Season 1992 · Round 8

French Grand Prix

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1992-07-05 · Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours · France · French Grand Prix · 69Lap · 293.250km
5 Nigel Mansell
Williams 1:38:08.459
Team win 16pt P1 · P2 1-2
6 Riccardo Patrese
Williams +46.447
20 Martin Brundle
Benetton +1:12.579
Fastest Lap
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DNF
15
Jean Alesi L61 Andrea de Cesaris L51 Thierry Boutsen L46 Ukyo Katayama L41 Ivan Capelli L38 Karl Wendlinger L33 Stefano Modena L25 Aguri Suzuki L20 Michael Schumacher L17 Gerhard Berger L10 +5
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Michael Schumacher active 8 wins
Alain Prost 6 wins
Pole-to-win rate 5/18 27.8%
Closest finish · all-time P26
Most lead changes · all-time P4
Circuit Info
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours Magny Cours, France
69Lap 293.250km 18 races held (1991–) Lap record 1:15.045 · David Coulthard (2002)
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Michael Schumacher 8 wins · GP #1
P3 Nigel Mansell 4 wins · → Alain Prost -2
P15 Damon Hill 1 wins · → Niki Lauda -1
Starts
P1 Riccardo Patrese 17 starts · GP #1
P4 Michael Schumacher 15 starts · → Rubens Barrichello -1
P6 Andrea de Cesaris 13 starts · → David Coulthard -1
Grid → Finish · places gained and lost
GRID FINISH 10 20 30 40 50 60 L69 Mansell · P1 → P1 1 Mansell MAN 1 Mansell MAN Patrese · P2 → P2 2 Patrese PAT 2 Patrese PAT Brundle · P7 → P3 · +4 7 Brundle BRU 3 Brundle BRU Häkkinen · P11 → P4 · +7 11 Häkkinen HÄK 4 Häkkinen HÄK Comas · P10 → P5 · +5 10 Comas COM 5 Comas COM Herbert · P12 → P6 · +6 12 Herbert HER 6 Herbert HER Alboreto · P14 → P7 · +7 14 Alboreto ALB 7 Alboreto ALB Morbidelli · P16 → P8 · +8 16 Morbidelli MOR 8 Morbidelli MOR Järvilehto · P17 → P9 · +8 17 Järvilehto JÄR 9 Järvilehto JÄR Martini · P25 → P10 · +15 25 Martini MAR 10 Martini MAR Grouillard · P22 → P11 · +11 22 Grouillard GRO 11 Grouillard GRO Alesi · P6 → retired L61 Alesi · retired L61 6 Alesi ALE R Alesi ALE de Cesaris · P19 → retired L51 de Cesaris · retired L51 19 de Cesaris DE R de Cesaris DE Katayama · P18 → retired L41 Katayama · retired L41 18 Katayama KAT R Katayama KAT Boutsen · P9 → retired L46 Boutsen · retired L46 9 Boutsen BOU R Boutsen BOU Capelli · P8 → retired L38 Capelli · retired L38 8 Capelli CAP R Capelli CAP Wendlinger · P21 → retired L33 Wendlinger · retired L33 21 Wendlinger WEN R Wendlinger WEN Modena · P20 → retired L25 Modena · retired L25 20 Modena MOD R Modena MOD Suzuki · P15 → retired L20 Suzuki · retired L20 15 Suzuki SUZ R Suzuki SUZ Schumacher · P5 → retired L17 Schumacher · retired L17 5 Schumacher MSC R Schumacher MSC Berger · P4 → retired L10 Berger · retired L10 4 Berger BER R Berger BER Tarquini · P23 → retired L6 Tarquini · retired L6 23 Tarquini TAR R Tarquini TAR Senna · P3 → retired L0 Senna · retired L0 3 Senna SEN R Senna SEN Gachot · P13 → retired L0 Gachot · retired L0 13 Gachot GAC R Gachot GAC Gugelmin · P24 → retired L0 Gugelmin · retired L0 24 Gugelmin GUG R Gugelmin GUG Chiesa · P26 → retired L0 Chiesa · retired L0 26 Chiesa CHI R Chiesa CHI
retired horizontal axis = laps completed · line thickness = places gained or lost
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 5 Nigel Mansell Williams 1 69 1:38:08.459 10
2 6 Riccardo Patrese Williams 2 69 +46.447 6
3 20 Martin Brundle Benetton 7 69 +1:12.579 4
4 11 Mika Häkkinen Team Lotus 11 68 +1 Lap 3
5 26 Érik Comas Ligier 10 68 +1 Lap 2
6 12 Johnny Herbert Team Lotus 12 68 +1 Lap 1
7 9 Michele Alboreto Footwork 14 68 +1 Lap
8 24 Gianni Morbidelli Minardi 16 68 +1 Lap
9 21 Jyrki Järvilehto Dallara 17 67 +2 Laps
10 22 Pierluigi Martini Dallara 25 67 +2 Laps
11 3 Olivier Grouillard Tyrrell 22 66 +3 Laps
R 27 Jean Alesi Ferrari 6 61 Engine
R 4 Andrea de Cesaris Tyrrell 19 51 Spun off
R 30 Ukyo Katayama Larrousse 18 41 Engine
R 25 Thierry Boutsen Ligier 9 46 Spun off
R 28 Ivan Capelli Ferrari 8 38 Engine
R 16 Karl Wendlinger March 21 33 Gearbox
R 32 Stefano Modena Jordan 20 25 Engine
R 10 Aguri Suzuki Footwork 15 20 Spun off
R 19 Michael Schumacher Benetton 5 17 Accident
R 2 Gerhard Berger McLaren 4 10 Engine
R 15 Gabriele Tarquini Fondmetal 23 6 Throttle
R 1 Ayrton Senna McLaren 3 0 Accident
R 29 Bertrand Gachot Larrousse 13 0 Accident
R 33 Maurício Gugelmin Jordan 24 0 Accident
R 14 Andrea Chiesa Fondmetal 26 0 Accident
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2003 onwards.
Starting grid
Official
1
5 Nigel Mansell
2
6 Riccardo Patrese
3
1 Ayrton Senna
4
2 Gerhard Berger
5
19 Michael Schumacher
6
27 Jean Alesi
7
20 Martin Brundle
8
28 Ivan Capelli
9
25 Thierry Boutsen
10
26 Érik Comas
11
11 Mika Häkkinen
12
12 Johnny Herbert
13
29 Bertrand Gachot
14
9 Michele Alboreto
15
10 Aguri Suzuki
16
24 Gianni Morbidelli
17
21 Jyrki Järvilehto
18
30 Ukyo Katayama
19
4 Andrea de Cesaris
20
32 Stefano Modena
21
16 Karl Wendlinger
22
3 Olivier Grouillard
23
15 Gabriele Tarquini
24
33 Maurício Gugelmin
25
22 Pierluigi Martini
26
14 Andrea Chiesa
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1. The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
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Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15