1982 British Formula One Championship

The 1982 British Formula One Championship was the fourth and final season of the British Formula One Championship. It commenced on 9 April 1982 and ended on 30 August after five races.[1]

Championship

After the Aurora company withdrew as the series' main sponsor in 1980, no championship was held in 1981. The series was revived in 1982 but with only a five round championship the series was only a shadow of its former self. Only ten drivers competed in the championship. The Drivers' Championship was dominated by Jim Crawford who claimed the championship in round four at Donington Park.[1]

The opening round of the 1983 season was held at Oulton Park.[2] The race won by Mike Wilds was the last British F1 Championship race as the undersubscribed series was disbanded after that event.[3]

Teams and drivers

Entry List[4]
Team No. Driver Chassis Engine Rounds
United Kingdom Team Ensign 3 United Kingdom Jim Crawford Ensign N180B Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 1-4
4 United States Joe Castellano 4-5
United Kingdom Colin Bennett Racing 6 Australia Arnold Glass McLaren M29F Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 1-4
7 United Kingdom Valentino Musetti March 811 1-3
United Kingdom Team Sanada 8 United Kingdom Tony Trimmer Fittipaldi F8 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 1-3
United Kingdom Warren Booth 11 United Kingdom Warren Booth Shadow DN9B Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 All
United Kingdom Jordan BRM 12 United Kingdom David Williams BRM P207 BRM P202 3.0 V12 3-5
United Kingdom Nick Mason 14 United Kingdom John Brindley Tyrrell 008 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 2, 4-5
United Kingdom EMKA Productions 16 United Kingdom Steve O'Rourke Williams FW07 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 3, 5
Peru Team Peru 82 Peru Jorge Koechlin Williams FW07 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 4-5

Results and standings

Races

Rnd Track Date Laps Pole Position Fastest Lap Race Winner Constructor
1 Oulton Park 9 April 65 United Kingdom Jim Crawford United Kingdom Jim Crawford United Kingdom Tony Trimmer Fittipaldi
2 Brands Hatch 12 April 40 United Kingdom Tony Trimmer United Kingdom Jim Crawford United Kingdom Jim Crawford Ensign
3 Thruxton 31 May 45 United Kingdom Jim Crawford United Kingdom Jim Crawford United Kingdom Jim Crawford Ensign
4 Donington Park 15 August 50 United Kingdom Jim Crawford United Kingdom Jim Crawford United Kingdom Jim Crawford Ensign
5 Brands Hatch 30 August 30 Peru Jorge Koechlin United States Joe Castellano United States Joe Castellano Ensign

Drivers' standings

Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers using the following structure:

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   PP   FL 
Points 9 6 4 3 2 1 1 1
Pos. Driver OUL
United Kingdom
BRH
United Kingdom
THR
United Kingdom
DON
United Kingdom
BRH
United Kingdom
Pts
1 United Kingdom Jim Crawford Ret 1 1 1 34
2 United Kingdom Tony Trimmer 1 2 Ret 16
3 United States Joe Castellano 3 1 14
4 United Kingdom Warren Booth 2 4 Ret Ret 4 12
=[1] Peru Jorge Koechlin 2 3 12
6 United Kingdom John Brindley 5 4 2 11
7 United Kingdom Valentino Musetti Ret 3 2 10
8 United Kingdom Steve O'Rourke 3 6 5
9 Australia Arnold Glass NC 6 4 NC 4
10 United Kingdom David Williams NC NC 5 2
Pos. Driver OUL
United Kingdom
BRH
United Kingdom
THR
United Kingdom
DON
United Kingdom
BRH
United Kingdom
Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

References

  1. "1982 BRITISH F1 CHAMPIONSHIP". motorsportmagazine.com. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  2. "1983 British Open Trophy". motorsportmagazine.com. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  3. "Mike Wilds - Biography". motorsportmagazine.com. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  4. "Formula 1 - 3-litre Formula 1 (1966 - 1985)". oldracingcars.com. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
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