| Overview | Grid | Race Entries |
| Race | Qualifying |
| Race Name: | LIII Gran Premio d'Italia |
| Track: | Autodromo Nazionale Monza |
| Round: | 15 of 16 |
| Race date: | Sunday, September 12th, 1982 |
| Race time: | 15.30 |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
| Driver | René Arnoux | Patrick Tambay | Mario Andretti |
| Constructor | Renault | Ferrari | Ferrari |
| Car | Renault RE30B | Ferrari 126C2 | Ferrari 126C2 |
| Engine | Renault EF1 | Ferrari 126C | Ferrari 126C |
| Tyre | Michelin | Goodyear | Goodyear |
| Time | 1:22:25.734 | 1:22:39.798 | 1:23:14.186 |
| Gap | 14.064 secs | 48.452 secs |
| P | No. | Driver | Qual | Race | Total | |
| 1 | 28 | Mario Andretti Ferrari | 1:28.473 0 | 1:34.122 52 | 1:28.473 52 | |
| 2 | 1 | Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW | 1:28.508 0 | 1:36.763 7 | 1:28.508 7 | |
| 3 | 27 | Patrick Tambay Ferrari | 1:28.830 0 | 1:33.949 52 | 1:28.830 52 | |
| 4 | 2 | Riccardo Patrese Brabham-BMW | 1:29.898 0 | 1:34.007 6 | 1:29.898 6 | |
| 5 | 15 | Alain Prost Renault | 1:30.026 0 | 1:33.842 27 | 1:30.026 27 | |
| 6 | 16 | René Arnoux Renault | 1:30.097 0 | 1:33.619 52 | 1:30.097 52 | |
| 7 | 6 | Keke Rosberg Williams-Ford Cosworth | 1:31.834 0 | 1:34.813 50 | 1:31.834 50 | |
| 8 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo | 1:32.352 0 | 1:36.201 32 | 1:32.352 32 | |
| 9 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo | 1:32.546 0 | 1:35.291 50 | 1:32.546 50 | |
| 10 | 8 | Niki Lauda McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 1:32.782 0 | 1:36.540 21 | 1:32.782 21 | |
| 11 | 3 | Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:33.134 0 | 1:36.300 51 | 1:33.134 51 | |
| 12 | 7 | John Watson McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 1:33.185 0 | 1:35.569 52 | 1:33.185 52 | |
| 13 | 5 | Derek Daly Williams-Ford Cosworth | 1:33.333 0 | No Time 0 | 1:33.333 0 | |
| 14 | 25 | Eddie Cheever Ligier-Matra | 1:33.377 0 | 1:36.841 51 | 1:33.377 51 | |
| 15 | 31 | Jean-Pierre Jarier Osella-Ford Cosworth | 1:33.531 0 | 1:37.346 10 | 1:33.531 10 | |
| 16 | 35 | Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart | 1:33.628 0 | No Time 0 | 1:33.628 0 | |
| 17 | 11 | Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 1:33.629 0 | 1:37.516 33 | 1:33.629 33 | |
| 18 | 14 | Roberto Guerrero Ensign-Ford Cosworth | 1:34.058 0 | 1:35.615 40 | 1:34.058 40 | |
| 19 | 29 | Marc Surer Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 1:34.343 0 | 1:39.105 28 | 1:34.343 28 | |
| 20 | 4 | Brian Henton Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:34.379 0 | No Time 0 | 1:34.379 0 | |
| 21 | 26 | Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra | 1:34.659 0 | 1:40.050 5 | 1:34.659 5 | |
| 22 | 36 | Teo Fabi Toleman-Hart | 1:34.780 0 | 1:40.578 2 | 1:34.780 2 | |
| 23 | 12 | Nigel Mansell Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 1:34.964 0 | 1:36.155 51 | 1:34.964 51 | |
| 24 | 30 | Mauro Baldi Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 1:34.977 0 | 1:39.827 49 | 1:34.977 49 | |
| 25 | 10 | Eliseo Salazar ATS-Ford Cosworth | 1:34.991 0 | 1:37.597 50 | 1:34.991 50 | |
| 26 | 20 | Chico Serra Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth | 1:35.230 0 | 1:39.887 49 | 1:35.230 49 | |
| 27 | 17 | Rupert Keegan March-Ford Cosworth | 1:35.323 0 | 1:35.323 0 | ||
| 28 | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock ATS-Ford Cosworth | 1:35.701 0 | 1:35.701 0 | ||
| 29 | 18 | Raul Boesel March-Ford Cosworth | 1:35.747 0 | 1:35.747 0 | ||
| 30 | 33 | Tommy Byrne Theodore-Ford Cosworth | 1:36.032 0 | 1:36.032 0 | ||
| 31 | 32 | Johnny Cecotto Osella-Ford Cosworth | No Time 0 |