1992 Australian Grand Prix  |
| Date:6-8 Nov 1992, Weather Warm, dry and overcast |
From this race…
Grouillard, Olivier
At the start of the race Martini, in his Dallara punted Alboreto’s Footwork form behind, this pitched the Italian into a spin. Grouillard’s Tyrrell collected the wayward Footwork. Alboreto then spun into the wall due to the rear suspension damage that he had sustained, debris being strewn over the entire track. All three were out of the race. Herbert who was caught up in the chaos needed a trip to the pits for a new front nose cone and a replacement steering arm.
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Drivers Points
| Position |
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Name |
Points |
| 1 |
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Martini, Pierluigi |
5 |
| 2 |
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Comas, Erik |
5 |
| 3 |
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Fittipaldi, Christian |
5 |
| 4 |
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Katayama, Ukyo |
4 |
| 5 |
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Alesi, Jean |
4 |
| 6 |
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Schumacher, Michael |
4 |
| 7 |
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Berger, Gerhard |
4 |
| 8 |
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de Cesaris, Andrea |
3 |
| 9 |
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Senna, Ayrton |
2 |
| 10 |
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Mansell, Nigel |
1 |
| 11 |
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Gugelmin, Mauricio |
1 |
| 12 |
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Larini, Nicola |
1 |
| 13 |
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Naspetti, Emanuele |
1 |
| 14 |
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Alboreto, Michele |
1 |
| 15 |
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Grouillard, Olivier |
1 |
| 16 |
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Herbert, Johnny |
1 |
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Constructors Points
| Position |
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Name |
Points |
| No points awarded |
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Top 5 drivers before
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Top 5 drivers current
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| Who? |
What |
Points |
Action |
Lap |
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Senna, Ayrton (McLaren)
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1 pts
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Senna pulled out all the stops in both days of qualifying. Using a high revving version of the Honda V12 he ran out of fuel on his last lap in Friday qualifying, so fine were the tolerances he was working to. In the morning practice session he had mistimed a move up the inside of Suzuki’s Footwork and sideswiped the Japanese driver. Both cars were damaged and had to be abandoned on the circuit.
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Berger, Gerhard (McLaren)
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4 pts
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Berger spun his MP4/7 in the Friday qualifying session at the hairpin. He did not stall the engine but the clutch would not engage and he was forced to abandon the car.
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Schumacher, Michael (Benetton)
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4 pts
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Schumacher qualified in fifth position not withstanding a spin during the Friday qualifying session that resulted in damage to the rear of his Benetton, forcing him to take to the spare car. A trip over the kerbs in the Saturday session nearly put him into the retaining wall.
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Alesi, Jean (Ferrari)
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4 pts
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In the Friday qualifying session Alesi was battling acute over steer. He spun once and on his best lap he was actually half way down the escape road.
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Fittipaldi, Christian (Minardi)
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5 pts
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Fittipaldi was being hard on his Minardi in the two days of practice. Not only did be over revved the Minardi’s engine by some 5,000 rpm to 18,000 rpm with the expected consequences, he also deranged his suspension on the Saturday morning in a brush with a wall.
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Naspetti, Emanuele (March)
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1 pts
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Naspetti had a massive accident in the Saturday’s qualifying session on his way to twenty-third on the grid.
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Katayama, Ukyo (Larrousse)
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4 pts
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Katayama spun his Venturi midway through the Friday qualifying session. His team did not let him back on to the track until the final stages of Saturday’s qualifying in order to preserve machinery.
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Larini, Nicola (Ferrari)
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1 pts
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Clutch problems at the start of the parade lap meant that Larini was slow away and he was forced to take the start form the back of the grid.
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Martini, Pierluigi (Dallara)
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5 pts
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At the start of the race Martini, in his Dallara punted Alboreto’s Footwork form behind, this pitched the Italian into a spin. Grouillard’s Tyrrell collected the wayward Footwork. Alboreto then spun into the wall due to the rear suspension damage that he had sustained, debris being strewn over the entire track. All three were out of the race. Herbert who was caught up in the chaos needed a trip to the pits for a new front nose cone and a replacement steering arm.
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Alboreto, Michele (Dallara)
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1 pts
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At the start of the race Martini, in his Dallara punted Alboreto’s Footwork form behind, this pitched the Italian into a spin. Grouillard’s Tyrrell collected the wayward Footwork. Alboreto then spun into the wall due to the rear suspension damage that he had sustained, debris being strewn over the entire track. All three were out of the race. Herbert who was caught up in the chaos needed a trip to the pits for a new front nose cone and a replacement steering arm.
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Grouillard, Olivier (Tyrrell)
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1 pts
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At the start of the race Martini, in his Dallara punted Alboreto’s Footwork form behind, this pitched the Italian into a spin. Grouillard’s Tyrrell collected the wayward Footwork. Alboreto then spun into the wall due to the rear suspension damage that he had sustained, debris being strewn over the entire track. All three were out of the race. Herbert who was caught up in the chaos needed a trip to the pits for a new front nose cone and a replacement steering arm.
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Herbert, Johnny (Lotus (Team))
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1 pts
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At the start of the race Martini, in his Dallara punted Alboreto’s Footwork form behind, this pitched the Italian into a spin. Grouillard’s Tyrrell collected the wayward Footwork. Alboreto then spun into the wall due to the rear suspension damage that he had sustained, debris being strewn over the entire track. All three were out of the race. Herbert who was caught up in the chaos needed a trip to the pits for a new front nose cone and a replacement steering arm.
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de Cesaris, Andrea (Tyrrell)
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3 pts
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On lap four Hakkinen made a move on de Cesaris’s Tyrrell. de Cesaris pushed Hakkinen into a spin that cost the Finn a number of places.
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Comas, Erik (Ligier)
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5 pts
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On lap five Comas over revved his Renault engine by a considerable amount due to a missed gear change. (The telemetry showed 17,800 rpm.) The engine was cooked and Comas was out of the race.
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Gugelmin, Mauricio (Jordan)
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1 pts
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On the first lap chaos Gugelmin had run over a piece of Alboreto’s Footwork’s bodywork. On lap four he slammed heavily into one of the circuits concrete retaining walls. “I think that I must have damaged a brake line when I ran over that debris earlier on because the brake pedal went down and only the rear brakes came on, causing me to swerve into the wall. It really was a big shunt.” Investigation revealed that the bleed nipple on the right front calliper had broken off allowing the brake fluid to leak.
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Mansell, Nigel (Williams)
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1 pts
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Mansell had been baulked by Larini’s Ferrari on the back straight on lap nineteen and Senna was all over the FW14/B as they swept through fast ess bend before the hair pin that led on to the start / finish straight. Senna believed that it might have been possible to get the jump on Mansell into the hairpin if he could be super late on the brakes. The manoeuvre turned distinctly pear shaped and Senna slammed into the back of the Williams, eliminating both drivers. The McLaren’s left front wheel was ripped off, the impact having lifted the Williams off the ground. Mansell of course blamed Senna and Senna accused Mansell of braking early. Mansell was going to make an official protest before it was decided that it was just a racing incident.
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Senna, Ayrton (McLaren)
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1 pts
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Mansell had been baulked by Larini’s Ferrari on the back straight on lap nineteen and Senna was all over the FW14/B as they swept through fast ess bend before the hair pin that led on to the start / finish straight. Senna believed that it might have been possible to get the jump on Mansell into the hairpin if he could be super late on the brakes. The manoeuvre turned distinctly pear shaped and Senna slammed into the back of the Williams, eliminating both drivers. The McLaren’s left front wheel was ripped off, the impact having lifted the Williams off the ground. Mansell of course blamed Senna and Senna accused Mansell of braking early. Mansell was going to make an official protest before it was decided that it was just a racing incident.
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