French Grand Prix
Rhone Poulenc Grand Prix de France 1992
Podium
PATWilliams
2
MANWilliams
1
BRUBenetton
3
Key facts
WinnerMAN1:38:08.459 from P1
PoleMAN1:13.864
Fastest lapMAN1:17.070 on lap 37
Finishers11 / 26classified
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/- | Laps | Time / gap | Pts | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANNigel Mansell | Williams | 1 | – | 69 | 1:38:08.459 | 10 | 1:17.070 |
| 2 | PATRiccardo Patrese | Williams | 2 | – | 69 | +46.447s | 6 | 1:18.006 |
| 3 | BRUMartin Brundle | Benetton | 7 | ▲4 | 69 | +72.579s | 4 | 1:18.636 |
| 4 | HAKMika Häkkinen | Lotus | 11 | ▲7 | 68 | +1 lap | 3 | 1:18.526 |
| 5 | COMÉrik Comas | Ligier | 10 | ▲5 | 68 | +1 lap | 2 | 1:18.660 |
| 6 | HERJohnny Herbert | Lotus | 12 | ▲6 | 68 | +1 lap | 1 | 1:19.252 |
| 7 | ALBMichele Alboreto | Footwork | 14 | ▲7 | 68 | +1 lap | 1:19.542 | |
| 8 | MORGianni Morbidelli | Minardi | 16 | ▲8 | 68 | +1 lap | 1:19.944 | |
| 9 | JARJJ Lehto | Dallara | 17 | ▲8 | 67 | +2 laps | 1:20.133 | |
| 10 | MARPierluigi Martini | Dallara | 25 | ▲15 | 67 | +2 laps | 1:19.742 | |
| 11 | GROOlivier Grouillard | Tyrrell | 22 | ▲11 | 66 | +3 laps | 1:20.222 | |
| DNF | ALEJean Alesi | Ferrari | 6 | 61 | Engine | 1:18.431 | ||
| DNF | DECAndrea De Cesaris | Tyrrell | 19 | 51 | Spun off | 1:19.525 | ||
| DNF | KATUkyo Katayama | Venturi | 18 | 49 | Engine | 1:18.714 | ||
| DNF | BOUThierry Boutsen | Ligier | 9 | 46 | Spun off | 1:19.139 | ||
| DNF | CAPIvan Capelli | Ferrari | 8 | 38 | Engine | 1:19.324 | ||
| DNF | WENKarl Wendlinger | March | 21 | 33 | Gearbox | 1:21.074 | ||
| DNF | MODStefano Modena | Jordan | 20 | 25 | Engine | 1:21.070 | ||
| DNF | SUZAguri Suzuki | Footwork | 15 | 20 | Spun off | 1:20.965 | ||
| DNF | MSCMichael Schumacher | Benetton | 5 | 17 | Collision | 1:19.939 | ||
| DNF | BERGerhard Berger | McLaren | 4 | 10 | Engine | 1:20.213 | ||
| DNF | TARGabriele Tarquini | Fondmetal | 23 | 6 | Throttle | 1:23.438 | ||
| DNF | SENAyrton Senna | McLaren | 3 | 0 | Collision | – | ||
| DNF | GACBertrand Gachot | Venturi | 13 | 0 | Collision | – | ||
| DNF | GUGMaurício Gugelmin | Jordan | 24 | 0 | Collision | – | ||
| DNF | CHIAndrea Chiesa | Fondmetal | 26 | 0 | Collision | – |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap to pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANNigel Mansell | Williams | 1:13.864 | |
| 2 | PATRiccardo Patrese | Williams | 1:14.332 | +0.468s |
| 3 | SENAyrton Senna | McLaren | 1:15.199 | +1.335s |
| 4 | BERGerhard Berger | McLaren | 1:15.316 | +1.452s |
| 5 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Benetton | 1:15.569 | +1.705s |
| 6 | ALEJean Alesi | Ferrari | 1:16.118 | +2.254s |
| 7 | BRUMartin Brundle | Benetton | 1:16.151 | +2.287s |
| 8 | CAPIvan Capelli | Ferrari | 1:16.443 | +2.579s |
| 9 | BOUThierry Boutsen | Ligier | 1:16.806 | +2.942s |
| 10 | COMÉrik Comas | Ligier | 1:16.938 | +3.074s |
| 11 | HAKMika Häkkinen | Lotus | 1:16.999 | +3.135s |
| 12 | HERJohnny Herbert | Lotus | 1:17.257 | +3.393s |
| 13 | GACBertrand Gachot | Venturi | 1:17.442 | +3.578s |
| 14 | ALBMichele Alboreto | Footwork | 1:17.508 | +3.644s |
| 15 | SUZAguri Suzuki | Footwork | 1:17.548 | +3.684s |
| 16 | MORGianni Morbidelli | Minardi | 1:17.667 | +3.803s |
| 17 | JARJJ Lehto | Dallara | 1:17.677 | +3.813s |
| 18 | KATUkyo Katayama | Venturi | 1:17.709 | +3.845s |
| 19 | DECAndrea De Cesaris | Tyrrell | 1:17.868 | +4.004s |
| 20 | MODStefano Modena | Jordan | 1:17.901 | +4.037s |
| 21 | WENKarl Wendlinger | March | 1:17.937 | +4.073s |
| 22 | GROOlivier Grouillard | Tyrrell | 1:17.989 | +4.125s |
| 23 | TARGabriele Tarquini | Fondmetal | 1:17.993 | +4.129s |
| 24 | GUGMaurício Gugelmin | Jordan | 1:18.337 | +4.473s |
| 25 | MARPierluigi Martini | Dallara | 1:18.586 | +4.722s |
| 26 | CHIAndrea Chiesa | Fondmetal | 1:18.701 | +4.837s |
| 27 | BELPaul Belmondo | March | 1:19.354 | +5.490s |
| 28 | FITChristian Fittipaldi | Minardi | 1:20.062 | +6.198s |
| 29 | VANEric Van de Poele | Brabham | 1:20.139 | +6.275s |
| 30 | HILDamon Hill | Brabham | 1:21.412 | +7.548s |
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours
Previous winners here
| 1991 | Nigel Mansell | Williams |
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