1992 South African Grand Prix
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1992 South African Grand Prix
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| Race 1 of 16 in the 1992 Formula One season | ||
 Circuit Kyalami in South Africa |
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| Date | 1 March 1992 | |
| Official name | Yellow Pages South African Grand Prix | |
| Location | Kyalami Circuit Gauteng, South Africa | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 4.261 km (2.648 mi) |
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| Distance | 72 laps, 306.792 km (190.66 mi) | |
| Weather | Hot, dry and dull | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Nigel Mansell |
Williams-Renault |
| Time | 1:15.486 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver | Nigel Mansell |
Williams-Renault |
| Time | 1:17.578 on lap 70 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Nigel Mansell |
Williams-Renault |
| Second |  Riccardo Patrese |
Williams-Renault |
| Third |  Ayrton Senna |
McLaren-Honda |
The 1992 South African Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Kyalami on 1 March 1992. It was the first round of the 1992 Formula One season.
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Classification
Notes
- First race: Andrea Chiesa, Paul Belmondo, Giovanna Amati, Ukyo Katayama, March
- The McLaren team used the updated MP4/6B in this and the next race instead of the MP4/7A as it was not ready.
- The Coloni team had been purchased by the Andrea Moda group and took the 1991 Coloni C4 to South Africa and both cars ran but were excluded. The cars were driven by Alex Caffi and Enrico Bertaggia.
- Andrea Moda owner Andrea Sassetti was also informed that he had to pay a $100,000 fee to enter his new team but argued that he should not have to pay as he had purchased an existing team. He was forced to pay although the March and Fondmetal teams did not have to pay this when they purchased existing teams.
- The South African Grand Prix returned for the first time since 1985, the race in 1985 was also won by Nigel Mansell driving a Williams-Honda. Gerhard Berger who finished 5th in this race for McLaren also finished in 5th place in 1985 when driving for Arrows.
- Mansell, Berger, Riccardo Patrese, Ayrton Senna, Michele Alboreto, Thierry Boutsen, Pierluigi Martini and Martin Brundle were the only drivers who had raced in the previous South African Grand Prix 7 seasons earlier.
Standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- "The Official Formula 1 website". Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1992/182/. Retrieved 2007-08-25.
- Henry, Alan (1992). AUTOCOURSE 1992-93. Hazleton Publishing. ISBN 0-905138-96-1.
| Previous race: 1991 Australian Grand Prix |
FIA Formula One World Championship 1992 season |
Next race: 1992 Mexican Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1985 South African Grand Prix |
South African Grand Prix | Next race: 1993 South African Grand Prix |
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