alive on life support while his wife travelled to the hospital and the doctors consulted with specialists worldwide. He died at 9:12 that evening. The Ferrari team withdrew from the race after the accident and left the circuit. The final eight minutes of the qualifying were run after the crash debris had been removed. No drivers improved their times, leaving the Renaults of Alain Prost and René Arnoux on the front row of the grid. Abbreviated race summary John Watson won the race after taking the lead on the penultimate lap from Keke Rosberg, who was struggling on worn tires. Niki Lauda finished third on the road but was disqualified when his car was found to be underweight in post-race scrutineering, and so the final podium place went to Eddie Cheever. Classification Pre-Qualifying Qualifying Race Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Constructors' Championship standings References Further reading Books Magazines Belgian Grand Prix Grand Prix Belgian Grand Prix Circuit Zolder May 1982 sports events in Europe