Round 15 · 1992
Japanese Grand Prix
WinnerPACWilliams · from P2
PoleMNS
Fastest lap1:40.646Mansell · L44
Biggest gain+13J Lehto P22→P9
Retirements11of 26 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riccardo Patrese PAC | Williams | 2 | +1 | 53 | 1:33:09.553 | — | 10 |
| 2 | Gerhard Berger BEG | McLaren | 4 | +2 | 53 | +13.730 | — | 6 |
| 3 | Martin Brundle BRL | Benetton | 13 | +10 | 53 | +1:15.500 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Tyrrell | 9 | +5 | 52 | +1 lap | — | 3 | |
| 5 | Jean Alesi ALE | Ferrari | 15 | +10 | 52 | +1 lap | — | 2 |
| 6 | Minardi | 12 | +6 | 52 | +1 lap | — | 1 | |
| 7 | Stefano Modena MOD | Jordan | 17 | +10 | 52 | +1 lap | — | |
| 8 | Aguri Suzuki SUZ | Footwork | 16 | +8 | 52 | +1 lap | — | |
| 9 | J J Lehto JLE | Dallara | 22 | +13 | 52 | +1 lap | — | |
| 10 | Dallara | 19 | +9 | 52 | +1 lap | — | ||
| 11 | Ukyo Katayama KAT | Venturi | 20 | +9 | 52 | +1 lap | — | |
| 12 | Nicola Larini LAI | Ferrari | 11 | -1 | 52 | +1 lap | — | |
| 13 | March | 26 | +13 | 51 | +2 laps | — | ||
| 14 | Minardi | 14 | 0 | 51 | +2 laps | — | ||
| 15 | Michele Alboreto ALB | Footwork | 24 | +9 | 51 | +2 laps | — | |
| — | Mika Hakkinen PAI | Team Lotus | 7 | 44 | DNF · L44 | — | ||
| — | Johnny Herbert HEB | Team Lotus | 6 | 15 | DNF · L15 | — | ||
| — | Benetton | 5 | 13 | DNF · L13 | — | |||
| — | Jan Lammers LAM | March | 23 | 27 | DNF · L27 | — | ||
| — | Nigel Mansell MNS | Williams | 1 | 44 | DNF · L44 FL | — | ||
| — | Thierry Boutsen BOS | Ligier | 10 | 3 | DNF · L3 | — | ||
| — | Ayrton Senna SEY | McLaren | 3 | 2 | DNF · L2 | — | ||
| — | Jordan | 25 | 22 | DNF · L22 | — | |||
| — | Bertrand Gachot GAC | Venturi | 18 | 39 | DNF · L39 | — | ||
| — | Tyrrell | 21 | 6 | DNF · L6 | — | |||
| — | Erik Comas COM | Ligier | 8 | 36 | DNF · L36 | — |
Session schedule
Grand PrixFinal
Championship after round 15
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell MNS | 108 | |
| 2 | Riccardo Patrese PAC | 56 | ▲2 |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna SEY | 50 | ▼1 |
| 4 | 47 | ▼1 | |
| 5 | Gerhard Berger BEG | 39 | |
| 6 | Martin Brundle BRL | 34 | |
| 7 | Jean Alesi ALE | 15 | |
| 8 | Mika Hakkinen PAI | 11 |
Running totals from published race points.
Recent winners at Suzuka Circuit
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Japanese Grand Prix | Gerhard Berger BEG | McLaren | 1 |
| 1990 | Japanese Grand Prix | Benetton | 6 | |
| 1989 | Japanese Grand Prix | Benetton | 6 | |
| 1988 | Japanese Grand Prix | Ayrton Senna SEY | McLaren | 1 |
| 1987 | Japanese Grand Prix | Gerhard Berger BEG | Ferrari | 1 |