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Keke Rosberg won the 1982 Swiss Grand Prix

Keke Rosberg won the 1982 Swiss Grand Prix for Williams, ahead of Alain Prost and Niki Lauda at Dijon-Prenois.

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Race recap

Winner
Keke Rosberg
Team
Williams
Top listed
Keke Rosberg, Alain Prost, and Niki Lauda
Race date
August 29, 1982
Pole
Alain Prost
Fastest lap
Alain Prost
Classified drivers
29
Circuit
Dijon-Prenois

The decisive result

Keke Rosberg finished first for Williams. Alain Prost is listed 2 for Renault, with Niki Lauda 3 for McLaren.

Grid to finish

Nigel Mansell from P26 to P8 (+18), Eliseo Salazar from P25 to P14 (+11), and Elio de Angelis from P15 to P6 (+9) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Alain Prost started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 6 +1 lap, 4 Engine, 3 +2 laps, 3 DNQ, and 3 Finished. Alain Prost holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:07.477 on lap 2. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Keke RosbergWilliams1:32:41.0879
2Alain ProstRenault1:32:45.5276
3Niki LaudaMcLaren1:33:41.4274
4Nelson PiquetBrabham+1 lap3
5Riccardo PatreseBrabham+1 lap2
6Elio de AngelisTeam Lotus+1 lap1
7Michele AlboretoTyrrell+1 lap0
8Nigel MansellTeam Lotus+1 lap0
9Derek DalyWilliams+1 lap0
10Andrea de CesarisAlfa Romeo+2 laps0
11Brian HentonTyrrell+2 laps0
12Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo+2 laps0
13John WatsonMcLaren+3 laps0
14Eliseo SalazarATS Wheels+3 laps0
15Marc SurerArrows+4 laps0
16René ArnouxRenaultInjection0
DNFEddie CheeverLigierHandling0
DNFManfred WinkelhockATS WheelsChassis0
DNFJean-Pierre JarierOsellaEngine0
DNFJacques LaffiteLigierHandling0