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1992 Portuguese Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitEstoril, 71 laps
Round14 of 16
Race numbers

The 1992 Portuguese Grand Prix was the:

  • 530th World Championship race
  • 12th World Championship Portuguese Grand Prix
  • 9th World Championship race at Estoril
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Renault711hr 34m 46.659s10
2+2(AUT) Gerhard BergerMcLaren-Honda71+37.533s6
3 (BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Honda70+1 lap4
4+2(GBR) Martin BrundleBenetton-Ford Cosworth70+1 lap3
5+2(FIN) Mika HakkinenLotus-Ford Cosworth70+1 lap2
6+2(ITA) Michele AlboretoFootwork-Mugen-Honda70+1 lap1
7-2(DEU) Michael SchumacherBenetton-Ford Cosworth69+2 laps 
8+3(BEL) Thierry BoutsenLigier-Renault69+2 laps 
9+3(ITA) Andrea de CesarisTyrrell-Ilmor69+2 laps 
10PL(JPN) Aguri SuzukiFootwork-Mugen-Honda68+3 laps 
11+12(ITA) Emanuele NaspettiMarch-Ilmor68+3 laps 
12+14(BRA) Christian FittipaldiMinardi-Lamborghini68+3 laps 
13+11(ITA) Stefano ModenaJordan-Yamaha68+3 laps 
14+4(ITA) Gianni MorbidelliMinardi-Lamborghini68+3 laps 
R (FIN) JJ LehtoDallara-Ferrari51DNF 
R (AUT) Karl WendlingerMarch-Ilmor48DNF 
R (FRA) Erik ComasLigier-Renault47DNF 
R (JPN) Ukyo KatayamaVenturi-Lamborghini46DNF 
R (ITA) Riccardo PatreseWilliams-Renault43DNF 
R (ITA) Pierluigi MartiniDallara-Ferrari43DNF 
R (ITA) Ivan CapelliFerrari34DNF 
R (FRA) Olivier GrouillardTyrrell-Ilmor27DNF 
R (FRA) Bertrand GachotVenturi-Lamborghini25DNF 
R (BRA) Mauricio GugelminJordan-Yamaha19DNF 
R (FRA) Jean AlesiFerrari12DNF 
R (GBR) Johnny HerbertLotus-Ford Cosworth2DNF 

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

Notes

  • Michael Schumacher 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-Renault1:13.041 
2(ITA) Riccardo PatreseWilliams-Renault1:13.6720.631
3(BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Honda1:14.2581.217
4(AUT) Gerhard BergerMcLaren-Honda1:15.0682.027
5(DEU) Michael SchumacherBenetton-Ford Cosworth1:15.3562.315
6(GBR) Martin BrundleBenetton-Ford Cosworth1:16.0843.043
7(FIN) Mika HakkinenLotus-Ford Cosworth1:16.1733.132
8(ITA) Michele AlboretoFootwork-Mugen-Honda1:16.2823.241
9(GBR) Johnny HerbertLotus-Ford Cosworth1:16.6283.587
10(FRA) Jean AlesiFerrari1:16.8843.843
11(BEL) Thierry BoutsenLigier-Renault1:16.9303.889
12(ITA) Andrea de CesarisTyrrell-Ilmor1:17.2404.199
13(FRA) Bertrand GachotVenturi-Lamborghini1:17.2504.209
14(FRA) Erik ComasLigier-Renault1:17.2644.223
15(FRA) Olivier GrouillardTyrrell-Ilmor1:17.2774.236
16(ITA) Ivan CapelliFerrari1:17.2874.246
17(JPN) Aguri SuzukiFootwork-Mugen-Honda1:17.3614.320
18(ITA) Gianni MorbidelliMinardi-Lamborghini1:17.3874.346
19(FIN) JJ LehtoDallara-Ferrari1:17.4744.433
20(BRA) Mauricio GugelminJordan-Yamaha1:17.6314.590
21(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniDallara-Ferrari1:17.6614.620
22(AUT) Karl WendlingerMarch-Ilmor1:18.0605.019
23(ITA) Emanuele NaspettiMarch-Ilmor1:18.0925.051
24(ITA) Stefano ModenaJordan-Yamaha1:18.3185.277
25(JPN) Ukyo KatayamaVenturi-Lamborghini1:18.5925.551
26(BRA) Christian FittipaldiMinardi-Lamborghini1:18.6155.574

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(GBR) Nigel Mansell108
2(BRA) Ayrton Senna50
3(DEU) Michael Schumacher47
4(ITA) Riccardo Patrese46
5(AUT) Gerhard Berger33
6(GBR) Martin Brundle30
7(FRA) Jean Alesi13
8(FIN) Mika Hakkinen11
9(ITA) Michele Alboreto6
10(ITA) Andrea de Cesaris5
11(FRA) Erik Comas4
12(AUT) Karl Wendlinger3
13(ITA) Ivan Capelli3
14(ITA) Pierluigi Martini2
=(GBR) Johnny Herbert2
16(FRA) Bertrand Gachot1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Williams-Renault154
2McLaren-Honda83
3Benetton-Ford Cosworth77
4Ferrari16
5Lotus-Ford Cosworth13
6Footwork-Mugen-Honda6
7Tyrrell-Ilmor5
8Ligier-Renault4
9March-Ilmor3
10Dallara-Ferrari2
11Venturi-Lamborghini1

Stats & milestones

Wins
30th for Nigel Mansell (3rd driver to win 30 races, 1st British driver; last win until 1994)
60th for Williams (4th constructor to win 60 races)
Podiums
73rd for Ayrton Senna
58th for Nigel Mansell (last podium until 1994)
29th for Gerhard Berger
234th & 235th for McLaren
153rd for Williams
Poles
29th for Nigel Mansell
50th for Williams (4th constructor to take 50 pole positions)
1-2 start
21st for Williams
Fastest laps
18th for Ayrton Senna
68th for McLaren
Front row starts
52nd for Nigel Mansell
27th for Riccardo Patrese
Pole & win
16th for Nigel Mansell (last until 1994)