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Nelson Piquet won the 1982 Canadian Grand Prix

Nelson Piquet won the 1982 Canadian Grand Prix for Brabham, ahead of Riccardo Patrese and John Watson at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.

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Race recap

Winner
Nelson Piquet
Team
Brabham
Top listed
Nelson Piquet, Riccardo Patrese, and John Watson
Race date
June 13, 1982
Pole
Didier Pironi
Fastest lap
Didier Pironi
Classified drivers
29
Circuit
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve

The decisive result

Nelson Piquet finished first for Brabham. Riccardo Patrese is listed 2 for Brabham, with John Watson 3 for McLaren.

Grid to finish

Marc Surer from P16 to P5 (+11), Jochen Mass from P22 to P11 (+11), and Mauro Baldi from P17 to P8 (+9) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Didier Pironi started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 4 Engine, 3 Collision, 3 DNQ, 3 Finished, and 3 Out of fuel. Didier Pironi holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:28.323 on lap 66. 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
1Nelson PiquetBrabham1:46:39.5779
2Riccardo PatreseBrabham1:46:53.3776
3John WatsonMcLaren1:47:41.4174
4Elio de AngelisTeam Lotus+1 lap3
5Marc SurerArrows+1 lap2
6Andrea de CesarisAlfa RomeoOut of fuel1
7Derek DalyWilliamsOut of fuel0
8Mauro BaldiArrows+2 laps0
9Didier PironiFerrari+3 laps0
10Eddie CheeverLigierOut of fuel0
11Jochen MassMarch+4 laps0
NCBrian HentonTyrrell+11 laps0
DNFKeke RosbergWilliamsGearbox0
DNFRaul BoeselMarchEngine0
DNFMichele AlboretoTyrrellEngine0
DNFAlain ProstRenaultEngine0
DNFRené ArnouxRenaultSpun off0
DNFEliseo SalazarATS WheelsEngine0
DNFNiki LaudaMcLarenClutch0
DNFJacques LaffiteLigierFuel system0