The 1982 Brazilian Grand Prix was a

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motor race held at

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on 21 March 1982. It was the second round of the 1982 Formula One season. Many drivers suffered exhaustion because of the intensely hot weather, particularly Brabham drivers Nelson Piquet and Riccardo Patrese. Patrese was forced to retire from the race due to total exhaustion. Piquet, after having finished first in the race and then barely making it to the podium ceremony, fainted due to exhaustion only to be disqualified later.

Qualifying

Pre-qualifying

Qualifying

Race

Disqualifications

Nelson Piquet finished first and Keke Rosberg finished second, but both were disqualified after the cars were found to be underweight. As a result, the FOCA teams boycotted

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two races later. The problem was with a "ballast water tank", ostensibly used to cool the brakes. This would gradually empty during the race and then be replenished at the end so as to pass post-race scrutineering. The FIA Appeals Tribunal upheld the disqualification seven weeks later and these tanks were permanently banned.

Race classification

Notes

* This was the 200th Grand Prix in which an Argentinian driver participated. In those 200 races, Argentinian drivers had won 38 Grands Prix, achieved 100 podium finishes, 38 pole positions, 33 fastest laps, 10 Grand Slams and 5 World Championships. * This was the 10th fastest lap and the 1st Grand Slam for

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and a Renault-powered car.

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings ;Constructors' Championship standings *Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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