1992 Belgian Grand Prix
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| Circuit | Spa-Francorchamps, 44 laps |
| Round | 12 of 16 |
| Race numbers | The 1992 Belgian Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +2 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 44 | 1hr 36m 10.721s | 10 |
| 2 | -1 | (GBR) Nigel Mansell | Williams-Renault | 44 | +36.595s | 6 |
| 3 | +1 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | Williams-Renault | 44 | +43.897s | 4 |
| 4 | +5 | (GBR) Martin Brundle | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 44 | +46.059s | 3 |
| 5 | -3 | (BRA) Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Honda | 44 | +1m 08.369s | 2 |
| 6 | +2 | (FIN) Mika Hakkinen | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 44 | +1m 10.030s | 1 |
| 7 | +9 | (FIN) JJ Lehto | Dallara-Ferrari | 44 | +1m 38.237s | |
| 8 | +5 | (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris | Tyrrell-Ilmor | 43 | +1 lap | |
| 9 | +16 | (JPN) Aguri Suzuki | Footwork-Mugen-Honda | 43 | +1 lap | |
| 10 | +5 | (BEL) Eric van de Poele | Fondmetal-Ford Cosworth | 43 | +1 lap | |
| 11 | +7 | (AUT) Karl Wendlinger | March-Ilmor | 43 | +1 lap | |
| 12 | +9 | (ITA) Emanuele Naspetti | March-Ilmor | 43 | +1 lap | |
| 13 | -3 | (GBR) Johnny Herbert | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 42 | DNF | |
| 14 | +10 | (BRA) Mauricio Gugelmin | Jordan-Yamaha | 42 | +2 laps | |
| 15 | +2 | (ITA) Stefano Modena | Jordan-Yamaha | 42 | +2 laps | |
| 16 | +7 | (ITA) Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi-Lamborghini | 42 | +2 laps | |
| 17 | +9 | (JPN) Ukyo Katayama | Venturi-Lamborghini | 42 | +2 laps | |
| 18 | +2 | (FRA) Bertrand Gachot | Venturi-Lamborghini | 40 | DNF | |
| R | (BEL) Thierry Boutsen | Ligier-Renault | 27 | DNF | ||
| R | (ITA) Ivan Capelli | Ferrari | 25 | DNF | ||
| R | (ITA) Gabriele Tarquini | Fondmetal-Ford Cosworth | 25 | DNF | ||
| R | (ITA) Michele Alboreto | Footwork-Mugen-Honda | 20 | DNF | ||
| R | (FRA) Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 7 | DNF | ||
| R | (FRA) Olivier Grouillard | Tyrrell-Ilmor | 1 | DNF | ||
| R | (ITA) Pierluigi Martini | Dallara-Ferrari | 0 | DNF | ||
| R | (AUT) Gerhard Berger | McLaren-Honda | 0 | DNF | ||
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
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | (GBR) Nigel Mansell | 98 |
| 2 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | 44 |
| 3 | (DEU) Michael Schumacher | 43 |
| 4 | (BRA) Ayrton Senna | 36 |
| 5 | (AUT) Gerhard Berger | 24 |
| 6 | (GBR) Martin Brundle | 21 |
| 7 | (FRA) Jean Alesi | 13 |
| 8 | (FIN) Mika Hakkinen | 9 |
| 9 | (ITA) Michele Alboreto | 5 |
| 10 | (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris | 4 |
| 11 | (FRA) Erik Comas | 4 |
| 12 | (AUT) Karl Wendlinger | 3 |
| 13 | (ITA) Ivan Capelli | 3 |
| 14 | (ITA) Pierluigi Martini | 2 |
| = | (GBR) Johnny Herbert | 2 |
| 16 | (FRA) Bertrand Gachot | 1 |
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)