| 1992 Canadian Grand Prix | |||
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| Race 7 of 16 in the1992 Formula One World Championship | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 14 June 1992 | ||
| Official name | XXX Grand PrixMolson du Canada | ||
| Location | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Montreal,Quebec,Canada | ||
| Course | Temporary street circuit | ||
| Course length | 4.430 km (2.753 miles) | ||
| Distance | 69 laps, 305.670 km (189.935 miles) | ||
| Weather | Dry with temperatures reaching up to 25 °C (77 °F); Wind speeds up to 14 km/h (8.7 mph)[1] | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | McLaren-Honda | ||
| Time | 1:19.775 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |  Gerhard Berger | McLaren-Honda | |
| Time | 1:22.325 on lap 61 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | McLaren-Honda | ||
| Second | Benetton-Ford | ||
| Third | Ferrari | ||
Lap leaders | |||
The1992 Canadian Grand Prix was aFormula One motor race held atCircuit Gilles Villeneuve,Montreal on 14 June 1992. It was the seventh race of the1992 Formula One World Championship.
The 69-lap race was won by Austrian driverGerhard Berger, driving aMcLaren-Honda, after he started from fourth position. Berger's Brazilian teammate,Ayrton Senna, tookpole position and led until he suffered an electrical failure on lap 38, while Drivers' Championship leader, BritonNigel Mansell, spun off on lap 15 attempting to overtake Senna. GermanMichael Schumacher finished second in aBenetton-Ford, with FrenchmanJean Alesi third in aFerrari.
In the Friday morning pre-qualifying session, theFootwork ofMichele Alboreto was fastest for the third consecutive Grand Prix. He was less than three tenths of a second faster thanLarrousse driverBertrand Gachot, with Gachot's team-mateUkyo Katayama nearly two seconds slower in third. The fourth and final pre-qualifier wasAndrea Chiesa in theFondmetal, nearly 4.5 seconds off Alboreto's pace.
TheAndrea Moda team failed to capitalise on the improvement made at the last race inMonaco, as both cars failed to pre-qualify. Although the team and drivers had arrived at the circuit, theirJudd engines had not, having been withheld by thefreight forwarding agent for non-payment of debts.[2] The team were able to borrow an engine from theBrabham team, which allowedRoberto Moreno to take part in the session, but he was nowhere near the required pace. There was no engine forPerry McCarthy's car, so he did not participate.[2][3]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 |  Michele Alboreto | Footwork-Mugen-Honda | 1:25.068 | — |
| 2 | 29 |  Bertrand Gachot | Venturi-Lamborghini | 1:25.358 | +0.290 |
| 3 | 30 |  Ukyo Katayama | Venturi-Lamborghini | 1:27:309 | +2.241 |
| 4 | 14 |  Andrea Chiesa | Fondmetal-Ford | 1:29.562 | +4.494 |
| 5 | 34 |  Roberto Moreno | Andrea Moda-Judd | 1:43.557 | +18.489 |
Qualifying produced a surprise asAyrton Senna took pole position in hisMcLaren while championship leaderNigel Mansell could only manage third, behindWilliams teammateRiccardo Patrese. This would turn out to be the only non-Williams pole of 1992, and one of only two not taken by Mansell that season. Rumours suggested that the English driver was under stress, as Williams were negotiating withAlain Prost for1993.[4]
Gerhard Berger took fourth in the other McLaren, followed byMichael Schumacher in theBenetton.Johnny Herbert impressed in theLotus and took sixth, ahead ofMartin Brundle in the second Benetton. The top ten was completed by theFerraris ofJean Alesi andIvan Capelli, andMika Häkkinen in the second Lotus.
Stefano Modena started from the back of the grid after his car failed to start.[3]
At the start Senna took the lead from the two Williams-Renaults with Mansell getting ahead of Patrese then Berger, Schumacher, Herbert and Brundle. For the first 13 laps the top eight followed in close attention until next lap 14 Mansell tried to overtake Senna at the last chicane but the car ended off track and spun and came to a stop on the main straight. The Williams driver was out of the race and accusing Senna of pushing him off. As this was happening Berger had passed Patrese to make it a McLaren 1-2. On lap 18 Capelli crashed hard into the wall on the exit of turn four.Johnny Herbert retired on lap 34 with clutch problems and team-mateMika Häkkinen retired one lap later when his gearbox failed meaning disaster forLotus after both cars qualified in the top ten. On lap 37 Senna retired from the lead with electrical problems. Berger had by now pulled a couple of seconds lead on Patrese who was being chased by Brundle after the Englishman had taken advantage of Schumacher getting stuck behind Morbidelli's Minardi while lapping him. A few laps later Patrese was out as his gearbox failed making this the first double retirement forWilliams. Brundle now chased after Berger and set fastest lap but then was also forced to retire with transmission problems with what was subsequently his fifth and final retirement of the season. Berger was in comfortable lead followed by Schumacher. Katayama was driving a good race but had to retire from fifth on lap 61 when his engine expired. Wendlinger finished fourth to score his first points in Formula One as well as the last points for theMarch team. With sixth place forÉrik Comas,Ligier scored their first points since the1989 French Grand Prix almost three years prior.
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