Nigel Mansell clinched the 1992 Formula One Drivers' Championship at the earliest point in history at that time, while Brabham made its final F1 appearance.
Key Facts
- Race length
- 77 laps
- Winner
- Ayrton Senna (McLaren-Honda)
- Championship clinched by
- Nigel Mansell (Williams-Renault)
- Races remaining when title clinched
- 5 races
- Brabham F1 debut year
- 1962
- Ferrari milestone
- Approximately 500th entry
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
Nigel Mansell had accumulated a commanding points lead during the 1992 Formula One season driving for Williams-Renault, requiring only a sufficient result at the Hungarian Grand Prix to secure the Drivers' Championship with races to spare.
The 1992 Hungarian Grand Prix was held at the Hungaroring on 16 August 1992, the eleventh round of the championship. Ayrton Senna won the 77-lap race in his McLaren-Honda, with Mansell finishing second and Gerhard Berger third. The race also marked Brabham's final Formula One appearance.
Mansell's second-place finish secured the 1992 Drivers' Championship with five races remaining, setting a record for the earliest title clinch in F1 history at the time. That record was later surpassed by Michael Schumacher at the 2002 French Grand Prix. Brabham, a four-time championship-winning constructor since 1962, permanently exited Formula One.
Result
at Hungaroring, Budapest, Hungary