| Overview | Grid | Race Entries |
| Race | Qualifying |
| Race Name: | XVI Großer Preis der Schweiz |
| Track: | Circuit de Dijon-Prenois |
| Round: | 14 of 16 |
| Race date: | Sunday, August 29th, 1982 |
| Race time: | 13.00 |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
| Driver | Keke Rosberg | Alain Prost | Niki Lauda |
| Constructor | Williams-Ford Cosworth | Renault | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| Car | Williams FW08 | Renault RE30B | McLaren MP4/1B |
| Engine | Ford Cosworth DFV | Renault EF1 | Ford Cosworth DFV |
| Tyre | Goodyear | Michelin | Michelin |
| Time | 1:32:41.087 | 1:32:45.529 | 1:33:41.430 |
| Gap | 4.442 secs | 1m 0.343 secs |
| P | No. | Driver | Qual | Race | Total | |
| 1 | 15 | Alain Prost Renault | 1:01.380 0 | 1:07.477 80 | 1:01.380 80 | |
| 2 | 16 | René Arnoux Renault | 1:01.740 0 | 1:08.181 75 | 1:01.740 75 | |
| 3 | 2 | Riccardo Patrese Brabham-BMW | 1:02.710 0 | 1:09.615 79 | 1:02.710 79 | |
| 4 | 8 | Niki Lauda McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 1:02.984 0 | 1:08.453 80 | 1:02.984 80 | |
| 5 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo | 1:03.023 0 | 1:09.903 78 | 1:03.023 78 | |
| 6 | 1 | Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW | 1:03.183 0 | 1:08.010 79 | 1:03.183 79 | |
| 7 | 5 | Derek Daly Williams-Ford Cosworth | 1:03.291 0 | 1:09.192 79 | 1:03.291 79 | |
| 8 | 6 | Keke Rosberg Williams-Ford Cosworth | 1:03.589 0 | 1:07.509 80 | 1:03.589 80 | |
| 9 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo | 1:03.776 0 | 1:09.913 78 | 1:03.776 78 | |
| 10 | 27 | Patrick Tambay Ferrari | 1:03.896 0 | 1:03.896 0 | ||
| 11 | 7 | John Watson McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 1:03.995 0 | 1:08.247 77 | 1:03.995 77 | |
| 12 | 3 | Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:04.069 0 | 1:09.649 79 | 1:04.069 79 | |
| 13 | 26 | Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra | 1:04.087 0 | 1:10.116 33 | 1:04.087 33 | |
| 14 | 29 | Marc Surer Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 1:04.928 0 | 1:09.441 76 | 1:04.928 76 | |
| 15 | 11 | Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 1:04.967 0 | 1:09.713 79 | 1:04.967 79 | |
| 16 | 25 | Eddie Cheever Ligier-Matra | 1:05.001 0 | 1:09.950 70 | 1:05.001 70 | |
| 17 | 31 | Jean-Pierre Jarier Osella-Ford Cosworth | 1:05.179 0 | 1:10.625 44 | 1:05.179 44 | |
| 18 | 4 | Brian Henton Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:05.391 0 | 1:09.442 78 | 1:05.391 78 | |
| 19 | 14 | Roberto Guerrero Ensign-Ford Cosworth | 1:05.395 0 | 1:11.337 4 | 1:05.395 4 | |
| 20 | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock ATS-Ford Cosworth | 1:05.451 0 | 1:10.561 55 | 1:05.451 55 | |
| 21 | 35 | Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart | 1:05.877 0 | 1:09.759 24 | 1:05.877 24 | |
| 22 | 17 | Rupert Keegan March-Ford Cosworth | 1:06.011 0 | 1:10.470 25 | 1:06.011 25 | |
| 23 | 36 | Teo Fabi Toleman-Hart | 1:06.017 0 | 1:10.441 31 | 1:06.017 31 | |
| 24 | 18 | Raul Boesel March-Ford Cosworth | 1:06.136 0 | 1:11.313 31 | 1:06.136 31 | |
| 25 | 10 | Eliseo Salazar ATS-Ford Cosworth | 1:06.168 0 | 1:10.676 77 | 1:06.168 77 | |
| 26 | 12 | Nigel Mansell Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 1:06.211 0 | 1:09.288 79 | 1:06.211 79 | |
| 27 | 20 | Chico Serra Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth | 1:06.339 0 | 1:06.339 0 | ||
| 28 | 33 | Tommy Byrne Theodore-Ford Cosworth | 1:06.990 0 | 1:06.990 0 | ||
| 29 | 30 | Mauro Baldi Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 1:07.836 0 | 1:07.836 0 |