Round 3 · 4 April 1982
1982 United States Grand Prix West: results
Niki Lauda (McLaren) won the 1982 United States Grand Prix West, round 3 of the championship, held on 4 April 1982 at Long Beach (USA), starting from position 2. Keke Rosberg (Williams) and Riccardo Patrese (Brabham) completed the podium. Pole position went to Andrea de Cesaris.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 2 | 1:58:25.318 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 8 | +14.660 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 18 | +79.143 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 12 | +80.947 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 16 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | John Watson | McLaren | 11 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 17 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 8 | Jochen Mass | March | 21 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 9 | Raul Boesel | March | 23 | +5 Laps | — | +5 Laps |
| 10 | Slim Borgudd | Tyrrell | 24 | +7 Laps | — | +7 Laps |
| 11 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 7 | — | — | Disqualified |
| 12 | Eddie Cheever | Ligier | 13 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 13 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 1 | — | — | Spun off |
| 14 | Brian Henton | Arrows | 20 | — | — | Spun off |
| 15 | Roberto Guerrero | Ensign | 19 | — | — | Spun off |
| 16 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 15 | — | — | Spun off |
| 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 10 | — | — | Transmission |
| 18 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 6 | — | — | Spun off |
| 19 | Derek Daly | Theodore | 22 | — | — | Spun off |
| 20 | Mario Andretti | Williams | 14 | — | — | Collision |
| 21 | Alain Prost | Renault | 4 | — | — | Spun off |
| 22 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 9 | — | — | Spun off |
| 23 | René Arnoux | Renault | 3 | — | — | Collision |
| 24 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 5 | — | — | Collision |
| 25 | Eliseo Salazar | ATS | 26 | — | — | Collision |
| 26 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 25 | — | — | Collision |