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Nigel Mansell won the 1992 San Marino Grand Prix

Nigel Mansell won the 1992 San Marino Grand Prix for Williams, ahead of Riccardo Patrese and Ayrton Senna at Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari.

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Race recap

Winner
Nigel Mansell
Team
Williams
Top listed
Nigel Mansell, Riccardo Patrese, and Ayrton Senna
Race date
May 17, 1992
Pole
Nigel Mansell
Fastest lap
Riccardo Patrese
Classified drivers
32
Circuit
Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari

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

Olivier Grouillard from P20 to P8 (+12), Maurício Gugelmin from P18 to P7 (+11), and Paul Belmondo from P24 to P13 (+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 4 +2 laps, 4 DNQ, 4 Engine, 4 Finished, and 3 Gearbox. Riccardo Patrese holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:26.100 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 MansellWilliams1:28:40.92710
2Riccardo PatreseWilliams1:28:50.3786
3Ayrton SennaMcLaren1:29:29.9114
4Martin BrundleBenetton1:29:33.9343
5Michele AlboretoFootwork+1 lap2
6Pierluigi MartiniDallara+1 lap1
7Maurício GugelminJordan+2 laps0
8Olivier GrouillardTyrrell+2 laps0
9Érik ComasLigier+2 laps0
10Aguri SuzukiFootwork+2 laps0
11JJ LehtoDallaraEngine0
12Karl WendlingerMarch+3 laps0
13Paul BelmondoMarch+3 laps0
14Andrea de CesarisTyrrellFuel system0
DNFUkyo KatayamaVenturiSpun off0
DNFJean AlesiFerrariCollision0
DNFGerhard BergerMcLarenCollision0
DNFBertrand GachotVenturiSpun off0
DNFThierry BoutsenLigierEngine0
DNFStefano ModenaJordanGearbox0