 | Mauro Baldi | Arrows | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 35 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Renault | 2 | 18 |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 1 | 12 |
| 3 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | John Watson | McLaren | 0 | 8 |
| 5 | Carlos Reutemann | 0 | 6 | |
| 6 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | René Arnoux | Renault | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 0 | 2 |