1992 Japanese Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 15 of 16 in the 1992 Formula One season | |||
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| Date | 25 October 1992 | ||
| Official name | XVIII Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix | ||
| Location | Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 5.864 km (3.644 mi) | ||
| Distance | 53 laps, 310.792 km (193.117 mi) | ||
| Weather | Dry, warm, cloudy | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Williams-Renault | ||
| Time | 1:37.360 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Nigel Mansell
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Williams-Renault | |
| Time | 1:40.646 on lap 44 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Williams-Renault | ||
| Second | McLaren-Honda | ||
| Third | Benetton-Ford | ||
The 1992 Japanese Grand Prix (formally the XVIII Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held at Suzuka on 25 October 1992. The race, contested over 53 laps, was the fifteenth race of the 1992 Formula One season and was won by Riccardo Patrese driving a Williams-Renault, with Gerhard Berger second for the McLaren team and Martin Brundle third for Benetton. This was Patrese's final Grand Prix victory.
Two driver changes took place before the race: Ferrari replaced Ivan Capelli with their test driver Nicola Larini, while Karl Wendlinger left March to join Sauber's preparatory program ahead of the Swiss team's debut in 1993, his place taken by Jan Lammers, making his first F1 start for over 10 years.
In qualifying, Williams' Nigel Mansell took his 13th pole position of the season, equalling the record set by Ayrton Senna in 1988 and 1989. Team-mate Riccardo Patrese was alongside him on the front row, while the McLarens of Senna and Gerhard Berger filled the second row. Michael Schumacher in the Benetton was fifth, followed by the two Lotuses of Johnny Herbert and Mika Häkkinen. The top ten was completed by Érik Comas in the Ligier, Andrea de Cesaris in the Tyrrell and Thierry Boutsen in the second Ligier.
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