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]

Thierry Boutsen's Spirit 201

Calendar

Race NoCircuitDateLapsDistanceTimeSpeedPole PositionFastest LapWinner
1 Silverstone21 March474.719=221.793 km1'11:51.38185.197 km/h Stefan Johansson Christian Danner Stefan Bellof
2 Hockenheim4 April306.789=203.67 km1'03:03.44193.795 km/h Stefan Bellof Stefan Bellof Stefan Bellof
3 Thruxton12 April553.792=208.560 km1'03:49.22196.075 km/h Stefan Johansson Johnny Cecotto Johnny Cecotto
4 Nürburgring
(Eifelrennen)
25 April922.835=205.515 km1'05:01.37189.640 km/h Thierry Tassin Stefan Bellof Thierry Boutsen
5 Mugello9 May425.245=220.290 km1'14:32.79177.304 km/h Stefan Johansson Corrado Fabi Corrado Fabi
6 Vallelunga16 May653.2=208.0 km1'15:45.40164.738 km/h Stefan Johansson Stefan Bellof Corrado Fabi
7 Pau31 May732.834=206.882 km1'31:00.03136.398 km/h Thierry Boutsen Kenny Acheson Johnny Cecotto
8 Spa-Francorchamps13 June23 6.852=157.596 km0'58:17.47162.216 km/h Stefan Johansson Mike Thackwell Thierry Boutsen
9 Hockenheim20 June306.797=203.910 km1'03:04.32193.978 km/h Thierry Boutsen Corrado Fabi Corrado Fabi
10 Donington Park4 July703.150=220.50 km1'15:42.11174.765 km/h Jonathan Palmer Corrado Fabi Corrado Fabi
11 Mantorp Park18 July653.125=203.125 km1'18:28.4155.308 km/h Corrado Fabi Johnny Cecotto Johnny Cecotto
12 Pergusa-Enna1 August454.95=222.75 km1'09:22.15192.665 km/h Thierry Boutsen Stefan Bellof Thierry Boutsen
13 Misano8 August603.488=209.28 km1'18:25.19160.123 km/h Corrado Fabi Stefan Bellof Corrado Fabi

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

At each race points were awarded as follows: 9 for first place, 6 for second place, 4 for third place, 3 for fourth place, 2 for fifth place and 1 for sixth place. The best nine results could be retained. Discarded points and gross totals are displayed within parentheses.

PosDriverTeamChassisEngineSIL
HOC
THR
NÜR
MUG
VLL
PAU
SPA
HOC
DON
MAN
PER
MIS
Pts
1 Corrado FabiMarch RacingMarchBMW-4-699-299--957
2 Johnny CecottoMarch RacingMarchBMW-3946-96(1)694-56 (57)
3 Thierry BoutsenTeam SpiritSpiritHonda-6493169--39(1)50 (51)
4 Stefan BellofMaurer MotorsportMaurerBMW99-2----41-6233
5 Beppe GabbianiMaurer MotorsportMaurerBMW423-----634-426
6 Philippe StreiffMotul GPAAGSBMW--2--6-3-263-22
7 Kenny AchesonRalt Racing Ltd.RaltHonda--631-2------12
8 Stefan JohanssonTeam SpiritSpiritHonda---143--3----11
9 Jonathan PalmerRalt Racing Ltd.RaltHonda----2211-4---10
10 Mike ThackwellHorag RacingMarchBMW------44-----8
Alessandro NanniniMinardiMinardiBMW2-----------68
12 Frank JelinskiBertram Schäfer RacingMaurerBMW------3-2--2-7
13 Satoru NakajimaJohn Player Special Team IkuzawaMarchHonda6------------6
Christian DannerMarch RacingMarchBMW----------2136
15 Pascal FabreMotul GPAAGSBMW-----4----1--5
16 Roberto Del CastelloSan Remo RacingTolemanBMW3------------3
17 Jo GartnerTeam MerzarioMerzario-MarchBMW1------------1
Thierry TassinDocking SpitzleyDocking Spitzley-TolemanHart-1-----------1
Robert DallestTeam MerzarioMerzario-MarchBMW--1----------1

Complete overview

first column of every race10= grid position
second column of every race10= 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)

PosDriverTeamChassisEngineSIL
HOC
THR
NÜR
MUG
VLL
PAU
SPA
HOC
DON
MAN
PER
MIS
1 Corrado FabiMarch RacingMarchBMW7R632R207212121R5111R111
2 Johnny CecottoMarch RacingMarchBMW2R1043113320213R12621315
3 Thierry BoutsenTeam SpiritSpiritHonda512227321154461211R94116
4 Stefan BellofMaurer MotorsportMaurerBMW91116R45473R9R36R25
5 Beppe GabbianiMaurer MotorsportMaurerBMW16314511410NS7R8RR8243R3
6 Philippe StreiffMotul GPAAGSBMW111011R17511R8R52R4R16524R
7 Kenny AchesonRalt Racing Ltd.RaltHonda14R19131029426714614510RRR
8 Stefan JohanssonTeam SpiritSpiritHonda1R5R11466131471R411RR117
9 Jonathan PalmerRalt Racing Ltd.RaltHonda24154R5115143511566R13RNS--
10 Mike ThackwellHorag RacingMarchBMW18R--15R681093310R------
Bertram Schäfer RacingMaurerBMW13R
Alessandro NanniniMinardiMinardiBMW1552799121285R1012RNQRRDISRR2
12 Frank JelinskiBertram Schäfer RacingMaurerBMW4R17168169197281116R4115RR510
13 Satoru NakajimaJohn Player Special Team IkuzawaMarchHonda172------1015138--------
BMW21R--
Christian DannerMarch RacingMarchBMW10R3R4R28913NS2013R9R7564
15 Pascal FabreMotul GPAAGSBMW20R9121913141616R1693NQ19RR689
16 Roberto Del CastelloSan Remo RacingTolemanBMW8412718R29NS24R1910--14R--10911
17 Jo GartnerTeam MerzarioMerzario-MarchBMW2567R8103R9R67--157RR----
Thierry TassinDocking SpitzleyDocking Spitzley
-Toleman
Hart6DIS(2)8621R11811918R--R--R----NQ
Richard DallestTeam MerzarioMerzario-MarchBMW32NS29R1368R------------------
- Jean-Louis SchlesserMaurer MotorsportMaurerBMW--------261415R87--87R14R
- Paolo BarillaMinardiMinardiBMW13717R14717NS14R1711NQ1212DISRR8
- Guido DaccòBrambilla RacingMinardiBMW28924R231724R27R23NQNPQ1813
Team MerzarioMerzario-MarchBMW128713
- Pierre ChauvetBertram Schäfer RacingMaurerBMW19132515--23R228NRQ169R14--RR
Ebor MotorsportRaltHart2211
- Eddy BianchiSan Remo RacingTolemanBMW27R
Hart25R14158--------------------
- Peter SchindlerMaurer MotorsportMaurerBMW12818R12R18--------------------
- Cliff HansenNeil Trundle RacingMarchBMW------------RR1715913R
- Günther GebhardtGebhardt MotorsportMarchBMW--2310--181025R----NQR--------
- Roberto CampominosiTeam MerzarioMerzario-MarchBMW----------------------10--
- Franz KonradKonrad RacingMarchBMW29R1430R26161611------------------
- Ray Mallock?RaltFord2211------------------------
- Carlo RossiDocking SpitzleyDocking Spitzley
-Toleman
Hart3R20R20R201221R25NQNQR--13--R12
- Piero NecchiSan Remo RacingTolemanHart------26NS17121412RRR--------
- Severino ZampattiSan Remo RacingTolemanBMW----------------------12NQ
- Harald BrutschinKonrad RacingMarchBMW23R1828R24R2213
Team MerzarioMerzario-MarchBMW221324NQNQ17R--------
- Bruno EichmannBertram Schäfer RacingRaltBMW----------------R14--------
- Lamberto LeoniTeam MerzarioMerzario-MarchBMW------------------------14
- Tomas KaiserStrandel MotorsportTolemanHart----2721--26NQ----
MarchBMW30NS15RR----
- Bo Martinsson?MarchBMW2116------------------------
- Eje ElghMaurer MotorsportMaurerBMW------21R17------------
Horag RacingMarchBMWR----
- Oscar PedersoliTeam MerzarioMerzario-MarchBMW26R21R22R1925NS18R--RRRRRRR
- Freddy SchmarwilerFormel Rennsport ClubLolaHart30R26NS--------------------
MarchBMWNC
- Sewi Hopfer?TolemanHart33NS33NQ--27R29NS----------------
- Wyatt StanleyEbor MotorsportRaltHart31R------------------------
- Stanley DickensHorag Racing MarchBMW--15R----------------------
- Hubert StriebigWRT RacingMarchBMW--31R----------------------
- Peter StürtzEbor MotorsportMarchBMW--32R----------------------
- Wolfgang KleinBertram Schäfer RacingMaurerBMW------23R------------------
- Siegfried StohrMinardiMinardiFerrari--------19R----------------
- Henning HagenbauerHorag RacingMarchBMW----------------R--------
- Alain FertéMaurer MotorsportMaurerBMW----------------R--------
- Mister ArrivaMinardiMinardiBMW----------------------R--
- David DuffieldCaledon Coal Open CastRaltFord------------------NS------
- Aldo BertuzziBrambilla RacingMinardiBMW------------------NQNQ----

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