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Ayrton Senna won the 1992 Monaco Grand Prix

Ayrton Senna won the 1992 Monaco Grand Prix for McLaren, ahead of Nigel Mansell and Riccardo Patrese at Circuit de Monaco.

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Race recap

Winner
Ayrton Senna
Team
McLaren
Top listed
Ayrton Senna, Nigel Mansell, and Riccardo Patrese
Race date
May 31, 1992
Pole
Nigel Mansell
Fastest lap
Nigel Mansell
Classified drivers
32
Circuit
Circuit de Monaco

The decisive result

Ayrton Senna finished first for McLaren. Nigel Mansell is listed 2 for Williams, with Riccardo Patrese 3 for Williams.

Grid to finish

Érik Comas from P23 to P10 (+13), JJ Lehto from P20 to P9 (+11), and Thierry Boutsen from P22 to P12 (+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 7 Gearbox, 5 Finished, 4 DNQ, 4 Spun off, and 3 +1 lap. Nigel Mansell holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:21.598 on lap 74. 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
1Ayrton SennaMcLaren1:50:59.37210
2Nigel MansellWilliams1:50:59.5876
3Riccardo PatreseWilliams1:51:31.2154
4Michael SchumacherBenetton1:51:38.6663
5Martin BrundleBenetton1:52:20.7192
6Bertrand GachotVenturi+1 lap1
7Michele AlboretoFootwork+1 lap0
8Christian FittipaldiMinardi+1 lap0
9JJ LehtoDallara+2 laps0
10Érik ComasLigier+2 laps0
11Aguri SuzukiFootwork+2 laps0
12Thierry BoutsenLigier+3 laps0
DNFIvan CapelliFerrariSpun off0
DNFGerhard BergerMcLarenGearbox0
DNFMika HäkkinenTeam LotusGearbox0
DNFJean AlesiFerrariGearbox0
DNFMaurício GugelminJordanGearbox0
DNFJohnny HerbertTeam LotusSpun off0
DNFRoberto MorenoAndrea ModaEngine0
DNFAndrea de CesarisTyrrellGearbox0