San Marino  1992 San Marino Grand Prix
Race details
Race 5 of 16 in the 1992 Formula One season
Date 17 May 1992
Location Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Emilia Romagna, Italy
Course Permanent racing facility
5.040 km (3.144 mi)
Distance 60 laps, 302.400 km (188.646 mi)
WeatherDry
Pole position
Driver United Kingdom Nigel Mansell Williams-Renault
Time 1:21.842
Fastest lap
Driver Italy Riccardo Patrese Williams-Renault
Time 1:26.100 on lap 60
Podium
First United Kingdom Nigel Mansell Williams-Renault
Second Italy Riccardo Patrese Williams-Renault
Third Brazil Ayrton Senna McLaren-Honda

The 1992 San Marino Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Imola on May 17, 1992. It was the firth round of the 1992 Formula One season.

Classification edit

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5   Nigel Mansell Williams-Renault 60 1:28:40.927 1 10
2 6   Riccardo Patrese Williams-Renault 60 +9.451 2 6
3 1   Ayrton Senna McLaren-Honda 60 +48.984 3 4
4 20   Martin Brundle Benetton-Ford 60 +53.007 6 3
5 9   Michele Alboreto Footwork-Mugen-Honda 59 +1 Lap 9 2
6 22   Pierluigi Martini Dallara-Ferrari 59 +1 Lap 15 1
7 33   Maurício Gugelmin Jordan-Yamaha 58 +2 Laps 16  
8 3   Olivier Grouillard Tyrrell-Ilmor 58 +2 Laps 20  
9 26   Érik Comas Ligier-Renault 58 +2 Laps 13  
10 10   Aguri Suzuki Footwork-Mugen-Honda 58 +2 Laps 11  
11 21   Jyrki Järvilehto Dallara-Ferrari 57 Engine 16  
12 16   Karl Wendlinger March-Ilmor 57 +3 Laps 12  
13 17   Paul Belmondo March-Ilmor 57 +3 Laps 24  
14 4   Andrea de Cesaris Tyrrell-Ilmor 55 Fuel System 14  
Ret 30   Ukyo Katayama Larrousse-Lamborghini 40 Spun Off 17  
Ret 27   Jean Alesi Ferrari 39 Collision 7  
Ret 2   Gerhard Berger McLaren-Honda 39 Collision 4  
Ret 29   Bertrand Gachot Larrousse-Lamborghini 32 Spun Off 19  
Ret 25   Thierry Boutsen Ligier-Renault 29 Engine 10  
Ret 32   Stefano Modena Jordan-Yamaha 25 Gearbox 23  
Ret 24   Gianni Morbidelli Minardi-Lamborghini 24 Engine 21  
Ret 15   Gabriele Tarquini Fondmetal-Ford 24 Engine 22  
Ret 19   Michael Schumacher Benetton-Ford 20 Spun Off 5  
Ret 28   Ivan Capelli Ferrari 11 Spun Off 8  
Ret 23   Christian Fittipaldi Minardi-Lamborghini 8 Gearbox 25  
Ret 12   Johnny Herbert Lotus-Ford 8 Gearbox 26  
DNQ 11   Mika Häkkinen Lotus-Ford    
DNQ 14   Andrea Chiesa Fondmetal-Ford    
DNQ 8   Damon Hill Brabham-Judd    
DNQ 7   Eric van de Poele Brabham-Judd    
DNPQ 34   Roberto Moreno Moda-Judd    
DNPQ 35   Perry McCarthy Moda-Judd    

Notes edit

  • Pole position: Nigel Mansell - 1:21.842
  • Fastest lap: Riccardo Patrese - 1:26.100 on lap 60
  • Last points: Dallara
  • The start was aborted due to Karl Wendlinger's March stalling; he eventually started the race at the back of the grid.
  • Stefano Modena started the race from the pit lane.
  • Ayrton Senna was unable to take his place on the podium due to discomfort he suffered all race and was unable to get out of his car until long after the race ended.
  • Mansell's 5th win out of 5 races. This broke the record of successive wins from the start of the season set by Ayrton Senna in 1991.
  • This race saw Martin Brundle's first points finish of the season in his Benetton, following a run of 4 successive retirements.
  • Mika Häkkinen's only DNQ of the season.

References edit

  • "The Official Formula 1 website". Retrieved 2007-08-26.
  • Henry, Alan (1992). AUTOCOURSE 1992-93. Hazleton Publishing. ISBN 0-905138-96-1.


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