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Rhone Poulenc Grand Prix de France 1992 · race

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THE HISTORICAL RECORD

Profile & context

Name: Rhone Poulenc Grand Prix de France 1992 · race

PROVENANCE

Sources behind this page

F1DB

v2026.17.0 · session/524-race

Original reference ↗

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

Rhone Poulenc Grand Prix de France 1992 · Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours

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

1992 Formula 1 World Championship · round 8

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:38:08.459 · 69 laps · renault	10
2	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:38:54.906 · 69 laps · renault	6
3	Martin Brundle	Benetton	1:39:21.038 · 69 laps · ford	4
4	Mika Häkkinen	Lotus	Time not recorded · 68 laps · ford	3
5	Érik Comas	Ligier	Time not recorded · 68 laps · renault	2
6	Johnny Herbert	Lotus	Time not recorded · 68 laps · ford	1
7	Michele Alboreto	Footwork	Time not recorded · 68 laps · mugen-honda	Unknown / not applicable
8	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	Time not recorded · 68 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
9	JJ Lehto	Dallara	Time not recorded · 67 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
10	Pierluigi Martini	Dallara	Time not recorded · 67 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
11	Olivier Grouillard	Tyrrell	Time not recorded · 66 laps · ilmor	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	Engine · Time not recorded · 61 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Andrea de Cesaris	Tyrrell	Spun off · Time not recorded · 51 laps · ilmor	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Ukyo Katayama	Venturi	Engine · Time not recorded · 49 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	Spun off · Time not recorded · 46 laps · renault	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Ivan Capelli	Ferrari	Engine · Time not recorded · 38 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Karl Wendlinger	March	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 33 laps · ilmor	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Stefano Modena	Jordan	Engine · Time not recorded · 25 laps · yamaha	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Aguri Suzuki	Footwork	Spun off · Time not recorded · 20 laps · mugen-honda	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Michael Schumacher	Benetton	Collision · Time not recorded · 17 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	Engine · Time not recorded · 10 laps · honda	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Gabriele Tarquini	Fondmetal	Throttle · Time not recorded · 6 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · honda	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Bertrand Gachot	Venturi	Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Maurício Gugelmin	Jordan	Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · yamaha	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Andrea Chiesa	Fondmetal	Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Paul Belmondo	March	Time not recorded · ilmor	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Christian Fittipaldi	Minardi	Time not recorded · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Eric van de Poele	Brabham	Time not recorded · judd	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Damon Hill	Brabham	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	1:13.864 · renault
2	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:14.332 · renault
3	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:15.199 · honda
4	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:15.316 · honda
5	Michael Schumacher	Benetton	1:15.569 · ford
6	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	1:16.118 · ferrari
7	Martin Brundle	Benetton	1:16.151 · ford
8	Ivan Capelli	Ferrari	1:16.443 · ferrari
9	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	1:16.806 · renault
10	Érik Comas	Ligier	1:16.938 · renault
11	Mika Häkkinen	Lotus	1:16.999 · ford
12	Johnny Herbert	Lotus	1:17.257 · ford
13	Bertrand Gachot	Venturi	1:17.442 · lamborghini
14	Michele Alboreto	Footwork	1:17.508 · mugen-honda
15	Aguri Suzuki	Footwork	1:17.548 · mugen-honda
16	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	1:17.667 · lamborghini
17	JJ Lehto	Dallara	1:17.677 · ferrari
18	Ukyo Katayama	Venturi	1:17.709 · lamborghini
19	Andrea de Cesaris	Tyrrell	1:17.868 · ilmor
20	Stefano Modena	Jordan	1:17.901 · yamaha
21	Karl Wendlinger	March	1:17.937 · ilmor
22	Olivier Grouillard	Tyrrell	1:17.989 · ilmor
23	Gabriele Tarquini	Fondmetal	1:17.993 · ford
24	Maurício Gugelmin	Jordan	1:18.337 · yamaha
25	Pierluigi Martini	Dallara	1:18.586 · ferrari
26	Andrea Chiesa	Fondmetal	1:18.701 · ford
27	Paul Belmondo	March	1:19.354 · ilmor
28	Christian Fittipaldi	Minardi	1:20.062 · lamborghini
29	Eric van de Poele	Brabham	1:20.139 · judd
30	Damon Hill	Brabham	1:21.412 · judd

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:13.864 · renault
2	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:14.332 · renault
3	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:15.199 · honda
4	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:15.316 · honda
5	Michael Schumacher	Benetton	1:15.569 · ford
6	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	1:16.118 · ferrari
7	Martin Brundle	Benetton	1:16.151 · ford
8	Ivan Capelli	Ferrari	1:16.443 · ferrari
9	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	1:16.806 · renault
10	Érik Comas	Ligier	1:16.938 · renault
11	Mika Häkkinen	Lotus	1:16.999 · ford
12	Johnny Herbert	Lotus	1:17.257 · ford
13	Bertrand Gachot	Venturi	1:17.442 · lamborghini
14	Michele Alboreto	Footwork	1:17.508 · mugen-honda
15	Aguri Suzuki	Footwork	1:17.548 · mugen-honda
16	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	1:17.667 · lamborghini
17	JJ Lehto	Dallara	1:17.677 · ferrari
18	Ukyo Katayama	Venturi	1:17.709 · lamborghini
19	Andrea de Cesaris	Tyrrell	1:17.868 · ilmor
20	Stefano Modena	Jordan	1:17.901 · yamaha
21	Karl Wendlinger	March	1:17.937 · ilmor
22	Olivier Grouillard	Tyrrell	1:17.989 · ilmor
23	Gabriele Tarquini	Fondmetal	1:17.993 · ford
24	Maurício Gugelmin	Jordan	1:18.337 · yamaha
25	Pierluigi Martini	Dallara	1:18.586 · ferrari
26	Andrea Chiesa	Fondmetal	1:18.701 · ford

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Nigel Mansell	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	66
2	Riccardo Patrese	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	34
3	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	26
4	Ayrton Senna	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	18
5	Gerhard Berger	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	18
6	Jean Alesi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	11
7	Martin Brundle	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	9
8	Michele Alboreto	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	5
9	Mika Häkkinen	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
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	1:15.423
freePractice1Results	Riccardo Patrese	2	1:15.912
freePractice1Results	Ayrton Senna	3	1:16.269
freePractice1Results	Gerhard Berger	4	1:16.892
freePractice1Results	Michael Schumacher	5	1:16.918
freePractice1Results	Jean Alesi	6	1:16.967
freePractice1Results	Martin Brundle	7	1:16.990
freePractice1Results	Thierry Boutsen	8	1:17.939
freePractice1Results	Érik Comas	9	1:18.205
freePractice1Results	Stefano Modena	10	1:18.234
freePractice1Results	Bertrand Gachot	11	1:18.777
freePractice1Results	Christian Fittipaldi	12	1:18.799
freePractice1Results	Gianni Morbidelli	13	1:18.939
freePractice1Results	Pierluigi Martini	14	1:18.968
freePractice1Results	Aguri Suzuki	15	1:19.016
freePractice1Results	Maurício Gugelmin	16	1:19.050
freePractice1Results	Karl Wendlinger	17	1:19.212
freePractice1Results	Mika Häkkinen	18	1:19.239
freePractice1Results	Michele Alboreto	19	1:19.339
freePractice1Results	Andrea de Cesaris	20	1:19.404
freePractice1Results	Ivan Capelli	21	1:19.448
freePractice1Results	Olivier Grouillard	22	1:19.468
freePractice1Results	Ukyo Katayama	23	1:19.705
freePractice1Results	JJ Lehto	24	1:19.875
freePractice1Results	Gabriele Tarquini	25	1:19.882
freePractice1Results	Paul Belmondo	26	1:19.954
freePractice1Results	Johnny Herbert	27	1:20.344
freePractice1Results	Andrea Chiesa	28	1:20.736
freePractice1Results	Eric van de Poele	29	1:21.721
freePractice1Results	Damon Hill	30	1:23.585
freePractice2Results	Nigel Mansell	1	1:14.117
freePractice2Results	Riccardo Patrese	2	1:14.858
freePractice2Results	Ayrton Senna	3	1:14.924
freePractice2Results	Michael Schumacher	4	1:15.178
freePractice2Results	Gerhard Berger	5	1:15.591
freePractice2Results	Jean Alesi	6	1:15.947
freePractice2Results	Martin Brundle	7	1:16.365
freePractice2Results	Érik Comas	8	1:16.433
freePractice2Results	Ivan Capelli	9	1:16.698
freePractice2Results	Gianni Morbidelli	10	1:16.700
freePractice2Results	Thierry Boutsen	11	1:16.855
freePractice2Results	Johnny Herbert	12	1:17.156
freePractice2Results	Ukyo Katayama	13	1:17.458
freePractice2Results	JJ Lehto	14	1:17.568
freePractice2Results	Maurício Gugelmin	15	1:17.721
freePractice2Results	Michele Alboreto	16	1:17.758
freePractice2Results	Karl Wendlinger	17	1:17.762
freePractice2Results	Olivier Grouillard	18	1:17.799
freePractice2Results	Andrea de Cesaris	19	1:17.867
freePractice2Results	Aguri Suzuki	20	1:17.915
freePractice2Results	Stefano Modena	21	1:18.410
freePractice2Results	Pierluigi Martini	22	1:18.909
freePractice2Results	Bertrand Gachot	23	1:19.011
freePractice2Results	Christian Fittipaldi	24	1:19.081
freePractice2Results	Mika Häkkinen	25	1:19.197
freePractice2Results	Paul Belmondo	26	1:19.579
freePractice2Results	Eric van de Poele	27	1:19.684
freePractice2Results	Andrea Chiesa	28	1:19.711
freePractice2Results	Damon Hill	29	1:20.702
freePractice2Results	Gabriele Tarquini	30	1:22.689
warmingUpResults	Nigel Mansell	1	1:28.997
warmingUpResults	Jean Alesi	2	1:29.132
warmingUpResults	Riccardo Patrese	3	1:31.935
warmingUpResults	Mika Häkkinen	4	1:32.049
warmingUpResults	Johnny Herbert	5	1:32.101
warmingUpResults	Ayrton Senna	6	1:32.516
warmingUpResults	Gerhard Berger	7	1:32.517
warmingUpResults	Michael Schumacher	8	1:32.690
warmingUpResults	Érik Comas	9	1:32.996
warmingUpResults	Michele Alboreto	10	1:33.193
warmingUpResults	JJ Lehto	11	1:33.364
warmingUpResults	Olivier Grouillard	12	1:33.410
warmingUpResults	Martin Brundle	13	1:33.563
warmingUpResults	Pierluigi Martini	14	1:33.826
warmingUpResults	Karl Wendlinger	15	1:33.928
warmingUpResults	Thierry Boutsen	16	1:33.987
warmingUpResults	Ukyo Katayama	17	1:34.005
warmingUpResults	Aguri Suzuki	18	1:34.091
warmingUpResults	Andrea Chiesa	19	1:34.239
warmingUpResults	Bertrand Gachot	20	1:34.714
warmingUpResults	Gabriele Tarquini	21	1:34.747
warmingUpResults	Andrea de Cesaris	22	1:35.303
warmingUpResults	Ivan Capelli	23	1:35.544
warmingUpResults	Stefano Modena	24	1:35.618
warmingUpResults	Maurício Gugelmin	25	1:36.015
warmingUpResults	Gianni Morbidelli	26	1:37.516