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Detroit Grand Prix



Date
Sun 6th June 1982 (UTC)
Sun 6th June 1982 (Local)

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1982-06-06T00:00:00

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League
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Season
1982

Round
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The 1982 Detroit Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on June 6, 1982, in Detroit, Michigan.
Secure in the lead, Watson was able to back off as Rosberg struggled with fuel feed problems and worn tires, in addition to his ailing gearbox, and dropped all the way back to fifth on the track and fourth on combined time. With an average speed of only 78 mph, the two-hour time limit was well short of the intended 76 laps, and Watson took his second win of the season, which was the first Detroit Grand Prix, at America's sixth different Formula One venue. American Eddie Cheever claimed second for his best Grand Prix finish, ahead of Pironi in third.
Despite a mountain of teething problems with the new circuit, the organizers of the race received excellent reviews for their efforts, and a new American city had made its entrance to Formula One. With two US races already run in 1982, one still remained, as, for the first time ever, one country would host three events in a single Grand Prix season.
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Transparent Spacer01 Player Cutout thumb Team Badge icon Team equipment thumbnailFlag icon John Watson1:58:41.043
Transparent Spacer02 Player Cutout thumb Team Badge icon Team equipment thumbnailFlag icon Eddie Cheever+0:15.726
Transparent Spacer03 Player Cutout thumb Team Badge icon Team equipment thumbnailFlag icon Didier Pironi+0:28.077
Transparent Spacer04 Player Cutout thumb Team Badge icon Team equipment thumbnailFlag icon Keke Rosberg+1:11.976
Transparent Spacer05 Player Cutout thumb Team Badge icon Team equipment thumbnailFlag icon Derek Daly+1:23.757
Transparent Spacer06 Player Cutout thumb Team Badge icon Team equipment thumbnailFlag icon Jacques Laffite+1 Lap
Transparent Spacer07 Player Cutout thumb Team Badge icon Team equipment thumbnailFlag icon Jochen Mass+1 Lap
Transparent Spacer08 Player Cutout thumb Team Badge icon Team equipment thumbnailFlag icon Marc Surer+1 Lap
Transparent Spacer09 Player Cutout thumb Team Badge icon Team equipment thumbnailFlag icon Brian Henton+2 Laps
Transparent Spacer10 Player Cutout thumb Team Badge icon Team equipment thumbnailFlag icon René Arnoux+3 Laps
Transparent Spacer11 Player Cutout thumb Team Badge icon Team equipment thumbnailFlag icon Chico Serra+3 Laps
Transparent Spacer12 Player Cutout thumb Team Badge icon Team equipment thumbnailFlag icon Alain ProstDNF
Transparent Spacer13 Player Cutout thumb Team Badge icon Team equipment thumbnailFlag icon Nigel MansellDNF
Transparent Spacer14 Player Cutout thumb Team Badge icon Team equipment thumbnailFlag icon Niki LaudaDNF
Transparent Spacer15 Player Cutout thumb Team Badge icon Team equipment thumbnailFlag icon Michele AlboretoDNF
Transparent Spacer16 Player Cutout thumb Team Badge icon Team equipment thumbnailFlag icon Bruno GiacomelliDNF
Transparent Spacer17 Player Cutout thumb Team Badge icon Team equipment thumbnailFlag icon Elio de AngelisDNF
Transparent Spacer18 Player Cutout thumb Team Badge icon Team equipment thumbnailFlag icon Eliseo SalazarDNF
Transparent Spacer19 Player Cutout thumb Team Badge icon Team equipment thumbnailFlag icon Roberto GuerreroDNF
Transparent Spacer20 Player Cutout thumb Team Badge icon Team equipment thumbnailFlag icon Riccardo PatreseDNF
Transparent Spacer21 Player Cutout thumb Team Badge icon Team equipment thumbnailFlag icon Andrea De CesarisDNF
Transparent Spacer22 Player Cutout thumb Team Badge icon Team equipment thumbnailFlag icon Jean-Christophe BoullionDNF
Transparent Spacer23 Player Cutout thumb Team Badge icon Team equipment thumbnailFlag icon Manfred WinkelhockDNF
Transparent Spacer24 Player Cutout thumb Team Badge icon Team equipment thumbnailFlag icon Raul BoeselDNF
Transparent Spacer25 Player Cutout thumb Team Badge icon Team equipment thumbnailFlag icon Mauro BaldiDNF
Transparent Spacer26 Player Cutout thumb Team Badge icon Team equipment thumbnailFlag icon Riccardo PalettiDNF
Transparent Spacer27 Player Cutout thumb Team Badge icon Team equipment thumbnailFlag icon Emilio De VillotaDid not qualify
Transparent Spacer28 Player Cutout thumb Team Badge icon Team equipment thumbnailFlag icon Nelson PiquetDid not qualify
Transparent Spacer29No Cutout thumb Team Badge icon Team equipment thumbnailDid not qualify


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