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Nigel Mansell won the 1992 South African Grand Prix

Nigel Mansell won the 1992 South African Grand Prix for Williams, ahead of Riccardo Patrese and Ayrton Senna at Kyalami Racing Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Nigel Mansell
Team
Williams
Top listed
Nigel Mansell, Riccardo Patrese, and Ayrton Senna
Race date
March 1, 1992
Pole
Nigel Mansell
Fastest lap
Nigel Mansell
Classified drivers
32
Circuit
Kyalami Racing Circuit

The decisive result

Nigel Mansell finished first for Williams. Riccardo Patrese is listed 2 for Williams, with Ayrton Senna 3 for McLaren.

Grid to finish

Eric van de Poele from P26 to P13 (+13), Mika Häkkinen from P21 to P9 (+12), and Maurício Gugelmin from P23 to P11 (+12) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Nigel Mansell started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 6 Engine, 5 Finished, 4 +2 laps, 4 DNQ, and 2 +1 lap. Nigel Mansell holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:17.578 on lap 70. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Nigel MansellWilliams1:36:45.32010
2Riccardo PatreseWilliams1:37:09.6806
3Ayrton SennaMcLaren1:37:19.9954
4Michael SchumacherBenetton1:37:33.1833
5Gerhard BergerMcLaren1:37:58.9542
6Johnny HerbertTeam Lotus+1 lap1
7Érik ComasLigier+1 lap0
8Aguri SuzukiFootwork+2 laps0
9Mika HäkkinenTeam Lotus+2 laps0
10Michele AlboretoFootwork+2 laps0
11Maurício GugelminJordan+2 laps0
12Ukyo KatayamaVenturi+4 laps0
13Eric van de PoeleBrabham+4 laps0
DNFOlivier GrouillardTyrrellEngine0
DNFThierry BoutsenLigierFuel system0
DNFPierluigi MartiniDallaraClutch0
DNFGianni MorbidelliMinardiEngine0
DNFJJ LehtoDallaraGearbox0
DNFChristian FittipaldiMinardiAlternator0
DNFAndrea de CesarisTyrrellEngine0