1982 San Marino Grand Prix

March 2021 F1 Italy San Marino 25 April 1982 4 16 2º Gran Premio di San Marino Autodromo Dino FerrariImola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Imola Circuit 1980-1995 Layout.png 3.132 5.040 60 302.400 187.902 René Arnoux Renault 1:29.765 France Didier Pironi Ferrari 1:35.036 44 France Didier Pironi Ferrari France Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari Canada Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford Italy SMR The 1982 San Marino Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 25 April 1982 at the Autodromo Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy. It was the fourth race of the 1982 Formula One World Championship. The race was boycotted by many teams as part of a political war, unrelated to the event itself, involving the two dominant forces within Formula One, the Fédération Internationale du Sport Automobile (FISA) and the Formula One Constructors' Association (FOCA). Only seven teams took part, giving a field of 14 cars. The 60-lap race was won by Frenchman Didier Pironi, driving a Ferrari, with Canadian teammate Gilles Villeneuve second and Italian Michele Alboreto third in a Tyrrell-Ford. After the Renaults of René Arnoux and Alain Prost retired, Villeneuve led from Pironi before the Ferrari team ordered both drivers to slow down, with Alboreto far behind. Villeneuve interpreted this as an order to maintain position on the track; Pironi did not and thus overtook Villeneuve on the final lap, infuriating the Canadian to the point that he vowed never to speak to Pironi again. Villeneuve would lose his life in a crash during qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix two weeks later. Summary FISA–FOCA war In a decision relating to the 1982 Brazilian Grand Prix, Nelson Piquet and Keke Rosberg were excluded for their cars' use of water tanks as ballast to keep them under the weight limit during race conditions. The Formula One Constructors' Association (FOCA) protested, and decided to boycott the 1982 San Marino Grand Prix. Most of the FOCA-aligned teams, including Brabham, McLaren, Williams and Lotus, boycotted the race. However, the Tyrrell, Osella, ATS and Toleman teams broke the boycott, citing "sponsor obligations". They joined the FISA-aligned Ferrari, Renault and Alfa Romeo teams in the race, sporting a total of 14 cars. The Renaults of René Arnoux and Alain Prost qualified first and second, but their cars failed in the race, leaving Ferrari occupying the top two positions with Gilles Villeneuve leading Didier Pironi. The third-placed Tyrrell of Michele Alboreto was far behind, so Ferrari ordered their drivers to slow down to minimize the risk of mechanical failure or running out of fuel. Villeneuve believed this order also meant that the cars were to maintain position on the track, with Villeneuve ahead of Pironi. However, Pironi believed that the cars were free to race, and passed Villeneuve. Villeneuve believed that Pironi was simply trying to spice up an otherwise dull race, and duly re-passed his teammate, assuming that he would then hold station for the remainder of the race. Thus, Villeneuve failed to protect the inside line going into the Tosa corner on the final lap, and Pironi passed him to take the win. Villeneuve was irate at what he saw as Pironi's betrayal, although opinion inside the Ferrari team was split over the true meaning of the order to slow down. Villeneuve's expression was sullen on the podium, enraged by Pironi's actions. 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. Pironi's pass on Villeneuve is considered to be one of the most controversial moments in Formula One.Imola 1982: An F1 controversy that keeps on rolling https://f1paddockpass.wordpress.com/2018/01/02/imola-1982-an-f1-controversy-that-keeps-on-rolling/ 9 March 2021Cooper Adam Treachery and betrayal at Imola: the most controversial San Marino GPs https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/december-2020/121/treachery-and-betrayal-at-imola-the-most-controversial-san-marino-gps subscription 9 March 2021 Manfred Winkelhock was disqualified for his ATS-Ford car being underweight in post-race scrutineering. Despite most of the FOCA-aligned teams boycotting the race it still counted towards the World Championship. This was a bone of contention with the FOCA teams as two previous races held during the "war" (the 1980 Spanish Grand Prix and the 1981 South African Grand Prix) which had seen all three manufacturer teams boycotting had been down-graded to non-championship races and had not counted towards the championship or official records. Classification Qualifying Pos No. Driver ConstructorQ1 Q2 Gap 1 16 France René Arnoux Renault1:32.628 1:29.765 — 2 15 France Alain Prost Renault1:31.169 1:30.249 + 0.484 3 27 Canada Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari1:31.541 1:30.717 + 0.952 4 28 France Didier Pironi Ferrari1:32.020 1:32.779 + 2.255 5 3 Italy Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford1:34.480 1:33.209 + 3.444 6 23 Italy Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo1:35.214 1:33.230 + 3.465 7 22 Italy Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo1:33.879 1:33.397 + 3.632 8 35 UK Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart1:34.062 1:33.503 + 3.738 9 31 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Osella-Ford1:34.715 1:34.336 + 4.571 10 36 Italy Teo Fabi Toleman-Hart1:42.529 1:34.647 + 4.882 11 4 UK Brian Henton Tyrrell-Ford1:36.100 1:35.262 + 5.497 12 9 FRG Manfred Winkelhock ATS-Ford1:36.155 1:35.790 + 6.025 13 32 Italy Riccardo Paletti Osella-Ford1:37.999 1:36.228 + 6.463 14 10 Chile Eliseo Salazar ATS-Ford1:41.255 1:36.434 + 6.669 Race Pos No Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 28 France Didier Pironi Ferrari Goodyear 60 1:36:38.887 4 9 2 27 Canada Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari Goodyear 60 +0.366 3 6 3 3 Italy Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford Goodyear 60 +1:07.684 5 4 4 31 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Osella-Ford Pirelli 59 +1 lap 9 3 5 10 Chile Eliseo Salazar ATS-Ford Avon 57 +3 laps 14 2 DSQ Disqualified 9 FRG Manfred Winkelhock ATS-Ford Avon 54 Underweight 12   NC Not classified 36 Italy Teo Fabi Toleman-Hart Pirelli 52 +8 laps 10   Ret Retired 16 France René Arnoux Renault Michelin 44 Turbo 1   Ret Retired 23 Italy Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo Michelin 24 Engine 6   Ret Retired 32 Italy Riccardo Paletti Osella-Ford Pirelli 7 Suspension 13   Ret Retired 15 France Alain Prost Renault Michelin 6 Engine 2   Ret Retired 22 Italy Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo Michelin 4 Electrical 7   Ret Retired 4 UK Brian Henton Tyrrell-Ford Goodyear 0 Transmission 11   Ret Retired 35 UK Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart Pirelli 0 Electrical 8  Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1982/345/ 1982 San Marino Grand Prix formula1.com 23 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20141104031421/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1982/345/ 4 November 2014https://gparchive.com/formula-1/1982-san-marino-grand-prix/ 1982 San Marino Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive GPArchive.com 25 April 1982 1 November 2021 Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 FRA Alain Prost 18 2 AUT Niki Lauda 12 3 FRA Didier Pironi 10 4 ITA Michele Alboreto 10 5 FIN Keke Rosberg 8Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1982/saint-marin/championnat.aspx San Marino 1982 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 20 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 FRA Renault 22 2 UK McLaren-Ford 20 3 ITA Ferrari 16 4 UK Williams-Ford 14 5 UK Tyrrell-Ford 10Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. 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