1993 French Grand Prix

 1993 French Grand Prix

Racing data
8th of 16 races in the 1993 Formula 1 World Championship
Surname:	Rhône-Poulenc Grand Prix de France
Date:	4th July 1993
Place:	Magny-Cours
Course:	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours
Length:	306 km in 72 laps of 4.25 km
Weather:	hot
Spectator:	~ 100,000
Pole position
Driver:	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault
Time:	1: 14.382 min
Fastest lap
Driver:	Michael sSchumacher	Benetton-Ford
Time:	1: 19.256 min (lap 47)
Podium
First:	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault
Second:	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault
Third:	Michael sSchumacher	Benetton-Ford

The 1993 French Grand Prix took place on July 4th at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours and was the eighth race of the 1993 Formula 1 World Championship .

Reports

background

The same field of participants that had contested the Canadian Grand Prix three weeks earlier also took part in the eighth World Championship round of the year in France.

Ayrton Senna , who had decided from race to race since the beginning of the season to compete again for McLaren , signed a contract for the remaining races of the season in advance of the race. In addition, his move to Williams for the 1994 season was announced.

training

Damon Hill secured the first pole position of his Formula 1 career in front of his team-mate Alain Prost . The two Ligier drivers Martin Brundle and Mark Blundell qualified for the second row ahead of Ayrton Senna and Jean Alesi . Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello formed the fourth row.

run

While Hill took the lead ahead of Prost, Brundle, Blundell and Senna, Schumacher passed Alesi. Barrichello succeeded three laps later.

While trying to lap Andrea de Cesaris , Mark Blundell collided with this and was eliminated. During the pit stop phase, the lead changed between the two Williams drivers.

During the 47th and 48th laps, both Senna and Schumacher passed Brundle. On lap 65 Schumacher overtook Senna, who was hindered by Derek Warwick during a lap maneuver .

Prost won ahead of Hill, Schumacher, Senna and Brundle. Rubens Barrichello dueled Michael Andretti for sixth place during the last few laps . In the third to last lap, Andretti ultimately won this duel.

Registration list

team	No.	driver	chassis	engine	tires
Canon Williams team	0	Damon Hill	Williams FW15C	Renault RS5 3.5 V10	G
	2	Alain Prost
Tyrrell Racing Organization	3	Ukyō Katayama	Tyrrell 020C	Yamaha OX10A 3.5 V10	G
	4th	Andrea de Cesaris
Camel Benetton Ford	5	Michael sSchumacher	Benetton B193B	Ford Cosworth HB 3.5 V8	G
	6th	Riccardo Patrese
Marlboro McLaren	7th	Michael Andretti	McLaren MP4 / 8		G
	8th	Ayrton Senna
Footwork Mugen Honda	9	Derek Warwick	Footwork FA14	Mugen-Honda MF-351HB 3.5 V10	G
	10	Aguri Suzuki
Team Lotus	11	Alessandro Zanardi	Lotus 107B	Ford Cosworth HB 3.5 V8	G
	12	Johnny Herbert
Sasol Jordan	14th	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan 193	Hard 1035 3.5 V10	G
	15th	Thierry Boutsen
Larrousse F1	19th	Philippe Alliot	Larrousse LH93	Lamborghini 3512 3.5 V12	G
	20th	Érik Comas
Lola BMS Scuderia Italia	21st	Michele Alboreto	Lola T93 / 30	Ferrari 040 3.5 V12	G
	22nd	Luca Badoer
Minardi team	23	Christian Fittipaldi	Minardi M193	Ford Cosworth HB 3.5 V8	G
	24	Fabrizio Barbazza
Ligier Gitanes Blondes	25th	Martin Brundle	Ligier JS39	Renault RS5 3.5 V10	G
	26th	Mark Blundell
Scuderia Ferrari	27	Jean Alesi	Ferrari F93A	Ferrari 041 3.5 V12	G
	28	Gerhard Berger
Lighthouse clean	29	Karl Wendlinger	Clean C12	Clean 2175 3.5 V10	G
	30th	JJ Lehto

Classifications

Qualifying

Item	driver	constructor	1. Qualification training		2. Qualification training		begin
			time	Ø speed	time	Ø speed
01	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	1: 15.051	203.861 km / h	1: 14.382	205.695 km / h	01
02	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault	1: 15.725	202.047 km / h	1: 14.524	205.303 km / h	02
03	Martin Brundle	Ligier-Renault	1: 16.847	199.097 km / h	1: 16.169	200.869 km / h	03
04th	Mark Blundell	Ligier-Renault	1: 16.834	199.131 km / h	1: 16.203	200.779 km / h	04th
05	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Ford	1: 16.782	199.265 km / h	1: 16.264	200.619 km / h	05
06th	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	1: 16.825	199.154 km / h	1: 16.662	199.577 km / h	06th
07th	Michael sSchumacher	Benetton-Ford	1: 16.720	199.426 km / h	1: 16.745	199.362 km / h	07th
08th	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan-Hart	1: 17.347	197.810 km / h	1: 17.168	198.269 km / h	08th
09	Érik Comas	Larrousse-Lamborghini	1: 18.180	195.702 km / h	1: 17,170	198.264 km / h	09
10	Philippe Alliot	Larrousse-Lamborghini	1: 18.230	195.577 km / h	1: 17.190	198.212 km / h	10
11	Karl Wendlinger	Clean	1: 17.650	197.038 km / h	1: 17.315	197.892 km / h	11
12	Riccardo Patrese	Benetton-Ford	1: 17.675	196.975 km / h	1: 17.362	197.772 km / h	12
13	Aguri Suzuki	Footwork Mugen Honda	1: 17.441	197.570 km / h	1: 17.518	197.374 km / h	13
14th	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1: 18.741	194.308 km / h	1: 17.456	197.532 km / h	14th
15th	Derek Warwick	Footwork Mugen Honda	1: 19.180	193.231 km / h	1: 17.598	197.170 km / h	15th
16	Michael Andretti	McLaren-Ford	1: 18.585	194.694 km / h	1: 17.659	197.015 km / h	16
17th	Alessandro Zanardi	Lotus Ford	1: 18.331	195.325 km / h	1: 17.706	196.896 km / h	17th
18th	JJ Lehto	Clean	1: 19.252	193.055 km / h	1: 17.812	196.628 km / h	18th
19th	Johnny Herbert	Lotus Ford	1: 17.862	196.502 km / h	1: 18.104	195.893 km / h	19th
20th	Thierry Boutsen	Jordan-Hart	1: 18.685	194.446 km / h	1: 17.997	196.161 km / h	20th
21st	Ukyō Katayama	Tyrrell Yamaha	1: 20.553	189.937 km / h	1: 19.143	193.321 km / h	21st
22nd	Luca Badoer	Lola Ferrari	1: 21.931	186.743 km / h	1: 19.493	192.470 km / h	22nd
23	Christian Fittipaldi	Minardi-Ford	1: 19.968	191.327 km / h	1: 19.519	192.407 km / h	23
24	Fabrizio Barbazza	Minardi-Ford	1: 21.113	188.626 km / h	1: 19.691	191.992 km / h	24
25th	Andrea de Cesaris	Tyrrell Yamaha	1: 21.024	188.833 km / h	1: 19.856	191.595 km / h	25th
DNQ	Michele Alboreto	Lola Ferrari	1: 22.106	186.344 km / h	1: 20.130	190.940 km / h	-

run

Item	driver	constructor	Round	Stops	time	begin	Fastest lap	Failure reason
01	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault	72	1	1: 38: 35.241	02	1: 20.530
02	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	72	1	+ 0.342	01	1: 20.542
03	Michael sSchumacher	Benetton-Ford	72	2	+ 21.209	07th	1: 19.256
04th	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Ford	72	1	+ 32,405	05	1: 20.521
05	Martin Brundle	Ligier-Renault	72	2	+ 33.795	03	1: 19.919
06th	Michael Andretti	McLaren-Ford	71	2	+ 1 lap	16	1: 20.631
07th	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan-Hart	71	1	+ 1 lap	08th	1: 22.105
08th	Christian Fittipaldi	Minardi-Ford	71	0	+ 1 lap	23	1: 22.446
09	Philippe Alliot	Larrousse-Lamborghini	70	1	+ 2 rounds	10	1: 21.737
10	Riccardo Patrese	Benetton-Ford	70	3	+ 2 rounds	12	1: 20.626
11	Thierry Boutsen	Jordan-Hart	70	1	+ 2 rounds	20th	1: 22.738
12	Aguri Suzuki	Footwork Mugen Honda	70	1	+ 2 rounds	13	1: 22.420
13	Derek Warwick	Footwork Mugen Honda	70	1	+ 2 rounds	15th	1: 22.867
14th	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	70	3	+ 2 rounds	14th	1: 21.898
15th	Andrea de Cesaris	Tyrrell Yamaha	68	1	+ 4 rounds	25th	1: 24.065
16	Érik Comas	Larrousse-Lamborghini	66	1	DNF	09	1: 22.024	Gearbox damage
-	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	47	1	DNF	06th	1: 22.917	Engine failure
-	Luca Badoer	Lola Ferrari	28	1	DNF	22nd	1: 25.196	Suspension damage
-	Karl Wendlinger	Clean	25th	2	DNF	11	1: 24.376	Gearbox damage
-	JJ Lehto	Clean	22nd	0	DNF	18th	1: 24.735	Gearbox damage
-	Mark Blundell	Ligier-Renault	20th	0	DNF	04th	1: 22.939	Driving error
-	Johnny Herbert	Lotus Ford	16	0	DNF	19th	1: 25.136	Lathe operator
-	Fabrizio Barbazza	Minardi-Ford	16	0	DNF	24	1: 25.286	Lathe operator
-	Ukyō Katayama	Tyrrell Yamaha	09	0	DNF	21st	1: 25.933	Engine failure
-	Alessandro Zanardi	Lotus Ford	03	0	DNF	17th	1: 26.538	Suspension damage

World Cup stands after the race

The first six of the race got 10, 6, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point (s) respectively.

Driver ranking

Item driver constructor Points 01  Alain Prost Williams-Renault 57 02  Ayrton Senna McLaren-Ford 45 03  Damon Hill Williams-Renault 28 04th  Michael sSchumacher Benetton-Ford 24 05  Martin Brundle Ligier-Renault 9 06th  Mark Blundell Ligier-Renault 6th 07th  Johnny Herbert Lotus Ford 6th 08th  Riccardo Patrese Benetton-Ford 5 09  Christian Fittipaldi Minardi-Ford 5

Item driver constructor Points 10  JJ Lehto Clean 5 11  Gerhard Berger Ferrari 5 12  Jean Alesi Ferrari 4th 13  Michael Andretti McLaren-Ford 3 14th  Fabrizio Barbazza Minardi-Ford 2 15th  Philippe Alliot Larrousse-Lamborghini 2 16  Karl Wendlinger Clean 1 17th  Alessandro Zanardi Lotus Ford 1

Constructors' championship

Item constructor Points 01  Williams-Renault 85 02  McLaren-Ford 48 03  Benetton-Ford 29 04th  Ligier-Renault 15th 05  Ferrari 9

Item constructor Points 06th  Minardi-Ford 7th 07th  Lotus Ford 7th 08th  Clean 6th 09  Larrousse-Lamborghini 2

Individual evidence

1. ↑ "Training" ( memento of the original from March 24, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Motorsportarchiv.de; accessed on June 15, 2014)  
2. ^ "Report" (accessed June 15, 2014)
3. ^ "World Cup stands" ( Memento of the original from March 24, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Motorsportarchiv.de; accessed on June 15, 2014)  

Web links

• Race result on the official Formula 1 website
• Race result on "Motorsportarchiv.de"