1982 New Zealand Grand Prix

The 1982 New Zealand Grand Prix was a race held at the Pukekohe Park Raceway on 9 January 1982. It was the 28th running of the New Zealand Grand Prix and was run over two heats of 30 laps each, with the final results being an aggregate of the two. The event was won by Brazilian Roberto Moreno. The podium was completed by Kiwis Steve Millen and Dave McMillan.

1982 New Zealand Grand Prix
28th New Zealand Grand Prix
Race details
Date 9 January 1982
Location Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe, New Zealand
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 2.82 km (1.76 miles)
Distance 60 laps, 169.2 km (105.6 miles)
Podium
First Ralt-Ford
Second Ralt-Ford
Third Ralt-Ford

Classification

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Heat 1

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Pos No. Driver Car Laps Time / Retired
1 8   Roberto Moreno Ralt RT4/82 / Ford BDA Nicholson 30 29min 22.9sec
2 7   Steve Millen Ralt RT4/81 / Ford BDA 30 + 6.9 s
3 1   Dave McMillan Ralt RT4/82 / Ford BDA 30 + 16.2 s
4   Charlie O'Brien Ralt RT4/82 / Ford BDA 30 + 22.8 s
5 18   David Oxton Ralt RT4/80 / Ford BDA 30 + 25.8 s
6 37   John Briggs March 81A / Ford BDA 30 + 32.4 s
7 11   Ken Smith March 782/79B / Ford BDA 30 + 42.4 s
8 9   Graham Watson Ralt RT4/81 / Ford BDA 29 + 1 lap
9 3   Mike Rosen Ralt RT4/82 / Ford BDA 29 + 1 lap
10 34   Bryan Hartley Chevron B34 / Ford BDA 29 + 1 lap
11 21   Steve Cameron Cuda JR3 / Ford BDA 29 + 1 lap
12   Graham Campbell Chevron B39 / Ford BDA 29 + 1 lap
13 17   Robbie Hislop March 74B / Ford BDA 27 + 3 laps
14 12   Tom Donovan March 77B / Ford BDA 26 + 4 laps
15 6   Eric Morgan Ralt RT1 / Ford BDA 25 + 5 laps
Ret 4   Robert Handford Ralt RT4/82 / Ford BDA 11 Accident
DNS 41   Paul Radisich Ralt RT1 / Nissan LZ14 0 Did Not Start
DNS 22   Robin Irving Modus M3 / Ford BDA 0 Did Not Start

Heat 2

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Pos No. Driver Car Laps Time / Retired
1 7   Steve Millen Ralt RT4/81 / Ford BDA 30 29min 32.1sec
2 8   Roberto Moreno Ralt RT4/82 / Ford BDA Nicholson 30 + 1.8 s
3   Charlie O'Brien Ralt RT4/82 / Ford BDA 30 + 15.9 s
4 1   Dave McMillan Ralt RT4/82 / Ford BDA 30 + 19.6 s
5 18   David Oxton Ralt RT4/80 / Ford BDA 30 + 32.2 s
6 11   Ken Smith March 782/79B / Ford BDA 30 + 49.3 s
7 3   Mike Rosen Ralt RT4/82 / Ford BDA 29 + 1 lap
8   Graham Campbell Chevron B39 / Ford BDA 29 + 1 lap
9 9   Graham Watson Ralt RT4/81 / Ford BDA 29 + 1 lap
10 34   Bryan Hartley Chevron B34 / Ford BDA 29 + 1 lap
11 12   Tom Donovan March 77B / Ford BDA 29 + 1 lap
12 21   Steve Cameron Cuda JR3 / Ford BDA 28 + 2 laps
13 17   Robbie Hislop March 74B / Ford BDA 27 + 3 laps
NC 6   Eric Morgan Ralt RT1 / Ford BDA 18 Not classified
Ret 4   Robert Handford Ralt RT4/82 / Ford BDA 25 Accident
Ret 37   John Briggs March 81A / Ford BDA 10 Loose bodywork
Ret 22   Robin Irving Modus M3 / Ford BDA 7 Engine

Combined results

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Pos No. Driver Car Laps Time / Retired Heat 1 Heat 2
1 8   Roberto Moreno Ralt RT4/82 / Ford BDA Nicholson 60 58min 56.8sec 1st 2nd
2 7   Steve Millen Ralt RT4/81 / Ford BDA 60 + 5.1 s 2nd 1st
3 1   Dave McMillan Ralt RT4/82 / Ford BDA 60 + 34.0 s 3rd 4th
4   Charlie O'Brien Ralt RT4/82 / Ford BDA 60 + 36.9 s 4th 3rd
5 18   David Oxton Ralt RT4/80 / Ford BDA 60 + 56.2 s 5th 5th
6 11   Ken Smith March 782/79B / Ford BDA 60 + 1:29.9 s 7th 6th
7 9   Graham Watson Ralt RT4/81 / Ford BDA 58 + 2 laps 8th 9th
8 3   Mike Rosen Ralt RT4/82 / Ford BDA 58 + 2 laps 9th 7th
9   Graham Campbell Chevron B39 / Ford BDA 58 + 2 laps 12th 8th
10 34   Bryan Hartley Chevron B34 / Ford BDA 58 + 2 laps 10th 10th
11 21   Steve Cameron Cuda JR3 / Ford BDA 57 + 3 laps 11th 12th
12 12   Tom Donovan March 77B / Ford BDA 55 + 5 laps 14th 11th
13 17   Robbie Hislop March 74B / Ford BDA 54 + 6 laps 13th 13th
14 6   Eric Morgan Ralt RT1 / Ford BDA 43 + 17 laps 15th NC
15 37   John Briggs March 81A / Ford BDA 40 + 20 laps 6th Ret
16 4   Robert Handford Ralt RT4/82 / Ford BDA 36 + 24 laps Ret Ret
17 22   Robin Irving Modus M3 / Ford BDA 7 + 53 laps DNS Ret
DNS 41   Paul Radisich Ralt RT1 / Nissan LZ14 0 Did Not Start - -
Source(s): [1]

References

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  1. ^ "New Zealand Grand Prix - Pukekohe, 09 Jan 1982". oldracingcars.com. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
Preceded by New Zealand Grand Prix
1982
Succeeded by