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1992 French Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitMagny-Cours, 69 laps
Round8 of 16
Race numbers

The 1992 French Grand Prix was the:

  • 524th World Championship race
  • 42nd World Championship French Grand Prix
  • 2nd World Championship race at Magny-Cours
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Renault691hr 38m 08.459s10
2 (ITA) Riccardo PatreseWilliams-Renault69+46.447s6
3+4(GBR) Martin BrundleBenetton-Ford Cosworth69+1m 12.579s4
4+7(FIN) Mika HakkinenLotus-Ford Cosworth68+1 lap3
5+5(FRA) Erik ComasLigier-Renault68+1 lap2
6+6(GBR) Johnny HerbertLotus-Ford Cosworth68+1 lap1
7+7(ITA) Michele AlboretoFootwork-Mugen-Honda68+1 lap 
8+8(ITA) Gianni MorbidelliMinardi-Lamborghini68+1 lap 
9+8(FIN) JJ LehtoDallara-Ferrari67+2 laps 
10+15(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniDallara-Ferrari67+2 laps 
11+11(FRA) Olivier GrouillardTyrrell-Ilmor66+3 laps 
R (FRA) Jean AlesiFerrari61DNF 
R (ITA) Andrea de CesarisTyrrell-Ilmor51DNF 
R (JPN) Ukyo KatayamaVenturi-Lamborghini49DNF 
R (BEL) Thierry BoutsenLigier-Renault46DNF 
R (ITA) Ivan CapelliFerrari38DNF 
R (AUT) Karl WendlingerMarch-Ilmor33DNF 
R (ITA) Stefano ModenaJordan-Yamaha25DNF 
R (JPN) Aguri SuzukiFootwork-Mugen-Honda20DNF 
R (DEU) Michael SchumacherBenetton-Ford Cosworth17DNF 
R (AUT) Gerhard BergerMcLaren-Honda10DNF 
R (ITA) Gabriele TarquiniFondmetal-Ford Cosworth6DNF 
R (FRA) Bertrand GachotVenturi-Lamborghini0DNF 
R (BRA) Mauricio GugelminJordan-Yamaha0DNF 
R (CHE) Andrea ChiesaFondmetal-Ford Cosworth0DNF 
R (BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Honda0DNF 

Starting grid

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

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Renault1:13.864 
2(ITA) Riccardo PatreseWilliams-Renault1:14.3320.468
3(BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Honda1:15.1991.335
4(AUT) Gerhard BergerMcLaren-Honda1:15.3161.452
5(DEU) Michael SchumacherBenetton-Ford Cosworth1:15.5691.705
6(FRA) Jean AlesiFerrari1:16.1182.254
7(GBR) Martin BrundleBenetton-Ford Cosworth1:16.1512.287
8(ITA) Ivan CapelliFerrari1:16.4432.579
9(BEL) Thierry BoutsenLigier-Renault1:16.8062.942
10(FRA) Erik ComasLigier-Renault1:16.9383.074
11(FIN) Mika HakkinenLotus-Ford Cosworth1:16.9993.135
12(GBR) Johnny HerbertLotus-Ford Cosworth1:17.2573.393
13(FRA) Bertrand GachotVenturi-Lamborghini1:17.4423.578
14(ITA) Michele AlboretoFootwork-Mugen-Honda1:17.5083.644
15(JPN) Aguri SuzukiFootwork-Mugen-Honda1:17.5483.684
16(ITA) Gianni MorbidelliMinardi-Lamborghini1:17.6673.803
17(FIN) JJ LehtoDallara-Ferrari1:17.6773.813
18(JPN) Ukyo KatayamaVenturi-Lamborghini1:17.7093.845
19(ITA) Andrea de CesarisTyrrell-Ilmor1:17.8684.004
20(ITA) Stefano ModenaJordan-Yamaha1:17.9014.037
21(AUT) Karl WendlingerMarch-Ilmor1:17.9374.073
22(FRA) Olivier GrouillardTyrrell-Ilmor1:17.9894.125
23(ITA) Gabriele TarquiniFondmetal-Ford Cosworth1:17.9934.129
24(BRA) Mauricio GugelminJordan-Yamaha1:18.3374.473
25(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniDallara-Ferrari1:18.5864.722
26(CHE) Andrea ChiesaFondmetal-Ford Cosworth1:18.7014.837
Did not qualify
27(FRA) Paul BelmondoMarch-Ilmor1:19.3545.490
28(BRA) Christian FittipaldiMinardi-Lamborghini1:20.0626.198
29(BEL) Eric van de PoeleBrabham-Judd1:20.1396.275
30(GBR) Damon HillBrabham-Judd1:21.4127.548

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(GBR) Nigel Mansell66
2(ITA) Riccardo Patrese34
3(DEU) Michael Schumacher26
4(BRA) Ayrton Senna18
5(AUT) Gerhard Berger18
6(FRA) Jean Alesi11
7(GBR) Martin Brundle9
8(ITA) Michele Alboreto5
9(FIN) Mika Hakkinen4
10(ITA) Andrea de Cesaris4
11(AUT) Karl Wendlinger3
12(FRA) Erik Comas3
13(ITA) Ivan Capelli2
14(ITA) Pierluigi Martini2
=(GBR) Johnny Herbert2
16(FRA) Bertrand Gachot1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Williams-Renault100
2McLaren-Honda36
3Benetton-Ford Cosworth35
4Ferrari13
5Lotus-Ford Cosworth6
6Footwork-Mugen-Honda5
7Tyrrell-Ilmor4
8March-Ilmor3
9Ligier-Renault3
10Dallara-Ferrari2
11Venturi-Lamborghini1

Statistics & milestones

Last start
Andrea Chiesa
Wins
27th for Nigel Mansell
57th for Williams
Race 1-2
20th for Williams (3rd constructor to finish 1-2 in 20 races)
Podiums
53rd for Nigel Mansell
32nd for Riccardo Patrese
1st for Martin Brundle (160th different podium finisher, 32nd British driver)
145th & 146th for Williams
31st for Benetton
Poles
24th for Nigel Mansell
44th for Williams
1-2 start
17th for Williams
Fastest laps
26th for Nigel Mansell
61st for Williams
Front row starts
46th for Nigel Mansell
23rd for Riccardo Patrese
Points finishes
75th for Nigel Mansell
Pole & win
13th for Nigel Mansell
Win & fastest lap
11th for Nigel Mansell
Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
4th for Nigel Mansell