1992 F1 season

Season info

Season no.	43
Races	16
Drivers’ Champion	Nigel Mansell (only title; 23rd different World Champion, 7th British champion)
Constructors’ Champion	Williams-Renault (5th title for Williams)
Reigning Drivers’ Champion	Ayrton Senna
Reigning Constructors’ Champion	McLaren

Quick links

Calendar

#	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	South Africa	Kyalami	01 March
2	Mexico	Mexico City	22 March
3	Brazil	Interlagos	05 April
4	Spain	Catalunya	03 May
5	San Marino	Imola	17 May
6	Monaco	Monte Carlo	31 May
7	Canada	Montreal	14 June
8	France	Magny-Cours	05 July
9	Britain	Silverstone	12 July
10	Germany	Hockenheim	26 July
11	Hungary	Hungaroring	16 August
12	Belgium	Spa-Francorchamps	30 August
13	Italy	Monza	13 September
14	Portugal	Estoril	27 September
15	Japan	Suzuka	25 October
16	Australia	Adelaide	08 November

First Grand Prix since…: 1985 for South Africa
First race at a circuit since…: 1985 for Kyalami
Last Grand Prix until…: 2015 for Mexico
Last race at a circuit until…: 2015 for Mexico City

Race results

#	Grand Prix	Result
1	South Africa	Result
2	Mexico	Result
3	Brazil	Result
4	Spain	Result
5	San Marino	Result
6	Monaco	Result
7	Canada	Result
8	France	Result
9	Britain	Result
10	Germany	Result
11	Hungary (drivers’ title decider)	Result
12	Belgium (constructors’ title decider)	Result
13	Italy	Result
14	Portugal	Result
15	Japan	Result
16	Australia	Result

Driver and constructor entries

The following drivers and constructors participated in the 1992 F1 season. Round(s) entered are shown in parentheses.

Andrea Moda: (ITA) Enrico Bertaggia (1-2); (ITA) Alex Caffi (1-2); (BRA) Roberto Moreno (3-7, 9-12); (GBR) Perry McCarthy (4-7, 9-12) (Rookie)
Benetton: (GBR) Martin Brundle (All); (DEU) Michael Schumacher (All)
Brabham: (BEL) Eric van de Poele (1-10); (ITA) Giovanna Amati (1-3) (Rookie); (GBR) Damon Hill (4-11) (Rookie)
Dallara: (FIN) JJ Lehto (All); (ITA) Pierluigi Martini (All)
Ferrari: (FRA) Jean Alesi (All); (ITA) Ivan Capelli (1-14); (ITA) Nicola Larini (15-16)
Fondmetal: (ITA) Gabriele Tarquini (1-13); (CHE) Andrea Chiesa (1-10) (Rookie); (BEL) Eric van de Poele (11-13)
Footwork: (ITA) Michele Alboreto (All); (JPN) Aguri Suzuki (All)
Jordan: (BRA) Mauricio Gugelmin (All); (ITA) Stefano Modena (All)
Ligier: (BEL) Thierry Boutsen (All); (FRA) Erik Comas (All)
Lotus: (FIN) Mika Hakkinen (All); (GBR) Johnny Herbert (All)
March: (AUT) Karl Wendlinger (1-14); (FRA) Paul Belmondo (1-11) (Rookie); (ITA) Emanuele Naspetti (12-16) (Rookie); (NLD) Jan Lammers (15-16)
McLaren: (AUT) Gerhard Berger (All); (BRA) Ayrton Senna (All)
Minardi: (ITA) Gianni Morbidelli (All); (BRA) Christian Fittipaldi (1-8, 12-16) (Rookie); (ITA) Alessandro Zanardi (9-11)
Tyrrell: (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris (All); (FRA) Olivier Grouillard (All)
Venturi: (FRA) Bertrand Gachot (All); (JPN) Ukyo Katayama (All) (Rookie)
Williams: (GBR) Nigel Mansell (All); (ITA) Riccardo Patrese (All)

Final season (drivers): Giovanna Amati; Enrico Bertaggia; Alex Caffi; Andrea Chiesa; Olivier Grouillard; Mauricio Gugelmin; Jan Lammers; Perry McCarthy; Stefano Modena; Eric van de Poele
First entry (drivers) since…: 1982 for Jan Lammers; 1989 for Enrico Bertaggia
Last entry (drivers) until…: 1994 for Paul Belmondo, Bertrand Gachot, Nicola Larini, Nigel Mansell and Gianni Morbidelli; 1995 for Roberto Moreno and Gabriele Tarquini
Debut season (constructors): Andrea Moda; Venturi
Final season (constructors): Andrea Moda (only season); Brabham; Dallara; Fondmetal; March; Venturi (only season)
First entry (constructors) since…: 1989 for March

Maiden wins

Driver	Grand Prix
Michael Schumacher (Benetton)	Belgium

Maiden podium finishes

Driver	Grand Prix
Michael Schumacher (Benetton)	Mexico
Martin Brundle (Benetton)	France

Maiden pole positions

There were no first-time polesitters in 1992.