1992 Canadian Grand Prix
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The 1992 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal on 14 June 1992. It was the seventh race of the 1992 Formula One World Championship.
1992 Canadian Grand Prix | |||
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Race 7 of 16 in the 1992 Formula One World Championship | |||
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Race details | |||
Date | 14 June 1992 | ||
Official name | XXX Grand Prix Molson du Canada | ||
Location |
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
Course | Temporary street circuit | ||
Course length | 4.430 km (2.753 miles) | ||
Distance | 69 laps, 305.670 km (189.935 miles) | ||
Weather |
Dry with temperatures reaching up to 25 °C (77 °F); Wind speeds up to 14 km/h (8.7 mph)[1] | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | McLaren-Honda | ||
Time | 1:19.775 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver |
![]() | McLaren-Honda | |
Time | 1:22.325 on lap 61 | ||
Podium | |||
First | McLaren-Honda | ||
Second | Benetton-Ford | ||
Third | Ferrari | ||
Lap leaders |
The 69-lap race was won by Austrian driver Gerhard Berger, driving a McLaren-Honda, after he started from fourth position. Berger's Brazilian teammate, Ayrton Senna, took pole position and led until he suffered an electrical failure on lap 38, while Drivers' Championship leader, Briton Nigel Mansell, spun off on lap 15 attempting to overtake Senna. German Michael Schumacher finished second in a Benetton-Ford, with Frenchman Jean Alesi third in a Ferrari.