Nigel Mansell won from pole at Mexico City in 1992, marking Michael Schumacher's first of 155 career podiums and the last Mexican Grand Prix until 2015.
Key Facts
- Race length
- 69 laps
- Winner
- Nigel Mansell (Williams-Renault)
- Championship round
- 2nd race of 1992 season
- Schumacher podium milestone
- First of eventual 155 career podiums
- Gap to next Mexican GP
- 23 years (resumed 2015)
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
The 1992 Formula One World Championship brought its second round to Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, a circuit already known for its severely bumpy surface. By 1992 the track had deteriorated further, and Mexico City's growing crowding and pollution were seen as damaging to Formula One's desired image.
On 22 March 1992, Nigel Mansell led a Williams-Renault one-two from pole position, with teammate Riccardo Patrese second. Michael Schumacher drove his Benetton-Ford to third place, becoming only the third German driver to reach the Formula One podium in fifteen years.
The race proved to be the last Formula One event held in Mexico for over two decades, with the Grand Prix not returning until 2015 on a revised version of the Hermanos Rodríguez circuit. Schumacher's podium finish marked the beginning of a record-breaking career total of 155 podiums.