1992 Life SuperPrix of Australia

The 1992 Life SuperPrix of Australia was the 19th and final round of the 1992 Life Grand Prix Series season. It was held at Eastern Creek Raceway on November 15, 1992.

The race was one of the most controversial in LifeGP history. Four drivers, (James Davies, defending champion Dave Wilson, Jan van der Maeyede, and Jose Braggia) all entered it with a chance of winning the championship. Davies would start from pole position, as he had for every race he entered that year. He also entered the race off the back of 3 consecutive perfect scores, the only man to ever achieve that in the history of the series.

The race would take place under severe monsoon conditions, and like the previous three, was characterised by a dominant performance from Davies. Championship contenders van der Maeyede and Braggia were quickly eliminated from contention - van der Maeyede was unable to keep his car on the track in the tricky conditions, while Braggia only had a remote chance which was snuffed out when Davies took pole position.

The race continued until lap 15, when Davies' teammate, Jérémy-Étienne Voeckler suffered a problem which caused him to stop in the middle of the frontstraight. Davies, unsighted by all the spray, smashed into his teammate, taking both Foster's Good Call Racing cars out of the race on the spot. Dave Wilson motored past the pair of them to take the lead, when the race was red flagged due to the conditions. A heated debate then occurred in the steward's office, as one faction, largely made up of representatives of Davies and Foster's Good Call Racing attempted to get the results of the race taken from the end of the last completed lap, while others would wanted the race to continue. In the end, the stewards ruled in favour of calling the race and taking the results from the end of lap 14, thus giving the win and championship to James Davies by half a point.

Despite the dramatic fashion in which Davies took the title, having only entered the final 7 rounds of the season, the controversy surrounding the outcome of the race is widely considered to be one of the key factors in the ultimate demise of the Life Grand Prix Series. The decision ultimately resulted in a loss of confidence of the series' management from some major backers, who pulled out and left the series in quite a vulnerable position for the 1993 season. This, combined with several other factors such as the relative dominance of the the Good Call and Al Smith Racing Enterprises teams, the infamous 1993 Life Irish GP, and the departure of 1991 champ and fan favourite Dave Wilson, left the series insolvent at the conclusion of the 1993 season.

Standings after the race

 * Drivers' Championship standings