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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]]. 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]]). 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 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>Scuderia Ferrari did not participate in the [[1950 French Grand Prix]]; [[Peter Whitehead (racing driver)|Peter Whitehead]]'s privateer entry in this race does not count towards the team's participation tally.</ref> and the last race for [[Andrea Moda Formula|Andrea Moda]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Williamson |first1=Martin |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 |date=1 November 2010 |language=en}}</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">{{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" />
==Qualifying==
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==Race==
===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
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.
===Race classification===
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