Gerhard Berger won the final race of the 1992 F1 season, marking McLaren's last use of Honda engines until 2015 and the end of several drivers' team associations.
Key Facts
- Race laps
- 81 laps
- Winning margin
- 0.7 seconds
- Season round
- 16th and final race of 1992 season
- Pole position
- Nigel Mansell (Williams-Renault)
- Winning car
- McLaren-Honda
- McLaren-Honda partnership ends
- Final race until 2015
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
The 1992 Formula One World Championship concluded at Adelaide, with Nigel Mansell on pole position in his Williams-Renault for what was expected to be his last F1 start before switching to IndyCar racing in 1993. Ayrton Senna, running in the second McLaren-Honda, was attempting to challenge for the lead.
Gerhard Berger drove his McLaren-Honda to victory over 81 laps, beating Michael Schumacher's Benetton-Ford by 0.7 seconds, with Martin Brundle third. Mansell led early but was eliminated after Senna collided with him while attempting to overtake, removing both from contention.
The race concluded McLaren's Honda engine partnership until 2015 and ended the March F1 team's involvement in Formula One. Several drivers, including Berger, Brundle, Patrese, Jan Lammers, Stefano Modena, Maurício Gugelmin, and Olivier Grouillard, raced with their respective teams or in Formula One for the last time.
Result
at Adelaide Street Circuit, Adelaide