- Winner
- John Watson
- Team
- McLaren
- Top listed
- John Watson, Eddie Cheever, and Didier Pironi
- Race date
- June 6, 1982
- Pole
- Alain Prost
- Fastest lap
- Alain Prost
- Classified drivers
- 29
- Circuit
- Detroit Street Circuit
The decisive result
John Watson finished first for McLaren. Eddie Cheever is listed 2 for Ligier, with Didier Pironi 3 for Ferrari.
Grid to finish
John Watson from P17 to P1 (+16), Chico Serra from P26 to P11 (+15), and Jochen Mass from P18 to P7 (+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 6 Collision, 5 Finished, 3 +1 lap, 3 DNQ, and 3 Spun off. Alain Prost holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:50.438 on lap 45. 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.