R15
1982 Standings — Round 16
After Caesars Palace Grand Prix
Pole Position
Alain ProstDrivers' Championship
| Pos | ± | Driver | Team | Wins | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1 | 44 | - | |
| 2 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 2 | 39 | -5 | |
| 3 | John Watson | McLaren | 2 | 39 | -5 | |
| 4 | Alain Prost | Renault | 2 | 34 | -10 | |
| 5 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 2 | 30 | -14 | |
| 6 | René Arnoux | Renault | 2 | 28 | -16 | |
| 7 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 1 | 25 | -19 | |
| 8 | 3 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 1 | 25 | -19 |
| 9 | 1 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 1 | 23 | -21 |
| 10 | 1 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 1 | 21 | -23 |
| 11 | 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1 | 20 | -24 |
| 12 | Eddie Cheever | Ligier | - | 15 | -29 | |
| 13 | 1 | Derek Daly | Theodore | - | 8 | -36 |
| 14 | 1 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | - | 7 | -37 |
| 15 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | - | 6 | -38 | |
| 16 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | - | 6 | -38 | |
| 17 | 1 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | - | 5 | -39 |
| 18 | 1 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | - | 5 | -39 |
| 19 | Mario Andretti | Williams | - | 4 | -40 | |
| 20 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | - | 3 | -41 | |
| 21 | Marc Surer | Arrows | - | 3 | -41 | |
| 22 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | - | 2 | -42 | |
| 23 | Eliseo Salazar | ATS | - | 2 | -42 | |
| 24 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | - | 2 | -42 | |
| 25 | Mauro Baldi | Arrows | - | 2 | -42 | |
| 26 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | - | 1 | -43 |
