1982 / ROUND 16

Caesars Palace Grand Prix

WinnerMichele AlboretoPublished race classification

Official poleAlain ProstSeparate from qualifying rank

Race distance273.75 km75 laps

Race entries30Includes non-starts and exclusions

Points after this race

Championship

Result	Driver	Constructor	Qual.	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Points
1	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	3	3	75	1:41:56.888	9
2	John Watson	McLaren	9	9	75	1:42:24.178	6
3	Eddie Cheever	Ligier	4	4	75	1:42:53.338	4
4	Alain Prost	Renault	1	1	75	1:43:05.538	3
5	Keke Rosberg	Williams	6	6	75	1:43:08.268	2
6	Derek Daly	Williams	14	14	74	+1 lap	1
7	Marc Surer	Arrows	17	17	74	+1 lap	0
8	Brian Henton	Tyrrell	19	19	74	+1 lap	0
9	Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	18	18	73	+2 laps	0
10	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	16	16	73	+2 laps	0
11	Mauro Baldi	Arrows	24	23	73	+2 laps	0
12	Rupert Keegan	March	26	25	73	+2 laps	0
13	Raul Boesel	March	25	24	69	+6 laps	0
NC	Manfred Winkelhock	ATS	23	22	62	+13 laps	0
DNF	Niki Lauda	McLaren	13	13	53	Engine	0
DNF	Tommy Byrne	Theodore	27	26	39	Spun off	0
DNF	Derek Warwick	Toleman	10	10	32	Spark plugs	0
DNF	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	21	20	28	Engine	0
DNF	Mario Andretti	Ferrari	7	7	26	Suspension	0
DNF	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	12	12	26	Spark plugs	0
DNF	René Arnoux	Renault	2	2	20	Engine	0
DNF	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	5	5	17	Clutch	0
DNF	Nigel Mansell	Lotus	22	21	8	Collision	0
DNF	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	11	11	5	Ignition	0
DNS	Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	8	8	—	Unfit	0
DNS	Roberto Guerrero	Ensign	15	15	—	Engine	0
DNS	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Osella	20	—	—	DNS	0
DNQ	Teo Fabi	Toleman	28	—	—	DNQ	0
DNQ	Eliseo Salazar	ATS	29	—	—	DNQ	0
DNQ	Chico Serra	Fittipaldi	30	—	—	DNQ	0

Position	Driver	Published overall / latest phase
1	Alain Prost	1:16.356
2	René Arnoux	1:16.786
3	Michele Alboreto	1:17.646
4	Eddie Cheever	1:17.683
5	Riccardo Patrese	1:17.772
6	Keke Rosberg	1:17.886
7	Mario Andretti	1:17.921
8	Patrick Tambay	1:17.958
9	John Watson	1:17.986
10	Derek Warwick	1:18.012
11	Jacques Laffite	1:18.056
12	Nelson Piquet	1:18.275
13	Niki Lauda	1:18.333
14	Derek Daly	1:18.418
15	Roberto Guerrero	1:18.496
16	Bruno Giacomelli	1:18.622
17	Marc Surer	1:18.734
18	Andrea de Cesaris	1:18.761
19	Brian Henton	1:18.765
20	Jean-Pierre Jarier	1:19.222
21	Elio de Angelis	1:19.302
22	Nigel Mansell	1:19.439
23	Manfred Winkelhock	1:19.767
24	Mauro Baldi	1:20.271
25	Raul Boesel	1:20.766
26	Rupert Keegan	1:21.180
27	Tommy Byrne	1:21.555
28	Teo Fabi	1:21.569
29	Eliseo Salazar	1:21.583
30	Chico Serra	1:22.387

Time columns can refer to different phases; Head 2 Head uses a common phase. Grid penalties and Sprint-defined grids do not rewrite qualifying.