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Gerhard Berger won the 1992 Canadian Grand Prix

Gerhard Berger won the 1992 Canadian Grand Prix for McLaren, ahead of Michael Schumacher and Jean Alesi at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.

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Race recap

Winner
Gerhard Berger
Team
McLaren
Top listed
Gerhard Berger, Michael Schumacher, and Jean Alesi
Race date
June 14, 1992
Pole
Ayrton Senna
Fastest lap
Gerhard Berger
Classified drivers
31
Circuit
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve

The decisive result

Gerhard Berger finished first for McLaren. Michael Schumacher is listed 2 for Benetton, with Jean Alesi 3 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Érik Comas from P22 to P6 (+16), JJ Lehto from P23 to P9 (+14), and Olivier Grouillard from P26 to P12 (+14) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Ayrton Senna started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 6 +1 lap, 4 DNQ, 4 Transmission, 3 +2 laps, and 3 Finished. Gerhard Berger holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:22.325 on lap 61. 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 BergerMcLaren1:37:08.29910
2Michael SchumacherBenetton1:37:20.7006
3Jean AlesiFerrari1:38:15.6264
4Karl WendlingerMarch+1 lap3
5Andrea de CesarisTyrrell+1 lap2
6Érik ComasLigier+1 lap1
7Michele AlboretoFootwork+1 lap0
8Pierluigi MartiniDallara+1 lap0
9JJ LehtoDallara+1 lap0
10Thierry BoutsenLigier+2 laps0
11Gianni MorbidelliMinardi+2 laps0
12Olivier GrouillardTyrrell+2 laps0
13Christian FittipaldiMinardi+4 laps0
14Paul BelmondoMarch+5 laps0
DNFUkyo KatayamaVenturiEngine0
DNFMartin BrundleBenettonTransmission0
DNFRiccardo PatreseWilliamsGearbox0
DNFAyrton SennaMcLarenElectrical0
DNFStefano ModenaJordanTransmission0
DNFMika HäkkinenTeam LotusGearbox0