- Winner
- Michele Alboreto
- Team
- Tyrrell
- Top listed
- Michele Alboreto, John Watson, and Eddie Cheever
- Race date
- September 25, 1982
- Pole
- Alain Prost
- Fastest lap
- Michele Alboreto
- Classified drivers
- 30
- Circuit
- Caesars Palace
The decisive result
Michele Alboreto finished first for Tyrrell. John Watson is listed 2 for McLaren, with Eddie Cheever 3 for Ligier.
Grid to finish
Rupert Keegan from P25 to P12 (+13), Mauro Baldi from P23 to P11 (+12), and Brian Henton from P19 to P8 (+11) 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 5 Finished, 4 +2 laps, 4 Engine, 3 +1 lap, and 3 DNQ. Michele Alboreto holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:19.639 on lap 59. 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.