1992 Japanese Grand Prix
The 1992 Japanese Grand Prix (formally the XVIII Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held at Suzuka on 25 October 1992. It was the fifteenth race of the 1992 Formula One World Championship.
| 1992 Japanese Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 15 of 16 in the 1992 Formula One World Championship | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 25 October 1992 | ||
| Official name | XVIII Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix | ||
| Location | Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 5.860 km (3.641 miles) | ||
| Distance | 53 laps, 310.580 km (192.985 miles) | ||
| Weather | Dry, warm, cloudy | ||
| Attendance | 332,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
| Williams-Renault | |
| Time | 1:37.360 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Renault | |
| Time | 1:40.646 on lap 44 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Williams-Renault | ||
| Second | McLaren-Honda | ||
| Third |
| Benetton-Ford | |
|
Lap leaders | |||
The 53-lap race was won by Italian driver Riccardo Patrese, driving a Williams-Renault. It was Patrese's sixth and final Grand Prix victory, and the last win for an Italian driver for over a decade, until Giancarlo Fisichella won the 2003 Brazilian Grand Prix. Austrian Gerhard Berger finished second in a McLaren-Honda, with Englishman Martin Brundle third in a Benetton-Ford.
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