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1992 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix · qualifying

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THE HISTORICAL RECORD

Profile & context

Name: 1992 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix · qualifying

PROVENANCE

Sources behind this page

F1DB

v2026.17.0 · session/531-qualifying

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

1992 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix · Suzuka Circuit

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

1992 Formula 1 World Championship · round 15

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:33:09.553 · 53 laps · renault	10
2	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:33:23.282 · 53 laps · honda	6
3	Martin Brundle	Benetton	1:34:25.056 · 53 laps · ford	4
4	Andrea de Cesaris	Tyrrell	Time not recorded · 52 laps · ilmor	3
5	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	Time not recorded · 52 laps · ferrari	2
6	Christian Fittipaldi	Minardi	Time not recorded · 52 laps · lamborghini	1
7	Stefano Modena	Jordan	Time not recorded · 52 laps · yamaha	Unknown / not applicable
8	Aguri Suzuki	Footwork	Time not recorded · 52 laps · mugen-honda	Unknown / not applicable
9	JJ Lehto	Dallara	Time not recorded · 52 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
10	Pierluigi Martini	Dallara	Time not recorded · 52 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
11	Ukyo Katayama	Venturi	Time not recorded · 52 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
12	Nicola Larini	Ferrari	Time not recorded · 52 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
13	Emanuele Naspetti	March	Time not recorded · 51 laps · ilmor	Unknown / not applicable
14	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	Time not recorded · 51 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
15	Michele Alboreto	Footwork	Time not recorded · 51 laps · mugen-honda	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Nigel Mansell	Williams	Engine · Time not recorded · 44 laps · renault	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Mika Häkkinen	Lotus	Engine · Time not recorded · 44 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Bertrand Gachot	Venturi	Collision · Time not recorded · 39 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Érik Comas	Ligier	Engine · Time not recorded · 36 laps · renault	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jan Lammers	March	Clutch · Time not recorded · 27 laps · ilmor	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Maurício Gugelmin	Jordan	Spun off · Time not recorded · 22 laps · yamaha	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Johnny Herbert	Lotus	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 15 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Michael Schumacher	Benetton	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 13 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Olivier Grouillard	Tyrrell	Spun off · Time not recorded · 6 laps · ilmor	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 3 laps · renault	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	Engine · Time not recorded · 2 laps · honda	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	1:37.360 · renault
2	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:38.219 · renault
3	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:38.375 · honda
4	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:40.296 · honda
5	Michael Schumacher	Benetton	1:40.922 · ford
6	Johnny Herbert	Lotus	1:41.030 · ford
7	Mika Häkkinen	Lotus	1:41.415 · ford
8	Érik Comas	Ligier	1:42.187 · renault
9	Andrea de Cesaris	Tyrrell	1:42.361 · ilmor
10	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	1:42.428 · renault
11	Nicola Larini	Ferrari	1:42.488 · ferrari
12	Christian Fittipaldi	Minardi	1:42.617 · lamborghini
13	Martin Brundle	Benetton	1:42.626 · ford
14	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	1:42.627 · lamborghini
15	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	1:42.824 · ferrari
16	Aguri Suzuki	Footwork	1:43.029 · mugen-honda
17	Stefano Modena	Jordan	1:43.117 · yamaha
18	Bertrand Gachot	Venturi	1:43.156 · lamborghini
19	Pierluigi Martini	Dallara	1:43.251 · ferrari
20	Ukyo Katayama	Venturi	1:43.488 · lamborghini
21	Olivier Grouillard	Tyrrell	1:43.941 · ilmor
22	JJ Lehto	Dallara	1:44.037 · ferrari
23	Jan Lammers	March	1:44.075 · ilmor
24	Michele Alboreto	Footwork	1:44.149 · mugen-honda
25	Maurício Gugelmin	Jordan	1:44.253 · yamaha
26	Emanuele Naspetti	March	1:47.303 · ilmor

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:37.360 · renault
2	Riccardo Patrese	Williams	1:38.219 · renault
3	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:38.375 · honda
4	Gerhard Berger	McLaren	1:40.296 · honda
5	Michael Schumacher	Benetton	1:40.922 · ford
6	Johnny Herbert	Lotus	1:41.030 · ford
7	Mika Häkkinen	Lotus	1:41.415 · ford
8	Érik Comas	Ligier	1:42.187 · renault
9	Andrea de Cesaris	Tyrrell	1:42.361 · ilmor
10	Thierry Boutsen	Ligier	1:42.428 · renault
11	Nicola Larini	Ferrari	1:42.488 · ferrari
12	Christian Fittipaldi	Minardi	1:42.617 · lamborghini
13	Martin Brundle	Benetton	1:42.626 · ford
14	Gianni Morbidelli	Minardi	1:42.627 · lamborghini
15	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	1:42.824 · ferrari
16	Aguri Suzuki	Footwork	1:43.029 · mugen-honda
17	Stefano Modena	Jordan	1:43.117 · yamaha
18	Bertrand Gachot	Venturi	1:43.156 · lamborghini
19	Pierluigi Martini	Dallara	1:43.251 · ferrari
20	Ukyo Katayama	Venturi	1:43.488 · lamborghini
21	Olivier Grouillard	Tyrrell	1:43.941 · ilmor
22	JJ Lehto	Dallara	1:44.037 · ferrari
23	Jan Lammers	March	1:44.075 · ilmor
24	Michele Alboreto	Footwork	1:44.149 · mugen-honda
25	Maurício Gugelmin	Jordan	1:44.253 · yamaha
26	Emanuele Naspetti	March	1:47.303 · ilmor

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	Ayrton Senna	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	50
4	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	47
5	Gerhard Berger	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	39
6	Martin Brundle	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	34
7	Jean Alesi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	15
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	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
16	Christian Fittipaldi	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	1:37.978
freePractice1Results	Ayrton Senna	2	1:39.260
freePractice1Results	Riccardo Patrese	3	1:39.326
freePractice1Results	Gerhard Berger	4	1:40.495
freePractice1Results	Michael Schumacher	5	1:41.622
freePractice1Results	Johnny Herbert	6	1:42.145
freePractice1Results	Thierry Boutsen	7	1:42.430
freePractice1Results	Jean Alesi	8	1:42.622
freePractice1Results	Gianni Morbidelli	9	1:42.762
freePractice1Results	Andrea de Cesaris	10	1:42.788
freePractice1Results	Martin Brundle	11	1:42.943
freePractice1Results	Aguri Suzuki	12	1:42.991
freePractice1Results	Stefano Modena	13	1:43.235
freePractice1Results	Érik Comas	14	1:43.395
freePractice1Results	Bertrand Gachot	15	1:43.439
freePractice1Results	Ukyo Katayama	16	1:43.814
freePractice1Results	Nicola Larini	17	1:43.840
freePractice1Results	Christian Fittipaldi	18	1:44.086
freePractice1Results	Olivier Grouillard	19	1:44.112
freePractice1Results	JJ Lehto	20	1:44.440
freePractice1Results	Mika Häkkinen	21	1:44.469
freePractice1Results	Pierluigi Martini	22	1:45.093
freePractice1Results	Michele Alboreto	23	1:45.330
freePractice1Results	Maurício Gugelmin	24	1:45.721
freePractice1Results	Jan Lammers	25	1:46.721
freePractice1Results	Emanuele Naspetti	26	1:46.767
freePractice2Results	Nigel Mansell	1	1:58.693
freePractice2Results	Jean Alesi	2	1:58.799
freePractice2Results	Michael Schumacher	3	2:00.196
freePractice2Results	Ayrton Senna	4	2:01.697
freePractice2Results	Riccardo Patrese	5	2:02.367
freePractice2Results	Jan Lammers	6	2:03.914
freePractice2Results	Michele Alboreto	7	2:03.915
freePractice2Results	Pierluigi Martini	8	2:04.413
freePractice2Results	Johnny Herbert	9	2:05.582
freePractice2Results	Thierry Boutsen	10	2:06.574
freePractice2Results	JJ Lehto	11	2:06.724
freePractice2Results	Nicola Larini	12	2:06.788
freePractice2Results	Maurício Gugelmin	13	2:07.068
freePractice2Results	Olivier Grouillard	14	2:07.745
freePractice2Results	Aguri Suzuki	15	2:09.029
freePractice2Results	Emanuele Naspetti	16	2:09.151
freePractice2Results	Gianni Morbidelli	17	2:09.962
freePractice2Results	Érik Comas	18	2:10.163
freePractice2Results	Mika Häkkinen	19	2:10.677
freePractice2Results	Christian Fittipaldi	20	2:15.719
warmingUpResults	Riccardo Patrese	1	1:42.255
warmingUpResults	Nigel Mansell	2	1:43.376
warmingUpResults	Gerhard Berger	3	1:44.124
warmingUpResults	Johnny Herbert	4	1:44.475
warmingUpResults	Ayrton Senna	5	1:44.520
warmingUpResults	Michael Schumacher	6	1:44.778
warmingUpResults	Bertrand Gachot	7	1:45.052
warmingUpResults	Martin Brundle	8	1:45.065
warmingUpResults	Mika Häkkinen	9	1:45.226
warmingUpResults	Thierry Boutsen	10	1:45.728
warmingUpResults	Olivier Grouillard	11	1:45.851
warmingUpResults	Érik Comas	12	1:45.874
warmingUpResults	Pierluigi Martini	13	1:45.961
warmingUpResults	Andrea de Cesaris	14	1:46.068
warmingUpResults	JJ Lehto	15	1:46.320
warmingUpResults	Michele Alboreto	16	1:46.669
warmingUpResults	Ukyo Katayama	17	1:47.100
warmingUpResults	Jean Alesi	18	1:47.353
warmingUpResults	Gianni Morbidelli	19	1:47.441
warmingUpResults	Maurício Gugelmin	20	1:47.539
warmingUpResults	Stefano Modena	21	1:47.541
warmingUpResults	Emanuele Naspetti	22	1:47.833
warmingUpResults	Nicola Larini	23	1:48.156
warmingUpResults	Christian Fittipaldi	24	1:48.339
warmingUpResults	Aguri Suzuki	25	1:48.609