1992 Hungarian Grand Prix
The 1992 Hungarian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Hungaroring on 16 August 1992. It was the eleventh race of the 1992 Formula One World Championship. The 77-lap race was won by Brazilian driver Ayrton Senna, driving a McLaren-Honda. Briton Nigel Mansell finished second in his Williams-Renault to clinch the Drivers' Championship with five races still to run, with Austrian Gerhard Berger third in the other McLaren-Honda.
| 1992 Hungarian Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 11 of 16 in the 1992 Formula One World Championship | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 16 August 1992 | ||
| Official name | Marlboro Magyar Nagydíj | ||
| Location | Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Pest, Hungary | ||
| Course | Permanent race track | ||
| Course length | 3.968 km (2.466 miles) | ||
| Distance | 77 laps, 305.536 km (189.851 miles) | ||
| Weather | Dry | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Williams-Renault | ||
| Time | 1:15.476 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Renault | |
| Time | 1:18.308 on lap 63 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | McLaren-Honda | ||
| Second |
| Williams-Renault | |
| Third | McLaren-Honda | ||
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Lap leaders | |||
At the time, it was the earliest moment in Formula One history the championship has been clinched before the final race. That record would be broken ten years later at the 2002 French Grand Prix when Michael Schumacher clinched the 2002 World Championship six races early. The race also marked the final appearance of the Brabham team, which had been competing in Formula One since 1962 and had won four Drivers' Championships and two Constructors' Championships. Ferrari celebrated its 500th entry, although its official 500th entry was at the next round in Belgium. Ivan Capelli scored his last point for Ferrari, as well as the last point of his career.