1992 South African Grand Prix

 1992 South African Grand Prix

Racing data
1st of 16 races in the 1992 Formula 1 World Championship
Surname:	Yellow Pages South African Grand Prix
Date:	March 1, 1992
Place:	Midrand
Course:	Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit
Length:	306.792 km in 72 laps of 4.261 km
Weather:	cloudy but warm
Spectator:	~ 90,000
Pole position
Driver:	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Renault
Time:	1: 15.486 min
Fastest lap
Driver:	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Renault
Time:	1: 17.578 min (lap 70)
Podium
First:	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Renault
Second:	Riccardo Patrese	Williams-Renault
Third:	Ayrton Senna	McLaren Honda

The 1992 South African Grand Prix took place on March 1st at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit and was the first race of the 1992 Formula 1 World Championship .

Reports

background

For the first time since 1985 a Grand Prix was held in South Africa. The Kyalami race track had since been largely rebuilt.

During the winter break, Pirelli announced that it would no longer produce tires for Formula 1 due to economic difficulties. So Goodyear became the sole supplier.

The teams McLaren , Williams , Lotus and Ligier each started the new season with the driver pairings with which they had ended the previous one. The Scuderia Ferrari kept Jean Alesi and hired Ivan Capelli as a replacement for Alain Prost , who at the end of the 1991 season had been banned from further participation in Formula 1 races for Ferrari and who, not least because of a still valid Ferrari contract with the corresponding Pay against participation in the 1992 season in a different team.

Michael Schumacher's new teammate at Benetton was Martin Brundle . Nelson Piquet ended his Formula 1 career. Footwork engaged Aguri Suzuki alongside Michele Alboreto and from then on competed with Mugen-Honda units. Tyrrell repositioned itself with Olivier Grouillard and Andrea de Cesaris and engines from Ilmor , as did Brabham with Eric van de Poele , the debutante Giovanna Amati and engines from the manufacturer Judd . At Jordan , Stefano Modena and Maurício Gugelmin were appointed to both cockpits and a new engine supplier, Yamaha, was chosen.

The Fondmetal team expanded its involvement with a second car and filled it with Formula 1 newcomer Andrea Chiesa . Pierluigi Martini moved from Minardi to Scuderia Italia and became JJ Lehto's new team-mate . The released Minardi cockpit was taken by Formula 1 debutant Christian Fittipaldi .

After Lola could not agree on a further collaboration beyond 1991, Larrousse signed a contract with the sports car manufacturer Venturi to develop a Formula 1 racing car . Bertrand Gachot was retained as the driver. The debutant Ukyō Katayama was hired for the second cockpit . The March team , which was suffering from serious financial problems , had Karl Wendlinger, sponsored by Mercedes-Benz , and newcomer Paul Belmondo compete as paydrivers . The interim team name Leyton House has been replaced by the original name.

AGS and Coloni had already withdrawn from Formula 1 shortly before the end of the 1991 season, and the Modena team also decided to leave after the end of the season. Andrea Moda Formula was re-established on the basis of the Coloni team . The team wanted to start the season with a modified Coloni C4B , but was excluded from the race weekend because they refused to pay an entry fee to FISA .

training

As usual, a maximum of 30 vehicles were allowed to participate in the regular training units. Since this number was not exceeded due to the exclusion of Andrea Moda, a pre-qualification was not necessary.

With a clear best time, Nigel Mansell qualified for pole position in front of reigning world champion Ayrton Senna and his teammate Gerhard Berger . Riccardo Patrese followed in fourth place in front of Jean Alesi, Michael Schumacher, Karl Wendlinger and Martin Brundle.

run

Shortly after the start, Patrese managed to overtake both Berger and Senna and, together with Mansell, create a one-two lead for Williams that lasted until the finish line. Shortly thereafter, Berger fell back to sixth place behind Alesi and Schumacher.

Alesi had to give up on lap 41 due to a problem with the oil supply. Mansell won ahead of Patrese, Senna, Schumacher and Berger. Johnny Herbert received the last world championship point of the day in sixth place.

Registration list

team	No.	driver	chassis	engine	tires
Honda Marlboro McLaren	1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren MP4 / 6B	Honda RA121E 3.5 V12	G
	2	Gerhard Berger
Tyrrell Racing Organization	3	Olivier Grouillard	Tyrrell 020B	Ilmor 2175A 3.5 V10	G
	4th	Andrea de Cesaris
Canon Williams team	5	Nigel Mansell	Williams FW14B	Renault RS3C 3.5 V10	G
	6th	Riccardo Patrese
Motor Racing Developments	7th	Eric van de Poele	Brabham BT60B	Judd GV 3.5 V10	G
	8th	Giovanna Amati
Footwork Mugen Honda	9	Michele Alboreto	Footwork FA13	Mugen-Honda MF-351H 3.5 V10	G
	10	Aguri Suzuki
Team Lotus	11	Mika Hakkinen	Lotus 102D	Ford Cosworth HB 3.5 V8	G
	12	Johnny Herbert
Fund metal	14th	Andrea Chiesa	Fund metal GR01		G
	15th	Gabriele Tarquini
March F1	16	Karl Wendlinger	March CG911	Ilmor 2175A 3.5 V10	G
	17th	Paul Belmondo
Camel Benetton Ford	19th	Michael sSchumacher	Benetton B191B	Ford Cosworth HB 3.5 V8	G
	20th	Martin Brundle
BMS Scuderia Italia	21st	JJ Lehto	Dallara 192	Ferrari 037 3.5 V12	G
	22nd	Pierluigi Martini
Minardi team	23	Christian Fittipaldi	Minardi M191B	Lamborghini 3512 3.5 V12	G
	24	Gianni Morbidelli
Ligier Gitanes Blondes	25th	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier JS37	Renault RS3C 3.5 V10	G
	26th	Érik Comas
Scuderia Ferrari	27	Jean Alesi	Ferrari F92A	Ferrari 040 3.5 V12	G
	28	Ivan Capelli
Central Park Venturi Larrousse	29	Bertrand Gachot	Venturi LC92	Lamborghini 3512 3.5 V12	G
	30th	Ukyō Katayama
Sasol Jordan Yamaha	32	Stefano Modena	Jordan 192	Yamaha OX99 3.5 V12	G
	33	Maurício Gugelmin
Andrea Moda Formula	34	Alex Caffi	Andrea Moda C4B	Judd GV 3.5 V10	G
	35	Enrico Bertaggia

Classifications

Qualifying

Item	driver	constructor	1. Qualification training		2. Qualification training		begin
			time	Ø speed	time	Ø speed
01	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Renault	1: 15.576	202.969 km / h	1: 15.486	203.211 km / h	01
02	Ayrton Senna	McLaren Honda	1: 16.815	199.695 km / h	1: 16.227	201.236 km / h	02
03	Gerhard Berger	McLaren Honda	1: 16.672	200.068 km / h	1: 16.877	199.534 km / h	03
04th	Riccardo Patrese	Williams-Renault	1: 17.571	197.749 km / h	1: 16.989	199.244 km / h	04th
05	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	1: 18.388	195.688 km / h	1: 17.208	198.679 km / h	05
06th	Michael sSchumacher	Benetton-Ford	1: 18.251	196.031 km / h	1: 17.635	197.586 km / h	06th
07th	Karl Wendlinger	March-Ilmor	1: 18.880	194.468 km / h	1: 18.115	196.372 km / h	07th
08th	Martin Brundle	Benetton-Ford	1: 19.885	192.021 km / h	1: 18.327	195.841 km / h	08th
09	Ivan Capelli	Ferrari	1: 19.039	194.076 km / h	1: 18.387	195.691 km / h	09
10	Andrea de Cesaris	Tyrrell-Ilmor	1: 18.544	195.299 km / h	1: 18.907	194.401 km / h	10
11	Johnny Herbert	Lotus Ford	1: 19.362	193.286 km / h	1: 18.626	195.096 km / h	11
12	Olivier Grouillard	Tyrrell-Ilmor	1: 19.473	193.016 km / h	1: 18.749	194.791 km / h	12
13	Érik Comas	Ligier-Renault	1: 19.970	191.817 km / h	1: 19,200	193.682 km / h	13
14th	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier-Renault	1: 19.506	192.936 km / h	1: 19.296	193.447 km / h	14th
15th	Gabriele Tarquini	Fond metal Ford	1: 19.577	192.764 km / h	1: 19.305	193.425 km / h	15th
16	Aguri Suzuki	Footwork Mugen Honda	1: 19.532	192.873 km / h	1: 20.285	191.064 km / h	16
17th	Michele Alboreto	Footwork Mugen Honda	1: 19.571	192.779 km / h	1: 19.643	192.604 km / h	17th
18th	Ukyō Katayama	Venturi Lamborghini	1: 22.129	186.774 km / h	1: 19.621	192.658 km / h	18th
19th	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi-Lamborghini	1: 21.027	189.315 km / h	1: 19.636	192.621 km / h	19th
20th	Christian Fittipaldi	Minardi-Lamborghini	1: 20.111	191.479 km / h	1: 19.641	192.609 km / h	20th
21st	Mika Hakkinen	Lotus Ford	1: 19.672	192.534 km / h	1: 19.931	191.911 km / h	21st
22nd	Bertrand Gachot	Venturi Lamborghini	1: 21.477	188.269 km / h	1: 20.039	191.652 km / h	22nd
23	Maurício Gugelmin	Jordan-Yamaha	1: 20.120	191.458 km / h	1: 20.216	191.229 km / h	23
24	JJ Lehto	Dallara-Ferrari	1: 20.571	190.386 km / h	1: 20.126	191.443 km / h	24
25th	Pierluigi Martini	Dallara-Ferrari	1: 21.134	189.065 km / h	1: 20.203	191.260 km / h	25th
26th	Eric van de Poele	Brabham-Judd	1: 21.648	187.875 km / h	1: 20.488	190.582 km / h	26th
DNQ	Paul Belmondo	March-Ilmor	1: 22.022	187.018 km / h	1: 20.580	190.365 km / h	-
DNQ	Andrea Chiesa	Fond metal Ford	1: 22.170	186.681 km / h	1: 21.209	188.890 km / h	-
DNQ	Stefano Modena	Jordan-Yamaha	1: 22.020	187.023 km / h	1: 21.494	188.230 km / h	-
DNQ	Giovanna Amati	Brabham-Judd	1: 25.942	178.488 km / h	1: 24.405	181.738 km / h	-
EX	Enrico Bertaggia	Andrea Moda-Judd	-	-	-	-	-
EX	Alex Caffi	Andrea Moda-Judd	-	-	-	-	-

run

Item	driver	constructor	Round	Stops	time	begin	Fastest lap	Failure reason
01	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Renault	72	0	1: 36: 45.320	01	1: 17.578
02	Riccardo Patrese	Williams-Renault	72	0	+ 24,360	04th	1: 18.571
03	Ayrton Senna	McLaren Honda	72	0	+ 34.675	02	1: 18,140
04th	Michael sSchumacher	Benetton-Ford	72	0	+ 47.863	06th	1: 19.224
05	Gerhard Berger	McLaren Honda	72	0	+1: 13.634	03	1: 19.085
06th	Johnny Herbert	Lotus Ford	71	0	+ 1 lap	11	1: 20.188
07th	Érik Comas	Ligier-Renault	71	0	+ 1 lap	13	1: 20.347
08th	Aguri Suzuki	Footwork Mugen Honda	70	0	+ 2 rounds	16	1: 21,146
09	Mika Hakkinen	Lotus Ford	70	0	+ 2 rounds	21st	1: 20.956
10	Michele Alboreto	Footwork Mugen Honda	70	0	+ 2 rounds	17th	1: 20.821
11	Maurício Gugelmin	Jordan-Yamaha	70	0	+ 2 rounds	23	1: 20.832
12	Ukyō Katayama	Venturi Lamborghini	68	0	+ 4 rounds	18th	1: 20.714
13	Eric van de Poele	Brabham-Judd	68	0	+ 4 rounds	26th	1: 23.165
-	Olivier Grouillard	Tyrrell-Ilmor	62	0	DNF	12	1: 20.476	overheated engine
-	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier-Renault	60	0	DNF	14th	1: 20.524	Engine misfire
-	Pierluigi Martini	Dallara-Ferrari	56	0	DNF	25th	1: 23.612	Clutch damage
-	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi-Lamborghini	55	0	DNF	19th	1: 20.852	Engine failure
-	JJ Lehto	Dallara-Ferrari	46	0	DNF	24	1: 20.922	Differential damage
-	Christian Fittipaldi	Minardi-Lamborghini	43	0	DNF	20th	1: 22.072	Electrical damage
-	Andrea de Cesaris	Tyrrell-Ilmor	41	0	DNF	10	1: 20.679	overheated engine
-	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	40	0	DNF	05	1: 20.332	Defective oil supply
-	Ivan Capelli	Ferrari	28	0	DNF	09	1: 21.376	defective oil supply
-	Gabriele Tarquini	Fond metal Ford	23	0	DNF	15th	1: 22.031	Oil pressure loss
-	Karl Wendlinger	March-Ilmor	13	0	DNF	07th	1: 22.736	Collision damage
-	Bertrand Gachot	Venturi Lamborghini	08th	0	DNF	22nd	1: 23.974	collision
-	Martin Brundle	Benetton-Ford	01	0	DNF	08th	1: 51.189	Clutch damage

World Cup stands after the race

The first six of the race got 10, 6, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point (s) respectively.

Driver ranking

Item driver constructor Points 01  Nigel Mansell Williams-Renault 10 02  Riccardo Patrese Williams-Renault 6th 03  Ayrton Senna McLaren Honda 4th

Item driver constructor Points 04th  Michael sSchumacher Benetton-Ford 3 05  Gerhard Berger McLaren Honda 2 06th  Johnny Herbert Lotus Ford 1

Constructors' championship

Item constructor Points 01  Williams-Renault 16 02  McLaren Honda 6th

Item constructor Points 03  Benetton-Ford 3 04th  Lotus Ford 1

Individual evidence

1. ↑ "Background" (accessed on January 8, 2014)
2. ^ "Training" ( Memento from January 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (Motorsportarchiv.de; accessed January 8, 2014)
3. ^ "Report" (accessed on January 8, 2014)
4. ^ "World Championship stands" ( Memento from January 8, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (Motorsportarchiv.de; accessed on January 8, 2014)

Web links

• Race result on the official Formula 1 website
• Race result on "Motorsportarchiv.de"