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South African Grand Prix 1992

Round 1 of 16  · 1 March 1992  · Kyalami  · 72 laps

Fastest Lap Nigel Mansell 1:17.578 (lap 70)

Race Result

Pos Driver Team Grid Time / Gap Pts
1 MAN Nigel Mansell FL GS Williams 1 1:36:45.320 10
2 PAT Riccardo Patrese Williams 4 +24.360 6
3 SEN Ayrton Senna McLaren 2 +34.675 4
4 MSC Michael Schumacher Benetton 6 +47.863 3
5 BER Gerhard Berger McLaren 3 +1:13.634 2
6 HER Johnny Herbert Lotus 11 +1 lap 1
7 COM Érik Comas Ligier 13 +1 lap —
8 SUZ Aguri Suzuki Footwork 16 +2 laps —
9 HAK Mika Häkkinen Lotus 21 +2 laps —
10 ALB Michele Alboreto Footwork 17 +2 laps —
11 GUG Maurício Gugelmin Jordan 23 +2 laps —
12 KAT Ukyo Katayama Venturi 18 +4 laps —
13 VAN Eric van de Poele Brabham 26 +4 laps —
DNF GRO Olivier Grouillard Tyrrell 12 Engine —
DNF BOU Thierry Boutsen Ligier 14 Fuel system —
DNF MAR Pierluigi Martini Dallara 25 Clutch —
DNF MOR Gianni Morbidelli Minardi 19 Engine —
DNF JAR JJ Lehto Dallara 24 Gearbox —
DNF FIT Christian Fittipaldi Minardi 20 Alternator —
DNF DEC Andrea de Cesaris Tyrrell 10 Engine —
DNF ALE Jean Alesi Ferrari 5 Engine —
DNF CAP Ivan Capelli Ferrari 9 Engine —
DNF TAR Gabriele Tarquini Fondmetal 15 Engine —
DNF WEN Karl Wendlinger March 7 Overheating —
DNF GAC Bertrand Gachot Venturi 22 Steering —
DNF BRU Martin Brundle Benetton 8 Clutch —
DNQ BEL Paul Belmondo March — — —
DNQ CHI Andrea Chiesa Fondmetal — — —
DNQ MOD Stefano Modena Jordan — — —
DNQ AMA Giovanna Amati Brabham — — —
EX CAF Alex Caffi Andrea Moda — — —
EX BER Enrico Bertaggia Andrea Moda — — —

Qualifying — Two-session

Pos Driver Team Time
1 MAN Nigel Mansell Williams 1:15.486
2 SEN Ayrton Senna McLaren 1:16.227
3 BER Gerhard Berger McLaren 1:16.672
4 PAT Riccardo Patrese Williams 1:16.989
5 ALE Jean Alesi Ferrari 1:17.208
6 MSC Michael Schumacher Benetton 1:17.635
7 WEN Karl Wendlinger March 1:18.115
8 BRU Martin Brundle Benetton 1:18.327
9 CAP Ivan Capelli Ferrari 1:18.387
10 DEC Andrea de Cesaris Tyrrell 1:18.544
11 HER Johnny Herbert Lotus 1:18.626
12 GRO Olivier Grouillard Tyrrell 1:18.749
13 COM Érik Comas Ligier 1:19.200
14 BOU Thierry Boutsen Ligier 1:19.296
15 TAR Gabriele Tarquini Fondmetal 1:19.305
16 SUZ Aguri Suzuki Footwork 1:19.532
17 ALB Michele Alboreto Footwork 1:19.571
18 KAT Ukyo Katayama Venturi 1:19.621
19 MOR Gianni Morbidelli Minardi 1:19.636
20 FIT Christian Fittipaldi Minardi 1:19.641
21 HAK Mika Häkkinen Lotus 1:19.672
22 GAC Bertrand Gachot Venturi 1:20.039
23 GUG Maurício Gugelmin Jordan 1:20.120
24 JAR JJ Lehto Dallara 1:20.126
25 MAR Pierluigi Martini Dallara 1:20.203
26 VAN Eric van de Poele Brabham 1:20.488
27 BEL Paul Belmondo March 1:20.580
28 CHI Andrea Chiesa Fondmetal 1:21.209
29 MOD Stefano Modena Jordan 1:21.494
30 AMA Giovanna Amati Brabham 1:24.405