Detroit Grand Prix

Date & Time
Sun 6th June 1982 12:00am Local
Sun 6th June 1982 12:00am UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
1982

Round
7

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Location
Detroit Street Circuit

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Description

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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Result List

01	John Watson	McLaren Formula 1 Team	1:58:41.043
02	Eddie Cheever	Ligier	+0:15.726
03	Didier Pironi	Scuderia Ferrari HP	+0:28.077
04	Keke Rosberg	Williams Racing	+1:11.976
05	Derek Daly	Williams Racing	+1:23.757
06	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	+1 Lap
07	Jochen Mass	March Engineering	+1 Lap
08	Marc Surer	Arrows Grand Prix International	+1 Lap
09	Brian Henton	Tyrrell Racing	+2 Laps
10	René Arnoux	Renault F1 Team	+3 Laps
11	Chico Serra	Fittipaldi Automotive	+3 Laps
12	Alain Prost	Renault F1 Team	DNF
13	Nigel Mansell	Lotus F1	DNF
14	Niki Lauda	McLaren Formula 1 Team	DNF
15	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell Racing	DNF
16	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo S.p.A.	DNF
17	Elio de Angelis	Lotus F1	DNF
18	Eliseo Salazar	ATS	DNF
19	Roberto Guerrero	Ensign Racing	DNF
20	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	DNF
21	Andrea De Cesaris	Alfa Romeo S.p.A.	DNF
22	Jean-Christophe Boullion	Osella	DNF
23	Manfred Winkelhock	ATS	DNF
24	Raul Boesel	March Engineering	DNF
25	Mauro Baldi	Arrows Grand Prix International	DNF
26	Riccardo Paletti	Osella	DNF
27	Emilio De Villota	March Engineering	Did not qualify
28	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	Did not qualify
29	Theodore Racing	Did not qualify