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1982 / DRIVER DOSSIER / British

NigelMansell

Team Lotus

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CHAMPIONSHIPP14
POINTS7
RACE WINS0
PODIUMS1

The season in numbers.

13 STARTS
BEST FINISHP3
AVERAGE GRID16.2
AVERAGE FINISH13.7
POSITIONS GAINED/LOST

Net positions gained or lost across completed races. DNFs, DNS and DSQs are excluded to avoid distorting the statistic.

Pit-lane or unknown grids and invalid finishing positions are also excluded. Lapped finishes count as completed races.

Net Positions incl. DNFs: +33

+716 completed races with valid positions
DID NOT FINISH7
FINISH RATE46.2%
PODIUM RATE7.7%
RACE POINTS / START0.5Grand Prix points only

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Driver season race results
Round / Grand PrixDateGridFinishChangePointsStatus
ROUND 1South African23 Jan18R-70Electrical
ROUND 2Brazilian21 Mar143+114Finished
ROUND 3United States Grand Prix West4 Apr177+100+2 Laps
ROUND 5Belgian9 May7R-150Clutch
ROUND 6Monaco23 May114+73+1 Lap
ROUND 7Detroit6 Jun7R-60Engine
ROUND 8Canadian13 Jun14R-90Collision
ROUND 10British18 Jul23R+50Driver unwell
ROUND 12German8 Aug189+90+2 Laps
ROUND 13Austrian15 Aug12R-40Engine
ROUND 14Swiss29 Aug268+180+1 Lap
ROUND 15Italian12 Sept237+160+1 Lap
ROUND 16Caesars Palace25 Sept21R-20Collision
How these statistics are calculated

A finish means “Finished” or a lapped finish. DNFs count starters who did not finish; DNS, DNQ, withdrawals, disqualifications and “Not classified” are excluded from DNF counts. Average finish uses classified positions of starters, including retirements but excluding disqualifications. Average grid excludes zero / unknown grids. Positions Gained/Lost sums grid minus finish only for completed races with valid positive grid and finishing positions. Retirements, non-starters, disqualifications, unclassified results and unknown/pit-lane grids are excluded. A dash means no eligible results; zero means eligible results have no net change. The tooltip’s Net Positions incl. DNFs retains the previous grid-minus-classified-position calculation, including retirements. These figures are not an overtake count. Rates use race starts as denominator. Grand Prix points per start exclude sprints; championship points come from official standings. Historical shared drives can produce multiple entries.

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