Race results
Race startMarch 20, 1982 at 21:00Brasilia Standard Time
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Fastest Lap | PIT | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1:44:33.134 | 63 | - | - | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | +2.990 | 63 | - | - | 12 | 6 |
| 3 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | +36.859 | 63 | - | - | 14 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | +50.761 | 63 | - | - | 13 | 3 |
| 5 | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | +1 Lap | 62 | - | - | 15 | 2 |
| 6 | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | +1 Lap | 62 | - | - | 8 | 1 |
| 7 | 4 | Slim Borgudd | Tyrrell | +2 Laps | 61 | - | - | 21 | 0 |
| 8 | 17 | Jochen Mass | March | +2 Laps | 61 | - | - | 22 | 0 |
| 9 | 31 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | +3 Laps | 60 | - | - | 23 | 0 |
| 10 | 30 | Mauro Baldi | Arrows | +6 Laps | 57 | - | - | 19 | 0 |
| - | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | DSQ | 63 | - | - | 7 | 0 |
| - | 6 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | DSQ | 63 | - | - | 3 | 0 |
| - | 10 | Eliseo Salazar | ATS | DNF (Engine) | 38 | - | - | 18 | 0 |
| - | 20 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | DNF (Suspension) | 36 | - | - | 25 | 0 |
| - | 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | DNF (Physical) | 34 | - | - | 9 | 0 |
| - | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | DNF (Spun off) | 29 | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| - | 8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | DNF (Collision) | 22 | - | - | 5 | 0 |
| - | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | DNF (Collision) | 21 | - | - | 4 | 0 |
| - | 5 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | DNF (Collision) | 21 | - | - | 6 | 0 |
| - | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | DNF (Collision) | 21 | - | - | 11 | 0 |
| - | 25 | Eddie Cheever | Ligier | DNF (Water leak) | 19 | - | - | 26 | 0 |
| - | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | DNF (Clutch) | 16 | - | - | 16 | 0 |
| - | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | DNF (Chassis) | 15 | - | - | 24 | 0 |
| - | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | DNF (Chassis) | 14 | - | - | 10 | 0 |
| - | 33 | Derek Daly | Theodore | DNF (Spun off) | 12 | - | - | 20 | 0 |
| - | 18 | Raul Boesel | March | DNF (Spun off) | 11 | - | - | 17 | 0 |