1992 South African Grand Prix
The 1992 South African Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Kyalami circuit in Midrand, South Africa on 1 March 1992. It was the opening round of the 1992 Formula One World Championship and was contested over 72 laps. It was the 32nd South African Grand Prix, and the 22nd as part of the World Championship. Nigel Mansell dominated the weekend in his Williams-Renault, taking pole position, fastest lap and leading every lap of the race en route to victory for the second time in his career. Mansell's teammate, Riccardo Patrese, asserted the dominance of the car by completing a 1–2 finish. Ayrton Senna completed the podium for the McLaren team.
| 1992 South African Grand Prix | |||
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| Race 1 of 16 in the 1992 Formula One World Championship | |||
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Circuit Kyalami in South Africa | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 1 March 1992 | ||
| Official name | Yellow Pages South African Grand Prix | ||
| Location |
Kyalami Midrand, Transvaal Province, South Africa | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.261 km (2.648 miles) | ||
| Distance | 72 laps, 306.792 km (190.632 miles) | ||
| Weather | Hot, dry and dull | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
| Williams-Renault | |
| Time | 1:15.486 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Renault | |
| Time | 1:17.578 on lap 70 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
| Williams-Renault | |
| Second | Williams-Renault | ||
| Third | McLaren-Honda | ||
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Lap leaders | |||
This was the first post-apartheid South African Grand Prix, the last running of the race having been in 1985 during Premier P. W. Botha's state of emergency. It was held on a revised Kyalami circuit, which used only a small part of the old layout.