Formula 1 World Championship 1993

Formula 1 World Championship 1993

World Champion
Driver:	Alain Prost
Constructor:	Williams-Renault
Season dates
Number of races:	16
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Ayrton Senna in a McLaren MP4 / 8 Ford at the German GP 1993

The 1993 Formula 1 World Championship was the 44th season of the Formula 1 World Championship . It was held over 16 races in the period from March 14, 1993 to November 7, 1993. Alain Prost won the drivers' world championship for the fourth time in his last Formula 1 season. Williams - Renault became constructors' world champions for the sixth time.

Changes in 1993

Regulations

The permitted dimensions of the vehicles changed again. The tire width of the rear wheels has been reduced from 18 in (457 mm) to 15 in (381 mm). The width of the vehicles was limited to 200 cm (previously: 220 cm), the height of the rear wing was reduced from 100 cm to 90 cm and the minimum required ground clearance increased from 25 to 40 mm. In addition, only commercial gasoline was allowed and a speed limit of 50 km / h was introduced in the pit lane for free practice.

Racetracks

The Mexican Grand Prix was no longer held in 1993. On the other hand, a European Grand Prix took place for the first time since 1985 , this time in Donington Park, UK . Otherwise, only the Grand Prix of San Marino and the Grand Prix of Spain changed their positions in the racing calendar.

There was speculation before the season about a second race in Japan on the Autopolis race track under the title Pacific Grand Prix or Asian Grand Prix . Track owner Tomonori Tsurumaki had already organized races of the sports car world championship in previous years . a. as a sponsor of the Benetton team and tries to make the circuit more attractive by building an art gallery with paintings by van Gogh , Picasso , Monet , Magritte and Renoir . Ultimately, however, due to the remote location of the track, Autopolis was not awarded a contract for a Formula 1 race.

Teams

Most of the teams that had started the previous year registered for the 1993 season. The British March team registered for the 1993 World Championship. The drivers were given start numbers 17 ( Jan Lammers ) and 18 ( Jean-Marc Gounon ). However, the team did not take part in any races. The equipment was transported to the first race of the year; Lammers and Gounon were also present in South Africa. However, the team did not have enough money to sell the material at customs. Then March stopped racing. The Italian team Andrea Moda Formula , which had been excluded from the World Championship in September 1992 for damaging its reputation, also reported again; However, since the team manager had not met the registration deadline, the entry was not accepted. Finally, Bravo España announced a new team for the 1993 season. The message was accepted. However, after a manager of the team died unexpectedly, Bravo withdrew the report at short notice in January 1993. On the other hand, the message from the Swiss Sauber team, which completed its first season here and is still active in Formula 1 today, was permanent .

Engines

Honda stopped developing Formula 1 engines after the 1992 season, leaving its partner McLaren in a difficult position. McLaren eventually made do with Ford generation HB engines , but their electronics were improved with the support of McLaren's technology partner TAG .

Judd did not manufacture customer engines - the two teams Brabham and Andrea Moda Formula, which had competed with Judd engines the previous year, had given up anyway - but instead developed racing engines on behalf of Yamaha , which were registered under this name and made available exclusively to a partner team were asked. Tyrrell was the first team to benefit from this support. Tyrrell's previous engine supplier Ilmor , meanwhile partly bought up by Mercedes-Benz , then equipped the new Sauber team. Jordan, on the other hand, who had used the V12 engine developed by Yamaha in the previous year, brought the Hart name back into Formula 1 for the first time since 1986 after the team had made a financial contribution to the development of a new V10 engine.

Minardi received no more support from Lamborghini , which henceforth focused again on its original partner Larrousse . Minardi then also switched back to the camp of the Ford customer teams.

driver

In the 1993 season, the driver pairing remained unchanged for any team compared to the previous season. At each racing team at least one of the drivers changed.

Alain Prost , who was fired from Ferrari at the end of 1991 , had taken a sabbatical in 1992 and now signed with Williams after Riccardo Patrese's driver contract had expired. Thereupon Williams regular driver Nigel Mansell , the 1992 world champion, announced his resignation due to personal animosity to Prost and switched to the American CART series, which he surprisingly won in 1993 . Williams then raised his test driver Damon Hill to Prost's permanent teammate, but due to Mansell's resignation, he started the race in a vehicle with the starting number 0.

After three years at McLaren, Gerhard Berger returned to Ferrari, which had sacked its second driver Ivan Capelli at the end of 1992 . The second cockpit at McLaren next to the three-time world champion Ayrton Senna was then occupied by the American CART star Michael Andretti . For his part, Capelli went to Jordan, who had repositioned themselves and had the Brazilian Rubens Barrichello debut alongside him . The two Jordan drivers from the previous season, Stefano Modena and Maurício Gugelmin , never returned to Formula 1.

Riccardo Patrese competed for Benetton in his last season , where he followed in Martin Brundle's footsteps as the second driver behind the young star Michael Schumacher . This season he started for the French team Ligier , where he met the returning Mark Blundell as a team-mate. Brundle and Blundell had already driven together for Brabham in 1991; In 1992, however, Blundell had not been given a place as a regular driver and instead became a McLaren test driver. Former Ligier driver Érik Comas switched to Larrousse , where Philippe Alliot also celebrated a comeback. He had already raced for this team from 1987 to 1989, but had not raced since 1990. Thierry Boutsen, however, as the other Ligier driver of the previous season, initially remained without a cockpit.

Derek Warwick , who became a teammate of Aguri Suzuki at Footwork , also made a comeback after a two-year absence . Michele Alboreto went to BMS Scuderia Italia , which repositioned itself and let the debutant Luca Badoer drive alongside Alboreto . Pierluigi Martini , driver last year, initially did not receive a cockpit, JJ Lehto, on the other hand, was signed by Sauber. Karl Wendlinger , who had competed for most of the previous season for March, also drove for Sauber .

At Tyrrell, Olivier Grouillard, in contrast to his teammate Andrea de Cesaris, did not get another chance and was replaced by the Japanese debutant Ukyō Katayama . Grouillard also switched to the CART series in 1993. Lotus lost Mika Häkkinen as a test driver to McLaren. Instead, Alessandro Zanardi started for the traditional racing team alongside Johnny Herbert . Also Minardi retained with Christian Fittipaldi to more promising his two riders from the previous year. Looking up was Gianni Morbidelli , who for use by the novice Fabrizio Barbazza was replaced.

Even in 1993, the occupation of some cockpits did not remain constant over the season. This was almost notorious with Jordan, who dismissed Ivan Capelli after only two races and initially replaced him with the returned Thierry Boutsen. After his home race in Belgium, however, patience was running out here too, and in the last few races, Marco Apicella , Emanuele Naspetti and Eddie Irvine were three other drivers in the second Jordan. Another peculiar story of 1993 was the disappointing season of Michael Andretti, who resigned after the Italian Grand Prix. This gave Mika Häkkinen his regular place at McLaren, which he was to keep until his retirement in 2001.

Teams and drivers

photo	team	chassis	engine	tires	No.	Regular driver	run	Test / substitute driver
	Canon Williams	Williams FW15C	Renault 3.5 V10	G	[A 1] 00	Damon Hill	1-16	Kenny Bräck David Coulthard
					02	Alain Prost	1-16
	Tyrrell Racing Organization	Tyrrell 020C Tyrrell 021	Yamaha OX10A 3.5 V10	G	03	Ukyō Katayama	1-16	n / A
					04th	Andrea de Cesaris	1-16
	Camel Benetton Ford	Benetton B193 Benetton B193B	Ford 3.5 V8	G	05	Michael sSchumacher	1-16	Paul Belmondo Perry McCarthy Allan McNish Andrea Montermini Alessandro Zanardi
					06th	Riccardo Patrese	1-16
	Marlboro McLaren	McLaren MP4 / 8	Ford 3.5 V8	G	07th	Michael Andretti	1-13	Mika Hakkinen
						Mika Hakkinen	14-16
					08th	Ayrton Senna	1-16
	Footwork Mugen Honda	Footwork FA13B Footwork FA14	Mugen-Honda 3.5 V10	G	09	Derek Warwick	1-16	David Brabham Ukyō Katayama
					10	Aguri Suzuki	1-16
	Team Lotus	Lotus 107B	Ford 3.5 V8	G	11	Alessandro Zanardi	1-12	n / A
						Pedro Lamy	13-16
					12	Johnny Herbert	1-16
	Sasol Jordan	Jordan 193	Hard 3.5 V10	G	14th	Rubens Barrichello	1-16	Emanuele Naspetti
					15th	Ivan Capelli	1, 2
						Thierry Boutsen	3-12
						Marco Apicella	13
						Emanuele Naspetti	14th
						Eddie Irvine	15, 16
	Larrousse F1	Larrousse LH93	Lamborghini 3.5 V12	G	19th	Philippe Alliot	1-14	n / A
						Toshio Suzuki	15, 16
					20th	Érik Comas	1-16
	Lola BMS Scuderia Italia	Lola T93 / 30	Ferrari 3.5 V12	G	21st	Michele Alboreto	1-14	n / A
					22nd	Luca Badoer	1-14
	Minardi team	Minardi M193	Ford 3.5 V8	G	23	Christian Fittipaldi	1-14	n / A
						Jean-Marc Gounon	15, 16
					24	Fabrizio Barbazza	1-8
						Pierluigi Martini	9-16
	Ligier Gitanes Blondes	Ligier JS39	Renault 3.5 V10	G	25th	Martin Brundle	1-16	Eric Bernard
					26th	Mark Blundell	1-16
	Scuderia Ferrari SpA	Ferrari F93A	Ferrari 3.5 V12	G	27	Jean Alesi	1-16	Nicola Larini Gianni Morbidelli
					28	Gerhard Berger	1-16
	Clean	Clean C12	Ilmor 3.5 V10	G	29	Karl Wendlinger	1-16	n / A
					30th	JJ Lehto	1-16

1. ↑ The start number 1 was not awarded because Nigel Mansell, the 1992 world champion, no longer took part. So the first start numbers automatically went to the constructors' world champions.

Racing calendar

No.	date	Grand Prix	route	Distance (km)	Pole position	Fastest race lap	winner	Overall leading driver	Overall leading designer
01	the 14th of March	South Africa	Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit	306.792	Alain Prost	Alain Prost	Alain Prost	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault
02	28th March	Brazil	Autódromo José Carlos Pace	307.075	Alain Prost	Michael sSchumacher	Ayrton Senna	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Ford
03	11 April	Europe	Donington Park Circuit	305.748	Alain Prost	Ayrton Senna	Ayrton Senna
04th	April 25	San Marino	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	307,440	Alain Prost	Alain Prost	Alain Prost		Williams-Renault
05	May 9	Spain	Circuit de Catalunya	308,555	Alain Prost	Michael sSchumacher	Alain Prost	Alain Prost
06th	23. May	Monaco	Circuit de Monaco	259,584	Alain Prost	Alain Prost	Ayrton Senna	Ayrton Senna
07th	June 13th	Canada	Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve	305.670	Alain Prost	Michael sSchumacher	Alain Prost	Alain Prost
08th	July 4th	France	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	306,000	Damon Hill	Michael sSchumacher	Alain Prost
09	July 11th	Great Britain	Silverstone Circuit	308,334	Alain Prost	Damon Hill	Alain Prost
10	July 25th	Germany	Hockenheimring	306.675	Alain Prost	Michael sSchumacher	Alain Prost
11	15th of August	Hungary	Hungaroring	305.536	Alain Prost	Alain Prost	Damon Hill
12	29th August	Belgium	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	306.856	Alain Prost	Alain Prost	Damon Hill
13	12th September	Italy	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	307,400	Alain Prost	Damon Hill	Damon Hill
14th	September 26th	Portugal	Circuito do Estoril	308,850	Damon Hill	Damon Hill	Michael sSchumacher
15th	October 24th	Japan	Suzuka International Racing Course	310.792	Alain Prost	Alain Prost	Ayrton Senna
16	November 7th	Australia	Adelaide Street Circuit	298.620	Ayrton Senna	Damon Hill	Ayrton Senna

Race reports

South Africa Grand Prix

→ Main article : 1993 Grand Prix of South Africa

space	driver	team	time
1	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault	1: 38: 45.082
2	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Ford	+1: 19.824
3	Mark Blundell	Ligier-Renault	+ 1 lap
PP	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault	1: 15.696
SR	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault	1: 19.492

The South African Grand Prix on the Kyalami Circuit in Kyalami took place on March 14, 1993 and ran over 72 laps (306.792 km).

After Prost took a break in 1992, he won the first race after his comeback. Only five drivers finished the race, the last point went to Gerhard Berger, who was eliminated just two laps before the end. It started raining late in the race.

Brazilian Grand Prix

→ Main article : 1993 Brazilian Grand Prix

space	driver	team	time
1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Ford	1: 51: 15.485
2	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	+ 16.625
3	Michael sSchumacher	Benetton-Ford	+ 45.436
PP	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault	1: 15.866
SR	Michael sSchumacher	Benetton-Ford	1: 20.024

The Brazilian Grand Prix at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo took place on March 28, 1993 and ran over 71 laps (307.075 km).

A start collision cost four drivers the race, including Gerhard Berger and Michael Andretti . Difficult external conditions in the form of a thunderstorm made driving conditions difficult. This victory marked the 100th success of the McLaren team in Formula 1.

Grand Prix of Europe

→ Main article : 1993 European Grand Prix

space	driver	team	time
1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Ford	1: 50: 46.570
2	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	+1: 23.199
3	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault	+ 1 lap
PP	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault	1: 10.458
SR	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Ford	1: 18.029

The European Grand Prix at Donington Park Circuit took place on April 11, 1993 and ran over 76 laps (305.748 km). It was the only time that the European Grand Prix was held in Donington.

The race was dominated by difficult external conditions in which rainy and dry phases alternated. Ayrton Senna drove one of the best races of his career here. Already on the first lap, Senna, who started fourth in the pouring rain, overtook all opponents in front of him and did not give up the lead until the end of the race. Instead of changing tires up to seven times due to the constantly changing weather, like most other drivers, he only changed them four times and won the race by a clear margin.

A curiosity is that Senna drove the fastest race lap through the pit lane. The Brazilian wanted to change tires, but his team wasn't ready so he just drove through it. The drive through the pit lane saved part of the route and there was no speed limit inside the pit.

San Marino Grand Prix

→ Main article : 1993 San Marino Grand Prix

space	driver	team	time
1	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault	1: 33: 20.413
2	Michael sSchumacher	Benetton-Ford	+ 32.410
3	Martin Brundle	Ligier-Renault	+ 1 lap
PP	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault	1: 22.070
SR	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault	1: 26.128

The San Marino Grand Prix at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola took place on April 25, 1993 and covered 61 laps (307.44 km).

Alain Prost achieved a never-endangered victory from pole position. Teammate Damon Hill retired after a driving mistake, Ayrton Senna had to retire with hydraulic problems. Fourth placed JJ Lehto retired with engine failure two laps before the end, but was still counted due to the distance covered.

Spanish Grand Prix

→ Main article : 1993 Spanish Grand Prix

space	driver	team	time
1	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault	1: 32: 27.685
2	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Ford	+ 16.873
3	Michael sSchumacher	Benetton-Ford	+ 27.125
PP	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault	1: 17.809
SR	Michael sSchumacher	Benetton-Ford	1: 20.989

The Spanish Grand Prix at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona took place on May 9, 1993 and covered 65 laps (308.555 km).

Once again Alain Prost dominated the event. Five drivers with engine damage had to retire due to high temperatures, including Damon Hill .

Monaco Grand Prix

→ Main article : 1993 Monaco Grand Prix

space	driver	team	time
1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Ford	1: 52: 10.947
2	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	+ 52.118
3	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	+1: 03.362
PP	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault	1: 20.557
SR	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault	1: 23.604

The Monaco Grand Prix at the Circuit de Monaco took place on May 23, 1993 and ran over 78 laps (259.584 km).

Ayrton Senna achieved his sixth victory in the principality, the fifth of it in a row. This best value still exists today. With this victory, Senna temporarily took the lead in the world championship again.

Canadian Grand Prix

→ Main article : 1993 Canadian Grand Prix

space	driver	team	time
1	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault	1: 36: 41.822
2	Michael sSchumacher	Benetton-Ford	+ 14,527
3	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	+ 52.685
PP	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault	1: 18.987
SR	Michael sSchumacher	Benetton-Ford	1: 21,500

The Canadian Grand Prix at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve in Montreal took place on June 13, 1993 and went over 69 laps (305.67 km).

Alain Prost took back the lead in the World Championship with his victory. His main competitor Ayrton Senna had to retire with electronic problems six laps to go.

French Grand Prix

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space	driver	team	time
1	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault	1: 38: 35.241
2	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	+ 0.342
3	Michael sSchumacher	Benetton-Ford	+ 21,201
PP	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	1: 14.382
SR	Michael sSchumacher	Benetton-Ford	1: 19.256

The French Grand Prix at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours took place on July 4, 1993 and covered 72 laps (306.0 km).

On the starting grid, Prost's team-mate Damon Hill was still in front, but positions were swapped during the race.

Great Britain Grand Prix

→ Main article : 1993 British Grand Prix

space	driver	team	time
1	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault	1: 25: 38,189
2	Michael sSchumacher	Benetton-Ford	+ 7.660
3	Riccardo Patrese	Benetton-Ford	+1: 17.482
PP	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault	1: 19.006
SR	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	1: 22.515

The Great Britain Grand Prix at the Silverstone Circuit took place on July 11, 1993 and ran over 59 laps (308.334 km).

During free practice on Friday, there was almost a tragedy when Mark Blundell had an accident on a wet road and immediately came to a stop in the middle of the road after a bend. When he was about to get out of the car, Ayrton Senna and Michael Andretti came around the bend at high speed and could only just swerve. In the race on Sunday, Alain Prost took a confident start-to-finish victory. Curiously, Ayrton Senna rolled out one lap before the end without petrol due to a calculation error, but was still classified fifth. Since Damon Hill also retired with an engine failure, Prost was able to further break away in the world championship and extend his lead.

Grand Prix of Germany

→ Main article : Grand Prix of Germany 1993

space	driver	team	time
1	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault	1: 18: 40.885
2	Michael sSchumacher	Benetton-Ford	+ 16.664
3	Mark Blundell	Ligier-Renault	+ 59.349
PP	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault	1: 38.748
SR	Michael sSchumacher	Benetton-Ford	1: 41.859

The German Grand Prix at the Hockenheimring took place on July 25, 1993 and covered 45 laps (306.675 km).

Once again Alain Prost prevailed confidently and took the 51st and last victory of his career. Damon Hill retired with tire problems just one lap before the end of the race and lost his position in the points. Ayrton Senna finished fourth after a spin on the opening lap that put him at the bottom of the field.

Hungarian Grand Prix

→ Main article : 1993 Hungarian Grand Prix

space	driver	team	time
1	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	1: 47: 39.098
2	Riccardo Patrese	Benetton-Ford	+1: 11.915
3	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	+1: 18.042
PP	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault	1: 14.631
SR	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault	1: 19.633

The Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring near Budapest took place on August 15, 1993 and covered 77 laps (305.536 km).

In a turbulent race with a few collisions and failures, Damon Hill was able to win the first Grand Prix of his career. The pole setter and overall leader Alain Prost was unable to start the introductory lap in time due to technical problems and therefore had to start the race from last place on the grid. Michael Schumacher and Ayrton Senna dropped out due to technical defects, so that Hill could achieve an undisputed victory.

Belgian Grand Prix

→ Main article : Belgian Grand Prix 1993

space	driver	team	time
1	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	1: 34: 32,124
2	Michael sSchumacher	Benetton-Ford	+ 3.668
3	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault	+ 14.988
PP	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault	1: 47.571
SR	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault	1: 51.095

The Belgian Grand Prix at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps took place on August 29, 1993 and ran over 44 laps (306.856 km).

The weekend started with a shock. On Friday, Lotus driver Alex Zanardi only barely survived a high-speed crash in the Eau Rouge , in which, curiously, he was even 3 cm taller due to the force. The following Ayrton Senna did not see the yellow flags in time and turned with an evasive maneuver in the direction of the rescue forces, in front of whom he only just came to a stop. Zanardi's season was over, his cockpit was taken over by the Portuguese Pedro Lamy . The race was determined by a three-way battle between Alain Prost , Damon Hill and Michael Schumacher , in which Schumacher was able to leave Prost behind, but had to admit defeat to Damon Hill.

Italian Grand Prix

→ Main article : 1993 Italian Grand Prix

space	driver	team	time
1	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	1: 17: 07,509
2	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	+ 40.012
3	Michael Andretti	McLaren-Ford	+ 1 lap
PP	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault	1: 21.179
SR	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	1: 23.575

The Italian Grand Prix at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza took place on September 12, 1993 and covered 53 laps (307.4 km).

The race turned out to be turbulent, of the four leading drivers in the world championship, only Damon Hill was able to finish the race and thus secure the third victory in a row. In the crowd at the start there was a collision between Hill and Ayrton Senna , which however had no consequences. A little later, however, Senna collided with Martin Brundle and had to give up the race. Alain Prost , who was in the lead, had to end the race after an engine failure, Michael Schumacher after a gearbox failure. At the finish there was a spectacular scene when Christian Fittipaldi hit the rear wheel of his teammate Pierluigi Martini at top speed and his car overturned, but luckily landed on the wheels again. He then slipped over the finish line and was classified eighth.

Grand Prix of Portugal

→ Main article : 1993 Portuguese Grand Prix

space	driver	team	time
1	Michael sSchumacher	Benetton-Ford	1: 32: 46,309
2	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault	+ 0.982
3	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	+ 8.206
PP	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	1: 11.494
SR	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	1: 14.859

The Portuguese Grand Prix at the Circuito do Estoril in Lisbon took place on September 26, 1993 and ran over 71 laps (308.85 km).

At McLaren , the Finn Mika Häkkinen replaced the hapless Michael Andretti . Pole setter Damon Hill had to start from the back row because his car ran out at the beginning of the warm-up lap. In a race with many changes in leadership, Michael Schumacher was able to prevail against the faster Alain Prost and clinch the second victory of his career. However, second place was enough for Prost to secure the world championship title for the fourth time in his career in the year of his comeback. Gerhard Berger was very lucky when his car landed in the pit exit due to a fault in the active suspension and skidded across the track. He was missed by only inches by Derek Warwick and thus avoided a potentially serious accident.

Japanese Grand Prix

→ Main article : 1993 Japanese Grand Prix

space	driver	team	time
1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Ford	1: 40: 27.912
2	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault	+ 11.435
3	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren-Ford	+ 26.129
PP	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault	1: 37.154
SR	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault	1: 41.176

The Japanese Grand Prix at the Suzuka International Racing Course took place on October 24, 1993 and ran over 53 laps (310.792 km).

Ayrton Senna was able to get past arch-rival Alain Prost with a good start from second place on the grid and then clearly pull away in the onset of rain. A three-way battle between Gerhard Berger , Damon Hill and Michael Schumacher led to Schumacher's failure, who slipped into Damon Hill's Williams. Newcomer Eddie Irvine scored the points straight away, but caused Senna's annoyance because he didn't lap it, which is said to have led to a hooked Senna's chin against Irvine after the race.

Australian Grand Prix

→ Main article : 1993 Australian Grand Prix

space	driver	team	time
1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Ford	1: 43: 27.476
2	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault	+ 9.259
3	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	+ 33.902
PP	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Ford	1: 13.371
SR	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	1: 15.381

The Australian Grand Prix at the Adelaide Street Circuit took place on November 7, 1993 and ran over 79 laps (298.62 km).

Ayrton Senna took his 41st and final victory. With this never endangered victory, he secured the runner-up in the world championship behind Alain Prost and in front of Damon Hill , who reached third place overall in his first full year. Michael Schumacher , who finished fourth in the world championship, retired with an engine failure. Arch-rivals Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost made a conciliatory gesture on the podium.

World championship ratings

The world champion is the driver or designer who has accumulated the most points in the world championship by the end of the season. When distributing points, the placements in the overall result of the respective race of all races are taken into account. The six first-placed drivers in each race received points according to the following scheme:

Distribution of points
space	1	2	3	4th	5	6th
Points	10	6th	4th	3	2	1

Driver ranking

Item	driver	constructor																	Points
01	A. Cheers	Williams-Renault	1	DNF	3	1	1	4th	1	1	1	1	12	3	12 *	2	2	2	99
02	A. Senna	McLaren-Ford	2	1	1	DNF	2	1	18 *	4th	5 *	4th	DNF	4th	DNF	DNF	1	1	73
03	D. Hill	Williams-Renault	DNF	2	2	DNF	DNF	2	3	2	DNF	15 *	1	1	1	3	4th	3	69
04th	M. Schumacher	Benetton-Ford	DNF	3	DNF	2	3	DNF	2	3	2	2	DNF	2	DNF	1	DNF	DNF	52
05	R. Patrese	Benetton-Ford	DNF	DNF	5	DNF	4th	DNF	DNF	10	3	5	2	6th	5	16 *	DNF	8th*	20th
06th	J. Alesi	Ferrari	DNF	8th	DNF	DNF	DNF	3	DNF	DNF	9	7th	DNF	DNF	2	4th	DNF	4th	16
07th	M. Brundle	Ligier-Renault	DNF	DNF	DNF	3	DNF	6th	5	5	14 *	8th	5	7th	DNF	6th	9	6th	13
08th	G. Berger	Ferrari	6 *	DNF	DNF	DNF	6th	14 *	4th	14th	DNF	6th	3	10 *	DNF	DNF	DNF	5	12
09	J. Herbert	Lotus Ford	DNF	4th	4th	8th*	DNF	DNF	10	DNF	4th	10	DNF	5	DNF	DNF	11	DNF	11
10	M. Blundell	Ligier-Renault	3	5	DNF	DNF	7th	DNF	DNF	DNF	7th	3	7th	11 *	DNF	DNF	7th	9	10
11	M. Andretti	McLaren-Ford	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	5	8th	14th	6th	DNF	DNF	DNF	8th	3				7th
12	K. Wendlinger	Clean-Ilmor	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	13	6th	DNF	DNF	9	6th	DNF	4th	5	DNF	15 *	7th
13	JJ Lehto	Clean-Ilmor	5	DNF	DNF	4 *	DNF	DNF	7th	DNF	8th	DNF	DNF	9	DNF	7th	8th	DNF	5
14th	C. Fittipaldi	Minardi-Ford	4th	DNF	7th	DNF	8th	5	9	8th	12 *	11	DNF	DNF	8th	9			5
15th	M. Hakkinen	McLaren-Ford														DNF	3	DNF	4th
16	D. Warwick	Footwork mugen	7 *	9	DNF	DNF	13	DNF	16	13	6th	17th	4th	DNF	DNF	15 *	14 *	10	4th
17th	P. Alliot	Larrousse-Lamborghini	DNF	7th	DNF	5	DNF	12	DNF	9	11	12	8th	12	9	10			2
18th	R. Barrichello	Jordan-Hart	DNF	DNF	10 *	DNF	12	9	DNF	7th	10	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	13	5	11	2
19th	F. Barbazza	Minardi-Ford	DNF	DNF	6th	6th	DNF	11	DNF	DNF									2
20th	A. Zanardi	Lotus Ford	DNF	6th	8th	DNF	14 *	7th	11	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNS					1
21st	É. Comas	Larrousse-Lamborghini	DNF	10	9	DNF	9	DNF	8th	16 *	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	6th	11	DNF	12	1
22nd	E. Irvine	Jordan-Hart															6th	DNF	1
-	P. Martini	Minardi-Ford									DNF	14th	DNF	DNF	7th	8th	10	DNF	0
-	A. Suzuki	Footwork mugen	DNF	DNF	DNF	9	10	DNF	13	12	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	7th	0
-	L. Badoer	Lola Ferrari	DNF	12	DNQ	7th	DNF	DNQ	15th	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	13	10	14th			0
-	T. Boutsen	Jordan-Hart			DNF	DNF	11	DNF	12	11	DNF	13	9	DNF					0
-	A. de Cesaris	Tyrrell Yamaha	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DSQ	10	DNF	15th	NC	DNF	11	DNF	13 *	12	DNF	13	0
-	U. Katayama	Tyrrell Yamaha	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	17th	DNF	13	DNF	10	15th	14th	DNF	DNF	DNF	0
-	M. Alboreto	Lola Ferrari	DNF	11	11	DNQ	DNQ	DNF	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	16	DNF	14th	DNF	DNF			0
-	P. Lamy	Lotus Ford													11 *	DNF	13 *	DNF	0
-	T. Suzuki	Larrousse-Lamborghini															12	14th	0
-	J.-M. Gounon	Minardi-Ford															DNF	DNF	0
-	I. Capelli	Jordan-Hart	DNF	DNQ															0
-	M. Apicella	Jordan-Hart													DNF				0
-	E. Naspetti	Jordan-Hart														DNF			0

Legend
colour	abbreviation	meaning
gold	-	victory
silver	-	2nd place
bronze	-	3rd place
green	-	Placement in the points
blue	-	Classified outside the point ranks
violet	DNF	Race not finished (did not finish)
	NC	not classified
red	DNQ	did not qualify
	DNPQ	failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify)
black	DSQ	disqualified
White	DNS	not at the start (did not start)
	WD	withdrawn
Light Blue	PO	only participated in the training (practiced only)
	TD	Friday test driver
without	DNP	did not participate in the training (did not practice)
	INJ	injured or sick
	EX	excluded
	DNA	did not arrive
	C.	Race canceled
		no participation in the World Cup
other	P / bold	Pole position
	SR / italic	Fastest race lap
	*	not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered
	()	Streak results
	underlined	Leader in the overall standings

Constructors' championship

Ferrari F93A from 1993

Item constructor Points 1  Williams-Renault 168 2  McLaren-Ford 84 3  Benetton-Ford 72 4th  Ferrari 28 5  Ligier-Renault 23 6th  Lotus Ford 12 7th  Clean-Ilmor 12

Item constructor Points 8th  Minardi-Ford 7th 9  Footwork mugen 4th 10  Larrousse-Lamborghini 3 11  Jordan-Hart 3 12  Lola Ferrari 0 13  Tyrrell Yamaha 0

Others

• Alain Prost, who prematurely secured the fourth world championship of his career with a second place at the Grand Prix of Portugal , failed with 13 training best times during the season just below the record of Nigel Mansell from 1992 (14). Prost ended his career at the end of the year.
• Michael Andretti is the last time an American has scored World Cup points (as of April 2020).
• Ayrton Senna moved from McLaren to Williams F1 after the end of the season. He hoped that this would create a more competitive car for the 1994 season that would enable him to win the fourth world championship.

Web links

Commons : Formula 1 World Championship 1993  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official Formula 1 website Results Season 1993 (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Autopolis. In: RacingCircuits.info. Retrieved May 26, 2020 . 
2. ↑ Motorsport Aktuell, issue 11/1993, p. 6.
3. ↑ Motorsport Aktuell, issue 52/1992, p. 22.