1993 Belgian Grand Prix

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1993 Belgian Grand Prix
Race 12 of 16 in the 1993 Formula One World Championship
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Race details
Date29 August 1993
Official name LI Grand Prix de Belgique
Location Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Francorchamps, Wallonia, Belgium [1]
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 6.940 km (4.312 miles)
Distance 44 laps, 305.341 km (189.730 miles)
Weather Sunny and clear
Pole position
Driver
 Williams-Renault
Time 1:47.571
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of France.svg Alain Prost Williams-Renault
Time 1:51.095 on lap 41
Podium
First
 Williams-Renault
Second
 Benetton-Ford
Third
 Williams-Renault
Lap leaders
  • 1993 Belgian Grand Prix

The 1993 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Spa-Francorchamps on 29 August 1993. It was the twelfth race of the 1993 Formula One World Championship.

Contents

The 44-lap race was won by Briton Damon Hill, driving a Williams-Renault. Hill's French teammate, Alain Prost, took pole position and led the first 30 laps, before he suffered a slow pit stop and dropped to third behind Hill and German Michael Schumacher in the Benetton-Ford. Hill went on to win by 3.6 seconds from Schumacher with Prost a further 11 seconds back; the 1–3 finish secured Williams their second consecutive Constructors' Championship.

Lotus driver Alessandro Zanardi was withdrawn from the meeting following a huge crash in Friday practice, which ultimately ended his season. [2] In the race itself, his team-mate Johnny Herbert scored the final points ever for Team Lotus with his 5th position. Local driver Thierry Boutsen retired from Formula One following the race (after his race ended on the first lap with a gearbox failure).

Qualifying report

Once again, Alain Prost took pole position in his Williams-Renault with teammate Damon Hill alongside him on the front row of the grid, the two separated on this occasion by nearly nine-tenths of a second. On the second row were Michael Schumacher in the Benetton and Jean Alesi in the Ferrari, and on the third row were Ayrton Senna in the McLaren and Aguri Suzuki in the Footwork. Completing the top ten were Derek Warwick in the second Footwork, Riccardo Patrese in the second Benetton, JJ Lehto in the Sauber and Johnny Herbert in the Lotus.

Qualifying classification

PosNoDriverConstructorQ1Q2Gap
12 Flag of France.svg Alain Prost Williams-Renault 1:48.7941:47.571—
20 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Damon Hill Williams-Renault 1:48.7161:48.466+0.895
35 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Schumacher Benetton-Ford 1:50.3051:49.075+1.504
427 Flag of France.svg Jean Alesi Ferrari 1:52.1591:49.825+2.254
58 Flag of Brazil.svg Ayrton Senna McLaren-Ford 1:51.3851:49.934+2.363
610 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Aguri Suzuki Footwork-Mugen-Honda 1:51.9041:50.329+2.758
79 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Warwick Footwork-Mugen-Honda 1:52.7301:50.628+3.057
86 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Benetton-Ford 1:51.9251:51.017+3.446
930 Flag of Finland.svg JJ Lehto Sauber 1:52.2101:51.048+3.477
1012 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johnny Herbert Lotus-Ford 1:52.3691:51.139+3.568
1125 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Brundle Ligier-Renault 1:53.3231:51.350+3.779
1229 Flag of Austria.svg Karl Wendlinger Sauber 1:53.1391:51.440+3.869
1314 Flag of Brazil.svg Rubens Barrichello Jordan-Hart 1:53.2351:51.711+4.140
147 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Andretti McLaren-Ford 1:53.5541:51.833+4.262
1526 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Blundell Ligier-Renault 1:53.0301:51.916+4.345
1628 Flag of Austria.svg Gerhard Berger Ferrari 1:52.6891:52.080+4.509
174 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:53.5591:52.647+5.076
1819 Flag of France.svg Philippe Alliot Larrousse-Lamborghini 1:56.8221:52.907+5.336
1920 Flag of France.svg Érik Comas Larrousse-Lamborghini 1:56.0721:53.186+5.615
2015 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Boutsen Jordan-Hart 1:55.3821:53.465+5.894
2124 Flag of Italy.svg Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ford 1:54.9681:53.526+5.955
2223 Flag of Brazil.svg Christian Fittipaldi Minardi-Ford 1:56.9471:53.942+6.371
233 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:55.2711:54.551+6.980
2422 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Badoer Lola-Ferrari 1:57.5991:54.978+7.407
2521 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Alboreto Lola-Ferrari 1:57.8521:55.965+8.394
NC11 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Zanardi Lotus-Ford ———

Race report

At the start, Senna got ahead of both Schumacher and Alesi with Alesi also getting by Schumacher. The order at the end of lap 1 was: Prost, Senna, Hill, Alesi, Schumacher and Suzuki.

Alesi retired then with suspension troubles on lap 4, releasing Schumacher. Schumacher then set off after Senna and overtook him on the grass during the first round of pitstops. The first stops did not change anything, with Prost leading from Hill, Schumacher and Senna. Suzuki was a distant fifth until his gearbox failed on lap 15. Prost had a slow second stop, which allowed Hill to take the lead. Schumacher then overtook Prost to claim second. Prost smashed the lap record on lap 41 in his chase of Schumacher, but he found out that he was just a tenth quicker and settled for third. Hill won, wrapping up the Constructors Championship for Williams with Schumacher and Prost close behind. Senna was a lonely fourth, while Herbert and Patrese, who spun after his pitstop, took the final points. Herbert's 2 points for 5th place would turn out to be the last points finish for a Team Lotus driver.

Thus, with three-quarters of the season gone, Prost was a full 28 points ahead and could sense the championship, having 81 points to Senna's 53. Hill was third with 48, Schumacher was fourth with 42, Patrese was fifth with 18, Brundle was sixth with 11, Herbert was seventh with 11 and Blundell was eighth with 10. In the Constructors Championship, Williams were World Champions with 129 points ahead of Benetton who were second with 60, McLaren close behind in third with 56 and Ligier fourth with 21 – their best performance in some years.

Race classification

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Damon Hill Williams-Renault 441:24:32.124210
25 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Schumacher Benetton-Ford 44+ 3.66836
32 Flag of France.svg Alain Prost Williams-Renault 44+ 14.98814
48 Flag of Brazil.svg Ayrton Senna McLaren-Ford 44+ 1:39.76353
512 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johnny Herbert Lotus-Ford 43+ 1 lap102
66 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Benetton-Ford 43+ 1 lap81
725 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Brundle Ligier-Renault 43+ 1 lap11 
87 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Andretti McLaren-Ford 43+ 1 lap14 
930 Flag of Finland.svg JJ Lehto Sauber 43+ 1 lap9 
1028 Flag of Austria.svg Gerhard Berger Ferrari 42Collision16 
1126 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Blundell Ligier-Renault 42Collision15 
1219 Flag of France.svg Philippe Alliot Larrousse-Lamborghini 42+ 2 laps18 
1322 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Badoer Lola-Ferrari 42+ 2 laps24 
1421 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Alboreto Lola-Ferrari 41+ 3 laps25 
153 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha 40+ 4 laps23 
Ret20 Flag of France.svg Érik Comas Larrousse-Lamborghini 37Fuel pump19 
Ret9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Warwick Footwork-Mugen-Honda 28Engine7 
Ret29 Flag of Austria.svg Karl Wendlinger Sauber 27Engine12 
Ret4 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris Tyrrell-Yamaha 24Engine17 
Ret23 Flag of Brazil.svg Christian Fittipaldi Minardi-Ford 15Accident22 
Ret24 Flag of Italy.svg Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ford 15Spun off21 
Ret10 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Aguri Suzuki Footwork-Mugen-Honda 14Gearbox6 
Ret14 Flag of Brazil.svg Rubens Barrichello Jordan-Hart 11Wheel bearing13 
Ret27 Flag of France.svg Jean Alesi Ferrari 4Suspension4 
Ret15 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Boutsen Jordan-Hart 0Gearbox20 
DNS11 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Zanardi Lotus-Ford  
Source: [3]

Championship standings after the race

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  2. ↑ Newbold, James (9 February 2021). "Top 10 F1 to Indycar converts ranked". Autosport . Retrieved 9 February 2021.
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