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{{short description|Formula One motor race}}
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{{Infobox Grand Prix race report
|Type = F1
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|Race_No = 12
|Season_No = 16
|Location = [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps]]<br>[[
|Course = Permanent racing facility
|Course_mi = 4.312
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|Third_Team = [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]]-[[Renault in Formula One|Renault]]
|Third_Country = Italy
|Lapchart = {{F1Laps1992|BEL}}
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The '''1992 Belgian Grand Prix''' was a [[Formula One]] motor race held at [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|Spa-Francorchamps]] on 30 August 1992. It was the twelfth race of the [[1992 Formula One World Championship]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=1992 F1 World Championship {{!}} Motorsport Database |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/1992-f1-world-championship/ |access-date=2024-02-15 |website=Motor Sport}}</ref> The 44-lap race was won by [[Michael Schumacher]], driving a [[Benetton B192|Benetton]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]. This was the first Grand Prix win for a German driver since [[Jochen Mass]] at the [[1975 Spanish Grand Prix]], and the first of an eventual record 91 Grand Prix wins for Schumacher (since eclipsed by [[Lewis Hamilton]] in 2020). New World Champion [[Nigel Mansell]] finished second in his [[Williams FW14|Williams]]-[[Renault in Formula One|Renault]] with teammate [[Riccardo Patrese]] third, thus securing the Constructors' Championship for Williams. Schumacher's win, which was the first full-length Grand Prix won by a German since [[Wolfgang von Trips]]'s last win at the [[1961 British Grand Prix]], marked the last time a [[Formula One car]] to win a Grand Prix while sporting a H-pattern [[manual gearbox]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aggarwal |first=Pranav |date=2018-01-03 |title=Remarkable Moments from Michael Schumacher's career |url=https://www.essentiallysports.com/most-remarkable-michael-schumacher-career/ |access-date=2024-02-11 |website=EssentiallySports}}</ref> This race also marked Ferrari's 500th start in a World Championship event as a team,<ref name="Autosport 1992">{{Cite web |date=1992-06-01 |title=Ferrari's 500th GP |url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/ferraris-500th-gp-5053031/5053031/ |access-date=2024-02-15 |website=Autosport}}</ref>{{refn|Ferrari did not participate in the [[1950 French Grand Prix]], and [[Peter Whitehead (racing driver)|Peter Whitehead]]'s privateer entry in this race does not count towards the team's participation tally. Ferrari celebrated its 500th entry at the [[1992 Hungarian Grand Prix]] due to counting [[Alberto Ascari]] entry at the [[1952 Indy 500]]. Until 1960, the Indianapolis 500 was considered a round of the World Championship, albeit for reasons more symbolic than logical.<ref name="Autosport 1992"/>|group=nb}} and the last race for [[Andrea Moda Formula|Andrea Moda]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Williamson |first=Martin |date=1 November 2010 |title=Andrea Moda – Running on empty |url=http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/story/32421.html |access-date=11 October 2018 |work=ESPN UK }}</ref>
==Pre-race==
There was no pre-qualifying session at this race after the [[Brabham]] team did not arrive due to financial problems and the impending sale of the team. This left thirty cars, the maximum allowed in the main qualifying sessions.<ref name="Walker 1992, pp. 103–110">{{cite book |last=Walker |first=Murray |date=1992 |title=Murray Walker's 1992 Grand Prix Year |publisher=Hazleton Publishing |pages=103–110 |isbn=0-905138-99-6}}</ref> [[Emanuele Naspetti]] made his Grand Prix debut for the [[March Engineering|March]] team, replacing [[Paul Belmondo]].<ref name="Walker 1992, pp. 103–110" />
Eighteen cars were classified as finishers, the highest number for the season. [[Érik Comas]] was injured and briefly knocked unconscious in a heavy crash during practice and did not attempt to qualify. [[Ayrton Senna]] encountered Comas's car on the race track, stopped to help him, and cutting off the car's engine to reduce the risk of fire. Comas later credited this with likely having saved his life.<ref>{{Citation|last=Cadmuss|title=Ayrton Saved my Life (English sub) - Erik Comas Interview about his crash and Senna's death at Imola|date=2011-01-08|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUyXHG55xQ8&t=98|accessdate=2018-02-01}}</ref> Emanuele Naspetti made his Grand Prix debut for the March team. [[Gerhard Berger]] also had a monumental crash down the hill in the wet during practice on the entrance to Eau Rouge with the back of the car catching fire, Berger was uninjured but failed to get away on the start. Pre-qualifying was not held for the first time in 1992 after [[Brabham]] failed to arrive, bringing an end to the 30-year history of the team.▼
===Qualifying report===
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Aside from Comas, the other three non-qualifiers included [[Minardi]] driver [[Christian Fittipaldi]], returning after four races missed through injury. Also failing to qualify were the two [[Andrea Moda Formula|Andrea Moda]] cars, this being the first time both cars had been present in the main qualifying sessions. [[Roberto Moreno]] could only manage 28th fastest, over five seconds slower than Fittipaldi, with [[Perry McCarthy]] 29th after he went off the track at the 170mph [[Eau Rouge]] section. McCarthy reported to his team that the car's steering had jammed, and that he suspected the [[steering rack]] was flexing. Team boss [[Andrea Sassetti]] replied that the team already knew the rack was faulty because it had previously been fitted to Moreno's car, and he had reported the same problem. McCarthy quit the team after the Friday qualifying session. Moreno was a sole entry in a wet Saturday qualifying session.
Sassetti was subsequently arrested in the paddock on Saturday afternoon on allegations of forging documents and fraud.<ref name="Walker 1992, pp. 103–110" /><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/january-1998/87/worst-car-i-ever-drove |title=The worst car I ever drove |date=January 1998 |access-date=1 June 2020 |magazine=Motor Sport}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=McCarthy |first=Perry |date=2003 |title=Flat Out, Flat Broke |publisher=Haynes |pages=199–200|isbn=1-84425-018-0}}</ref>
===Qualifying classification===
▲=== Qualifying ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
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! 1
| 5
| data-sort-value="man"|{{flagicon|UK}} [[Nigel Mansell]]
| [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]]-[[Renault in Formula One|Renault]]
| '''1:50.545'''
| 2:07.693
| no time
|-
! 2
| 1
| data-sort-value="sen"|{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Ayrton Senna]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[Honda in Formula One|Honda]]
| '''1:52.743'''
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! 3
| 19
| data-sort-value="sch"|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Michael Schumacher]]
| [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| '''1:53.221'''
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! 4
| 6
| data-sort-value="pat"|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Riccardo Patrese]]
| [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]]-[[Renault in Formula One|Renault]]
| '''1:53.557'''
| no time
| +3.012
|-
! 5
| 27
| data-sort-value="ale"|{{flagicon|France}} [[Jean Alesi]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| '''1:54.438'''
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! 6
| 2
| data-sort-value="ber"|{{flagicon|Austria}} [[Gerhard Berger]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[Honda in Formula One|Honda]]
| '''1:54.642'''
| no time
| +4.097
|-
! 7
| 25
| data-sort-value="bou"|{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Thierry Boutsen]]
| [[Equipe Ligier|Ligier]]-[[Renault in Formula One|Renault]]
| '''1:54.654'''
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! 8
| 11
| data-sort-value="hak"|{{flagicon|Finland}} [[Mika Häkkinen]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| '''1:54.812'''
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! 9
| 20
| data-sort-value="bru"|{{flagicon|UK}} [[Martin Brundle]]
| [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| '''1:54.973'''
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! 10
| 12
| data-sort-value="her"|{{flagicon|UK}} [[Johnny Herbert]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| '''1:55.027'''
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! 11
| 15
| data-sort-value="tar"|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Gabriele Tarquini]]
| [[Fondmetal]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| '''1:55.965'''
| no time
| +5.420
|-
! 12
| 28
| data-sort-value="cap"|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Ivan Capelli]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| '''1:56.075'''
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! 13
| 4
| data-sort-value="de c"|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Andrea de Cesaris]]
| [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Ilmor]]
| '''1:56.111'''
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! 14
| 9
| data-sort-value="alb"|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Michele Alboreto]]
| [[Footwork Arrows|Footwork]]-[[Mugen-Honda]]
| '''1:56.282'''
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! 15
| 14
| data-sort-value="van"|{{flagicon|Belgium}} [[Eric van de Poele]]
| [[Fondmetal]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| '''1:56.674'''
| no time
| +6.129
|-
! 16
| 21
| data-sort-value="leh"|{{flagicon|Finland}} [[JJ Lehto]]
| [[Dallara]]-[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| '''1:56.809'''
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! 17
| 32
| data-sort-value="mod"|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Stefano Modena]]
| [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]]-[[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]
| '''1:56.889'''
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! 18
| 16
| data-sort-value="wen"|{{flagicon|Austria}} [[Karl Wendlinger]]
| [[March Engineering|March]]-[[Ilmor]]
| '''1:57.039'''
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! 19
| 22
| data-sort-value="mar"|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Pierluigi Martini]]
| [[Dallara]]-[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| '''1:57.267'''
| no time
| +6.722
|-
! 20
| 29
| data-sort-value="gac"|{{flagicon|France}} [[Bertrand Gachot]]
| [[Larrousse|Venturi]]-[[Lamborghini]]
| '''1:57.330'''
| 2:13.415
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! 21
| 17
| data-sort-value="nas"|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Emanuele Naspetti]]
| [[March Engineering|March]]-[[Ilmor]]
| '''1:57.794'''
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! 22
| 3
| data-sort-value="gro"|{{flagicon|France}} [[Olivier Grouillard]]
| [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Ilmor]]
| '''1:57.818'''
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! 23
| 24
| data-sort-value="mor"|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[Gianni Morbidelli]]
| [[Minardi]]-[[Lamborghini]]
| '''1:58.126'''
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! 24
| 33
| data-sort-value="gug"|{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Maurício Gugelmin]]
| [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]]-[[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]
| '''1:58.499'''
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! 25
| 10
| data-sort-value="suz"|{{flagicon|Japan|1947}} [[Aguri Suzuki]]
| [[Footwork Arrows|Footwork]]-[[Mugen-Honda]]
| '''1:58.826'''
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! 26
| 30
| data-sort-value="kat"|{{flagicon|Japan|1947}} [[Ukyo Katayama]]
| [[Larrousse|Venturi]]-[[Lamborghini]]
| '''1:59.383'''
| 2:19.247
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! 27
| 23
| data-sort-value="fit"|{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Christian Fittipaldi]]
| [[Minardi]]-[[Lamborghini]]
| '''1:59.626'''
| no time
| +9.081
|-
! 28
| 34
| data-sort-value="mor"|{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Roberto Moreno]]
| [[Andrea Moda Formula|Andrea Moda]]-[[Judd (engine)|Judd]]
| '''2:05.096'''
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! 29
| 35
| data-sort-value="mcc"|{{flagicon|UK}} [[Perry McCarthy]]
| [[Andrea Moda Formula|Andrea Moda]]-[[Judd (engine)|Judd]]
| '''2:15.050'''
| no time
| +24.505
|-
! 30
| 26
| data-sort-value="com"|{{flagicon|France}} [[Érik Comas]]
| [[Equipe Ligier|Ligier]]-[[Renault in Formula One|Renault]]
| no time
| no time
| align="center"| —
|-
!colspan="8"|Source:<ref
|}
==
===Race report===
At the start before La Source, [[Gerhard Berger]] failed to get away from sixth position and retired after an immediate transmission problem which put him out straight away. Mansell attacked and passed Senna at the end of the second lap with Patrese following suit. Then it began to rain and almost everybody pitted for wets. In the early stages of the race, Senna showed strong pace, briefly leading from the Williams. Then, when rain fell and the other front-runners made pit stops for rain tyres, the Brazilian gambled on the rain stopping and thus stayed out. He pitted late and rejoined down in 12th as Alesi went out with a puncture after colliding with Mansell at La Source. [[Ivan Capelli]] suffered a dramatic engine failure on lap 26 as he went straight off into the gravel trap at Blanchimont whilst battling Herbert for sixth position.<ref name="Motor Sport">{{Cite web |title=1992 Belgian Grand Prix {{!}} Motorsport Database |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1992-belgian-grand-prix/ |access-date=2024-02-15 |website=Motorsport Database}}</ref>
By the time [[Thierry Boutsen]] spun off on lap 28, the track was beginning to dry, which meant the Brazilian's gamble had failed, and the subsequent pit stop dropped him to twelfth. He then made a charge through the field, passing [[Mika Häkkinen]]'s [[Team Lotus|Lotus]] for fifth on the penultimate lap. [[Johnny Herbert]] retired once again with engine problems on lap 43, and was classified 13th. Schumacher took his first Grand Prix win for [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]] by a comfortable margin over both the Williamses of Mansell and Patrese after they both suffered engine problems in the closing laps (Mansell with a broken exhaust). The Williams duo were able to finish second and third ahead of Brundle in the other Benetton, Senna in the remaining McLaren and Häkkinen in the remaining Lotus securing the final point. Eighteen cars were classified as finishers, the highest number for the season.<ref name="Motor Sport"/> In what was his 18th race a year after his debut in 1991, Schumacher achieved his first Grand Prix win, the first of 91 career wins, and the first of a record six-Belgian Grand Prix wins.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Burnett |first=Rob |date=2017-09-11 |title=The race that made Michael Schumacher |url=https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/brexit-news-belgian-gp-michael-schumacher-20818/ |access-date=2024-02-15 |website=The New European}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Damien |date=2021-06-30 |title=Autocar's favourite races: 1992 Belgian Grand Prix |url=https://www.autocar.co.uk/opinion/motorsport-news-f1/autocars-favourite-races-1992-belgian-grand-prix |access-date=2024-02-15 |website=Autocar}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-26 |title=Michael Schumacher the King of Spa-Francorchamps |url=https://www.grandprix247.com/2023/07/26/michael-schumacher-the-king-of-spa-francorchamps-f1-belgian-gp/ |access-date=2024-02-15 |website=Grand Prix 247}}</ref>
===Race classification===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%"
|-
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| [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Ilmor]]
| 43
| + 1
| 13
|
Line 382 ⟶ 388:
| [[Footwork Arrows|Footwork]]-[[Mugen-Honda]]
| 43
| + 1
| 25
|
Line 391 ⟶ 397:
| [[Fondmetal]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| 43
| + 1
| 15
|
Line 400 ⟶ 406:
| [[March Engineering|March]]-[[Ilmor]]
| 43
| + 1
| 18
|
Line 409 ⟶ 415:
| [[March Engineering|March]]-[[Ilmor]]
| 43
| + 1
| 21
|
Line 427 ⟶ 433:
| [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]]-[[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]
| 42
| + 2
| 24
|
Line 436 ⟶ 442:
| [[Jordan Grand Prix|Jordan]]-[[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]
| 42
| + 2
| 17
|
Line 445 ⟶ 451:
| [[Minardi]]-[[Lamborghini]]
| 42
| + 2
| 23
|
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| 30
| {{flagicon|Japan|1947}} [[Ukyo Katayama]]
| [[Larrousse|Venturi]]-[[Lamborghini]]
| 42
| + 2
| 26
|
Line 461 ⟶ 467:
| 29
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Bertrand Gachot]]
| [[Larrousse|Venturi]]-[[Lamborghini]]
| 40
| Spun off
Line 571 ⟶ 577:
| [[Equipe Ligier|Ligier]]-[[Renault in Formula One|Renault]]
|
|
|
|
|-
!colspan="8"|{{center|Source:<ref
|}
Line 609 ⟶ 615:
| align="right"| 24
|-
!colspan=4|Source: <ref name="
|}
{{col-2}}
Line 639 ⟶ 645:
| align="right"| 11
|-
!colspan=4|Source: <ref name="
|}
{{col-end}}
*{{small|'''Note''': Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.}}
==Notes==
{{reflist|group=nb}}
==References==
{{reflist}}
*{{cite book|last=Henry |first=Alan |authorlink=Alan Henry |title=[[AUTOCOURSE]] 1992–93 |publisher=Hazleton Publishing |year=1992 |isbn=0-905138-96-1}}▼
==Further reading==
▲*{{cite book|last=Henry |first=Alan |
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