1991 Belgian Grand Prix

A quick look at the results of the Belgian Grand Prix might give the impression that the McLaren-Honda team monopolised the event and dominated the opposition, but it would be very far from the truth. Admittedly they finished first and second, with Ayrton Senna leading Gerhard Berger home by a comfortable two seconds, but the clue to the truth lies in the fact that Roberto Moreno set fastest lap in the race on lap 40, at which point Senna was holding a precarious lead over de Cesaris, in a Jordan-Cosworth, with gearbox trouble that was making him wonder if he was going to finish the 44-lap race, and Berger was fourth with little hope of improving his position. Moreno was running sixth and finished fourth entirely due to other people’s troubles. The whole Belgian Grand Prix was fraught with the unexpected.

Michael Schumacher in the Jordan 191 on his debut weekend in F1

The unexpected appeared even before practice began, for Bertrand Gachot found himself locked away in Brixton prison for unruly and unlawful behaviour after a minor traffic incident. (Did I say he knew where he was going, in last month’s Motor Sport ?)

Race Results

Qualifying

Circuit - Spa-Francorchamps

Country

Belgium

Location

Francorchamps, Wallonia

Type

Permanent road course

Length

4.312 (Miles)

Record

Alain Prost (Williams FW15C-Renault), 1m51.095, 139.729 mph, F1, 1993

Championships

3,398

Championships

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Results

19,198

Results

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Drivers

25,161

Drivers

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Teams

14,528

Teams

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Circuits

889

Circuits

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