{"id":20853,"date":"2017-08-25T10:45:36","date_gmt":"2017-08-25T13:45:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.senna.com\/?p=20853"},"modified":"2017-08-25T10:45:36","modified_gmt":"2017-08-25T13:45:36","slug":"gp-da-belgica-historico-recorde-de-ayrton-senna-com-4-vitorias-seguidas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.senna.com\/en\/gp-da-belgica-historico-recorde-de-ayrton-senna-com-4-vitorias-seguidas\/","title":{"rendered":"Making history in Belgium: Ayrton Senna equals a record with 4 wins in a row"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">The 1991 Belgian GP went down in Formula One history for several reasons. One of them was, obviously, Ayrton Senna\u2019s win. It was the Brazilian\u2019s fifth and final victory at Spa-Francorchamps, and his fourth in a row (\u201988, \u201989, \u2018890 and \u201991), equaling Jim Clark\u2019s feat (he won between 1962 and 1965). The Brazilian\u2019s first triumph had taken place in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ayrtonsennashop.com\/en\/ayrton-senna-t-shirt-1st-victory-1985\/p-19\/\">1985, with Lotus<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">The weeks preceding the race were taken over by backstage drama, especially due to the arrest of Bertrand Gachot, a Belgian driver who was convicted for assaulting a London taxi driver, in December 1990.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">With the Jordan driver\u2019s absence, the team was forced to find a last-minute replacement. Despite having experienced drivers at his disposal, such as Stefan Johansson and Keke Rosberg, Eddie Jordan decided to bet on a newcomer named Michael Schumacher, who was financially backed by Mercedes. The German driver would be making his F1 debut.\u00a0<span class=\"contextualExtensionHighlight ms-font-color-themePrimary ms-border-color-themePrimary ident_1018_1107\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">During the weekend, at Spa-Francorchamps, someone painted the track\u2019s asphalt in protest.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>It said: \u201cGachot, Belgium stands with you. You\u2019re no hooligan\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.senna.com\/piloto\/formula-1\/temporada-1991\/grande-premio-da-belgica-1991\/belgian-5\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-16406\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16406\" src=\"https:\/\/www.senna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/belgian-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.senna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/belgian-4.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.senna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/belgian-4-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.senna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/belgian-4-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.senna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/belgian-4-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.senna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/belgian-4-1536x768.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Senna was easily the fastest driver in both qualifying sessions. The McLaren driver secured the pole position with a time of 1min47s811, while second-place starter Alain Prost had a best time of 1min48s821, more than one second slower than the Brazilian\u2019s.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D6PWd1ew1dg?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Schumacher had a good training session debut, securing the seventh place on the starting grid, while his veteran teammate, Andrea de Cesaris, would be starting in 11<sup>th<\/sup>. But the German had gearbox issues in the very first lap, and didn\u2019t finish his first and only race as a Jordan driver. In the following race, he would be behind the wheel of a Benetton, at Monza.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Senna\u2019s fifth win at Spa was one of the hardest to come by \u2013 if not the most challenging, for the Brazilian, in Belgium. Ayrton kept the lead for 14 laps, but he was overtaken by William\u2019s Nigel Mansell \u2013 his main rival in the fight for the world title &#8211; during a pit stop.\u00a0 Before that, Prost had already retired due to engine problems in his Ferrari.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Senna took advantage of Mansell\u2019s electric issues to regain a position, but he was still behind Ferrari\u2019s Jean Alesi, who had been leading the race since the 22<sup>nd<\/sup>\u00a0lap.\u00a0 Senna went after the Frenchman, but his gearbox was acting up. The Brazilian wasn\u2019t able to properly shift gears, and he almost had to stop his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ayrtonsennashop.com\/en\/ayrton-senna-mclaren-longshirt-three-times-world-champion\/p-1460\/\">McLaren<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Luckily for Senna, Alesi\u2019s Ferrari engine suffered the same fate as Prost\u2019s, and he lost a race that seemed all but won. Senna had a hard time bringing his McLaren to the finish line, and the second place went to his McLaren teammate, Gerhard Berger. The Austrian secured his place on the podium three laps before the end of the race, when Andrea de Cesaris\u2019 excellent race came to an abrupt end, due to a malfunction in his Ford engine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Benetton\u2019s Nelson Piquet finished in third. Another Brazilian, Roberto Moreno, also scored points, by finishing in fourth place \u2013 but he couldn\u2019t have imagined he was about to lose his place to Michael Schumacher in the very next race. Moreno had to settle for accepting Jordan\u2019s invitation to be their driver in the following contest, in Italy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Senna TV about Spa-Francorchamps:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/VcS-X_0IBR0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 1991 Belgian GP went down in Formula One history for several reasons. One of them was, obviously, Ayrton Senna\u2019s win. It was the Brazilian\u2019s fifth and final victory at Spa-Francorchamps, and his fourth in a row (\u201988, \u201989, \u2018890 and \u201991), equaling Jim Clark\u2019s feat (he won between 1962 and 1965). 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