Round 7 · 1982
Detroit Grand Prix
WinnerWATMcLaren · from P17
PolePRO
Fastest lap1:50.438Prost · L45
Biggest gain+16Watson P17→P1
Retirements14of 25 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Watson WAT | McLaren | 17 | +16 | 62 | 1:58:41.043 | — | 9 |
| 2 | Eddie Cheever Jr CHE | Ligier | 9 | +7 | 62 | +15.730 | — | 6 |
| 3 | Didier Pironi PIR | Ferrari | 4 | +1 | 62 | +28.080 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Keke Rosberg ROG | Williams | 3 | -1 | 62 | +1:11.980 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Derek Daly DAD | Williams | 12 | +7 | 62 | +1:23.760 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier | 13 | +7 | 61 | +1 lap | — | 1 |
| 7 | Jochen Mass MAJ | March | 18 | +11 | 61 | +1 lap | — | |
| 8 | Marc Surer SUR | Arrows | 19 | +11 | 61 | +1 lap | — | |
| 9 | Brian Henton HEN | Tyrrell | 20 | +11 | 60 | +2 laps | — | |
| 10 | Toleman | 15 | +5 | 59 | +3 laps | — | ||
| 11 | Chico Serra SER | Fittipaldi | 26 | +15 | 59 | +3 laps | — | |
| — | Eliseo Salazar SAA | ATS | 25 | 13 | DNF · L13 | — | ||
| — | Raul Boesel BOE | March | 21 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | ||
| — | Roberto Guerrero GUO | Ensign | 11 | 6 | DNF · L6 | — | ||
| — | Osella | 22 | 2 | DNF · L2 | — | |||
| — | Niki Lauda LAU | McLaren | 10 | 40 | DNF · L40 | — | ||
| — | March | — | 0 | DNQ | — | |||
| — | Riccardo Patrese PAC | Brabham | 14 | 6 | DNF · L6 | — | ||
| — | Bruno Giacomelli GIA | Alfa Romeo (1979–85) | 6 | 30 | DNF · L30 | — | ||
| — | Brabham | — | 0 | DNQ | — | |||
| — | Elio de Angelis DEA | Team Lotus | 8 | 17 | DNF · L17 | — | ||
| — | Jan Lammers LAM | Theodore | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Alain Prost PRO | Toleman | 1 | 54 | NC · L54 FL | — | ||
| — | Alfa Romeo (1979–85) | 2 | 2 | DNF · L2 | — | |||
| — | Nigel Mansell MNS | Team Lotus | 7 | 44 | DNF · L44 | — | ||
| — | ATS | 5 | 1 | DNF · L1 | — | |||
| — | Michele Alboreto ALB | Tyrrell | 16 | 40 | DNF · L40 | — | ||
| — | Mauro Baldi BLD | Arrows | 24 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | ||
| — | Riccardo Paletti PAD | Osella | 23 | 0 | DNS | — |
Session schedule
Grand PrixFinal
Championship after round 7
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Watson WAT | 26 | ▲1 |
| 2 | Didier Pironi PIR | 20 | ▲1 |
| 3 | Alain Prost PRO | 18 | ▼2 |
| 4 | Keke Rosberg ROG | 17 | |
| 5 | Riccardo Patrese PAC | 13 | |
| 6 | Niki Lauda LAU | 12 | |
| 7 | Eddie Cheever Jr CHE | 10 | ▲5 |
| 8 | Michele Alboreto ALB | 10 | ▼1 |
Running totals from published race points.