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Home / Seasons / 1992 F1 World Championship Season / 1992 Belgian Grand Prix

1992 Belgian Grand Prix

DateSunday, 30 August 1992
Winner
  • Michael Schumacher
  • Benetton-Ford Cosworth
Pole position
  • Nigel Mansell
  • Williams-Renault
Fastest lap
  • Michael Schumacher
  • Benetton-Ford Cosworth
CircuitSpa-Francorchamps, 44 laps
Round12 of 16
Race numbers

The 1992 Belgian Grand Prix was the:

  • 528th World Championship race
  • 39th World Championship Belgian Grand Prix
  • 27th World Championship race at Spa-Francorchamps
  • 1992 Constructors’ title decider
More 1992 season
More Belgian Grands Prix

On this page

  • Race result
  • Starting grid
  • Qualifying result
  • Championship standings
  • Statistics & milestones

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+2(DEU) Michael SchumacherBenetton-Ford Cosworth441hr 36m 10.721s10
2-1(GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Renault44+36.595s6
3+1(ITA) Riccardo PatreseWilliams-Renault44+43.897s4
4+5(GBR) Martin BrundleBenetton-Ford Cosworth44+46.059s3
5-3(BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Honda44+1m 08.369s2
6+2(FIN) Mika HakkinenLotus-Ford Cosworth44+1m 10.030s1
7+9(FIN) JJ LehtoDallara-Ferrari44+1m 38.237s 
8+5(ITA) Andrea de CesarisTyrrell-Ilmor43+1 lap 
9+16(JPN) Aguri SuzukiFootwork-Mugen-Honda43+1 lap 
10+5(BEL) Eric van de PoeleFondmetal-Ford Cosworth43+1 lap 
11+7(AUT) Karl WendlingerMarch-Ilmor43+1 lap 
12+9(ITA) Emanuele NaspettiMarch-Ilmor43+1 lap 
13-3(GBR) Johnny HerbertLotus-Ford Cosworth42DNF 
14+10(BRA) Mauricio GugelminJordan-Yamaha42+2 laps 
15+2(ITA) Stefano ModenaJordan-Yamaha42+2 laps 
16+7(ITA) Gianni MorbidelliMinardi-Lamborghini42+2 laps 
17+9(JPN) Ukyo KatayamaVenturi-Lamborghini42+2 laps 
18+2(FRA) Bertrand GachotVenturi-Lamborghini40DNF 
R (BEL) Thierry BoutsenLigier-Renault27DNF 
R (ITA) Ivan CapelliFerrari25DNF 
R (ITA) Gabriele TarquiniFondmetal-Ford Cosworth25DNF 
R (ITA) Michele AlboretoFootwork-Mugen-Honda20DNF 
R (FRA) Jean AlesiFerrari7DNF 
R (FRA) Olivier GrouillardTyrrell-Ilmor1DNF 
R (ITA) Pierluigi MartiniDallara-Ferrari0DNF 
R (AUT) Gerhard BergerMcLaren-Honda0DNF 

Notes

  • Johnny Herbert ended lap 42 in P7 before retiring on the following lap.
  • Bertrand Gachot ended lap 40 in P11 before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1(GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Renault
2(BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Honda
3(DEU) Michael SchumacherBenetton-Ford Cosworth
4(ITA) Riccardo PatreseWilliams-Renault
5(FRA) Jean AlesiFerrari
6(AUT) Gerhard BergerMcLaren-Honda
7(BEL) Thierry BoutsenLigier-Renault
8(FIN) Mika HakkinenLotus-Ford Cosworth
9(GBR) Martin BrundleBenetton-Ford Cosworth
10(GBR) Johnny HerbertLotus-Ford Cosworth
11(ITA) Gabriele TarquiniFondmetal-Ford Cosworth
12(ITA) Ivan CapelliFerrari
13(ITA) Andrea de CesarisTyrrell-Ilmor
14(ITA) Michele AlboretoFootwork-Mugen-Honda
15(BEL) Eric van de PoeleFondmetal-Ford Cosworth
16(FIN) JJ LehtoDallara-Ferrari
17(ITA) Stefano ModenaJordan-Yamaha
18(AUT) Karl WendlingerMarch-Ilmor
19(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniDallara-Ferrari
20(FRA) Bertrand GachotVenturi-Lamborghini
21(ITA) Emanuele NaspettiMarch-Ilmor
22(FRA) Olivier GrouillardTyrrell-Ilmor
23(ITA) Gianni MorbidelliMinardi-Lamborghini
24(BRA) Mauricio GugelminJordan-Yamaha
25(JPN) Aguri SuzukiFootwork-Mugen-Honda
26(JPN) Ukyo KatayamaVenturi-Lamborghini

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Renault1:50.545 
2(BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Honda1:52.7432.198
3(DEU) Michael SchumacherBenetton-Ford Cosworth1:53.2212.676
4(ITA) Riccardo PatreseWilliams-Renault1:53.5573.012
5(FRA) Jean AlesiFerrari1:54.4383.893
6(AUT) Gerhard BergerMcLaren-Honda1:54.6424.097
7(BEL) Thierry BoutsenLigier-Renault1:54.6544.109
8(FIN) Mika HakkinenLotus-Ford Cosworth1:54.8124.267
9(GBR) Martin BrundleBenetton-Ford Cosworth1:54.9734.428
10(GBR) Johnny HerbertLotus-Ford Cosworth1:55.0274.482
11(ITA) Gabriele TarquiniFondmetal-Ford Cosworth1:55.9655.420
12(ITA) Ivan CapelliFerrari1:56.0755.530
13(ITA) Andrea de CesarisTyrrell-Ilmor1:56.1115.566
14(ITA) Michele AlboretoFootwork-Mugen-Honda1:56.2825.737
15(BEL) Eric van de PoeleFondmetal-Ford Cosworth1:56.6746.129
16(FIN) JJ LehtoDallara-Ferrari1:56.8096.264
17(ITA) Stefano ModenaJordan-Yamaha1:56.8896.344
18(AUT) Karl WendlingerMarch-Ilmor1:57.0396.494
19(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniDallara-Ferrari1:57.2676.722
20(FRA) Bertrand GachotVenturi-Lamborghini1:57.3306.785
21(ITA) Emanuele NaspettiMarch-Ilmor1:57.7947.249
22(FRA) Olivier GrouillardTyrrell-Ilmor1:57.8187.273
23(ITA) Gianni MorbidelliMinardi-Lamborghini1:58.1267.581
24(BRA) Mauricio GugelminJordan-Yamaha1:58.4997.954
25(JPN) Aguri SuzukiFootwork-Mugen-Honda1:58.8268.281
26(JPN) Ukyo KatayamaVenturi-Lamborghini1:59.3838.838
Did not qualify
27(BRA) Christian FittipaldiMinardi-Lamborghini1:59.6269.081
28(BRA) Roberto MorenoAndrea Moda-Judd2:05.09614.551
29(GBR) Perry McCarthyAndrea Moda-Judd2:15.05024.505
30(FRA) Erik ComasLigier-Renault––

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(GBR) Nigel Mansell98
2(ITA) Riccardo Patrese44
3(DEU) Michael Schumacher43
4(BRA) Ayrton Senna36
5(AUT) Gerhard Berger24
6(GBR) Martin Brundle21
7(FRA) Jean Alesi13
8(FIN) Mika Hakkinen9
9(ITA) Michele Alboreto5
10(ITA) Andrea de Cesaris4
11(FRA) Erik Comas4
12(AUT) Karl Wendlinger3
13(ITA) Ivan Capelli3
14(ITA) Pierluigi Martini2
=(GBR) Johnny Herbert2
16(FRA) Bertrand Gachot1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Williams-Renault142
2Benetton-Ford Cosworth64
3McLaren-Honda60
4Ferrari16
5Lotus-Ford Cosworth11
6Footwork-Mugen-Honda5
7Tyrrell-Ilmor4
8Ligier-Renault4
9March-Ilmor3
10Dallara-Ferrari2
11Venturi-Lamborghini1

Statistics & milestones

Race debut
Emanuele Naspetti
World Champion
5th title for Williams (4th constructor to win five championships)
Wins
1st for Michael Schumacher (79th different winner, 3rd German driver; first German winner since 1975)
6th for Benetton
Podiums
57th for Nigel Mansell
34th for Riccardo Patrese
6th for Michael Schumacher
151st & 152nd for Williams
34th for Benetton
Poles
27th for Nigel Mansell
48th for Williams
Fastest laps
1st for Michael Schumacher (92nd different fastest lap setter, 4th German driver; first German driver to set a fastest lap since 1976)
8th for Benetton
Front row starts
78th for Ayrton Senna
50th for Nigel Mansell (3rd driver to achieve 50 front row starts, 1st British driver)
Win & fastest lap
1st for Michael Schumacher (50th different driver to win and set the fastest lap, 1st German driver; last until 1994)

See also

  • Belgian Grand Prix
  • Spa-Francorchamps circuit
  • 1992 World Championship season

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