Kyalami · 1 March 1992
Nigel Mansell won the 1992 South African Grand Prix for Williams from 1st on the grid, 24.36s ahead of Riccardo Patrese. Eric van de Poele gained the most places, from 26th on the grid to 13th.
| Pos | Team | Points Breakdown | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williams Mansell 10 + Patrese 6 | Mansell 10 + Patrese 6 | 16 | |
| 2 | McLaren Senna 4 + Berger 2 | Senna 4 + Berger 2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Benetton Schumacher 3 + Brundle 0 | Schumacher 3 + Brundle 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Team Lotus Herbert 1 + Häkkinen 0 | Herbert 1 + Häkkinen 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Ligier Comas 0 + Boutsen 0 | Comas 0 + Boutsen 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Footwork Suzuki 0 + Alboreto 0 | Suzuki 0 + Alboreto 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Jordan Gugelmin 0 | Gugelmin 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | Venturi Katayama 0 + Gachot 0 | Katayama 0 + Gachot 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Brabham van de Poele 0 | van de Poele 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Tyrrell Grouillard 0 + de Cesaris 0 | Grouillard 0 + de Cesaris 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Dallara Martini 0 + Järvilehto 0 | Martini 0 + Järvilehto 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Minardi Morbidelli 0 + Fittipaldi 0 | Morbidelli 0 + Fittipaldi 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | Ferrari Alesi 0 + Capelli 0 | Alesi 0 + Capelli 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | Fondmetal Tarquini 0 | Tarquini 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | March Wendlinger 0 | Wendlinger 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Race time / Gap | Laps | Stops | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell Williams | Williams | 1:36:45.320 | 72 | — | 10 | |
| 2 | Riccardo Patrese Williams | Williams | +24.360s | 72 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna McLaren | McLaren | +34.675s | 72 | — | 4 | |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher Benetton | Benetton | +47.863s | 72 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | Gerhard Berger McLaren | McLaren | +1:13.634 | 72 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | Johnny Herbert Team Lotus | Team Lotus | +1 Lap | 71 | — | 1 | |
| 7 | Érik Comas Ligier | Ligier | +1 Lap | 71 | — | — | |
| 8 | Aguri Suzuki Footwork | Footwork | +2 Laps | 70 | — | — | |
| 9 | Mika Häkkinen Team Lotus | Team Lotus | +2 Laps | 70 | — | — | |
| 10 | Michele Alboreto Footwork | Footwork | +2 Laps | 70 | — | — | |
| 11 | Maurício Gugelmin Jordan | Jordan | +2 Laps | 70 | — | — | |
| 12 | Ukyo Katayama Venturi | Venturi | +4 Laps | 68 | — | — | |
| 13 | Eric van de Poele Brabham | Brabham | +4 Laps | 68 | — | — | |
| DNF | Olivier Grouillard Tyrrell | Tyrrell | DNF Engine | 62 | — | — | |
| DNF | Thierry Boutsen Ligier | Ligier | DNF Fuel system | 60 | — | — | |
| DNF | Pierluigi Martini Dallara | Dallara | DNF Clutch | 56 | — | — | |
| DNF | Gianni Morbidelli Minardi | Minardi | DNF Engine | 55 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jyrki Järvilehto Dallara | Dallara | DNF Gearbox | 44 | — | — | |
| DNF | Christian Fittipaldi Minardi | Minardi | DNF Alternator | 43 | — | — | |
| DNF | Andrea de Cesaris Tyrrell | Tyrrell | DNF Engine | 41 | — | — | |
| DNF | Jean Alesi Ferrari | Ferrari | DNF Engine | 40 | — | — | |
| DNF | Ivan Capelli Ferrari | Ferrari | DNF Engine | 28 | — | — | |
| DNF | Gabriele Tarquini Fondmetal | Fondmetal | DNF Engine | 23 | — | — | |
| DNF | Karl Wendlinger March | March | DNF Overheating | 13 | — | — | |
| DNF | Bertrand Gachot Venturi | Venturi | DNF Steering | 8 | — | — | |
| DNF | Martin Brundle Benetton | Benetton | DNF Clutch | 1 | — | — |