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FRA

1992 season/Round 8

French Grand Prix 1992

  • Magny-Cours
  • Nevers
  • 5 July 1992
  • 69 laps
  • 293.3 km
  • 4.250 km a lap
  1. P1Nigel MansellWilliams1:38:08.459
  2. P2Riccardo PatreseWilliams+46.447
  3. P3Martin BrundleBenetton+1:12.579

Result

PosDriverNo.Team · engineGridLapsTime / reasonPoints
1Nigel Mansellfastest lap5Williams · Renault1691:38:08.45910
2Riccardo Patrese6Williams · Renault269+46.4476
3Martin Brundle20Benetton · Ford769+1:12.5794
4Mika Häkkinen11Lotus · Ford1168+1 lap3
5Érik Comas26Ligier · Renault1068+1 lap2
6Johnny Herbert12Lotus · Ford1268+1 lap1
7Michele Alboreto9Footwork · Mugen-Honda1468+1 lap
8Gianni Morbidelli24Minardi · Lamborghini1668+1 lap
9JJ lehto21Dallara · Ferrari1767+2 laps
10Pierluigi Martini22Dallara · Ferrari2567+2 laps
11Olivier Grouillard3Tyrrell · Ilmor2266+3 laps
DNFJean Alesi27Ferrari661Engine
DNFAndrea de Cesaris4Tyrrell · Ilmor1951Spun off
DNFUkyo Katayama30Venturi · Lamborghini1849Engine
DNFThierry Boutsen25Ligier · Renault946Spun off
DNFIvan Capelli28Ferrari838Engine
DNFKarl Wendlinger16March · Ilmor2133Gearbox
DNFStefano Modena32Jordan · Yamaha2025Engine
DNFAguri Suzuki10Footwork · Mugen-Honda1520Spun off
DNFMichael Schumacher19Benetton · Ford517Collision
DNFGerhard Berger2McLaren · Honda410Engine
DNFGabriele Tarquini15Fondmetal · Ford236Throttle
DNFAyrton Senna1McLaren · Honda30Collision
DNFBertrand Gachot29Venturi · Lamborghini130Collision
DNFMaurício Gugelmin33Jordan · Yamaha240Collision
DNFAndrea Chiesa14Fondmetal · Ford260Collision
DNQPaul Belmondo17March · Ilmor–
DNQChristian Fittipaldi23Minardi · Lamborghini–
DNQEric van de Poele7Brabham · Judd–
DNQDamon Hill8Brabham · Judd–

A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamTimeGap
1Nigel MansellWilliams1:13.864
2Riccardo PatreseWilliams1:14.332+0.468
3Ayrton SennaMcLaren1:15.199+1.335
4Gerhard BergerMcLaren1:15.316+1.452
5Michael SchumacherBenetton1:15.569+1.705
6Jean AlesiFerrari1:16.118+2.254
7Martin BrundleBenetton1:16.151+2.287
8Ivan CapelliFerrari1:16.443+2.579
9Thierry BoutsenLigier1:16.806+2.942
10Érik ComasLigier1:16.938+3.074
11Mika HäkkinenLotus1:16.999+3.135
12Johnny HerbertLotus1:17.257+3.393
13Bertrand GachotVenturi1:17.442+3.578
14Michele AlboretoFootwork1:17.508+3.644
15Aguri SuzukiFootwork1:17.548+3.684
16Gianni MorbidelliMinardi1:17.667+3.803
17JJ lehtoDallara1:17.677+3.813
18Ukyo KatayamaVenturi1:17.709+3.845
19Andrea de CesarisTyrrell1:17.868+4.004
20Stefano ModenaJordan1:17.901+4.037
21Karl WendlingerMarch1:17.937+4.073
22Olivier GrouillardTyrrell1:17.989+4.125
23Gabriele TarquiniFondmetal1:17.993+4.129
24Maurício GugelminJordan1:18.337+4.473
25Pierluigi MartiniDallara1:18.586+4.722
26Andrea ChiesaFondmetal1:18.701+4.837
27Paul BelmondoMarch1:19.354+5.490
28Christian FittipaldiMinardi1:20.062+6.198
29Eric van de PoeleBrabham1:20.139+6.275
30Damon HillBrabham1:21.412+7.548

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

PosDriverLapTimeGap
1Nigel Mansell371:17.070
2Riccardo Patrese381:18.006+0.936
3Jean Alesi441:18.431+1.361
4Mika Häkkinen361:18.526+1.456
5Martin Brundle341:18.636+1.566
6Érik Comas411:18.660+1.590
7Ukyo Katayama431:18.714+1.644
8Thierry Boutsen431:19.139+2.069
9Johnny Herbert411:19.252+2.182
10Ivan Capelli361:19.324+2.254

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 8. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season
Constructors' championship after round 8
PosTeamPointsChange
1Williams100
2McLaren36
3Benetton35
4Ferrari13
5Lotus6▲3
6Footwork5▼1
7Tyrrell4▼1
8March3▼1
9Ligier3▲1
10Dallara2▼2