1992 Formula One season

1992 FIA Formula One World Championship season
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The 1992 Formula One season was the 43rd FIA Formula One World Championship season. It commenced on March 1, 1992, and ended on November 8 after sixteen races. Nigel Mansell won the Drivers' World Championship, and the Williams-Renault team were Constructors' Champions.

Pre-season

The four major teams all kept at least one driver from 1991, with the two main title challengers both fielding unchanged driver lineups.

• McLaren kept drivers Ayrton Senna and Gerhard Berger from the 1991 season
• Williams likewise retained Nigel Mansell and Riccardo Patrese.
• Ferrari replaced Alain Prost with Ivan Capelli.
• Benetton retained Michael Schumacher, now paired with Martin Brundle.

Further down the grid, the Jordan team took a risk by replacing both drivers after their successful debut season, while the impoverished Coloni team had been sold and renamed Andrea Moda Formula.

Race-by-Race

Race One: South Africa

The season started off in Kyalami where Mansell took pole ahead of Senna, Berger, Patrese, Alesi and Schumacher. At the start, Patrese blasted by both McLarens and Berger lost out to both Alesi and Schumacher as well. The order was: Mansell, Patrese, Senna, Alesi, Schumacher and Berger.

Mansell quickly pulled away from Patrese who was under no pressure at all from Senna. Alesi was well behind Senna and had a comfortable gap to Schumacher, whom Berger could do nothing about. The pit stops changed nothing and the order was still the same. Nothing changed until Alesi's engine failed on lap 41, promoting everyone behind him up the order. Andrea de Cesaris was briefly sixth and in the points but he held the position only for one lap until his engine failed as well.

Mansell won a dull opening race easily with Patrese making it a Williams 1–2 ahead of Senna, Schumacher, Berger and Johnny Herbert.

Race Two: Mexico

The Williamses were 1–2 in qualifying in Mexico ahead of the Benettons and the McLarens with Mansell on pole ahead of Patrese, Schumacher, Brundle, Berger and Senna. At the start, Senna blasted past his teammate and the Benettons with Brundle getting ahead of Schumacher. The order was: Mansell, Patrese, Senna, Brundle, Schumacher and Berger.

Schumacher quickly passed Brundle on lap 2 and soon afterwards there was a big queue behind Senna, who was apparently having some sort of trouble. Schumacher got past on lap 7 and the rest were relieved of being stuck up when Senna retired with transmission troubles on lap 11.

After the stops, Berger got ahead of Brundle only to be passed two laps later. Berger repassed Brundle on lap 36. Brundle got back ahead on lap 39 only for Berger to repass him two laps later. Brundle was back in fourth on lap 44 but retired with engine trouble three laps later, ending the battle for fourth. At the front, Mansell won with Patrese making it a Williams 1–2 again ahead of Schumacher, Berger, de Cesaris and Mika Häkkinen.

Race Three: Brazil

In qualifying in Brazil, the Williamses were ahead of the McLarens with Mansell on pole ahead of Patrese with Senna third in front of his home crowd ahead of Berger, Schumacher and Alesi. On the parade lap, Berger stalled and had to start at the back. At the start, Mansell was poor and Patrese blasted ahead of him with Brundle getting ahead of Alesi. The order was: Patrese, Mansell, Senna, Schumacher, Brundle and Alesi.

The Williamses pulled away with Mansell and Patrese battling until Mansell took the lead on lap 6. Senna was holding the rest at bay and Schumacher was over 20 seconds behind by the time he had passes Senna for third on lap 13. Brundle and Alesi passed him soon afterwards and Senna retired with engine troubles on lap 17.

The stops brought Alesi closer to Brundle and Alesi made his move on lap 31. The two collided, with Brundle spinning out. This promoted Karl Wendlinger to fifth and he was there until his clutch failed on lap 56. Mansell won with Patrese making it yet another Williams 1–2 ahead of Schumacher, Alesi, Capelli and Michele Alboreto.

Race Four: Spain

Mansell was on pole once again in Spain ahead of Schumacher, Senna, Patrese, Capelli and Brundle. At the start, in torrential wet conditions, Patrese got by Schumacher and Senna while Alesi sensationally climbed up from eighth to third. The order was: Mansell, Patrese, Alesi, Schumacher, Senna and Capelli.

Schumacher attacked and passed Alesi on lap 7. Senna tried to do the same but tipped Alesi into a spin, putting the Frenchman behind Berger and Capelli as well. By, now the rain intensified, and Patrese spun off on lap 20 while trying to lap a backmarker. This put Mansell ahead of Schumacher, Senna, Berger, Capelli and Alesi.

During the pit-stops, Alesi got past Capelli and began to charge up through the field. He cruised past Berger for fourth and began to attack Senna for third. He wanted to attack Schumacher as well and was in a hurry. The pressure was so much that Senna spun off with two laps to go. At the same time, Capelli spun off from as well. Mansell won again from Schumacher, Alesi, Berger, Alboreto and Pierluigi Martini.

Race Five: San Marino

Now to San Marino and the Williamses were still well ahead of the McLarens and the Benettons, Mansell taking another pole ahead of Patrese, Senna, Berger, Schumacher and Brundle. At the start, Patrese attacked Mansell but Mansell kept the lead and Schumacher got ahead of Berger to take fourth. The order at the end of the first lap was: Mansell, Patrese, Senna, Schumacher, Berger and Brundle.

As usual, Mansell was pulling away from Patrese and these two were getting away from the field. Schumacher was pressurizing Senna but it was he who made the mistake first, spinning out into retirement on lap 21. Alesi was planning to go without a stop and so after the others stopped, he had climbed up to third. However, he was soon under pressure from the McLarens of Senna and Berger. Senna went ahead at Tosa on lap 40, but Berger tried to follow him through and Alesi lost momentum and spun towards Berger, taking both out.

Mansell made it five wins out of five with Patrese making it one more Williams 1–2 ahead of Senna, Brundle, Alboreto and Martini.

Race Six: Monaco

In Monaco, the Williamses were again dominant, with Mansell taking six poles in six with Patrese beside him, Senna third, Alesi fourth, Berger fifth and Schumacher sixth. At the start, Senna got ahead of Patrese while Schumacher took Alesi and Berger into the first corner. However, Alesi took fourth back at Mirabeau and then the race settled down. The order was: Mansell, Senna, Patrese, Alesi, Schumacher and Berger.

Patrese began to attack Senna but then began to drop back with gearbox troubles. On lap 12, Schumacher tried to pass Alesi and the two collided, and an electronic box was damaged in Alesi's car, with Schumacher getting ahead. Alesi continued to stay fifth for another 16 laps before the damage forced him to retire on lap 28. This promoted Berger to fifth, a place which he held for just under 5 laps before he had to retire from gearbox troubles.

On lap 60, Alboreto, just about to be lapped by Senna, spun in front of him and Senna lost another 10 seconds. Then, there was a loose wheelnut in Mansell's car and Mansell had to pit and rejoined behind Senna. He closed the gap quickly but with overtaking extremely hard, Senna legally blocked every move that Mansell made. Senna won from Mansell, Patrese, Schumacher, Brundle and Bertrand Gachot.

Race Seven: Canada

There was a change in Canada with Senna taking his 61st career pole position ahead of Patrese, Mansell, Berger, Schumacher and Herbert. At the start, Mansell got ahead of Patrese and behind them Brundle was able to get by Herbert. The order was: Senna, Mansell, Patrese, Berger, Schumacher and Brundle.

The race settled down for the first 14 laps but then on lap 15, Mansell attacked Senna at the final chicane and hit a kerb, pushing his car into the air. It landed nose-first into the gravel and spun back on to the track. Mansell claimed that Senna had pushed him off the track. He was out and this forced Patrese to slow down and suddenly Berger went through to second. Senna then began to pull away from the field and the stops changed nothing. Senna still led Berger, Patrese, Schumacher, Brundle and Herbert. Herbert went out on lap 34 with clutch troubles.

Senna lost a certain victory when electrical failure put him out on lap 38. Behind them, Brundle passed Schumacher for third and this became second when Patrese's gearbox failed on lap 44. However, Brundle only lasted for two more laps before he retired with transmission trouble. Berger won from Schumacher, Alesi, Wendlinger, de Cesaris and Érik Comas.

Race Eight: France

It was back to normal in France with the Williamses ahead of the McLarens with Mansell on pole ahead of Patrese, Senna, Berger, Schumacher and home hero Alesi. At the start, Patrese got by Mansell while Berger got ahead of Senna and Brundle was able to sneak by Alesi. At the Adelaide hairpin, Schumacher tried to pass Senna but instead hit him, taking Senna out and forcing himself to pit. Meanwhile, Patrese and Mansell were side by side but Patrese kept the lead. Patrese led Mansell, Berger, Brundle, Alesi and Häkkinen and then Patrese waved Mansell through.

Nothing changed until lap 11 when Berger's engine failed. Soon afterwards it began to rain so heavily that the race was stopped. After some time the rain decreased and the grid formed up again. Patrese took the lead again with Alesi getting ahead of Häkkinen as well. Mansell tried to get past but Patrese defended and one again kept the lead. Patrese led Mansell, Brundle, Alesi, Häkkinen and Comas on aggregate. Patrese then waved Mansell through on track and soon Mansell got ahead on aggregate.

It began to rain again and everyone pitted for wets with Alesi going too late and dropping down to sixth. His engine failed on lap 61. Mansell won with Patrese making it a Williams 1–2 ahead of Brundle, Häkkinen, Comas and Herbert.

Thus, at the halfway stage of the season, Mansell was comfortably leading the championship with 66 points compared to Patrese's 34. Schumacher was third with 26, Senna was fourth with 18, Berger was fifth with 18, Alesi was sixth with 11, Brundle was seventh with 9 and Alboreto was eighth with 5. in the constructors championship, Williams were dominant, with 100 points and well ahead of the field. McLaren were second with 36, Benetton were third with 35 and Ferrari were fourth with 13. This was effectively, although not confimed the moment Mansell became World Champion, as if Mansell failed to score points for the rest of the season, his 66 points would have still been enough at the end of the season, and only needed to finish 6th in this race as Patrese would finish on 56.

Race Nine: Great Britain

Mansell took a popular pole position in Britain with Patrese making another Williams 1–2 ahead of Senna, Schumacher, Berger and Brundle. At the start, Patrese got ahead of Mansell while Brundle had a superb start, blasting by the three in front of him (Schumacher also got ahead of Senna). Patrese waved Mansell through on the Hangar straight with action behind as both Senna and Berger got ahead of Schumacher. Schumacher quickly recovered and repassed Berger at Priory before the first lap was over. Mansell led Patrese, Brundle, Senna, Schumacher and Berger.

Senna put Brundle under pressure but Brundle kept the place. The round of stops changed nothing, with Mansell leading from Patrese, Brundle, Senna, Schumacher and Berger. Schumacher then went wide at a corner giving fifth to Berger. Senna only lasted until lap 53 when his transmission failed. On the next lap, Schumacher passed Berger who was suffering from engine trouble.

Mansell took a win which sent his fans wild with Patrese making it one more Williams 1–2 ahead of Brundle, Schumacher, Berger and Häkkinen. There was cause for concern however, as a reckless and misguided track invasion as the race finished, could easily have ended in tragedy. Even so, Mansell overtook Jackie Stewart as the most successful British driver, with 28 wins to Stewart's 27.

Race Ten: Germany

In Germany, the Williamses were again ahead of the McLarens, with Mansell on pole ahead of Patrese, Senna, Berger, Alesi and home hero Schumacher. At the start, Mansell defended from Patrese while Alesi lost out to both Schumacher and a fast-starting Brundle. Mansell was leading Patrese, Senna, Berger, Schumacher and Brundle at the end of the first lap.

Mansell then pulled away from Patrese who was doing the same to the McLarens. Soon the stops came and everyone in the top pitted except Senna and the Benettons were planning to go without a stop. Berger had a slow stop and retired with a misfire soon after. The order after the stops was: Senna, Mansell, Schumacher, Patrese, Brundle and Alesi.

Mansell did not want to stay second and passed Senna to lead with Patrese taking third from Schumacher soon after. Patrese was on a charge and smashed the lap record in his chase of Senna. He was right with Senna on the penultimate lap and tried to attack on the last lap. But Patrese in his attempt spun off into the gravel trap and was out. Mansell took his eighth win of the season ahead of Senna, Schumacher, Brundle, Alesi and Comas.

Race Eleven: Hungary

At Hungary, Mansell was 46 points ahead of Patrese and the Williams team were 77 points ahead of Benetton with 6 races to go. This was the chance for Williams to seal both titles and they were dominant, but it was Patrese who took pole ahead of Mansell, Senna, Schumacher, Berger and Brundle. At the start, Berger got by Schumacher and then Mansell lost momentum and Senna passed him with Berger following his teammate through. The order was: Patrese, Senna, Berger, Mansell, Schumacher and Brundle.

Mansell passed Berger on lap 8 and set off after Senna. However, as hard as he tried, the combination of the small circuit and Senna's skills in defending meant that he could not pass. On lap 31, he made a mistake and went wide and rejoined behind Berger. Two laps later, Mansell passed Berger to get back third. Then, a pivotal movement came on lap 39 when Patrese spun off. He rejoined in seventh, outside the points which meant that Mansell would be the world champion if results stay the same. However, on lap 51, Mansell had to go the pits with tyre troubles and rejoined in sixth, just ahead of Patrese. Mansell quickly passed Häkkinen but before Patrese, who was right behind could take sixth, Patrese's engine blew. He was out and would get no points.

Mansell quickly caught and passed Brundle on lap 60 and four laps later, he was up to third when Schumacher's rear wing broke, spinning him out. Senna, a minute at the front, made a precautionary stop just as Häkkinen passed Brundle for fourth. Mansell passed Berger for second and now had a toehold on the championship. Soon afterwards, Häkkinen tried to pass Berger and spun into Brundle's path. Brundle was forced to spin to avoid a collision and both rejoined without losing places, with Häkkinen staying ahead. Senna won ahead of new world champion Mansell, Berger, Häkkinen, Brundle and Capelli.

Race Twelve: Belgium

Now to Belgium and champion-elect Mansell took pole ahead of Senna, Schumacher, Patrese, Alesi and Berger. At the start, it was damp and Senna outdragged Mansell with Patrese getting ahead of Schumacher while Berger did not move. Senna was leading Mansell, Patrese, Schumacher, Alesi and Thierry Boutsen.

Mansell attacked and passed Senna and the end of the seconds lap with Patrese following suit. Then it began to rain and everybody pitted for wets. But Senna stayed out in the hope that the rain would stop but it did not. He pitted late and rejoined down in 12th as Alesi went out with a puncture. The order was: Mansell, Patrese, Schumacher, Brundle, Häkkinen and Boutsen. Track was beginning to dry and Bouten spun off on lap 26. Schumacher lost two seconds after an off and stopped for dries at the end of the lap. However, Mansell and Patrese, stayed out way too long and when both pitted late, they rejoined behind Schumacher.

Mansell tried to close in but cracked an exhaust and dropped back. Patrese suffered the same fate and had to hold back Brundle. Behind, the recovering Senna took fifth from Häkkinen. Schumacher took his first win ahead of Mansell, Patrese, Brundle, Senna and Häkkinen. The Constructors Championship went to Williams after their 2–3 finish.

Thus, with three-quarters of the season over, Mansell was the World Champion with 98 points with Patrese second with 44, Schumacher third with 43, Senna fourth with 36, Berger fifth with 24, Brundle sixth with 21, Alesi seventh with 13 and Häkkinen eighth with 9. Williams are the World Champions in the constructors Championship with 142 points with Benetton second with 64, McLaren third with 60 and Ferrari fourth with 16.

Race Thirteen: Italy

Now to Italy and Mansell was on pole ahead of Senna, Alesi, Berger, Patrese and Schumacher. At the start, Mansell took off while Patrese got ahead of Alesi and Berger lost out to Schumacher, Capelli and Brundle. Mansell led Senna, Patrese, Alesi, Schumacher and Capelli.

Mansell pulled away fast with Senna holding up Patrese. On lap 13, both Ferraris went out: Alesi with trouble in his fuel system and Capelli with electrical problems. Patrese then passed Senna but Mansell was already 10 seconds up the road. Then, everybody stopped during which Brundle got ahead of Schumacher. The order was: Mansell, Patrese, Senna, Brundle, Schumacher and Berger. Then Mansell suddenly slowed down a lot and allowed Patrese to pass him. Then he made a spectacle behind Patrese to show everyone that he could pass him whenever he wanted.

Then, on lap 36, he began to drop back with hydraulic troubles. Senna, Brundle, Schumacher and Berger all passed him. He trolled round and retired in the pits on lap 41. Patrese led but then Senna began to close in. Patrese also began to suffer from hydraulic troubles and Senna passed him on lap 49. On the next lap, both Brundle and Schumacher found a way through. Patrese held fourth until the last lap when Berger passed him. Senna won from Brundle, Schumacher, Berger, the hobbling Patrese and de Cesaris.

Race Fourteen: Portugal

The Williamses were again ahead of the McLarens and the Benettons in Estoril with Mansell on pole ahead of Patrese, Senna, Berger, Schumacher and Brundle. At the start, Schumacher was late firing up and started at the back of the grid. At the start, Berger got ahead of Senna. Mansell led from Patrese, Berger, Senna, Brundle and Häkkinen.

Then it was the usual sight of Mansell pulling away from Patrese and the two getting away from the rest. The Williamses pitted early unlike the McLarens. Mansell had a quick stop and rejoined in the lead but Patrese had a problem with his right rear jack and joined behind the McLarens. He passed Senna quickly and set off after Berger. On lap 35, the recovering Schumacher took sixth from Alboreto. Soon after, Patrese was right with Berger, looking for a way through.

Berger realised that he had blistered his tyres and slowed down as he was about to go to the pits. Patrese was caught unawares, hit the back of Berger and had a massive crash. Luckily, Patrese was unhurt. Schumacher hit the debris and had to pit again, dropping back to eighth. Mansell took his 30th career win ahead of Berger, Senna, Brundle, Häkkinen and Alboreto.

With two more races to go, Mansell was already World Champion with 108 points but there was a big battle for second. Senna was second with 50, Schumacher was third with 47, Patrese was fourth with 46, Berger was fifth with 33, Brundle was sixth with 30, Alesi was seventh with 13 and Häkkinen was eighth with 11. In the Constructors Championship, Williams were the World Champions with 154 points. McLaren were second with 83, Benetton were third with 77 and Ferrari were fourth with 16.

Race Fifteen: Japan

Before the race in Japan, Ferrari had dropped Capelli who had a poor season and replaced him with Nicola Larini. In qualifying, the Williamses showed their class with Mansell taking pole ahead of Patrese, Senna, Berger, Schumacher and Herbert. At the start, there were no changes at the front and Mansell still led Patrese, Senna, Berger, Schumacher and Herbert.

Senna did not last long, going out with engine troubles on lap 3. Berger decided to make an early stop and dropped back down to sixth. Schumacher had gearbox troubles and retired at the end of lap 13. Herbert now inherited third only to go out with the same problems two laps later. Berger and Brundle who stopped earlier did not stop when the others did and so the order after the stops was: Mansell, Patrese, Berger, Häkkinen, Brundle and Comas.

On lap 36, Mansell slowed down and let Patrese through before again speeding up and hanging on Patrese's tail. However, on lap 45, an engine failure ended Mansell's race. At the same time, Häkkinen went out with the same problem. Patrese won from Berger, Brundle, de Cesaris, Alesi and Christian Fittipaldi.

Race Sixteen: Australia

For the season's final race in Adelaide, Mansell took pole ahead of Senna, Patrese, Berger, Schumacher and Alesi. At the start, Alesi had to hold off Brundle and there were no changes ahead of him. The order was: Mansell, Senna, Patrese, Berger, Schumacher and Alesi.

However, Mansell did not pull away as usual. Senna was right with him and tried to pass him on lap 8. He went wide and Mansell retained the lead. The top two were pulling away from Patrese and the rest but Senna could not attack Mansell. The gap stayed at less than a second. Then, on lap 19, entering the final corner, Senna crashed into the back of Mansell resulting in both drivers retiring. Some claimed that Mansell 'brake tested' Senna.

Patrese was now leading under immense pressure from Berger. Berger tried to pass around the outside but he too went wide. While Patrese did not pit, Berger pitted, followed 5 laps later by Schumacher. Berger rejoined 4 seconds ahead. Behind them, Brundle had got ahead of Alesi in the stops. On lap 51, Patrese, nearly 20 seconds ahead, coasted to a halt with an engine failure. So, Berger won with Schumacher close behind ahead of Brundle, Alesi, Boutsen and Stefano Modena.

Season result

At the end of the season, Mansell was a comfortable world champion with 108 points with Patrese edging out the battle for second with 56, Schumacher third with 53, Senna fourth with 50, Berger fifth with 49, Brundle sixth with 38, Alesi seventh with 18 and Häkkinen eighth with 11. In the Constructors Championship, Williams were dominant champions with 164 points, McLaren just edging out second with 99, Benetton a close third with 91 and Ferrari fourth with 21.

Drivers and constructors

The following teams and drivers competed in the 1992 FIA Formula One World Championship.

Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	No	Driver	Rounds	Test Driver(s)
Honda Marlboro McLaren	McLaren	MP4/6B MP4/7A	Honda RA121E 3.5 V12 Honda RA122E/B 3.5 V12	G	1	Ayrton Senna	All	Mark Blundell
					2	Gerhard Berger	All
Tyrrell Racing Organisation	Tyrrell	020B	Ilmor 2175A 3.5 V10	G	3	Olivier Grouillard	All	n/a
					4	Andrea de Cesaris	All
Canon Williams Team	Williams	FW14B	Renault RS3C 3.5 V10 Renault RS4 3.5 V10	G	5	Nigel Mansell	All	Damon Hill
					6	Riccardo Patrese	All
Motor Racing Developments Ltd.	Brabham	BT60B	Judd GV 3.5 V10	G	7	Eric van de Poele	1–10	n/a
					8	Giovanna Amati	1–3
						Damon Hill	4–11
Footwork Mugen Honda	Footwork	FA13	Mugen-Honda MF-351H 3.5 V10	G	9	Michele Alboreto	All	n/a
					10	Aguri Suzuki	All
Team Lotus	Lotus	102D 107	Ford HB 3.5 V8	G	11	Mika Häkkinen	All	Olivier Beretta
					12	Johnny Herbert	All
Fondmetal	Fondmetal	GR01 GR02	Ford HB 3.5 V8	G	14	Andrea Chiesa	1–10	n/a
						Eric van de Poele	11–13
					15	Gabriele Tarquini	1–13
March F1	March	CG911	Ilmor 2175A 3.5 V10	G	16	Karl Wendlinger	1–14	Giovanni Lavaggi
						Jan Lammers	15–16
					17	Paul Belmondo	1–11
						Emanuele Naspetti	12–16
Camel Benetton Ford	Benetton	B191B B192	Ford HB Series 3.5 V8	G	19	Michael Schumacher	All	Alex Zanardi Perry McCarthy
					20	Martin Brundle	All
Scuderia Italia SpA	Dallara	192	Ferrari 037 3.5 V12	G	21	JJ Lehto	All	n/a
					22	Pierluigi Martini	All
Minardi Team	Minardi	M191 M192	Lamborghini 3512 3.5 V12	G	23	Christian Fittipaldi	1–8, 12–16	n/a
						Alessandro Zanardi	9–11
					24	Gianni Morbidelli	All
Ligier Gitanes Blondes	Ligier	JS37	Renault RS3B 3.5 V10 Renault RS3C 3.5 V10	G	25	Thierry Boutsen	All	Alain Prost
					26	Érik Comas	All
Scuderia Ferrari SpA	Ferrari	F92A F92AT	Ferrari 038 3.5 V12	G	27	Jean Alesi	All	Nicola Larini Gianni Morbidelli
					28	Ivan Capelli	1–14
						Nicola Larini	15–16
Central Park Venturi Larrousse	Venturi	LC92	Lamborghini 3512 3.5 V12	G	29	Bertrand Gachot	All	n/a
					30	Ukyo Katayama	All
Sasol Jordan Yamaha	Jordan	192	Yamaha OX99 3.5 V12	G	32	Stefano Modena	All	n/a
					33	Maurício Gugelmin	All
Andrea Moda Formula	Andrea Moda	C4B S921	Judd GV 3.5 V10	G	34	Alex Caffi	1–2	n/a
						Roberto Moreno	3–12
					35	Enrico Bertaggia	1–2
						Perry McCarthy	3–12

Season review

Grands Prix

Round	Grand Prix	Date	Location	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Constructor	Report
1	South African Grand Prix	March 1	Kyalami	Nigel Mansell	Nigel Mansell	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Renault	Report
2	Mexican Grand Prix	March 22	Hermanos Rodríguez	Nigel Mansell	Gerhard Berger	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Renault	Report
3	Brazilian Grand Prix	April 5	Interlagos	Nigel Mansell	Riccardo Patrese	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Renault	Report
4	Spanish Grand Prix	May 3	Catalunya	Nigel Mansell	Nigel Mansell	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Renault	Report
5	San Marino Grand Prix	May 17	Imola	Nigel Mansell	Riccardo Patrese	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Renault	Report
6	Monaco Grand Prix	May 31	Monaco	Nigel Mansell	Nigel Mansell	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Honda	Report
7	Canadian Grand Prix	June 14	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	Ayrton Senna	Gerhard Berger	Gerhard Berger	McLaren-Honda	Report
8	French Grand Prix	July 5	Magny-Cours	Nigel Mansell	Nigel Mansell	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Renault	Report
9	British Grand Prix	July 12	Silverstone	Nigel Mansell	Nigel Mansell	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Renault	Report
10	German Grand Prix	July 26	Hockenheimring	Nigel Mansell	Riccardo Patrese	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Renault	Report
11	Hungarian Grand Prix	August 16	Hungaroring	Riccardo Patrese	Nigel Mansell	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Honda	Report
12	Belgian Grand Prix	August 30	Spa- Francorchamps	Nigel Mansell	Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher	Benetton-Ford	Report
13	Italian Grand Prix	September 13	Monza	Nigel Mansell	Nigel Mansell	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Honda	Report
14	Portuguese Grand Prix	September 27	Estoril	Nigel Mansell	Ayrton Senna	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Renault	Report
15	Japanese Grand Prix	October 25	Suzuka	Nigel Mansell	Nigel Mansell	Riccardo Patrese	Williams-Renault	Report
16	Australian Grand Prix	November 8	Adelaide	Nigel Mansell	Michael Schumacher	Gerhard Berger	McLaren-Honda	Report

1992 Drivers Championship final standings

Points for the 1992 FIA Formula One World Championship for Drivers were awarded on a 10–6–4–3–2–1 basis to the top six finishers in each round.

Pos Driver RSA MEX BRA ESP SMR MON CAN FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA POR JPN AUS Points 1 Nigel Mansell 1 1 1 1 1 2 Ret 1 1 1 2 2 Ret 1 Ret Ret 108 2 Riccardo Patrese 2 2 2 Ret 2 3 Ret 2 2 8† Ret 3 5 Ret 1 Ret 56 3 Michael Schumacher 4 3 3 2 Ret 4 2 Ret 4 3 Ret 1 3 7 Ret 2 53 4 Ayrton Senna 3 Ret Ret 9† 3 1 Ret Ret Ret 2 1 5 1 3 Ret Ret 50 5 Gerhard Berger 5 4 Ret 4 Ret Ret 1 Ret 5 Ret 3 Ret 4 2 2 1 49 6 Martin Brundle Ret Ret Ret Ret 4 5 Ret 3 3 4 5 4 2 4 3 3 38 7 Jean Alesi Ret Ret 4 3 Ret Ret 3 Ret Ret 5 Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 4 18 8 Mika Häkkinen 9 6 10 Ret DNQ Ret Ret 4 6 Ret 4 6 Ret 5 Ret 7 11 9 Andrea de Cesaris Ret 5 Ret Ret 14† Ret 5 Ret Ret Ret 8 8 6 9 4 Ret 8 10 Michele Alboreto 10 13 6 5 5 7 7 7 7 9 7 Ret 7 6 15 Ret 6 11 Érik Comas 7 9 Ret Ret 9 10 6 5 8 6 Ret DNQ Ret Ret Ret Ret 4 12 Karl Wendlinger Ret Ret Ret 8 12 Ret 4 Ret Ret 16 Ret 11 10 Ret 3 13 Ivan Capelli Ret Ret 5 10† Ret Ret Ret Ret 9 Ret 6 Ret Ret Ret 3 14 Thierry Boutsen Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret 12 10 Ret 10 7 Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret 5 2 15 Johnny Herbert 6 7 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 6 Ret Ret Ret 13† Ret Ret Ret 13 2 16 Pierluigi Martini Ret Ret Ret 6 6 Ret 8 10 15 11 Ret Ret 8 Ret 10 Ret 2 17 Stefano Modena DNQ Ret Ret DNQ Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret DNQ Ret 15 DNQ 13 7 6 1 18 Christian Fittipaldi Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret 8 13 DNQ DNQ DNQ 12 6 9 1 19 Bertrand Gachot Ret 11 Ret Ret Ret 6 DSQ Ret Ret 14 Ret 18† Ret Ret Ret Ret 1 — Aguri Suzuki 8 DNQ Ret 7 10 11 DNQ Ret 12 Ret Ret 9 Ret 10 8 8 0 — JJ Lehto Ret 8 8 Ret 11† 9 9 9 13 10 DNQ 7 11† Ret 9 Ret 0 — Gianni Morbidelli Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret Ret 11 8 17† 12 DNQ 16 Ret 14 14 10 0 — Maurício Gugelmin 11 Ret Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret Ret Ret 15 10 14 Ret Ret Ret Ret 0 — Olivier Grouillard Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret 12 11 11 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 0 — Ukyo Katayama 12 12 9 DNQ Ret DNPQ Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 17 9† Ret 11 Ret 0 — Paul Belmondo DNQ DNQ DNQ 12 13 DNQ 14 DNQ DNQ 13 9 0 — Eric van de Poele 13 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ Ret 10 Ret 0 — Emanuele Naspetti 12 Ret 11 13 Ret 0 — Nicola Larini 12 11 0 — Damon Hill DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 16 DNQ 11 0 — Jan Lammers Ret 12 0 — Gabriele Tarquini Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 14 Ret Ret Ret Ret 0 — Andrea Chiesa DNQ Ret DNQ Ret DNQ DNQ DNQ Ret DNQ DNQ 0 — Roberto Moreno DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ Ret DNPQ WD DNPQ DNPQ DNQ DNQ 0 — Alessandro Zanardi DNQ Ret DNQ 0 — Perry McCarthy EX DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ WD WD DNPQ EX DNPQ DNQ 0 — Giovanna Amati DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 — Alex Caffi EX WD 0 — Enrico Bertaggia EX WD 0 Pos Driver RSA MEX BRA ESP SMR MON CAN FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA POR JPN AUS Points

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish, inc. non-classified finish Purple Did not finish (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Light blue Practiced only (PO) Friday test driver (TD) - 2003-2007 only Blank Did not practice (DNP) Injured or ill (Inj) Excluded (EX) Did not arrive (DNA) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest lap

1992 Constructors Championship final standings

Points for the 1992 FIA Formula One World Championship for Constructors were awarded on a 10–6–4–3–2–1 basis to the top six finishers in each round.

Pos	Constructor	Car no.	RSA	MEX	BRA	ESP	SMR	MON	CAN	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	POR	JPN	AUS	Points
1	Williams-Renault	5	1	1	1	1	1	2	Ret	1	1	1	2	2	Ret	1	Ret	Ret	164
		6	2	2	2	Ret	2	3	Ret	2	2	8	Ret	3	5	Ret	1	Ret
2	McLaren-Honda	1	3	Ret	Ret	9	3	1	Ret	Ret	Ret	2	1	5	1	3	Ret	Ret	99
		2	5	4	Ret	4	Ret	Ret	1	Ret	5	Ret	3	Ret	4	2	2	1
3	Benetton-Ford	19	4	3	3	2	Ret	4	2	Ret	4	3	Ret	1	3	7	Ret	2	91
		20	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	5	Ret	3	3	4	5	4	2	4	3	3
4	Ferrari	27	Ret	Ret	4	3	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	4	21
		28	Ret	Ret	5	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	12	11
5	Lotus-Ford	11	9	6	10	Ret	DNQ	Ret	Ret	4	6	Ret	4	6	Ret	5	Ret	7	13
		12	6	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	Ret	Ret	Ret	13
6	Tyrrell-Ilmor	3	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	14	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	8	6	9	4	Ret	8
		4	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	12	11	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret
7	Ligier-Renault	25	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	12	10	Ret	10	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	5	6
		26	7	9	Ret	Ret	9	10	6	5	8	6	Ret	DNQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret
8	Footwork-Mugen-Honda	9	10	13	6	5	5	7	7	7	7	9	7	Ret	7	6	15	Ret	6
		10	8	DNQ	Ret	7	10	11	DNQ	Ret	12	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	10	8	8
9	March-Ilmor	16	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	12	Ret	4	Ret	Ret	16	Ret	11	10	Ret	Ret	12	3
		17	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	12	13	DNQ	14	DNQ	DNQ	13	9	12	Ret	11	13	Ret
10	Dallara-Ferrari	21	Ret	8	8	Ret	11	9	9	9	13	10	DNQ	7	11	Ret	9	Ret	2
		22	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	6	Ret	8	10	15	11	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	10	Ret
11	Jordan-Yamaha	32	DNQ	Ret	Ret	DNQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNQ	Ret	15	DNQ	13	7	6	1
		33	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	15	10	14	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret
12	Venturi-Lamborghini	29	Ret	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	DSQ	Ret	Ret	14	Ret	18	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	1
		30	12	12	9	DNQ	Ret	DNPQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	17	9	Ret	11	Ret
13	Minardi-Lamborghini	23	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	8	13	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	12	6	9	1
		24	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	8	17	12	DNQ	16	Ret	14	14	10
—	Fondmetal-Ford	14	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	14	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret				0
		15	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	10	Ret
—	Brabham-Judd	7	13	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ							0
		8	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	16	DNQ	11
—	Andrea Moda-Judd	34			DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	Ret	DNPQ		DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ					0
		35				DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ			DNPQ	EX	DNPQ	DNQ
Pos	Constructor	Car no.	RSA	MEX	BRA	ESP	SMR	MON	CAN	FRA	GBR	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	POR	JPN	AUS	Points

External links

• formula1.com – 1992 official driver standings
• formula1.com – 1992 official team standings
• 1992 Formula One results and images Retrieved from F1-Facts.com on 29/7/08

References

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