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1992 Foster's Australian Grand Prix · qualifying

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Profile & context

Name: 1992 Foster's Australian Grand Prix · qualifying

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F1DB

v2026.17.0 · session/532-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 Australian Grand Prix · Adelaide Street Circuit

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

1992 Formula 1 World Championship · round 16

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:46:54.786 · 81 laps · honda	10
2	Michael Schumacher	Benetton	1:46:55.527 · 81 laps · ford	6
3	Martin Brundle	Benetton	1:47:48.942 · 81 laps · ford	4
4	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	Time not recorded · 80 laps · ferrari	3
5	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	Time not recorded · 80 laps · renault	2
6	Stefano Modena	Jordan	Time not recorded · 80 laps · yamaha	1
7	Mika Häkkinen	Lotus	Time not recorded · 80 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
8	Aguri Suzuki	Footwork	Time not recorded · 79 laps · mugen-honda	Unknown / not applicable
9	Christian Fittipaldi	Minardi	Time not recorded · 79 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
10	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	Time not recorded · 79 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
11	Nicola Larini	Ferrari	Time not recorded · 79 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
12	Jan Lammers	March	Time not recorded · 78 laps · ilmor	Unknown / not applicable
13	Johnny Herbert	Lotus	Time not recorded · 77 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	JJ Lehto	Dallara	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 70 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Emanuele Naspetti	March	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 55 laps · ilmor	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Bertrand Gachot	Venturi	Fuel system · Time not recorded · 51 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	Engine · Time not recorded · 50 laps · renault	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Ukyo Katayama	Venturi	Differential · Time not recorded · 35 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Andrea de Cesaris	Tyrrell	Engine · Time not recorded · 29 laps · ilmor	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Nigel Mansell	Williams	Collision · Time not recorded · 18 laps · renault	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	Collision · Time not recorded · 18 laps · honda	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Maurício Gugelmin	Jordan	Spun off · Time not recorded · 7 laps · yamaha	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Érik Comas	Ligier	Engine · Time not recorded · 4 laps · renault	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Michele Alboreto	Footwork	Engine · Time not recorded · 0 laps · mugen-honda	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Pierluigi Martini	Dallara	Accident · Time not recorded · 0 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Olivier Grouillard	Tyrrell	Accident · Time not recorded · 0 laps · ilmor	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	1:13.732 · renault
2	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:14.202 · honda
3	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:14.370 · renault
4	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:15.114 · honda
5	Michael Schumacher	Benetton	1:15.210 · ford
6	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	1:16.091 · ferrari
7	Andrea de Cesaris	Tyrrell	1:16.440 · ilmor
8	Martin Brundle	Benetton	1:16.562 · ford
9	Érik Comas	Ligier	1:16.727 · renault
10	Mika Häkkinen	Lotus	1:16.863 · ford
11	Michele Alboreto	Footwork	1:16.937 · mugen-honda
12	Johnny Herbert	Lotus	1:16.944 · ford
13	Olivier Grouillard	Tyrrell	1:17.037 · ilmor
14	Pierluigi Martini	Dallara	1:17.047 · ferrari
15	Stefano Modena	Jordan	1:17.231 · yamaha
16	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	1:17.333 · lamborghini
17	Christian Fittipaldi	Minardi	1:17.367 · lamborghini
18	Aguri Suzuki	Footwork	1:17.409 · mugen-honda
19	Nicola Larini	Ferrari	1:17.465 · ferrari
20	Maurício Gugelmin	Jordan	1:17.805 · yamaha
21	Bertrand Gachot	Venturi	1:17.808 · lamborghini
22	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	1:17.957 · renault
23	Emanuele Naspetti	March	1:18.138 · ilmor
24	JJ Lehto	Dallara	1:18.565 · ferrari
25	Jan Lammers	March	1:18.843 · ilmor
26	Ukyo Katayama	Venturi	1:18.862 · lamborghini

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:13.732 · renault
2	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:14.202 · honda
3	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:14.370 · renault
4	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:15.114 · honda
5	Michael Schumacher	Benetton	1:15.210 · ford
6	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	1:16.091 · ferrari
7	Andrea de Cesaris	Tyrrell	1:16.440 · ilmor
8	Martin Brundle	Benetton	1:16.562 · ford
9	Érik Comas	Ligier	1:16.727 · renault
10	Mika Häkkinen	Lotus	1:16.863 · ford
11	Michele Alboreto	Footwork	1:16.937 · mugen-honda
12	Johnny Herbert	Lotus	1:16.944 · ford
13	Olivier Grouillard	Tyrrell	1:17.037 · ilmor
14	Pierluigi Martini	Dallara	1:17.047 · ferrari
15	Stefano Modena	Jordan	1:17.231 · yamaha
16	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	1:17.333 · lamborghini
17	Christian Fittipaldi	Minardi	1:17.367 · lamborghini
18	Aguri Suzuki	Footwork	1:17.409 · mugen-honda
19	Nicola Larini	Ferrari	1:17.465 · ferrari
20	Maurício Gugelmin	Jordan	1:17.805 · yamaha
21	Bertrand Gachot	Venturi	1:17.808 · lamborghini
22	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	1:17.957 · renault
23	Emanuele Naspetti	March	1:18.138 · ilmor
24	JJ Lehto	Dallara	1:18.565 · ferrari
25	Jan Lammers	March	1:18.843 · ilmor
26	Ukyo Katayama	Venturi	1:18.862 · lamborghini

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Nigel Mansell	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	108
2	Riccardo Patrese	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	56
3	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	53
4	Ayrton Senna	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	50
5	Gerhard Berger	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	49
6	Martin Brundle	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	38
7	Jean Alesi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	18
8	Mika Häkkinen	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	11
9	Andrea de Cesaris	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	8
10	Michele Alboreto	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
11	Érik Comas	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
12	Karl Wendlinger	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
13	Ivan Capelli	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
14	Thierry Boutsen	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
15	Pierluigi Martini	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
15	Johnny Herbert	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
17	Bertrand Gachot	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
17	Christian Fittipaldi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
17	Stefano Modena	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	1:13.997
freePractice1Results	Ayrton Senna	2	1:14.618
freePractice1Results	Riccardo Patrese	3	1:14.895
freePractice1Results	Gerhard Berger	4	1:15.077
freePractice1Results	Michael Schumacher	5	1:15.179
freePractice1Results	Johnny Herbert	6	1:16.578
freePractice1Results	Jean Alesi	7	1:16.638
freePractice1Results	Martin Brundle	8	1:16.913
freePractice1Results	Andrea de Cesaris	9	1:16.997
freePractice1Results	Michele Alboreto	10	1:17.049
freePractice1Results	Pierluigi Martini	11	1:17.203
freePractice1Results	Mika Häkkinen	12	1:17.261
freePractice1Results	Stefano Modena	13	1:17.574
freePractice1Results	Bertrand Gachot	14	1:17.647
freePractice1Results	Christian Fittipaldi	15	1:17.764
freePractice1Results	Emanuele Naspetti	16	1:17.772
freePractice1Results	JJ Lehto	17	1:17.995
freePractice1Results	Gianni Morbidelli	18	1:18.009
freePractice1Results	Érik Comas	19	1:18.078
freePractice1Results	Thierry Boutsen	20	1:18.197
freePractice1Results	Aguri Suzuki	21	1:18.325
freePractice1Results	Olivier Grouillard	22	1:18.572
freePractice1Results	Maurício Gugelmin	23	1:18.597
freePractice1Results	Jan Lammers	24	1:18.737
freePractice1Results	Nicola Larini	25	1:18.776
freePractice1Results	Ukyo Katayama	26	1:20.074
freePractice2Results	Nigel Mansell	1	1:14.094
freePractice2Results	Ayrton Senna	2	1:14.507
freePractice2Results	Gerhard Berger	3	1:15.197
freePractice2Results	Riccardo Patrese	4	1:15.237
freePractice2Results	Michael Schumacher	5	1:16.418
freePractice2Results	Johnny Herbert	6	1:16.576
freePractice2Results	Andrea de Cesaris	7	1:16.658
freePractice2Results	Jean Alesi	8	1:16.705
freePractice2Results	Mika Häkkinen	9	1:17.118
freePractice2Results	Martin Brundle	10	1:17.219
freePractice2Results	Thierry Boutsen	11	1:17.276
freePractice2Results	Michele Alboreto	12	1:17.348
freePractice2Results	Aguri Suzuki	13	1:17.399
freePractice2Results	Stefano Modena	14	1:17.473
freePractice2Results	Pierluigi Martini	15	1:17.545
freePractice2Results	Bertrand Gachot	16	1:17.558
freePractice2Results	Christian Fittipaldi	17	1:17.568
freePractice2Results	Érik Comas	18	1:17.622
freePractice2Results	Olivier Grouillard	19	1:17.669
freePractice2Results	Maurício Gugelmin	20	1:18.439
freePractice2Results	Nicola Larini	21	1:18.504
freePractice2Results	Emanuele Naspetti	22	1:18.677
freePractice2Results	Gianni Morbidelli	23	1:18.870
freePractice2Results	Jan Lammers	24	1:18.967
freePractice2Results	JJ Lehto	25	1:19.189
freePractice2Results	Ukyo Katayama	26	1:19.259
warmingUpResults	Riccardo Patrese	1	1:17.325
warmingUpResults	Nigel Mansell	2	1:17.534
warmingUpResults	Ayrton Senna	3	1:17.651
warmingUpResults	Gerhard Berger	4	1:17.738
warmingUpResults	Michael Schumacher	5	1:18.550
warmingUpResults	Martin Brundle	6	1:18.665
warmingUpResults	Jean Alesi	7	1:18.667
warmingUpResults	Mika Häkkinen	8	1:19.451
warmingUpResults	Nicola Larini	9	1:19.595
warmingUpResults	Johnny Herbert	10	1:19.702
warmingUpResults	Andrea de Cesaris	11	1:19.973
warmingUpResults	Thierry Boutsen	12	1:20.058
warmingUpResults	Olivier Grouillard	13	1:20.085
warmingUpResults	JJ Lehto	14	1:20.129
warmingUpResults	Érik Comas	15	1:20.142
warmingUpResults	Bertrand Gachot	16	1:20.156
warmingUpResults	Aguri Suzuki	17	1:20.272
warmingUpResults	Stefano Modena	18	1:20.326
warmingUpResults	Christian Fittipaldi	19	1:20.403
warmingUpResults	Michele Alboreto	20	1:20.601
warmingUpResults	Gianni Morbidelli	21	1:20.747
warmingUpResults	Maurício Gugelmin	22	1:21.370
warmingUpResults	Jan Lammers	23	1:21.381
warmingUpResults	Pierluigi Martini	24	1:21.445
warmingUpResults	Ukyo Katayama	25	1:21.528
warmingUpResults	Emanuele Naspetti	26	1:22.317