Round 1 · 1992
South African Grand Prix
WinnerMNSWilliams · from P1
PoleMNS
Fastest lap1:17.578Mansell · L70
Biggest gain+13van de Poele P26→P13
Retirements13of 26 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell MNS | Williams | 1 | 0 | 72 | 1:36:45.320 FL | — | 10 |
| 2 | Riccardo Patrese PAC | Williams | 4 | +2 | 72 | +24.360 | — | 6 |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna SEY | McLaren | 2 | -1 | 72 | +34.680 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Benetton | 6 | +2 | 72 | +47.860 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | Gerhard Berger BEG | McLaren | 3 | -2 | 72 | +1:13.630 | — | 2 |
| 6 | Johnny Herbert HEB | Team Lotus | 11 | +5 | 71 | +1 lap | — | 1 |
| 7 | Erik Comas COM | Ligier | 13 | +6 | 71 | +1 lap | — | |
| 8 | Aguri Suzuki SUZ | Footwork | 16 | +8 | 70 | +2 laps | — | |
| 9 | Mika Hakkinen PAI | Team Lotus | 21 | +12 | 70 | +2 laps | — | |
| 10 | Michele Alboreto ALB | Footwork | 17 | +7 | 70 | +2 laps | — | |
| 11 | Jordan | 23 | +12 | 70 | +2 laps | — | ||
| 12 | Ukyo Katayama KAT | Venturi | 18 | +6 | 68 | +4 laps | — | |
| 13 | Brabham | 26 | +13 | 68 | +4 laps | — | ||
| — | Jean Alesi ALE | Ferrari | 5 | 40 | DNF · L40 | — | ||
| — | Martin Brundle BRL | Benetton | 8 | 1 | DNF · L1 | — | ||
| — | Minardi | 19 | 55 | DNF · L55 | — | |||
| — | Minardi | 20 | 43 | DNF · L43 | — | |||
| — | Tyrrell | 10 | 41 | DNF · L41 | — | |||
| — | Thierry Boutsen BOS | Ligier | 14 | 60 | DNF · L60 | — | ||
| — | Dallara | 25 | 56 | DNF · L56 | — | |||
| — | Ivan Capelli CAP | Ferrari | 9 | 28 | DNF · L28 | — | ||
| — | Stefano Modena MOD | Jordan | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Fondmetal | 15 | 23 | DNF · L23 | — | |||
| — | Bertrand Gachot GAC | Venturi | 22 | 8 | DNF · L8 | — | ||
| — | Tyrrell | 12 | 62 | DNF · L62 | — | |||
| — | J J Lehto JLE | Dallara | 24 | 46 | DNF · L46 | — | ||
| — | Karl Wendlinger WEN | March | 7 | 13 | DNF · L13 | — | ||
| — | Andrea Chiesa CHS | Fondmetal | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Giovanna Amati AMA | Brabham | — | 0 | DNQ | — | ||
| — | Paul Belmondo BEM | March | — | 0 | DNQ | — |
Session schedule
Grand PrixFinal
Championship after round 1
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell MNS | 10 | |
| 2 | Riccardo Patrese PAC | 6 | |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna SEY | 4 | |
| 4 | 3 | ||
| 5 | Gerhard Berger BEG | 2 | |
| 6 | Johnny Herbert HEB | 1 | |
| 7 | Jean Alesi ALE | 0 | |
| 8 | Martin Brundle BRL | 0 |
Running totals from published race points.
Recent winners at Kyalami
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | South African Grand Prix | Nigel Mansell MNS | Williams | 1 |
| 1984 | South African Grand Prix | Niki Lauda LAU | McLaren | 8 |
| 1983 | South African Grand Prix | Riccardo Patrese PAC | Brabham | 3 |
| 1982 | South African Grand Prix | Alain Prost PRO | Toleman | 5 |
| 1980 | South African Grand Prix | Alpine | 2 | |
| 1979 | South African Grand Prix | Ferrari | 3 | |
| 1978 | South African Grand Prix | Ronnie Peterson PEO | Team Lotus | 11 |
| 1977 | South African Grand Prix | Niki Lauda LAU | Ferrari | 3 |