1982 British Formula One Championship

The 1982 British Formula One Championship was the fourth and final season of the British Formula One Championship. It commenced on 9 April 1982 and ended on 30 August after five races.^[1]

Championship[edit]

After the Aurora company withdrew as the series' main sponsor in 1980, no championship was held in 1981. The series was revived in 1982 but with only a five round championship the series was only a shadow of its former self. Only ten drivers competed in the championship. The Drivers' Championship was dominated by Jim Crawford who claimed the championship in round four at Donington Park.^[1]

The opening round of the 1983 season was held at Oulton Park.^[2] The race won by Mike Wilds was the last British F1 Championship race as the undersubscribed series was disbanded after that event.^[3]

Teams and drivers[edit]

Entry List^[4]
Team	No.	Driver	Chassis	Engine	Rounds
Team Ensign	3	Jim Crawford	Ensign N180B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	1-4
Team Ensign	4	Joe Castellano	Ensign N180B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	4-5
Colin Bennett Racing	6	Arnold Glass	McLaren M29F	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	1-4
Colin Bennett Racing	7	Valentino Musetti	March 811	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	1-3
Team Sanada	8	Tony Trimmer	Fittipaldi F8	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	1-3
Warren Booth	11	Warren Booth	Shadow DN9B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	All
Jordan BRM	12	David Williams	BRM P207	BRM P202 3.0 V12	3-5
Nick Mason	14	John Brindley	Tyrrell 008	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	2, 4-5
EMKA Productions	16	Steve O'Rourke	Williams FW07	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	3, 5
Team Peru	82	Jorge Koechlin	Williams FW07	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	4-5

Results and standings[edit]

Races[edit]

Rnd	Track	Date	Laps	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Race Winner	Constructor
1	Oulton Park	9 April	65	Jim Crawford	Jim Crawford	Tony Trimmer	Fittipaldi
2	Brands Hatch	12 April	40	Tony Trimmer	Jim Crawford	Jim Crawford	Ensign
3	Thruxton	31 May	45	Jim Crawford	Jim Crawford	Jim Crawford	Ensign
4	Donington Park	15 August	50	Jim Crawford	Jim Crawford	Jim Crawford	Ensign
5	Brands Hatch	30 August	30	Jorge Koechlin	Joe Castellano	Joe Castellano	Ensign

Drivers' standings[edit]

Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers using the following structure:

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	PP	FL
Points	9	6	4	3	2	1	1	1

Pos.	Driver	OUL	BRH	THR	DON	BRH	Pts
1	Jim Crawford	Ret	1	1	1		34
2	Tony Trimmer	1	2	Ret			16
3	Joe Castellano				3	1	14
4	Warren Booth	2	4	Ret	Ret	4	12
=^[1]	Jorge Koechlin				2	3	12
6	John Brindley		5		4	2	11
7	Valentino Musetti	Ret	3	2			10
8	Steve O'Rourke			3		6	5
9	Arnold Glass	NC	6	4	NC		4
10	David Williams			NC	NC	5	2
Pos.	Driver	OUL	BRH	THR	DON	BRH	Pts

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c "1982 BRITISH F1 CHAMPIONSHIP". motorsportmagazine.com. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
^ "1983 British Open Trophy". motorsportmagazine.com. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
^ "Mike Wilds - Biography". motorsportmagazine.com. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
^ "Formula 1 - 3-litre Formula 1 (1966 - 1985)". oldracingcars.com. Retrieved July 19, 2018.

[British_F1_1982-1] "1982 BRITISH F1 CHAMPIONSHIP". motorsportmagazine.com. Retrieved July 19, 2018.

[2] "1983 British Open Trophy". motorsportmagazine.com. Retrieved July 19, 2018.

[3] "Mike Wilds - Biography". motorsportmagazine.com. Retrieved July 20, 2018.

[4] "Formula 1 - 3-litre Formula 1 (1966 - 1985)". oldracingcars.com. Retrieved July 19, 2018.

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