- Belgian Grand Prix
- Watson win overshadowed by Villeneuve's death
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May 9, 1982: John Watson won the Belgian Grand Prix at Zolder but the weekend was completely overshadowed by the death of Gilles Villeneuve when his Ferrari crashed during qualifying
- San Marino Grand Prix
- Pironi snatches win from Villeneuve on dark day
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April 25, 1982: A Ferrari one-two at the San Marino Grand Prix should have been a reason for local joy, but the race will go down as one of Formula One's darkest days
- United States Grand Prix West
- Lauda takes first win for almost five years
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April 4, 1982: Niki Lauda, in his third start since ending his two-year retirement, showed he was still a major force with victory at Long Beach
- Brazilian Grand Prix
- Piquet wins before Ferrari protests
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March 21, 1982: Nelson Piquet's victory in front of his home crowd caused wild celebrations in Rio de Janeiro but he was not in a position to make the most of them after collapsing on the podium, a victim of heat and exhaustion
- South African Grand Prix
- Season starts with protests and a Prost win
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January 23, 1982: Alain Prost won the season opener at Kyalami, but once again the weekend was dominated by off-track politics, a grim portent of what was going to be yet another year where behind-the-scenes bickering tarnished the sport's image