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Gerhard Berger won the 1992 Australian Grand Prix

Gerhard Berger won the 1992 Australian Grand Prix for McLaren, ahead of Michael Schumacher and Martin Brundle at Adelaide Street Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Gerhard Berger
Team
McLaren
Top listed
Gerhard Berger, Michael Schumacher, and Martin Brundle
Race date
November 8, 1992
Pole
Nigel Mansell
Fastest lap
Michael Schumacher
Classified drivers
26
Circuit
Adelaide Street Circuit

The decisive result

Gerhard Berger finished first for McLaren. Michael Schumacher is listed 2 for Benetton, with Martin Brundle 3 for Benetton.

Grid to finish

Thierry Boutsen from P22 to P5 (+17), Jan Lammers from P25 to P12 (+13), and Aguri Suzuki from P18 to P8 (+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 4 +1 lap, 4 +2 laps, 4 Engine, 3 Finished, and 2 Accident. Michael Schumacher holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:16.078 on lap 68. 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
1Gerhard BergerMcLaren1:46:54.78610
2Michael SchumacherBenetton1:46:55.5276
3Martin BrundleBenetton1:47:48.9424
4Jean AlesiFerrari+1 lap3
5Thierry BoutsenLigier+1 lap2
6Stefano ModenaJordan+1 lap1
7Mika HäkkinenTeam Lotus+1 lap0
8Aguri SuzukiFootwork+2 laps0
9Christian FittipaldiMinardi+2 laps0
10Gianni MorbidelliMinardi+2 laps0
11Nicola LariniFerrari+2 laps0
12Jan LammersMarch+3 laps0
13Johnny HerbertTeam Lotus+4 laps0
DNFJJ LehtoDallaraGearbox0
DNFEmanuele NaspettiMarchGearbox0
DNFBertrand GachotVenturiFuel system0
DNFRiccardo PatreseWilliamsEngine0
DNFUkyo KatayamaVenturiDifferential0
DNFAndrea de CesarisTyrrellEngine0
DNFNigel MansellWilliamsCollision0