Motor car race
The
1992 German Grand Prix
was a
Formula One
motor race held at the
Hockenheimring
in
Hockenheim
,
Germany
on 26 July 1992. It was the tenth race of the
1992 Formula One World Championship
.
The 45-lap race was won from
pole position
by Briton
Nigel Mansell
, driving a
Williams
-
Renault
, with Brazilian
Ayrton Senna
second in a
McLaren
-
Honda
and local driver
Michael Schumacher
third in a
Benetton
-
Ford
.
Pre-race
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The Ostkurve chicane was modified for this race from a quick left-right gap into a turning sequence, after there were safety concerns with the chicane the previous year, when
Erik Comas
had a major accident there in his Ligier.
Qualifying
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Pre-qualifying report
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The Friday morning pre-qualifying session again followed the familiar pattern, with the
Andrea Moda
cars failing to pre-qualify.
Gabriele Tarquini
was fastest in the session for
Fondmetal
, just ahead of
Larrousse
driver
Bertrand Gachot
. Just over eight tenths of a second slower was Gachot's team-mate
Ukyo Katayama
, with Fondmetal's
Andrea Chiesa
, back in the newer
GR02
, the fourth and final pre-qualifier.
Andrea Moda's
Roberto Moreno
was fifth fastest as usual, although on this occasion he was much closer to Chiesa, just 0.376 of a second slower despite an engine failure.
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Perry McCarthy
had managed one lap and was slowest, but his time was deleted after he missed a weightcheck and was excluded.
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Pre-qualifying classification
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Qualifying report
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Nigel Mansell
qualified on pole position, ahead of
Riccardo Patrese
and
Ayrton Senna
.
Stefano Modena
,
Eric van de Poele
,
Andrea Chiesa
and
Damon Hill
were the four drivers who did not qualify for the race. For Chiesa, it proved to be the last time he took part in a Grand Prix event, as he was replaced for the next race at the Fondmetal team by van de Poele.
Qualifying classification
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Race
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Race report
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At the start, Mansell took an early lead from teammate Patrese, with Senna in third. Mansell made a scheduled pitstop and quickly caught Senna, who chose to run the race without a pitstop. Aguri Suzuki spun off at the Sachs Kurve on lap 2. Ukyo Katayama also retired after spinning off only seven laps later, and
Gerhard Berger
retired in the pits with electrical problems on lap 17 as he had a long stop for tyres. On lap 19, Mansell cut the corner at the OstKurve chicane, exited faster, and passed Senna on the following straight. Mansell was not penalised. Meanwhile further back, Ivan Capelli retired with engine trouble on lap 22, as did both the Lotus cars of
Mika Hakkinen
and
Johnny Herbert
, retiring with the same problems by lap 24.
On the last lap,
Riccardo Patrese
spun off whilst trying to pass Ayrton Senna for second position. He was ultimately classified in eighth position. Mansell held on for the race victory, ahead of Senna in second, whose McLaren car ran out of fuel shortly after crossing the finish line and Michael Schumacher in third.
Mansell tied the record from Ayrton Senna in 1988 for most wins in a season with eight, accomplished in only ten races.
Ayrton Senna
dropped out of title contention at this race, although it seemed inevitable that only Mansell would be Driver's Champion anyway ? he clinched the title at the next race in
Hungary
.
Race classification
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Championship standings after the race
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- Drivers' Championship standings
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- Constructors' Championship standings
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- Note
: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
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