Race · Round 12 of 16 ·
1992 Belgian Grand Prix
Michael Schumacher won for Benetton from 3rd on the grid at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. 8 of the starters were not classified. It was the first championship race win for Michael Schumacher.
- Circuit
- Circuit de Spa-FrancorchampsStavelot, Belgium
- Winner
- Michael SchumacherBenetton
- Pole
- Nigel Mansell
- Fastest lap
- Michael Schumacher
- Entries
- 3018 classified
Classification
A blank chassis is a season the team ran more than one design and no source says which car raced here.
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
The outline is F1DB’s, for every layout; the trace is OpenStreetMap’s, where it exists.
Grid to flag
Lines run from grid slot to result, ending at the last lap completed. A dashed line ending in a cross is a driver not classified. Nothing between is recorded, so a crossing is not an overtake at that lap.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Time | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 1:50.545 | — | — |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 1:52.743 | +2.198 | +2.198 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton | 19 | 1:53.221 | +2.676 | +0.478 |
| 4 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:53.557 | +3.012 | +0.336 |
| 5 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 27 | 1:54.438 | +3.893 | +0.881 |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 2 | 1:54.642 | +4.097 | +0.204 |
| 7 | Thierry Boutsen | Ligier | 25 | 1:54.654 | +4.109 | +0.012 |
| 8 | Mika Hakkinen | Team Lotus | 11 | 1:54.812 | +4.267 | +0.158 |
| 9 | Martin Brundle | Benetton | 20 | 1:54.973 | +4.428 | +0.161 |
| 10 | Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus | 12 | 1:55.027 | +4.482 | +0.054 |
| 11 | Gabriele Tarquini | Fondmetal | 15 | 1:55.965 | +5.420 | +0.938 |
| 12 | Ivan Capelli | Ferrari | 28 | 1:56.075 | +5.530 | +0.110 |
| 13 | Andrea de Cesaris | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:56.111 | +5.566 | +0.036 |
| 14 | Michele Alboreto | Footwork | 9 | 1:56.282 | +5.737 | +0.171 |
| 15 | Eric van de Poele | Fondmetal | 14 | 1:56.674 | +6.129 | +0.392 |
| 16 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Dallara | 21 | 1:56.809 | +6.264 | +0.135 |
| 17 | Stefano Modena | Jordan | 32 | 1:56.889 | +6.344 | +0.080 |
| 18 | Karl Wendlinger | March | 16 | 1:57.039 | +6.494 | +0.150 |
| 19 | Pierluigi Martini | Dallara | 22 | 1:57.267 | +6.722 | +0.228 |
| 20 | Bertrand Gachot | Venturi | 29 | 1:57.330 | +6.785 | +0.063 |
| 21 | Emanuele Naspetti | March | 17 | 1:57.794 | +7.249 | +0.464 |
| 22 | Olivier Grouillard | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:57.818 | +7.273 | +0.024 |
| 23 | Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi | 24 | 1:58.126 | +7.581 | +0.308 |
| 24 | Mauricio Gugelmin | Jordan | 33 | 1:58.499 | +7.954 | +0.373 |
| 25 | Aguri Suzuki | Footwork | 10 | 1:58.826 | +8.281 | +0.327 |
| 26 | Ukyo Katayama | Venturi | 30 | 1:59.383 | +8.838 | +0.557 |
| 27 | Christian Fittipaldi | Minardi | 23 | 1:59.626 | +9.081 | +0.243 |
| 28 | Roberto Moreno | Andrea Moda | 34 | 2:05.096 | +14.551 | +5.470 |
| 29 | Perry McCarthy | Andrea Moda | 35 | 2:15.050 | +24.505 | +9.954 |
Before knock-out qualifying arrived in 2006 there is one time per driver; from 2006, the best lap of each of the three sessions.
Pit stops
Pit stops are recorded from 1994. F1DB, the source of every stop here, holds none before then, so this race has no stints to draw.
Practice sessions Practice 1 · Practice 2 · Warm-up
Practice 1
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 1:52.675 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:54.266 | +1.591 | +1.591 | — |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 1:54.517 | +1.842 | +0.251 | — |
| 4 | Thierry Boutsen | Ligier | 25 | 1:55.966 | +3.291 | +1.449 | — |
| 5 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton | 19 | 1:56.094 | +3.419 | +0.128 | — |
| 6 | Martin Brundle | Benetton | 20 | 1:56.189 | +3.514 | +0.095 | — |
| 7 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 2 | 1:56.211 | +3.536 | +0.022 | — |
| 8 | Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus | 12 | 1:56.498 | +3.823 | +0.287 | — |
| 9 | Mika Hakkinen | Team Lotus | 11 | 1:57.224 | +4.549 | +0.726 | — |
| 10 | Andrea de Cesaris | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:57.393 | +4.718 | +0.169 | — |
| 11 | Stefano Modena | Jordan | 32 | 1:57.702 | +5.027 | +0.309 | — |
| 12 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 27 | 1:57.769 | +5.094 | +0.067 | — |
| 13 | Ivan Capelli | Ferrari | 28 | 1:57.818 | +5.143 | +0.049 | — |
| 14 | Karl Wendlinger | March | 16 | 1:58.345 | +5.670 | +0.527 | — |
| 15 | Mauricio Gugelmin | Jordan | 33 | 1:58.485 | +5.810 | +0.140 | — |
| 16 | Olivier Grouillard | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:58.661 | +5.986 | +0.176 | — |
| 17 | Gabriele Tarquini | Fondmetal | 15 | 1:58.746 | +6.071 | +0.085 | — |
| 18 | Bertrand Gachot | Venturi | 29 | 1:58.897 | +6.222 | +0.151 | — |
| 19 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Dallara | 21 | 1:58.910 | +6.235 | +0.013 | — |
| 20 | Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi | 24 | 1:59.090 | +6.415 | +0.180 | — |
| 21 | Michele Alboreto | Footwork | 9 | 1:59.136 | +6.461 | +0.046 | — |
| 22 | Eric van de Poele | Fondmetal | 14 | 1:59.294 | +6.619 | +0.158 | — |
| 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Dallara | 22 | 1:59.436 | +6.761 | +0.142 | — |
| 24 | Aguri Suzuki | Footwork | 10 | 2:00.055 | +7.380 | +0.619 | — |
| 25 | Érik Comas | Ligier | 26 | 2:00.481 | +7.806 | +0.426 | — |
| 26 | Ukyo Katayama | Venturi | 30 | 2:01.218 | +8.543 | +0.737 | — |
| 27 | Emanuele Naspetti | March | 17 | 2:01.420 | +8.745 | +0.202 | — |
| 28 | Christian Fittipaldi | Minardi | 23 | 2:02.714 | +10.039 | +1.294 | — |
| 29 | Perry McCarthy | Andrea Moda | 35 | 2:08.583 | +15.908 | +5.869 | — |
| 30 | Roberto Moreno | Andrea Moda | 34 | 2:38.558 | +45.883 | +29.975 | — |
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
Practice 2
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton | 19 | 2:13.261 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 2:13.976 | +0.715 | +0.715 | — |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 2 | 2:14.607 | +1.346 | +0.631 | — |
| 4 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Dallara | 21 | 2:16.263 | +3.002 | +1.656 | — |
| 5 | Martin Brundle | Benetton | 20 | 2:16.438 | +3.177 | +0.175 | — |
| 6 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 27 | 2:16.759 | +3.498 | +0.321 | — |
| 7 | Michele Alboreto | Footwork | 9 | 2:18.663 | +5.402 | +1.904 | — |
| 8 | Stefano Modena | Jordan | 32 | 2:19.339 | +6.078 | +0.676 | — |
| 9 | Pierluigi Martini | Dallara | 22 | 2:19.696 | +6.435 | +0.357 | — |
| 10 | Aguri Suzuki | Footwork | 10 | 2:19.849 | +6.588 | +0.153 | — |
| 11 | Mika Hakkinen | Team Lotus | 11 | 2:20.166 | +6.905 | +0.317 | — |
| 12 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 2:20.442 | +7.181 | +0.276 | — |
| 13 | Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus | 12 | 2:20.593 | +7.332 | +0.151 | — |
| 14 | Mauricio Gugelmin | Jordan | 33 | 2:20.714 | +7.453 | +0.121 | — |
| 15 | Olivier Grouillard | Tyrrell | 3 | 2:21.208 | +7.947 | +0.494 | — |
| 16 | Andrea de Cesaris | Tyrrell | 4 | 2:21.689 | +8.428 | +0.481 | — |
| 17 | Bertrand Gachot | Venturi | 29 | 2:23.145 | +9.884 | +1.456 | — |
| 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Ligier | 25 | 2:23.456 | +10.195 | +0.311 | — |
| 19 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 2:24.883 | +11.622 | +1.427 | — |
| 20 | Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi | 24 | 2:25.238 | +11.977 | +0.355 | — |
| 21 | Ivan Capelli | Ferrari | 28 | 2:27.255 | +13.994 | +2.017 | — |
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
Warm-up
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 5 | 1:55.409 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton | 19 | 1:56.571 | +1.162 | +1.162 | — |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren | 2 | 1:56.762 | +1.353 | +0.191 | — |
| 4 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1 | 1:57.243 | +1.834 | +0.481 | — |
| 5 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams | 6 | 1:57.524 | +2.115 | +0.281 | — |
| 6 | Martin Brundle | Benetton | 20 | 1:57.531 | +2.122 | +0.007 | — |
| 7 | Mika Hakkinen | Team Lotus | 11 | 1:57.549 | +2.140 | +0.018 | — |
| 8 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 27 | 1:58.617 | +3.208 | +1.068 | — |
| 9 | Thierry Boutsen | Ligier | 25 | 1:59.062 | +3.653 | +0.445 | — |
| 10 | Ivan Capelli | Ferrari | 28 | 1:59.422 | +4.013 | +0.360 | — |
| 11 | Bertrand Gachot | Venturi | 29 | 1:59.439 | +4.030 | +0.017 | — |
| 12 | Karl Wendlinger | March | 16 | 1:59.505 | +4.096 | +0.066 | — |
| 13 | Andrea de Cesaris | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:59.690 | +4.281 | +0.185 | — |
| 14 | Aguri Suzuki | Footwork | 10 | 1:59.858 | +4.449 | +0.168 | — |
| 15 | Michele Alboreto | Footwork | 9 | 2:00.018 | +4.609 | +0.160 | — |
| 16 | Olivier Grouillard | Tyrrell | 3 | 2:00.488 | +5.079 | +0.470 | — |
| 17 | Pierluigi Martini | Dallara | 22 | 2:00.792 | +5.383 | +0.304 | — |
| 18 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Dallara | 21 | 2:00.827 | +5.418 | +0.035 | — |
| 19 | Stefano Modena | Jordan | 32 | 2:00.987 | +5.578 | +0.160 | — |
| 20 | Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus | 12 | 2:01.044 | +5.635 | +0.057 | — |
| 21 | Emanuele Naspetti | March | 17 | 2:01.536 | +6.127 | +0.492 | — |
| 22 | Gianni Morbidelli | Minardi | 24 | 2:01.682 | +6.273 | +0.146 | — |
| 23 | Mauricio Gugelmin | Jordan | 33 | 2:02.404 | +6.995 | +0.722 | — |
| 24 | Ukyo Katayama | Venturi | 30 | 2:02.704 | +7.295 | +0.300 | — |
| 25 | Gabriele Tarquini | Fondmetal | 15 | 2:03.097 | +7.688 | +0.393 | — |
| 26 | Eric van de Poele | Fondmetal | 14 | 2:03.805 | +8.396 | +0.708 | — |
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
The cars in this race
The photograph each car's Wikipedia article leads with, from Wikimedia Commons: taken wherever and whenever that was, not necessarily at this race.
Williams FW14
Williams FW14B · taken by Mikelo · CC BY-SA 2.0
Dallara F192
Dallara-Ferrari F192 1992 Formula1 Racer JJ Lehto BMS-Ferrari Racing LSideFront SATM 05June2013 (14414250577) · Valder137 · CC BY 2.0 · unchecked
Tyrrell 020
Tyrrell 020 front-left 2012 Japan · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0
Jordan 192
Jordan 192 Yamaha Communication Plaza · Morio · CC BY-SA 3.0
Ligier JS37
Manoir de l'Automobile - 208 - F1 Ligier JS 37 V10 Renault 1992 · Koreller · CC BY-SA 4.0A photograph marked unchecked has a file name that does not name the car it is shown for. Most are still the right car, filed under the driver rather than the machine — but nobody has confirmed these one by one.
Where this comes from
- Round
- 12 of 1992
- Grand Prix
- Belgian Grand Prix
- Dates
- Layout raced
- Modern circuit · 7.004 km · 19 turns
- Format
- Standard weekend
- Constructor
- Benetton
- Entrant
- Benetton-Ford
- Confidence
- reference
The layout raced and its figures are this register’s, from its own sources; the figures under the race’s drawing are F1DB’s, and at some circuits the two disagree.