1982 - Grand Prix of France

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1982 - Grand Prix of France

Race Name - Grand Prix of France
Date - 7/25/1982
Race Track - Circuit Paul Ricard
Number of Starting Cars - 26
Laps Run - 54
Pole Winner Rene Arnoux
Average Race Speed - 201.215 kph
Lead Changes - 3 Leader(s) with 3 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Rene Arnoux
Race Number - 11

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	1	Ren Arnoux	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RE30B	Renault-Gordini EF1
2	2	Alain Prost	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RE30B	Renault-Gordini EF1
3	3	Didier Pironi	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 126C2	Ferrari 021
4	5	Patrick Tambay	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 126C2	Ferrari 021
5	10	Keke Rosberg	TAG Williams Team	Williams FW08	Ford Cosworth DFV
6	15	Michele Alboreto	Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 011	Ford Cosworth DFV
7	11	Derek Daly	TAG Williams Team	Williams FW08	Ford Cosworth DFV
8	9	Niki Lauda	Marlboro McLaren International	McLaren MP4-1B	Ford Cosworth DFV
9	8	Bruno Giacomelli	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 182	Alfa Romeo 890T
10	23	Brian Henton	Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 011	Ford Cosworth DFV
11	18	Manfred Winkelhock	Team ATS	ATS D5	Ford Cosworth DFV
12	24	Geoff Lees	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 91	Ford Cosworth DFV
13	20	Marc Surer	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A4	Ford Cosworth DFV
14	16	Jacques Laffite	Equipe Talbot Gitanes	Ligier JS19	Matra MS81
15	14	Derek Warwick	Candy Toleman Motorsport	Toleman TG181C	Hart 415T
16	19	Eddie Cheever	Equipe Talbot Gitanes	Ligier JS19	Matra MS81
17	7	Andrea de Cesaris	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 182	Alfa Romeo 890T
18	6	Nelson Piquet	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT50	BMW M12
19	13	Elio de Angelis	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 91	Ford Cosworth DFV
20	12	John Watson	Marlboro McLaren International	McLaren MP4-1B	Ford Cosworth DFV
21	26	Jochen Mass	March Grand Prix	March 821	Ford Cosworth DFV
22	25	Mauro Baldi	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A4	Ford Cosworth DFV
23	4	Riccardo Patrese	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT50	BMW M12
24	22	Eliseo Salazar	Team ATS	ATS D5	Ford Cosworth DFV
25	17	JeanPierre Jarier	Osella Squadra Corse	Osella FA1C	Ford Cosworth DFV
26	21	Teo Fabi	Candy Toleman Motorsport	Toleman TG181C	Hart 415T