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The '1982 San Marino Grand Prix' was the fourth race of the 1982 Formula One World Championship. It was held on the weekend of April 23rd–April 25th 1982 at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola.

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Summary

Classification

Notes

References

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. This did not discourage the tifosi, maybe even the opposite, since it improved Ferrari's chances, and the track was full of spectators.
Despite the Renaults of René 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. 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.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	28	'Didier Pironi'	'Ferrari'	60	1:36'38.887	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

Notes

★ Pole position: René Arnoux - 1'29.765^[1]

★ Fastest lap: Didier Pironi - 1'35.036 on lap 44^[2]

References

1. Grand Prix! Vol 4, , Mike, Lang, Haynes Publishing Group, ,
2. Grand Prix! Vol 4, , Mike, Lang, Haynes Publishing Group, ,

''Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from The Official Formula 1 website