1982 Belgian Grand Prix

The 1982 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Zolder on May 9, 1982. It was the fifth round of the 1982 Formula One season.

Canadian driver Gilles Villeneuve suffered a fatal accident during qualifying.

Classification

Notes

*Pole position: Alain Prost - 1:15.701cite book | last = Lang | first = Mike | title = Grand Prix! Vol 4 | publisher = Haynes Publishing Group | date = 1992 | pages = p96 | isbn = 0-85429-733-2]
*Fastest lap: John Watson - 1:20.214 on lap 67cite book | last = Lang | first = Mike | title = Grand Prix! Vol 4 | publisher = Haynes Publishing Group | date = 1992 | pages = p99 | isbn = 0-85429-733-2]
*This was the first ever race when drivers had to give up everything on Friday, as this was the first time that 2 drivers failed to pre-qualify, namely Paletti and Vilotta.

References

"Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from cite web | title = The Official Formula 1 website | url = http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1982/346/ | accessdate = 2007-06-16

F1 race report
Name_of_race = Belgian Grand Prix
Year_of_race = 1982
Previous_race_in_season = 1982 San Marino Grand Prix
Next_race_in_season = 1982 Monaco Grand Prix
Previous_year's_race = 1981 Belgian Grand Prix
Next_year's_race = 1983 Belgian Grand Prix