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Yellow Pages South African Grand Prix 1992 · qualifying

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Profile & context

Name: Yellow Pages South African Grand Prix 1992 · qualifying

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F1DB

v2026.17.0 · session/517-qualifying

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Historical source & scope

F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.

Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.

Grand Prix context

Yellow Pages South African Grand Prix 1992 · Kyalami Racing Circuit

Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.

1992 Formula 1 World Championship · round 1

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:36:45.320 · 72 laps · renault	10
2	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:37:09.680 · 72 laps · renault	6
3	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:37:19.995 · 72 laps · honda	4
4	Michael Schumacher	Benetton	1:37:33.183 · 72 laps · ford	3
5	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:37:58.954 · 72 laps · honda	2
6	Johnny Herbert	Lotus	Time not recorded · 71 laps · ford	1
7	Érik Comas	Ligier	Time not recorded · 71 laps · renault	Unknown / not applicable
8	Aguri Suzuki	Footwork	Time not recorded · 70 laps · mugen-honda	Unknown / not applicable
9	Mika Häkkinen	Lotus	Time not recorded · 70 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
10	Michele Alboreto	Footwork	Time not recorded · 70 laps · mugen-honda	Unknown / not applicable
11	Maurício Gugelmin	Jordan	Time not recorded · 70 laps · yamaha	Unknown / not applicable
12	Ukyo Katayama	Venturi	Time not recorded · 68 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
13	Eric van de Poele	Brabham	Time not recorded · 68 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Olivier Grouillard	Tyrrell	Engine · Time not recorded · 62 laps · ilmor	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	Fuel system · Time not recorded · 60 laps · renault	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Pierluigi Martini	Dallara	Clutch · Time not recorded · 56 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	Engine · Time not recorded · 55 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	JJ Lehto	Dallara	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 46 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Christian Fittipaldi	Minardi	Alternator · Time not recorded · 43 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Andrea de Cesaris	Tyrrell	Engine · Time not recorded · 41 laps · ilmor	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	Engine · Time not recorded · 40 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Ivan Capelli	Ferrari	Engine · Time not recorded · 28 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Gabriele Tarquini	Fondmetal	Engine · Time not recorded · 23 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Karl Wendlinger	March	Overheating · Time not recorded · 13 laps · ilmor	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Bertrand Gachot	Venturi	Steering · Time not recorded · 8 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Martin Brundle	Benetton	Clutch · Time not recorded · 1 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Paul Belmondo	March	Time not recorded · ilmor	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Andrea Chiesa	Fondmetal	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Stefano Modena	Jordan	Time not recorded · yamaha	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Giovanna Amati	Brabham	Time not recorded · judd	Unknown / not applicable
EX	Alex Caffi	Andrea Moda	Time not recorded · judd	Unknown / not applicable
EX	Enrico Bertaggia	Andrea Moda	Time not recorded · judd	Unknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:15.486 · renault
2	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:16.227 · honda
3	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:16.672 · honda
4	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:16.989 · renault
5	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	1:17.208 · ferrari
6	Michael Schumacher	Benetton	1:17.635 · ford
7	Karl Wendlinger	March	1:18.115 · ilmor
8	Martin Brundle	Benetton	1:18.327 · ford
9	Ivan Capelli	Ferrari	1:18.387 · ferrari
10	Andrea de Cesaris	Tyrrell	1:18.544 · ilmor
11	Johnny Herbert	Lotus	1:18.626 · ford
12	Olivier Grouillard	Tyrrell	1:18.749 · ilmor
13	Érik Comas	Ligier	1:19.200 · renault
14	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	1:19.296 · renault
15	Gabriele Tarquini	Fondmetal	1:19.305 · ford
16	Aguri Suzuki	Footwork	1:19.532 · mugen-honda
17	Michele Alboreto	Footwork	1:19.571 · mugen-honda
18	Ukyo Katayama	Venturi	1:19.621 · lamborghini
19	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	1:19.636 · lamborghini
20	Christian Fittipaldi	Minardi	1:19.641 · lamborghini
21	Mika Häkkinen	Lotus	1:19.672 · ford
22	Bertrand Gachot	Venturi	1:20.039 · lamborghini
23	Maurício Gugelmin	Jordan	1:20.120 · yamaha
24	JJ Lehto	Dallara	1:20.126 · ferrari
25	Pierluigi Martini	Dallara	1:20.203 · ferrari
26	Eric van de Poele	Brabham	1:20.488 · judd
27	Paul Belmondo	March	1:20.580 · ilmor
28	Andrea Chiesa	Fondmetal	1:21.209 · ford
29	Stefano Modena	Jordan	1:21.494 · yamaha
30	Giovanna Amati	Brabham	1:24.405 · judd

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:15.486 · renault
2	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:16.227 · honda
3	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:16.672 · honda
4	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:16.989 · renault
5	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	1:17.208 · ferrari
6	Michael Schumacher	Benetton	1:17.635 · ford
7	Karl Wendlinger	March	1:18.115 · ilmor
8	Martin Brundle	Benetton	1:18.327 · ford
9	Ivan Capelli	Ferrari	1:18.387 · ferrari
10	Andrea de Cesaris	Tyrrell	1:18.544 · ilmor
11	Johnny Herbert	Lotus	1:18.626 · ford
12	Olivier Grouillard	Tyrrell	1:18.749 · ilmor
13	Érik Comas	Ligier	1:19.200 · renault
14	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	1:19.296 · renault
15	Gabriele Tarquini	Fondmetal	1:19.305 · ford
16	Aguri Suzuki	Footwork	1:19.532 · mugen-honda
17	Michele Alboreto	Footwork	1:19.571 · mugen-honda
18	Ukyo Katayama	Venturi	1:19.621 · lamborghini
19	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	1:19.636 · lamborghini
20	Christian Fittipaldi	Minardi	1:19.641 · lamborghini
21	Mika Häkkinen	Lotus	1:19.672 · ford
22	Bertrand Gachot	Venturi	1:20.039 · lamborghini
23	Maurício Gugelmin	Jordan	1:20.120 · yamaha
24	JJ Lehto	Dallara	1:20.126 · ferrari
25	Pierluigi Martini	Dallara	1:20.203 · ferrari
26	Eric van de Poele	Brabham	1:20.488 · judd

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Nigel Mansell	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	10
2	Riccardo Patrese	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
3	Ayrton Senna	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
4	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
5	Gerhard Berger	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
6	Johnny Herbert	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1

Practice & warm-up observations

Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.

Session	Driver	Position	Time
freePractice1Results	Nigel Mansell	1	1:16.523
freePractice1Results	Riccardo Patrese	2	1:16.758
freePractice1Results	Gerhard Berger	3	1:17.163
freePractice1Results	Ayrton Senna	4	1:17.344
freePractice1Results	Jean Alesi	5	1:18.184
freePractice1Results	Michael Schumacher	6	1:18.659
freePractice1Results	Ivan Capelli	7	1:18.904
freePractice1Results	Andrea de Cesaris	8	1:19.034
freePractice1Results	Karl Wendlinger	9	1:19.155
freePractice1Results	Martin Brundle	10	1:19.254
freePractice1Results	Johnny Herbert	11	1:19.532
freePractice1Results	Stefano Modena	12	1:19.828
freePractice1Results	Michele Alboreto	13	1:19.957
freePractice1Results	Christian Fittipaldi	14	1:20.266
freePractice1Results	Olivier Grouillard	15	1:20.317
freePractice1Results	Maurício Gugelmin	16	1:20.526
freePractice1Results	Érik Comas	17	1:20.627
freePractice1Results	Mika Häkkinen	18	1:20.629
freePractice1Results	Aguri Suzuki	19	1:20.682
freePractice1Results	Gianni Morbidelli	20	1:20.696
freePractice1Results	Gabriele Tarquini	21	1:20.744
freePractice1Results	Thierry Boutsen	22	1:20.747
freePractice1Results	JJ Lehto	23	1:21.441
freePractice1Results	Pierluigi Martini	24	1:21.749
freePractice1Results	Andrea Chiesa	25	1:21.827
freePractice1Results	Eric van de Poele	26	1:21.961
freePractice1Results	Ukyo Katayama	27	1:22.040
freePractice1Results	Paul Belmondo	28	1:22.204
freePractice1Results	Bertrand Gachot	29	1:22.226
freePractice1Results	Giovanna Amati	30	1:25.176
freePractice2Results	Nigel Mansell	1	1:15.804
freePractice2Results	Ayrton Senna	2	1:17.211
freePractice2Results	Riccardo Patrese	3	1:17.337
freePractice2Results	Gerhard Berger	4	1:17.749
freePractice2Results	Jean Alesi	5	1:18.087
freePractice2Results	Michael Schumacher	6	1:18.163
freePractice2Results	Ivan Capelli	7	1:18.725
freePractice2Results	Andrea de Cesaris	8	1:18.810
freePractice2Results	Martin Brundle	9	1:18.933
freePractice2Results	Karl Wendlinger	10	1:19.076
freePractice2Results	Thierry Boutsen	11	1:19.338
freePractice2Results	Michele Alboreto	12	1:19.594
freePractice2Results	Olivier Grouillard	13	1:19.624
freePractice2Results	Johnny Herbert	14	1:19.729
freePractice2Results	Gabriele Tarquini	15	1:19.798
freePractice2Results	Christian Fittipaldi	16	1:19.864
freePractice2Results	Maurício Gugelmin	17	1:19.984
freePractice2Results	Érik Comas	18	1:20.035
freePractice2Results	Ukyo Katayama	19	1:20.642
freePractice2Results	Pierluigi Martini	20	1:20.681
freePractice2Results	JJ Lehto	21	1:21.060
freePractice2Results	Andrea Chiesa	22	1:21.210
freePractice2Results	Stefano Modena	23	1:21.233
freePractice2Results	Paul Belmondo	24	1:21.391
freePractice2Results	Mika Häkkinen	25	1:21.529
freePractice2Results	Gianni Morbidelli	26	1:21.567
freePractice2Results	Eric van de Poele	27	1:21.664
freePractice2Results	Giovanna Amati	28	1:23.345
freePractice2Results	Aguri Suzuki	29	1:24.311
freePractice2Results	Bertrand Gachot	30	1:26.833
warmingUpResults	Nigel Mansell	1	1:19.043
warmingUpResults	Michael Schumacher	2	1:19.775
warmingUpResults	Riccardo Patrese	3	1:20.299
warmingUpResults	Ayrton Senna	4	1:20.347
warmingUpResults	Martin Brundle	5	1:21.030
warmingUpResults	Jean Alesi	6	1:21.072
warmingUpResults	Gerhard Berger	7	1:21.230
warmingUpResults	Andrea de Cesaris	8	1:21.357
warmingUpResults	Olivier Grouillard	9	1:21.454
warmingUpResults	Karl Wendlinger	10	1:21.740
warmingUpResults	Thierry Boutsen	11	1:21.750
warmingUpResults	Johnny Herbert	12	1:21.792
warmingUpResults	Ivan Capelli	13	1:21.856
warmingUpResults	Maurício Gugelmin	14	1:21.937
warmingUpResults	Érik Comas	15	1:22.229
warmingUpResults	JJ Lehto	16	1:22.239
warmingUpResults	Christian Fittipaldi	17	1:22.405
warmingUpResults	Gianni Morbidelli	18	1:22.441
warmingUpResults	Aguri Suzuki	19	1:22.459
warmingUpResults	Gabriele Tarquini	20	1:22.685
warmingUpResults	Michele Alboreto	21	1:22.786
warmingUpResults	Mika Häkkinen	22	1:22.930
warmingUpResults	Bertrand Gachot	23	1:23.112
warmingUpResults	Ukyo Katayama	24	1:23.642
warmingUpResults	Eric van de Poele	25	1:24.671
warmingUpResults	Pierluigi Martini	26	1:24.928