1992 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Match, Background
Businessman Jack Walker had bought a 62% controlling stake in Blackburn Rovers in 1991. He convinced former Liverpool and Scotland international Kenny Dalglish to come out of retirement to take the position of manager at the club in October 1991, replacing Phil Parkes who had been caretaker manager since Don Mackay had left the previous month. David Lacey in The Guardian reported that Dalglish spent £5.5 million (equivalent to £11.5 million in 2019) on transfers during the season.


1992 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Match, Background
This included a club-record £1.1 million (equivalent to £2.3 million in 2019) for Newell from Everton in November 1991, who became the club's first million-pound player, and a similar sum for Roy Wegerle the following March. Other signings included Alan Wright, Colin Hendry, Gordon Cowans, Tim Sherwood, Chris Price, Matt Dickins and Duncan Shearer. Dalglish's counterpart, Brian Little, had been appointed as manager of Leicester City in June 1991, replacing Gordon Lee who had led the club to survival the previous season.


1992 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Match, Background
Little had led Darlington to back-to-back promotions, as champions of the 1989–90 Football Conference and subsequently the 1990–91 Football League Fourth Division. He signed eight players for Leicester early in the season, including three former Darlington players in Gary Coatsworth, Paul Willis, and Michael Trotter. Before the transfer window closed, Little also brought in Ormondroyd and Phil Gee from Derby County in exchange for Kitson, along with Simon Grayson and Mike Whitlow.


1992 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Match, Background
The referee for the final was 50-year-old George Courtney from Spennymoor; he was officiating his fourteenth game at Wembley and last league match before retirement. Parkes, who had remained with Blackburn Rovers as an assistant manager after Dalglish's arrival, led the team out at Wembley. Bookmakers were unable to pick a clear favourite for the match. Blackburn Rovers lined up in a 4–4–2 formation with one change in their starting line-up from their previous game, Price coming in for Lee Richardson in midfield. Wegerle was selected as a substitute in favour of Shearer. Leicester City were unchanged from their semi-final second leg match, adopting a 5–2–3 formation. Blackburn wore all-yellow, while Leicester were in their regular home kit of blue shirts, white shorts and blue socks.


1992 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Match, First half
Leicester City kicked off the final in warm conditions in front of a Wembley crowd of 68,147. Neither side dominated the early period of the game with the first opportunity falling to Leicester City in the fourth minute: a cross-field ball from Gary Mills found Tommy Wright deep on the left wing, whose high cross was caught by Mimms ahead of Ormondroyd and Russell. On seven minutes, Price was fouled by Tommy Wright around 15 yards (14 m) outside the Leicester City penalty area.


1992 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Match, First half
The resulting direct free kick from Mark Atkins was pushed around the post by Carl Muggleton after it bounced in front of him. Four minutes later, a long pass from May was headed out by Tony James but fell to Atkins whose shot from the edge of the penalty area was blocked by Walsh. In the 14th minute, Newell was brought down by Walsh and the quick free kick found Sellars whose shot went high over the Blackburn crossbar. Ten minutes later, Blackburn's Speedie was fouled by James and Russell deep in Leicester City's half but the free kick from Cowans was cleared. A minute later, a one-two between Price and Newell saw the former's subsequent cross float off the end of the pitch.


1992 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Match, First half
In the 28th minute, a long pass from Colin Hill inside his own half found Tommy Wright who was fouled on the edge of the Blackburn penalty area by Alan Wright, but Thompson's free kick came to nothing. Three minutes later Tommy Wright made a run down the left wing and crossed the ball into the Blackburn box but it was gathered by Mimms ahead of Ormondroyd. On 36 minutes, a long pass out of defence by Alan Wright found Newell on the left who ran into the penalty area.


1992 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Match, First half
He cut inside, wrong-footing two defenders before his goal-bound shot struck Leicester's Walsh in the face and the ball was cleared. Almost immediately, a long pass from Russell from the left was brought under control by Mills on the edge of the Blackburn box but his left-footed strike went wide of the post. A corner from Thompson in the 39th minute was met by James whose header was nodded over the Blackburn crossbar by Ormondroyd. A cross-field pass from Mills was then won by Ormondroyd as May tried to shepherd the ball out for a throw-in.


1992 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Match, First half
Ormondroyd then beat Hendry in the penalty box and fell, but no penalty was awarded and Blackburn cleared the ball. With less than five minutes of the half remaining, Sellars received the ball just inside his own half and ran deep into the Blackburn half before releasing Alan Wright whose cross was plucked out of the air by Muggleton in the Leicester goal, ahead of Speedie. In the last minute of the first half, a long ball from Hendry was headed back by Newell to Speedie who was brought down by Walsh in the area to win a penalty. Newell took the spot kick, striking the ball to the bottom-right corner of the goal past Muggleton to make it 1–0.


1992 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Match, Second half
Neither side made any changes at half time and Blackburn kicked off the second half, and dominated the early stages. In the 47th minute, the referee played advantage after Tommy Wright was fouled by May, allowing the ball to finally run to Russell on the right wing whose cross was gathered by Mimms. Two minutes later a goal kick from Mimms was headed by Hendry but fell to Thompson who struck it  high and wide from around 25 yards (23 m).


1992 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Match, Second half
A 50th minute corner from Whitlow bounced around in the box before being cleared over the crossbar by Alan Wright. Four minutes later Tommy Wright was brought down by May deep in the Blackburn half which was adjudged a foul. Mimms got a hand to Whitlow's outswinging free kick but the ball fell to Grayson on the edge of the area: his off-target first-time shot was deflected by James then Newell towards his own goal before the ball was cleared off the line by Hendry.


1992 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Match, Second half
On 56 minutes, a free kick from Whitlow was headed towards the Leicester City goal by Ormondroyd before being cleared by Cowans. Five minutes later, a clearance from Hendry fell to Speedie and Blackburn found themselves with a three-on-one situation: instead of passing to Cowans, Speedie opted to try to beat the last man, Mills, who brought him down illegally. The foul earned Mills the first yellow card of the afternoon, but the free kick from Sellars was caught by Muggleton. In the 65th minute, a long pass from Moran deep in his own half was collected by Walsh but his shot was off-target. Seconds later, a misplaced pass in the Leicester defence was worked to Sellars whose chipped shot went high over the crossbar.


1992 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Match, Second half
Blackburn made the first change of the afternoon in the 67th minute when Gee came on to replace James. Atkins became the second player to be booked a minute later when he pulled back Mills. In the 71st minute, Blackburn cleared a long through but the ball fell to Thompson who passed the ball back to Grayson who struck wide of the left-hand post from around 20 yards (18 m).


1992 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Match, Second half
A minute later, Mills picked up a loose ball around the half-way line and ran into the Blackburn half unchallenged until Hendry brought him down outside the penalty area: the Blackburn defender was shown a yellow card for the foul. The resulting free kick from Thompson was headed over the bar by Walsh. Gee then headed the ball directly into the arms of Mimms from 8 yards (7.3 m).


1992 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Match, Second half
On 76 minutes, Atkins made a long pass which found Newell on the left flank in an advanced position: Newell ran on with the ball and his attempted chip was pushed away by Muggleton. On 77 minutes, a cross-field pass from Speedie was collected by Price on the edge of the Leicester City penalty area, but Muggleton gathered his low cross. Two minutes later May's long ball forward found Atkins in space but his diagonal shot was caught in the Leicester goal.


1992 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Match, Second half
With eleven minutes to go, Speedie was brought down by Grayson after being sent free down the left wing by a pass from Sellars. Speedie was then booked for pushing Grayson to the ground. Leicester's Gee then crossed from the corner of the Blackburn penalty area and Ormondroyd's header back across the face of goal was cleared by Hendry just ahead of Russell. With six minutes remaining, Newell passed to Atkins who ran into the area and was fouled by Muggleton who conceded the second penalty of the match. Sellars was then replaced by Richardson.


1992 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Match, Second half
Newell's spot kick was straight at Muggleton who deflected it onto the post, to keep the score at 1–0. Newell then received a goal kick from Mimms deep in Leicester territory, his cross was nudged on by Speedie to Atkins whose shot was tipped just past the post low to Muggleton's left. In the 89th minute, Tommy Wright's shot from inside the box went just over the Blackburn crossbar. Despite late pressure from Leicester City who were pushing for the equaliser, it was to no avail as the match ended 1–0 and Blackburn Rovers secured promotion.


1992 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Post-match
Walsh accused Speedie of diving: "Speedie's team will be delighted with him. He did what all strikers should do. Took a dive." Speedie defended his actions: "I got the ball in the box, turned him and the fellow pushed me. As far as I'm concerned, it was a penalty." Defeated manager Little was disappointed but said "there is no way [he] would point the finger at anyone." His counterpart Dalglish said: "Speedie had a clear shot at goal. The referee has given the penalty, we took it and we scored." Courtney said that he believed made the correct decision, noting that he thought "Walsh took [Speedie] out and that is what [he] gave." Walker immediately made European football the next target for Dalglish declaring "we want Europe now".


1992 Football League Second Division play-off Final, Post-match
Blackburn Rovers finished their following season in fourth place in the inaugural Premier League, the highest league position achieved by a play-off winner and scoring more goals than any other team in the division. Two years later, in the  1994–95 season, they became the first club promoted through the play-offs to win the Premier League. Leicester City ended their next season in sixth place in the 1992–93 Football League First Division, and qualified for the play-off final where they lost 4–3 to Swindon Town.


1992 Football League Third Division play-off Final
The 1992 Football League Third Division play-off Final was an association football match which was played on 24 May 1992 at Wembley Stadium, London, between Peterborough United and Stockport County to determine the third and final team to gain promotion from the Football League Third Division to the Second Division. The top two teams of the 1991–92 Football League Third Division, Brentford and Birmingham City, gained automatic promotion, while the teams placed from third to sixth place took part in play-off semi-finals; the winners of these semi-finals competed for the final place in the Second Division for the 1992–93 season. Peterborough and Stockport beat Huddersfield Town and Stoke City, respectively, in the semi-finals.


1992 Football League Third Division play-off Final
The match was refereed by Martin Bodenham in front of 35,087 spectators. The first half ended goalless but in the 52nd minute, a corner from Bobby Barnes found Ken Charlery at the near post who beat two defenders to head the ball onto the frame of the goal from where it bounced down; the linesman ruled it had crossed the line and the goal was awarded, making it 1–0 to Peterborough. Fifteen minutes later, Kevin Francis scored with a header from an Andy Preece pass, but the linesman raised his flag to signify offside and the goal was disallowed.


1992 Football League Third Division play-off Final
With three minutes of the match remaining, Francis scored when Peterborough goalkeeper Fred Barber failed to catch a 15-yard (14-metre) strike from Preece. Peterborough took the lead back within two minutes, with Charlery scoring his second. A long pass from Marcus Ebdon was headed on by Charlery who ran past Tony Barras and shot past Neil Edwards in the Stockport goal.


1992 Football League Third Division play-off Final
Peterborough ended their following season in tenth position in League Division 1 (the renamed Second Division). Stockport finished their next season in sixth place in League Division 2 (the renamed Third Division) and qualified for the 1993 Football League play-offs, where they lost 2–1 on aggregate to Port Vale.


1992 Football League Third Division play-off Final, Route to the final
Stockport County finished the regular 1991–92 season in fifth place in the Football League Third Division, the third tier of the English football league system, one place ahead of Peterborough United. Both therefore missed out on the two automatic places for promotion to the Second Division and instead took part in the play-offs to determine the third promoted team. Stockport County finished five points behind Birmingham City (who were promoted in second place) and six behind league winners Brentford. Peterborough United ended the season two points behind Stockport County.


1992 Football League Third Division play-off Final, Route to the final
Stockport's opposition for their play-off semi-final was Stoke City with the first match of the two-legged tie taking place at Edgeley Park in Stockport on 10 May 1992. Cynthia Bateman, writing in The Guardian, suggested "the football was as poor and malevolent as the atmosphere" in a match which saw Stoke's captain Carl Beeston sent off seven minutes before half-time after an altercation with Jim Gannon following an argument over a free kick. Three minutes later, Stockport County took the lead through Peter Ward's curling free kick from 25 yards (23 metres).


1992 Football League Third Division play-off Final, Route to the final
The home side had several chances but failed to increase their lead; Stoke, according to Bateman, "did hardly anything worthy of favourable comment" and the match ended 1–0. The second leg was held three days later at the Victoria Ground in Stoke-on-Trent. Chris Beaumont opened the scoring for the away side within a minute of the start of the match, with Mark Stein equalising in the 81st minute at 1–1. At the final whistle, Stockport supporters invaded the pitch and were forced back by police with dogs. Stockport progressed to the final with a 2–1 aggregate victory.


1992 Football League Third Division play-off Final, Route to the final
Peterborough United faced Huddersfield Town in their semi-final, with the first leg at London Road in Peterborough on 11 May 1992. Iffy Onuora put the visitors ahead in the 28th minute from close range after Peterborough goalkeeper Fred Barber had made a double-save. Ken Charlery equalised 15 seconds after half-time and midway through the second half, Huddersfield again took the lead as David Robinson an own goal after deflecting a Phil Starbuck cross past Barber.


1992 Football League Third Division play-off Final, Route to the final
In the final minute, Mick Halsall scored the equaliser with a shot from around 18 yards (16 metres) which went in off the underside of the crossbar; the match ended 2–2. The second semi-final leg was played at Leeds Road in Huddersfield three days later. Starbuck scored with a volley from a Ronnie Robinson cross to give the home side the lead in the second minute before Worrell Sterling equalised mid-way through the second half.


1992 Football League Third Division play-off Final, Route to the final
After coming on as substitute, Steve Cooper scored a late winner for Peterborough after he dived to head in a cross from Bobby Barnes, to see them win 2–1 and progress to the final 4–3 on aggregate. The match was marred by a late pitch invasion coupled with violence outside the stadium, during which around 30 Huddersfield fans were arrested.


1992 Football League Third Division play-off Final, Match, Background
Stockport County had featured in the play-offs once before, a 6–0 aggregate loss to Chesterfield in the 1990 play-off semi-finals. Stockport were seeking to be promoted to the Second Division, where they last participated in the 1937–38 season, and had been promoted to the Third Division the previous season as runners-up on goal difference to champions Darlington. Peterborough had never participated in the play-offs and had also been promoted to the Third Division the season before. They were aiming to play in the second tier of English football for the first time since joining the English Football League in 1960.


1992 Football League Third Division play-off Final, Match, Background
During the regular season, Peterborough won both matches between the sides with a 3–0 victory at Edgeley Park in December 1991 and a 3–2 win at London Road the following February. Stockport had most recently played at Wembley Stadium eight days before the play-off final when they played semi-final opponents Stoke City in the Associate Members' Cup Final, losing 1–0. Peterborough were making their first appearance at the national stadium.


1992 Football League Third Division play-off Final, Match, Background
The referee for the match was Martin Bodenham. Before the match, Halsall spoke confidently of Peterborough's chances, saying that "Wembley will suit our style ... We can run all day and hopefully run Stockport into the ground ... But they won't want to lose at Wembley twice running". Stockport's Gannon suggested the experience would stand them in good stead: "We had a chance to take in the atmosphere last week. Now it's time to play some football. We learned plenty in our first visit; it's up to us to put that into practice". Before the kick off, the Parachute Regiment's Red Devils demonstration team landed in the centre circle.


1992 Football League Third Division play-off Final, Match, Background
As a result of the foundation of the Premier League for the beginning of the 1992–93 football season, the lower three tiers of English football were re-branded accordingly: the Second Division became the Third Division, the Third Division was renamed the Second Division and the Fourth Division retitled the Third Division. Consequently, the winners of the final would be promoted from the Third Division to the "new" First Division.


1992 Football League Third Division play-off Final, Match, Summary
The match kicked off around 3 p.m. on 24 May 1992 at Wembley Stadium in front of 35,087 spectators. Five minutes into the game, a cross from Barnes was headed on by Sterling, then controlled by Charlery with his chest; his shot went over the Stockport crossbar. Before half-time, Stockport's 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)-tall striker Kevin Francis won a number of corners, one of which was headed wide of the Peterborough goal by Tony Barras. The first half ended goalless.


1992 Football League Third Division play-off Final, Match, Summary
Neither side made any changes to their personnel during the interval. In the 52nd minute, a corner from Barnes found Charlery at the near post. Charlery outjumped two defenders and headed the ball towards the goal, where it ricocheted off the top of the frame and bounced down;  the linesman ruled it had crossed the line and the goal was awarded, making it 1–0 to Peterborough. Fifteen minutes later, Francis scored with a header from an Andy Preece pass, but the linesman deemed him offside and disallowed the goal.


1992 Football League Third Division play-off Final, Match, Summary
In the 75th minute, Peterborough made the first substitution of the game with Lee Howarth coming on to replace Steve Welsh, and a minute later, Stockport's Paul Wheeler was brought on in place of Ward. With three minutes of the match remaining, Preece struck the ball from 15 yards (14 metres). The ball went through the hands of Peterborough goalkeeper Fred Barber, and was struck by Francis to level the game. Within two minutes, however, Charlery scored his second to take the lead back for Peterborough. A long pass from Marcus Ebdon was headed on by Charlery, who ran past Barras and shot past Neil Edwards in the Stockport goal. The match ended 2–1 and Peterborough secured promotion to the newly branded League Division 1.


1992 Football League Third Division play-off Final, Post-match
The Peterborough manager Chris Turner described the decision-making surrounding the opening goal as a "Russian linesman job" while his counterpart Danny Bergara called it a "travesty". With regard to Francis' disallowed goal, Bergara suggested the linesman had "seen a ghost ... There is no way [Francis] is offside." Keith Blackmore, writing in The Times, described the match as "one of the most dramatic and controversial matches since the play-off finals moved to Wembley in 1990". Turner said: "It's a lovely thought that next year we will be playing teams like Derby and West Ham.


1992 Football League Third Division play-off Final, Post-match
Fifteen or sixteen months ago we were nothing. Now the Premier League is only one division away." Bergara suggested that a review system should be put in place: "I'm not criticising the referee ... he had a difficult job and everyone makes mistakes ... I think it's time we tried television replays."


1992 Football League Third Division play-off Final, Post-match
Peterborough ended their following season in tenth position in League Division 1 (the renamed Second Division). Stockport finished their next season in sixth place in League Division 2 (the renamed Third Division), qualifying for the 1993 Football League play-offs, where they lost 2–1 on aggregate to Port Vale.


1992 Football League play-offs
The Football League play-offs for the 1991–92 season were held in May 1992, with the finals taking place at Wembley Stadium. The play-off semi-finals were also played over two legs and were contested by the teams who finished in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th  place in the Football League Second Division, the 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th placed teams in the Football League Third Division and the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th place teams in the Football League Fourth Division table. The winners of the semi-finals progressed through to the finals, with the winner of these matches gaining promotion for the following season.


1992 Football League play-offs, Second Division
The Second Division season finished with Ipswich Town as champions and Middlesbrough as runners-up gaining automatic promotion to the new FA Premier League. This left Derby County and Blackburn Rovers, the two biggest spending teams in the division, facing each other in the one playoff semi-final, while the other was contested between Leicester City and a Cambridge United side who successful style of long ball play had taken them to the brink of a unique third successive promotion, while Leicester had made their first serious promotion challenge since being relegated from the First Division five years earlier.


1992 Football League play-offs, Second Division
Blackburn won the first leg 4-2 at Ewood Park, and Derby's 2-1 win in the return leg at the Baseball Ground was not enough to prevent the Lancastrian side from going through to the final. In the other semi-final, Cambridge held Leicester to a 1-1 draw at the Abbey Stadium before losing the return leg 5-0 at Filbert Street.


1992 Football League play-offs, Second Division
The final - and a place in the new Premier League - was settled by a single goal as Blackburn beat Leicester thanks to a penalty by former Leicester striker Mike Newell, securing Blackburn's return to the top flight of English football after 26 years away.


1992 Football League play-offs, Third Division
Huddersfield Town's fourth season in the Third Division since relegation in 1988 saw their most serious promotion challenge in that time, but a third-place finish meant that they had to navigate a playoff semi-final clash with a Peterborough United side in the hunt for a second successive promotion. Peterborough went through, while Stockport County overcame Stoke City in the other semi-final to set up a playoff final clash between two teams who had both been promoted from the Fourth Division only a year earlier. Peterborough won the final 2-1 to reach the second tier of English football for the first time in their history; they were still among the newest ten clubs in the Football League having joined in 1960.


1992 Football League play-offs, Fourth Division
A year after losing the Fourth Division playoff final on penalties to Torquay United, Blackpool returned to Wembley for a showdown with Scunthorpe United and this time were the winning side as they triumphed on penalties after a 1-1 draw. The Seasiders had overcome league newcomers Barnet in their semi-final, with Scunthorpe overcoming Crewe Alexandra in the other semi-final.


1992 Fordham Rams football team
The 1992 Fordham Rams football team was an American football team that represented Fordham University during the 1992 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Fordham tied for last in the Patriot League.


1992 Fordham Rams football team
In their seventh year under head coach Larry Glueck, the Rams compiled a 1–9 record. Mark Blazejewski and Tony Iasiello were the team captains.


1992 Fordham Rams football team
The Rams were outscored 222 to 141. Their 1–4 conference record tied for fifth the six-team Patriot League standings -- their best result yet in three years of league play. Fordham's sole victory of 1992, over fellow cellar-dweller Bucknell, was its first Patriot League conference win since joining the league in 1990.


1992 Fordham Rams football team
Fordham played its home games at Jack Coffey Field on the university's Rose Hill campus in The Bronx, in New York City.


1992 Formula One Indoor Trophy
The 1992 Formula One Indoor Trophy took place on December 7–8 at the Bologna Motor Show. The winner was Johnny Herbert in a Lotus-Judd.


1992 Formula One Indoor Trophy, Participants
The 1992 Formula One Indoor Trophy, at the end of the 1992 Formula One season, was entered by just 5 competitors, one down on the previous year.


1992 Formula One Indoor Trophy, Participants
Johnny Herbert represented Lotus, as he had in 1991, continuing the role he had carried out during the season alongside Mika Häkkinen.


1992 Formula One Indoor Trophy, Participants
BMS Scuderia Italia, using their Dallara chassis, were represented once again by JJ Lehto, who had also driven for them during the regular season alongside Pierluigi Martini. Michele Alboreto also drove for them, and he would appear in the 1993 season for the team.


1992 Formula One Indoor Trophy, Participants
The field was completed by a pair of Minardis, driven by Christian Fittipaldi and Alessandro Zanardi. The pair had shared one of Minardi's cars during 1992, with former champion Gianni Morbidelli in the other, but Morbidelli was not selected for the event.


1992 Formula One Indoor Trophy, Results
Christian Fittipaldi received a bye to the semi-finals. In the quarters, Lehto was drawn against Zanardi while Herbert faced Alboreto. Lehto beat Zanardi in a close match-up, and Herbert won through against Alboreto in an equally close pairing. As the closest loser, Zanardi also went through to the semi-finals.


1992 Formula One Indoor Trophy, Results
He was drawn against Herbert, but lost again, leaving Lehto to beat Fittipaldi in the other semi-final, eliminating both Minardis. Herbert defeated Lehto in the final, becoming the first person to win the event in a non-Italian car.


1992 Formula One World Championship
The 1992 Formula One World Championship was the 46th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 1992 Formula One World Championship for Drivers and the 1992 Formula One World Championship for Constructors, which were contested concurrently over a sixteen-race series that commenced on 1 March and ended on 8 November. Nigel Mansell won the Drivers' Championship, and Williams-Renault won the Constructors' Championship.


1992 Formula One World Championship
Mansell won the first five races of the season and went on to become the first driver in Formula One history to win nine races in a single season. He sealed the Drivers' Championship at the Hungarian Grand Prix in mid-August, with five races still to run, becoming the first Briton to win the championship since James Hunt in 1976. Reigning champion Ayrton Senna won three races for McLaren-Honda but could only manage fourth in the championship, with Mansell's Williams teammate Riccardo Patrese finishing second and young Michael Schumacher third for Benetton-Ford.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Drivers and constructors
The following teams and drivers competed in the 1992 FIA Formula One World Championship. All teams competed with tyres supplied by Goodyear.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Calendar, Calendar changes
The United States Grand Prix was initially included in the 1992 season for a 15 March date in Phoenix but it was cancelled by mutual agreement in October 1991.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Calendar, Calendar changes
The South African Grand Prix returned in 1992 after a 7 year absence due to the FIA lifting its ban on events in South Africa due to the end of Apartheid. The race was held again at Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit but there was a new layout compared to the last time they race in 1985.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Calendar, Calendar changes
The Mexican Grand Prix was moved from it's mid June date to March.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Calendar, Calendar changes
The Spanish Grand Prix was moved from September to May.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Pre-season
The four major teams all kept at least one driver from 1991, with the two main title challengers both fielding unchanged driver lineups.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Pre-season
Further down the grid, the Jordan team took a risk by replacing both drivers after their successful debut season. Jordan also switched from Ford V8 engines and ran Yamaha V12s instead. Brabham went on to hire the first female F1 driver since Desiré Wilson in the 1980 season as the experienced but struggling British marque hired Giovanna Amati as its second driver. The impoverished Coloni team had been sold and renamed Andrea Moda Formula, a team that itself would become part of Formula One infamy.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Pre-season
This was the first of 2 seasons (the other being 1993) in Formula One's history where the calendar had races on all 6 inhabited continents (1 race each in Asia, Oceania, South America and Africa; 2 in North America and 10 in Europe).


1992 Formula One World Championship, Pre-season
In terms of safety, this season saw the introduction of stricter pre-season crash tests and the official use of a Safety Car in the sport.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Race-by-race, Race 1: South Africa
The season started off in South Africa at the newly rebuilt Kyalami circuit near the high altitude city of Johannesburg where Mansell took pole ahead of Senna, Berger, Patrese, Alesi and Schumacher. At the start, Patrese overtook both McLarens and Berger lost out to both Alesi and Schumacher as well. The order was: Mansell, Patrese, Senna, Alesi, Schumacher and Berger.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Race-by-race, Race 1: South Africa
Mansell quickly pulled away from Patrese who was under no pressure at all from Senna. Brundle spun off on the first lap in the Benetton and then retired with a broken clutch. Alesi was well behind Senna and had a comfortable gap to Schumacher, whom Berger could do nothing about. The pit stops left the order unchanged, and it held until Alesi's engine failed on lap 41. Andrea de Cesaris was sixth and in the points for one lap until his engine failed as well.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Race-by-race, Race 1: South Africa
Mansell won the race easily with Patrese making it a Williams 1–2 ahead of Senna, Schumacher, Berger and Johnny Herbert. Mansell had also won the previous South African Grand Prix, held in 1985, in a Williams-Honda.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Race-by-race, Race 2: Mexico
The cancellation of the United States Grand Prix on a street circuit in Phoenix, Arizona, originally scheduled for 15 March left a 3 week gap between the first two races, and there was some controversy surrounding the next race in Mexico: the venue for this race, the Hermanos Rodríguez Autodrome in Mexico City (an even higher altitude city) had an appallingly bumpy track surface, thanks to the circuit being located on a geologically active area. It also had a dauntingly fast final corner called the Peraltada which was 180 degrees and banked. Although the banking had been eased from the previous year, making the corner slightly slower, the bumps were still disastrous as Ayrton Senna hit a nasty bump in the Esses and crashed into a concrete wall, receiving severe bruising. He was cleared fit enough to race.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Race-by-race, Race 2: Mexico
The Williams cars were 1–2 in qualifying in Mexico ahead of the Benettons and the McLarens with Mansell on pole ahead of Patrese, Schumacher, Brundle, Berger and Senna. At the start, Senna blasted past his teammate and the Benettons with Brundle getting ahead of Schumacher. The order was: Mansell, Patrese, Senna, Brundle, Schumacher and Berger.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Race-by-race, Race 2: Mexico
Schumacher quickly passed Brundle on lap 2 and soon afterwards there was a big queue behind Senna, who was apparently having some sort of trouble. Schumacher got past on lap 7 and the rest were relieved of being stuck up when Senna retired with transmission troubles on lap 11.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Race-by-race, Race 2: Mexico
After the stops, Berger got ahead of Brundle only to be passed two laps later. Berger repassed Brundle on lap 36. Brundle got back ahead on lap 39 only for Berger to repass him two laps later. Brundle was back in fourth on lap 44 but retired with engine trouble three laps later, ending the battle for fourth. At the front, Mansell won with Patrese making it a Williams 1–2 again ahead of Schumacher, Berger, de Cesaris and Mika Häkkinen.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Race-by-race, Race 3: Brazil
For the Brazilian Grand Prix at the Interlagos circuit in São Paulo, the Williamses were ahead of the McLarens with Mansell on pole ahead of Patrese with Senna third in front of his home crowd ahead of Berger, Schumacher and Alesi. On the parade lap, Berger stalled and had to start at the back. At the start, Mansell was poor and Patrese blasted ahead of him with Brundle getting ahead of Alesi. The order was: Patrese, Mansell, Senna, Schumacher, Brundle and Alesi.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Race-by-race, Race 3: Brazil
Berger had to retire after only 4 laps in the pits with electrical failure. The Williamses pulled away while Senna was holding the rest at bay; Schumacher was 30 seconds behind by the time he had passed Senna for third on lap 13. Brundle and Alesi passed him soon afterwards and Senna retired with engine troubles on lap 17.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Race-by-race, Race 3: Brazil
The stops brought Alesi closer to Brundle and Alesi made his move on lap 31. The two collided, with Brundle spinning out. This promoted Karl Wendlinger to fifth and he was there until his clutch failed on lap 56. As Thierry Boutsen collided with Érik Comas and forced Johnny Herbert off into the gravel at the Senna S as it forced both drivers to retire but Comas managed to continue, just 6 laps after Brundle's retirement.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Race-by-race, Race 3: Brazil
Meanwhile, Mansell pitted while passing back markers and took advantage of subsequent clear laps, taking over first place when Patrese pitted after slower laps passing more of the back markers. Mansell then built a lead and won with a 29-second lead over Patrese in second, making it yet another Williams 1–2 ahead of Schumacher, Alesi, Capelli and Michele Alboreto.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Race-by-race, Race 4: Spain
Mansell was on pole once again in Spain at the Catalunya circuit near Barcelona ahead of Schumacher, Senna, Patrese, Capelli and Brundle. At the start, in torrential wet conditions, Patrese got by Senna and Schumacher while Alesi sensationally climbed up from eighth to third. The order was: Mansell, Patrese, Alesi, Schumacher, Senna and Capelli.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Race-by-race, Race 4: Spain
Brundle retired yet again after spinning off on the main straight with a clutch problem by lap 5, meaning it was his 4th consecutive retirement. Schumacher attacked and passed Alesi on lap 7. Senna tried to do the same but tipped Alesi into a spin, putting the Frenchman behind Berger and Capelli as well. By now the rain intensified, and Patrese spun off on lap 20 while trying to lap a backmarker. This put Mansell ahead of Schumacher, Senna, Berger, Capelli and Alesi. Maurício Gugelmin as the only Jordan in the race, and lapped by the McLarens, had spun into the pit wall at lap 25.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Race-by-race, Race 4: Spain
During the pit-stops, Alesi got past Capelli and began to charge up through the field. He cruised past Berger for fourth and began to attack Senna for third. He wanted to attack Schumacher as well and was in a hurry. The pressure was so intense that Senna spun off with two laps to go. At the same time, Capelli spun off as well. Mansell won again from Schumacher, Alesi, Berger, Alboreto and Pierluigi Martini.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Race-by-race, Race 5: San Marino
At the San Marino Grand Prix at the Imola circuit in Italy, the Williamses were still well ahead of the McLarens and the Benettons, Mansell taking another pole ahead of Patrese, Senna, Berger, Schumacher and Brundle. At the start, Patrese attacked Mansell but Mansell kept the lead and Schumacher got ahead of Berger to take fourth. The order at the end of the first lap was: Mansell, Patrese, Senna, Schumacher, Berger and Brundle.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Race-by-race, Race 5: San Marino
As usual, Mansell was pulling away from Patrese as the two of them began to pull away from the field. Capelli in the second Ferrari spun off into the gravel trap on lap 12. Schumacher was pressurizing Senna but it was he who made the mistake first, spinning out into retirement on lap 21 with the result of rear suspension damage after clipping the tyre wall. Alesi was planning to go without a stop and so after the others stopped, he had climbed up to third. However, he was soon under pressure from the McLarens of Senna and Berger. Senna went ahead at Tosa on lap 40, but Berger tried to follow him through and Alesi lost momentum and spun towards Berger, taking both out.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Race-by-race, Race 5: San Marino
Mansell made it five wins out of five with Patrese making it one more Williams 1–2 ahead of Senna, Brundle, Alboreto and Martini.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Race-by-race, Race 6: Monaco
In Monaco, the Williamses were again dominant, with Mansell taking six poles in six with Patrese beside him, Senna third, Alesi fourth, Berger fifth and Schumacher sixth. At the start, Senna got ahead of Patrese while Schumacher took Alesi and Berger into the first corner. However, Alesi took fourth back at Mirabeau and then the race settled down. The order was: Mansell, Senna, Patrese, Alesi, Schumacher and Berger.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Race-by-race, Race 6: Monaco
Patrese began to attack Senna but then began to drop back with gearbox troubles. On lap 12, Schumacher tried to pass Alesi and the two collided, and an electronic box was damaged in Alesi's car, with Schumacher getting ahead. Alesi continued to stay fifth for another 16 laps before the damage forced him to retire on lap 28. This promoted Berger to fifth, a place which he held for just under 5 laps before he had to retire from gearbox troubles.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Race-by-race, Race 6: Monaco
On lap 60, Alboreto, just about to be lapped by Senna, spun in front of him and Senna lost another 10 seconds. Then, there was a loose wheelnut in Mansell's car and Mansell had to pit and rejoined behind Senna. He closed the gap quickly but with overtaking being extremely hard, Senna was able to legally block every move that Mansell made. Senna won from Mansell, Patrese, Schumacher, Brundle and Bertrand Gachot.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Race-by-race, Race 7: Canada
There was a change in Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Canada with Senna taking his 61st career pole position ahead of Patrese, Mansell, Berger, Schumacher and Herbert. At the start, Mansell got ahead of Patrese and behind them Brundle was able to get by Herbert. The order was: Senna, Mansell, Patrese, Berger, Schumacher and Brundle.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Race-by-race, Race 7: Canada
The race settled down for the first 14 laps but then on lap 15, Mansell attacked Senna at the final chicane and hit a kerb, pushing his car into the air. It landed nose-first into the gravel and spun back onto the track. Mansell claimed that Senna had pushed him off the track. He was out and this forced Patrese to slow down and suddenly Berger went through to second. Senna then began to pull away from the field and the stops changed nothing. Senna still led Berger, Patrese, Schumacher, Brundle and Herbert. Herbert went out on lap 34 with clutch troubles.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Race-by-race, Race 7: Canada
Senna lost a certain victory when electrical failure put him out on lap 38. Behind them, Brundle passed Schumacher for third and this became second when Patrese's gearbox failed on lap 44. However, Brundle only lasted for two more laps before he retired with transmission trouble. Berger won from Schumacher, Alesi, Wendlinger, de Cesaris and Érik Comas.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Race-by-race, Race 8: France
The Williamses took the front row at the Magny-Cours circuit in France ahead of the McLarens, with Mansell on pole ahead of Patrese, Senna, Berger, Schumacher and Alesi. At the start, Patrese got by Mansell while Berger got ahead of Senna and Brundle was able to pass Alesi. At the Adelaide hairpin, Schumacher tried to pass Senna but instead hit him, taking Senna out and forcing himself to pit. Meanwhile, Patrese and Mansell were side by side but Patrese kept the lead. Patrese led Mansell, Berger, Brundle, Alesi and Häkkinen and then Patrese waved Mansell through.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Race-by-race, Race 8: France
Nothing changed until lap 11 when Berger's engine failed. Soon afterwards it began to rain so heavily that the race was stopped. After some time the rain decreased and the grid formed up again. Patrese took the lead again with Alesi getting ahead of Häkkinen as well. Mansell tried to get past but Patrese defended and once again kept the lead. Patrese led Mansell, Brundle, Alesi, Häkkinen and Comas on aggregate. Patrese then waved Mansell through on track and soon Mansell got ahead on aggregate.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Race-by-race, Race 8: France
It began to rain again and everyone pitted for wets with Alesi going too late and dropping down to sixth. His engine failed on lap 61. Mansell won with Patrese making it a Williams 1–2 ahead of Brundle, Häkkinen, Comas and Herbert.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Race-by-race, Race 8: France
Thus, at the halfway stage of the season, Mansell was comfortably leading the championship with 66 points compared to Patrese's 34. Schumacher was third with 26, Senna was fourth with 18, Berger was fifth with 18, Alesi was sixth with 11, Brundle was seventh with 9 and Alboreto was eighth with 5. The 66 points that Mansell had after the French Grand Prix would have been enough for him to have been crowned world champion even if he had scored no further points in the season; Patrese was the eventual runner-up with 56 points. In the Constructors' Championship, Williams were dominant, with 100 points and well ahead of the field. McLaren were second with 36, Benetton were third with 35, and Ferrari were fourth with 13.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Race-by-race, Race 8: France
This Grand Prix saw, for the first time in the sport, the trialing of a safety car, in this case a Ford Escort RS Cosworth.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Race-by-race, Race 9: Great Britain
Mansell took pole position at Silverstone in Britain with Patrese making another Williams 1–2 ahead of Senna, Schumacher, Berger and Brundle. At the start, Patrese got ahead of Mansell while Brundle had a superb start, blasting by the three in front of him, and Schumacher also got ahead of Senna. Patrese waved Mansell through on the Hangar straight with action behind as both Senna and Berger got ahead of Schumacher. Schumacher quickly recovered and passed Berger at Priory before the first lap was over. Mansell led Patrese, Brundle, Senna, Schumacher and Berger.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Race-by-race, Race 9: Great Britain
Herbert became the first of the leaders to retire from 6th position in the leading Lotus with transmission problems on lap 32. Alesi in the leading Ferrari eventually went off the track with mechanical problems by lap 44. Senna put Brundle under pressure but Brundle kept the place. The round of stops changed nothing, with Mansell leading from Patrese, Brundle, Senna, Schumacher and Berger. Schumacher then went wide at a corner giving fifth to Berger. Senna only lasted until lap 53 when his transmission failed. On the next lap, Schumacher passed Berger who was suffering from engine trouble, but still managed to cross the line just before it let go and finished 5th.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Race-by-race, Race 9: Great Britain
Mansell took the win with Patrese making it one more Williams 1–2 ahead of Brundle, Schumacher, Berger and Häkkinen. Spectators began to invade the track to celebrate his win even before the final lap had finished, and thousands entered the track following the chequered flag. The win saw Mansell overtake Jackie Stewart as the most successful British driver, with 28 wins to Stewart's 27.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Race-by-race, Race 9: Great Britain
This Grand Prix also saw repeated trials for a safety car, first run at the preceding French Grand Prix.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Race-by-race, Race 10: Germany
At Hockenheim in Germany, the Williamses were again ahead of the McLarens, with Mansell on pole ahead of Patrese, Senna, Berger, Alesi and home hero Schumacher. At the start, Mansell defended from Patrese while Alesi lost out to both Schumacher and a fast-starting Brundle. Mansell was leading Patrese, Senna, Berger, Schumacher and Brundle at the end of the first lap.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Race-by-race, Race 10: Germany
Mansell then pulled away from Patrese who was doing the same to the McLarens. Soon the stops came and everyone in the top pitted except Senna and the Benettons were planning to go without a stop. Berger had a slow stop and retired with a misfire soon after. The order after the stops was: Senna, Mansell, Schumacher, Patrese, Brundle and Alesi.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Race-by-race, Race 10: Germany
Mansell did not want to stay second and passed Senna to lead with Patrese taking third from Schumacher soon after. Patrese was on a charge and smashed the lap record in his chase of  Senna. He was right with Senna on the penultimate lap and tried to attack on the last lap. But Patrese in his attempt spun off into the gravel trap and was out. Mansell took his eighth win of the season ahead of Senna, Schumacher, Brundle, Alesi and Comas.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Race-by-race, Race 11: Hungary
By the time the Hungarian Grand Prix just outside Budapest came around, Mansell was 46 points ahead of Patrese and the Williams team were 77 points ahead of Benetton with 6 races to go. This was the chance for Williams to seal both titles and they were dominant, but it was Patrese who took pole ahead of Mansell, Senna, Schumacher, Berger and Brundle. At the start, Berger got by Schumacher and then Mansell lost momentum and Senna passed him with Berger following his teammate through. The order was: Patrese, Senna, Berger, Mansell, Schumacher and Brundle.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Race-by-race, Race 11: Hungary
There was a collision on the first lap between Comas, Herbert, Boutsen and Tarquini who all retired on the first lap (meaning both Ligiers of Comas and Boutsen retired on the first lap), before Van de Poole spun into retirement at the first corner on lap 3 as both Fondmetals retired after only 2 laps. Mansell passed Berger on lap 8 and set off after Senna. However, as hard as he tried, the combination of the small circuit and Senna's skills in defending meant that he could not pass.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Race-by-race, Race 11: Hungary
Alesi in the leading Ferrari behind the leading pack spun out with the rear wheels in the gravel trap by lap 15. On lap 31, Patrese made a mistake and went wide and rejoined behind Berger. Two laps later, Mansell passed Berger to get back third. Then, a pivotal movement came on lap 39 when Patrese spun off. He rejoined in seventh, outside the points which meant that Mansell would be the world champion if results stayed the same. However, on lap 51, Mansell had to go to the pits with tyre troubles and rejoined in sixth, just ahead of Patrese. Mansell quickly passed Häkkinen but before Patrese, who was right behind, could take sixth, Patrese's engine blew. He was out and would get no points.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Race-by-race, Race 11: Hungary
Mansell quickly caught and passed Brundle on lap 60 and four laps later, he was up to third when Schumacher's rear wing broke, spinning him out and retired on lap 64. Senna, a minute ahead, made a precautionary stop just as Häkkinen passed Brundle for fourth. Mansell passed Berger for second and now had a toehold on the championship. Soon afterwards, Häkkinen tried to pass Berger and spun into Brundle's path. Brundle was forced to spin to avoid a collision and both rejoined without losing places, with Häkkinen staying ahead. Senna won ahead of new world champion Mansell, Berger, Häkkinen, Brundle and Capelli.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Race-by-race, Race 12: Belgium
Now to Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium and champion-elect Mansell took pole ahead of Senna, Schumacher, Patrese, Alesi and Berger. At the start, it was damp and Senna outdragged Mansell with Patrese getting ahead of Schumacher while Berger did not move. Senna was leading Mansell, Patrese, Schumacher, Alesi and Thierry Boutsen.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Race-by-race, Race 12: Belgium
At the start before La Source, Berger failed to get away and retired after an immediate transmission problem & put him out straight away. Mansell attacked and passed Senna at the end of the second lap with Patrese following suit. Then it began to rain and almost everybody pitted for wets. Senna stayed out in the hope that the rain would stop but it did not. He pitted late and rejoined down in 12th as Alesi went out with a puncture after colliding with Mansell at La Source. The order was: Mansell, Patrese, Schumacher, Brundle, Häkkinen and Boutsen.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Race-by-race, Race 12: Belgium
Capelli suffered a dramatic engine failure on lap 26 as he went straight off into the gravel trap at Blanchimont whilst battling Herbert for 6th position. The track was beginning to dry and Boutsen spun off on lap 28. Schumacher lost two seconds after going off the track and stopped for dries at the end of the lap. However, Mansell and Patrese stayed out far too long and when both pitted late, they rejoined behind Schumacher. Herbert eventually retired yet again with engine problems on lap 43, the Englishman would be classified 13th.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Race-by-race, Race 12: Belgium
Mansell tried to close in but cracked an exhaust and dropped back. Patrese suffered the same fate and had to hold back Brundle. Behind, the recovering Senna took fifth from Häkkinen. Schumacher took his maiden win ahead of Mansell, Patrese, Brundle, Senna and Häkkinen. The Constructors' Championship went to Williams after their 2–3 finish. This was also the only race to have 18 classified finishers, the highest number of finishers that year.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Race-by-race, Race 12: Belgium
Thus, with three-quarters of the season over, Mansell was the World Champion with 98 points, with Patrese second with 44, Schumacher third with 43, Senna fourth with 36, Berger fifth with 24, Brundle sixth with 21, Alesi seventh with 13, and Häkkinen eighth with 9. Williams were the World Champion in the Constructors' Championship with 142 points, with Benetton second with 64, McLaren third with 60, and Ferrari fourth with 16.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Race-by-race, Race 13: Italy
At Monza in Italy, Mansell was on pole ahead of Senna, Alesi, Berger, Patrese and Schumacher. At the start, Mansell took off while Patrese got ahead of Alesi and Berger lost out to Schumacher, Capelli and Brundle. Mansell led Senna, Patrese, Alesi, Schumacher and Capelli.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Race-by-race, Race 13: Italy
Mansell pulled away fast with Senna holding up Patrese. On lap 13, both Ferraris went out: Alesi with trouble in his fuel system and Capelli with electrical problems. Patrese then passed Senna but Mansell was already 10 seconds up the road. Then, everybody stopped during which Brundle got ahead of Schumacher. The order was: Mansell, Patrese, Senna, Brundle, Schumacher and Berger. Then Mansell suddenly slowed down and allowed Patrese to pass him.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Race-by-race, Race 13: Italy
Then, on lap 36, he began to drop back with hydraulic troubles. Senna, Brundle, Schumacher and Berger all passed him. He trolled round and retired in the pits on lap 41. Patrese led but then Senna began to close in. Patrese also began to suffer from hydraulic troubles and Senna passed him on lap 49. On the next lap, both Brundle and Schumacher found a way through. Patrese held fourth until the last lap when Berger passed him. Senna won from Brundle, Schumacher, Berger, the hobbling Patrese and de Cesaris.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Race-by-race, Race 14: Portugal
The Williamses were again ahead of the McLarens and the Benettons in Estoril just outside Lisbon with Mansell on pole ahead of Patrese, Senna, Berger, Schumacher and Brundle. At the start, Schumacher was late firing up and started at the back of the grid. At the start, Berger got ahead of Senna. Mansell led from Patrese, Berger, Senna, Brundle and Häkkinen.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Race-by-race, Race 14: Portugal
Herbert in the 2nd Lotus collided with Alesi on the first lap, Herbert eventually crashed out on lap 3 as Alesi in the leading Ferrari had spun off by lap 13, making it his 4th retirement in a row. Then it was the usual sight of Mansell pulling away from Patrese and the two getting away from the rest. The Williamses pitted early unlike the McLarens. Mansell had a quick stop and rejoined in the lead but Patrese had a problem with his right rear jack and joined behind the McLarens. He passed Senna quickly and set off after Berger. On lap 35, the recovering Schumacher took sixth from Alboreto. Soon after, Patrese was right with Berger, looking for a way through.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Race-by-race, Race 14: Portugal
Berger realised that he had blistered his tyres and slowed down as he was about to go to the pits. Patrese was caught unawares, hit the back of Berger and had a massive crash. Luckily, Patrese was unhurt. Schumacher hit the debris and had to pit again, dropping back to eighth. Mansell took his 30th career win ahead of Berger, Senna, Brundle, Häkkinen and Alboreto.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Race-by-race, Race 14: Portugal
With two more races to go, Mansell was already World Champion with 108 points but there was a big battle for second. Senna was second with 50, Schumacher was third with 47, Patrese was fourth with 46, Berger was fifth with 33, Brundle was sixth with 30, Alesi was seventh with 13, and Häkkinen was eighth with 11. In the Constructors' Championship, Williams was the World Champion with 154 points. McLaren was second with 83, Benetton was third with 77, and Ferrari was fourth with 16.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Race-by-race, Race 15: Japan
Before the race at Suzuka in Japan, Ferrari had dropped Capelli who had a poor season and replaced him with Nicola Larini. In qualifying, the Williamses showed their class with Mansell taking pole ahead of Patrese, Senna, Berger, Schumacher and Herbert. At the start, there were no changes at the front and Mansell still led Patrese, Senna, Berger, Schumacher and Herbert.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Race-by-race, Race 15: Japan
Senna did not last long, going out with engine troubles on lap 3. Gouillard had crashed out in the second Tyrrell by lap 6. Berger decided to make an early stop and dropped back down to sixth. Schumacher had gearbox troubles and retired at the end of lap 13. Herbert now inherited third  only to go out with the same problems two laps later. Berger and Brundle who stopped earlier did not stop when the others did and so the order after the stops was: Mansell, Patrese, Berger, Häkkinen, Brundle and Comas.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Race-by-race, Race 15: Japan
On lap 36, Mansell slowed down and let Patrese through before again speeding up and hanging on Patrese's tail. However, on lap 45, an engine failure ended Mansell's race. At the same time, Häkkinen went out with the same problem. Patrese won from Berger, Brundle, de Cesaris, Alesi and Christian Fittipaldi.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Race-by-race, Race 16: Australia
For the season's final race on the streets of Adelaide, Australia, Mansell took pole ahead of Senna, Patrese, Berger, Schumacher and Alesi. At the start, Alesi had to hold off Brundle and there were no changes ahead of him. The order was: Mansell, Senna, Patrese, Berger, Schumacher and Alesi.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Race-by-race, Race 16: Australia
There was a collision at the start behind the leaders as Grouillard's Tyrrell collided with the Dallara of Martini on the first lap (eliminating both drivers on the same lap). However, Mansell did not pull away as usual. Senna was right with him and tried to pass him on lap 8. Gugelmin had once again spun out and crashed in the second Jordan by lap 9. He went wide and Mansell retained the lead. The top two were pulling away from Patrese and the rest but Senna could not attack Mansell. The gap stayed at less than a second. Then, on lap 19, entering the final corner, Senna crashed into the back of Mansell resulting in both drivers retiring. Some claimed that Mansell 'brake tested' Senna.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Race-by-race, Race 16: Australia
Patrese was now leading under immense pressure from Berger. Berger tried to pass around the outside but he too went wide. While Patrese did not pit, Berger pitted, followed 5 laps later by Schumacher. Berger rejoined 4 seconds ahead. Behind them, Brundle had got ahead of Alesi in the stops. On lap 51, Patrese, nearly 20 seconds ahead, coasted to a halt with an engine failure. So, Berger won with Schumacher close behind ahead of Brundle, Alesi, Boutsen (the last time the Belgian would score points) and Stefano Modena, this race was remembered for being Modena's last Grand Prix and the only point for the Jordan team that season.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Race-by-race, Season result
At the end of the season, Mansell was named world champion with 108 points with Patrese edging out the battle for second with 56, Schumacher third with 53, Senna fourth with 50, Berger fifth with 49, Brundle sixth with 38, Alesi seventh with 18 and Häkkinen eighth with 11. In the Constructors' Championship, Williams was dominant champion with 164 points, McLaren just edging out second with 99, Benetton a close third with 91, and Ferrari fourth with 21.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Results and standings, Points scoring system
Points were awarded to the top six finishers in each race as follows:


1992 Formula One World Championship, Results and standings, World Drivers' Championship standings
† Driver did not finish the Grand Prix, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.


1992 Formula One World Championship, Results and standings, World Constructors' Championship standings
Points for the 1992 FIA Formula One World Championship for Constructors were awarded to the top six finishers in each round on a 10–6–4–3–2–1 basis .


1992 Formula One World Championship, Results and standings, Non-championship event results
The 1992 season also included a single event which did not count towards the World Championship, the Formula One Indoor Trophy at the Bologna Motor Show.


1992 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season
The 1992 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season was the third season of the team in the American Professional Soccer League. It was the club's twenty-sixth season in professional soccer. This year, the team finished in fourth place in the regular season. They went to the playoffs as a semifinalist.


1992 Foster's Cup
The 1992 AFL Foster's Cup was the Australian Football League pre-season cup competition played in its entirety before the 1992 season began.


1992 France rugby union tour of Argentina
The 1992 France rugby union tour of Argentina was a series of match played by France rugby union team in June and July 1992, in Argentina.


1992 France rugby union tour of Argentina
France won both the official test match against the Pumas.


1992 Frankfurt Galaxy season
The 1992 Frankfurt Galaxy season was the second season for the team in the World League of American Football (WLAF). The team was led by head coach Jack Elway in his second year, and played its home games at Waldstadion in Frankfurt, Germany. They finished the season in second place of the European Division with a record of three wins and seven losses.


1992 Freedom Bowl
The 1992 Freedom Bowl was a postseason college football bowl game between the USC Trojans of the Pacific-10 Conference and the Fresno State Bulldogs of the Western Athletic Conference. It is widely considered the biggest win in Fresno State football history. Fresno State, led by future Super Bowl champion Trent Dilfer fell to an early deficit with a USC touchdown. The Bulldogs quickly responded with a Lorenzo Neal touchdown and a Derek Mahoney field goal in the second quarter. in the second half, two more bulldog touchdowns sealed a victory for Fresno State. The Bulldogs had 241 rushing yards, 164 passing yards, 24 first downs, and over 15 minutes of possession time more than USC. The Trojans had 88 rushing yards, 95 passing yards, and only 14 first downs.


1992 French Athletics Championships
The 1992 French Athletics Championships took place from 26-28 June 1992 at the Parc des sports et de l'amitié in Narbonne.


1992 French Figure Skating Championships
The 1992 French Figure Skating Championships (French: Championnat de France Elite) took place in Colombes for singles and pairs and in Bordeaux for ice dance. Skaters competed in the disciplines of men's singles, women's singles, pair skating, and ice dancing on the senior level. The event was used to help determine the French team to the 1992 Winter Olympics, the 1992 World Championships, and the 1992 European Championships.


1992 French Grand Prix
The 1992 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Magny-Cours on 5 July 1992. It was the eighth race of the 1992 Formula One World Championship.


1992 French Grand Prix
The 69-lap race was won by Nigel Mansell, driving a Williams-Renault, after he started from pole position. Mansell took his sixth victory of the season by 46 seconds from teammate Riccardo Patrese, who led the first 18 laps. Martin Brundle finished third in a Benetton-Ford.


1992 French Grand Prix, Pre-race
The usual Friday morning pre-qualifying session was cancelled when the Andrea Moda Formula team failed to arrive at the circuit. The team's transporter had been stuck in traffic due to a blockade by French lorry drivers, and although all the other teams had also been affected, Andrea Moda were the only team to fail to arrive. The remaining four cars in the pre-qualifying pool therefore progressed automatically to the main qualifying sessions.


1992 French Grand Prix, Qualifying, Qualifying report
Both Williams cars qualified ahead of the McLarens with Nigel Mansell in pole position ahead of his teammate Riccardo Patrese, Ayrton Senna, Gerhard Berger, Michael Schumacher and Frenchman Jean Alesi.


1992 French Grand Prix, Race, Race report
At the start, Patrese got by Mansell while Berger got ahead of Senna and Martin Brundle was able to sneak by Alesi. At the Adelaide hairpin, Schumacher tried to pass Senna but instead hit him, taking Senna out and forcing himself to pit. Meanwhile, Patrese and Mansell were side by side but Patrese kept the lead. Patrese led Mansell, Berger, Brundle, Alesi and Häkkinen.


1992 French Grand Prix, Race, Race report
Nothing changed until lap 11 when Berger's engine failed. Soon afterwards it began to rain so heavily that the race was stopped. After some time the rain decreased and the grid formed up again. The race would be decided on the aggregate times of both parts of the race. Patrese took the lead again with Alesi getting ahead of Mika Häkkinen's Lotus as well. Mansell tried to pass his teammate again but Patrese defended and once again kept the lead.


1992 French Grand Prix, Race, Race report
Further back, Schumacher again tried too hard, hitting Stefano Modena in the Jordan, dropping out of the race with a broken front suspension. Patrese led Mansell, Brundle, Alesi, Häkkinen and Comas on aggregate. Patrese then waved Mansell through on track and soon Mansell got ahead on aggregate. When Patrese was quizzed after the race on whether team orders existed in the Williams team he refused to comment.


1992 French Grand Prix, Race, Race report
It began to rain again and everyone pitted for wets with Alesi leaving the change too late and dropping down to sixth. His engine failed on lap 61. Mansell won with Patrese making it a Williams 1-2 ahead of Brundle, Häkkinen, Comas and Herbert. This was Brundle's first podium; he had been disqualified from his podium finish at the 1984 Detroit Grand Prix.


1992 French Grand Prix, Race, Race report
Thus, at the halfway stage of the season, Mansell led the championship with 66 points compared to Patrese's 34. Schumacher was third with 26, Senna was fourth with 18, Berger was fifth with 18, Alesi was sixth with 11, Brundle was seventh with nine and Alboreto was eighth with five. In the constructors championship, Williams had 100 points and were well ahead of the field: McLaren were second with 36, Benetton were third with 35 and Ferrari were fourth with 13.


1992 French Grand Prix, Race, Race report
Due to his sabbatical from Formula One in 1992, the race was only the second time since he first appeared on the podium for his home race in 1981 that Alain Prost was not on the podium for the French Grand Prix. Prost had won the French GP in 1981, 1983, 1988, 1989 and 1990. He was second in 1982, 1986 and 1991, and finished third in 1985 and 1987. The only podium he missed from 1981-1991 was at Dijon in 1984 when he finished seventh after problems with a loose wheel.


1992 French Maastricht Treaty referendum
A referendum on the Maastricht Treaty was held in France on 20 September 1992. It was approved by only 51% of the voters. The result of the referendum, known as the "petit oui", along with the Danish "No" vote are considered to be signals of the end of the "permissive consensus" on European integration which had existed in most of continental Europe until then. From this point forward issues relating to European integration were subject to much greater scrutiny across much of Europe, and overt euroscepticism gained prominence. Only France, Ireland and Denmark held referendums on Maastricht ratification.


1992 French Maastricht Treaty referendum, Parties' stances
The center-left Socialist party (PS), then in power, as well as the center-right Union for French Democracy (UDF) campaigned in favor of the treaty. Jacques Chirac, then Mayor of Paris and leader of the Gaullist RPR party, also took a pro-European stance, partly in the hopes to boost his chances for the next Presidential election.


1992 French Maastricht Treaty referendum, Parties' stances
On the other side, the Euroskeptic faction of the Rally for the Republic (RPR), dissented from its leader and heralded the "no" vote. Communists also opposed what they considered as an advance of neo-liberalism. Jean-Marie Le Pen's Front national was also strongly opposed to any integration.


1992 French Maastricht Treaty referendum, Parties' stances
Those who opposed the ratification also included demographer Emmanuel Todd, on the basis of his work on European anthropology, arguing that differences between cultures would be too strong for a common currency to work.


1992 French Maastricht Treaty referendum, Campaign
The introduction of a common currency was the most debated aspect of the campaign. The three major right-wing figures campaigning against it, Philippe Séguin, Charles Pasqua and Philippe de Villiers, often named souverainists, were arguing that it would be a blow to French monetary independence, and political sovereignty as a whole. Séguin and de Villiers were coming from the top school for senior  civil service, the ÉNA, just like left-wing dissenter Jean-Pierre Chevènement.


1992 French Maastricht Treaty referendum, Campaign
The sovereignist campaign gained an unexpected momentum, beating the 'yes' vote in some polls.


1992 French Maastricht Treaty referendum, Campaign
Philippe Séguin and President François Mitterrand famously faced off in a passionate but nevertheless respectful television debate, also remembered for the fact that Mitterrand was in the midst of a cancer treatment, something hidden from the public at the time.


1992 French Open
The 1992 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament was held from 25 May until 7 June. It was the 96th staging of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1992. This was the last time both the top seeds won the men's singles and women's singles until the 2018 French Open.


1992 French Open, Seniors, Men's doubles
Jakob Hlasek /  Marc Rosset defeated  David Adams /  Andrei Olhovskiy, 7–6, 6–7, 7–5


1992 French Open, Seniors, Women's doubles
Gigi Fernández /  Natalia Zvereva defeated  Conchita Martínez /  Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, 6–3, 6–2


1992 French Open, Seniors, Mixed doubles
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario /  Todd Woodbridge defeated  Lori McNeil /  Bryan Shelton, 6–2, 6–3


1992 French Open – Men's Doubles
The Men's Doubles competition at the 1992 French Open was held between 25 May and 7 June 1992 on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The unseeded team of Jakob Hlasek and Marc Rosset won the title, defeating David Adams and Andrei Olhovskiy in the final.


1992 French Open – Men's Singles
Top seed and defending champion Jim Courier defeated Petr Korda 7–5, 6–2, 6–1 in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1992 French Open.


1992 French Open – Men's Singles
Stefan Edberg was attempting to complete the career Grand Slam, but lost to Andrei Cherkasov in the third round.


1992 French Open – Men's Singles, Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Jim Courier is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.


1992 French Open – Mixed Doubles
The Mixed Doubles competition at the 1992 French Open was held between May 25 and June 7, 1992, on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and Todd Woodbridge won the title, defeating Lori McNeil and Bryan Shelton in the final.


1992 French Open – Women's Doubles
Gigi Fernández and Jana Novotná were the defending champions, but participated with different partners in this tournament. Novotná played alongside Larisa Neiland, and lost in the semifinals to Conchita Martínez and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario.


1992 French Open – Women's Doubles
Gigi Fernández played alongside Natasha Zvereva, and successfully defended the title, defeating Martínez and Sánchez Vicario in the final 6–3, 6–2. This was Fernández and Zvereva's first Grand Slam Doubles title as partners; they would go on to win 14 Grand Slam titles, completing the Career Grand Slam together.


1992 French Open – Women's Singles
First-seeded Monica Seles was the two-time defending champion, and successfully defended her title, defeating Steffi Graf, 6–2, 3–6, 10–8, in the final to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1992 French Open. This was Seles' third consecutive French Open title. She is one of only two women (the other being Justine Henin) to win three consecutive French Open titles.


1992 French Open – Women's Singles Qualifying
Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual French Open Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held in the week before the event.


1992 French cantonal elections
Cantonale elections to renew canton general councillors were held in France on 22 and 29 March 1992. The left, in power since 1988, lost 6 departments.


1992 French cantonal elections, Electoral system
The cantonales elections use the same system as the regional or legislative elections. There is a 10% threshold (10% of registered voters) needed to proceed to the second round.


1992 French motorcycle Grand Prix
The 1992 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the tenth round of the 1992 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 17–19 July 1992 at the Magny Cours circuit.


1992 French motorcycle Grand Prix, 500 cc race report
Doug Chandler was on pole, from Wayne Rainey, John Kocinski and Wayne Gardner. Kevin Schwantz was on the 2nd row. Kocinski got the lead at the start, but Rainey soon moved into first. Rainey opened a small gap to Gardner, Kocinski and Chandler. Schwantz was down in 8th. Chandler out of the race from 3rd place. Miguel Duhamel was in a battle with Mamola for 7th. Schwantz: "There were about eight laps to go and I got into this tight right bander, not hot, got the bike set, turning and the front started to push.


1992 French motorcycle Grand Prix, 500 cc race report
I just couldn't do anything with it physically to try and to the bike stood back up. I was just hanging off the inside had the thing turned, was already committed with the thing back on the gas when it started to push. I couldn't do anything as far as try to stand the thing up because of my arm, I just didn't have the strength."


1992 French regional elections
Regional elections were held in France on 22 March 1992. At stake were the presidencies of each of France's 26 régions, which, though they don't have legislative autonomy, manage sizeable budgets. The parliamentary right, led by the conservative Rally for the Republic and the centre-right Union for French Democracy won a landslide, winning 20 of 22 metropolitan regional presidencies. The Socialists only won the Limousin, while the Greens obtained the presidency of the Nord-Pas de Calais region.


1992 French regional elections
The election was held using a one-round proportional system (with a 5% threshold).


1992 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
The 1992 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). This was the team's first year in the WAC, after spending the previous 23 seasons in the PCAA / Big West. The team was led by head coach Jim Sweeney, in his fifteenth year, and played home games at Bulldog Stadium in Fresno, California. They finished the 1992 season as co-champions of the WAC, with a record of nine wins and four losses (9–4, 6–2 WAC).


1992 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
Fresno State earned a postseason bowl game after the 1992 season. They faced USC in the Freedom Bowl, winning 24–7. By winning the Freedom Bowl, Fresno State finished at No. 24 in the post-season AP rankings.


1992 Fresno State Bulldogs football team, Team Players in the NFL
The following finished their college career in 1992, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.


1992 Fuji 1000km
The 1992 Fuji 1000 km was the fifth round of the 1992 All Japan Sports Prototype Car Endurance Championship season. It took place at Fuji Speedway, Japan on October 4, 1992. This race was the last 1000km race at the circuit until the 1999 Le Mans Fuji 1000km.


1992 Full Members' Cup Final
The 1992 Full Members' Cup final, also known by its sponsored name, the Zenith Data Systems Cup, was a football match which took place at Wembley Stadium on 29 March 1992. It was contested between Nottingham Forest and Southampton. The match was shown live on Sky Sports.


1992 Full Members' Cup Final, Match Details, Summary
Scot Gemmill opened the scoring for Nottingham Forest in the 15th minute with a right foot volley from the right of the penalty area. Kingsley Black got the second with a low left footed shot into the corner of the net. Southampton got one back in the 64th minute with Matt Le Tissier header from six yards out after a cross from the left. Southampton equalised six minutes later when Kevin Moore headed in from six yards after a corner from the right.


1992 Full Members' Cup Final, Match Details, Summary
The match went to extra time and Scot Gemmill got the winning goal and his second with five minutes remaining when he volleyed in from six yards after a cross from the right. Des Walker collected the trophy, having taken over as captain when Stuart Pearce was substituted with an injury in the first half.


1992 Full Members' Cup Final, Match Details, Teams
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1992 Fusagasugá City Council election
The 1992 Fusagasugá City Council election was held on Sunday, 8 March 1992.


1992 GP Ouest–France
The 1992 GP Ouest-France was the 56th edition of the GP Ouest-France cycle race and was held on 30 August 1992. The race started and finished in Plouay. The race was won by Ronan Pensec of the RMO team.


1992 Galvarino
1992 Galvarino, provisional designation 1968 OD, is an Eoan asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 10 kilometers in diameter.


1992 Galvarino
It was discovered on 18 July 1968, by Chilean astronomers Carlos Torres and S. Cofre at the Cerro El Roble Station of Chile's National Astronomical Observatory, and named after the indigenous warrior Galvarino.


1992 Galvarino, Classification and orbit
Galvarino is a stony S-type asteroid and a member of the Eos family, an orbital group of more than 4,000 asteroids, which are well known for mostly being of stony composition with a relatively high albedo. It is also classified as a M- and L-type asteroids by WISE and PanSTARRS, respectively.


1992 Galvarino, Classification and orbit
It orbits the Sun in the outer main-belt at a distance of 2.8–3.1 AU once every 5 years and 2 months (1,890 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.05 and an inclination of 11° with respect to the ecliptic. Its observation arc begins with its official discovery observation in 1968, as no precoveries and no previous identifications were made.


1992 Galvarino, Physical characteristics
As of 2016, a single rotational lightcurve of Galvarino has been obtained. The photometric observations were made in the 1990s, giving a well-defined rotation period of 7.004 hours with a brightness variation of 0.6 magnitude (U=3).


1992 Galvarino, Physical characteristics
According to the surveys carried out by NASA's WISE satellite with its subsequent NEOWISE mission, the asteroid measures 9.6 kilometers in diameter and its surface has an albedo of 0.145, while the Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link assumes an albedo of 0.14 and calculates a diameter of 10.2 kilometers with an absolute magnitude of 12.7.


1992 Galvarino, Naming
This minor planet was named after the indigenous warrior Galvarino, the heroic figure during the Arauco War, a long-running conflict between colonial Spaniards and the Mapuche people of the 16th century in what is now Chile.


1992 Galvarino, Naming
He was condemned by the Spanish soldiers to have his hands cut off and then to be freed as a living lesson to other Indians. Since his request for death was not granted, he promised revenge. He continued to fight the conquerors until recaptured and condemned to the gallows. The approved naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 1 June 1980 (M.P.C. 5358).


1992 Gambian general election
General elections were held in the Gambia on 29 April 1992. The election date was announced on 14 February and the National Assembly was dissolved three days later. Although he had announced his retirement in December 1991, President Dawda Jawara changed his mind and ran for the position again. Both elections were won by the ruling People's Progressive Party (PPP), with Jawara remaining president, winning 58.5% of the vote. Voter turnout was around 55.8%.


1992 Gambian general election, Campaign
A total of 130 candidates ran for the 36 elected seats, although the PPP was the only one with a candidate in every seat. The opposition campaign centred on corruption and economic mismanagement, whilst the PPP promised it would boost the tourism industry and support groundnut farmers.


1992 Gator Bowl
The 1992 Gator Bowl was an American college football bowl game that was played on December 31, 1992, at Gator Bowl Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida. The game matched the Florida Gators against the NC State Wolfpack. It was the final contest of the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season for both teams. It was the first of three Gator Bowls sponsored by Outback Steakhouse; thus, the game was also known as the 1992 Outback Gator Bowl. The game ended in a 27–10 victory for the Gators.


1992 Gator Bowl, Overview
The game matched the Florida Gators of the Southeastern Conference against the NC State Wolfpack of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Gators, having lost the 1992 SEC Championship Game to the Alabama Crimson Tide, were co-champions of the Eastern Division of the SEC with the Georgia Bulldogs. The Wolfpack were runners-up in the ACC behind the Florida State Seminoles. The game was the first bowl game featuring the Gators and the Wolfpack, and was their thirteenth meeting. Florida led the series 8–4–1 heading into the game.


1992 Gent–Wevelgem
The 1992 Gent–Wevelgem was the 54th edition of the Gent–Wevelgem cycle race and was held on 8 April 1992. The race started in Ghent and finished in Wevelgem. The race was won by Mario Cipollini of the GB–MG Maglificio team.


1992 Georgia Bulldogs football team
The 1992 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented the University of Georgia during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Bulldogs completed the season with a 10–2 record.


1992 Georgia Southern Eagles football team
The 1992 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented the Georgia Southern Eagles of Georgia Southern University during the 1992 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Eagles played their home games at Paulson Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia. The team was coached by Tim Stowers, in his third year as head coach for the Eagles. The Eagles were in a transition season from Independent to the Southern Conference during the 1992 season.


1992 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
The 1992 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by first-year head coach Bill Lewis and played their home games at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta. They competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing tied for fourth with a final record of 5–6 (4–4 ACC).


1992 Georgian general election
General elections were held in Georgia on 11 October 1992, in which voters elected both the Parliament and the Chairman of Parliament, who also acted as Head of State as the President, Zviad Gamsakhurdia, was in exile after being outsted in a coup in January. Independent candidate Eduard Shevardnadze was the only candidate in the election for Head of State, whilst the Peace Bloc won the most seats in Parliament. Voter turnout was 74.2%.


1992 German Athletics Championships
The 1992 German Athletics Championships was the 92nd edition of the national championship in outdoor track and field for Germany. It was held on 19–21 June at the Olympiastadion in Munich. It served as the selection meeting for Germany at the 1992 Summer Olympics. For the first time, women's pole vault and triple jump were contested.


1992 German Athletics Championships
The failed doping tests of Katrin Krabbe and Grit Breuer, two of Germany's best athletes, brought attention to the drug testing programme at the national championships.


1992 German Athletics Championships, Championships
As usual, due to time or organizational reasons, various competitions were not held as part of the main event in Munich. The annual national championships in Germany held separately from the main track and field competition comprised the following:


1992 German Formula Three Championship
The 1992 German Formula Three Championship (German: 1992 Deutsche Formel-3-Meisterschaft) was a multi-event motor racing championship for single-seat open wheel formula racing cars that held across Europe. The championship featured drivers competing in two-litre Formula Three racing cars which conform to the technical regulations, or formula, for the championship. It commenced on 4 April at Zolder and ended at Hockenheim on 11 October after thirteen double-header rounds.


1992 German Formula Three Championship
Opel Team WTS driver Pedro Lamy became the first and only Portuguese champion. He won eleven races and scored another seven podium finishes on his way to championship title. Marco Werner finished as runner-up, losing the title battle after the retirement from the penultimate race of the season. Sascha Maassen was victorious at Wunstorf and Alemannenring. Diogo Castro Santos and Philipp Peter completed the top-five in the drivers' championship. Michael Krumm and Jörg Müller were the other race winners. Christian Abt clinched the B-Cup championship title.


1992 German Grand Prix
The 1992 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Hockenheimring in Hockenheim, Germany on 26 July 1992. It was the tenth race of the 1992 Formula One World Championship.


1992 German Grand Prix
The 45-lap race was won from pole position by Englishman Nigel Mansell, driving a Williams-Renault, with Brazilian Ayrton Senna second in a McLaren-Honda and local driver Michael Schumacher third in a Benetton-Ford.


1992 German Grand Prix, Pre-race
The Ostkurve chicane was modified for this race from a quick left-right gap into a turning sequence, after there were safety concerns with the chicane the previous year, when Érik Comas had a major accident there in his Ligier.


1992 German Grand Prix, Qualifying, Pre-qualifying report
The Friday morning pre-qualifying session again followed the familiar pattern, with the Andrea Moda cars failing to pre-qualify. Gabriele Tarquini was fastest in the session for Fondmetal, just ahead of Larrousse driver Bertrand Gachot. Just over eight tenths of a second slower was Gachot's team-mate Ukyo Katayama, with Fondmetal's Andrea Chiesa, back in the newer GR02, the fourth and final pre-qualifier.


1992 German Grand Prix, Qualifying, Pre-qualifying report
Andrea Moda's Roberto Moreno was fifth fastest as usual, although on this occasion he was much closer to Chiesa, just 0.376 of a second slower despite an engine failure. Perry McCarthy had managed one lap and was slowest, but his time was deleted after he missed a weightcheck and was excluded.


1992 German Grand Prix, Qualifying, Qualifying report
Nigel Mansell qualified on pole position, ahead of Riccardo Patrese and Ayrton Senna. Stefano Modena, Eric van de Poele, Andrea Chiesa and Damon Hill were the four drivers who did not qualify for the race. For Chiesa, it proved to be the last time he took part in a Grand Prix event, as he was replaced for the next race at the Fondmetal team by van de Poele.


1992 German Grand Prix, Race, Race report
At the start, Mansell took an early lead from teammate Patrese, with Senna in third. Mansell made a scheduled pitstop and quickly caught Senna, who chose to run the race without a pitstop. Aguri Suzuki spun off at the Sachs Kurve on lap 2. Ukyo Katayama also retired after spinning off only seven laps later, and Gerhard Berger retired in the pits with electrical problems on lap 17 as he had a long stop for tyres. On lap 19, Mansell cut the corner at the OstKurve chicane, exited faster, and passed Senna on the following straight. Mansell was not penalised. Meanwhile further back, Ivan Capelli retired with engine trouble on lap 22, as did both the Lotus cars of Mika Häkkinen and Johnny Herbert, retiring with the same problems by lap 24.


1992 German Grand Prix, Race, Race report
On the last lap, Riccardo Patrese spun off whilst trying to pass Ayrton Senna for second position. He was ultimately classified in eighth position. Mansell held on for the race victory, ahead of Senna in second, whose McLaren car ran out of fuel shortly after crossing the finish line and Michael Schumacher in third.


1992 German Grand Prix, Race, Race report
Mansell tied the record from Ayrton Senna in 1988 for most wins in a season with eight, accomplished in only ten races.


1992 German Grand Prix, Race, Race report
Ayrton Senna dropped out of title contention at this race, although it seemed inevitable that only Mansell would be Driver's Champion anyway – he clinched the title at the next race in Hungary.


1992 German motorcycle Grand Prix
The 1992 German motorcycle Grand Prix was the seventh round of the 1992 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 12–14 June 1992, at the Hockenheim circuit.


1992 German motorcycle Grand Prix, 500cc race
Wayne Rainey took a big highside in qualifying and crashed, breaking his ribs, wrist and injuring his knee, but decided to race anyway. "Mentally I was down, probably the worst I had ever been in my GP career. I’d screwed myself up trying to race with Doohan. And I didn’t feel I was getting the support from Yamaha. I was still on the same bike, it was still slow."


1992 German motorcycle Grand Prix, 500cc race
Mick Doohan was on pole. John Kocinski took the lead at the start but gave it up to Doohan quickly. Doohan got a gap to Kevin Schwantz, then the rest followed. Rainey retired from the race: "I ended up pulling in, for the first time in my career, because I was just too hurt to continue. ... I knew anything could happen, but the only thing for me would be if Mick made a huge mistake. That was possible because I knew he only thought about being the fastest guy, winning every race and devastating everybody."


1992 German motorcycle Grand Prix, 500cc race
The fight for third between Àlex Crivillé, Wayne Gardner and Kocinski went to experience over youth.


1992 Ghanaian constitutional referendum
A referendum on a new constitution was held in Ghana on 28 April 1992. The main issues were the reintroduction of multi-party politics and the division of powers between the president and parliament.


1992 Ghanaian constitutional referendum, Background
In December 1981 Jerry Rawlings had come to power in a military coup. The Provisional National Defence Council was established to rule the country. In 1984, the PNDC created a National Commission on Democracy to study ways to establish participatory democracy in Ghana. The commission issued a "Blue Book" in July 1987 outlining modalities for district-level elections, which were held in late 1988 and early 1989, for newly created district assemblies. One-third of the assembly members are appointed by the government.


1992 Ghanaian constitutional referendum, Background
Under international and domestic pressure for a return to democracy, the PNDC allowed the establishment of a 258-member Consultative Assembly made up of members representing geographic districts as well as established civic or business organizations. The assembly was charged to draw up a draft constitution to establish a fourth republic, using PNDC proposals. The PNDC accepted the final product without revision, and it was put to a vote.


1992 Ghanaian constitutional referendum, Aftermath
On 18 May 1992, the ban on party politics was lifted in preparation for multi-party elections. The PNDC and its supporters formed a new party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), to contest the elections. Presidential elections were held on November 3 and parliamentary elections on December 29 of that year. Members of the opposition boycotted the parliamentary elections, however, which resulted in a 200-seat parliament with only 17 opposition party members and two independents.


1992 Ghanaian constitutional referendum, Aftermath
The new constitution entered into force on 7 January 1993, to found the Fourth Republic. On that day, Rawlings was inaugurated as president and members of parliament swore their oaths of office. In 1996, the opposition fully contested the presidential and parliamentary elections, which were described as peaceful, free, and transparent by domestic and international observers. Rawlings was re-elected with 57% of the popular vote.


1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Ghana on 29 December 1992, the first since 1979. Voter turnout was just 28.1% amidst a boycott by opposition parties, who had claimed the preceding presidential elections in November – won by former military ruler Jerry Rawlings with 58% of the vote – were fraudulent, with international observers considering them not to have been conducted in a free and fair manner.


1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election
The result was a victory for Rawlings's National Democratic Congress, which won 189 of the 200 seats.


1992 Ghanaian parliamentary election, Results
A total of 8,229,902 voters were registered, but 893,056 were in the 23 constituencies that were uncontested.


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1992 Ghanaian presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Ghana on 3 November 1992. They were the first contested elections held in the country since 1979, and only the fourth contested elections of any sort since the country gained independence in 1957.


1992 Ghanaian presidential election
Jerry Rawlings, who had led the country since taking power in a 1981 coup, had grudgingly agreed to hold multiparty elections earlier in the year. Rawlings ran as the candidate of the Progressive Alliance, which included his National Democratic Congress, and won 58.4% of the vote, enough to win without the need for a runoff. Voter turnout was 50.2%.


1992 Ghanaian presidential election
The opposition accused Rawlings and his supporters of engaging in massive fraud, including ballot-box stuffing and altering results after they were certified. Nonetheless, international observers pronounced the elections free and fair.


1992 Gibraltar general election
General elections were held in Gibraltar on 16 January 1992. They were won by the Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party led by Joe Bossano, whose candidates took 73.1% of the popular vote and eight of the 15 contested seats, retaining control of the Gibraltar House of Assembly.


1992 Gibraltar general election, Results
The first fifteen candidates were elected to the House of Assembly.


1992 Ginebra San Miguel season
The 1992 Ginebra San Miguel season was the 14th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).


1992 Ginebra San Miguel season, Occurrences
In the PBA-China pre-season battle of champions in January featuring the Chinese national team and the three PBA teams that won a title last year, Ginebra San Miguel decided to withdraw from the four-day invitational meet when they send home their import Roy Marble, who fails to impress the coaching staff in their pre-season exhibition game. Swift Mighty Meaty, which posted the fourth-best win-loss record last year, takes the place of Ginebra.


1992 Ginebra San Miguel season, Occurrences
On February 18 in the early grudge match between the two rivals which played for the first conference championship in the past two seasons and were part of player transfers during the off-season where former Ginebra cagers are now with Shell, the Gins beat the Turbo Chargers, 125-117.


1992 Ginebra San Miguel season, Occurrences
The game was so intense that had new Ginebra recruit Pido Jarencio and ex-Gin Rey Cuenco being thrown out of the game after almost a fistfight when Jarencio reacted on a punch thrown by Cuenco on fellow new Ginebra cager Sonny Cabatu, who was also given a karate chop by ex-Gin Leo Isaac. Earlier in the ballgame, it was playing coach Sonny Jaworski and rookie Mulong Orillosa who were involved in an argument.