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Nigel Mansell won the 1992 French Grand Prix

Nigel Mansell won the 1992 French Grand Prix for Williams, ahead of Riccardo Patrese and Martin Brundle at Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours.

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Race recap

Winner
Nigel Mansell
Team
Williams
Top listed
Nigel Mansell, Riccardo Patrese, and Martin Brundle
Race date
July 5, 1992
Pole
Nigel Mansell
Fastest lap
Nigel Mansell
Classified drivers
30
Circuit
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours

The decisive result

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

Grid to finish

Pierluigi Martini from P25 to P10 (+15), Olivier Grouillard from P22 to P11 (+11), and Gianni Morbidelli from P16 to P8 (+8) 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 5 +1 lap, 5 Collision, 5 Engine, 4 DNQ, and 3 Finished. Nigel Mansell holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:17.070 on lap 37. 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 MansellWilliams1:38:08.45910
2Riccardo PatreseWilliams1:38:54.9066
3Martin BrundleBenetton1:39:21.0384
4Mika HäkkinenTeam Lotus+1 lap3
5Érik ComasLigier+1 lap2
6Johnny HerbertTeam Lotus+1 lap1
7Michele AlboretoFootwork+1 lap0
8Gianni MorbidelliMinardi+1 lap0
9JJ LehtoDallara+2 laps0
10Pierluigi MartiniDallara+2 laps0
11Olivier GrouillardTyrrell+3 laps0
DNFJean AlesiFerrariEngine0
DNFAndrea de CesarisTyrrellSpun off0
DNFUkyo KatayamaVenturiEngine0
DNFThierry BoutsenLigierSpun off0
DNFIvan CapelliFerrariEngine0
DNFKarl WendlingerMarchGearbox0
DNFStefano ModenaJordanEngine0
DNFAguri SuzukiFootworkSpun off0
DNFMichael SchumacherBenettonCollision0