1982 European Formula Two Championship

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.[1]
Teams and Drivers
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[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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 |
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| Race | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Discarded points finishes and total gross points scored are displayed in parentheses.
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Notes:
- † – Drivers did not finish the Grand Prix, but were classified as they completed more than 87.5% of the race distance.
Complete overview
[edit | edit source]| 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 | SIL Error creating thumbnail: |
HOC West Germany |
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NÜR West Germany |
MUG |
VLL |
PAU France |
SPA Belgium |
HOC West Germany |
DON Error creating thumbnail: |
MAN Sweden |
PER |
MIS | |||||||||||||
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| 1 | 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 | Venezuela 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 | Belgium 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 | West Germany 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 | Maurer Motorsport | Maurer | BMW | 16 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 10 | NS | 7 | R | 8 | R | R | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | R | 3 | ||||||||
| 6 | France 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 | Error creating thumbnail: 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 | Sweden 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 | Error creating thumbnail: 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 | Horag Racing | March | BMW | 18 | R | - | - | 15 | R | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 10 | R | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| Bertram Schäfer Racing | Maurer | BMW | 13 | R | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minardi | Minardi | BMW | 15 | 5 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 5 | R10 | 12 | R | NQ | R | R | DIS | R | R | 2 | |||||||||
| 12 | West Germany 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 | Japan Satoru Nakajima | John Player Special Team Ikuzawa | March | Honda | 17 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 15 | 13 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| BMW | 21 | R | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Germany 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 | France 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 | San Remo Racing | Toleman | BMW | 8 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 18 | R | 29 | NS | 24 | R | 19 | 10 | - | - | 14 | R | - | - | 10 | 9 | 11 | ||||||
| 17 | Austria Jo Gartner | Team Merzario | Merzario-March | BMW | 25 | 6 | 7 | R | 8 | 10 | 3 | R | 9 | R | 6 | 7 | - | - | 15 | 7 | R | R | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Belgium Thierry Tassin | Docking Spitzley | Docking Spitzley -Toleman |
Hart | 6 | DIS(2) | 8 | 6 | 21 | R | 1 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 18 | R | - | - | R | - | - | R | - | - | - | - | NQ | ||||
| France Richard Dallest | Team Merzario | Merzario-March | BMW | 32 | NS | 29 | R | 13 | 6 | 8 | R | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| - | France Jean-Louis Schlesser | Maurer Motorsport | Maurer | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 26 | 14 | 15 | R | 8 | 7 | - | - | 8 | 7 | R14 | R | ||||||
| - | Minardi | Minardi | BMW | 13 | 7 | 17 | R | 14 | 7 | 17 | NS | 14 | R | 17 | 11 | NQ | 12 | 12 | DIS | R | R | 8 | ||||||||
| - | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Austria 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | San Remo Racing | Toleman | BMW | 27 | R | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hart | 25 | R14 | 15 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| - | Austria Peter Schindler | Maurer Motorsport | Maurer | BMW | 12 | 8 | 18 | R | 12 | R18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Error creating thumbnail: Cliff Hansen | Neil Trundle Racing | March | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | R | R | 17 | 15 | 9 | 13 | R | |||||||
| - | West Germany Günther Gebhardt | Gebhardt Motorsport | March | BMW | - | - | 23 | 10 | - | - | 18 | 10 | 25 | R | - | - | - | - | NQ | R | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| - | Team Merzario | Merzario-March | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | ||
| - | Austria Franz Konrad | Konrad Racing | March | BMW | 29 | R14 | 30 | R | 26 | 16 | 16 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Error creating thumbnail: Ray Mallock | ? | Ralt | Ford | 22 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Docking Spitzley | Docking Spitzley -Toleman |
Hart | 3 | R | 20 | R | 20 | R | 20 | 12 | 21 | R | 25 | NQ | NQ | R | - | - | 13 | - | - | R | 12 | ||||||
| - | San Remo Racing | Toleman | Hart | - | - | - | - | - | - | 26 | NS | 17 | 12 | 14 | 12 | R | R | R | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| - | San Remo Racing | Toleman | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | NQ | |||
| - | West Germany 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 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||
| - | Switzerland Bruno Eichmann | Bertram Schäfer Racing | Ralt | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | R14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| - | Team Merzario | Merzario-March | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | ||
| - | Sweden Tomas Kaiser | Strandel Motorsport | Toleman | Hart | - | - | - | - | 27 | 21 | - | - | 26 | NQ | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||
| March | BMW | 30 | NS | 15 | R | R | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Sweden Bo Martinsson | ? | March | BMW | 21 | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Sweden Eje Elgh | Maurer Motorsport | Maurer | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | - | 21 | R17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| Horag Racing | March | BMW | R | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Team Merzario | Merzario-March | BMW | 26 | R | 21 | R | 22 | R19 | 25 | NS | 18 | R | - | - | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | ||||||||
| - | Switzerland Freddy Schmarwiler | Formel Rennsport Club | Lola | Hart | 30 | R | 26 | NS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| March | BMW | NC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| - | Austria Sewi Hopfer | ? | Toleman | Hart | 33 | NS | 33 | NQ | - | - | 27 | R | 29 | NS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Error creating thumbnail: Wyatt Stanley | Ebor Motorsport | Ralt | Hart | 31 | R | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Sweden Stanley Dickens | Horag Racing | March | BMW | - | - | 15 | R | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | France Hubert Striebig | WRT Racing | March | BMW | - | - | 31 | R | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | West Germany Peter Stürtz | Ebor Motorsport | March | BMW | - | - | 32 | R | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | West Germany Wolfgang Klein | Bertram Schäfer Racing | Maurer | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | R | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| - | Minardi | Minardi | Ferrari | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | R | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| - | West Germany Henning Hagenbauer | Horag Racing | March | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | R | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| - | France Alain Ferté | Maurer Motorsport | Maurer | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | R | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| - | Minardi | Minardi | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | R | - | - | ||
| - | Error creating thumbnail: David Duffield | Caledon Coal Open Cast | Ralt | Ford | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | NS | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| - | Brambilla Racing | Minardi | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | NQ | NQ | - | - | - | - | |||