The 1982 CART PPG Indy Car World Series season, the fourth in the CART era of U.S. open-wheel racing, consisted of 11 races, beginning in Avondale, Arizona on March 28 and concluding at the same location on November 6. The PPG Indy Car World Series Drivers' Champion was Rick Mears. Rookie of the Year was Bobby Rahal.
1982 CART season | |
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PPG Indy Car World Series | |
Season | |
Races | 11 |
Start date | March 28 |
End date | November 6 |
Awards | |
Drivers' champion | Rick Mears |
Constructors' Cup | March |
Manufacturers' Cup | Cosworth |
Nations' Cup | United States |
Rookie of the Year | Bobby Rahal |
Though it was not officially part of the CART calendar, most of the teams and drivers also competed at the USAC-sanctioned 66th Indianapolis 500. Gordon Johncock was victorious at Indy.
Jim Hickman was fatally injured in a practice crash for the Tony Bettenhausen 200 at Milwaukee, he was 39 years old.
Drivers and constructors
The following teams and drivers competed for the 1982 CART World Series.
Schedule
New to the schedule was the 4 mile permanent road course named Road America. Returning to the schedule after a one year absence (1981 was a USAC race) was Pocono Raceway, the 2.5 mile superspeedway would host a 500 mile race in 1982.
The schedule was originally set to feature a doubleheader with Formula One at Las Vegas on October 17.[1] After the F1 Grand Prix on Saturday, the track would be converted to an oval for an Indy car race on Sunday. This was cancelled after FISA rescheduled the Grand Prix for September and instituted a rule that banned two open-wheel series with engines over two liters from competing at the same venue on the same weekend.[2]
A race in Mexico City for October 31 was cancelled.[3]
O Oval/Speedway
R Dedicated road course
*The Stroh's 200 was scheduled for April 25, but postponed a week due to rain. NBC planned to cover on April 25, but did not return for the May 1 running.
Season Summary
Race results
Rd | Race | Pole Position | Winning driver | Winning team | Race time | Report |
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1 | Phoenix 1 | Rick Mears | Rick Mears | Team Penske | 1:15:48 | Report |
2 | Atlanta | Rick Mears | Rick Mears | Team Penske | 1:13:10 | Report |
NC | Indianapolis 500 | Rick Mears | Gordon Johncock | Patrick Racing | 3:05:09 | Report |
3 | Milwaukee 1 | Gordon Johncock | Gordon Johncock | Patrick Racing | 1:10:52 | Report |
4 | Cleveland | Kevin Cogan | Bobby Rahal | Truesports | 3:03:44 | Report |
5 | Michigan 1 | Rick Mears / Mario Andretti | Gordon Johncock | Patrick Racing | 3:14:54 | Report |
6 | Milwaukee 2 | Rick Mears | Tom Sneva | Bignotti-Cotter Racing | 1:49:57 | Report |
7 | Pocono | Rick Mears | Rick Mears | Team Penske | 3:25:39 | Report |
8 | Riverside | Kevin Cogan | Rick Mears | Team Penske | 2:42:14 | Report |
9 | Road America | Rick Mears | Héctor Rebaque | Forsythe Racing | 1:49:56 | Report |
10 | Michigan 2 | Rick Mears | Bobby Rahal | Truesports | 1:04:03 | Report |
11 | Phoenix 2 | Rick Mears | Tom Sneva | Bignotti-Cotter Racing | 1:21:05 | Report |
Mario Andretti was credited with winning the pole position for the Michigan 500, although he started 33rd due to a pre-race practice accident. Rick Mears started on the pole and both he and Andretti were credited with pole positions.
Final points standings
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See also
References
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