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The '''1992 Life Grand Prix Series season''' was the second season of the [[Life GP Series|Life Grand Prix Series]]. The number of entries was made unlimited instead of the limit of 30 regular entries that was seen in the previous season. To accomodate all of the new entries, a special prequalifying session was held on each Friday afternoon, and only 28 cars in total were allowed to start the race. Due to pressure from FISA, the series was forced to abandon all circuits that were used by Formula One during the same year. Despite this, the amount of championship races was increased by one to a total of 19.
The '''1992 Life Grand Prix Series season''' was the second season of the [[Life GP Series|Life Grand Prix Series]]. The total number of entries was risen to 41 from the 30 regular entries that was seen in the previous season. To accomodate all of the new entries, a special prequalifying session was held on each Friday afternoon, and only 28 cars in total were allowed to start the race. The only exception to this rule was the Swiss SuperPrix, where all 41 cars were allowed to start the race. Due to pressure from FISA, the series was forced to abandon all circuits that were used by Formula One during the same year. Despite this, the amount of championship races was increased by one to a total of 19.


== Teams and drivers ==
== Teams and drivers ==
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Revision as of 04:19, 20 March 2013

The 1992 Life Grand Prix Series season was the second season of the Life Grand Prix Series. The total number of entries was risen to 41 from the 30 regular entries that was seen in the previous season. To accomodate all of the new entries, a special prequalifying session was held on each Friday afternoon, and only 28 cars in total were allowed to start the race. The only exception to this rule was the Swiss SuperPrix, where all 41 cars were allowed to start the race. Due to pressure from FISA, the series was forced to abandon all circuits that were used by Formula One during the same year. Despite this, the amount of championship races was increased by one to a total of 19.

Teams and drivers

Entrant No. Race Drivers Rounds Test Driver(s)
Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Foster's Good Call Racing 00 Flag of Brazil svg.png Evelyn Gomes 1- Greece.png Apostolos Alianopoulos
Flag of Italy svg.png Jose Braggia
9 Flag of the Netherlands svg.png Pieter Kickert 1-
Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Team DAYP Loans Racing 5 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Dave Wilson 1- None
Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Winton Racing 7 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Sam Winton 1- Flag of Ireland svg.png Jeice Swan
Flag of Australia svg.png Aussie Motorsport 8 Flag of Australia svg.png Joe Gaera 1- None
10 Flag of Samoa svg.png Maea Blog 1-
Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Life's a (Weeta)bix 11 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Jonny Greenwood 1- None
Flag of China svg.png Great Leap Backward 13 Flag of North Korea.svg.png Kim Jong-Sung 1- Flag of Cuba svg.png Carlos Marquez
31 Flag of SFR Yugoslavia svg.png Josip Stalic 1-
Flag of the United States svg.png C.R.A.S.H. 14 Flag of the United States svg.png Frank Tenpenny 1- Flag of the United States svg.png Jimmy Hernandez
15 Flag of the United States svg.png Eddie Pulaski 1-
Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Al Smith Racing Enterprises 17 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Geoff Donnelly 1- Flag of France svg.png Mike Boullier
71 Flag of the Netherlands svg.png Jan van der Maeyede 1-
Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Team Sandinista! 19 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Christopher Arthurs 1- None
20 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Rachel Graham 1-
Flag of Italy svg.png Il Barone Ramapante 27 Flag of France svg.png Frédéric-Maxime Voeckler 1- None
28 Flag of Italy svg.png Rafael Modena 1-
Liechtenstein.png Zeroforce 29 Flag of the United States svg.png Algernon Bell 1- Flag of Austria svg.png Natascha Zaugg
Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png EuroBrum 33 Flag of Germany svg.png William Anker 1- Flag of the United States svg.png Jamie Murphy
34 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Richard Richardson 1-
Flag of the United States svg.png Rockets to Russia 35 Flag of the United States svg.png Danny Ramone 1- Flag of the United States svg.png Algernon Bell
53 Flag of the United States svg.png Marky Howard 1-
Flag of Argentina svg.png Mazzacane Motorsports 39 Flag of Argentina svg.png José Pablo Mazzacane 1- Flag of France svg.png Jules Connes
40 Flag of Denmark svg.png Matthias Kjellerup 1-2
Flag of France svg.png Jules Connes 2 3-
Greece.png Racing for Greece powered by Olives 42 Greece.png Apostolos Alianopoulos 1- None
43 Flag of Cyprus svg.png Atos Koumettou 1-
Flag of Australia svg.png HURT Racing 47 Flag of Australia svg.png Will Roberts 1- None
Flag of Germany svg.png Blokkmonsta Racing 55 Flag of the United States svg.png Vic Sunset 1- None
Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Restov Racing 66 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png John Holmes 1- None
67 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Derek Gray 1-
Flag of the United States svg.png Herbalife Racing 69 Flag of the United States svg.png Charles Jericho 1- Flag of the United States svg.png Baccus Young
Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png High-Tech Motorsport Technology Racing Team 76 Flag of Japan svg.png Shigeru Hashimoto 1- None
Flag of Italy svg.png Scuderia Asso di Foiri 88 Flag of Italy svg.png Jose Braggia 1- Flag of Germany svg.png Joachim Dumm
98 Flag of Belgium svg.png Gio van Dycke 1-
Flag of the Vatican City svg.png Nicchi Motori 99 Flag of the Vatican City svg.png Valentino Nicchi 1- Flag of Nauru svg.png Marcus Kun
Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Foxhound Life 190 Flag of Russia 91-93.png Psycho Mantis 1 Flag of the United States svg.png Kenneth Baker
Flag of the United States svg.png Kenneth Baker 1 2-
Namibia.png Life of Namibia 264 Flag of Germany svg.png Leonhard von Gottorp 1- None
Flag of Brazil svg.png V.I.D.A. 444 Flag of Brazil svg.png Pedro Capilé 1- Flag of Bolivia svg.png Julio Vaca
445 Flag of Brazil svg.png Cleide do Nascimento 1-
Flag of Kyrgyzstan svg.png The Team of the Workers Party 666 Flag of Uzbekistan svg.png Mikhail Karimov 1- None
888 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Archibald Oswald March 1-

Notes:

  • 1 - Psycho Mantis suffered a serious accident at the Argentine GP, and was replaced by the team's test driver Kenneth Baker for the duration of his injury.
  • 2 - Jules Connes replaced Matthias Kjellerup for the Spanish and French GPs for sponsorship reasons.

Season calendar

Testing

Track Date Fastest driver Fastest team
Flag of Italy svg.png Autodromo Vallelunga Piero Taruffi February 16 Flag of Belgium svg.png Gio van Dycke Flag of Italy svg.png Scuderia Asso di Foiri
February 23 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Dave Wilson Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Team DAYP Loans Racing

Championship races

GP Date Title Track Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team ROTR
1 March 8 Flag of Argentina svg.png Life Gran Premio de Argentina Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez, Buenos Aires, Argentina Flag of Germany svg.png Leonhard von Gottorp Flag of Germany svg.png Leonhard von Gottorp Flag of Uzbekistan svg.png Mikhail Karimov Flag of Kyrgyzstan svg.png The Team of the Workers Party Flag of the United States svg.png Danny Ramone
2 March 29 Flag of Brazil svg.png Life Grande Prêmio do Brasil Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba, Pinhais, Brazil Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Dave Wilson Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Dave Wilson Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Dave Wilson Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Team DAYP Loans Racing Flag of Germany svg.png William Anker
3 April 12 Flag of Spain svg.png Life Gran Premio de España Circuito Permanente del Jarama, Madrid, Spain
4 April 26 Flag of France svg.png Life Grand Prix de France Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France
5 May 10 Flag of Italy svg.png Life Gran Premio d'Italia Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello, Mugello, Italy
6 May 24 Flag of Austria svg.png Life Großer Preis von Österreich Österreichring, Spielberg, Austria
7 June 7 Flag of the Czech Republic svg.png Life Velká cena Československa Masaryk Circuit, Brno, Czechoslovakia
8 June 21 Flag of Finland.svg.png Life Suomen Grand Prix Kemora Circuit, Veteli, Finland
9 June 28 Flag of Germany svg.png Life Großer Preis von Deutschland Automobil-Verkehrs- und Übungsstraße, Berlin, Germany
10 July 19 Flag of Switzerland svg.png Life SuperPrix de Suisse Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France
11 August 2 Flag of Belgium svg.png Life Grote Prijs van België Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder, Belgium
12 August 23 Flag of the Netherlands svg.png Life Grote Prijs van Nederland Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands
13 September 6 Flag of Scotland svg.png Life Grand Prix of Scotland Knockhill Racing Circuit, Fife, Scotland
14 September 20 Flag of England svg.png Life Grand Prix of England Birmingham Superprix, Birmingham, England
15 October 4 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Life Grand Prix of Great Britain Castle Combe Circuit, Wiltshire, England
16 October 18 Flag of the United States svg.png Life Grand Prix of Eastern United States Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio, USA
17 November 1 Flag of the United States svg.png Life Grand Prix of Western United States Thunderhill Raceway Park, Willows, California, USA
18 November 15 Flag of Japan svg.png Life 日本グランプリ Central Park Mine Circuit, Mine, Japan
19 November 22 Flag of Australia svg.png Life Grand Prix of Australia Eastern Creek Raceway, Eastern Creek, Australia

Results

Pos. Driver Flag of Argentina svg.png
ARG
Flag of Brazil svg.png
BRA
Flag of Spain svg.png
ESP
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FRA
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ITA
Flag of Austria svg.png
AUT
Flag of the Czech Republic svg.png
CZE
Flag of Finland.svg.png
FIN
Flag of Germany svg.png
GER
Flag of Switzerland svg.png
SUI
Flag of Belgium svg.png
BEL
Flag of the Netherlands svg.png
NED
Flag of Scotland svg.png
SCO
Flag of England svg.png
ENG
Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png
GBR
Flag of the United States svg.png
USE
Flag of the United States svg.png
USW
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JAP
Flag of Australia svg.png
AUS
Pts.
1 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Dave Wilson Ret 1 12
2 Flag of Uzbekistan svg.png Mikhail Karimov 1 Ret 10
3 Flag of Germany svg.png Leonhard von Gottorp Ret 2 8
4 Flag of the United States svg.png Vic Sunset 2 Ret 6
5 Flag of Italy svg.png Jose Braggia 4 5 5
6 Flag of the United States svg.png Marky Howard 3 Ret 4
7 Flag of North Korea.svg.png Kim Jong-Sung Ret 3 4
8 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Christopher Arthurs Ret 4 3
9 Flag of Samoa svg.png Maea Blog 5† Ret 2
10 Flag of the United States svg.png Charles Jericho Ret 6 0
11 Flag of France svg.png Frédéric-Maxime Voeckler 6† Ret 1
12 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Richard Richardson Ret 7 0
13 Flag of the United States svg.png Algernon Bell Ret 8 0
14 Flag of Australia svg.png Joe Gaera DNQ 9 0
15 Flag of Brazil svg.png Evelyn Gomes Ret 10 0
16 Flag of Germany svg.png William Anker Ret 11 0
17 Flag of the Netherlands svg.png Jan van der Maeyede Ret Ret 0
18 Flag of Australia svg.png Will Roberts Ret Ret 0
19 Flag of the United States svg.png Frank Tenpenny Ret Ret 0
20 Flag of the Netherlands svg.png Pieter Kickert Ret Ret 0
21 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Jonny Greenwood Ret Ret 0
22 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Geoff Donnelly Ret Ret 0
23 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Rachel Graham Ret Ret 0
24 Flag of Cyprus svg.png Atos Koumettou Ret Ret 0
25 Flag of SFR Yugoslavia svg.png Josip Stalic Ret Ret 0
26 Flag of the United States svg.png Danny Ramone Ret Ret 0
27 Flag of the United States svg.png Eddie Pulaski Ret Ret 0
28 Flag of Belgium svg.png Gio van Dycke DNQ Ret 0
29 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png John Holmes Ret DNQ 0
30 Flag of the United States svg.png Kenneth Baker Ret 0
31 Flag of Russia 91-93.png Psycho Mantis Ret INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ 0
32 Flag of the Vatican City svg.png Valentino Nicchi DNQ DNQ 0
33 Flag of Italy svg.png Rafael Modena DNQ DNQ 0
34 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Sam Winton DNQ DNQ 0
35 Greece.png Apostolos Alianopoulos DNQ DNQ 0
36 Flag of Brazil svg.png Pedro Capilé DNQ DNQ 0
37 Flag of Argentina svg.png José Pablo Mazzacane DNQ DNQ 0
38 Flag of Brazil svg.png Cleide do Nascimento DNQ DNQ 0
39 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Archibald March DNQ DNQ 0
40 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Derek Gray DNQ DNQ 0
41 Flag of Denmark svg.png Matthias Kjellerup DNQ DNQ 0
42 Flag of Japan svg.png Shigeru Hashimoto DNQ DNQ 0

† Driver did not finish, but was classified due to being among the last six cars running

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