1982 European Formula Two Championship
The 1982 European Formula Two Championship was the sixteenth edition of the European Formula Two Championship, the main feeder series to Formula One. It was contested over 13 rounds and featured 22 different teams, 53 different drivers, seven different chassis and five different engines. Corrado Fabi won the championship in a works March-BMW after a season-long battle with teammate Johnny Cecotto and the Spirit-Honda of Thierry Boutsen.
Calendar
| Race No | Circuit | Date | Laps | Distance | Time | Speed | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winner |
| 1 |  Silverstone | 21 March | 47 | 4.719=221.793 km | 1'11:51.38 | 185.197 km/h |  Stefan Johansson |  Christian Danner | Stefan Bellof |
| 2 | Hockenheim | 4 April | 30 | 6.789=203.67 km | 1'03:03.44 | 193.795 km/h | Stefan Bellof | Stefan Bellof | Stefan Bellof |
| 3 | Thruxton | 12 April | 55 | 3.792=208.560 km | 1'03:49.22 | 196.075 km/h | Stefan Johansson |  Johnny Cecotto | Johnny Cecotto |
| 4 | Nürburgring | 25 April | 9 | 22.835=205.515 km | 1'05:01.37 | 189.640 km/h |  Thierry Tassin | Stefan Bellof | Thierry Boutsen |
| 5 |  Mugello | 9 May | 42 | 5.245=220.290 km | 1'14:32.79 | 177.304 km/h | Stefan Johansson | Corrado Fabi | Corrado Fabi |
| 6 | Vallelunga | 16 May | 65 | 3.2=208.0 km | 1'15:45.40 | 164.738 km/h | Stefan Johansson | Stefan Bellof | Corrado Fabi |
| 7 |  Pau | 31 May | 73 | 2.834=206.882 km | 1'31:00.03 | 136.398 km/h | Thierry Boutsen | Kenny Acheson | Johnny Cecotto |
| 8 | Spa-Francorchamps | 13 June | 23 | 6.852=157.596 km | 0'58:17.47 | 162.216 km/h | Stefan Johansson |  Mike Thackwell | Thierry Boutsen |
| 9 | Hockenheim | 20 June | 30 | 6.797=203.910 km | 1'03:04.32 | 193.978 km/h | Thierry Boutsen | Corrado Fabi | Corrado Fabi |
| 10 | Donington Park | 4 July | 70 | 3.150=220.50 km | 1'15:42.11 | 174.765 km/h | Jonathan Palmer | Corrado Fabi | Corrado Fabi |
| 11 | Mantorp Park | 18 July | 65 | 3.125=203.125 km | 1'18:28.4 | 155.308 km/h | Corrado Fabi | N/A | Johnny Cecotto |
| 12 | Pergusa-Enna | 1 August | 45 | 4.95=222.75 km | 1'09:22.15 | 192.665 km/h | Thierry Boutsen | Stefan Bellof | Thierry Boutsen |
| 13 | Misano | 8 August | 60 | 3.488=209.28 km | 1'18:25.19 | 160.123 km/h | Corrado Fabi | Stefan Bellof | Corrado Fabi |
Note
The Spa race was originally scheduled over 30 laps, but was abandoned after 23 due to heavy rain. Full points were still awarded.
Championship standings
At each race points were awarded as follows: 9 for first place, 6 for second place, 4 for third place, 3 for fourth place, 2 for fifth place and 1 for sixth place. The best nine results could be retained. Discarded points and gross totals are displayed within parentheses.| Pos | Driver | Team | Chassis | Engine | SIL | HOC | THR | NÜR | MUG | VLL | PAU | SPA | HOC | DON | MAN | PER | MIS | Pts |
| 1 | Corrado Fabi | March Racing | March | BMW | - | 4 | - | 6 | 9 | 9 | - | 2 | 9 | 9 | - | - | 9 | 57 |
| 2 | Johnny Cecotto | March Racing | March | BMW | - | 3 | 9 | 4 | 6 | - | 9 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 4 | - | 56 | |
| 3 | Thierry Boutsen | Team Spirit | Spirit | Honda | - | 6 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | - | - | 3 | 9 | 50 | |
| 4 | Stefan Bellof | Maurer Motorsport | Maurer | BMW | 9 | 9 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | - | 6 | 2 | 33 |
| 5 | Beppe Gabbiani | Maurer Motorsport | Maurer | BMW | 4 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 3 | 4 | - | 4 | 26 |
| 6 | Philippe Streiff | Motul GPA | AGS | BMW | - | - | 2 | - | - | 6 | - | 3 | - | 2 | 6 | 3 | - | 22 |
| 7 | Kenny Acheson | Ralt Racing Ltd. | Ralt | Honda | - | - | 6 | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 |
| 8 | Stefan Johansson | Team Spirit | Spirit | Honda | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | 11 |
| 9 | Jonathan Palmer | Ralt Racing Ltd. | Ralt | Honda | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | - | - | - | 10 |
| 10 | Mike Thackwell | Horag Racing | March | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| Alessandro Nannini | Minardi | Minardi | BMW | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 8 | |
| 12 | Frank Jelinski | Schäfer Racing | Maurer | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | 7 |
| 13 |  Satoru Nakajima | John Player Special Team Ikuzawa | March | Honda | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| Christian Danner | March Racing | March | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| 15 | Pascal Fabre | Motul GPA | AGS | BMW | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| 16 | Roberto Del Castello | San Remo Racing | Toleman | BMW | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| 17 |  Jo Gartner | Team Merzario | Merzario-March | BMW | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Thierry Tassin | Docking Spitzley | Docking Spitzley-Toleman | Hart | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | |
| Robert Dallest | Team Merzario | Merzario-March | BMW | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Complete overview
| first column of every race | 10 | = grid position |
R = retired, Rx = retired but classified, NC = not classified, NS = did not start, NQ = did not qualify, NPQ = did not pre-qualify, DIS = disqualified