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Nigel Mansell won the 1992 Mexican Grand Prix

Nigel Mansell won the 1992 Mexican Grand Prix for Williams, ahead of Riccardo Patrese and Michael Schumacher at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez.

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Race recap

Winner
Nigel Mansell
Team
Williams
Top listed
Nigel Mansell, Riccardo Patrese, and Michael Schumacher
Race date
March 22, 1992
Pole
Nigel Mansell
Fastest lap
Gerhard Berger
Classified drivers
30
Circuit
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez

The decisive result

Nigel Mansell finished first for Williams. Riccardo Patrese is listed 2 for Williams, with Michael Schumacher 3 for Benetton.

Grid to finish

Érik Comas from P26 to P9 (+17), Mika Häkkinen from P18 to P6 (+12), and Thierry Boutsen from P22 to P10 (+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 4 +1 lap, 4 DNQ, 4 Engine, 4 Finished, and 3 Spun off. Gerhard Berger holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:17.711 on lap 60. 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 MansellWilliams1:31:53.58710
2Riccardo PatreseWilliams1:32:06.5586
3Michael SchumacherBenetton1:32:15.0164
4Gerhard BergerMcLaren1:32:26.9343
5Andrea de CesarisTyrrell+1 lap2
6Mika HäkkinenTeam Lotus+1 lap1
7Johnny HerbertTeam Lotus+1 lap0
8JJ LehtoDallara+1 lap0
9Érik ComasLigier+2 laps0
10Thierry BoutsenLigier+2 laps0
11Bertrand GachotVenturi+3 laps0
12Ukyo KatayamaVenturi+3 laps0
13Michele AlboretoFootwork+4 laps0
DNFMartin BrundleBenettonEngine0
DNFGabriele TarquiniFondmetalClutch0
DNFAndrea ChiesaFondmetalSpun off0
DNFPierluigi MartiniDallaraHandling0
DNFJean AlesiFerrariEngine0
DNFGianni MorbidelliMinardiSpun off0
DNFStefano ModenaJordanGearbox0