1992 Alternate Formula One season

1992 Formula One season
Alain Prost won the championship with Williams having secured nine victories over the course of the season.
Revolutionary Era
Season
Races	17
Start date	1st March 1992
Start Event	Yellow Pages South African Grand Prix
End date	8th November 1992
End Event	Australian Grand Prix
Awards
Driver's Champion	Alain Prost
Constructor's Champion	Canon Williams Team
Seasons
Previous season	Next season
1991	1993
Junior Categories
Tier 1	1992 International F3000 season

The 1992 Formula One season was the 43rd Formula One World Championship season. This season was notable as it was the first year without 1989 World Champion Ayrton Senna on the grid since his rookie year, after the Brazilian moved to CART's Team Penske.

Entry List

Team	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	#	Driver	Rounds	Test/Reserve Drivers
Honda Marlboro McLaren	McLaren-Honda	McLaren MP4/7B	Honda RA122E/B 3.5 V12	1	Brendon Cassidy	All	Mark Blundell
				2	Gerhard Berger	All
Tyrrell Racing Organisation	Tyrrell-Ilmor	Tyrrell 021	Ilmor 2175A 3.5 V10	3	Martin Brundle	All	Daniel Moreno
				4	Christian Fittipaldi	All
Canon Williams Team	Williams-Renault	Williams FW14B	Renault RS4 3.5 V10	5	Alain Prost	All	Damon Hill
				6	Jack Christopherson	All
Motor Racing Developments	Brabham-Ilmor	Brabham BT57B	Ilmor 2175A 3.5 V10	7	JJ Lehto	1-12	Paul Tracy
				8	Giovanna Amati 2	1
					Roberto Moreno 6	2-7
					Paul Tracy 11	8-10
					Geoff Brabham	11-12
Footwork Team Oreca	Oreca-Mugen Honda	Oreca F92	Mugen-Honda MF-351H 3.5 V10	9	Davy Jones	All	Éric Hélary
				10	Sophie Fabron	All
Team Lotus	Lotus-Ford	Lotus 107	Ford HBA5 3.5 V8	11	Mika Häkkinen	All	None
				12	Johnny Herbert	All
Leyton House Racing	March-Judd	March CG901	Judd GV 3.5 V10	15	Arie Luyendyk 5	1-5	None
					Kazuki Fushida	6-17
				16	Roberto Guerrero 3	1-3
					Kazuki Fushida 4	4
					Jon Beekhuis 8	5-7, 9
					Willy T. Ribbs	8
					Tom Douglas 10	10
					Bertrand Gachot	11-13, 15
					Antonio Tamburini	14
					Toshio Suzuki	16
					Mark Skaife	17
Camel Benetton Arrows	Arrows-Ford	Arrows A15	Ford HBA7 3.5 V8	17	Chris Dagnall	All	None
				18	Michael Schumacher	All
Central Park Larrousse	Larrousse-Renault	Larrousse LC92	Renault RS3B 3.5 V10	19	Pierluigi Martini	All	None
				20	Isabella Noriko 5	1-5
					Arie Luyendyk	6-17
Scuderia Italia	Dallara-Ferrari	Dallara F192	Ferrari 037 3.5 V12	21	Alessandro Zanardi	All	None
				22	Andrea de Cesaris	All
Minardi Team	Minardi-Lamborghini	Minardi M192	Lamborghini 3512 3.5 V12	23	Michele Alboreto	All	None
				24	Emanuele Naspetti	All
Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari	Ferrari F92A	Ferrari 037 3.5 V12	27	Jean Alesi	All	Fabrizio Giovanardi
				28	Frédéric-Maxime Voeckler	All
Sasol Venturi Jordan Yamaha	Venturi-Yamaha	Venturi 192	Yamaha OX99 3.5 V12	29	Martin Donnelly	All	None
				30	Allan McNish	All
Porsche Rial Racing	Rial-Porsche	Rial ARC4	Porsche 3512 3.5 V12	31	Karl Wendlinger	All	None
				32	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	All
Andrea Moda Formula	Andrea Moda-Judd	Andrea Moda GR02	Judd GV 3.5 V10	34	Ray Bellm 1 7	3-7, 10-13	None
				35	Laurent Aïello 1 7 9	3-7
					Perry McCarthy	10-13

Notes

• 1 Due to the FIA not deeming them to have properly purchased the former Fondmetal team's entry, Andrea Moda were excluded from both the South African and Brazilian Grands Prix.
• 2 After failing to qualify for the South African Grand Prix by over 4 seconds Giovanna Amati was sacked by Brabham and replaced by 1991 McLaren test driver Roberto Moreno.
• 3 Roberto Guerrero's sponsors failed to pay the March team and he was replaced by Kazuki Fushida for the Pacific Grand Prix.
• 4 Jon Beekhuis replaced Kazuki Fushida after the Pacific Grand Prix as the Japanese driver was only paid to drive for his home race.
• 5 After failing to qualify for the Spanish Grand Prix, Isabella Noriko was replaced by Arie Luyendyk, the Dutchman being replaced at March by Kazuki Fushida.
• 6 The Brabham team failed to pay Roberto Moreno so he left the team after the Monaco Grand Prix and was replaced by Canadian rookie Paul Tracy.
• 7 Andrea Moda failed to participate in either the Canadian or French Grands Prix; the former due to failing to pay Judd for engines and their subsequent withholding and the latter due to the team being caught up in a blockade caused by French truck drivers.
• 8 Jon Beekhuis was replaced by Willy T. Ribbs for the Canadian Grand Prix in a publicity stunt.
• 9 Laurent Aïello departed the Andrea Moda team after frustration from their no-show at his home Grand Prix in France. He would be replaced by Briton Perry McCarthy.
• 10 Jon Beekhuis was replaced by Tom Douglas for the British Grand Prix.
• 11 Paul Tracy was handed a 2 race ban after causing a collision with Michael Schumacher at the British Grand Prix and was replaced by Geoff Brabham.

Season Calendar

	Race	Track	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Drive of the race	Reject of the race
1	Yellow Pages South African Grand Prix	Kyalami	March 1	Alain Prost	Alain Prost	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault	Alain Prost	Ferrari
2	Gran Premio de Mexico	Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez	March 22	Alain Prost	Alain Prost	Jack Christopherson	Williams-Renault	Andrea de Cesaris	Brendon Cassidy
3	Grande Prêmio do Brasil	Autódromo José Carlos Pace	April 5	Jack Christopherson	Alain Prost	Chris Dagnall	Arrows-Ford	Alain Prost	Jean Alesi
4	Pacific Grand Prix	Autopolis	April 19	Alain Prost	Alain Prost	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault	Frédéric-Maxime Voeckler	Porsche
5	Gran Premio Tío Pepe de España	Circuit de Catalunya	May 3	Jack Christopherson	Alain Prost	Jack Christopherson	Williams-Renault	Pierluigi Martini	Isabella Noriko
6	Gran Premio Iceberg di San Marino	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	May 17	Jack Christopherson	Jack Christopherson	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault	Andrea Moda	Lotus-Ford
7	Grand Prix de Monaco	Circuit de Monaco	May 31	Jack Christopherson	Jack Christopherson	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault	Gerhard Berger	Jack Christopherson
8	Grand Prix Molson du Canada	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	June 14	Jack Christopherson	Alain Prost	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault	Pierluigi Martini	Alessandro Zanardi
9	Rhône-Poulenc Grand Prix de France	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	July 5	Alain Prost	Jack Christopherson	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault	Alain Prost	Gerhard Berger
10	British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit	July 12	Jack Christopherson	Alain Prost	Jack Christopherson	Williams-Renault	Pierluigi Martini	Emanuele Naspetti
11	Großer Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland	Hockenheimring	July 26	Jack Christopherson	Jack Christopherson	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault	Arie Luyendyk	Jack Christopherson
12	Marlboro Magyar Nagydíj	Hungaroring	August 16	Jack Christopherson	Michael Schumacher	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault	Michael Schumacher	Martin Brundle
13	Grand Prix de Belgique	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	August 30	Alain Prost	Michael Schumacher	Michael Schumacher	Arrows-Ford	Michael Schumacher	Johnny Herbert
14	Pioneer Gran Premio d'Italia	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	September 20	Jack Christopherson	Gerhard Berger	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault	Arie Luyendyk	Jack Christopherson
15	Grande Premio SG Gigante de Portugal	Autodromo do Estoril	October 4	Alain Prost	Alain Prost	Chris Dagnall	Arrows-Ford	Mika Häkkinen	Alain Prost
16	Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka Circuit	October 18	Alain Prost	Gerhard Berger	Gerhard Berger	McLaren-Honda	Gerhard Berger	Renault
17	Australian Grand Prix	Adelaide Street Circuit	November 8	Gerhard Berger	Alain Prost	Jack Christopherson	Williams-Renault	Dallara-Ferrari	Ferrari

Standings

Drivers' Championship

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th
Points	10	6	4	3	2	1

Pos Driver RSA MEX BRA PAC ESP SMR MON CAN FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA POR JPN AUS Pts 1 Alain Prost 1 8† 4 1 Ret 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 Ret Ret 3 109 2 Jack Christopherson 4 1 Ret Ret 1 2 3 2 2 1 2 2 3 Ret 2 Ret 1 87 3 Chris Dagnall 3 3 1 4 3 5 4 4 4 3 4 3 5 13† 1 3 4 66 4 Michael Schumacher Ret 2 2 2 2 4 Ret 3 5 DNS 13† Ret 1 Ret 11† 2 2 60 5 Gerhard Berger 2 Ret 5 Ret 4 6 2 5 3 Ret Ret Ret 4 Ret Ret 1 Ret 37 6 Brendon Cassidy 5 14† 3 3 5 3 5 Ret 6 4 3 4 Ret Ret 3 Ret Ret 33 7 Alessandro Zanardi 6 6 7 7 Ret 8 7 Ret 8 Ret 6 7 6 5 5 Ret 5 10 8 Jean Alesi Ret 5 10 Ret Ret 17† 8 6 9 Ret 14† 5 7 4 6 Ret Ret 9 9 Arie Luyendyk DNQ DNQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 9 Ret 9 Ret Ret 5 Ret Ret 2 Ret Ret 11 8 10 Mika Häkkinen Ret Ret 6 9 11 Ret Ret Ret 13 7 Ret Ret 9 3 4 12 Ret 8 11 Frédéric-Maxime Voeckler Ret Ret Ret 5 Ret Ret 6 8 7 6 Ret 6 Ret 10† 9 4 Ret 8 12 Andrea de Cesaris 10 4 8 10 6 18† Ret 10 10 Ret Ret 9 8 Ret 7 5 6 7 13 Pierluigi Martini Ret Ret 11 8 7 7 10 7 Ret 5 Ret 8 Ret Ret 8 Ret Ret 2 14 Michele Alboreto Ret Ret 9 6 10 10 9 Ret 11 Ret 8 Ret 12 6 Ret Ret Ret 2 15 Karl Wendlinger Ret Ret Ret Ret 15 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret 14 Ret 10 6 14† 1 — Emanuele Naspetti Ret 10 DNQ 11 DNQ 12 11 12 14 8 7 10 18† 7 13† 7 9 0 — Martin Brundle Ret 7 Ret Ret 8 11 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 0 — Sophie Fabron 11 9 12 12 12 Ret 15 13 16 9 12 Ret 13 Ret 16† 11 7 0 — Johnny Herbert 7 Ret Ret 15† Ret Ret 14 Ret 15 Ret Ret Ret 17 Ret Ret 9 Ret 0 — Davy Jones 9 13 DNQ DNQ 13 DNQ DNQ 11 Ret Ret DNQ 11 Ret 9 12 8 10 0 — Heinz-Harald Frentzen Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret Ret 9 Ret 10 8 Ret Ret Ret 0 — Martin Donnelly 8 Ret 16 16† Ret 14 13 Ret 12 Ret Ret Ret 15 Ret 15† Ret Ret 0 — Christian Fittipaldi 12† Ret Ret Ret 9 Ret 12 Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret 16 Ret Ret 10 Ret 0 — Allan McNish Ret 11 13 13 Ret DNQ Ret 14 Ret Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret Ret Ret Ret 0 — Antonio Tamburini 11 0 — Kazuki Fushida DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNQ DNQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNQ 12 17 Ret 13 0 — JJ Lehto Ret 12 14 Ret 14 15 Ret 15 Ret Ret Ret Ret DNA 0 — Mark Skaife 12 0 — Toshio Suzuki 13 0 — Isabella Noriko Ret Ret 15 14 DNQ 0 — Bertrand Gachot DNPQ DNPQ DNQ 14 0 — Ray Bellm EX DNP Ret DNQ Ret 16 Ret DNP DNA Ret Ret DNQ Ret DNA 0 — Laurent Aïello EX DNP Ret Ret Ret 19† DNQ DNP DNA 0 — Roberto Moreno Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 0 — Perry McCarthy DNQ Ret DNQ Ret DNA 0 — Paul Tracy Ret Ret DNQ EX EX 0 — Roberto Guerrero Ret DNQ DNPQ 0 — Geoff Brabham DNQ Ret DNA 0 — Jon Beekhuis DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNQ 0 — Giovanna Amati DNQ 0 — Willy T. Ribbs DNQ 0 — Tom Douglas DNPQ 0 Constructor's Championship Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Points 10 6 4 3 2 1 Pos Constructor # RSA MEX BRA PAC ESP SMR MON CAN FRA GBR GER HUN BEL ITA POR JPN AUS Pts 1 Williams-Renault 5 1 8† 4 1 Ret 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 Ret Ret 3 196 6 4 1 Ret Ret 1 2 3 2 2 1 2 2 3 Ret 2 Ret 1 2 Arrows-Ford 17 3 3 1 4 3 5 4 4 4 3 4 3 5 13† 1 3 4 121 18 Ret 2 2 2 2 4 Ret 3 5 DNS 13† Ret 1 Ret 11† 2 2 3 McLaren-Honda 1 5 14† 3 3 5 3 5 Ret 6 4 3 4 Ret Ret 3 Ret Ret 70 2 2 Ret 5 Ret 4 6 2 5 3 Ret Ret Ret 4 Ret Ret 1 Ret 4 Ferrari 27 Ret 5 10 Ret Ret 17† 8 6 9 Ret 14† 5 7 4 6 Ret Ret 17 28 Ret Ret Ret 5 Ret Ret 6 8 7 6 Ret 6 Ret 10† 9 4 Ret 5 Dallara-Ferrari 21 10 4 8 10 6 18† Ret 10 10 Ret Ret 9 8 Ret 7 5 6 17 22 6 6 7 7 Ret 8 7 Ret 8 Ret 6 7 6 5 5 Ret 5 6 Larrousse-Renault 19 Ret Ret 11 8 7 7 10 7 Ret 5 Ret 8 Ret Ret 8 Ret Ret 10 20 Ret Ret 15 14 DNQ 9 Ret 9 Ret Ret 5 Ret Ret 2 Ret Ret 11 7 Lotus-Ford 11 Ret Ret 6 9 11 Ret Ret Ret 13 7 Ret Ret 9 3 4 12 Ret 8 12 7 Ret Ret 15† Ret Ret 14 Ret 15 Ret Ret Ret 17 Ret Ret 9 Ret 8 Minardi-Lamborghini 23 Ret Ret 9 6 10 10 9 Ret 11 Ret 8 Ret 12 6 Ret Ret Ret 2 24 Ret 10 DNQ 11 DNQ 12 11 12 14 8 7 10 18† 7 13† 7 9 9 Rial-Porsche 31 Ret Ret Ret Ret 15 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 Ret 14 Ret 10 6 14† 1 32 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret Ret 9 Ret 10 8 Ret Ret Ret — Tyrrell-Ilmor 3 Ret 7 Ret Ret 8 11 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 0 4 12† Ret Ret Ret 9 Ret 12 Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret 16 Ret Ret 10 Ret — Oreca-Mugen Honda 9 9 13 DNQ DNQ 13 DNQ DNQ 11 Ret Ret DNQ 11 Ret 9 12 8 10 0 10 11 9 12 12 12 Ret 15 13 16 9 12 Ret 13 Ret 16† 11 7 — Venturi-Yamaha 29 8 Ret 16 16† Ret 14 13 Ret 12 Ret Ret Ret 15 Ret 15† Ret Ret 0 30 Ret 11 13 13 Ret DNQ Ret 14 Ret Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret Ret Ret Ret — March-Judd 15 DNQ DNQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNQ DNQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNQ 12 17 Ret 13 0 16 Ret DNQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNQ DNQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ DNQ 11 14 13 12 — Brabham-Ilmor 7 Ret 12 14 Ret 14 15 Ret 15 Ret Ret Ret Ret DNA 0 8 DNQ Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret DNQ DNQ Ret DNA — Andrea Moda-Judd 34 EX DNP Ret DNQ Ret 16 Ret DNP DNA Ret Ret DNQ Ret DNA 0 35 EX DNP Ret Ret Ret 19† DNQ DNP DNA DNQ Ret DNQ Ret DNA Formula One seasons 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029