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Michele Alboreto won the 1982 Caesars Palace Grand Prix

Michele Alboreto won the 1982 Caesars Palace Grand Prix for Tyrrell, ahead of John Watson and Eddie Cheever at Caesars Palace.

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Race recap

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.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Michele AlboretoTyrrell1:41:56.8889
2John WatsonMcLaren1:42:24.1786
3Eddie CheeverLigier1:42:53.3384
4Alain ProstRenault1:43:05.5383
5Keke RosbergWilliams1:43:08.2682
6Derek DalyWilliams+1 lap1
7Marc SurerArrows+1 lap0
8Brian HentonTyrrell+1 lap0
9Andrea de CesarisAlfa Romeo+2 laps0
10Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo+2 laps0
11Mauro BaldiArrows+2 laps0
12Rupert KeeganMarch+2 laps0
13Raul BoeselMarch+6 laps0
NCManfred WinkelhockATS Wheels+13 laps0
DNFNiki LaudaMcLarenEngine0
DNFTommy ByrneTheodoreSpun off0
DNFDerek WarwickTolemanSpark plugs0
DNFElio de AngelisTeam LotusEngine0
DNFMario AndrettiFerrariSuspension0
DNFNelson PiquetBrabhamSpark plugs0