Virtual F1 Championship (VF1)

[Gabriele]

Ferrari press conference
(After some podium-champagne) After some races purely useless, frustrating and... now I can say... THAT'S THE WAY - AHA AHA - I LIKE IT - AHA AHA!!!! Great Ricky, noone knows how and why, but one win is luck, two wins is that you're good! And c'mon, let's go and catch the McLaren in Constructor's Championship!
Question: but what about Prost? Answer: oh, shut the up.

Lotus press conference
what the !!!

[Gabriele]

Ferrari SpA is announcing that, despite the good work done during these two years and a half, its relationship with Alain Prost has come to an end.
We are thankful, but we feel that splitting parts could be better for both of us.
This has an immediate effect.
Starting from German GP, Riccardo Patrese's teammate will be former Lotus-driver Alessandro Zanardi. It is the first time since 50's that two Italian drivers did not drive for Ferrari, so we are quite excited by this new adventure. We expect him to collect as many points as possible, and help Patrese and Ferrari to be higher possible in both championships.

[MaxX]

Fondmetal:
The first half of the season was ok, for the second season the team hopes for as much race participiations as possible and also for the first finish this year.

Andrea Moda:
The team is happy to have made it into the normal qualification and hopes that they can keep up the performances of the first season`s half.

[F1-Master]

German Grand Prix 1992, Nürburgring

Race Facts

- As you already heard, Alessandro Zanardi will replace Alain Prost at Ferrari from this race on. His Lotus-Cockpit will be taken by Italian Emanuele Naspetti.
- Rumours say, that Jean Alesi has signed some deal for 1993 - Ayrton Senna is still talking to McLaren and Williams - what will it be? Also Nigel Mansell seems to be talking to Williams... Johnny Herbert should have a long-term-contractoffer from Tyrrell. Paul Belmondo to be replaced at March from the next race?
- A new team announced its Participition for the Formula One World Championship 1993. The swiss Sauber-Team will be in for next year, a possible driver could be Karl Wendlinger

Pre Qualifying Result

1 Bernard (Arrows) 1:26.030
2 Bartels (Lotus) 1:26.730
3 Modena (Jordan) 1:26.921
4 Gugelmin (Jordan) 1:27.000
5 Frentzen (Fondmetal) 1:27.218 (DNPQ)
6 Capelli (Lambo) 1:27.328 (DNPQ)
7 Naspetti (Lotus) 1:27.832 (DNPQ) "My first outing in F1 and DNPQ
8 McNish (Arrows) 1:28.503 (DNPQ)

Qualifying Result

1 Mansell (Williams) 1:22.441
2 Senna (McLaren) 1:23.069
3 Alesi (Williams) 1:23.087
4 Berger (McLaren) 1:23.528
5 Patrese (Ferrari) 1:23.587
6 Piquet (Benetton) 1:23.923
7 Schumacher (Benetton) 1:24.318
8 Wendlinger (March) 1:24.942
9 Herbert (Tyrrell) 1:25.002
10 Alboreto (Ligier) 1:25.267
11 Zanardi (Ferrari) 1:25.443
12 Häkkinen (Tyrrell) 1:25.452
13 Brundle (Dallara) 1:25.592 "very positive "
14 Modena (Jordan) 1:25.682
15 Bernard (Arrows) 1:25.892 "Great Position "
16 Bartels (Lotus) 1:26.006
17 Grouillard (Ligier) 1:26.030
18 Gachot (Larrousse) 1:26.747
19 Gugelmin (Jordan) 1:26.833
20 Belmondo (March) 1:27.096 "Maybe my last one for a while "
21 Hill (Brabham) 1:27.208
22 Larini (Minardi) 1:27.256
23 McCarthy (Brabham) 1:27.366
24 Lehto (Dallara) 1:27.838
25 Katayama (Larrousse) 1:27.877
26 van de Poele (Andrea Moda) 1:28.021
27 Martini (Minardi) 1:28.221 "I thought we were a bit better now "
28 Moreno (Andrea Moda) 1:29.392


Another 1-2 for the Williams-Team with Mansell heading Alesi!

Race Result

1 Mansell (Williams) 1:37:28.169 "NEVER ask me for the championship "
2 Alesi (Williams) + 18.936
3 Senna (McLaren) + 26.397 "Could nearly go the Speed of the Williams "
4 Berger (McLaren) + 1:07.381
5 Schumacher (Benetton) 1 Lap
6 Wendlinger (March) 1 Lap "We are getting more and more competitive "
7 Herbert (Tyrrell) 1 Lap
8 Modena (Jordan) 1 Lap "The Ford-Engine feels much better "
9 Zanardi (Ferrari) 2 Laps "Had a spin and lost my Nose - but great to be a Ferrari-driver "
10 Grouillard (Ligier) 2 Laps "No, i will not be replaced by anybody "
11 Larini (Minardi) 3 Laps
12 Hill (Brabham) 3 Laps
13 van de Poele (Andrea Moda) 4 Laps
- Katayama (Larrousse) Electrical
- Gachot (Larrousse) Engine
- Häkkinen (Tyrrell) Engine
- Alboreto (Ligier) Water Leak
- McCarthy (Brabham) Puncture
- Piquet (Benetton) Oil Leak
- Patrese (Ferrari) Spun Off " This way i can´t fight for a championship "
- Bernard (Arrows) Start Crash "200 Metres Race distance for Arrows now "
- Lehto (Dallara) Start Crash
- Bartels (Lotus) Start Crash
- Gugelmn (Jordan) Start Crash
- Belmondo (March) Start Crash
- Brundle (Dallara) Start Crash

Championship Standings

Driver - USA-MEX-COL-RSA-RSM-MCO-CDN-FRA-GBR-GER / Started / Finished / Best Results / Points

Nigel Mansell - 2nd-1st-DNF-DNF-2nd-1st-1st-4th-DNF-1st / 10 / 7 / 4 Wins / 55
Gerhard Berger - DNF-DNF-1st-1st-3rd-3rd-2nd-6th-DNF-4th / 10 / 7 / 2 Wins / 38
Jean Alesi - DNF-2nd-DNF-4th-1st-DNF-DNF-1st-DNF-2nd / 10 / 5 / 2 Wins / 35
Riccardo Patrese - 1st-5th-2nd-DNF-DNF-8th-DNF-2nd-1st-DNF / 10 / 6 / 2 Wins / 34
Ayrton Senna - DNF-4th-DNF-2nd-6th-2nd-4th-7th-3rd-3rd / 10 / 8 / 2nd (2 Times) / 29
Alain Prost - 4th-3rd-DNF-3rd-7th-5th-DNF-5th-4th-NE / 9 / 7 / 3rd (2 Times) / 18
Nelson Piquet - 6th-DNF-4th-DNF-5th-6th-DNF-DNF-2nd-DNF / 10 / 5 / 2nd / 13
Michael Schumacher - DNF-DNF-DNF-DNF-DNF-4th-3rd-3rd-DNF-5th / 10 / 4 / 3rd / 13
Olivier Grouillard - 3rd-DNF-DNF-NE-11th-9th-6th-9th-5th-10th / 9 / 7 / 3rd / 7
Michele Alboreto - DNF-DNF-DQ-NE-4th-DNF-5th-DNF-DNF-DNF / 9 / 2 / 4th / 5
Karl Wendlinger - DNF-7th-5th-5th-10th-DNF-7th-DNF-DNF-6th / 10 / 5 / 5th (2 Times) / 5
Johnny Herbert - 11th-9th-3rd-10th-8th-7th-DNF-DNF-DNF-7th / 10 / 7 / 3rd / 4
Mika Häkkinen - 5th-6th-DNF-DNF-9th-DNF-DNF-8th-DNF-DNF / 10 / 4 / 5th/ 3
Bertand Gachot - 7th-10th-DNF-6th-12th-DNF-10th-DNF-DNF-DNF / 10 / 5 / 6th / 1
Martin Brundle - 9th-DNF-6th-DNF-DNF-DNF-8th-12th-DNF-DNF / 10 / 4 / 6th / 1
Ivan Capelli - DNF-DNF-DNF-DNF-DNF-DNF-DNF-DNF-6th-DNPQ / 9 / 1 / 6th / 1
Eric van de Poele - 8th-12th-DNF-7th-13th-DNPQ-DNF-10th-DNQ-13th / 8 / 6 / 7th / 0
Roberto Moreno - DNPQ-DNQ-DNPQ-DNF-14th-DNPQ-DNPQ-DNF-7th-DNQ / 4 / 2 / 7th / 0
Giovanna Amati - DNF-DNF-7th-DNF-DNQ-DNQ-DNQ-DNQ-NE-NE / 4 / 1 / 7th / 0
Paul Belmondo - DNF-8th-DNF-9th-DNF-DNF-DNF-11th-8th-DNF / 10 / 4 / 8th (2 Times) / 0
Stefano Modena - DNF-DNF-DNF-DNF-18th-DNF-11th-DNF-DNPQ-8th / 9 / 3 / 8th / 0
Pierluigi Martini - DNQ-DNQ-8th-DNS-DNF-15th-DNF-13th-DNF-DNQ / 6 / 2 / 8th / 0
Ukyo Katayama - DNPQ-DNPQ-DNPQ-8th-DNF-DNPQ-DNPQ-DNF-DNF-DNF / 5 / 1 / 8th / 0
Mauricio Gugelmin - 10th-11th-DNF-DNF-10th-9th-DNF-DNPQ-DNF / 9 / 4 / 9th / 0
Alessandro Zanardi - DNF-DNF-DNF-DNF-DNPQ-14th-DNPQ-DNPQ-DNF-9th / 7 / 2 / 9th / 0
Nicola Larini - DNF-13th-DNQ-DNF-16th-12th-12th-DNF-DNF-11th / 7 / 4 / 11th / 0
Michael Bartels - DNF-DNPQ-DNF-DNPQ-DNPQ-11th-DNF-DNPQ-DNF-DNF / 6 / 1 / 11th / 0
Damon Hill - DNF-DNF-DNQ-DNS-15th-DNF-DNF-DNF-DNQ-12th / 7 / 2 / 12th / 0
J.J. Lehto - DNQ-DNF-DNF-DNF-17th-13th-DNF-DNF-DNF-DNF / 9 / 2 / 13th / 0
Heinz-Harald Frentzen - DNF-DNF-DNF-DNPQ-DNPQ-DNF-DNF-DNPQ-DNF / 6 / 0 / DNF / 0
Perry McCarthy - NE-NE-NE-NE-NE-NE-NE-DNF-DNF / 2 / 0 / DNF / 0
Eric Bernard - DNPQ-DNPQ-DNPQ-DNPQ-DNPQ-DNPQ-DNPQ-DNPQ-DNPQ-DNF / 1 / 0 / DNF / 0
Allan McNish - DNPQ-DNPQ-DNPQ-DNPQ-DNQ-DNQ-DNQ-DNQ-DNPQ-DNPQ / 0 / 0 / DNQ / 0

Team - USA-MEX-COL-RSA-RSM-MCO-CDN-FRA-GBR-GER / Started / Finished / Results / Points

Williams - 2nd-1st-DNF-4th-1st-1st-1st-1st-DNF-1st / 10 / 8 / 6 Wins / 90
McLaren - DNF-2nd-1st-1st-3rd-3rd-2nd-6th-3rd-3rd / 10 / 9 / 2 Wins / 65
Ferrari - 1st-3rd-2nd-3rd-7th-5th-DNF-2nd-1st-9th / 10 / 9 / 2 Wins / 52
Benetton - 6th-DNF-4th-DNF-5th-4th-3rd-3rd-2nd-5th / 10 / 8 / 2nd / 26
Ligier - 3rd-DNF-DNF-DNS-4th-9th-5th-9th-5th-10th / 9 / 7 / 3rd / 12
Tyrrell - 5th-6th-3rd-10th-8th-7th-DNF-8th-DNF-7th / 10 / 8 / 3rd / 7
March - DNF-7th-5th-5th-10th-DNF-7th-11th-8th-6th / 10 / 8 / 5th (2 Times) / 5
Larrousse - 7th-10th-DNF-6th-12th-DNF-10th-DNF-DNF-DNF / 10 / 5 / 6th / 1
Dallara - 9th-DNF-6th-DNF-17th-13th-8th-12th-DNF-DNF / 10 / 6 / 6th / 1
Lamborghini - DNF-DNF-DNF-DNF-DNF-DNF-DNF-DNF-6th-DNPQ / 9 / 1 / 6th / 1
Andrea Moda - 8th-12th-DNF-7th-13th-DNPQ-DNF-10th-7th-13th / 9 / 7 / 7th (2 Times) / 0
Brabham - DNF-DNF-7th-DNF-15th-DNF-DNF-DNF-DNF-12th / 10 / 3 / 7th / 0

Jordan - 10th-11th-DNF-DNF-18th-10th-9th-DNF-DNPQ-8th / 9 / 6 / 8th / 0
Minardi - DNF-13th-8th-DNF-16th-12th-12th-13th-DNF-11th / 10 / 7 / 8th / 0
Lotus - DNF-DNF-DNF-DNF-DNPQ-11th-DNF-DNPQ-DNF-DNF / 8 / 1 / 11th / 0
Fondmetal - DNF-DNF-DNF-DNPQ-DNPQ-DNF-DNF-DNPQ-DNF-DNPQ / 6 / 0 / DNF / 0
Arrows - DNPQ-DNPQ-DNPQ-DNPQ-DNQ-DNQ-DNQ-DNQ-DNPQ-DNF / 1 / 0 / DNF / 0

[Hawke]

McLaren Press Statement:

We are very pleased with the results in germany of our two drivers.

We are talking with some drivers for next year... and yes we don't talk with Gerhard over next year. We will race next year with a youngster, they have the future and we have to think about that sometimes. Gerhard has done a very good job at McLaren and we will give him free for next year. I'm sure if he is in a good car, he can challenge the McLaren boys next year.

After this annoucement we hope Gerhard will be a professional driver and that he will find back his motivation. That he can show the world that he is a very very good driver.

[rremedio]

Maybe Eddie Jordan won't fire me...

[F1-Master]

East European Grand Prix 1992, Czech Republic, Brno

Race Facts

- We have two Re-Entries for this Race. Alain Prost is back after one Race and joins Ligier for the rest of the Season. On the other side its Jan Lammers re-joining Formula One after 10 Years replacing Paul Belmondo at March. Prost in at Ligier also means Alboreto out and searching for a way to step back into F1.
- Michael Schumacher still have no Contract for 1993. He waits for a Call from his Benetton-Chief. Also Gerhard Berger is looking around for a top-car.

Pre Qualifying Result

1 Frentzen (Fondmetal) 1:42.293
2 Gugelmin (Jordan) 1:42.478
3 Modena (Jordan) 1:43.555
4 Bartels (Lotus) 1:44.066
5 Capelli (Lambo) 1:44.872 (DNPQ)
6 Bernard (Arrows) 1:44.916 (DNPQ)
7 Naspetti (Lotus) 1:45.285 (DNPQ)
8 McNish (Arrows) 1:45.974 (DNPQ)

Qualifying Result

1 Mansell (Williams) 1:38.515
2 Alesi (Williams) 1:38.881
3 Senna (McLaren) 1:39.457
4 Berger (McLaren) 1:39.811
5 Schumacher (Benetton) 1:39.892
6 Patrese (Ferrari) 1:40.139
7 Herbert (Tyrrell) 1:40.709
8 Wendlinger (March) 1:41.022
9 Häkkinen (Tyrrell) 1:41.318
10 Piquet (Benetton) 1:41.415
11 Prost (Ligier) 1:41.655
12 Frentzen (Fondmetal) 1:42.128
13 Gachot (Larrousse) 1:42.141
14 Lammers (March) 1:42.660
15 Zanardi (Ferrari) 1:42.907
16 Grouillard (Ligier) 1:43.166
17 van de Poele (Andrea Moda) 1:43.731
18 Martini (Minardi) 1:44.063
19 Moreno (Andrea Moda) 1:44.119
20 Brundle (Dallara) 1:44.260
21 Gugelmin (Jordan) 1:44.276
22 Modena (Jordan) 1:44.315
23 McCarthy (Brabham) 1:44.562
24 Hill (Brabham) 1:45.024
25 Lehto (Dallara) 1:45.376
26 Katayama (Larrousse) 1:45.471
27 Bartels (Lotus) 1:45.820 (DNQ)
28 Larini (Minardi) 1:46.293 (DNQ)


Gerhard Berger is back in business after his Win at Brno!

Race Results

1 Berger (McLaren) 1:43.482 "And still nobody wants me for ´93 "
2 Schumacher (Benetton) + 2.240 "I was so close, but Second is still very good "
3 Patrese (Ferrari) + 59.706
4 Herbert (Tyrrell) 1 Lap
5 Prost (Ligier) 1 Lap "I still can drive a Formula One Car "
6 Häkkinen (Tyrrell) 1 Lap
7 Zanardi (Ferrari) 2 Laps
8 Brundle (Dallara) 2 Laps
9 Modena (Jordan) 3 Laps
10 Hill (Brabham) 3 Laps
11 Lehto (Dallara) 3 Laps
12 Katayama (Larrousse) 3 Laps
- Piquet (Benetton) Spun Off
- Wendlinger (March) Spun Off "Was running in a really good position "
- Gugelmin (Jordan) Loose Wheel
- Mansell (Williams) Transmission "Our only Problem is the reliablity "
- Grouillard (Ligier) Transmission
- Alesi (Williams) Collision with McCarthy "Perry had a problem and i couldn´t hold it on track "
- McCarthy (Brabham) Transmission
- Senna (McLaren) Engine
- Frentzen (Fondmetal) Transmission
- Lammers (March) Start Crash
- Gachot (Larrousse) Start Crash
- Martini (Minardi) Start Crash
- van de Poele (Andrea Moda) Start Crash
- Moreno (Andrea Moda) Start Crash

Championship Standings

Driver - USA-MEX-COL-RSA-RSM-MCO-CDN-FRA-GBR-GER / Started / Finished / Best Results / Points

Nigel Mansell - 2nd-1st-DNF-DNF-2nd-1st-1st-4th-DNF-1st-DNF / 11 / 7 / 4 Wins / 55
Gerhard Berger - DNF-DNF-1st-1st-3rd-3rd-2nd-6th-DNF-4th-1st / 11 / 8 / 3 Wins / 48
Riccardo Patrese - 1st-5th-2nd-DNF-DNF-8th-DNF-2nd-1st-DNF-3rd / 11 / 7 / 2 Wins / 38
Jean Alesi - DNF-2nd-DNF-4th-1st-DNF-DNF-1st-DNF-2nd-DNF / 11 / 5 / 2 Wins / 35
Ayrton Senna - DNF-4th-DNF-2nd-6th-2nd-4th-7th-3rd-3rd-DNF / 11 / 8 / 2nd (2 Times) / 29
Alain Prost - 4th-3rd-DNF-3rd-7th-5th-DNF-5th-4th-NE-5th / 10 / 8 / 3rd (2 Times) / 20
Michael Schumacher - DNF-DNF-DNF-DNF-DNF-4th-3rd-3rd-DNF-5th-2nd / 11 / 5 / 2nd / 19
Nelson Piquet - 6th-DNF-4th-DNF-5th-6th-DNF-DNF-2nd-DNF-DNF / 11 / 5 / 2nd / 13
Johnny Herbert - 11th-9th-3rd-10th-8th-7th-DNF-DNF-DNF-7th-4th / 11 / 8 / 3rd / 7
Olivier Grouillard - 3rd-DNF-DNF-NE-11th-9th-6th-9th-5th-10th-DNF / 10 / 7 / 3rd / 7
Michele Alboreto - DNF-DNF-DQ-NE-4th-DNF-5th-DNF-DNF-DNF-NE / 9 / 2 / 4th / 5
Karl Wendlinger - DNF-7th-5th-5th-10th-DNF-7th-DNF-DNF-6th-DNF / 11 / 5 / 5th (2 Times) / 5
Mika Häkkinen - 5th-6th-DNF-DNF-9th-DNF-DNF-8th-DNF-DNF-6th / 11 / 5 / 5th / 4
Bertand Gachot - 7th-10th-DNF-6th-12th-DNF-10th-DNF-DNF-DNF-DNF / 11 / 5 / 6th / 1
Martin Brundle - 9th-DNF-6th-DNF-DNF-DNF-8th-12th-DNF-DNF-8th / 11 / 5 / 6th / 1
Ivan Capelli - DNF-DNF-DNF-DNF-DNF-DNF-DNF-DNF-6th-DNPQ-DNPQ / 9 / 1 / 6th / 1
Eric van de Poele - 8th-12th-DNF-7th-13th-DNPQ-DNF-10th-DNQ-13th-DNF / 9 / 7 / 7th / 0
Alessandro Zanardi - DNF-DNF-DNF-DNF-DNPQ-14th-DNPQ-DNPQ-DNF-9th-7th / 8 / 3 / 7th / 0
Roberto Moreno - DNPQ-DNQ-DNPQ-DNF-14th-DNPQ-DNPQ-DNF-7th-DNQ-DNF / 5 / 2 / 7th / 0
Giovanna Amati - DNF-DNF-7th-DNF-DNQ-DNQ-DNQ-DNQ-NE-NE-NE / 4 / 1 / 7th / 0
Paul Belmondo - DNF-8th-DNF-9th-DNF-DNF-DNF-11th-8th-DNF-NE / 10 / 4 / 8th (2 Times) / 0
Stefano Modena - DNF-DNF-DNF-DNF-18th-DNF-11th-DNF-DNPQ-8th-9th / 10 / 4 / 8th / 0
Pierluigi Martini - DNQ-DNQ-8th-DNS-DNF-15th-DNF-13th-DNF-DNQ-DNF / 7 / 2 / 8th / 0
Ukyo Katayama - DNPQ-DNPQ-DNPQ-8th-DNF-DNPQ-DNPQ-DNF-DNF-DNF-DNF / 6 / 1 / 8th / 0
Mauricio Gugelmin - 10th-11th-DNF-DNF-10th-9th-DNF-DNPQ-DNF-DNF / 10 / 4 / 9th / 0
Damon Hill - DNF-DNF-DNQ-DNS-15th-DNF-DNF-DNF-DNQ-12th-10th / 8 / 3 / 10th / 0
Nicola Larini - DNF-13th-DNQ-DNF-16th-12th-12th-DNF-DNF-11th-DNQ / 7 / 4 / 11th / 0
J.J. Lehto - DNQ-DNF-DNF-DNF-17th-13th-DNF-DNF-DNF-DNF-11th / 10 / 3 / 11th / 0
Michael Bartels - DNF-DNPQ-DNF-DNPQ-DNPQ-11th-DNF-DNPQ-DNF-DNF-DNQ / 6 / 1 / 11th / 0
Heinz-Harald Frentzen - DNF-DNF-DNF-DNPQ-DNPQ-DNF-DNF-DNPQ-DNF-DNF / 7 / 0 / DNF / 0
Perry McCarthy - NE-NE-NE-NE-NE-NE-NE-DNF-DNF-DNF / 3 / 0 / DNF / 0
Eric Bernard - DNPQ-DNPQ-DNPQ-DNPQ-DNPQ-DNPQ-DNPQ-DNPQ-DNPQ-DNF-DNPQ / 1 / 0 / DNF / 0
Jan Lammers - NE-NE-NE-NE-NE-NE-NE-NE-NE-NE-DNF / 1 / 0 / DNF / 0
Allan McNish - DNPQ-DNPQ-DNPQ-DNPQ-DNQ-DNQ-DNQ-DNQ-DNPQ-DNPQ-DNPQ / 0 / 0 / DNQ / 0

Team - USA-MEX-COL-RSA-RSM-MCO-CDN-FRA-GBR-GER / Started / Finished / Results / Points

Williams - 2nd-1st-DNF-4th-1st-1st-1st-1st-DNF-1st-DNF / 11 / 8 / 6 Wins / 90
McLaren - DNF-2nd-1st-1st-3rd-3rd-2nd-6th-3rd-3rd-1st / 11 / 10 / 3 Wins / 75
Ferrari - 1st-3rd-2nd-3rd-7th-5th-DNF-2nd-1st-9th-3rd / 11 / 10 / 2 Wins / 56
Benetton - 6th-DNF-4th-DNF-5th-4th-3rd-3rd-2nd-5th-2nd / 11 / 9 / 2nd (2 Times) / 32
Ligier - 3rd-DNF-DNF-DNS-4th-9th-5th-9th-5th-10th-5th / 10 / 8 / 3rd / 14
Tyrrell - 5th-6th-3rd-10th-8th-7th-DNF-8th-DNF-7th-4th / 11 / 9 / 3rd / 11
March - DNF-7th-5th-5th-10th-DNF-7th-11th-8th-6th-DNF / 11 / 8 / 5th (2 Times) / 5
Larrousse - 7th-10th-DNF-6th-12th-DNF-10th-DNF-DNF-DNF-DNF / 11 / 5 / 6th / 1
Dallara - 9th-DNF-6th-DNF-17th-13th-8th-12th-DNF-DNF-8th / 11 / 7 / 6th / 1
Lamborghini - DNF-DNF-DNF-DNF-DNF-DNF-DNF-DNF-6th-DNPQ-DNPQ / 9 / 1 / 6th / 1
Andrea Moda - 8th-12th-DNF-7th-13th-DNPQ-DNF-10th-7th-13th-DNF / 10 / 7 / 7th (2 Times) / 0
Brabham - DNF-DNF-7th-DNF-15th-DNF-DNF-DNF-DNF-12th-10th / 11 / 4 / 7th / 0

Jordan - 10th-11th-DNF-DNF-18th-10th-9th-DNF-DNPQ-8th-9th / 10 / 7 / 8th / 0
Minardi - DNF-13th-8th-DNF-16th-12th-12th-13th-DNF-11th-DNF / 11 / 7 / 8th / 0
Lotus - DNF-DNF-DNF-DNF-DNPQ-11th-DNF-DNPQ-DNF-DNF-DNQ / 8 / 1 / 11th / 0
Fondmetal - DNF-DNF-DNF-DNPQ-DNPQ-DNF-DNF-DNPQ-DNF-DNPQ-DNF / 7 / 0 / DNF / 0
Arrows - DNPQ-DNPQ-DNPQ-DNPQ-DNQ-DNQ-DNQ-DNQ-DNPQ-DNF-DNPQ / 1 / 0 / DNF / 0

[Hawke]

McLaren Press announcement:

After a great quali and race in Brno, Mika Hakkinen signed a two-year-deal with the McLaren F1 Team. The Finnish driver currently driving for Tyrrell, is 13th in de drivers championship with 4 points.

We are very pleased with this talented youngster and we see a bright future for him in F1.

[MaxX]

Fondmetal:
Frentzen was very sad about the close DNPQ at his home GP but then was able to qualify at the next round. Unfortunately he scored another DNF due a car failure there but still gives the team hope for better results following soon.

Andrea Moda:
The team did an amazing job compared to last year and is even more hopefull for the next year, but the CEO of the Andrea moda group, Mr. Andrea Sasetti, still decided to withdraw from the F1 after this season. The team is very sad about this situation but still confident to find a solution to keep the team alive next year.

[F1-Master]

Benelux Grand Prix 1992, Netherlands, Zandvoort

Race Facts

- Heavy Rain is expected for Sunday
- Top-Teams are getting complete? Rumours say that Williams has their ´93 Lineup nearly together and McLaren has just signed young talent Mika Häkkinen
- In 1993 every F1-Teams has to have 2 Cars in the Entry List. The new Pre-Qualifying-Mode will become really hard!

Pre Qualifying Result

1 Gugelmin (Jordan) 1:14.047
2 Modena (Jordan) 1:14.286
3 Naspetti (Lotus) 1:14.301 "Finally made it "
4 McNish (Arrows) 1:14.304
5 Capelli (Lambo) 1:14.356 (DNPQ)
6 Frentzen (Fondmetal) 1:14.446 (DNPQ)
7 Bartels (Lotus) 1:14.571 (DNPQ)
8 Bernard (Arrows) 1:14.670 (DNPQ)

Qualifying Result

1 Alesi (Williams) 1:11.463
2 Mansell (Williams) 1:11.740
3 Piquet (Benetton) 1:12.021
4 Patrese (Ferrari) 1:12.162
5 Senna (McLaren) 1:12.206
6 Berger (McLaren) 1:12.372
7 Schumacher (Benetton) 1:12.487
8 Prost (Ligier) 1:12.582
9 Herbert (Tyrrell) 1:12.812
10 Wendlinger (March) 1:12.984
11 Grouillard (Ligier) 1:13.164
12 Zanardi (Lotus) 1:13.308
13 Gachot (Larrousse) 1:13.493
14 Gugelmin (Jordan) 1:13.548
15 Häkkinen (Tyrrell) 1:13.642
16 Lammers (March) 1:14.142
17 McNish (Arrows) 1:14.330 "Car is pretty well now "
18 Naspetti (Lotus) 1:14.554
19 Hill (Brabham) 1:14.592
20 Modena (Jorda) 1:14.655
21 van de Poele (Andrea Moda) 1:14.789
22 Brundle (Dallara) 1:14.883
23 Moreno (Andrea Moda) 1:15.008
24 Martini (Minardi) 1:15.147
25 Katayama (Larrousse) 1:15.329
26 Lehto (Dallara) 1:15.728
27 McCarthy (Brabham) 1:15.902 (DNQ)
28 Larini (Minardi) 1:16.203 (DNQ)


Race was aborted after the half distance - Surprising winner in Heavy conditions was Nelson Piquet for Benetton!
Half Points are counted!

Race Result

1 Piquet (Benetton) 0:48:40.844 "A total surprise "
2 Schumacher (Benetton) + 19.845
3 Prost (Ligier) + 52.912
4 Häkkinen (Tyrrell) + 57.756
5 van de Poele (Andrea Moda) 1 Lap " Fatastic Result"
6 Moreno (Andrea Moda) 1 Lap " Fantastic Result"
7 Katayama (Larrousse) 1 Lap
8 Martini (Minardi) 1 Lap

- All the others did not finish due to the conditions they were simply spinning and crashing around

Championship Standings

Driver - USA-MEX-COL-RSA-RSM-MCO-CDN-FRA-GBR-GER-CZE-NED / Started / Finished / Best Results / Points

Nigel Mansell - 2nd-1st-DNF-DNF-2nd-1st-1st-4th-DNF-1st-DNF-DNF / 12 / 7 / 4 Wins / 55
Gerhard Berger - DNF-DNF-1st-1st-3rd-3rd-2nd-6th-DNF-4th-1st-DNF / 12 / 8 / 3 Wins / 48
Riccardo Patrese - 1st-5th-2nd-DNF-DNF-8th-DNF-2nd-1st-DNF-3rd-DNF / 12 / 7 / 2 Wins / 38
Jean Alesi - DNF-2nd-DNF-4th-1st-DNF-DNF-1st-DNF-2nd-DNF-DNF / 12 / 5 / 2 Wins / 35
Ayrton Senna - DNF-4th-DNF-2nd-6th-2nd-4th-7th-3rd-3rd-DNF-DNF / 12 / 8 / 2nd (2 Times) / 29
Michael Schumacher - DNF-DNF-DNF-DNF-DNF-4th-3rd-3rd-DNF-5th-2nd-2nd / 12 / 6 / 2nd (2 Times) / 22
Alain Prost - 4th-3rd-DNF-3rd-7th-5th-DNF-5th-4th-NE-5th-3rd / 11 / 9 / 3rd (3 Times) / 22
Nelson Piquet - 6th-DNF-4th-DNF-5th-6th-DNF-DNF-2nd-DNF-DNF-1st / 12 / 6 / 1 Win / 18
Johnny Herbert - 11th-9th-3rd-10th-8th-7th-DNF-DNF-DNF-7th-4th-DNF / 12 / 8 / 3rd / 7
Olivier Grouillard - 3rd-DNF-DNF-NE-11th-9th-6th-9th-5th-10th-DNF-DNF / 11 / 7 / 3rd / 7
Mika Häkkinen - 5th-6th-DNF-DNF-9th-DNF-DNF-8th-DNF-DNF-6th-4th / 12 / 6 / 4th / 5.5
Michele Alboreto - DNF-DNF-DQ-NE-4th-DNF-5th-DNF-DNF-DNF-NE-NE / 9 / 2 / 4th / 5
Karl Wendlinger - DNF-7th-5th-5th-10th-DNF-7th-DNF-DNF-6th-DNF-DNF / 12 / 5 / 5th (2 Times) / 5
Eric van de Poele - 8th-12th-DNF-7th-13th-DNPQ-DNF-10th-DNQ-13th-DNF-5th / 10 / 8 / 5th / 1
Bertand Gachot - 7th-10th-DNF-6th-12th-DNF-10th-DNF-DNF-DNF-DNF-DNF / 12 / 5 / 6th / 1
Martin Brundle - 9th-DNF-6th-DNF-DNF-DNF-8th-12th-DNF-DNF-8th-DNF / 12 / 5 / 6th / 1
Ivan Capelli - DNF-DNF-DNF-DNF-DNF-DNF-DNF-DNF-6th-DNPQ-DNPQ-DNPQ / 9 / 1 / 6th / 1
Roberto Moreno - DNPQ-DNQ-DNPQ-DNF-14th-DNPQ-DNPQ-DNF-7th-DNQ-DNF-6th / 6 / 3 / 6th / 0.5
Ukyo Katayama - DNPQ-DNPQ-DNPQ-8th-DNF-DNPQ-DNPQ-DNF-DNF-DNF-DNF-7th / 7 / 2 / 7th / 0
Alessandro Zanardi - DNF-DNF-DNF-DNF-DNPQ-14th-DNPQ-DNPQ-DNF-9th-7th-DNF / 9 / 3 / 7th / 0
Giovanna Amati - DNF-DNF-7th-DNF-DNQ-DNQ-DNQ-DNQ-NE-NE-NE-NE / 4 / 1 / 7th / 0
Paul Belmondo - DNF-8th-DNF-9th-DNF-DNF-DNF-11th-8th-DNF-NE-NE / 10 / 4 / 8th (2 Times) / 0
Pierluigi Martini - DNQ-DNQ-8th-DNS-DNF-15th-DNF-13th-DNF-DNQ-DNF-8th / 8 / 3 / 8th (2 Times) / 0
Stefano Modena - DNF-DNF-DNF-DNF-18th-DNF-11th-DNF-DNPQ-8th-9th-DNF / 11 / 4 / 8th / 0
Mauricio Gugelmin - 10th-11th-DNF-DNF-10th-9th-DNF-DNPQ-DNF-DNF-DNF / 11 / 4 / 9th / 0
Damon Hill - DNF-DNF-DNQ-DNS-15th-DNF-DNF-DNF-DNQ-12th-10th-DNF / 9 / 3 / 10th / 0
Nicola Larini - DNF-13th-DNQ-DNF-16th-12th-12th-DNF-DNF-11th-DNQ-DNQ / 7 / 4 / 11th / 0
J.J. Lehto - DNQ-DNF-DNF-DNF-17th-13th-DNF-DNF-DNF-DNF-11th-DNF / 11 / 3 / 11th / 0
Michael Bartels - DNF-DNPQ-DNF-DNPQ-DNPQ-11th-DNF-DNPQ-DNF-DNF-DNQ-DNPQ / 6 / 1 / 11th / 0
Heinz-Harald Frentzen - DNF-DNF-DNF-DNPQ-DNPQ-DNF-DNF-DNPQ-DNF-DNF-DNPQ / 7 / 0 / DNF / 0
Perry McCarthy - NE-NE-NE-NE-NE-NE-NE-DNF-DNF-DNF-DNQ / 3 / 0 / DNF / 0
Eric Bernard - DNPQ-DNPQ-DNPQ-DNPQ-DNPQ-DNPQ-DNPQ-DNPQ-DNPQ-DNF-DNPQ-DNPQ / 1 / 0 / DNF / 0
Jan Lammers - NE-NE-NE-NE-NE-NE-NE-NE-NE-NE-DNF-DNF / 2 / 0 / DNF / 0
Allan McNish - DNPQ-DNPQ-DNPQ-DNPQ-DNQ-DNQ-DNQ-DNQ-DNPQ-DNPQ-DNPQ-DNF / 1 / 0 / DNF / 0

Team - USA-MEX-COL-RSA-RSM-MCO-CDN-FRA-GBR-GER-CZE-NED / Started / Finished / Results / Points

Williams - 2nd-1st-DNF-4th-1st-1st-1st-1st-DNF-1st-DNF-DNF / 12 / 8 / 6 Wins / 90
McLaren - DNF-2nd-1st-1st-3rd-3rd-2nd-6th-3rd-3rd-1st-DNF / 12 / 10 / 3 Wins / 75
Ferrari - 1st-3rd-2nd-3rd-7th-5th-DNF-2nd-1st-9th-3rd-DNF / 12 / 10 / 2 Wins / 56
Benetton - 6th-DNF-4th-DNF-5th-4th-3rd-3rd-2nd-5th-2nd-1st / 12 / 10 / 1 Win / 40
Ligier - 3rd-DNF-DNF-DNS-4th-9th-5th-9th-5th-10th-5th-3rd / 11 / 9 / 3rd (2 Times) / 16
Tyrrell - 5th-6th-3rd-10th-8th-7th-DNF-8th-DNF-7th-4th-4th / 12 / 10 / 3rd / 12.5
March - DNF-7th-5th-5th-10th-DNF-7th-11th-8th-6th-DNF-DNF / 12 / 8 / 5th (2 Times) / 5
Andrea Moda - 8th-12th-DNF-7th-13th-DNPQ-DNF-10th-7th-13th-DNF-5th / 11 / 8 / 5th / 1.5
Larrousse - 7th-10th-DNF-6th-12th-DNF-10th-DNF-DNF-DNF-DNF-7th / 12 / 6 / 6th / 1
Dallara - 9th-DNF-6th-DNF-17th-13th-8th-12th-DNF-DNF-8th-DNF / 12 / 7 / 6th / 1
Lamborghini - DNF-DNF-DNF-DNF-DNF-DNF-DNF-DNF-6th-DNPQ-DNPQ-DNPQ / 9 / 1 / 6th / 1
Brabham - DNF-DNF-7th-DNF-15th-DNF-DNF-DNF-DNF-12th-10th-DNF / 12 / 4 / 7th / 0

Minardi - DNF-13th-8th-DNF-16th-12th-12th-13th-DNF-11th-DNF-8th / 12 / 8 / 8th (2 Times) / 0
Jordan - 10th-11th-DNF-DNF-18th-10th-9th-DNF-DNPQ-8th-9th-DNF / 11 / 7 / 8th / 0
Lotus - DNF-DNF-DNF-DNF-DNPQ-11th-DNF-DNPQ-DNF-DNF-DNQ-DNF / 9 / 1 / 11th / 0
Fondmetal - DNF-DNF-DNF-DNPQ-DNPQ-DNF-DNF-DNPQ-DNF-DNPQ-DNF-DNPQ / 7 / 0 / DNF / 0
Arrows - DNPQ-DNPQ-DNPQ-DNPQ-DNQ-DNQ-DNQ-DNQ-DNPQ-DNF-DNPQ-DNF / 2 / 0 / DNF / 0

[Hawke]

McLaren Press announcement:

We are very pleased to announce our driver line for 1993. Mika Hakkinen will be partnered by:

Damon Hill, Britians youngster is currently driving a Brabham.
With his talent, we see a bright future for him in F1.

[V12-Power]

Benetton: We are happy to have finally scored a victory again! We believe we can still get 3rd in the constructors-championship, as we have a very strong driver-line up, that is supperior to Ferrari's and all other teams.

Dallara: What a sad season. For the next year we have to change some major things to give our car a performance boost! Then we can hopefully score more points again.

[Gabriele]

Ferrari press conference: apart from last race @ Zandvoort (which it is like it never happened) what I can say is that Zanardi is improving, and Patrese is a very solid driver. Benetton is strong in this moment, but we are looking forward to catch McLaren on the long term. And Patrese is not so far from the top of the drivers championship...

Lotus press conference: just a sad "no comment" by now...

[F1-Master]

Lamborgini Press Release

Just before their Home Grand Prix at Monza, Lamborghini gave out the following Press Release.

"We are very sad to announce that the "Modena Team Lamborghini" will step out of Formula One after the following European Grand Prix at Sweden. We will not travel to Japan and Australia. We scored 2 Lucky Points in two years and we see no more sense in it. We will be in Formula One as Engine supplier in 1993. We are currently searching for a Works-Partner which will be supplied with free Engines for 1993. If you are a Team Manager, feel free to contact us..."

[Klon]

Newsflash - 1992 (Mid-Season)

--- Minardi ---
1992 is so far disappointing and the results are unacceptable for the expectations of Kay Lon and the supporters of the squad. Until now, most complaints were about the engine. But now, the drivers gained more negative attention and supposedly they will have time until the Home Grand Prix at Monza to raise their game or face unemployment. According to rumors, the Lamborghini pull-out and the free engine offer has raised the interest of Kay Lon. Other reports say that Kay Lon wants to remove the Italian touch of the team to make it more successful.

--- Arrows ---
The switch to Yamaha engines has worked out as well as it could in this very unfortunate situation. The survival of the team is secured due to a takeover of the AGS remainders but beside that, this season is completely behind every expectation. The second-team solution did not worked out as well as expected. McNish will likely get a chance with Minardi next year and Bernard is not secure for 1993. Furthermore, K. Lon announced that both teams will be supported equally in 1993.