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Nigel Mansell won the 1992 German Grand Prix

Nigel Mansell won the 1992 German Grand Prix for Williams, ahead of Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher at Hockenheimring.

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Race recap

Winner
Nigel Mansell
Team
Williams
Top listed
Nigel Mansell, Ayrton Senna, and Michael Schumacher
Race date
July 26, 1992
Pole
Nigel Mansell
Fastest lap
Riccardo Patrese
Classified drivers
32
Circuit
Hockenheimring

The decisive result

Nigel Mansell finished first for Williams. Ayrton Senna is listed 2 for McLaren, with Michael Schumacher 3 for Benetton.

Grid to finish

Gianni Morbidelli from P26 to P12 (+14), JJ Lehto from P21 to P10 (+11), and Bertrand Gachot from P25 to P14 (+11) 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 7 +1 lap, 7 Finished, 6 Engine, 4 DNQ, and 2 Spun off. Riccardo Patrese holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:41.591 on lap 36. 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 MansellWilliams1:18:22.03210
2Ayrton SennaMcLaren1:18:26.5326
3Michael SchumacherBenetton1:18:56.4944
4Martin BrundleBenetton1:18:58.9913
5Jean AlesiFerrari1:19:34.6392
6Érik ComasLigier1:19:58.5301
7Thierry BoutsenLigier1:19:59.2120
8Riccardo PatreseWilliams+1 lap0
9Michele AlboretoFootwork+1 lap0
10JJ LehtoDallara+1 lap0
11Pierluigi MartiniDallara+1 lap0
12Gianni MorbidelliMinardi+1 lap0
13Paul BelmondoMarch+1 lap0
14Bertrand GachotVenturi+1 lap0
15Maurício GugelminJordan+2 laps0
16Karl WendlingerMarch+3 laps0
DNFGabriele TarquiniFondmetalEngine0
DNFAndrea de CesarisTyrrellEngine0
DNFJohnny HerbertTeam LotusEngine0
DNFIvan CapelliFerrariEngine0