1992 Canadian Grand Prix

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1992 Canadian Grand Prix
Race 7 of 16 in the 1992 Formula One World Championship
Gilles Villeneuve Circuit Montreal (88-93).svg
Race details
Date14 June 1992
Official name XXX Grand Prix Molson du Canada
Location Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Course Temporary street circuit
Course length 4.430 km (2.753 miles)
Distance 69 laps, 305.670 km (189.935 miles)
Weather Dry with temperatures reaching up to 25 °C (77 °F);
Wind speeds up to 14 km/h (8.7 mph) [1]
Pole position
Driver
 McLaren-Honda
Time 1:19.775
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Austria.svg Gerhard Berger McLaren-Honda
Time 1:22.325 on lap 61
Podium
First
 McLaren-Honda
Second
 Benetton-Ford
Third
 Ferrari
Lap leaders
  • 1992 Canadian Grand Prix

The 1992 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal on 14 June 1992. It was the seventh race of the 1992 Formula One World Championship.

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The 69-lap race was won by Austrian driver Gerhard Berger, driving a McLaren-Honda, after he started from fourth position. Berger's Brazilian teammate, Ayrton Senna, took pole position and led until he suffered an electrical failure on lap 38, while Drivers' Championship leader, Briton Nigel Mansell, spun off on lap 15 attempting to overtake Senna. German Michael Schumacher finished second in a Benetton-Ford, with Frenchman Jean Alesi third in a Ferrari.

Qualifying

Pre-qualifying report

In the Friday morning pre-qualifying session, the Footwork of Michele Alboreto was fastest for the third consecutive Grand Prix. He was less than three tenths of a second faster than Larrousse driver Bertrand Gachot, with Gachot's team-mate Ukyo Katayama nearly two seconds slower in third. The fourth and final pre-qualifier was Andrea Chiesa in the Fondmetal, nearly 4.5 seconds off Alboreto's pace.

The Andrea Moda team failed to capitalise on the improvement made at the last race in Monaco, as both cars failed to pre-qualify. Although the team and drivers had arrived at the circuit, their Judd engines had not, having been withheld by the freight forwarding agent for non-payment of debts. [2] The team were able to borrow an engine from the Brabham team, which allowed Roberto Moreno to take part in the session, but he was nowhere near the required pace. There was no engine for Perry McCarthy's car, so he did not participate. [2] [3]

Pre-qualifying classification

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap
19 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Alboreto Footwork-Mugen-Honda 1:25.068—
229 Flag of France.svg Bertrand Gachot Venturi-Lamborghini 1:25.358+0.290
330 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Ukyo Katayama Venturi-Lamborghini 1:27:309+2.241
414 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Andrea Chiesa Fondmetal-Ford 1:29.562+4.494
534 Flag of Brazil.svg Roberto Moreno Andrea Moda-Judd 1:43.557+18.489

Qualifying report

Qualifying produced a surprise as Ayrton Senna took pole position in his McLaren while championship leader Nigel Mansell could only manage third, behind Williams teammate Riccardo Patrese. This would turn out to be the only non-Williams pole of 1992, and one of only two not taken by Mansell that season. Rumours suggested that the English driver was under stress, as Williams were negotiating with Alain Prost for 1993. [4]

Gerhard Berger took fourth in the other McLaren, followed by Michael Schumacher in the Benetton. Johnny Herbert impressed in the Lotus and took sixth, ahead of Martin Brundle in the second Benetton. The top ten was completed by the Ferraris of Jean Alesi and Ivan Capelli, and Mika Häkkinen in the second Lotus.

Qualifying classification

PosNoDriverConstructorQ1Q2Gap
11 Flag of Brazil.svg Ayrton Senna McLaren-Honda 1:19.7751:20.590—
26 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Williams-Renault 1:19.8721:21.075+0.097
35 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Mansell Williams-Renault 1:20.1571:19.948+0.173
42 Flag of Austria.svg Gerhard Berger McLaren-Honda 1:20.1451:21.038+0.370
519 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Schumacher Benetton-Ford 1:20.4561:21.045+0.681
612 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johnny Herbert Lotus-Ford 1:21.6451:23.043+1.870
720 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Brundle Benetton-Ford 1:22.4081:21.738+1.963
827 Flag of France.svg Jean Alesi Ferrari 1:21.7771:22.033+2.002
928 Flag of Italy.svg Ivan Capelli Ferrari 1:22.2971:26.259+2.522
1011 Flag of Finland.svg Mika Häkkinen Lotus-Ford 1:22.3601:22.787+2.585
1130 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Ukyo Katayama Venturi-Lamborghini 1:22.5101:33.438+2.735
1216 Flag of Austria.svg Karl Wendlinger March-Ilmor 1:22.7781:22.566+2.791
1324 Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Morbidelli Minardi-Lamborghini 1:22.5941:23.028+2.819
144 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris Tyrrell-Ilmor 1:22.6351:23.948+2.860
1522 Flag of Italy.svg Pierluigi Martini Dallara-Ferrari 1:24.1441:22.850+3.075
169 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Alboreto Footwork-Mugen-Honda 1:22.8781:23.022+3.103
1732 Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Modena Jordan-Yamaha 1:23.0231:23.572+3.248
1815 Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini Fondmetal-Ford 1:24.2811:23.063+3.288
1929 Flag of France.svg Bertrand Gachot Venturi-Lamborghini 1:23.4101:23.138+3.363
2017 Flag of France.svg Paul Belmondo March-Ilmor 1:24.8521:23.189+3.414
2125 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Boutsen Ligier-Renault 1:23.4251:23.203+3.428
2226 Flag of France.svg Érik Comas Ligier-Renault 1:23.5371:23.212+3.437
2321 Flag of Finland.svg JJ Lehto Dallara-Ferrari 1:23.7931:23.249+3.474
2433 Flag of Brazil.svg Maurício Gugelmin Jordan-Yamaha 1:23.4311:24.640+3.656
2523 Flag of Brazil.svg Christian Fittipaldi Minardi-Lamborghini 1:23.7591:23.433+3.658
263 Flag of France.svg Olivier Grouillard Tyrrell-Ilmor 1:23.4691:24.060+3.694
2710 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Aguri Suzuki Footwork-Mugen-Honda 1:23.9581:23.721+3.946
287 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Eric van de Poele Brabham-Judd 1:24.8581:24.499+4.724
2914 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Andrea Chiesa Fondmetal-Ford 1:25.0441:25.612+5.837
308 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Damon Hill Brabham-Judd 1:26.6411:25.812+6.037
Sources: [5] [6] [7]

Race

Race report

Stefano Modena started from the back of the grid after his car failed to start. [3]

At the start Senna took the lead from the two Williams-Renaults with Mansell getting ahead of Patrese then Berger, Schumacher, Herbert and Brundle. For the first 13 laps the top eight followed in close attention until next lap 14 Mansell tried to overtake Senna at the last chicane but the car ended off track and spun and came to a stop on the main straight. The Williams driver was out of the race and accusing Senna of pushing him off. As this was happening Berger had passed Patrese to make it a McLaren 1-2. On lap 18 Capelli crashed hard into the wall on the exit of turn four. Johnny Herbert retired on lap 34 with clutch problems and team-mate Mika Häkkinen retired one lap later when his gearbox failed meaning disaster for Lotus after both cars qualified in the top ten. On lap 37 Senna retired from the lead with electrical problems. Berger had by now pulled a couple of seconds lead on Patrese who was being chased by Brundle after the Englishman had taken advantage of Schumacher getting stuck behind Morbidelli's Minardi while lapping him. A few laps later Patrese was out as his gearbox failed making this the first double retirement for Williams. Brundle now chased after Berger and set fastest lap but then was also forced to retire with transmission problems with what was subsequently his fifth and final retirement of the season. Berger was in comfortable lead followed by Schumacher. Katayama was driving a good race but had to retire from fifth on lap 61 when his engine expired. Wendlinger finished fourth to score his first points in Formula One as well as the last points for the March team. With sixth place for Érik Comas, Ligier scored their first points since the 1989 French Grand Prix almost three years prior.

Race classification

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
12 Flag of Austria.svg Gerhard Berger McLaren-Honda 691:37:08.299410
219 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Schumacher Benetton-Ford 69+ 12.40156
327 Flag of France.svg Jean Alesi Ferrari 69+ 1:07.32784
416 Flag of Austria.svg Karl Wendlinger March-Ilmor 68+ 1 lap123
54 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris Tyrrell-Ilmor 68+ 1 lap142
626 Flag of France.svg Érik Comas Ligier-Renault 68+ 1 lap221
79 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Alboreto Footwork-Mugen-Honda 68+ 1 lap16
822 Flag of Italy.svg Pierluigi Martini Dallara-Ferrari 68+ 1 lap15
921 Flag of Finland.svg JJ Lehto Dallara-Ferrari 68+ 1 lap23
1025 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Boutsen Ligier-Renault 67+ 2 laps21
1124 Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Morbidelli Minardi-Lamborghini 67+ 2 laps13
123 Flag of France.svg Olivier Grouillard Tyrrell-Ilmor 67+ 2 laps26
1323 Flag of Brazil.svg Christian Fittipaldi Minardi-Lamborghini 65+ 4 laps25
1417 Flag of France.svg Paul Belmondo March-Ilmor 64+ 5 laps20
Ret30 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Ukyo Katayama Venturi-Lamborghini 61Engine11
Ret20 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Brundle Benetton-Ford 45Transmission7
Ret6 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Williams-Renault 43Gearbox2
Ret1 Flag of Brazil.svg Ayrton Senna McLaren-Honda 37Electrical1
Ret32 Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Modena Jordan-Yamaha 36Transmission17
Ret11 Flag of Finland.svg Mika Häkkinen Lotus-Ford 35Gearbox10
Ret12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johnny Herbert Lotus-Ford 34Clutch6
Ret28 Flag of Italy.svg Ivan Capelli Ferrari 18Accident9
Ret5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Mansell Williams-Renault 14Spun off3
Ret33 Flag of Brazil.svg Maurício Gugelmin Jordan-Yamaha 14Transmission24
DSQ29 Flag of France.svg Bertrand Gachot Venturi-Lamborghini 14Push start19
Ret15 Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini Fondmetal-Ford 0Transmission18
DNQ10 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Aguri Suzuki Footwork-Mugen-Honda
DNQ7 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Eric van de Poele Brabham-Judd
DNQ14 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Andrea Chiesa Fondmetal-Ford
DNQ8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Damon Hill Brabham-Judd
DNPQ34 Flag of Brazil.svg Roberto Moreno Andrea Moda-Judd
Source: [8]

Championship standings after the race

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