Round 11 · 1982
French Grand Prix
WinnerALXToleman · from P1
PoleALX
Fastest lap1:40.075Patrese · L4
Biggest gain+13Henton P23→P10
Retirements10of 26 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toleman | 1 | 0 | 54 | 1:33:33.217 | — | 9 | |
| 2 | Alain Prost PRO | Toleman | 2 | 0 | 54 | +17.310 | — | 6 |
| 3 | Didier Pironi PIR | Ferrari | 3 | 0 | 54 | +42.130 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Patrick Tambay TAM | Ferrari | 5 | +1 | 54 | +1:16.240 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Keke Rosberg ROG | Williams | 10 | +5 | 54 | +1:30.990 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Michele Alboreto ALB | Tyrrell | 15 | +9 | 54 | +1:32.340 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Derek Daly DAD | Williams | 11 | +4 | 53 | +1 lap | — | |
| 8 | Niki Lauda LAU | McLaren | 9 | +1 | 53 | +1 lap | — | |
| 9 | Bruno Giacomelli GIA | Alfa Romeo (1979–85) | 8 | -1 | 53 | +1 lap | — | |
| 10 | Brian Henton HEN | Tyrrell | 23 | +13 | 53 | +1 lap | — | |
| 11 | ATS | 18 | +7 | 52 | +2 laps | — | ||
| 12 | Geoff Lees LEE | Team Lotus | 24 | +12 | 52 | +2 laps | — | |
| 13 | Marc Surer SUR | Arrows | 20 | +7 | 52 | +2 laps | — | |
| 14 | Jacques Laffite LAF | Ligier | 16 | +2 | 51 | +3 laps | — | |
| 15 | Derek Warwick WAW | Toleman | 14 | -1 | 50 | +4 laps | — | |
| 16 | Eddie Cheever Jr CHE | Ligier | 19 | +3 | 49 | +5 laps | — | |
| — | Eliseo Salazar SAA | ATS | 22 | 2 | DNF · L2 | — | ||
| — | Raul Boesel BOE | March | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Roberto Guerrero GUO | Ensign | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Osella | 17 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | |||
| — | John Watson WAT | McLaren | 12 | 13 | DNF · L13 | — | ||
| — | Jochen Mass MAJ | March | 26 | 10 | DNF · L10 | — | ||
| — | Riccardo Patrese PAC | Brabham | 4 | 8 | DNF · L8 FL | — | ||
| — | Brabham | 6 | 23 | DNF · L23 | — | |||
| — | Elio de Angelis DEA | Team Lotus | 13 | 17 | DNF · L17 | — | ||
| — | Jan Lammers LAM | Theodore | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Alfa Romeo (1979–85) | 7 | 25 | DNF · L25 | — | |||
| — | Chico Serra SER | Fittipaldi | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Mauro Baldi BLD | Arrows | 25 | 10 | DNF · L10 | — | ||
| — | Teo Fabi FAB | Toleman | 21 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — |
Session schedule
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Championship after round 11
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Didier Pironi PIR | 39 | |
| 2 | John Watson WAT | 30 | |
| 3 | Alain Prost PRO | 25 | ▲2 |
| 4 | Niki Lauda LAU | 24 | ▼1 |
| 5 | Keke Rosberg ROG | 23 | ▼1 |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese PAC | 19 | |
| 7 | 17 | ||
| 8 | 13 | ▲8 |
Running totals from published race points.
Recent winners at Circuit Paul Ricard
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | French Grand Prix | Alan Jones JOE | Williams | 4 |
| 1978 | French Grand Prix | Mario Andretti ANI | Team Lotus | 2 |
| 1976 | French Grand Prix | James Hunt HUN | McLaren | 1 |
| 1975 | French Grand Prix | Niki Lauda LAU | Ferrari | 1 |
| 1973 | French Grand Prix | Ronnie Peterson PEO | Team Lotus | 5 |
| 1971 | French Grand Prix | Jackie Stewart STJ | Tyrrell | 1 |