1982 San Marino Grand Prix
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Results from the 1982 Formula One San Marino Grand Prix held at Imola on April 25, 1982.
[edit] Summary
Following the race at Long Beach, Nelson Piquet and Keke Rosberg were excluded for their cars' use of water tanks as ballast to keep them under the weight limit in race conditions. An immediate outcry from the Formula One Constructors Association followed, and it was decided that the race at Imola would be boycotted. Therefore, there were only 14 starters to the San Marino Grand Prix, of which only the Ferraris and Renaults were considered competitive teams.
Despite the Renaults of Rene Arnoux and Alain Prost qualifying 1-2, their cars failed in the race leaving Ferrari occupying the top two positions with Gilles Villeneuve leading Didier Pironi. Ferrari team policy dictated the driver who had the lead when the team's position was secure would continue to lead the race, regardless if his teammate was capable of overtaking him. Villeneuve believed that Pironi would abide by this agreement, despite their jostling for position in front of the tifosi. On the final lap of the race, Pironi outbraked Villeneuve at Tosa corner and took the lead, breaking the gentlemen's agreement between the Ferrari drivers. Pironi did not cede to Villeneuve for the remainder of the lap, and won the race.
Villeneuve's expression was sullen on the podium, enraged by Pironi's betrayal. He was quoted afterwards as saying, "I'll never speak to Pironi again in my life." They proved to be prophetic words, as he was still not on speaking terms with his teammate when he died during qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix two weeks later.
[edit] Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 |  Didier Pironi |
Ferrari | 60 | 36:39.1 | 4 | 9 |
| 2 | 27 |  Gilles Villeneuve |
Ferrari | 60 | 0.366 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 3 |  Michele Alboreto |
Tyrrell-Ford | 60 | + 1:07.684 | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | 31 | Jean-Pierre Jarier |
Osella-Ford | 59 | + 1 Lap | 9 | 3 |
| 5 | 10 |  Eliseo Salazar |
ATS-Ford | 57 | + 3 Laps | 14 | 2 |
| DSQ | 9 |  Manfred Winkelhock |
ATS-Ford | 54 | Disqualified | 12 | |
| NC | 36 | Teo Fabi |
Toleman-Hart | 52 | Not Classified | 10 | |
| Ret | 16 | René Arnoux |
Renault | 44 | Turbo | 1 | |
| Ret | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli |
Alfa Romeo | 24 | Engine | 6 | |
| Ret | 32 | Riccardo Paletti |
Osella-Ford | 7 | Suspension | 13 | |
| Ret | 15 | Alain Prost |
Renault | 6 | Engine | 2 | |
| Ret | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris |
Alfa Romeo | 4 | Electrical | 7 | |
| Ret | 4 |  Brian Henton |
Tyrrell-Ford | 0 | Transmission | 11 | |
| Ret | 35 | Derek Warwick |
Toleman-Hart | 0 | Electrical | 8 |
[edit] Notes
- Fastest Lap: Didier Pironi 1'35.036
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