| 1992 Canadian Grand Prix | |||
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| Race 7 of 16 in the 1992 Formula One World Championship | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 14 June 1992 | ||
| Official name | XXX Grand Prix Molson du Canada | ||
| Location |
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Course | Temporary street circuit | ||
| Course length | 4.430 km (2.753 miles) | ||
| Distance | 69 laps, 305.670 km (189.935 miles) | ||
| Weather |
Dry with temperatures reaching up to 25 °C (77 °F); Wind speeds up to 14 km/h (8.7 mph) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | McLaren-Honda | ||
| Time | 1:19.775 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Gerhard Berger | McLaren-Honda | |
| Time | 1:22.325 on lap 61 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | McLaren-Honda | ||
| Second | Benetton-Ford | ||
| Third | Ferrari | ||
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Lap leaders
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The 1992 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal on 14 June 1992. It was the seventh race of the 1992 Formula One World Championship.
The 69-lap race was won by Austrian driver Gerhard Berger, driving a McLaren-Honda, after he started from fourth position. Berger's Brazilian teammate, Ayrton Senna, took pole position and led until he suffered an electrical failure on lap 38, while Drivers' Championship leader, Briton Nigel Mansell, spun off on lap 15 attempting to overtake Senna. German Michael Schumacher finished second in a Benetton-Ford, with Frenchman Jean Alesi third in a Ferrari.
Qualifying
Pre-qualifying report
In the Friday morning pre-qualifying session, the Footwork of Michele Alboreto was fastest for the third consecutive Grand Prix. He was less than three tenths of a second faster than Larrousse driver Bertrand Gachot, with Gachot's team-mate Ukyo Katayama nearly two seconds slower in third. The fourth and final pre-qualifier was Andrea Chiesa in the Fondmetal, nearly 4.5 seconds off Alboreto's pace.
The Andrea Moda team failed to capitalise on the improvement made at the last race in Monaco, as both cars failed to pre-qualify. Although the team and drivers had arrived at the circuit, their Judd engines had not, having been withheld by the freight forwarding agent for non-payment of debts. The team were able to borrow an engine from the Brabham team, which allowed Roberto Moreno to take part in the session, but he was nowhere near the required pace. There was no engine for Perry McCarthy's car, so he did not participate.
Pre-qualifying classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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| 1 | 9 |  Michele Alboreto
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Footwork-Mugen-Honda | 1:25.068 | — |
| 2 | 29 |  Bertrand Gachot
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Venturi-Lamborghini | 1:25.358 | +0.290 |
| 3 | 30 |  Ukyo Katayama
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Venturi-Lamborghini | 1:27:309 | +2.241 |
| 4 | 14 |  Andrea Chiesa
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Fondmetal-Ford | 1:29.562 | +4.494 |
| 5 | 34 |  Roberto Moreno
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Andrea Moda-Judd | 1:43.557 | +18.489 |
Qualifying report
Qualifying produced a surprise as Ayrton Senna took pole position in his McLaren while championship leader Nigel Mansell could only manage third, behind Williams teammate Riccardo Patrese. This would turn out to be the only non-Williams pole of 1992, and one of only two not taken by Mansell that season. Rumours suggested that the English driver was under stress, as Williams were negotiating with Alain Prost for 1993.
Gerhard Berger took fourth in the other McLaren, followed by Michael Schumacher in the Benetton. Johnny Herbert impressed in the Lotus and took sixth, ahead of Martin Brundle in the second Benetton. The top ten was completed by the Ferraris of Jean Alesi and Ivan Capelli, and Mika Häkkinen in the second Lotus.
Qualifying classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ayrton Senna
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McLaren-Honda | 1:19.775 | 1:20.590 | — |
| 2 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese
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Williams-Renault | 1:19.872 | 1:21.075 | +0.097 |
| 3 | 5 |  Nigel Mansell
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Williams-Renault | 1:20.157 | 1:19.948 | +0.173 |
| 4 | 2 | Gerhard Berger
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McLaren-Honda | 1:20.145 | 1:21.038 | +0.370 |
| 5 | 19 |  Michael Schumacher
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Benetton-Ford | 1:20.456 | 1:21.045 | +0.681 |
| 6 | 12 | Johnny Herbert
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Lotus-Ford | 1:21.645 | 1:23.043 | +1.870 |
| 7 | 20 | Martin Brundle
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Benetton-Ford | 1:22.408 | 1:21.738 | +1.963 |
| 8 | 27 | Jean Alesi
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Ferrari | 1:21.777 | 1:22.033 | +2.002 |
| 9 | 28 | Ivan Capelli
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Ferrari | 1:22.297 | 1:26.259 | +2.522 |
| 10 | 11 |  Mika Häkkinen
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Lotus-Ford | 1:22.360 | 1:22.787 | +2.585 |
| 11 | 30 | Ukyo Katayama
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Venturi-Lamborghini | 1:22.510 | 1:33.438 | +2.735 |
| 12 | 16 | Karl Wendlinger
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March-Ilmor | 1:22.778 | 1:22.566 | +2.791 |
| 13 | 24 | Gianni Morbidelli
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Minardi-Lamborghini | 1:22.594 | 1:23.028 | +2.819 |
| 14 | 4 | Andrea de Cesaris
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Tyrrell-Ilmor | 1:22.635 | 1:23.948 | +2.860 |
| 15 | 22 | Pierluigi Martini
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Dallara-Ferrari | 1:24.144 | 1:22.850 | +3.075 |
| 16 | 9 | Michele Alboreto
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Footwork-Mugen-Honda | 1:22.878 | 1:23.022 | +3.103 |
| 17 | 32 | Stefano Modena
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Jordan-Yamaha | 1:23.023 | 1:23.572 | +3.248 |
| 18 | 15 | Gabriele Tarquini
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Fondmetal-Ford | 1:24.281 | 1:23.063 | +3.288 |
| 19 | 29 | Bertrand Gachot
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Venturi-Lamborghini | 1:23.410 | 1:23.138 | +3.363 |
| 20 | 17 | Paul Belmondo
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March-Ilmor | 1:24.852 | 1:23.189 | +3.414 |
| 21 | 25 |  Thierry Boutsen
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Ligier-Renault | 1:23.425 | 1:23.203 | +3.428 |
| 22 | 26 | Érik Comas
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Ligier-Renault | 1:23.537 | 1:23.212 | +3.437 |
| 23 | 21 | JJ Lehto
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Dallara-Ferrari | 1:23.793 | 1:23.249 | +3.474 |
| 24 | 33 | Maurício Gugelmin
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Jordan-Yamaha | 1:23.431 | 1:24.640 | +3.656 |
| 25 | 23 | Christian Fittipaldi
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Minardi-Lamborghini | 1:23.759 | 1:23.433 | +3.658 |
| 26 | 3 | Olivier Grouillard
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Tyrrell-Ilmor | 1:23.469 | 1:24.060 | +3.694 |
| 27 | 10 | Aguri Suzuki
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Footwork-Mugen-Honda | 1:23.958 | 1:23.721 | +3.946 |
| 28 | 7 | Eric van de Poele
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Brabham-Judd | 1:24.858 | 1:24.499 | +4.724 |
| 29 | 14 | Andrea Chiesa
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Fondmetal-Ford | 1:25.044 | 1:25.612 | +5.837 |
| 30 | 8 | Damon Hill
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Brabham-Judd | 1:26.641 | 1:25.812 | +6.037 |
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Race
Race report
Stefano Modena started from the back of the grid after his car failed to start.
At the start Senna took the lead from the two Williams-Renaults with Mansell getting ahead of Patrese then Berger, Schumacher, Herbert and Brundle. For the first 13 laps the top eight followed in close attention until next lap 14 Mansell tried to overtake Senna at the last chicane but the car ended off track and spun and came to a stop on the main straight. The Williams driver was out of the race and accusing Senna of pushing him off. As this was happening Berger had passed Patrese to make it a McLaren 1-2. On lap 18 Capelli crashed hard into the wall on the exit of turn four. Johnny Herbert retired on lap 34 with clutch problems and team-mate Mika Häkkinen retired one lap later when his gearbox failed meaning disaster for Lotus after both cars qualified in the top ten. On lap 37 Senna retired from the lead with electrical problems. Berger had by now pulled a couple of seconds lead on Patrese who was being chased by Brundle after the Englishman had taken advantage of Schumacher getting stuck behind Morbidelli's Minardi while lapping him. A few laps later Patrese was out as his gearbox failed making this the first double retirement for Williams. Brundle now chased after Berger and set fastest lap but then was also forced to retire with transmission problems with what was subsequently his fifth and final retirement of the season. Berger was in comfortable lead followed by Schumacher. Katayama was driving a good race but had to retire from fifth on lap 61 when his engine expired. Wendlinger finished fourth to score his first points in Formula One as well as the last points for the March team. With sixth place for Érik Comas, Ligier scored their first points since the 1989 French Grand Prix almost three years prior.
Race classification
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- "Weather information for the "1992 Canadian Grand Prix"". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
- ^ McCarthy, Perry (2003). Flat Out, Flat Broke. Haynes. p. 189. ISBN 1-84425-018-0.
- ^ Walker, Murray (1992). Murray Walker's 1992 Grand Prix Year. Hazleton Publishing. pp. 61–68. ISBN 0-905138-99-6.
- "Grand Prix Results: Canadian GP, 1992". Grandprix.com. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
- "Canada Grand Prix – Qualifying 1". Formula1.com. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- "Canada Grand Prix – Qualifying 2". Formula1.com. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- "1992 Canadian Grand Prix Classification Qualifying". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- "1992 Canadian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ "Canada 1992 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- Henry, Alan (1992). AUTOCOURSE 1992-93. Hazleton Publishing. ISBN 0-905138-96-1.
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