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          | Motogard Rally 1982 counts for: 
 1982 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers
 1982 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
 
 
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                | 106th WRC rally |  | Round of season: | 7 of 13 |  | Official name: | Motogard Rally of New Zealand |  | Edition: | 12th |  | Date: | from Saturday 26-Jun-1982 to Tuesday 29-Jun-1982 |  | Surface: | Gravel |  |  |  | Entries: | 71 |  |  | Starters: | 66 |  |  | Finishers: | 31 | (47.0% of starters) |  |  |  | Stages: | 38 |  |  | Shortest: | 3.35 | km | (SS2 Tuhimata Road) |  | Longest: | 87.08 | km | (SS19 River Road - Pipiriki - Mangaeturoa) |  | Slowest: | 52.69 | km/h | (SS36 NZED (Featherston)) |  | Fastest: | 142.46 | km/h | (SS33 Lees Road) |  | Planned stage distance: | 1,014.26 | km | (45.8% of total distance) |  | Actual stage distance: | 1,014.26 | km | (45.8% of total distance) |  | Road section distance: | 1,202.00 | km |  | Total distance: | 2,216.26 | km |  |  
        
          
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                | DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |  |  | Win was 11th win and 26th podium  for Bjorn Waldegard. |  |  | Second place was 7th podium for Per Eklund. |  |  | Third place was 15th podium for Walter Rohrl. |  | MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |  |  | Win was 3rd win and 1-2 win were 13th to 14th podiums for Toyota. |  |  | Third place was 16th podium for Opel. |  |  |  |