The 1992 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal on 14 June 1992. It was the seventh race of the 1992 Formula One World Championship.
The 69-lap race was won by Austrian driver Gerhard Berger, driving a McLaren-Honda, after he started from fourth position. Berger's Brazilian teammate, Ayrton Senna, took pole position and led until he suffered an electrical failure on lap 38, while Drivers' Championship leader, Briton Nigel Mansell, spun off on lap 15 attempting to overtake Senna. German Michael Schumacher finished second in a Benetton-Ford, with Frenchman Jean Alesi third in a Ferrari.
Qualifying
Pre-qualifying report
In the Friday morning pre-qualifying session, the Footwork of Michele Alboreto was fastest for the third consecutive Grand Prix. He was less than three tenths of a second faster than Larrousse driver Bertrand Gachot, with Gachot's team-mate Ukyo Katayama nearly two seconds slower in third. The fourth and final pre-qualifier was Andrea Chiesa in the Fondmetal, nearly 4.5 seconds off Alboreto's pace.
The Andrea Moda team failed to capitalise on the improvement made at the last race in Monaco, as both cars failed to pre-qualify. Although the team and drivers had arrived at the circuit, their Judd engines had not, having been withheld by the freight forwarding agent for non-payment of debts. The team were able to borrow an engine from the Brabham team, which allowed Roberto Moreno to take part in the session, but he was nowhere near the required pace. There was no engine for Perry McCarthy's car, so he did not participate.
Pre-qualifying classification
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! Pos !! No !! Driver !! Constructor !! Time !! Gap
|-
! 1
| 9
| Michele Alboreto
| Footwork-Mugen-Honda
| 1:25.068
|align="center"| —
|-
! 2
| 29
| Bertrand Gachot
| Venturi-Lamborghini
| 1:25.358
| +0.290
|-
! 3
| 30
| Ukyo Katayama
| Venturi-Lamborghini
| 1:27.309
| +2.241
|-
! 4
| 14
| Andrea Chiesa
| Fondmetal-Ford
| 1:29.562
| +4.494
|-
! 5
| 34
| Roberto Moreno
| Andrea Moda-Judd
| 1:43.557
| +18.489
|-
|}
Qualifying report
Qualifying produced a surprise as Ayrton Senna took pole position in his McLaren while championship leader Nigel Mansell could only manage third, behind Williams teammate Riccardo Patrese. This would turn out to be the only non-Williams pole of 1992, and one of only two not taken by Mansell that season. Rumours suggested that the English driver was under stress, as Williams were negotiating with Alain Prost for .
Gerhard Berger took fourth in the other McLaren, followed by Michael Schumacher in the Benetton. Johnny Herbert impressed in the Lotus and took sixth, ahead of Martin Brundle in the second Benetton. The top ten was completed by the Ferraris of Jean Alesi and Ivan Capelli, and Mika Häkkinen in the second Lotus.
Qualifying classification
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Pos !! No !! Driver !! Constructor !! Q1 !! Q2 !! Gap
|-
! 1
| 1
| Ayrton Senna
| McLaren-Honda
| 1:19.775
| 1:20.590
|align="center"| —
|-
! 2
| 6
| Riccardo Patrese
| Williams-Renault
| 1:19.872
| 1:21.075
| +0.097
|-
! 3
| 5
| Nigel Mansell
| Williams-Renault
| 1:20.157
| 1:19.948
| +0.173
|-
! 4
| 2
| Gerhard Berger
| McLaren-Honda
| 1:20.145
| 1:21.038
| +0.370
|-
! 5
| 19
| Michael Schumacher
| Benetton-Ford
| 1:20.456
| 1:21.045
| +0.681
|-
! 6
| 12
| Johnny Herbert
| Lotus-Ford
| 1:21.645
| 1:23.043
| +1.870
|-
! 7
| 20
| Martin Brundle
| Benetton-Ford
| 1:22.408
| 1:21.738
| +1.963
|-
! 8
| 27
| Jean Alesi
| Ferrari
| 1:21.777
| 1:22.033
| +2.002
|-
! 9
| 28
| Ivan Capelli
| Ferrari
| 1:22.297
| 1:26.259
| +2.522
|-
! 10
| 11
| Mika Häkkinen
| Lotus-Ford
| 1:22.360
| 1:22.787
| +2.585
|-
! 11
| 30
| Ukyo Katayama
| Venturi-Lamborghini
| 1:22.510
| 1:33.438
| +2.735
|-
! 12
| 16
| Karl Wendlinger
| March-Ilmor
| 1:22.778
| 1:22.566
| +2.791
|-
! 13
| 24
| Gianni Morbidelli
| Minardi-Lamborghini
| 1:22.594
| 1:23.028
| +2.819
|-
! 14
| 4
| Andrea de Cesaris
| Tyrrell-Ilmor
| 1:22.635
| 1:23.948
| +2.860
|-
! 15
| 22
| Pierluigi Martini
| Dallara-Ferrari
| 1:24.144
| 1:22.850
| +3.075
|-
! 16
| 9
| Michele Alboreto
| Footwork-Mugen-Honda
| 1:22.878
| 1:23.022
| +3.103
|-
! 17
| 32
| Stefano Modena
| Jordan-Yamaha
| 1:23.023
| 1:23.572
| +3.248
|-
! 18
| 15
| Gabriele Tarquini
| Fondmetal-Ford
| 1:24.281
| 1:23.063
| +3.288
|-
! 19
| 29
| Bertrand Gachot
| Venturi-Lamborghini
| 1:23.410
| 1:23.138
| +3.363
|-
! 20
| 17
| Paul Belmondo
| March-Ilmor
| 1:24.852
| 1:23.189
| +3.414
|-
! 21
| 25
| Thierry Boutsen
| Ligier-Renault
| 1:23.425
| 1:23.203
| +3.428
|-
! 22
| 26
| Érik Comas
| Ligier-Renault
| 1:23.537
| 1:23.212
| +3.437
|-
! 23
| 21
| JJ Lehto
| Dallara-Ferrari
| 1:23.793
| 1:23.249
| +3.474
|-
! 24
| 33
| Maurício Gugelmin
| Jordan-Yamaha
| 1:23.431
| 1:24.640
| +3.656
|-
! 25
| 23
| Christian Fittipaldi
| Minardi-Lamborghini
| 1:23.759
| 1:23.433
| +3.658
|-
! 26
| 3
| Olivier Grouillard
| Tyrrell-Ilmor
| 1:23.469
| 1:24.060
| +3.694
|-
! 27
| 10
| Aguri Suzuki
| Footwork-Mugen-Honda
| 1:23.958
| 1:23.721
| +3.946
|-
! 28
| 7
| Eric van de Poele
| Brabham-Judd
| 1:24.858
| 1:24.499
| +4.724
|-
! 29
| 14
| Andrea Chiesa
| Fondmetal-Ford
| 1:25.044
| 1:25.612
| +5.837
|-
! 30
| 8
| Damon Hill
| Brabham-Judd
| 1:26.641
| 1:25.812
| +6.037
|-
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Race
Race report
Stefano Modena started from the back of the grid after his car failed to start.
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Championship standings after the race
;Drivers' Championship standings
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
!
!Pos
!Driver
!Points
|-
|align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 1
| Nigel Mansell
|align="right"| 56
|-
|align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 2
| Riccardo Patrese
|align="right"| 28
|-
|align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 3
| Michael Schumacher
|align="right"| 26
|-
|align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 4
| Ayrton Senna
|align="right"| 18
|-
|align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 5
| Gerhard Berger
|align="right"| 18
|-
!colspan=4|Source:
|}
;Constructors' Championship standings
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
!
! Pos
! Constructor
! Points
|-
|align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 1
| Williams-Renault
|align="right"| 84
|-
|align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 2
| McLaren-Honda
|align="right"| 36
|-
|align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 3
| Benetton-Ford
|align="right"| 31
|-
|align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 4
| Ferrari
|align="right"| 13
|-
|align="left"| 10px
|align="center"| 5
| Footwork-Mugen-Honda
|align="right"| 5
|-
!colspan=4|Source: