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1992 Japanese Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitSuzuka, 53 laps
Round15 of 16
Race numbers

The 1992 Japanese Grand Prix was the:

  • 531st World Championship race
  • 8th World Championship Japanese Grand Prix
  • 6th World Championship race at Suzuka
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1(ITA) Riccardo PatreseWilliams-Renault531hr 33m 09.553s10
2+2(AUT) Gerhard BergerMcLaren-Honda53+13.729s6
3+10(GBR) Martin BrundleBenetton-Ford Cosworth53+1m 15.503s4
4+5(ITA) Andrea de CesarisTyrrell-Ilmor52+1 lap3
5+10(FRA) Jean AlesiFerrari52+1 lap2
6+6(BRA) Christian FittipaldiMinardi-Lamborghini52+1 lap1
7+10(ITA) Stefano ModenaJordan-Yamaha52+1 lap 
8+8(JPN) Aguri SuzukiFootwork-Mugen-Honda52+1 lap 
9+13(FIN) JJ LehtoDallara-Ferrari52+1 lap 
10+9(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniDallara-Ferrari52+1 lap 
11+9(JPN) Ukyo KatayamaVenturi-Lamborghini52+1 lap 
12-1(ITA) Nicola LariniFerrari52+1 lap 
13+13(ITA) Emanuele NaspettiMarch-Ilmor51+2 laps 
14 (ITA) Gianni MorbidelliMinardi-Lamborghini51+2 laps 
15+9(ITA) Michele AlboretoFootwork-Mugen-Honda51+2 laps 
R (GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Renault44DNF 
R (FIN) Mika HakkinenLotus-Ford Cosworth44DNF 
R (FRA) Bertrand GachotVenturi-Lamborghini39DNF 
R (FRA) Erik ComasLigier-Renault36DNF 
R (NLD) Jan LammersMarch-Ilmor27DNF 
R (BRA) Mauricio GugelminJordan-Yamaha22DNF 
R (GBR) Johnny HerbertLotus-Ford Cosworth15DNF 
R (DEU) Michael SchumacherBenetton-Ford Cosworth13DNF 
R (FRA) Olivier GrouillardTyrrell-Ilmor6DNF 
R (BEL) Thierry BoutsenLigier-Renault3DNF 
R (BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Honda2DNF 

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

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Renault1:37.360 
2(ITA) Riccardo PatreseWilliams-Renault1:38.2190.859
3(BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Honda1:38.3751.015
4(AUT) Gerhard BergerMcLaren-Honda1:40.2962.936
5(DEU) Michael SchumacherBenetton-Ford Cosworth1:40.9223.562
6(GBR) Johnny HerbertLotus-Ford Cosworth1:41.0303.670
7(FIN) Mika HakkinenLotus-Ford Cosworth1:41.4154.055
8(FRA) Erik ComasLigier-Renault1:42.1874.827
9(ITA) Andrea de CesarisTyrrell-Ilmor1:42.3615.001
10(BEL) Thierry BoutsenLigier-Renault1:42.4285.068
11(ITA) Nicola LariniFerrari1:42.4885.128
12(BRA) Christian FittipaldiMinardi-Lamborghini1:42.6175.257
13(GBR) Martin BrundleBenetton-Ford Cosworth1:42.6265.266
14(ITA) Gianni MorbidelliMinardi-Lamborghini1:42.6275.267
15(FRA) Jean AlesiFerrari1:42.8245.464
16(JPN) Aguri SuzukiFootwork-Mugen-Honda1:43.0295.669
17(ITA) Stefano ModenaJordan-Yamaha1:43.1175.757
18(FRA) Bertrand GachotVenturi-Lamborghini1:43.1565.796
19(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniDallara-Ferrari1:43.2515.891
20(JPN) Ukyo KatayamaVenturi-Lamborghini1:43.4886.128
21(FRA) Olivier GrouillardTyrrell-Ilmor1:43.9416.581
22(FIN) JJ LehtoDallara-Ferrari1:44.0376.677
23(NLD) Jan LammersMarch-Ilmor1:44.0756.715
24(ITA) Michele AlboretoFootwork-Mugen-Honda1:44.1496.789
25(BRA) Mauricio GugelminJordan-Yamaha1:44.2536.893
26(ITA) Emanuele NaspettiMarch-Ilmor1:47.3039.943

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(GBR) Nigel Mansell108
2(ITA) Riccardo Patrese56
3(BRA) Ayrton Senna50
4(DEU) Michael Schumacher47
5(AUT) Gerhard Berger39
6(GBR) Martin Brundle34
7(FRA) Jean Alesi15
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(ITA) Pierluigi Martini2
=(GBR) Johnny Herbert2
16(FRA) Bertrand Gachot1
=(BRA) Christian Fittipaldi1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Williams-Renault164
2McLaren-Honda89
3Benetton-Ford Cosworth81
4Ferrari18
5Lotus-Ford Cosworth13
6Tyrrell-Ilmor8
7Footwork-Mugen-Honda6
8Ligier-Renault4
9March-Ilmor3
10Dallara-Ferrari2
11Venturi-Lamborghini1
=Minardi-Lamborghini1

Stats & milestones

Wins
6th and last for Riccardo Patrese (last Italian winner until 2003)
61st for Williams
Podiums
35th for Riccardo Patrese (last for Williams)
30th for Gerhard Berger (17th driver to score 30 podiums, 2nd Austrian driver)
4th for Martin Brundle
236th for McLaren
154th for Williams
37th for Benetton
Poles
30th for Nigel Mansell (3rd driver to take 30 pole positions, 2nd British driver)
51st for Williams
1-2 start
22nd for Williams
Fastest laps
30th and last for Nigel Mansell (2nd driver to set 30 fastest laps, 1st British driver)
66th for Williams
Front row starts
53rd for Nigel Mansell
28th and last for Riccardo Patrese (last Italian front row starter until 1997)
Points finishes
1st for Christian Fittipaldi (254th different point scorer, 11th Brazilian driver)