1982 European Formula Two Championship

December 2025 1982 European Formula Two Championship 1981 1983 thumb|right|Thierry Boutsen's Spirit 201 The 1982 European Formula Two Championship was the sixteenth edition of the European Formula Two Championship, the main feeder series to Formula One. It was contested over 13 rounds and featured 22 different teams, 53 different drivers, seven different chassis and five different engines. Corrado Fabi won the championship in a works March-BMW after a season-long battle with teammate Johnny Cecotto and the Spirit-Honda of Thierry Boutsen.1982 European F2 Championship https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/f2/1982-european-f2-championship motorsportmagazine.com Motor Sport Magazine 1 April 2018 Teams and drivers Team Chassis Engine No. Car number Drivers Rounds GBR Ralt Racing Ltd. Ralt RH6/82 Honda 1 GBR Kenny Acheson All 2 GBR Jonathan Palmer 1–12 GBR March Engineering March 822 BMW 3 ITA Corrado Fabi All 4 VEN Johnny Cecotto All 5 FRG Christian Danner All FRG Maurer Motorsport Maurer MM82 BMW 6 ITA Beppe Gabbiani All 7 FRG Stefan Bellof All 8 AUT Peter Schindler 1–3 SWE Eje Elgh 4 FRA 1974 Jean-Louis Schlesser 5–8,10–13 FRA 1974 Alain Ferté 9 GBR Docking-Spitzley Racing Docking-Spitzley DS1Toleman (Lola) T850 Hart 9 ITA Carlo Rossi 1–8, 10, 12–13 10 BEL Thierry Tassin 1–8, 10, 13 ITA Minardi Team Srl Minardi Fly 281B BMW 11 ITA Paolo Barilla All 12 ITA Alessandro Nannini All 14 ITA Siegfried Stohr 5 ITA "M. Arriva" 12 ITA Team Merzario March-Merzario 282 BMW 16 FRA 1974 Richard Dallest 1–4 FRG Harald Brutschin 5–9 ITA Guido Daccò 10–13 17 AUT Jo Gartner 1–11 ITA Roberto Campominsoni 12 ITA Lamberto Leoni 13 18 ITA Oscar Pedersoli 1-5, 7-13 SUI Horag Hotz Racing March 822 BMW 19 NZL Mike Thackwell 1,4–10 SWE Stanley Dickens 2 20FRG Henning Hagenbauer 9 42 SWE Eje Elgh 11 ITA Sanremo Racing Srl Toleman (Lola) T850Toleman TG280 Hart 20 ITA Severo Zampatti 12–13 21 ITA Eddy Bianchi 1–3 ITA Piero Necchi 1–3 22 ITA Roberto Del Castello 1–9, 11–13 FRA 1974 Ecurie Motul GPA Nogaro AGS JH19 AGS JH18 BMW 23 FRA 1974 Philippe Streiff All 24 FRA 1974 Pascal Fabre All FRG Bertram Schäfer Racing Maurer MM82Ralt RT2 BMW 25 FRG Frank Jelinski All 26AUT "Pierre Chauvet" 1, 3, 5–10, 12–13NZL Mike Thackwell 2GER Wolfgang Klein 4 29 SUI Bruno Eichmann 9 SUI Formel Rennsport Club Toleman (Lola) T850 March 822 HartBMW 27 SUI Fredy Schnarweiler 1–2, 13 ITA Brambilla Racing Minardi GM75 BMW 28 ITA Guido Daccò 1–9 ITA Aldo Bertuzzi 10–11 GBR Neil Trundle Racing March 822 BMW 30USA Cliff Hansen 7–13 GBR Ray Mallock Ralt RT4 Ford 31GBR Ray Mallock 1 GBR Marlboro Team Spirit Spirit 201 Honda 32 BEL Thierry Boutsen All 33 SWE Stefan Johansson All SWE Strandel Motorsport Toleman (Lola) T850March 812 HartBMW 35 SWE Tomas Kaiser 3, 5–6, 10 36 9, 11 SWE Bo Martinsson March 812 BMW 36SWE Bo Martinsson 1 JPN John Player Special Team Ikuzawa March 812 Honda 37JPN Satoru Nakajima 1, 5–6, 8–9 AUT Franz Konrad Racing March 802March 812 BMW 38 AUT Franz Konrad 1–4 39 FRG Harald Brutschin 1–4 FRG Gebhardt Motorsport March 812 BMW 41FRG Günther Gebhardt 2, 4–5, 8–9 AUT Sewi Hopfer Toleman TG280Toleman (Lola) T850 Hart 42AUT Sewi Hopfer 1–2, 4–5 GBR Rick Whyman RacingGBR Ebor Motorsport Ralt RH6Toleman TG280March 802 HartBMW 44 GBR Wyatt Stanley 1AUT "Pierre Chauvet" 2 45 FRG Peter Stürtz 2 FRG Weigel Renntechnik March 802 BMW 46 FRA 1974 Hubert Streibig 2 GBR Caledon Coal Open Cast Racing Ralt RT4 Ford 48GBR David Duffield 10 Source:Formula 2 1982 Race Index https://www.the-fastlane.co.uk/formula2/F282_Index.htm F2 Register Stefan Örnerdal 18 August 2025 Calendar Race No Circuit Date Laps Distance Time Speed Pole position Fastest lap Winner 1 GBR Silverstone 21 March 47 4.719=221.793 km 1'11:51.38 185.197 km/h SWE Stefan Johansson FRG Christian Danner FRG Stefan Bellof 2 FRG Hockenheim 4 April 30 6.789=203.67 km 1'03:03.44 193.795 km/h FRG Stefan Bellof FRG Stefan Bellof FRG Stefan Bellof 3 GBR Thruxton 12 April 55 3.792=208.560 km 1'03:49.22 196.075 km/h SWE Stefan Johansson VEN 1930 Johnny Cecotto VEN 1930 Johnny Cecotto 4 FRG Nürburgring (Eifelrennen) 25 April 9 22.835=205.515 km 1'05:01.37 189.640 km/h BEL Thierry Tassin FRG Stefan Bellof BEL Thierry Boutsen 5 ITA Mugello 9 May 42 5.245=220.290 km 1'14:32.79 177.304 km/h SWE Stefan Johansson ITA Corrado Fabi ITA Corrado Fabi 6 ITA Vallelunga 16 May 65 3.2=208.0 km 1'15:45.40 164.738 km/h SWE Stefan Johansson FRG Stefan Bellof ITA Corrado Fabi 7 FRA 1974 Pau 31 May 73 2.834=206.882 km 1'31:00.03 136.398 km/h BEL Thierry Boutsen GBR Kenny Acheson VEN 1930 Johnny Cecotto 8 BEL Spa-Francorchamps 13 June 23 6.852=157.596 km 0'58:17.47 162.216 km/h SWE Stefan Johansson NZL Mike Thackwell BEL Thierry Boutsen 9 FRG Hockenheim 20 June 30 6.797=203.910 km 1'03:04.32 193.978 km/h BEL Thierry Boutsen ITA Corrado Fabi ITA Corrado Fabi 10 GBR Donington Park 4 July 70 3.150=220.50 km 1'15:42.11 174.765 km/h GBR Jonathan Palmer ITA Corrado Fabi ITA Corrado Fabi 11 SWE Mantorp Park 18 July 65 3.125=203.125 km 1'18:28.4 155.308 km/h ITA Corrado Fabi VEN 1930 Johnny Cecotto VEN 1930 Johnny Cecotto 12 ITA Pergusa-Enna 1 August 45 4.95=222.75 km 1'09:22.15 192.665 km/h BEL Thierry Boutsen FRG Stefan Bellof BEL Thierry Boutsen 13 ITA Misano 8 August 60 3.488=209.28 km 1'18:25.19 160.123 km/h ITA Corrado Fabi FRG Stefan Bellof ITA Corrado Fabi Note The Spa race was originally scheduled over 30 laps, but was abandoned after 23 due to heavy rain. Full points were still awarded. Championship standings Points were awarded to the top six classified finishers. The best nine results were counted for each driver, whilst other points scored outside their best nine results were discarded. Points were awarded in the following system: Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th Race964321 Discarded points finishes and total gross points scored are displayed in parentheses. Pos.Driver SILGBR HOCFRG THRGBR NÜRFRG MUGITA VLLITA PAUFRA 1974 SPABEL HOCFRG DONGBR MANSWE PERITA MISITAPoints1ITA Corrado FabiRet3Ret211Ret511RetRet1572VEN 1930 Johnny CecottoRet4132Ret12(6)2131556 (57)3BEL Thierry Boutsen122314621Ret941(6)50 (51)4FRG Stefan Bellof11Ret57RetNCRet36Ret25335ITA Beppe Gabbiani354DNSRetRetRet8243Ret3266FRA Philippe Streiff10Ret5RetRet2Ret4Ret524Ret227GBR Kenny AchesonRet13246145101110RetRetRet128SWE Stefan JohanssonRetRet14†6347Ret411Ret11†7119GBR Jonathan Palmer15Ret11145566Ret3RetDNS1010ITA Alessandro Nannini5912810RetDNQ RetRetDSQRetRet2811NZL Mike ThackwellRetRetRet893310Ret812FRG Frank Jelinski17†89711Ret4115RetRet510713JPN Satoru Nakajima215Ret138614FRG Christian DannerRetRetRet9DNS13Ret9Ret7564615FRA 1974 Pascal FabreRet12†131616†3DNQ 19RetRet689516ITA Roberto Del Castello47RetDNSRet10Ret14RetRet911317AUT Jo Gartner6Ret10RetRet7Ret157RetRet118BEL Thierry TassinDSQ6Ret189RetRetRetRetDNQ 119FRA 1974 Richard DallestDNSRet6Ret1-FRA 1974 Jean-Louis Schlesser14Ret8787RetRet0-ITA Paolo Barilla7Ret715Ret11DNQ 1212DSQRetRet80-ITA Guido Daccò9Ret17RetRetDNQ DNPQ 18131287130-AUT "Pierre Chauvet"131115Ret8DNPQ 16914†RetRet0-AUT Peter Schindler8RetRet0-ITA Eddy BianchiRetRet80-USA Cliff HansenRetRetNC15913Ret0-FRG Günther Gebhardt1010RetDNQ Ret0-ITA Roberto Campominsoni100-AUT Franz Konrad14†Ret16110-GBR Ray Mallock110-ITA Carlo RossiRetRetRet12RetDNQ DNQ Ret13Ret120-ITA Piero NecchiDNS1212RetRetRet0-ITA Severo Zampatti12DNQ 0-FRG Harald Brutschin18†RetRet1313DNQ DNQ 17Ret0-SUI Bruno Eichmann14†0-ITA Lamberto Leoni140-SWE Tomas KaiserNCDNSDNQ 15RetRet0-SWE Bo Martinsson160-SWE Eje Elgh17†Ret0-SUI Fredy SchnarweilerRetDNSNC0-ITA Oscar PedersoliRetRetRetDNSRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRet0-AUT Sewi HopferDNSDNQ RetDNS0-GBR Wyatt StanleyRet0-SWE Stanley DickensRet0-FRG Peter StürtzRet0-FRA 1974 Hubert StreibigRet0-FRG Wolfgang KleinRet0-ITA Siegfried StohrRet0-FRG Henning HagenbauerRet0-FRA 1974 Alain FertéRet0-GBR David DuffieldDNS0-ITA "M. Arriva"DSQ0-ITA Aldo BertuzziDNQ DNQ 0 Notes: – Drivers did not finish the Grand Prix, but were classified as they completed more than 87.5% of the race distance. Complete overview first column of every race 10 = grid position second column of every race 10 = race result R = retired, Rx = retired but classified (placing denoted by x), NC = not classified, NS = did not start, NQ = did not qualify, NPQ = did not pre-qualify, DIS = disqualified (if after race, placing beforehand displayed alongside in parentheses) Pos Driver Team Chassis Engine SILGBR HOCFRG THRGBR NÜRFRG MUGITA VLLITA PAUFRA 1974 SPABEL HOCFRG DONGBR MANSWE PERITA MISITA 1 ITA Corrado Fabi March Racing March BMW 7 R 6 3 2 R20 7 2 12 1 2 1 R 5 1 1 1 R 1 1 1 2 VEN 1930 Johnny Cecotto March Racing March BMW 2 R 10 4 3 1 13 3 20 2 13 R 1 2 6 2 1 3 15 3 BEL Thierry Boutsen Team Spirit Spirit Honda 5 12 2 2 7 3 2 1 15 4 4 6 1 2 1 1 R 9 4 1 1 6 4 FRG Stefan Bellof Maurer Motorsport Maurer BMW 9 1 1 1 6 R 4 5 4 7 3 R 9 R 3 6 R 2 5 5 ITA Beppe Gabbiani Maurer Motorsport Maurer BMW 16 3 14 5 11 4 10 NS 7 R 8 R R 8 2 4 3 R 3 6 FRA 1974 Philippe Streiff Motul GPA AGS BMW 11 10 11 R 17 5 11 R 8 R 5 2 R 4 R16 5 2 4 R 7 GBR Kenny Acheson Ralt Racing Ltd. Ralt Honda 14 R 19 13 10 2 9 4 2 6 7 14 6 14 5 10 R R R 8 SWE Stefan Johansson Team Spirit Spirit Honda 1 R 5 R 1 14 6 6 1 3 1 4 7 1 R 4 11 R R11 7 9 GBR Jonathan Palmer Ralt Racing Ltd. Ralt Honda 24 15 4 R 5 11 5 14 3 5 11 5 6 6 R 1 3 R NS – – 10 NZL Mike Thackwell Horag Racing March BMW 18 R – – 15 R 6 8 10 9 3 3 10 R – – – – – – Bertram Schäfer Racing Maurer BMW 13 R ITA Alessandro Nannini Minardi Minardi BMW 15 5 27 9 9 12 12 8 5 R10 12 R NQ R R DIS R R 2 12 FRG Frank Jelinski Bertram Schäfer Racing Maurer BMW 4 R17 16 8 16 9 19 7 28 11 16 R 4 11 5 R R 5 10 13 JPN Satoru Nakajima John Player Special Team Ikuzawa March Honda 17 2 – – – – – – 10 15 13 8 – – – – – – – – BMW 21 R – – FRG Christian Danner March Racing March BMW 10 R 3 R 4 R 28 9 13 NS 20 13 R 9 R 7 5 6 4 15 FRA 1974 Pascal Fabre Motul GPA AGS BMW 20 R 9 12 19 13 14 16 16 R16 9 3 NQ 19 R R 6 8 9 16 ITA Roberto Del Castello San Remo Racing Toleman BMW 8 4 12 7 18 R 29 NS 24 R 19 10 – – 14 R – – 10 9 11 17 AUT Jo Gartner Team Merzario Merzario-March BMW 25 6 7 R 8 10 3 R 9 R 6 7 – – 15 7 R R – – – – BEL Thierry Tassin Docking Spitzley Docking Spitzley-Toleman Hart 6 DIS(2) 8 6 21 R 1 18 11 9 18 R – – R – – R – – – – NQ FRA 1974 Richard Dallest Team Merzario Merzario-March BMW 32 NS 29 R 13 6 8 R – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – FRA 1974 Jean-Louis Schlesser Maurer Motorsport Maurer BMW – – – – – – – – 26 14 15 R 8 7 – – 8 7 R14 R – ITA Paolo Barilla Minardi Minardi BMW 13 7 17 R 14 7 17 NS 14 R 17 11 NQ 12 12 DIS R R 8 – ITA Guido Daccò Brambilla Racing Minardi BMW 28 9 24 R 23 17 24 R 27 R 23 NQ NPQ 18 13 Team Merzario Merzario-March BMW 12 8 7 13 – AUT Pierre Chauvet Bertram Schäfer Racing Maurer BMW 19 13 25 15 – – 23 R 22 8 NRQ 16 9 R14 – – R R Ebor Motorsport Ralt Hart 22 11 – ITA Eddy Bianchi San Remo Racing Toleman BMW 27 R Hart 25 R14 15 8 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – AUT Peter Schindler Maurer Motorsport Maurer BMW 12 8 18 R 12 R18 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – USA Cliff Hansen Neil Trundle Racing March BMW – – – – – – – – – – – – R R 17 15 9 13 R – FRG Günther Gebhardt Gebhardt Motorsport March BMW – – 23 10 – – 18 10 25 R – – – – NQ R – – – – – – – – – ITA Roberto Campominosi Team Merzario Merzario-March BMW – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 10 – – – AUT Franz Konrad Konrad Racing March BMW 29 R14 30 R 26 16 16 11 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – GBR Ray Mallock ? Ralt Ford 22 11 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – ITA Carlo Rossi Docking Spitzley Docking Spitzley-Toleman Hart 3 R 20 R 20 R 20 12 21 R 25 NQ NQ R – – 13 – – R 12 – ITA Piero Necchi San Remo Racing Toleman Hart – – – – – – 26 NS 17 12 14 12 R R R – – – – – – – – – ITA Severino Zampatti San Remo Racing Toleman BMW – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 12 NQ – FRG Harald Brutschin Konrad Racing March BMW 23 R18 28 R 24 R 22 13 Team Merzario Merzario-March BMW 22 13 24 NQ NQ 17 R – – – – – – – – – CHE Bruno Eichmann Bertram Schäfer Racing Ralt BMW – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – R14 – – – – – – – – – ITA Lamberto Leoni Team Merzario Merzario-March BMW – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 14 – SWE Tomas Kaiser Strandel Motorsport Toleman Hart – – – – 27 21 – – 26 NQ – – – – March BMW 30 NS 15 R R – – – – – SWE Bo Martinsson ? March BMW 21 16 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – SWE Eje Elgh Maurer Motorsport Maurer BMW – – – – – – 21 R17 – – – – – – – – – – – – Horag Racing March BMW R – – – – – ITA Oscar Pedersoli Team Merzario Merzario-March BMW 26 R 21 R 22 R19 25 NS 18 R – – R R R R R R R – CHE Freddy Schmarwiler Formel Rennsport Club Lola Hart 30 R 26 NS – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – March BMW NC – AUT Sewi Hopfer ? Toleman Hart 33 NS 33 NQ – – 27 R 29 NS – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – GBR Wyatt Stanley Ebor Motorsport Ralt Hart 31 R – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – SWE Stanley Dickens Horag Racing March BMW – – 15 R – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – FRA 1974 Hubert Striebig WRT Racing March BMW – – 31 R – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – FRG Peter Stürtz Ebor Motorsport March BMW – – 32 R – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – FRG Wolfgang Klein Bertram Schäfer Racing Maurer BMW – – – – – – 23 R – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – ITA Siegfried Stohr Minardi Minardi Ferrari – – – – – – – – 19 R – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – FRG Henning Hagenbauer Horag Racing March BMW – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – R – – – – – – – – – FRA 1974 Alain Ferté Maurer Motorsport Maurer BMW – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – R – – – – – – – – – ITA Mister Arriva Minardi Minardi BMW – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – R – – – GBR David Duffield Caledon Coal Open Cast Ralt Ford – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – NS – – – – – – – ITA Aldo Bertuzzi Brambilla Racing Minardi BMW – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – NQ NQ – – – – References Formula Two Category:European Formula Two Championship seasons