1992 Mexican Grand Prix

  1992 Mexican Grand Prix

Race details
Race 2 of 16 in the 1992 Formula One season
Date	22 March 1992
Official name	XV Gran Premio de México
Location	Autódromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City, Mexico
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.421 km (2.758 mi)
Distance	69 laps, 305.049 km (190.299 mi)
Weather	Scattered Clouds 27 °C (81 °F)[1]
Pole position
Driver	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Renault
Time	1:16.346
Fastest lap
Driver	Gerhard Berger	McLaren-Honda
Time	1:17.711 on lap 60
Podium
First	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Renault
Second	Riccardo Patrese	Williams-Renault
Third	Michael Schumacher	Benetton-Ford

The 1992 Mexican Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Mexico City on March 22, 1992. It was the second round of the 1992 Formula One season.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Q1	Q2	Gap
1	5	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Renault	1:16.346	1:16.648	—
2	6	Riccardo Patrese	Williams-Renault	1:17.908	1:16.362	+0.016
3	19	Michael Schumacher	Benetton-Ford	1:17:554	1:17.292	+0.946
4	20	Martin Brundle	Benetton-Ford	1:18.937	1:18.588	+2.242
5	2	Gerhard Berger	McLaren-Honda	1:18.604	1:18.589	+2.243
6	1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Honda	1:23.063	1:18.791	+2.445
7	21	JJ Lehto	Dallara-Ferrari	1:19.982	1:19.111	+2.765
8	33	Maurício Gugelmin	Jordan-Yamaha	1:20.246	1:19.355	+3.009
9	22	Pierluigi Martini	Dallara-Ferrari	1:19.767	1:19.378	+3.032
10	27	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	1:21.434	1:19.417	+3.071
11	4	Andrea de Cesaris	Tyrrell-Ilmor	1:19.423	1:24.117	+3.077
12	12	Johnny Herbert	Lotus-Ford	1:20.450	1:19.509	+3.163
13	29	Bertrand Gachot	Larrousse-Lamborghini	1:21.656	1:19.743	+3.397
14	15	Gabriele Tarquini	Fondmetal-Ford	1:20.386	1:19.769	+3.423
15	32	Stefano Modena	Jordan-Yamaha	1:19.957	1:20.469	+3.611
16	3	Olivier Grouillard	Tyrrell-Ilmor	1:20.709	1:19.961	+3.615
17	23	Christian Fittipaldi	Minardi-Lamborghini	1:20.042	1:20.202	+3.696
18	11	Mika Häkkinen	Lotus-Ford	1:20.145	1:20.390	+3.799
19	16	Karl Wendlinger	March-Ilmor	47:56.613	1:20.200	+3.854
20	28	Ivan Capelli	Ferrari	1:20.223	1:21.120	+3.877
21	24	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi-Lamborghini	1:21.019	1:20.227	+3.881
22	25	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier-Renault	1:20.709	1:20.395	+4.049
23	14	Andrea Chiesa	Fondmetal-Ford	1:21.902	1:20.845	+4.499
24	30	Ukyo Katayama	Larrousse-Lamborghini	1:22.188	1:20.935	+4.589
25	9	Michele Alboreto	Footwork-Mugen-Honda	1:21.396	1:21.064	+4.718
26	26	Érik Comas	Ligier-Renault	1:21.122	1:21.963	+4.776
27	10	Aguri Suzuki	Footwork-Mugen-Honda	1:21.617	1:21.187	+4.841
28	17	Paul Belmondo	March-Ilmor	1:23.508	1:21.504	+5.158
29	7	Eric van de Poele	Brabham-Judd	1:22.937	1:22.197	+5.851
30	8	Giovanna Amati	Brabham-Judd	—	1:25.052	+8.706

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	5	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Renault	69	1:31:53.587	1	10
2	6	Riccardo Patrese	Williams-Renault	69	+12.971	2	6
3	19	Michael Schumacher	Benetton-Ford	69	+21.429	3	4
4	2	Gerhard Berger	McLaren-Honda	69	+33.347	5	3
5	4	Andrea de Cesaris	Tyrrell-Ilmor	68	+1 Lap	11	2
6	11	Mika Häkkinen	Lotus-Ford	68	+1 Lap	18	1
7	12	Johnny Herbert	Lotus-Ford	68	+1 Lap	12
8	21	JJ Lehto	Dallara-Ferrari	68	+1 Lap	7
9	26	Érik Comas	Ligier-Renault	67	+2 Laps	26
10	25	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier-Renault	67	+2 Laps	22
11	29	Bertrand Gachot	Larrousse-Lamborghini	66	+3 Laps	13
12	30	Ukyo Katayama	Larrousse-Lamborghini	66	+3 Laps	24
13	9	Michele Alboreto	Footwork-Mugen-Honda	65	+4 Laps	25
Ret	20	Martin Brundle	Benetton-Ford	47	Engine	4
Ret	15	Gabriele Tarquini	Fondmetal-Ford	45	Clutch	14
Ret	14	Andrea Chiesa	Fondmetal-Ford	37	Spun Off	23
Ret	22	Pierluigi Martini	Dallara-Ferrari	36	Handling	9
Ret	27	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	31	Engine	10
Ret	24	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi-Lamborghini	29	Spun Off	21
Ret	32	Stefano Modena	Jordan-Yamaha	17	Gearbox	15
Ret	3	Olivier Grouillard	Tyrrell-Ilmor	12	Engine	16
Ret	1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Honda	11	Transmission	6
Ret	23	Christian Fittipaldi	Minardi-Lamborghini	2	Spun Off	17
Ret	33	Maurício Gugelmin	Jordan-Yamaha	0	Engine	8
Ret	16	Karl Wendlinger	March-Ilmor	0	Collision	19
Ret	28	Ivan Capelli	Ferrari	0	Collision	20
DNQ	10	Aguri Suzuki	Footwork-Mugen-Honda
DNQ	17	Paul Belmondo	March-Ilmor
DNQ	7	Eric van de Poele	Brabham-Judd
DNQ	8	Giovanna Amati	Brabham-Judd

Notes

• Lap leaders: Nigel Mansell 69 (1-69)
• First podium: Michael Schumacher
• This was the last time that the McLaren team used the MP4/6B, as the new MP4/7A car was ready for the next race.
• Alex Caffi and Enrico Bertaggia again hoped to race for the Andrea Moda team here (aka Coloni) but were awaiting new cars so did not compete.
• This was the last Mexican Grand Prix to date. The Hermanos Rodriguez circuit had a reputation for being very bumpy, and by this point the bumps on the track had decayed even further, the decline of Mexico City itself with increasing crowding and pollution problems made the event look bad for Formula One's glamorous image.^[2]
• Ayrton Senna hit one of the bumps in the Esses, crashed his McLaren and injured his leg during Friday's practice. He would be fit enough to race, and he qualified 6th.
• This was the first time that neither Brabham made the grid.
• Stefano Modena had to start from the pit lane.

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Nigel Mansell 20 2 Riccardo Patrese 12 3 Michael Schumacher 7 4 Gerhard Berger 5 5 Ayrton Senna 4

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Williams-Renault 32 2 McLaren-Honda 9 3 Benetton-Ford 7 4 Tyrrell-Ilmor 2 5 Lotus-Ford 2

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

• "The Official Formula 1 website". Retrieved 2007-08-25. 
• Henry, Alan (1992). AUTOCOURSE 1992-93. Hazleton Publishing. ISBN 0-905138-96-1.