The 1982 British Formula One Championship was the fourth and final season of the British Formula One Championship. It commenced on 9 April 1982 and ended on 30 August after five races.

Championship

After the Aurora company withdrew as the series' main sponsor in 1980, no championship was held in 1981. The series was revived in 1982 but with only a five round championship the series was only a shadow of its former self. Only ten drivers competed in the championship. The Drivers' Championship was dominated by Jim Crawford who claimed the championship in round four at Donington Park.

The opening round of the 1983 season was held at Oulton Park. The race won by Mike Wilds was the last British F1 Championship race as the undersubscribed series was disbanded after that event.

Teams and drivers

Entry List
TeamNo.DriverChassisEngineRounds
United Kingdom Team Ensign3United Kingdom Jim CrawfordEnsign N180BFord Cosworth DFV 3.0 V81-4
4United States Joe Castellano4-5
United Kingdom Colin Bennett Racing6Australia Arnold GlassMcLaren M29FFord Cosworth DFV 3.0 V81-4
7United Kingdom Valentino MusettiMarch 8111-3
United Kingdom Team Sanada8United Kingdom Tony TrimmerFittipaldi F8Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V81-3
United Kingdom Warren Booth11United Kingdom Warren BoothShadow DN9BFord Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8All
United Kingdom Jordan BRM12United Kingdom David WilliamsBRM P207BRM P202 3.0 V123-5
United Kingdom Nick Mason14United Kingdom John BrindleyTyrrell 008Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V82, 4-5
United Kingdom EMKA Productions16United Kingdom Steve O'RourkeWilliams FW07Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V83, 5
Peru Team Peru82Peru Jorge KoechlinWilliams FW07Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V84-5

Results and standings

Races

RndTrackDateLapsPole positionFastest lapRace winnerConstructor
1Oulton Park9 April65United Kingdom Jim CrawfordUnited Kingdom Jim CrawfordUnited Kingdom Tony TrimmerFittipaldi
2Brands Hatch12 April40United Kingdom Tony TrimmerUnited Kingdom Jim CrawfordUnited Kingdom Jim CrawfordEnsign
3Thruxton31 May45United Kingdom Jim CrawfordUnited Kingdom Jim CrawfordUnited Kingdom Jim CrawfordEnsign
4Donington Park15 August50United Kingdom Jim CrawfordUnited Kingdom Jim CrawfordUnited Kingdom Jim CrawfordEnsign
5Brands Hatch30 August30Peru Jorge KoechlinUnited States Joe CastellanoUnited States Joe CastellanoEnsign

Drivers' standings

Points are awarded to the top ten classified finishers using the following structure:

Position1st2nd3rd4th5th6thPPFL
Points96432111
Pos.DriverOUL United KingdomBRH United KingdomTHR United KingdomDON United KingdomBRH United KingdomPts
Pos. Driver OUL United Kingdom BRH United Kingdom THR United Kingdom DON United Kingdom BRH United Kingdom Pts 1 United Kingdom Jim Crawford Ret 1 1 1 34 2 United Kingdom Tony Trimmer 1 2 Ret 16 3 United States Joe Castellano 3 1 14 4 United Kingdom Warren Booth 2 4 Ret Ret 4 12 = Peru Jorge Koechlin 2 3 12 6 United Kingdom John Brindley 5 4 2 11 7 United Kingdom Valentino Musetti Ret 3 2 10 8 United Kingdom Steve O'Rourke 3 6 5 9 Australia Arnold Glass NC 6 4 NC 4 10 United Kingdom David Williams NC NC 5 2 Pos. Driver OUL United Kingdom BRH United Kingdom THR United Kingdom DON United Kingdom BRH United Kingdom PtsColour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap
1United Kingdom Jim CrawfordRet11134
2United Kingdom Tony Trimmer12Ret16
3United States Joe Castellano3114
4United Kingdom Warren Booth24RetRet412
=Peru Jorge Koechlin2312
6United Kingdom John Brindley54211
7United Kingdom Valentino MusettiRet3210
8United Kingdom Steve O'Rourke365
9Australia Arnold GlassNC64NC4
10United Kingdom David WilliamsNCNC52
Pos.DriverOUL United KingdomBRH United KingdomTHR United KingdomDON United KingdomBRH United KingdomPts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints classification
BlueNon-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired, not classified (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)