1982 BRAZILIAN GRAND PRIX - STARTING GRID
21 Mar 1982
Autódromo Internacional do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Alain ProstPRO | Renault | 1:28.808 |
| 2 | 27 | Gilles VilleneuveVIL | Ferrari | 1:29.173 |
| 3 | 6 | Keke RosbergROS | Williams Ford | 1:29.358 |
| 4 | 16 | Rene ArnouxARN | Renault | 1:30.121 |
| 5 | 8 | Niki LaudaLAU | McLaren Ford | 1:30.152 |
| 6 | 5 | Carlos ReutemannREU | Williams Ford | 1:30.183 |
| 7 | 1 | Nelson PiquetPIQ | Brabham Ford | 1:30.281 |
| 8 | 28 | Didier PironiPIR | Ferrari | 1:30.655 |
| 9 | 2 | Riccardo PatresePAT | Brabham Ford | 1:30.967 |
| 10 | 22 | Andrea de CesarisDEC | Alfa Romeo | 1:31.229 |
| 11 | 11 | Elio de AngelisDEA | Lotus Ford | 1:31.790 |
| 12 | 7 | John WatsonWAT | McLaren Ford | 1:31.906 |
| 13 | 3 | Michele AlboretoALB | Tyrrell Ford | 1:31.991 |
| 14 | 12 | Nigel MansellMAN | Lotus Ford | 1:32.228 |
| 15 | 9 | Manfred WinkelhockWIN | ATS Ford | 1:32.524 |
| 16 | 23 | Bruno GiacomelliGIA | Alfa Romeo | 1:32.769 |
| 17 | 18 | Raul BoeselBOE | March Ford | 1:34.050 |
| 18 | 10 | Eliseo SalazarSAL | ATS Ford | 1:34.262 |
| 19 | 30 | Mauro BaldiBAL | Arrows Ford | 1:34.380 |
| 20 | 33 | Derek DalyDAL | Theodore Ford | 1:34.413 |
| 21 | 4 | Slim BorguddBOR | Tyrrell Ford | 1:35.020 |
| 22 | 17 | Jochen MassMAS | March Ford | 1:35.039 |
| 23 | 31 | Jean-Pierre JarierJAR | Osella Ford | 1:35.081 |
| 24 | 26 | Jacques LaffiteLAF | Ligier Matra | 1:35.084 |
| 25 | 20 | Chico SerraSER | Fittipaldi Ford | 1:35.246 |
| 26 | 25 | Eddie CheeverCHE | Ligier Matra | 1:35.288 |