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1982 Standings

Keke Rosberg won the 1982 Drivers' Championship for Williams. Final 1982 standings — every driver and constructor ranked by points and wins.

Driver Leader
Keke Rosberg
44 pts · Williams
Title Gap
5 pts
Keke Rosberg over Didier Pironi
Constructors
Ferrari
74 pts · gap 5
Most Wins
2
Didier Pironi
Control Tower
Drivers Championship
Season
1982 Season Report

Keke Rosberg won the 1982 Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship driving for Williams, finishing on 44 points, 5 clear of Didier Pironi. Rosberg won 1 race that season.

Ferrari took the Constructors' Championship with 74 points, 5 ahead of McLaren.

11 different drivers won a Grand Prix, and 26 drivers scored championship points.

Championships in this era were decided on a "best results" basis — drivers counted only their highest-scoring finishes towards the title, so season totals can differ from the sum of every race result. Dropped scores were abolished from 1991.

Standings compiled from the Ergast/Jolpica Formula 1 results archive. Spotted an error? Tell us.

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1982 Driver Order

Pos
Driver
Form
Points
Wins
P1
Keke Rosberg
Williams
Championship Pace100%
Championship Leader
44
Points
1
Wins
P2
Didier Pironi
Ferrari
Championship Pace89%
5 pts off the lead.
39
Points
2
Wins
P3
John Watson
McLaren
Championship Pace89%
5 pts off the lead.
39
Points
2
Wins
P4
Alain Prost
Renault
Championship Pace77%
10 pts off the lead.
34
Points
2
Wins
P5
Niki Lauda
McLaren
Championship Pace68%
14 pts off the lead.
30
Points
2
Wins
P6
René Arnoux
Renault
Championship Pace64%
16 pts off the lead.
28
Points
2
Wins
P7
Patrick Tambay
Ferrari
Championship Pace57%
19 pts off the lead.
25
Points
1
Wins
P8
Michele Alboreto
Tyrrell
Championship Pace57%
19 pts off the lead.
25
Points
1
Wins
P9
Elio de Angelis
Team Lotus
Championship Pace52%
21 pts off the lead.
23
Points
1
Wins
P10
Riccardo Patrese
Brabham
Championship Pace48%
23 pts off the lead.
21
Points
1
Wins
P11
Nelson Piquet
Brabham
Championship Pace45%
24 pts off the lead.
20
Points
1
Wins
P12
Eddie Cheever
Ligier
Championship Pace34%
29 pts off the lead.
15
Points
0
Wins
P13
Derek Daly
Theodore
Championship Pace18%
36 pts off the lead.
8
Points
0
Wins
P14
Nigel Mansell
Team Lotus
Championship Pace16%
37 pts off the lead.
7
Points
0
Wins
P15
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
Championship Pace14%
38 pts off the lead.
6
Points
0
Wins
P16
Carlos Reutemann
Williams
Championship Pace14%
38 pts off the lead.
6
Points
0
Wins
P17
Andrea de Cesaris
Alfa Romeo
Championship Pace11%
39 pts off the lead.
5
Points
0
Wins
P18
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
Championship Pace11%
39 pts off the lead.
5
Points
0
Wins
P19
Mario Andretti
Williams
Championship Pace9%
40 pts off the lead.
4
Points
0
Wins
P20
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Osella
Championship Pace7%
41 pts off the lead.
3
Points
0
Wins
P21
Marc Surer
Arrows
Championship Pace7%
41 pts off the lead.
3
Points
0
Wins
P22
Bruno Giacomelli
Alfa Romeo
Championship Pace5%
42 pts off the lead.
2
Points
0
Wins
P23
Eliseo Salazar
ATS
Championship Pace5%
42 pts off the lead.
2
Points
0
Wins
P24
Manfred Winkelhock
ATS
Championship Pace5%
42 pts off the lead.
2
Points
0
Wins
P25
Mauro Baldi
Arrows
Championship Pace5%
42 pts off the lead.
2
Points
0
Wins
P26
Chico Serra
Fittipaldi
Championship Pace2%
43 pts off the lead.
1
Points
0
Wins
P27
Brian Henton
Arrows
Championship Pace0%
44 pts off the lead.
0
Points
0
Wins
P28
Jochen Mass
March
Championship Pace0%
44 pts off the lead.
0
Points
0
Wins
P29
Slim Borgudd
Tyrrell
Championship Pace0%
44 pts off the lead.
0
Points
0
Wins
P30
Raul Boesel
March
Championship Pace0%
44 pts off the lead.
0
Points
0
Wins
About the 1982 championships · How F1 points work

Keke Rosberg leads the 1982 Drivers Championship with 44 points, holding a 5-point advantage over Didier Pironi (Ferrari). A gap of fewer than 25 points — one race win — means the title race remains mathematically open every single weekend.

In the 1982 Constructors Championship, Ferrari leads with 74 points — a 5-point margin over McLaren. The Constructors title is decided by the combined points haul of a team's two drivers from every race, making car reliability, pit stop execution, and strategic pairing as important as raw pace.

The current FIA points system awards points to the top ten finishers in every Grand Prix: 25–18–15–12–10–8–6–4–2–1. An additional point goes to the driver who sets the fastest lap of the race, provided they finish inside the top ten. Sprint events — held on Saturday at select rounds — offer a separate points structure: 8–7–6–5–4–3–2–1 for the top eight finishers, counting toward both championships independently of the main race result.

A driver must hold an FIA Super Licence and score at least one championship point to register on the standings. DNFs score zero, but a classified finish — completing at least 90% of the race distance — earns the driver’s finishing position even without a points reward.