1992 · SPORTING
1992 Sporting Regulations
1992 ran 16 rounds. Points 10-6-4-3-2-1 for top 6, all results counted for both championships. Pre-qualifying was still used at a couple of oversubscribed events early in the year but the practice was retired after the Mexican GP — entry numbers were falling and the grid could accommodate all entries from Magny-Cours onward. Nigel Mansell won his only World Championship; Williams-Renault secured their first Constructors' title of the modern era.
Chapters
End of pre-qualifying
The pre-qualifying session that had been used since the early 1980s to cut oversubscribed entries was retired after the 1992 Mexican GP. Smaller teams (Coloni, Fondmetal, Andrea Moda) were leaving or failing to qualify, and entry lists had stabilised at or below the 26-car grid limit. It was the last session of its kind in F1.
Key changes
- Pre-qualifying session retired after the 1992 Mexican GP.
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