Detroit Street Circuit · 6 June 1982
John Watson won the 1982 Detroit Grand Prix for McLaren from 17th on the grid, 15.726s ahead of Eddie Cheever.
| Pos | Team | Points Breakdown | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLaren Watson 9 + Lauda 0 | Watson 9 + Lauda 0 | 9 | |
| 2 | Ligier Cheever 6 + Laffite 1 | Cheever 6 + Laffite 1 | 7 | |
| 3 | Williams Rosberg 3 + Daly 2 | Rosberg 3 + Daly 2 | 5 | |
| 4 | Ferrari Pironi 4 | Pironi 4 | 4 | |
| 5 | March Mass 0 + Boesel 0 | Mass 0 + Boesel 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Arrows Surer 0 + Baldi 0 | Surer 0 + Baldi 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Tyrrell Henton 0 + Alboreto 0 | Henton 0 + Alboreto 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Renault Arnoux 0 + Prost 0 | Arnoux 0 + Prost 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Fittipaldi Serra 0 | Serra 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Team Lotus Mansell 0 + de Angelis 0 | Mansell 0 + de Angelis 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Alfa Romeo Giacomelli 0 + de Cesaris 0 | Giacomelli 0 + de Cesaris 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | ATS Salazar 0 + Winkelhock 0 | Salazar 0 + Winkelhock 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Ensign Guerrero 0 | Guerrero 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | Brabham Patrese 0 | Patrese 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | Osella Jarier 0 + Paletti 0 | Jarier 0 + Paletti 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Race time / Gap | Laps | Stops | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Watson McLaren | McLaren | 1:58:41.043 | 62 | — | 9 | |
| 2 | Eddie Cheever Ligier | Ligier | +15.726s | 62 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Didier Pironi Ferrari | Ferrari | +28.077s | 62 | — | 4 | |
| 4 | Keke Rosberg Williams | Williams | +1:11.976 | 62 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | Derek Daly Williams | Williams | +1:23.757 | 62 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite Ligier | Ligier | +1 Lap | 61 | — | 1 | |
| 7 | Jochen Mass March | March | +1 Lap | 61 | — | — | |
| 8 | Marc Surer Arrows | Arrows | +1 Lap | 61 | — | — | |
| 9 | Brian Henton Tyrrell | Tyrrell | +2 Laps | 60 | — | — | |
| 10 | René Arnoux Renault | Renault | +3 Laps | 59 | — | — | |
| 11 | Chico Serra Fittipaldi | Fittipaldi | +3 Laps | 59 | — | — | |
| NC | Alain Prost Renault | Renault | NC | 54 | — | — | |
| DNF | Nigel Mansell Team Lotus | Team Lotus | DNF Engine | 44 | — | — | |
| DNF | Niki Lauda McLaren | McLaren | DNF Collision | 40 | — | — | |
| DNF | Michele Alboreto Tyrrell | Tyrrell | DNF Spun off | 40 | — | — | |
| DNF | Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | DNF Collision | 30 | — | — | |
| DNF | Elio de Angelis Team Lotus | Team Lotus | DNF Gearbox | 17 | — | — | |
| DNF | Eliseo Salazar ATS | ATS | DNF Spun off | 13 | — | — | |
| DNF | Roberto Guerrero Ensign | Ensign | DNF Collision | 6 | — | — | |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese Brabham | Brabham | DNF Collision | 6 | — | — | |
| DNF | Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | DNF Transmission | 2 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jarier Osella | Osella | DNF Ignition | 2 | — | — | |
| DNF | Manfred Winkelhock ATS | ATS | DNF Spun off | 1 | — | — | |
| DNF | Raul Boesel March | March | DNF Collision | 0 | — | — | |
| DNF | Mauro Baldi Arrows | Arrows | DNF Collision | 0 | — | — | |
| DNS | Riccardo Paletti Osella | Osella | DNS | 0 | — | — |