Formula 1

About the season

The Williams FW14B added active suspension, traction control and a semi-automatic gearbox to the FW14's already potent Newey aerodynamics - a package so dominant that no rival seriously challenged it all season. Mansell won a record nine races and wrapped up the title with five rounds still to go. Williams's technical edge was so overwhelming that the FW15, already tested mid-season, was never raced - the FW14B simply didn't need replacing. Nigel Mansell won the 1992 Drivers' Championship with 108 points (Williams), 52 points ahead of the runner-up. Williams won the Constructors' Championship with 164 points, 65 points ahead of the runner-up. Across 16 completed races this season, there were 215 retirements. 5 different drivers won a race this season. Nigel Mansell took the most race wins, 9 in total. Mansell won the season-opening race, the South African Grand Prix. Comas made the biggest gain of the season at the Mexican Grand Prix, from grid position 26 to finishing 9 (up 17 places). The closest finish of the season came at the Monaco Grand Prix, with a gap of just 0.215 seconds. The season's biggest upset win came from Berger at the Canadian Grand Prix, starting from grid position 4. The most dominant win of the season came at the French Grand Prix, with a margin of 46.4 seconds. The Italian Grand Prix saw the most retirements of the season, with 17 drivers failing to finish. Berger won the Australian Grand Prix, the final race of the season.