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The 1982 Monaco Grand Prix Remains The Most Chaotic Race Finish In Formula 1 History

With the Monaco Grand Prix back on the calendar, it is worth revisiting the most extraordinary finish the race has ever produced. The 1982 Monaco Grand Prix delivered a conclusion so improbable that no race since has come close to matching it for sheer, compounding chaos. It all began on Lap 74 of 76, when race leader Alain Prost pushed too hard as rain began to fall and struck the barriers, ending his afternoon on the spot. That single mistake from Prost set off a chain of events that would define the final two laps as the most chaotic in Formula 1 history. Riccardo Patrese inherited the lead in his Brabham with just two and a half laps remaining, seemingly set for his first ever Formula...
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