1993 Brazilian Grand Prix

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1993 Brazilian Grand Prix
Race 2 of 16 in the 1993 Formula One World Championship
Interlagos 1990.jpg
Race details
Date28 March 1993
Location Autódromo José Carlos Pace
São Paulo, Brazil
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.325 km (2.687 miles)
Distance 71 laps, 307.075 km (190.808 miles)
Weather Dry first then torrential rain for a short period; later drying and staying dry for the rest of the race
Pole position
Driver
 Williams-Renault
Time 1:15.866
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Germany.svg Michael Schumacher Benetton-Ford
Time 1:20.024 on lap 61
Podium
First
 McLaren-Ford
Second
 Williams-Renault
Third
 Benetton-Ford
Lap leaders
  • 1993 Brazilian Grand Prix

The 1993 Brazilian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Interlagos on 28 March 1993. It was the second race of the 1993 Formula One World Championship.

Contents

The 71-lap race was won by local hero Ayrton Senna, driving a McLaren-Ford, with Briton Damon Hill second in a Williams-Renault and German Michael Schumacher third in a Benetton-Ford. [1] Senna's victory marked McLaren's 100th race win in Formula One. [2] Senna was the last Brazilian driver to win his home race until Felipe Massa in 2006.

Report

Qualifying

Brazil was Senna's home race but he was able to do nothing to prevent the Williamses being 1–2 in qualifying with Prost on pole ahead of Hill. Senna was third ahead of Schumacher, Andretti and Patrese.

Race

At the start, Senna got ahead of Hill but Andretti hit Berger with both crashing hard in the tyre barrier in turn 1. Both of them along with Brundle and Fabrizio Barbazza's Minardi were out. The order was: Prost, Senna, Hill, a fast starting Jean Alesi, Schumacher, and Lehto.

Schumacher passed Alesi on lap 2, but his teammate Patrese only lasted until the fourth lap when his suspension failed. While Prost built up a substantial lead, Senna was under pressure from Hill who took second on lap 11. On lap 25, Senna was issued a stop-go penalty for lapping a backmarker under yellow flags and dropped behind Schumacher. There was a heavy rain shower, and many drivers pitted for wet tyres, including Senna, Schumacher and Hill, while Prost stayed out on slick tyres. Several drivers spun, with both Ukyo Katayama and Aguri Suzuki crashing on the start–finish straight on lap 27, the Footwork partially blocking the circuit and bringing out the safety car – the second time this had been seen in Formula 1 following its trial at the 1973 Canadian Grand Prix. Fittipaldi spun at the first corner on lap 30 with his car stopped in the middle of the track. With the rain coming down harder, Prost lost control and, unable to avoid Fittipaldi's car, crashed into him, taking them both out of the race. As the wreckage was cleared, the new safety car controlled the field, Hill led Senna, Schumacher (who had lost time during his pit stop because his car fell off the jack), Alesi, Johnny Herbert, and Lehto. They were followed by Alessandro Zanardi, Philippe Alliot, Mark Blundell, Derek Warwick, rookie Luca Badoer, Karl Wendlinger, Andrea de Cesaris, Érik Comas, and Michele Alboreto.

The rain stopped and the safety car went in, and the order stayed as listed. The sun then came out, it began to dry rapidly and everyone stopped for dry tyres. Johnny Herbert had pitted for slicks right when the safety car pulled back into the pits, and he was to move up to third place due to this early change back to slicks.

Just after the tire stops Senna passed Hill for the lead and pulled away. Behind, Schumacher and Alesi had stop-go penalties for passing under yellow flags, Schumacher dropping to fifth and Alesi going down to ninth. Schumacher passed Blundell and then Herbert to take third. Senna won from Hill, Schumacher, Herbert, Blundell and Alessandro Zanardi.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorQ1Q2Gap
12 Flag of France.svg Alain Prost Williams-Renault 1:16.8091:15.866
20 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Damon Hill Williams-Renault 1:17.8561:15.929+0.063
38 Flag of Brazil.svg Ayrton Senna McLaren-Ford 1:18.6391:17.697+1.831
45 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Schumacher Benetton-Ford 1:19.0611:17.821+1.955
57 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Andretti McLaren-Ford 1:20.0931:18.635+2.769
66 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Benetton-Ford 1:20.3881:19.049+3.183
730 Flag of Finland.svg JJ Lehto Sauber 1:20.5711:19.207+3.341
829 Flag of Austria.svg Karl Wendlinger Sauber 1:19.2301:19.270+3.364
927 Flag of France.svg Jean Alesi Ferrari 1:19.2601:19.549+3.394
1026 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Blundell Ligier-Renault 1:20.2811:19.296+3.430
1119 Flag of France.svg Philippe Alliot Larrousse-Lamborghini 1:20.0571:19.340+3.474
1212 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johnny Herbert Lotus-Ford 1:19.8301:19.435+3.569
1328 Flag of Austria.svg Gerhard Berger Ferrari 1:19.5611:19.735+3.695
1414 Flag of Brazil.svg Rubens Barrichello Jordan-Hart 1:20.9991:19.593+3.727
1511 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Zanardi Lotus-Ford 1:20.8911:19.804+3.938
1625 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Brundle Ligier-Renault 1:20.3901:19.835+3.969
1720 Flag of France.svg Érik Comas Larrousse-Lamborghini 1:20.0611:19.868+4.002
189 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Warwick Footwork-Mugen-Honda 1:21.5321:20.064+4.198
1910 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Aguri Suzuki Footwork-Mugen-Honda 1:22.2971:20.232+4.366
2023 Flag of Brazil.svg Christian Fittipaldi Minardi-Ford 1:21.5471:20.716+4.850
2122 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Badoer Lola-Ferrari 1:22.9381:20.908+5.042
223 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:21.9231:20.991+5.125
234 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:21.2241:21.368+5.358
2424 Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Barbazza Minardi-Ford 1:22.1121:21.228+5.362
2521 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Alboreto Lola-Ferrari 1:21.7521:21.488+5.622
DNQ15 Flag of Italy.svg Ivan Capelli Jordan-Hart 1:23.6741:21.789+5.923
Sources: [3] [4] [5] [6]

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
18 Flag of Brazil.svg Ayrton Senna McLaren-Ford 711:51:15.485310
20 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Damon Hill Williams-Renault 71+ 16.62526
35 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Schumacher Benetton-Ford 71+ 45.43644
412 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johnny Herbert Lotus-Ford 71+ 46.557123
526 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Blundell Ligier-Renault 71+ 52.127102
611 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Zanardi Lotus-Ford 70+ 1 Lap151
719 Flag of France.svg Philippe Alliot Larrousse-Lamborghini 70+ 1 Lap11 
827 Flag of France.svg Jean Alesi Ferrari 70+ 1 Lap9 
99 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Warwick Footwork-Mugen-Honda 69+ 2 Laps18 
1020 Flag of France.svg Érik Comas Larrousse-Lamborghini 69+ 2 Laps17 
1121 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Alboreto Lola-Ferrari 68+ 3 Laps25 
1222 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Badoer Lola-Ferrari 68+ 3 Laps21 
Ret29 Flag of Austria.svg Karl Wendlinger Sauber 61Engine8 
Ret30 Flag of Finland.svg JJ Lehto Sauber 52Electrical7 
Ret4 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris Tyrrell-Yamaha 48Fuel system23 
Ret2 Flag of France.svg Alain Prost Williams-Renault 29Collision/Spun off1 
Ret23 Flag of Brazil.svg Christian Fittipaldi Minardi-Ford 28Collision/Spun off20 
Ret10 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Aguri Suzuki Footwork-Mugen-Honda 27Accident19 
Ret3 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha 26Accident22 
Ret14 Flag of Brazil.svg Rubens Barrichello Jordan-Hart 13Gearbox14 
Ret6 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Benetton-Ford 3Suspension6 
Ret7 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Andretti McLaren-Ford 0Collision5 
Ret28 Flag of Austria.svg Gerhard Berger Ferrari 0Collision13 
Ret25 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Brundle Ligier-Renault 0Collision16 
Ret24 Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Barbazza Minardi-Ford 0Collision24 
Source: [7]

Championship standings after the race

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References

  1. ↑ "Slick Senna shows the way home". The Independent . London. 29 March 1993. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01.
  2. ↑ Walsh, Fergal (19 June 2023). "Where F1 teams claimed their 100th grand prix win". Motorsport Week. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  3. ↑ "Brazilian Grand Prix – Qualifying 1". Formula1.com. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "Brazilian Grand Prix – Qualifying 2". Formula1.com. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
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