1982 Detroit Grand Prix
- Round
- 7 of 1982
- Circuit
- Detroit Street Circuit
- Location
- Detroit, Michigan, United States of America
- Dates
- —
- Format
- Standard weekend
- Winner
- John Watson
- Constructor
- McLaren
- Entrant
- McLaren-Ford
- Pole position
- Alain Prost
- Fastest lap
- Alain Prost
- Confidence
- reference
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Watson | McLaren | 17 | 62 | 9 | — |
| 2 | Eddie Cheever | Ligier | 9 | 62 | 6 | — |
| 3 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 4 | 62 | 4 | — |
| 4 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 3 | 62 | 3 | — |
| 5 | Derek Daly | Williams | 12 | 62 | 2 | — |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 13 | 61 | 1 | — |
| 7 | Jochen Mass | March | 18 | 61 | — | — |
| 8 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 19 | 61 | — | — |
| 9 | Brian Henton | Tyrrell | 20 | 60 | — | — |
| 10 | Rene Arnoux | Renault | 15 | 59 | — | — |
| 11 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 26 | 59 | — | — |
| DNQ | Emilio de Villota | March | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNQ | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNQ | Jan Lammers | Theodore | — | — | — | DNQ |
| NC | Alain Prost | Renault | 1 | 54 | — | NC · fastest lap |
| DNF | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 2 | 2 | — | Transmission |
| DNF | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 5 | 1 | — | Spun off |
| DNF | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 6 | 30 | — | Collision |
| DNF | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 7 | 44 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 8 | 17 | — | Gearbox |
| DNF | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 10 | 40 | — | Collision |
| DNF | Roberto Guerrero | Ensign | 11 | 6 | — | Collision |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 14 | 6 | — | Collision |
| DNF | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 16 | 40 | — | Spun off |
| DNF | Raul Boesel | March | 21 | 0 | — | Collision |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 22 | 2 | — | Ignition |
| DNS | Riccardo Paletti | Osella | 23 | — | — | DNS |
| DNF | Mauro Baldi | Arrows | 24 | 0 | — | Collision |
| DNF | Eliseo Salazar | ATS | 25 | 13 | — | Spun off |