1982 World Sportscar Championship


The 1982 World Sportscar Championship season was the 30th season of FIA World Sportscar Championship racing. It featured the 1982 World Endurance Championship for Drivers, which was contested over an eight-round series, and the 1982 World Endurance Championship for Manufacturers, which was contested concurrently with the first five rounds of the Drivers Championship. The Drivers’ title was open to Group C Sports Cars, Group B GT Cars, Group 6 Two-Seater Racing Cars, Group 5 Special Production Cars, Group 4 GT Cars, Group 3 GT Cars, Group 2 Touring Cars and IMSA GTX, GTO and GTU cars. The Manufacturers title was limited to Group C Sports Cars and Group B GT Cars only. The series ran from 18 April 1982 to 17 October 1982.

Schedule

RndRaceCircuitDate
1 Trofeo Filippo Caracciolo Autodromo Nazionale Monza18 April
2 The Pace Petroleum 6 HoursSilverstone Circuit16 May
3 Rudolf Caracciola Wanderpreis 1000 KilometresNürburgring30 May
4 24 Hours of Le MansCircuit de la Sarthe19 June
20 June
5 Trophee Diners Club 1000 KilometresCircuit de Spa-Francorchamps5 September
6 Trofeo Banca Toscana 1000 Kilometres†Mugello Circuit19 September
7 WEC in Japan †Fuji Speedway3 October
8 Shell Oils 1000 Kilometres†Brands Hatch17 October

† - Non-points scoring races for manufacturers

Season results

Races

RndCircuitWinning Team
Winning Car		Results
RndCircuitWinning DriversResults
1Monza Automobiles Jean Rondeau
Rondeau M382 Ford		Results
1Monza Henri Pescarolo
Giorgio Francia		Results
2Silverstone Martini Racing
Lancia LC1		Results
2Silverstone Michele Alboreto
Riccardo Patrese		Results
3Nürburgring Martini Racing
Lancia LC1		Results
3Nürburgring Michele Alboreto
Riccardo Patrese
Teo Fabi		Results
4La Sarthe Rothmans Porsche
Porsche 956		Results
4La Sarthe Jacky Ickx
Derek Bell		Results
5Spa-Francorchamps Rothmans Porsche
Porsche 956		Results
5Spa-Francorchamps Jacky Ickx
Jochen Mass		Results
6Mugello Martini Racing
Lancia LC1		Results
6Mugello Piercarlo Ghinzani
Michele Alboreto		Results
7Fuji Rothmans Porsche
Porsche 956		Results
7Fuji Jacky Ickx
Jochen Mass		Results
8Brands Hatch Rothmans Porsche
Porsche 956		Results
8Brands Hatch Jacky Ickx
Derek Bell		Results

Drivers Championship

Points towards the 1982 World Endurance Championship for Drivers were awarded on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis to drivers of the ten top placed cars at each round, regardless of class. Bonus points were also awarded to the drivers of those cars on the following basis:
Only the best six round results could be retained by each driver. Any driver transferring between cars during a race was ineligible to score points and a driver was required to complete at least 30 percent of the car's distance to be awarded points.

Belgian driver Jacky Ickx won the title at the wheel of a Porsche 956 entered by Rothmans Porsche.
PositionDriverCarMonSilNurLe MSpaMugFujBr HTotal
1Jacky IckxPorsche 956-15-2020-202095
2Riccardo PatreseLancia LC1-2121-13-161687
3Derek BellPorsche 956-15-2015--2070
4Teo FabiLancia LC1--21-13-161666
5Michele AlboretoLancia LC1-2121--21--63
6Henri PescaroloRondeau M382 Ford & Porsche 936C20815-312-361
7Jochen MassPorsche 956---1520-20-55
8Giorgio FranciaRondeau M382 Ford & Osella PA9 BMW2011--711--49
9Rolf StommelenPorsche 935 K3 & Rondeau M382 Ford15-15-----30
=Vern SchuppanPorsche 956---1515---30
11Jean-Michel MartinPorsche 936C-12--10---22
=Philippe MartinPorsche 936C-12--10---22
=John FitzpatrickPorsche 935 K4---10---1222
=David HobbsPorsche 935 K4---10---1222
15Piercarlo GhinzaniLancia LC1-----21--21
16Luigi MoreschiOsella PA9 BMW----711--18
17Hans HeyerPorsche 936C & Sauber SHS C6 Ford----212-317
18Corrado FabiLancia LC1-----16--16
=Alessandro NanniniLancia LC1-----16--16
=Gordon SpiceRondeau M382 Ford-8--8---16

A total of 125 drivers scored points in the Drivers Championship.

Manufacturers Championship

Points towards the 1982 World Endurance Championship for Manufacturers were scored only by Group C and Group B cars on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first ten finishers in these two classes combined. Only the best placed car from each manufacturer was eligible to score points and only the best four round results could be retained by each manufacturer.
PosManufacturerRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4Rd 5Total
1Porsche2015202075
2Ford - Rondeau2012201062
3Aston Martin-Nimrod1010424
4Peugeot - WM15621
5Ford8210
6Ford - Sauber4610
7Ford - Lola33
8Ford - Cougar11

Note: The FIA awarded manufacturers placings to the combined engine/chassis unit. For cars competing with a different make of engine to that of the chassis, the FIA gave prominence to the engine over the chassis when naming a “Manufacturer”.

The cars

The following models contributed towards the net point scores of their respective manufacturers.