Round 3 · 1982
United States Grand Prix West
Long Beach, USA · Sun 4 Apr · 00:00 UTC
Race
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 2 | 1:58:25.318 | 9 |
| 2 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 8 | +14.660 | 6 |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 18 | +1:19.143 | 4 |
| 4 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 12 | +1:20.947 | 3 |
| 5 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Borgward | 16 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | John Watson | McLaren | 11 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Borgward | 17 | +2 Laps | |
| 8 | Jochen Mass | March | 21 | +2 Laps | |
| 9 | Raul Boesel | March | 23 | +5 Laps | |
| 10 | Slim Borgudd | Tyrrell | 24 | +7 Laps | |
| — | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 7 | Disqualified | |
| — | Eddie Cheever | Ligier | 13 | Gearbox | |
| — | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 1 | Spun off | |
| — | Brian Henton | Arrows | 20 | Spun off | |
| — | Roberto Guerrero | Ensign | 19 | Spun off | |
| — | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 15 | Spun off | |
| — | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 10 | Transmission | |
| — | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 6 | Spun off | |
| — | Derek Daly | Theodore | 22 | Spun off | |
| — | Mario Andretti | Williams | 14 | Collision | |
| — | Alain Prost | Renault | 4 | Spun off | |
| — | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 9 | Spun off | |
| — | René Arnoux | Renault | 3 | Collision | |
| — | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 5 | Collision | |
| — | Eliseo Salazar | ATS | 26 | Collision | |
| — | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 25 | Collision |