Motor Racing: Belgian Grand Prix details
BELGIAN GRAND PRIX (Spa-Francorchamps, 7.135km, 4.433 miles, 44 laps): 1 D Hill (GB) Williams-Renault 1hr 28min 47.170sec (ave speed 208.170kph). 2 M Hakkinen (Fin) McLaren-Peugeot +51.381sec; 3 J Verstappen (Neth) Benetton-Ford +1:10.453; 4 D Coulthard (GB) Williams-Renault +1:45.787; 5 M Blundell (GB) Tyrrell-Yamaha; 6 G Morbidelli (It) Footwork-Ford; 7 O Panis (Fr) Ligier-Renault; 8 P Martini (It) Minardi-Ford; 9 M Alboreto (It) Minardi all +1 lap; 10 E Bernard (Fr) Ligier-Renault; 11 J-M Gounon (Fr) Simtek-Ford both +2 laps; 12 J Herbert (GB) Lotus-Mugen Honda +3; 13 E Irvine (GB) Jordan-Hart +4 laps. Not classified: 14 C Fittipaldi (Bra) Footwork-Ford 33 laps completed; 15 D Brabham (Aus) Simtek- Ford 29; 16 A de Cesaris (It) Sauber Mercedes 27; 17 M Brundle (GB) McLaren- Peugeot 24; 18 R Barrichello (Bra) Jordan- Hart 19; 19 U Katayama (Japan) Tyrrell- Yamaha 18; 20 P Adams (Bel) Lotus-Mugen Honda 15; 21 G Berger (Aut) Ferrari 11; 22 P Alliot (Fr) Larrousse-Ford 11; 23 H-H Frentzen (Ger) Sauber-Mercedes 10; 24 E Comas (Fr) Larrousse-Ford 3; 25 J Alesi (Fr) Ferrari 2. Disqualified (pending appeal): M Schumacher (Ger) Benetton-Ford. World Drivers' Championship standings: 1 Schumacher 76pts; 2 Hill 55; 3 Berger 27; 4 Alesi 19; 5 Hakkinen 14; 6 Barrichello 10; 7 Brundle 9; 8= Verstappen, Blundell 8; 10= Panis, Coulthard 7; 12= N Larini (It), Fittipaldi 6; 14= Frentzen, Katayama 5; 16= K Wendlinger (Aut), De Cesaris, Martini, Bernard 4; 20= Comas, Morbidelli 2; 22= Alboreto, Irvine, J J Lehto (Fin) 1. Constructors: 1 Benetton- Ford 85; 2 Williams-Renault 64; 3 Ferrari 52; 4 McLaren-Peugeot 23; 5 Jordan-Hart 14; 6 Tyrrell-Yamaha 13; 7 Ligier-Renault 11; 8 Sauber-Mercedes 10; 9 Footwork-Ford 8; 10 Minardi-Ford 5; 11 Larrousse-Ford 2.
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