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Riccardo Patrese won the 1992 Japanese Grand Prix

Riccardo Patrese won the 1992 Japanese Grand Prix for Williams, ahead of Gerhard Berger and Martin Brundle at Suzuka Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Riccardo Patrese
Team
Williams
Top listed
Riccardo Patrese, Gerhard Berger, and Martin Brundle
Race date
October 25, 1992
Pole
Nigel Mansell
Fastest lap
Nigel Mansell
Classified drivers
26
Circuit
Suzuka Circuit

The decisive result

Riccardo Patrese finished first for Williams. Gerhard Berger is listed 2 for McLaren, with Martin Brundle 3 for Benetton.

Grid to finish

JJ Lehto from P22 to P9 (+13), Emanuele Naspetti from P26 to P13 (+13), and Martin Brundle from P13 to P3 (+10) 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 9 +1 lap, 4 Engine, 3 +2 laps, 3 Finished, and 3 Gearbox. Nigel Mansell holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:40.646 on lap 44. 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
1Riccardo PatreseWilliams1:33:09.55310
2Gerhard BergerMcLaren1:33:23.2826
3Martin BrundleBenetton1:34:25.0564
4Andrea de CesarisTyrrell+1 lap3
5Jean AlesiFerrari+1 lap2
6Christian FittipaldiMinardi+1 lap1
7Stefano ModenaJordan+1 lap0
8Aguri SuzukiFootwork+1 lap0
9JJ LehtoDallara+1 lap0
10Pierluigi MartiniDallara+1 lap0
11Ukyo KatayamaVenturi+1 lap0
12Nicola LariniFerrari+1 lap0
13Emanuele NaspettiMarch+2 laps0
14Gianni MorbidelliMinardi+2 laps0
15Michele AlboretoFootwork+2 laps0
DNFNigel MansellWilliamsEngine0
DNFMika HäkkinenTeam LotusEngine0
DNFBertrand GachotVenturiCollision0
DNFÉrik ComasLigierEngine0
DNFJan LammersMarchClutch0