Round 8 · 1992
French Grand Prix
WinnerMNSWilliams · from P1
PoleMNS
Fastest lap1:17.070Mansell · L37
Biggest gain+15Martini P25→P10
Retirements15of 26 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell MNS | Williams | 1 | 0 | 69 | 1:38:08.459 FL | — | 10 |
| 2 | Riccardo Patrese PAC | Williams | 2 | 0 | 69 | +46.450 | — | 6 |
| 3 | Martin Brundle BRL | Benetton | 7 | +4 | 69 | +1:12.580 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Mika Hakkinen PAI | Team Lotus | 11 | +7 | 68 | +1 lap | — | 3 |
| 5 | Erik Comas COM | Ligier | 10 | +5 | 68 | +1 lap | — | 2 |
| 6 | Johnny Herbert HEB | Team Lotus | 12 | +6 | 68 | +1 lap | — | 1 |
| 7 | Michele Alboreto ALB | Footwork | 14 | +7 | 68 | +1 lap | — | |
| 8 | Minardi | 16 | +8 | 68 | +1 lap | — | ||
| 9 | J J Lehto JLE | Dallara | 17 | +8 | 67 | +2 laps | — | |
| 10 | Dallara | 25 | +15 | 67 | +2 laps | — | ||
| 11 | Tyrrell | 22 | +11 | 66 | +3 laps | — | ||
| — | Benetton | 5 | 17 | DNF · L17 | — | |||
| — | Jean Alesi ALE | Ferrari | 6 | 61 | DNF · L61 | — | ||
| — | Damon Hill HID | Brabham | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Gerhard Berger BEG | McLaren | 4 | 10 | DNF · L10 | — | ||
| — | Ukyo Katayama KAT | Venturi | 18 | 49 | DNF · L49 | — | ||
| — | Minardi | — | 0 | DNQ | — | |||
| — | Tyrrell | 19 | 51 | DNF · L51 | — | |||
| — | Thierry Boutsen BOS | Ligier | 9 | 46 | DNF · L46 | — | ||
| — | Ayrton Senna SEY | McLaren | 3 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | ||
| — | Ivan Capelli CAP | Ferrari | 8 | 38 | DNF · L38 | — | ||
| — | Stefano Modena MOD | Jordan | 20 | 25 | DNF · L25 | — | ||
| — | Fondmetal | 23 | 6 | DNF · L6 | — | |||
| — | Jordan | 24 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | |||
| — | Aguri Suzuki SUZ | Footwork | 15 | 20 | DNF · L20 | — | ||
| — | Bertrand Gachot GAC | Venturi | 13 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | ||
| — | Brabham | — | 0 | DNQ | — | |||
| — | Karl Wendlinger WEN | March | 21 | 33 | DNF · L33 | — | ||
| — | Andrea Chiesa CHS | Fondmetal | 26 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | ||
| — | Paul Belmondo BEM | March | — | 0 | DNQ | — |
Session schedule
Grand PrixFinal
Championship after round 8
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell MNS | 66 | |
| 2 | Riccardo Patrese PAC | 34 | |
| 3 | 26 | ||
| 4 | Ayrton Senna SEY | 18 | |
| 5 | Gerhard Berger BEG | 18 | |
| 6 | Jean Alesi ALE | 11 | |
| 7 | Martin Brundle BRL | 9 | |
| 8 | Michele Alboreto ALB | 5 |
Running totals from published race points.
Recent winners at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | French Grand Prix | Nigel Mansell MNS | Williams | 4 |