Seasons/16 races

1992 season

Title decided in round 11

‹ 1991 1993 ›

World ChampionNigel Mansell108 points · 9 wins
Constructors' championWilliams164 points

Races16
Different winners5
Pole-sitters3
Not classified49%202 of 416 starts

Points: 10-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six.

The title was decided in round 11: Hungarian Grand Prix on 16 Aug 1992.

Points progression

Championship standings after each round.

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Championship points after each round
Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
Nigel Mansell	10	20	30	40	50	56	56	66	76	86	92	98	98	108	108	108
Riccardo Patrese	6	12	18	18	24	28	28	34	40	40	40	44	46	46	56	56
Michael Schumacher	3	7	11	17	17	20	26	26	29	33	33	43	47	47	47	53
Ayrton Senna	4	4	4	4	8	18	18	18	18	24	34	36	46	50	50	50
Gerhard Berger	2	5	5	8	8	8	18	18	20	20	24	24	27	33	39	49
Martin Brundle	0	0	0	0	3	5	5	9	13	16	18	21	27	30	34	38
Jean Alesi	0	0	3	7	7	7	11	11	11	13	13	13	13	13	15	18
Mika Häkkinen	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	5	5	8	9	9	11	11	11
Andrea de Cesaris	0	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	8	8
Michele Alboreto	0	0	1	3	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6
Érik Comas	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Karl Wendlinger	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Ivan Capelli	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3
Thierry Boutsen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Johnny Herbert	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Pierluigi Martini	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Bertrand Gachot	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Christian Fittipaldi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Stefano Modena	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1

The constructors' championship, round by round

Constructors' championship standings after each round.

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Championship points after each round
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16
Williams	16	32	48	58	74	84	84	100	116	126	132	142	144	154	164	164
McLaren	6	9	9	12	16	26	36	36	38	44	58	60	73	83	89	99
Benetton	3	7	11	17	20	25	31	35	42	49	51	64	74	77	81	91
Ferrari	0	0	5	9	9	9	13	13	13	15	16	16	16	16	18	21
Lotus	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	6	7	7	10	11	11	13	13	13
Tyrrell	0	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	8	8
Footwork	0	0	1	3	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6
Ligier	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	6
March	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Dallara	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Jordan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Minardi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Venturi	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Standings

Drivers

Pos	Driver	Team	Wins	Points
1	Nigel Mansell	Williams	9	108
2	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1	56
3	Michael Schumacher	Benetton	1	53
4	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	3	50
5	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	2	49
6	Martin Brundle	Benetton		38
7	Jean Alesi	Ferrari		18
8	Mika Häkkinen	Lotus		11
9	Andrea de Cesaris	Tyrrell		8
10	Michele Alboreto	Footwork		6
11	Érik Comas	Ligier		4
12	Karl Wendlinger	March		3
13	Ivan Capelli	Ferrari		3
14	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier		2
15	Johnny Herbert	Lotus		2
15	Pierluigi Martini	Dallara		2
17	Bertrand Gachot	Venturi		1
17	Christian Fittipaldi	Minardi		1
17	Stefano Modena	Jordan		1

Constructors

Pos	Team	Points
1	Williams	164
2	McLaren	99
3	Benetton	91
4	Ferrari	21
5	Lotus	13
6	Tyrrell	8
7	Footwork	6
7	Ligier	6
9	March	3
10	Dallara	2
11	Jordan	1
11	Minardi	1
11	Venturi	1

Results grid

Every driver in every race: the finishing position, or why there was none. Gold, silver and bronze for the podium, green for points.

Results of every driver in every race of 1992
Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Pts
MAN (Nigel Mansell)	1^P^F	1^P	1^P	1^P^F	1^P	2^P^F	Ret	1^P^F	1^P^F	1^P	2^F	2^P	Ret^P^F	1^P	Ret^P^F	Ret^P	108
PAT (Riccardo Patrese)	2	2	2^F	Ret	2^F	3	Ret	2	2	8^F	Ret^P	3	5	Ret	1	Ret	56
MSC (Michael Schumacher)	4	3	3	2	Ret	4	2	Ret	4	3	Ret	1^F	3	7	Ret	2^F	53
SEN (Ayrton Senna)	3	Ret	Ret	9	3	1	Ret^P	Ret	Ret	2	1	5	1	3^F	Ret	Ret	50
BER (Gerhard Berger)	5	4^F	Ret	4	Ret	Ret	1^F	Ret	5	Ret	3	Ret	4	2	2	1	49
BRU (Martin Brundle)	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	5	Ret	3	3	4	5	4	2	4	3	3	38
ALE (Jean Alesi)	Ret	Ret	4	3	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	4	18
HAK (Mika Häkkinen)	9	6	10	Ret	DNQ	Ret	Ret	4	6	Ret	4	6	Ret	5	Ret	7	11
DEC (Andrea de Cesaris)	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	14	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	8	6	9	4	Ret	8
ALB (Michele Alboreto)	10	13	6	5	5	7	7	7	7	9	7	Ret	7	6	15	Ret	6
COM (Érik Comas)	7	9	Ret	Ret	9	10	6	5	8	6	Ret	DNQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	4
WEN (Karl Wendlinger)	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	12	Ret	4	Ret	Ret	16	Ret	11	10	Ret			3
CAP (Ivan Capelli)	Ret	Ret	5	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	Ret			3
BOU (Thierry Boutsen)	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	12	10	Ret	10	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	5	2
HER (Johnny Herbert)	6	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	2
MAR (Pierluigi Martini)	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	6	Ret	8	10	15	11	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	10	Ret	2
GAC (Bertrand Gachot)	Ret	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	14	Ret	18	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	1
FIT (Christian Fittipaldi)	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	8	13	DNQ				DNQ	DNQ	12	6	9	1
MOD (Stefano Modena)	DNQ	Ret	Ret	DNQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNQ	Ret	15	DNQ	13	7	6	1

Ret: retired. DNQ: did not qualify. P: pole position. F: fastest lap. S above a round: a sprint weekend. Hover or tap a round number for the race.

Race calendar

Rd	Race	Circuit	Date	Pole	Winner
1	South Africa	Kyalami	1 Mar 1992	Nigel Mansell	Nigel Mansell
2	Mexico	Hermanos Rodríguez	22 Mar 1992	Nigel Mansell	Nigel Mansell
3	Brazil	José Carlos Pace	5 Apr 1992	Nigel Mansell	Nigel Mansell
4	Spain	Catalunya	3 May 1992	Nigel Mansell	Nigel Mansell
5	San Marino	Enzo e Dino Ferrari	17 May 1992	Nigel Mansell	Nigel Mansell
6	Monaco	Monaco	31 May 1992	Nigel Mansell	Ayrton Senna
7	Canada	Gilles Villeneuve	14 Jun 1992	Ayrton Senna	Gerhard Berger
8	France	Magny-Cours	5 Jul 1992	Nigel Mansell	Nigel Mansell
9	Great Britain	Silverstone	12 Jul 1992	Nigel Mansell	Nigel Mansell
10	Germany	Hockenheimring	26 Jul 1992	Nigel Mansell	Nigel Mansell
11	HungaryTitle decided	Hungaroring	16 Aug 1992	Riccardo Patrese	Ayrton Senna
12	Belgium	Spa-Francorchamps	30 Aug 1992	Nigel Mansell	Michael Schumacher
13	Italy	Monza	13 Sept 1992	Nigel Mansell	Ayrton Senna
14	Portugal	Estoril	27 Sept 1992	Nigel Mansell	Nigel Mansell
15	Japan	Suzuka	25 Oct 1992	Nigel Mansell	Riccardo Patrese
16	Australia	Adelaide	8 Nov 1992	Nigel Mansell	Gerhard Berger

Entries

Who entered with which car, engine and tyres. The entrant is the organisation that entered the car – not always the team that built it.

Constructor	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	Tyres	Drivers
Andrea Moda	Andrea Moda Formula	C4B, S921	Judd GV 3.5 V10	Goodyear	Alex Caffi, Enrico Bertaggia, Perry McCarthy, Roberto Moreno
Benetton	Camel Benetton Ford	B191B, B192	Ford HBA5 3.5 V8, Ford HBA7 3.5 V8	Goodyear	Martin Brundle, Michael Schumacher
Brabham	Motor Racing Developments	BT60B	Judd GV 3.5 V10	Goodyear	Damon Hill, Eric van de Poele, Giovanna Amati
Dallara	BMS Scuderia Italia	F192	Ferrari 037 3.5 V12	Goodyear	JJ lehto, Pierluigi Martini
Ferrari	Scuderia Ferrari	F92A, F92AT	Ferrari 038 3.5 V12	Goodyear	Ivan Capelli, Jean Alesi, Nicola Larini
Fondmetal	Fondmetal	GR01, GR02	Ford HBA5 3.5 V8	Goodyear	Andrea Chiesa, Eric van de Poele, Gabriele Tarquini
Footwork	Footwork Mugen Honda	FA13	Mugen-Honda MF-351H 3.5 V10	Goodyear	Aguri Suzuki, Michele Alboreto
Jordan	Sasol Jordan Yamaha	192	Yamaha OX99 3.5 V12	Goodyear	Maurício Gugelmin, Stefano Modena
Ligier	Ligier Gitanes Blondes	JS37	Renault RS3C 3.5 V10	Goodyear	Érik Comas, Thierry Boutsen
Lotus	Team Lotus	102D, 107	Ford HBA5 3.5 V8	Goodyear	Johnny Herbert, Mika Häkkinen
March	March F1	CG911B	Ilmor 2175A 3.5 V10	Goodyear	Emanuele Naspetti, Jan Lammers, Karl Wendlinger, Paul Belmondo
McLaren	Honda Marlboro McLaren	MP4/6B, MP4/7A	Honda RA122E 3.5 V12, Honda RA122E/B 3.5 V12	Goodyear	Ayrton Senna, Gerhard Berger
Minardi	Minardi Team	M191B, M192	Lamborghini 3512 3.5 V12	Goodyear	Alex Zanardi, Christian Fittipaldi, Gianni Morbidelli
Tyrrell	Tyrrell Racing Organisation	020B	Ilmor 2175A 3.5 V10	Goodyear	Andrea de Cesaris, Olivier Grouillard
Venturi	Central Park Venturi Larrousse	LC92	Lamborghini 3512 3.5 V12	Goodyear	Bertrand Gachot, Ukyo Katayama
Williams	Canon Williams	FW14B	Renault RS3C 3.5 V10, Renault RS4 3.5 V10	Goodyear	Nigel Mansell, Riccardo Patrese

What if – other points systems

The same finishing positions, scored under any points system used since 1950.

Scored 8-6-4-3-2 for the top five, plus one for the fastest lap, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Nigel Mansell	98	108	P1
2	Riccardo Patrese	57	56	P2
3	Michael Schumacher	53	53	P3
4	Gerhard Berger	47	49	P5
5	Ayrton Senna	45	50	P4
6	Martin Brundle	38	38	P6
7	Jean Alesi	18	18	P7
8	Mika Häkkinen	8	11	P8
9	Andrea de Cesaris	7	8	P9
10	Michele Alboreto	4	6	P10
11	Karl Wendlinger	3	3	P12
12	Érik Comas	2	4	P11

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 8-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Nigel Mansell	90	108	P1
2	Riccardo Patrese	54	56	P2
3	Michael Schumacher	51	53	P3
4	Gerhard Berger	45	49	P5
5	Ayrton Senna	44	50	P4
6	Martin Brundle	38	38	P6
7	Jean Alesi	18	18	P7
8	Mika Häkkinen	11	11	P8
9	Andrea de Cesaris	8	8	P9
10	Michele Alboreto	6	6	P10
11	Érik Comas	4	4	P11
12	Karl Wendlinger	3	3	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 9-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Nigel Mansell	99	108	P1
2	Riccardo Patrese	55	56	P2
3	Michael Schumacher	52	53	P3
4	Ayrton Senna	47	50	P4
5	Gerhard Berger	47	49	P5
6	Martin Brundle	38	38	P6
7	Jean Alesi	18	18	P7
8	Mika Häkkinen	11	11	P8
9	Andrea de Cesaris	8	8	P9
10	Michele Alboreto	6	6	P10
11	Érik Comas	4	4	P11
12	Karl Wendlinger	3	3	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 for the top eight, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Nigel Mansell	114	108	P1
2	Riccardo Patrese	75	56	P2
3	Michael Schumacher	75	53	P3
4	Gerhard Berger	65	49	P5
5	Ayrton Senna	60	50	P4
6	Martin Brundle	60	38	P6
7	Jean Alesi	30	18	P7
8	Michele Alboreto	26	6	P10
9	Mika Häkkinen	25	11	P8
10	Andrea de Cesaris	18	8	P9
11	Érik Comas	13	4	P11
12	Johnny Herbert	8	2	P15

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Nigel Mansell	279	108	P1
2	Michael Schumacher	181	53	P3
3	Riccardo Patrese	177	56	P2
4	Gerhard Berger	157	49	P5
5	Ayrton Senna	150	50	P4
6	Martin Brundle	146	38	P6
7	Michele Alboreto	75	6	P10
8	Jean Alesi	74	18	P7
9	Mika Häkkinen	67	11	P8
10	Andrea de Cesaris	50	8	P9
11	Érik Comas	41	4	P11
12	Pierluigi Martini	26	2	P15

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1, plus one for the fastest lap inside the top ten, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Nigel Mansell	285	108	P1
2	Michael Schumacher	183	53	P3
3	Riccardo Patrese	180	56	P2
4	Gerhard Berger	159	49	P5
5	Ayrton Senna	151	50	P4
6	Martin Brundle	146	38	P6
7	Michele Alboreto	75	6	P10
8	Jean Alesi	74	18	P7
9	Mika Häkkinen	67	11	P8
10	Andrea de Cesaris	50	8	P9
11	Érik Comas	41	4	P11
12	Pierluigi Martini	26	2	P15

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten, no fastest-lap point, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Nigel Mansell	279	108	P1
2	Michael Schumacher	181	53	P3
3	Riccardo Patrese	177	56	P2
4	Gerhard Berger	157	49	P5
5	Ayrton Senna	150	50	P4
6	Martin Brundle	146	38	P6
7	Michele Alboreto	75	6	P10
8	Jean Alesi	74	18	P7
9	Mika Häkkinen	67	11	P8
10	Andrea de Cesaris	50	8	P9
11	Érik Comas	41	4	P11
12	Pierluigi Martini	26	2	P15

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.