I have found a preview for the opening round as well as the '82 season as a whole in Autosport 18 March 1982.
Class A (2500-3600 cc)
| # | Driver | Team | Car |
| 2 | Jeff Allam | Team Sanyo Racing with Esso | Rover 3500 V8 |
| 3 | Vince Woodman | Equipe Esso | Ford Capri 3.0S |
| 4 | Jonathan Buncombe | Equipe Esso | Ford Capri 3.0S |
| 5 | Rad Dougall | Patrick MotorSport | Rover 3500 V8 |
| 8 | Gordon Spice | Gordon Spice Racing | Ford Capri 3.0S |
| 9 | Andy Rouse | Gordon Spice Racing | Ford Capri 3.0S |
| 12 | Dennis Leech | Dennis Leech | Rover 3500 V8 |
| 20 | Charles Sawyer-Hoare | Charles Sawyer-Hoare | Ford Capri 3.0S |
| 22 | Frank Sytner | Team Sanyo Racing with Esso | Rover 3500 V8 |
| | Graham Goode | Graham Goode Racing | Ford Capri 3.0S |
| | Brian Muir (AUS) | Patrick MotorSport | Rover 3500 V8 |
| | Peter Lovett | Team Sanyo Racing with Esso | Rover 3500 V8 |
| | Tom Walkinshaw | Team Sanyo Racing with Esso | Rover 3500 V8 |
Equipe Esso Capris prepared by CC Motorsport
Gordon Spice Racing Capris prepared by CC or Spice?
Dennis Leech's Rover was an ex-Patrick MotorSport car
Charles Sawyer-Hoare run by Andy Rouse.
Ford Capris allowed to drop 25 kilos compared to 1981.
Dougall and Muir Patrick MotorSport Rovers run by Martin Thomas.
Class B (1601-2500 cc)
| # | Driver | Team | Car |
| 25 | Jon Dooley | Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team | Alfa Romeo GTV6 2.5 |
| 26 | James Burrows | James Burrows | Toyota Celica |
| 27 | Mike Buckley | Mike Buckley | Ford Escort RS2000 |
| 28 | Arne Riis (DK) | Arne Riis | Triumph Dolomite Sprint |
| 30 | Terry Nightingale | Terry Nightingale | Mazda RX-7 |
| 31 | Hamish Irvine | Hamish Irvine | Triumph Dolomite Sprint |
| 33 | Tony Dickinson | Tony Dickinson | Ford Escort RS2000 |
| 34 | | R & C Developments | Mazda RX-7 |
| | Erik Høyer (DK) | Team Castrol | Ford Escort RS2000 |
| | David Palmer | | Mazda RX-7 |
| | Gordon Bruce | | Mazda RX-7 |
| | Mike Kimpton | | Mazda RX-7 |
#34 likely to be either Gordon Bruce or Mike Kimpton, but the preview says that Ray Ellis will be the likely driver
Erik Høyer was entered under the Team Castrol name in contemporary Danish racing
The Arne Riis car was a Broadspeed Dolomite that was bought at the end of 1980 BSCC season.
All three Mazdas were all ex-TWR cars. Four of these cars were sold of early in 1982, three of which appear here, while the final car ended in South America.
Class C (1301-1600 cc)
| # | Driver | Team | Car |
| 35 | John Morris | Morris Vulcan Ltd/Tri-ang Toys | VW Golf GTI |
| 36 | Tony Lanfranchi | | VW Scirocco GTI |
| 37 | Robin Brundle | Robin Brundle | Audi 80 GLE |
| 40 | Win Percy | Team Toyota GB | Toyota Corolla |
| 44 | Jock Robertson | Julian May Racing | Ford Fiesta XR2 |
| 50 | John Tait | John Tait | Toyota Corolla |
| 51 | Alan Greenhalgh | Race Time Marketing Ltd | VW Golf GTI |
| 52 | Andrew Thorpe | Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team with Hampshires of Dorking | Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint Veloce |
| 59 | Nick Baugh | Mura Electronics Ltd | Audi 80 GLE |
| 68 | John Spiller | Stanfield & White | Talbot Sunbeam ti |
| | Chris Hodgetts | | Toyota Corolla |
| | Pete Hall | | Toyota Celica |
| | Robin Brundle | | Toyota Celica |
| | Terry Watts | | Talbot Sunbeam ti |
| | Tony Crudgington | | Toyota Corolla |
| | Tony Dickinson | | Talbot Sunbeam ti |
Tony Crudgington and Chris Hodgetts running the same car, which might also have been the John Tait car.
#59 Nick Baugh never made it to the grid. Car was former Stirling Moss car.
#44 entered as Julian May Racing. Was this the outfit that ended as North Essex Racing?
#36 build by John Maguire, sponsored by VW Motorsport running a Swindon-engine by Lanfranchi himself.
#40 Team Toyota GB run by Hughes of Beaconsfield.
Class D (Under 1300 cc)
| # | Driver | Team | Car |
| 71 | Alan Curnow | Royal Mail Datapost Racing with Esso | Austin Mini Metro 1.3HLS |
| 72 | Roger Saunders | Wadham Stringer/Team Castrol | Austin Mini Metro 1.3HLS |
| 73 | Neil McGrath | Everest Double Glazing with Linden Racing | Austin Mini Metro 1.3HLS |
| 74 | Steve Soper | Hepolite Glacier Racing | Austin Mini Metro 1.3HLS |
| 75 | Stewart Fowler | Stewart Fowler | Ford Fiesta |
| 77 | Richard Longman | Royal Mail Datapost Racing with Esso | Austin Mini Metro 1.3HLS |
| 81 | Jon Dooley | Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team | Alfa Romeo Alfasud 1.3ti |
| 82 | Rob Kirby | Napolina Alfa Romeo Dealer Team | Alfa Romeo Alfasud 1.3ti |
| 95 | Andy Driver | Andy Driver | Austin Mini Metro 1.3HLS |
| 99 | David da Costa | | Vauxhall Astra |
| | Richard Hurdwell | | Austin Mini Metro 1.3HLS |
#95 Andy Driver never made it to the grid
#71 and #77 both Richard Longman Racing prepared and run.
Jesper