The 1982 New Zealand Grand Prix was a race held at the Pukekohe Park Raceway on 9 January 1982. It was the 28th running of the New Zealand Grand Prix and was run over two heats of 30 laps each, with the final results being an aggregate of the two. The event was won by Brazilian Roberto Moreno. The podium was completed by Kiwis Steve Millen and Dave McMillan.
Classification
Heat 1
Pos No. Driver Car Laps Time / Retired 1 8 Roberto Moreno Ralt RT4/82 / Ford BDA Nicholson 30 29min 22.9sec 2 7 Steve Millen Ralt RT4/81 / Ford BDA 30 + 6.9 s 3 1 Dave McMillan Ralt RT4/82 / Ford BDA 30 + 16.2 s 4 Charlie O'Brien Ralt RT4/82 / Ford BDA 30 + 22.8 s 5 18 David Oxton Ralt RT4/80 / Ford BDA 30 + 25.8 s 6 37 John Briggs March 81A / Ford BDA 30 + 32.4 s 7 11 Ken Smith March 782/79B / Ford BDA 30 + 42.4 s 8 9 Graham Watson Ralt RT4/81 / Ford BDA 29 + 1 lap 9 3 Mike Rosen Ralt RT4/82 / Ford BDA 29 + 1 lap 10 34 Bryan Hartley Chevron B34 / Ford BDA 29 + 1 lap 11 21 Steve Cameron Cuda JR3 / Ford BDA 29 + 1 lap 12 Graham Campbell Chevron B39 / Ford BDA 29 + 1 lap 13 17 Robbie Hislop March 74B / Ford BDA 27 + 3 laps 14 12 Tom Donovan March 77B / Ford BDA 26 + 4 laps 15 6 Eric Morgan Ralt RT1 / Ford BDA 25 + 5 laps Ret 4 Robert Handford Ralt RT4/82 / Ford BDA 11 Accident DNS 41 Paul Radisich Ralt RT1 / Nissan LZ14 0 Did Not Start DNS 22 Robin Irving Modus M3 / Ford BDA 0 Did Not Start
Heat 2
Pos No. Driver Car Laps Time / Retired 1 7 Steve Millen Ralt RT4/81 / Ford BDA 30 29min 32.1sec 2 8 Roberto Moreno Ralt RT4/82 / Ford BDA Nicholson 30 + 1.8 s 3 Charlie O'Brien Ralt RT4/82 / Ford BDA 30 + 15.9 s 4 1 Dave McMillan Ralt RT4/82 / Ford BDA 30 + 19.6 s 5 18 David Oxton Ralt RT4/80 / Ford BDA 30 + 32.2 s 6 11 Ken Smith March 782/79B / Ford BDA 30 + 49.3 s 7 3 Mike Rosen Ralt RT4/82 / Ford BDA 29 + 1 lap 8 Graham Campbell Chevron B39 / Ford BDA 29 + 1 lap 9 9 Graham Watson Ralt RT4/81 / Ford BDA 29 + 1 lap 10 34 Bryan Hartley Chevron B34 / Ford BDA 29 + 1 lap 11 12 Tom Donovan March 77B / Ford BDA 29 + 1 lap 12 21 Steve Cameron Cuda JR3 / Ford BDA 28 + 2 laps 13 17 Robbie Hislop March 74B / Ford BDA 27 + 3 laps NC 6 Eric Morgan Ralt RT1 / Ford BDA 18 Not classified Ret 4 Robert Handford Ralt RT4/82 / Ford BDA 25 Accident Ret 37 John Briggs March 81A / Ford BDA 10 Loose bodywork Ret 22 Robin Irving Modus M3 / Ford BDA 7 Engine
Combined results
Pos No. Driver Car Laps Time / Retired Heat 1 Heat 2 1 8 Roberto Moreno Ralt RT4/82 / Ford BDA Nicholson 60 58min 56.8sec 1st 2nd 2 7 Steve Millen Ralt RT4/81 / Ford BDA 60 + 5.1 s 2nd 1st 3 1 Dave McMillan Ralt RT4/82 / Ford BDA 60 + 34.0 s 3rd 4th 4 Charlie O'Brien Ralt RT4/82 / Ford BDA 60 + 36.9 s 4th 3rd 5 18 David Oxton Ralt RT4/80 / Ford BDA 60 + 56.2 s 5th 5th 6 11 Ken Smith March 782/79B / Ford BDA 60 + 1:29.9 s 7th 6th 7 9 Graham Watson Ralt RT4/81 / Ford BDA 58 + 2 laps 8th 9th 8 3 Mike Rosen Ralt RT4/82 / Ford BDA 58 + 2 laps 9th 7th 9 Graham Campbell Chevron B39 / Ford BDA 58 + 2 laps 12th 8th 10 34 Bryan Hartley Chevron B34 / Ford BDA 58 + 2 laps 10th 10th 11 21 Steve Cameron Cuda JR3 / Ford BDA 57 + 3 laps 11th 12th 12 12 Tom Donovan March 77B / Ford BDA 55 + 5 laps 14th 11th 13 17 Robbie Hislop March 74B / Ford BDA 54 + 6 laps 13th 13th 14 6 Eric Morgan Ralt RT1 / Ford BDA 43 + 17 laps 15th NC 15 37 John Briggs March 81A / Ford BDA 40 + 20 laps 6th Ret 16 4 Robert Handford Ralt RT4/82 / Ford BDA 36 + 24 laps Ret Ret 17 22 Robin Irving Modus M3 / Ford BDA 7 + 53 laps DNS Ret DNS 41 Paul Radisich Ralt RT1 / Nissan LZ14 0 Did Not Start - - Source(s):
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