The 1992 South African Grand Prix was Round 1 of the 1992 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Kyalami in South Africa on Sunday, 1 March 1992. Nigel Mansell started on pole position in the Williams Renault and was the race winner.
Yellow Pages South African Grand Prix 1992 Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Nigel Mansell | Great Britain | Williams Renault | Goodyear | 72 | 1:36:45.320 | 1:36:45.320 | - | - | 1:17.578 | 70 | 190.248 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Williams Renault | Goodyear | 72 | +24.360 | 1:37:09.680 | +24.360 | +24.360 | 1:18.571 | 67 | 189.453 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | Ayrton Senna | Brazil | McLaren Honda | Goodyear | 72 | +34.675 | 1:37:19.995 | +34.675 | +10.315 | 1:18.140 | 68 | 189.118 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 19 | Michael Schumacher | Germany | Benetton Ford | Goodyear | 72 | +47.863 | 1:37:33.183 | +47.863 | +13.188 | 1:19.224 | 66 | 188.692 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | Gerhard Berger | Austria | McLaren Honda | Goodyear | 72 | +1:13.634 | 1:37:58.954 | +1:13.634 | +25.771 | 1:19.085 | 66 | 187.865 | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | 12 | Johnny Herbert | Great Britain | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 71 | +1 lap | 1:37:12.749 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:20.188 | 66 | 186.723 | 11 | 1 |
| 7 | 26 | Érik Comas | France | Ligier Renault | Goodyear | 71 | +1 lap | 1:37:41.558 | 1 lap | +28.809 | 1:20.347 | 41 | 185.805 | 13 | |
| 8 | 10 | Aguri Suzuki | Japan | Footwork Mugen Honda | Goodyear | 70 | +2 lap | 1:37:11.026 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:21.146 | 40 | 184.148 | 16 | |
| 9 | 11 | Mika Häkkinen | Finland | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 70 | +2 lap | 1:37:20.233 | 2 laps | +9.207 | 1:20.956 | 65 | 183.857 | 21 | |
| 10 | 9 | Michele Alboreto | Italy | Footwork Mugen Honda | Goodyear | 70 | +2 lap | 1:37:27.654 | 2 laps | +7.421 | 1:20.821 | 66 | 183.624 | 17 | |
| 11 | 33 | Maurício Gugelmin | Brazil | Jordan Yamaha | Goodyear | 70 | +2 lap | 1:37:50.054 | 2 laps | +22.400 | 1:20.832 | 56 | 182.923 | 23 | |
| 12 | 30 | Ukyo Katayama | Japan | Venturi Lamborghini | Goodyear | 68 | +4 lap | 1:36:49.840 | 4 laps | 2 laps | 1:20.714 | 66 | 179.538 | 18 | |
| 13 | 7 | Eric van de Poele | Belgium | Brabham Judd | Goodyear | 68 | +4 lap | 1:37:21.272 | 4 laps | +31.432 | 1:23.165 | 59 | 178.572 | 26 | |
| DNF | 3 | Olivier Grouillard | France | Tyrrell Ilmor | Goodyear | 62 | Engine | 1:26:10.590 | 1:20.476 | 43 | 183.935 | 12 | |||
| DNF | 25 | Thierry Boutsen | Belgium | Ligier Renault | Goodyear | 60 | Fuel System | 1:22:31.572 | 1:20.524 | 36 | 185.875 | 14 | |||
| DNF | 22 | Pierluigi Martini | Italy | Dallara Ferrari | Goodyear | 56 | Cluch | 1:20:37.090 | 1:23.612 | 48 | 177.589 | 25 | |||
| DNF | 24 | Gianni Morbidelli | Italy | Minardi Lamborghini | Goodyear | 55 | Engine | 1:17:02.213 | 1:20.852 | 55 | 182.526 | 19 | |||
| DNF | 21 | JJ Lehto | Finland | Dallara Ferrari | Goodyear | 46 | Gear Box | 1:04:05.859 | 1:20.922 | 43 | 183.475 | 24 | |||
| DNF | 23 | Christian Fittipaldi | Brazil | Minardi Lamborghini | Goodyear | 43 | Aternator | 1:00:16.659 | 1:22.072 | 39 | 182.379 | 20 | |||
| DNF | 4 | Andrea de Cesaris | Italy | Tyrrell Ilmor | Goodyear | 41 | Engine | 56:43.011 | 1:20.679 | 33 | 184.813 | 10 | |||
| DNF | 27 | Jean Alesi | France | Ferrari | Goodyear | 40 | Engine | 54:54.396 | 1:20.332 | 35 | 186.250 | 5 | |||
| DNF | 28 | Ivan Capelli | Italy | Ferrari | Goodyear | 28 | Engine | 38:44.682 | 1:21.376 | 28 | 184.760 | 9 | |||
| DNF | 15 | Gabriele Tarquini | Italy | Fondmetal Ford | Goodyear | 23 | Engine | 32:17.100 | 1:22.031 | 22 | 182.133 | 15 | |||
| DNF | 16 | Karl Wendlinger | Austria | March Ilmor | Goodyear | 13 | Overheating | 18:21.592 | 1:22.736 | 13 | 181.024 | 7 | |||
| DNF | 29 | Bertrand Gachot | France | Venturi Lamborghini | Goodyear | 8 | Steering | 17:32.720 | 1:23.974 | 8 | 116.571 | 22 | |||
| DNF | 20 | Martin Brundle | Great Britain | Benetton Ford | Goodyear | 1 | Clutch | 1:51.189 | 1:51.189 | 1 | 137.959 | 9 | |||
| DNQ | 17 | Paul Belmondo | France | March Ilmor | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 14 | Andrea Chiesa | Switzerland | Fondmetal Ford | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 32 | Stefano Modena | Italy | Jordan Yamaha | Goodyear | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 8 | Giovanna Amati | Italy | Brabham Judd | Goodyear |