The 1982 Australian Grand Prix was a motor race held at the Melbourne International Raceway, (now generally known as Calder Park), in Victoria,

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on 8 November 1982.Programme, National Panasonic Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne International Raceway, 6th–7th November 1982 The race, which was the 47th

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, was open to racing cars complying with

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regulations, which for this year included only

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cars.Australian Formula 1 (Formula Pacific), CAMS Manual of Motor Sport 1982, pages 269–272 It was the second Australian Grand Prix to feature only

cars. For the Australian-based competitors the race was also the eighth and final round of the 1982 Australian Drivers' Championship. The race was won by

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driving a Ralt RT4. His subsequent victory in the

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would see him secure his second straight Formula One World Championship for Drivers title and become the only driver to win the Australian Grand Prix in both its Australian domestic and World Championship formats. The 1982 race was the first Australian Grand Prix since

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in which no Australian driver placed in the first three positions. The highest-placed Australian was the Alfredo Costanzo who finished fifth in a Tiga FA81 Ford, thus clinching the 1982 Australian Drivers' Championship title. Costanzo was also the fastest Australian qualifier, starting from the third grid position behind the

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RT4 Fords of French

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drivers

and

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Classification

Results as follows:

Qualifying

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RT4 Ford , 0:39.18 , align="center", — , - ! 2 , 26 ,

RT4 Ford , 0:39.42 , +0.24 , - ! 3 , 1 , Alfredo Costanzo , Tiga FA81 Ford , 0:39.59 , +0.41 , - ! 4 , 4 , John Bowe ,

RT4 Ford , 0:39.67 , +0.49 , - ! 5 , 18 ,

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RT4 Ford , 0:39.67 , +0.49 , - ! 6 , 19 ,

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RT4 Ford , 0:39.77 , +0.59 , - ! 7 , 27 , Alan Jones ,

RT4 Ford , 0:39.81 , +0.63 , - ! 8 , 71 , John Smith ,

RT4 Ford , 0:39.89 , +0.70 , - ! 9 , 41 , David McMillan ,

RT4 Ford , 0:39.93 , +0.74 , - ! 10 , 14 , Robert Handford ,

RT4 Ford , 0:39.98 , +0.79 , - ! 11 , 2 ,

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RT4 Ford , 0:39.99 , +0.80 , - ! 12 , 9 ,

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RT4 Ford , 0:40.01 , +0.83 , - ! 13 , 8 ,

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RT4 Ford , 0:40.07 , +0.89 , - ! 14 , 20 , Lucio Cesario ,

RT4 Ford , 0:40.09 , +0.91 , - ! 15 , 64 , Phillip Revell ,

RT4 Ford , 0:40.16 , +0.98 , - ! 16 , 25 , Paul Radisich ,

RT4 Ford , 0:40.30 , +1.12 , - ! 17 , 3 , Charlie O'Brien ,

RT4 Ford , 0:40.36 , +1.18 , - ! 18 , 12 , Doug MacArthur ,

RT4 Ford , 0:40.41 , +1.23 , - ! 19 , 10 , Neil Crang , Tiga FA82 Ford , 0:41.25 , +2.07 , - ! 20 , 7 , Peter Williamson ,

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TA860

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, 0:41.25 , +2.07 , - ! 21 , 74 , Chris Hocking ,

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Mk.8 Ford , 0:41.25 , +2.07 , - ! 22 , 23 , Willy Stobart ,

RT4 Ford , 0:41.27 , +2.09 , - ! 23 , 78 , Brian Sampson ,

Mk.8 Ford , 0:41.38 , +2.20 , - ! 24 , 16 , Bob Creasy ,

RT4 Ford , 0:41.65 , +2.47 , - ! 25 {1) , 24 , Ray Hangar ,

RT4 Ford , 0:42.10 , +2.92 , - ! 26 {1) , 13 , Brett Fisher ,

RT1 Ford , 0:43.87 , +4.69 Note 1: Hanger and Fisher were listed as reserves for the race however Hanger was allowed to start after Jones withdrew during the warm-up laps.

Race

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RT4 Ford , Melbourne International Raceway , 100 , 1h 07m 18.65s , , - ! 2 , 26 ,

RT4 Ford , Melbourne International Raceway , 100 , 1h 07m 33.97s , , - ! 3 , 19 ,

RT4 Ford , Goold Motorsport , 100 , 1h 07m 43.48s , , - ! 4 , 41 , David McMillan ,

RT4 Ford , D McMillan , 99 , , , - ! 5 , 1 , Alfredo Costanzo , Tiga FA81 Ford , Porsche Cars Australia , 99 , , align="center" , 9 , - ! 6 , 2 ,

RT4 Ford , A Miedecke , 99 , , align="center" , 6 , - ! 7 , 4 , John Bowe ,

RT4 Ford , Chris Leach Racing , 99 , , align="center" , 4 , - ! 8 , 14 , Robert Handford ,

RT4 Ford , R Handford , 98 , , align="center" , 3 , - ! 9 , 71 , John Smith ,

RT4 Ford , J Smith , 98 , , align="center" , 2 , - ! 10 , 64 , Phillip Revell ,

RT4 Ford , Aub Revell47th Australian Grand Prix, Racing Car News, December 1982, page 25 , 98 , , align="center" , 1 , - ! 11 , 8 ,

RT4 Ford , Clive Milis Motors Pty Ltd , 98 , , , - ! 12 , 12 , Doug MacArthur ,

RT4 Ford , DM MacArthur , 97 , , , - ! 13 , 10 , Neil Crang , Tiga FA82 Ford , N Crang , 96 , , , - ! 14 , 74 , Chris Hocking ,

Mk.8 Ford , C Hocking , 96 , , , - ! 15 , 78 , Brian Sampson ,

Mk.8 Ford , B Sampson , 96 , , , - ! 16 , 25 , Paul Radisich ,

RT4 Ford , P Radisich , 93 , , , - ! 17 , 16 , Bob Creasy ,

RT4 Ford , B Creasy , 91 , , , - ! 18 , 24 , Ray Hangar ,

RT4 Ford , R Hanger , 90 , , , - ! Ret , 20 , Lucio Cesario ,

RT4 Ford , L Cesario , 51 , lost fourth gear , , - ! Ret , 18 ,

RT4 Ford , Goold Motorsport , 35 , accident , , - ! Ret , 9 ,

RT4 Ford , Graham Watson Motor Racing Pty Ltd , 34 , accident , , - ! Ret , 7 , Peter Williamson ,

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, National Panasonic (Australia) Pty Ltd , 33 , accident , , - ! Ret , 3 , Charlie O'Brien ,

RT4 Ford , C O'Brien , 27 , head gasket , , - ! Ret , 23 , Willy Stobart ,

RT4 Ford , W Stobart , 26 , brakes / handling , , - ! DNS , 27 , Alan Jones ,

RT4 Ford , Alan Jones Racing , , flywheel
(warm up laps)Australian Motor Racing Year 1982/83, pages 166 & 167 , , - ! DNQ , 13 , Brett Fisher ,

RT1 Ford , Paul Liston , , ,

Notes

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– 0'39.18 *

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– 0'39.62 (146.29 km/h, 90.90 mph) New Formula Pacific lap record. * Winner's average speed: 143.6 km/h (89.18 mph)

References

External links

Image of Alain Prost (Ralt RT4 Ford) on 7.11.1982, www.prostfan.com, as archived at www.webcitation.org

Australian Grand Prix, Calder, 7 Nov 1982, /www.oldracingcars.com
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