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000d 00h 00m 00s1982 United States Grand Prix West
| Race Name: | VIII Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach |
| Track: | Circuit of Long Beach |
| Round: | 3 of 16 |
| Race date: | Sunday, April 4th, 1982 |
| Race time: | 14.00 |
The Podium
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | |
| Driver | Niki Lauda | Keke Rosberg | Riccardo Patrese |
| Constructor | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | Williams-Ford Cosworth | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
| Car | McLaren MP4/1B | Williams FW07C | Brabham BT49C |
| Engine | Ford Cosworth DFV | Ford Cosworth DFV | Ford Cosworth DFV |
| Tyre | Michelin | Goodyear | Goodyear |
| Time | 1:58:25.318 | 1:58:39.978 | 1:59:44.461 |
| Gap | 14.660 secs | 1m 19.143 secs |
Fastest weekend laptimes
| P | No. | Driver | Qual | Race | Total | |
| 1 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo | 1:27.316 0 | 1:31.205 33 | 1:27.316 33 | |
| 2 | 8 | Niki Lauda McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 1:27.436 0 | 1:30.831 75 | 1:27.436 75 | |
| 3 | 16 | René Arnoux Renault | 1:27.763 0 | 1:32.029 5 | 1:27.763 5 | |
| 4 | 15 | Alain Prost Renault | 1:27.979 0 | 1:33.052 10 | 1:27.979 10 | |
| 5 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo | 1:28.087 0 | 1:31.602 5 | 1:28.087 5 | |
| 6 | 1 | Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 1:28.276 0 | 1:32.934 25 | 1:28.276 25 | |
| 7 | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari | 1:28.476 0 | 1:32.907 75 | 1:28.476 75 | |
| 8 | 6 | Keke Rosberg Williams-Ford Cosworth | 1:28.576 0 | 1:32.586 75 | 1:28.576 75 | |
| 9 | 28 | Didier Pironi Ferrari | 1:28.680 0 | 1:34.168 6 | 1:28.680 6 | |
| 10 | 31 | Jean-Pierre Jarier Osella-Ford Cosworth | 1:28.708 0 | 1:33.862 26 | 1:28.708 26 | |
| 11 | 7 | John Watson McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 1:28.885 0 | 1:31.261 74 | 1:28.885 74 | |
| 12 | 3 | Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:29.027 0 | 1:32.914 75 | 1:29.027 75 | |
| 13 | 25 | Eddie Cheever Ligier-Matra | 1:29.336 0 | 1:33.125 59 | 1:29.336 59 | |
| 14 | 5 | Mario Andretti Williams-Ford Cosworth | 1:29.468 0 | 1:32.579 19 | 1:29.468 19 | |
| 15 | 26 | Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra | 1:29.587 0 | 1:32.487 26 | 1:29.587 26 | |
| 16 | 11 | Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 1:29.694 0 | 1:32.936 74 | 1:29.694 74 | |
| 17 | 12 | Nigel Mansell Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 1:29.758 0 | 1:33.273 73 | 1:29.758 73 | |
| 18 | 2 | Riccardo Patrese Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 1:29.948 0 | 1:32.598 75 | 1:29.948 75 | |
| 19 | 14 | Roberto Guerrero Ensign-Ford Cosworth | 1:30.186 0 | 1:34.088 27 | 1:30.186 27 | |
| 20 | 29 | Brian Henton Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 1:30.474 0 | 1:35.413 32 | 1:30.474 32 | |
| 21 | 17 | Jochen Mass March-Ford Cosworth | 1:30.476 0 | 1:34.312 73 | 1:30.476 73 | |
| 22 | 33 | Derek Daly Theodore-Ford Cosworth | 1:30.919 0 | 1:35.898 23 | 1:30.919 23 | |
| 23 | 18 | Raul Boesel March-Ford Cosworth | 1:30.977 0 | 1:36.915 70 | 1:30.977 70 | |
| 24 | 4 | Slim Borgudd Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:31.033 0 | 1:33.413 68 | 1:31.033 68 | |
| 25 | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock ATS-Ford Cosworth | 1:31.593 0 | 2:40.769 1 | 1:31.593 1 | |
| 26 | 10 | Eliseo Salazar ATS-Ford Cosworth | 1:31.825 0 | 1:37.044 3 | 1:31.825 3 | |
| 27 | 36 | Teo Fabi Toleman-Hart | 1:31.988 0 | 1:31.988 0 | ||
| 28 | 32 | Riccardo Paletti Osella-Ford Cosworth | 1:32.146 0 | 1:32.146 0 | ||
| 29 | 20 | Chico Serra Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth | 1:32.496 0 | 1:32.496 0 | ||
| 30 | 30 | Mauro Baldi Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 1:33.701 0 | 1:33.701 0 | ||
| 31 | 35 | Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart | No Time 0 | No Time 0 |