The Castrol Stages, organised by the Southern Districts Motor Sports Association, was conducted on March 27-28 in the forests around Canberra.
In what we think was the final Castrol Rally, it was Portman and Runnalls in the Grunter (IFK 250) that ran out clear winners in the 1982 Castrol Stages.
| Place | Driver | Navigator | Car | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geoff Portman | Ross Runnalls | Datsun 1600 | 2:46:44 |
| 2 | Peter Clark | Mick Harker | Datsun Stanza | 2:49:56 |
| 3 | Ed Mulligan | Geoff Jones | Ford Escort RS1800 | 2:50:54 |
| 4 | Ian Hill | Ann Heaney | Ford Escort RS1800 | 2:52:21 |
| 5 | Bruce Rogers | Richard Davis | Datsun 1600 | 2:52:50 |
| 6 | Brian Terrill | Winton Brocklebank | Ford Escort Mk1 | 2:55:36 |
| 7= | Barrie Smith | Roger Mail | Datsun | 2:55:45 |
| 7= | Jon Waterhouse | Greg Austin | Mazda RX2 | 2:55:45 |
| 9 | Ian Mackenzie | Ray Stubbs | Datsun 1600 | 2:56:34 |
| 10= | Neil Weston | Peter Berriman | Datsun 1600 | 2:56:58 |
| 10= | Nick Belfield | Mike Taylor | Datsun 1600 | 2:56:58 |
The event was conducted over Saturday night and Sunday morning. entirely in the forests to the west of Canberra.