1992 Japanese Grand Prix

The Japanese Grand Prix 1992 was the 15th round of the 1992 F1 season, and took place at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Japan, on October 25th.

Riccardo Patrese won the race after starting in the 2nd position, followed by Gerhard Berger, and Martin Brundle completing the podium with an expectacular comeback, all the way from the 13th position of the grid.

Nigel Mansell started from the pole position, but didn't manage to cross the finish line, as he suffered an engine malfunction, and had to retire on lap 44th.

Final results

Race evolution

Pit Stops

Strategy

Unfortunately we do not have strategy information for this race..

Incidents

The reace did not end without incidents... 11 drivers out of the original 26 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, Nigel Mansell, Mika Häkkinen, Érik Comas, and Ayrton Senna, all of whom suffered an engine malfunction, Bertrand Gachot, who retired dure to damage caused by a collision with other cars on lap 39, Jan Lammers, who had a problem with the clutch on lap 27, Maurício Gugelmin, and Olivier Grouillard, both lost control and spun off the track, and Johnny Herbert, Michael Schumacher, and Thierry Boutsen, all of whom experienced issues with the gearbox.

Qualifying