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Japanese Grand Prix

1992 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix

Round 15 of 16Suzuka Circuit, SuzukaOct 25 199253 laps

Podium

BERMcLaren

PATWilliams

BRUBenetton

Key facts

WinnerPAT1:33:09.553 from P2

PoleMAN1:37.360

Fastest lapMAN1:40.646 on lap 44

Finishers15 / 26classified

Race result

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Laps	Time / gap	Pts	Fastest lap
1	PATRiccardo Patrese	Williams	2	▲1	53	1:33:09.553	10	1:40.910
2	BERGerhard Berger	McLaren	4	▲2	53	+13.729s	6	1:42.280
3	BRUMartin Brundle	Benetton	13	▲10	53	+75.503s	4	1:43.105
4	DECAndrea De Cesaris	Tyrrell	9	▲5	52	+1 lap	3	1:44.760
5	ALEJean Alesi	Ferrari	15	▲10	52	+1 lap	2	1:45.455
6	FITChristian Fittipaldi	Minardi	12	▲6	52	+1 lap	1	1:45.638
7	MODStefano Modena	Jordan	17	▲10	52	+1 lap		1:45.413
8	SUZAguri Suzuki	Footwork	16	▲8	52	+1 lap		1:45.928
9	JARJJ Lehto	Dallara	22	▲13	52	+1 lap		1:45.846
10	MARPierluigi Martini	Dallara	19	▲9	52	+1 lap		1:45.650
11	KATUkyo Katayama	Venturi	20	▲9	52	+1 lap		1:43.233
12	LARNicola Larini	Ferrari	11	▼1	52	+1 lap		1:45.661
13	NASEmanuele Naspetti	March	26	▲13	51	+2 laps		1:45.613
14	MORGianni Morbidelli	Minardi	14	–	51	+2 laps		1:45.827
15	ALBMichele Alboreto	Footwork	24	▲9	51	+2 laps		1:46.560
DNF	MANNigel Mansell	Williams	1		44	Engine		1:40.646
DNF	HAKMika Häkkinen	Lotus	7		44	Engine		1:43.288
DNF	GACBertrand Gachot	Venturi	18		39	Collision		1:44.960
DNF	COMÉrik Comas	Ligier	8		36	Engine		1:45.340
DNF	LAMJan Lammers	March	23		27	Clutch		1:48.218
DNF	GUGMaurício Gugelmin	Jordan	25		22	Spun off		1:47.633
DNF	HERJohnny Herbert	Lotus	6		15	Gearbox		1:45.028
DNF	MSCMichael Schumacher	Benetton	5		13	Gearbox		1:46.218
DNF	GROOlivier Grouillard	Tyrrell	21		6	Spun off		1:48.225
DNF	BOUThierry Boutsen	Ligier	10		3	Gearbox		2:00.768
DNF	SENAyrton Senna	McLaren	3		2	Engine		1:46.229

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap to pole
1	MANNigel Mansell	Williams	1:37.360
2	PATRiccardo Patrese	Williams	1:38.219	+0.859s
3	SENAyrton Senna	McLaren	1:38.375	+1.015s
4	BERGerhard Berger	McLaren	1:40.296	+2.936s
5	MSCMichael Schumacher	Benetton	1:40.922	+3.562s
6	HERJohnny Herbert	Lotus	1:41.030	+3.670s
7	HAKMika Häkkinen	Lotus	1:41.415	+4.055s
8	COMÉrik Comas	Ligier	1:42.187	+4.827s
9	DECAndrea De Cesaris	Tyrrell	1:42.361	+5.001s
10	BOUThierry Boutsen	Ligier	1:42.428	+5.068s
11	LARNicola Larini	Ferrari	1:42.488	+5.128s
12	FITChristian Fittipaldi	Minardi	1:42.617	+5.257s
13	BRUMartin Brundle	Benetton	1:42.626	+5.266s
14	MORGianni Morbidelli	Minardi	1:42.627	+5.267s
15	ALEJean Alesi	Ferrari	1:42.824	+5.464s
16	SUZAguri Suzuki	Footwork	1:43.029	+5.669s
17	MODStefano Modena	Jordan	1:43.117	+5.757s
18	GACBertrand Gachot	Venturi	1:43.156	+5.796s
19	MARPierluigi Martini	Dallara	1:43.251	+5.891s
20	KATUkyo Katayama	Venturi	1:43.488	+6.128s
21	GROOlivier Grouillard	Tyrrell	1:43.941	+6.581s
22	JARJJ Lehto	Dallara	1:44.037	+6.677s
23	LAMJan Lammers	March	1:44.075	+6.715s
24	ALBMichele Alboreto	Footwork	1:44.149	+6.789s
25	GUGMaurício Gugelmin	Jordan	1:44.253	+6.893s
26	NASEmanuele Naspetti	March	1:47.303	+9.943s

Suzuka Circuit

Layout of the circuit as raced in 1992. Outline from F1DB.

Previous winners here

1991	Gerhard Berger	McLaren
1990	Nelson Piquet	Benetton
1989	Alessandro Nannini	Benetton
1988	Ayrton Senna	McLaren
1987	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari

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