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1992 Australian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitAdelaide, 81 laps
Round16 of 16
Race numbers

The 1992 Australian Grand Prix was the:

  • 532nd World Championship race
  • 8th World Championship Australian Grand Prix
  • 8th World Championship race at Adelaide
More 1992 season
More Australian Grands Prix
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+3(AUT) Gerhard BergerMcLaren-Honda811hr 46m 54.786s10
2+3(DEU) Michael SchumacherBenetton-Ford Cosworth81+0.741s6
3+5(GBR) Martin BrundleBenetton-Ford Cosworth81+54.156s4
4+2(FRA) Jean AlesiFerrari80+1 lap3
5+17(BEL) Thierry BoutsenLigier-Renault80+1 lap2
6+9(ITA) Stefano ModenaJordan-Yamaha80+1 lap1
7+3(FIN) Mika HakkinenLotus-Ford Cosworth80+1 lap 
8+10(JPN) Aguri SuzukiFootwork-Mugen-Honda79+2 laps 
9+8(BRA) Christian FittipaldiMinardi-Lamborghini79+2 laps 
10+6(ITA) Gianni MorbidelliMinardi-Lamborghini79+2 laps 
11+8(ITA) Nicola LariniFerrari79+2 laps 
12+13(NLD) Jan LammersMarch-Ilmor78+3 laps 
13-1(GBR) Johnny HerbertLotus-Ford Cosworth77+4 laps 
R (FIN) JJ LehtoDallara-Ferrari70DNF 
R (ITA) Emanuele NaspettiMarch-Ilmor55DNF 
R (FRA) Bertrand GachotVenturi-Lamborghini51DNF 
R (ITA) Riccardo PatreseWilliams-Renault50DNF 
R (JPN) Ukyo KatayamaVenturi-Lamborghini35DNF 
R (ITA) Andrea de CesarisTyrrell-Ilmor29DNF 
R (GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Renault18DNF 
R (BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Honda18DNF 
R (BRA) Mauricio GugelminJordan-Yamaha7DNF 
R (FRA) Erik ComasLigier-Renault4DNF 
R (ITA) Michele AlboretoFootwork-Mugen-Honda0DNF 
R (ITA) Pierluigi MartiniDallara-Ferrari0DNF 
R (FRA) Olivier GrouillardTyrrell-Ilmor0DNF 

Notes

  • Riccardo Patrese ended lap 50 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.
  • Nigel Mansell ended lap 18 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1(GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Renault
2(BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Honda
3(ITA) Riccardo PatreseWilliams-Renault
4(AUT) Gerhard BergerMcLaren-Honda
5(DEU) Michael SchumacherBenetton-Ford Cosworth
6(FRA) Jean AlesiFerrari
7(ITA) Andrea de CesarisTyrrell-Ilmor
8(GBR) Martin BrundleBenetton-Ford Cosworth
9(FRA) Erik ComasLigier-Renault
10(FIN) Mika HakkinenLotus-Ford Cosworth
11(ITA) Michele AlboretoFootwork-Mugen-Honda
12(GBR) Johnny HerbertLotus-Ford Cosworth
13(FRA) Olivier GrouillardTyrrell-Ilmor
14(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniDallara-Ferrari
15(ITA) Stefano ModenaJordan-Yamaha
16(ITA) Gianni MorbidelliMinardi-Lamborghini
17(BRA) Christian FittipaldiMinardi-Lamborghini
18(JPN) Aguri SuzukiFootwork-Mugen-Honda
19(ITA) Nicola LariniFerrari
20(BRA) Mauricio GugelminJordan-Yamaha
21(FRA) Bertrand GachotVenturi-Lamborghini
22(BEL) Thierry BoutsenLigier-Renault
23(ITA) Emanuele NaspettiMarch-Ilmor
24(FIN) JJ LehtoDallara-Ferrari
25(NLD) Jan LammersMarch-Ilmor
26(JPN) Ukyo KatayamaVenturi-Lamborghini

Notes

  • Nicola Larini started the Grand Prix from the back of the grid after failing to pull away at the beginning of the formation lap.

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Renault1:13.732 
2(BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Honda1:14.2020.470
3(ITA) Riccardo PatreseWilliams-Renault1:14.3700.638
4(AUT) Gerhard BergerMcLaren-Honda1:15.1141.382
5(DEU) Michael SchumacherBenetton-Ford Cosworth1:15.2101.478
6(FRA) Jean AlesiFerrari1:16.0912.359
7(ITA) Andrea de CesarisTyrrell-Ilmor1:16.4402.708
8(GBR) Martin BrundleBenetton-Ford Cosworth1:16.5622.830
9(FRA) Erik ComasLigier-Renault1:16.7272.995
10(FIN) Mika HakkinenLotus-Ford Cosworth1:16.8633.131
11(ITA) Michele AlboretoFootwork-Mugen-Honda1:16.9373.205
12(GBR) Johnny HerbertLotus-Ford Cosworth1:16.9443.212
13(FRA) Olivier GrouillardTyrrell-Ilmor1:17.0373.305
14(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniDallara-Ferrari1:17.0473.315
15(ITA) Stefano ModenaJordan-Yamaha1:17.2313.499
16(ITA) Gianni MorbidelliMinardi-Lamborghini1:17.3333.601
17(BRA) Christian FittipaldiMinardi-Lamborghini1:17.3673.635
18(JPN) Aguri SuzukiFootwork-Mugen-Honda1:17.4093.677
19(ITA) Nicola LariniFerrari1:17.4653.733
20(BRA) Mauricio GugelminJordan-Yamaha1:17.8054.073
21(FRA) Bertrand GachotVenturi-Lamborghini1:17.8084.076
22(BEL) Thierry BoutsenLigier-Renault1:17.9574.225
23(ITA) Emanuele NaspettiMarch-Ilmor1:18.1384.406
24(FIN) JJ LehtoDallara-Ferrari1:18.5654.833
25(NLD) Jan LammersMarch-Ilmor1:18.8435.111
26(JPN) Ukyo KatayamaVenturi-Lamborghini1:18.8625.130

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(GBR) Nigel Mansell108
2(ITA) Riccardo Patrese56
3(DEU) Michael Schumacher53
4(BRA) Ayrton Senna50
5(AUT) Gerhard Berger49
6(GBR) Martin Brundle38
7(FRA) Jean Alesi18
8(FIN) Mika Hakkinen11
9(ITA) Andrea de Cesaris8
10(ITA) Michele Alboreto6
11(FRA) Erik Comas4
12(AUT) Karl Wendlinger3
13(ITA) Ivan Capelli3
14(BEL) Thierry Boutsen2
15(ITA) Pierluigi Martini2
=(GBR) Johnny Herbert2
17(FRA) Bertrand Gachot1
=(BRA) Christian Fittipaldi1
=(ITA) Stefano Modena1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Williams-Renault164
2McLaren-Honda99
3Benetton-Ford Cosworth91
4Ferrari21
5Lotus-Ford Cosworth13
6Tyrrell-Ilmor8
7Footwork-Mugen-Honda6
=Ligier-Renault6
9March-Ilmor3
10Dallara-Ferrari2
11Venturi-Lamborghini1
=Minardi-Lamborghini1
=Jordan-Yamaha1

Stats & milestones

Last start
Olivier Grouillard
Mauricio Gugelmin
Jan Lammers
Stefano Modena
Dallara
March
Venturi
Wins
8th for Gerhard Berger (last win until 1994; last for McLaren)
99th for McLaren
Podiums
31st for Gerhard Berger (last for McLaren)
8th for Michael Schumacher
5th for Martin Brundle (last for Benetton)
237th for McLaren
38th & 39th for Benetton
Poles
31st for Nigel Mansell (last until 1994)
52nd for Williams
Fastest laps
2nd for Michael Schumacher
9th for Benetton
Front row starts
80th for Ayrton Senna (1st driver to achieve 80 front row starts, 1st Brazilian driver)
54th for Nigel Mansell (last until 1994)
Points finishes
41st and last for Thierry Boutsen
6th and last for Stefano Modena