1992 FORMULA ONE SEASON


The '1992 Formula One season' was the 43rd FIA Formula One World Championship season. It commenced on March 1, 1992, and ended on November 8 after sixteen races.

Contents
Season summary
Drivers and Constructors
Season review
1992 Constructors Championship final standings
1992 Drivers Championship final standings

Season summary


This season was dominated by the Williams Renault team. The Williams FW14B car blew away the opposition for the majority of the season. Nigel Mansell won nine Grands Prix during the season, setting a record that would not be matched until 1995 or beaten until 2002, in both cases by Michael Schumacher. Mansell won the Driver's Championship at the Hungarian Grand Prix. 1992 was to be Mansell's last full F1 season. He went to CART in 1993, joining the Newman Haas team. Riccardo Patrese did not have a strong season, and he only won a single race, at Suzuka. Patrese was very much a number two driver in 1992, handing victory to Mansell at the French Grand Prix. The Williams Renault team had a significant car advantage and superior reliability.
Alain Prost had a sabbatical year, after being fired from Ferrari at the end of 1991. In 1992 he occupied his time by doing commentary for a French TV station. Alain tested for Ligier in 1992, and he secretly wanted to buy the French team. He would eventually buy the team in 1997.
It was a tough year for Ayrton Senna and the McLaren team. The Honda V12 was no longer the most powerful engine in F1, and to make matters worse they started the 1992 season with an updated version of the 1991 car - the MP4/6B. The car was not a match for the cutting-edge Williams FW14B, and the 1992 car didn't make its debut until the Brazilian Grand Prix. The new MP4/7 suffered from reliability issues. This was proven at the Brazilian Grand Prix, when both cars retired from the race within the first two laps. However, the MP4/7 McLaren improved during the season, but it was never a true match for the Williams. Senna was thinking about moving to Williams, and his old rival Prost had signed with the team for 1993. Prost allegedly blocked the team's efforts to sign the Brazilian. Senna was infuriated, and called Prost a coward in a press conference at Estoril. 1992 was Gerhard Berger's final season with McLaren. The Austrian wanted to move out of Senna's shadow. Berger won the Canadian and Australian Grands Prix, before moving to Ferrari for 1993. Honda bowed out of F1 at the end of the season, but returned a few years later.
Benetton's Michael Schumacher won his first Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps. This was to be the beginning of record-breaking career for the German, who would go on to win the 1994 and 1995 F1 World Championships with Benetton, plus five championships with Ferrari (2000-2004). Schumacher's team mate Martin Brundle had the best season of his F1 career. He finished on the podium at the British Grand Prix, and put in some good performances. Schumacher had the edge on Brundle, and Brundle didn't get a Benetton drive for 1993.
Ferrari were in a mess in 1992. Jean Alesi and Ivan Capelli were given poor equipment, which was well off the pace. The car's reliability wasn't particularly good, either. Alesi put in some good performances, even though he retired ten times. Capelli looked poor, and was replaced for 1993.
Debutants in 1992 included Paul Belmondo, Damon Hill, Emanuele Naspetti, Andrea Chiesa, Ukyo Katayama, and Christian Fittipaldi. Giovanna Amati and Perry McCarthy tried their hands at F1 in 1992, but failed to qualify in mediocre equipment.
The Andrea Moda team was simply appalling. After qualifying at Monaco with Roberto Moreno, the Italian team failed to show up at Montreal with engines after a problem with their freighters. They were able to attempt the weekend with a borrowed engine from the Brabham team. Later in the year, team owner Andrea Sassetti was arrested during the Belgian Grand Prix weekend on allegations of fraud and the team was banned from the rest of the championship for bringing the sport into disrepute.

Drivers and Constructors


The following teams and drivers competed in the 1992 FIA Formula One World Championship.
Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Tyre No Driver Test Driver(s)
Honda Marlboro McLaren McLaren MP4/6B
MP4/7A		 Honda RA121E 3.5 V12
Honda RA122E/B 3.5 V12		 1 Ayrton Senna ''Mark Blundell''
2 Gerhard Berger
Tyrrell Racing Organisation Tyrrell 020B Ilmor 2175A 3.5 V10 3 Olivier Grouillard ''n/a''
4 Andrea de Cesaris
Canon Williams Team Williams FW14B Renault RS3C
Renault RS4 3.5 V10		 5 Nigel Mansell '' Damon Hill''
6 Riccardo Patrese
Motor Racing Developments Ltd. Brabham BT60B Judd GV 3.5 V10 7 Eric van de Poele ''n/a''
8 Giovanna Amati
Damon Hill
Footwork Mugen Honda Footwork FA13 Mugen-Honda MF-351H 3.5 V10 9 Michele Alboreto ''n/a''
10 Aguri Suzuki
Team Lotus Lotus 107 Ford HB 3.5 V10 11 Mika Häkkinen ''Olivier Beretta''
12 Johnny Herbert
Fondmetal Fondmetal GR02 Ford HB Series V 3.5 V10 14 Andrea Chiesa ''n/a''
Eric van de Poele
15 Gabriele Tarquini
March F1 March CG911 Ilmor 2175A 3.5 V10 16 Karl Wendlinger ''n/a''
Jan Lammers
17 Paul Belmondo
Emanuele Naspetti
Camel Benetton Ford Benetton B192 Ford HB Series VI & VII 3.5 V10 19 Michael Schumacher ''Alex Zanardi''
20 Martin Brundle
Scuderia Italia SpA Dallara 192 Ferrari 037 3.5 V12 21 Jyrki Järvilehto ''n/a''
22 Pierluigi Martini
Minardi Team Minardi M192 Lamborghini 3512 3.5 V12 23 Christian Fittipaldi ''n/a''
Alessandro Zanardi
24 Gianni Morbidelli
Ligier Gitantes Blondes Ligier JS37 Renault RS3B
Renault RS3C 3.5 V10		 25 Thierry Boutsen ''Alain Prost''
26 Érik Comas
Scuderia Ferrari SpA Ferrari FA92A Ferrari 038 3.5 V12 27 Jean Alesi ''Nicola Larini
Gianni Morbidelli''
28 Ivan Capelli
Nicola Larini
Central Park Venturi Larrousse Larrousse LC92 Lamborghini 3512 3.5 V12 29 Bertrand Gachot ''n/a''
30 Ukyo Katayama
Sasol Jordan Yamaha Jordan 192 Yamaha OX99 3.5 V12 32 Stefano Modena ''n/a''
33 Mauricio Gugelmin
Andrea Moda Formula Moda S192 Judd GV 3.5 V10 34 Roberto Moreno ''n/a''
35 Perry McCarthy

Season review

Round Race Date Location Winning driver Constructor Report
1 South African Grand Prix March 1 Kyalami Nigel Mansell Williams-Renault Report
2 Mexican Grand Prix March 22 Hermanos Rodriguez Nigel Mansell Williams-Renault Report
3 Brazilian Grand Prix April 5 Interlagos Nigel Mansell Williams-Renault Report
4 Spanish Grand Prix May 3 Catalunya Nigel Mansell Williams-Renault Report
5 San Marino Grand Prix May 17 Imola Nigel Mansell Williams-Renault Report
6 Monaco Grand Prix May 31 Monaco Ayrton Senna McLaren-Honda Report
7 Canadian Grand Prix June 14 Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Gerhard Berger McLaren-Honda Report
8 French Grand Prix July 5 Magny-Cours Nigel Mansell Williams-Renault Report
9 British Grand Prix July 12 Silverstone Nigel Mansell Williams-Renault Report
10 German Grand Prix July 26 Hockenheimring Nigel Mansell Williams-Renault Report
11 Hungarian Grand Prix August 16 Hungaroring Ayrton Senna McLaren-Honda Report
12 Belgian Grand Prix August 30 Spa-Francorchamps Michael Schumacher Benetton-Ford Report
13 Italian Grand Prix September 13 Monza Ayrton Senna McLaren-Honda Report
14 Portuguese Grand Prix September 27 Estoril Nigel Mansell Williams-Renault Report
15 Japanese Grand Prix October 25 Suzuka Riccardo Patrese Williams-Renault Report
16 Australian Grand Prix November 8 Adelaide Gerhard Berger McLaren-Honda Report

1992 Constructors Championship final standings


Place Constructor Chassis Engine Tyre Points Wins Podiums Poles
1 Williams-Renault FW14B Renault RS3 164 10 21 15
2 McLaren-Honda MP4/6B
MP4/7A		 Honda RA112E 99 5 12 1
3 Benetton-Ford B191B
B192		 Ford HBA7 91 1 13
4 Ferrari F92A
F92AT		 Ferrari 040 21 2
5 Lotus-Ford 102D
107		 Ford HBD5 13
6 Tyrrell-Ilmor 020B Ilmor 2175A 8
7 Ligier-Renault JS37 Renault RS3 6
8 Footwork-Mugen-Honda FA13 Mugen-Honda MF-351H 6
9 March-Ilmor CG911 Ilmor 2175A 3
10 Dallara-Ferrari F192 Ferrari 037 2
11 Jordan-Yamaha 192 Yamaha OX99 1
12 Larrousse-Lamborghini LC92 Lamborghini 3512 1
13 Minardi-Lamborghini M191B
M192		 Lamborghini 3512 1
14 Brabham-Judd BT60B Judd GV
15 Moda-Judd C4B
S921		 Judd GV
16 Fondmetal-Ford GR01
GR02		 Ford HBB5

1992 Drivers Championship final standings


Pos Driver RSA MEX BRA ESP SMR MON CAN FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA POR JPN AUS Points
1 Mansell 1 1 1 1 1 2 Ret 1 1 1 2 2 Ret 1 Ret Ret '108'
2 Patrese 2 2 2 Ret 2 3 Ret 2 2 8 Ret 3 5 Ret 1 Ret '56'
3 Schumacher 4 3 3 2 Ret 4 2 Ret 4 3 Ret 1 3 7 Ret 2 '53'
4 Senna 3 Ret Ret 9 3 1 Ret Ret Ret 2 1 5 1 3 Ret Ret '50'
5 Berger 5 4 Ret 4 Ret Ret 1 Ret 5 Ret 3 Ret 4 2 2 1 '49'
6 Brundle Ret Ret Ret Ret 4 5 Ret 3 3 4 5 4 2 4 3 3 '38'
7 Alesi Ret Ret 4 3 Ret Ret 3 Ret Ret 5 Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 4 '18'
8 Häkkinen 9 6 10 Ret DNQ Ret Ret 4 6 Ret 4 6 Ret 5 Ret 7 '11'
9 de Cesaris Ret 5 Ret Ret 14 Ret 5 Ret Ret Ret 8 8 6 9 4 Ret '8'
10 Alboreto 10 13 6 5 5 7 7 7 7 9 7 Ret 7 6 15 Ret '6'
11 Comas 7 9 Ret Ret 9 10 6 5 8 6 Ret DNQ Ret Ret Ret Ret '4'
12 Wendlinger Ret Ret Ret 8 12 Ret 4 Ret Ret 16 Ret 11 10 Ret '3'
13 Capelli Ret Ret 5 10 Ret Ret Ret Ret 9 Ret 6 Ret Ret Ret '3'
14 Boutsen Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret 12 10 Ret 10 7 Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret 5 '2'
15 Herbert 6 7 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 6 Ret Ret Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret 13 '2'
16 Martini Ret Ret Ret 6 6 Ret 8 10 15 11 Ret Ret 8 Ret 10 Ret '2'
17 Modena DNQ Ret Ret DNQ Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret DNQ Ret 15 DNQ 13 7 6 '1'
18 Fittipaldi Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret 8 13 DNQ DNQ DNQ 12 6 9 '1'
19 Gachot Ret 11 Ret Ret Ret 6 DSQ Ret Ret 14 Ret 18 Ret Ret Ret Ret '1'
20 Suzuki 8 DNQ Ret 7 10 11 DNQ Ret 12 Ret Ret 9 Ret 10 8 8 '0'
21 Lehto Ret 8 8 Ret 11 9 9 9 13 10 DNQ 7 11 Ret 9 Ret '0'
22 Morbidelli Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret Ret 11 8 17 12 DNQ 16 Ret 14 14 10 '0'
23 Gugelmin 11 Ret Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret Ret Ret 15 10 14 Ret Ret Ret Ret '0'
24 Grouillard Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret 12 11 11 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret '0'
25 Katayama 12 12 10 DNQ Ret DNQ Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 17 9 Ret 11 Ret '0'
26 Belmondo DNQ DNQ DNQ 12 13 DNQ 14 DNQ DNQ 13 9 '0'
27 van de Poele 13 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ WD DNQ Ret 10 Ret '0'
28 Naspetti 12 Ret 11 13 Ret '0'
29 Larini 12 11 '0'
30 Hill DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 16 DNQ 11 '0'
31 Lammers Ret 12 '0'
32 Tarquini Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 14 Ret Ret Ret Ret '0'
— Chiesa DNQ Ret DNQ Ret DNQ DNQ DNQ Ret DNQ DNQ '0'
— Moreno DNQ DNQ Ret DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNQ '0'
— Zanardi DNQ Ret DNQ '0'
— McCarthy DNQ '0'
— Amati DNQ DNQ DNQ '0'
Pos Driver RSA MEX BRA ESP SMR MON CAN FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA POR JPN AUS Points


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