Race · Round 15 of 16 ·
1992 Japanese Grand Prix
Riccardo Patrese won for Williams from 2nd on the grid at Suzuka Circuit. 11 of the starters were not classified.
- Circuit
- Suzuka CircuitSuzuka, Japan
- Winner
- Riccardo PatreseWilliams
- Pole
- Nigel Mansell
- Fastest lap
- Nigel Mansell
- Entries
- 2615 classified
Classification
A blank chassis is a season the team ran more than one design and no source says which car raced here.
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
The outline is F1DB’s, for every layout; the trace is OpenStreetMap’s, where it exists.
Grid to flag
Lines run from grid slot to result, ending at the last lap completed. A dashed line ending in a cross is a driver not classified. Nothing between is recorded, so a crossing is not an overtake at that lap.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Time | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 1:37.360 | — | — |
| 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:38.219 | +0.859 | +0.859 |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 1:38.375 | +1.015 | +0.156 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 2 | 1:40.296 | +2.936 | +1.921 |
| 5 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton | 19 | 1:40.922 | +3.562 | +0.626 |
| 6 | Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus | 12 | 1:41.030 | +3.670 | +0.108 |
| 7 | Mika Hakkinen | Team Lotus | 11 | 1:41.415 | +4.055 | +0.385 |
| 8 | Érik Comas | Ligier | 26 | 1:42.187 | +4.827 | +0.772 |
| 9 | Andrea de Cesaris | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:42.361 | +5.001 | +0.174 |
| 10 | Thierry Boutsen | Ligier | 25 | 1:42.428 | +5.068 | +0.067 |
| 11 | Nicola Larini | Ferrari | 28 | 1:42.488 | +5.128 | +0.060 |
| 12 | Christian Fittipaldi | Minardi | 23 | 1:42.617 | +5.257 | +0.129 |
| 13 | Martin Brundle | Benetton | 20 | 1:42.626 | +5.266 | +0.009 |
| 14 | Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi | 24 | 1:42.627 | +5.267 | +0.001 |
| 15 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 27 | 1:42.824 | +5.464 | +0.197 |
| 16 | Aguri Suzuki | Footwork | 10 | 1:43.029 | +5.669 | +0.205 |
| 17 | Stefano Modena | Jordan | 32 | 1:43.117 | +5.757 | +0.088 |
| 18 | Bertrand Gachot | Venturi | 29 | 1:43.156 | +5.796 | +0.039 |
| 19 | Pierluigi Martini | Dallara | 22 | 1:43.251 | +5.891 | +0.095 |
| 20 | Ukyo Katayama | Venturi | 30 | 1:43.488 | +6.128 | +0.237 |
| 21 | Olivier Grouillard | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:43.941 | +6.581 | +0.453 |
| 22 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Dallara | 21 | 1:44.037 | +6.677 | +0.096 |
| 23 | Jan Lammers | March | 16 | 1:44.075 | +6.715 | +0.038 |
| 24 | Michele Alboreto | Footwork | 9 | 1:44.149 | +6.789 | +0.074 |
| 25 | Mauricio Gugelmin | Jordan | 33 | 1:44.253 | +6.893 | +0.104 |
| 26 | Emanuele Naspetti | March | 17 | 1:47.303 | +9.943 | +3.050 |
Before knock-out qualifying arrived in 2006 there is one time per driver; from 2006, the best lap of each of the three sessions.
Pit stops
Pit stops are recorded from 1994. F1DB, the source of every stop here, holds none before then, so this race has no stints to draw.
Practice sessions Practice 1 · Practice 2 · Warm-up
Practice 1
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 1:37.978 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 1:39.260 | +1.282 | +1.282 | — |
| 3 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:39.326 | +1.348 | +0.066 | — |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 2 | 1:40.495 | +2.517 | +1.169 | — |
| 5 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton | 19 | 1:41.622 | +3.644 | +1.127 | — |
| 6 | Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus | 12 | 1:42.145 | +4.167 | +0.523 | — |
| 7 | Thierry Boutsen | Ligier | 25 | 1:42.430 | +4.452 | +0.285 | — |
| 8 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 27 | 1:42.622 | +4.644 | +0.192 | — |
| 9 | Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi | 24 | 1:42.762 | +4.784 | +0.140 | — |
| 10 | Andrea de Cesaris | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:42.788 | +4.810 | +0.026 | — |
| 11 | Martin Brundle | Benetton | 20 | 1:42.943 | +4.965 | +0.155 | — |
| 12 | Aguri Suzuki | Footwork | 10 | 1:42.991 | +5.013 | +0.048 | — |
| 13 | Stefano Modena | Jordan | 32 | 1:43.235 | +5.257 | +0.244 | — |
| 14 | Érik Comas | Ligier | 26 | 1:43.395 | +5.417 | +0.160 | — |
| 15 | Bertrand Gachot | Venturi | 29 | 1:43.439 | +5.461 | +0.044 | — |
| 16 | Ukyo Katayama | Venturi | 30 | 1:43.814 | +5.836 | +0.375 | — |
| 17 | Nicola Larini | Ferrari | 28 | 1:43.840 | +5.862 | +0.026 | — |
| 18 | Christian Fittipaldi | Minardi | 23 | 1:44.086 | +6.108 | +0.246 | — |
| 19 | Olivier Grouillard | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:44.112 | +6.134 | +0.026 | — |
| 20 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Dallara | 21 | 1:44.440 | +6.462 | +0.328 | — |
| 21 | Mika Hakkinen | Team Lotus | 11 | 1:44.469 | +6.491 | +0.029 | — |
| 22 | Pierluigi Martini | Dallara | 22 | 1:45.093 | +7.115 | +0.624 | — |
| 23 | Michele Alboreto | Footwork | 9 | 1:45.330 | +7.352 | +0.237 | — |
| 24 | Mauricio Gugelmin | Jordan | 33 | 1:45.721 | +7.743 | +0.391 | — |
| 25 | Jan Lammers | March | 16 | 1:46.721 | +8.743 | +1.000 | — |
| 26 | Emanuele Naspetti | March | 17 | 1:46.767 | +8.789 | +0.046 | — |
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
Practice 2
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 1:58.693 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 27 | 1:58.799 | +0.106 | +0.106 | — |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton | 19 | 2:00.196 | +1.503 | +1.397 | — |
| 4 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 2:01.697 | +3.004 | +1.501 | — |
| 5 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 2:02.367 | +3.674 | +0.670 | — |
| 6 | Jan Lammers | March | 16 | 2:03.914 | +5.221 | +1.547 | — |
| 7 | Michele Alboreto | Footwork | 9 | 2:03.915 | +5.222 | +0.001 | — |
| 8 | Pierluigi Martini | Dallara | 22 | 2:04.413 | +5.720 | +0.498 | — |
| 9 | Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus | 12 | 2:05.582 | +6.889 | +1.169 | — |
| 10 | Thierry Boutsen | Ligier | 25 | 2:06.574 | +7.881 | +0.992 | — |
| 11 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Dallara | 21 | 2:06.724 | +8.031 | +0.150 | — |
| 12 | Nicola Larini | Ferrari | 28 | 2:06.788 | +8.095 | +0.064 | — |
| 13 | Mauricio Gugelmin | Jordan | 33 | 2:07.068 | +8.375 | +0.280 | — |
| 14 | Olivier Grouillard | Tyrrell | 3 | 2:07.745 | +9.052 | +0.677 | — |
| 15 | Aguri Suzuki | Footwork | 10 | 2:09.029 | +10.336 | +1.284 | — |
| 16 | Emanuele Naspetti | March | 17 | 2:09.151 | +10.458 | +0.122 | — |
| 17 | Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi | 24 | 2:09.962 | +11.269 | +0.811 | — |
| 18 | Érik Comas | Ligier | 26 | 2:10.163 | +11.470 | +0.201 | — |
| 19 | Mika Hakkinen | Team Lotus | 11 | 2:10.677 | +11.984 | +0.514 | — |
| 20 | Christian Fittipaldi | Minardi | 23 | 2:15.719 | +17.026 | +5.042 | — |
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
Warm-up
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:42.255 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 1:43.376 | +1.121 | +1.121 | — |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 2 | 1:44.124 | +1.869 | +0.748 | — |
| 4 | Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus | 12 | 1:44.475 | +2.220 | +0.351 | — |
| 5 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 1:44.520 | +2.265 | +0.045 | — |
| 6 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton | 19 | 1:44.778 | +2.523 | +0.258 | — |
| 7 | Bertrand Gachot | Venturi | 29 | 1:45.052 | +2.797 | +0.274 | — |
| 8 | Martin Brundle | Benetton | 20 | 1:45.065 | +2.810 | +0.013 | — |
| 9 | Mika Hakkinen | Team Lotus | 11 | 1:45.226 | +2.971 | +0.161 | — |
| 10 | Thierry Boutsen | Ligier | 25 | 1:45.728 | +3.473 | +0.502 | — |
| 11 | Olivier Grouillard | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:45.851 | +3.596 | +0.123 | — |
| 12 | Érik Comas | Ligier | 26 | 1:45.874 | +3.619 | +0.023 | — |
| 13 | Pierluigi Martini | Dallara | 22 | 1:45.961 | +3.706 | +0.087 | — |
| 14 | Andrea de Cesaris | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:46.068 | +3.813 | +0.107 | — |
| 15 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Dallara | 21 | 1:46.320 | +4.065 | +0.252 | — |
| 16 | Michele Alboreto | Footwork | 9 | 1:46.669 | +4.414 | +0.349 | — |
| 17 | Ukyo Katayama | Venturi | 30 | 1:47.100 | +4.845 | +0.431 | — |
| 18 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 27 | 1:47.353 | +5.098 | +0.253 | — |
| 19 | Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi | 24 | 1:47.441 | +5.186 | +0.088 | — |
| 20 | Mauricio Gugelmin | Jordan | 33 | 1:47.539 | +5.284 | +0.098 | — |
| 21 | Stefano Modena | Jordan | 32 | 1:47.541 | +5.286 | +0.002 | — |
| 22 | Emanuele Naspetti | March | 17 | 1:47.833 | +5.578 | +0.292 | — |
| 23 | Nicola Larini | Ferrari | 28 | 1:48.156 | +5.901 | +0.323 | — |
| 24 | Christian Fittipaldi | Minardi | 23 | 1:48.339 | +6.084 | +0.183 | — |
| 25 | Aguri Suzuki | Footwork | 10 | 1:48.609 | +6.354 | +0.270 | — |
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
The cars in this race
The photograph each car's Wikipedia article leads with, from Wikimedia Commons: taken wherever and whenever that was, not necessarily at this race.
Williams FW14
Williams FW14B · taken by Mikelo · CC BY-SA 2.0
Tyrrell 020
Tyrrell 020 front-left 2012 Japan · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0
Jordan 192
Jordan 192 Yamaha Communication Plaza · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0
Dallara F192
Dallara-Ferrari F192 1992 Formula1 Racer JJ Lehto BMS-Ferrari Racing LSideFront SATM 05June2013 (14414250577) · Valder137 · CC BY 2.0 · unchecked
Ligier JS37
Manoir de l'Automobile - 208 - F1 Ligier JS 37 V10 Renault 1992 · Koreller · CC BY-SA 4.0A photograph marked unchecked has a file name that does not name the car it is shown for. Most are still the right car, filed under the driver rather than the machine — but nobody has confirmed these one by one.
Where this comes from
- Round
- 15 of 1992
- Grand Prix
- Japanese Grand Prix
- Dates
- Layout raced
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- Format
- Standard weekend
- Constructor
- Williams
- Entrant
- Williams-Renault
- Confidence
- reference
No layout is recorded for this round: this register has no layout timeline for the circuit, and a blank here is better than a guess.