Drivers Championship
Points towards the 1982 World Endurance Championship for Drivers were awarded on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis to drivers of the ten top placed cars at each round, regardless of class. Bonus points were also awarded to the drivers of those cars on the following basis:
- 0 points to Category I (Group C, Group 5 over 2000cc, IMSA GTX over 2000cc)
- 1 point to Category II (Group B over 2000cc, Group 6 under 2000cc, Group 5 under 2000cc, Group 4 over 2000cc, IMSA GTO)
- 2 points to Category III (IMSA GTU, Group 2 over 2000cc, Group 3 over 2000cc)
- 3 points to Category IV (Group B under 2000cc, Group 4 under 2000cc, Group 2 under 2000cc, Group 3 under 2000cc).
Only the best six round results could be retained by each driver. Any driver transferring between cars during a race was ineligible to score points and a driver was required to complete at least 30 percent of the car's distance to be awarded points.
Belgian driver Jacky Ickx won the title at the wheel of a Porsche 956 entered by Rothmans Porsche.
| Position | Driver | Car | Mon | Sil | Nur | Le M | Spa | Mug | Fuj | Br H | Total |
| 1 | Jacky Ickx | Porsche 956 | - | 15 | - | 20 | 20 | - | 20 | 20 | 95 |
| 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Lancia LC1 | - | 21 | 21 | - | 13 | - | 16 | 16 | 87 |
| 3 | Derek Bell | Porsche 956 | - | 15 | - | 20 | 15 | - | - | 20 | 70 |
| 4 | Teo Fabi | Lancia LC1 | - | - | 21 | - | 13 | - | 16 | 16 | 66 |
| 5 | Michele Alboreto | Lancia LC1 | - | 21 | 21 | - | - | 21 | - | - | 63 |
| 6 | Henri Pescarolo | Rondeau M382 Ford & Porsche 936C | 20 | 8 | 15 | - | 3 | 12 | - | 3 | 61 |
| 7 | Jochen Mass | Porsche 956 | - | - | - | 15 | 20 | - | 20 | - | 55 |
| 8 | Giorgio Francia | Rondeau M382 Ford & Osella PA9 BMW | 20 | 11 | - | - | 7 | 11 | - | - | 49 |
| 9 | Rolf Stommelen | Porsche 935 K3 & Rondeau M382 Ford | 15 | - | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | 30 |
| = | Vern Schuppan | Porsche 956 | - | - | - | 15 | 15 | - | - | - | 30 |
| 11 | Jean-Michel Martin | Porsche 936C | - | 12 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | 22 |
| = | Philippe Martin | Porsche 936C | - | 12 | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | 22 |
| = | John Fitzpatrick | Porsche 935 K4 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | 12 | 22 |
| = | David Hobbs | Porsche 935 K4 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | - | 12 | 22 |
| 15 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Lancia LC1 | - | - | - | - | - | 21 | - | - | 21 |
| 16 | Luigi Moreschi | Osella PA9 BMW | - | - | - | - | 7 | 11 | - | - | 18 |
| 17 | Hans Heyer | Porsche 936C & Sauber C6 Ford | - | - | - | - | 2 | 12 | - | 3 | 17 |
| 18 | Corrado Fabi | Lancia LC1 | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | - | - | 16 |
| = | Alessandro Nannini | Lancia LC1 | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | - | - | 16 |
| = | Gordon Spice | Rondeau M382 Ford | - | 8 | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | 16 |
A total of 125 drivers scored points in the Drivers Championship.
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