1992 Canadian Grand Prix
The Grand Prix of Canada 1992 was held on 14 June in Montreal and was the seventh race of the Formula 1 season 1992.
- 3.1 qualifying
- 3.2 race
- 4.1 Drivers' Championship
- 4.2 Constructors' Championship
Reports
Background
Due to outstanding payments of court proceedings as well as flight delays, the team Andrea Moda Formula, at the start of the race weekend no motors. The Brabham team, which also began Judd aggregates, declared himself willing to lend a copy, so that at least Roberto Moreno could be included in the message list. However, he was forced to retire due to a technical fault after only four laps completed in the pre-qualification.
Gabriele Tarquini denied the weekend with the first completed copy of the new Fondmetal GR02
Training
For the first time in the current season is not qualified Nigel Mansell, but the reigning world champion Ayrton Senna for the pole position. Mansell followed on the third place behind his team-mate Riccardo Patrese and before Senna's team-mate Gerhard Berger. Michael Schumacher shared the third row with Johnny Herbert. Martin Brundle followed before the two Ferrari F92A of Jean Alesi and Ivan Capelli.
Similarly as in the previous year, an average speed of 200 km / h during the best round of the quickest in qualifying was just missed.
Race
Senna went on Mansell, Patrese, Berger, Schumacher, Brundle and Herbert lead. Further back in the field, the two collided Larrousse pilots Bertrand Gachot Ukyo Katayama and. After Gachot as a result of another accident of marshals had later can push, he was disqualified due to illegal use of foreign aid.
In the course of an attempt to take the lead, Mansell came in a curve of the track, sat after passing over the curbs with the front wing in the gravel up and turned. Patrese lost a place to Berger, resulting in a double guide for McLaren was due to the avoidance maneuver required thereby. Mansell was unable to continue the race. His frustration with this self-inflicted retirement expressed in derogatory remarks against journalists. He also berated McLaren team boss Ron Dennis.
On lap 19 crashed Capelli due to a defect in his Ferrari. Senna retired after 38 laps due to an electrical system from damage. This was Berger to Patrese, Schumacher and Brundle in the lead. In the course of a lapping maneuver Brundle overtook his teammate Schumacher. However, this came a little later in the second place, since both Brundle and Patrese had to retire due to gearbox problems. Alesi was third. March - pilot Karl Wendlinger finished fourth. Ukyo Katayama was in fifth place until the 62nd round. Then he dropped out due to an engine failure, so that at the end of Andrea de Cesaris and Érik Comas places fifth and sixth.
Due to their good results in particular reduced Wendlinger Comas and the threats to their teams to have to participate in the pre-qualification from the second half of the season.
Message list
Classifications
Qualifying
Race
WM stands after the race
The first six of the race were 10, 6, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point (s).