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1992 Foster's British Grand Prix · qualifying

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Profile & context

Name: 1992 Foster's British Grand Prix · qualifying

PROVENANCE

Sources behind this page

F1DB

v2026.17.0 · session/525-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

1992 Foster's British Grand Prix · Silverstone Circuit

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

1992 Formula 1 World Championship · round 9

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:25:42.991 · 59 laps · renault	10
2	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:26:22.085 · 59 laps · renault	6
3	Martin Brundle	Benetton	1:26:31.386 · 59 laps · ford	4
4	Michael Schumacher	Benetton	1:26:36.258 · 59 laps · ford	3
5	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:26:38.786 · 59 laps · honda	2
6	Mika Häkkinen	Lotus	1:27:03.129 · 59 laps · ford	1
7	Michele Alboreto	Footwork	Time not recorded · 58 laps · mugen-honda	Unknown / not applicable
8	Érik Comas	Ligier	Time not recorded · 58 laps · renault	Unknown / not applicable
9	Ivan Capelli	Ferrari	Time not recorded · 58 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
10	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	Time not recorded · 57 laps · renault	Unknown / not applicable
11	Olivier Grouillard	Tyrrell	Time not recorded · 57 laps · ilmor	Unknown / not applicable
12	Aguri Suzuki	Footwork	Time not recorded · 57 laps · mugen-honda	Unknown / not applicable
13	JJ Lehto	Dallara	Time not recorded · 57 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
14	Gabriele Tarquini	Fondmetal	Time not recorded · 57 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
15	Pierluigi Martini	Dallara	Time not recorded · 56 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
16	Damon Hill	Brabham	Time not recorded · 55 laps · judd	Unknown / not applicable
17	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	Engine · Time not recorded · 53 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	Transmission · Time not recorded · 52 laps · honda	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Andrea de Cesaris	Tyrrell	Spun off · Time not recorded · 46 laps · ilmor	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	Fire extinguisher · Time not recorded · 43 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Stefano Modena	Jordan	Engine · Time not recorded · 43 laps · yamaha	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Maurício Gugelmin	Jordan	Engine · Time not recorded · 37 laps · yamaha	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Bertrand Gachot	Venturi	Wheel · Time not recorded · 32 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Johnny Herbert	Lotus	Transmission · Time not recorded · 31 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Karl Wendlinger	March	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 27 laps · ilmor	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Ukyo Katayama	Venturi	Transmission · Time not recorded · 27 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Alex Zanardi	Minardi	Time not recorded · lamborghini	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	Eric van de Poele	Brabham	Time not recorded · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Roberto Moreno	Andrea Moda	Time not recorded · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNPQ	Perry McCarthy	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	1:18.965 · renault
2	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:20.884 · renault
3	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:21.706 · honda
4	Michael Schumacher	Benetton	1:22.066 · ford
5	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:22.296 · honda
6	Martin Brundle	Benetton	1:23.489 · ford
7	Johnny Herbert	Lotus	1:23.605 · ford
8	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	1:23.723 · ferrari
9	Mika Häkkinen	Lotus	1:23.813 · ford
10	Érik Comas	Ligier	1:23.957 · renault
11	Bertrand Gachot	Venturi	1:24.065 · lamborghini
12	Michele Alboreto	Footwork	1:24.198 · mugen-honda
13	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	1:24.545 · renault
14	Ivan Capelli	Ferrari	1:24.558 · ferrari
15	Gabriele Tarquini	Fondmetal	1:24.761 · ford
16	Ukyo Katayama	Venturi	1:24.851 · lamborghini
17	Aguri Suzuki	Footwork	1:24.924 · mugen-honda
18	Andrea de Cesaris	Tyrrell	1:24.984 · ilmor
19	JJ Lehto	Dallara	1:25.037 · ferrari
20	Olivier Grouillard	Tyrrell	1:25.096 · ilmor
21	Karl Wendlinger	March	1:25.123 · ilmor
22	Pierluigi Martini	Dallara	1:25.221 · ferrari
23	Stefano Modena	Jordan	1:25.362 · yamaha
24	Maurício Gugelmin	Jordan	1:25.988 · yamaha
25	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	1:25.998 · lamborghini
26	Damon Hill	Brabham	1:26.378 · judd
27	Alex Zanardi	Minardi	1:26.458 · lamborghini
28	Paul Belmondo	March	1:27.995 · ilmor
29	Andrea Chiesa	Fondmetal	1:28.452 · ford
30	Eric van de Poele	Brabham	1:28.719 · judd

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:18.965 · renault
2	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:20.884 · renault
3	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:21.706 · honda
4	Michael Schumacher	Benetton	1:22.066 · ford
5	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:22.296 · honda
6	Martin Brundle	Benetton	1:23.489 · ford
7	Johnny Herbert	Lotus	1:23.605 · ford
8	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	1:23.723 · ferrari
9	Mika Häkkinen	Lotus	1:23.813 · ford
10	Érik Comas	Ligier	1:23.957 · renault
11	Bertrand Gachot	Venturi	1:24.065 · lamborghini
12	Michele Alboreto	Footwork	1:24.198 · mugen-honda
13	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	1:24.545 · renault
14	Ivan Capelli	Ferrari	1:24.558 · ferrari
15	Gabriele Tarquini	Fondmetal	1:24.761 · ford
16	Ukyo Katayama	Venturi	1:24.851 · lamborghini
17	Aguri Suzuki	Footwork	1:24.924 · mugen-honda
18	Andrea de Cesaris	Tyrrell	1:24.984 · ilmor
19	JJ Lehto	Dallara	1:25.037 · ferrari
20	Olivier Grouillard	Tyrrell	1:25.096 · ilmor
21	Karl Wendlinger	March	1:25.123 · ilmor
22	Pierluigi Martini	Dallara	1:25.221 · ferrari
23	Stefano Modena	Jordan	1:25.362 · yamaha
24	Maurício Gugelmin	Jordan	1:25.988 · yamaha
25	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	1:25.998 · lamborghini
26	Damon Hill	Brabham	1:26.378 · 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	76
2	Riccardo Patrese	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	40
3	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	29
4	Gerhard Berger	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	20
5	Ayrton Senna	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	18
6	Martin Brundle	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	13
7	Jean Alesi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	11
8	Mika Häkkinen	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	5
9	Michele Alboreto	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	5
10	Andrea de Cesaris	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
11	Karl Wendlinger	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
12	Érik Comas	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
13	Ivan Capelli	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
14	Pierluigi Martini	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
14	Johnny Herbert	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
16	Bertrand Gachot	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	1:20.246
freePractice1Results	Riccardo Patrese	2	1:21.356
freePractice1Results	Gerhard Berger	3	1:22.731
freePractice1Results	Ayrton Senna	4	1:22.766
freePractice1Results	Michael Schumacher	5	1:23.271
freePractice1Results	Jean Alesi	6	1:23.650
freePractice1Results	Martin Brundle	7	1:23.973
freePractice1Results	Johnny Herbert	8	1:24.606
freePractice1Results	Gabriele Tarquini	9	1:24.844
freePractice1Results	Mika Häkkinen	10	1:25.015
freePractice1Results	Michele Alboreto	11	1:25.015
freePractice1Results	Andrea de Cesaris	12	1:25.195
freePractice1Results	Ukyo Katayama	13	1:25.294
freePractice1Results	Ivan Capelli	14	1:25.307
freePractice1Results	Thierry Boutsen	15	1:25.464
freePractice1Results	Érik Comas	16	1:25.506
freePractice1Results	Gianni Morbidelli	17	1:25.549
freePractice1Results	Bertrand Gachot	18	1:25.630
freePractice1Results	JJ Lehto	19	1:25.675
freePractice1Results	Pierluigi Martini	20	1:25.795
freePractice1Results	Olivier Grouillard	21	1:26.195
freePractice1Results	Aguri Suzuki	22	1:26.286
freePractice1Results	Maurício Gugelmin	23	1:26.556
freePractice1Results	Karl Wendlinger	24	1:26.564
freePractice1Results	Damon Hill	25	1:27.390
freePractice1Results	Paul Belmondo	26	1:27.506
freePractice1Results	Stefano Modena	27	1:27.559
freePractice1Results	Alex Zanardi	28	1:27.717
freePractice1Results	Eric van de Poele	29	1:30.873
freePractice2Results	Nigel Mansell	1	1:21.082
freePractice2Results	Riccardo Patrese	2	1:21.787
freePractice2Results	Ayrton Senna	3	1:22.371
freePractice2Results	Michael Schumacher	4	1:23.739
freePractice2Results	Gerhard Berger	5	1:24.090
freePractice2Results	Mika Häkkinen	6	1:24.231
freePractice2Results	Martin Brundle	7	1:24.574
freePractice2Results	Bertrand Gachot	8	1:24.701
freePractice2Results	Thierry Boutsen	9	1:24.756
freePractice2Results	Olivier Grouillard	10	1:24.936
freePractice2Results	Jean Alesi	11	1:25.069
freePractice2Results	Johnny Herbert	12	1:25.079
freePractice2Results	Ivan Capelli	13	1:25.205
freePractice2Results	Stefano Modena	14	1:25.486
freePractice2Results	Andrea de Cesaris	15	1:25.503
freePractice2Results	Maurício Gugelmin	16	1:25.704
freePractice2Results	Érik Comas	17	1:25.834
freePractice2Results	Michele Alboreto	18	1:25.863
freePractice2Results	JJ Lehto	19	1:25.883
freePractice2Results	Ukyo Katayama	20	1:25.990
freePractice2Results	Gianni Morbidelli	21	1:26.367
freePractice2Results	Gabriele Tarquini	22	1:26.676
freePractice2Results	Karl Wendlinger	23	1:26.795
freePractice2Results	Paul Belmondo	24	1:26.915
freePractice2Results	Aguri Suzuki	25	1:27.087
freePractice2Results	Pierluigi Martini	26	1:27.236
freePractice2Results	Alex Zanardi	27	1:27.412
freePractice2Results	Damon Hill	28	1:27.579
freePractice2Results	Eric van de Poele	29	1:28.501
warmingUpResults	Nigel Mansell	1	1:24.968
warmingUpResults	Riccardo Patrese	2	1:25.738
warmingUpResults	Michael Schumacher	3	1:26.259
warmingUpResults	Martin Brundle	4	1:26.510
warmingUpResults	Ayrton Senna	5	1:26.606
warmingUpResults	Gerhard Berger	6	1:27.126
warmingUpResults	Johnny Herbert	7	1:27.241
warmingUpResults	Bertrand Gachot	8	1:27.576
warmingUpResults	Jean Alesi	9	1:27.592
warmingUpResults	Thierry Boutsen	10	1:27.657
warmingUpResults	Ivan Capelli	11	1:27.726
warmingUpResults	Aguri Suzuki	12	1:28.266
warmingUpResults	Érik Comas	13	1:28.281
warmingUpResults	Gabriele Tarquini	14	1:28.297
warmingUpResults	Ukyo Katayama	15	1:28.340
warmingUpResults	Pierluigi Martini	16	1:28.394
warmingUpResults	Gianni Morbidelli	17	1:28.652
warmingUpResults	Karl Wendlinger	18	1:28.755
warmingUpResults	JJ Lehto	19	1:28.780
warmingUpResults	Stefano Modena	20	1:29.051
warmingUpResults	Michele Alboreto	21	1:29.151
warmingUpResults	Olivier Grouillard	22	1:29.332
warmingUpResults	Andrea de Cesaris	23	1:30.409
warmingUpResults	Damon Hill	24	1:31.349
warmingUpResults	Maurício Gugelmin	25	1:31.567