1982 Canadian Grand Prix
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The 1982 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on 13 June 1982. It was the eighth race of the 1982 Formula One World Championship. This was the first Canadian Grand Prix to be held in June, the organisers having moved the race from the autumn to allow for warmer weather;[2] it has been held in June ever since.
1982 Canadian Grand Prix | |||
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Race 8 of 16 in the 1982 Formula One World Championship | |||
Race details | |||
Date | 13 June 1982 | ||
Official name | XXI Grand Prix du Canada | ||
Location |
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
Course | Temporary street circuit | ||
Course length | 4.410 km (2.740 miles) | ||
Distance | 70 laps, 308.700 km (191.817 miles) | ||
Weather |
Overcast and chilly 17 °C (63 °F)[1] | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Ferrari | ||
Time | 1:27.509 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | |
Time | 1:28.323 on lap 66 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Brabham-BMW | ||
Second | Brabham-Ford | ||
Third | McLaren-Ford | ||
Lap leaders |
The 70-lap race was won by Nelson Piquet, driving a Brabham-BMW. It was the first Formula One victory for a BMW-engined car, but the only victory of the season for defending Drivers' Champion Piquet. Team-mate Riccardo Patrese finished second in an older Brabham-Ford, with John Watson third in a McLaren-Ford.