1993 British Grand Prix

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1993 British Grand Prix
Race 9 of 16 in the 1993 Formula One World Championship
Silverstone Circuit 1991 to 1993.png
Silverstone in 1993
Race details
Date11 July 1993
Location Silverstone Circuit
Silverstone, Northamptonshire, Great Britain
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.226 km (3.260 miles)
Distance 59 laps, 308.334 km (192.348 miles)
Weather Dry
Pole position
Driver Williams-Renault
Time 1:19.006
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Damon Hill Williams-Renault
Time 1:22.515 on lap 41
Podium
First Williams-Renault
Second Benetton-Ford
Third Benetton-Ford
Lap leaders
  • 1993 British Grand Prix

The 1993 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Silverstone on 11 July 1993. It was the ninth race of the 1993 Formula One World Championship.

Contents

The 59-lap race was won from pole position by Alain Prost, driving a Williams-Renault. It was Prost's sixth victory of the season and the 50th of his Formula One career. Michael Schumacher finished second in a Benetton-Ford, with teammate Riccardo Patrese third.

This was the second race of 1993 to be held in Britain, after the European Grand Prix at Donington Park three months earlier. The next time Britain would host two races in a single season would be in 2020, when Silverstone hosted both the British Grand Prix and the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix. [1]

Report

With Nigel Mansell now racing Indycars in America, British racing fans had taken Damon Hill to their hearts. Williams took 1–2 in qualifying with Prost on pole ahead of Hill, Schumacher, Ayrton Senna, Patrese and Martin Brundle.

At the start, Hill took the lead from Prost, who was also passed by Senna. Michael Andretti in the other McLaren spun off at Copse on the first lap, while Hill pulled away at the front, and Senna held up both Prost and Schumacher. Prost finally passed Senna on lap 7 but Hill was already five seconds up the road. On lap 13, Schumacher passed Senna for third and pulled away as the order settled down.

Damon Hill was leading when his engine blew on lap 42. The end of the day for Damon Hill, retiring while in the lead at the 1993 British Grand Prix (32873439863).jpg
Damon Hill was leading when his engine blew on lap 42.

Gradually Prost closed up on Hill, narrowing the gap to three seconds after the mid-race pit stops. Then, Luca Badoer crashed, bringing out the Safety Car and reducing the gap between Hill and Prost to nothing. The Safety Car came in on lap 40, before Hill's engine blew two laps later. Brundle's gearbox failed on lap 54 when he was fourth. Finally, on the last lap, Senna's car ran out of fuel. Prost took his 50th Grand Prix win ahead of Schumacher, Patrese, Johnny Herbert, Senna (who was classified fifth) and Derek Warwick.

Complimenting the Lotus team on Herbert's fourth-place finish, Murray Walker closed his broadcast with the words "Lotus are back!". As it turned out, the team only scored points once more.

Classification

Ayrton Senna was classified fifth after running out of fuel on the last lap. Senna-silverstone 1993.jpg
Ayrton Senna was classified fifth after running out of fuel on the last lap.

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorQ1Q2Gap
12 Flag of France.svg Alain Prost Williams-Renault 1:34.4831:19.006
20 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Damon Hill Williams-Renault 1:36.2971:19.134+0.128
35 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Schumacher Benetton-Ford 1:37.2641:20.401+1.395
48 Flag of Brazil.svg Ayrton Senna McLaren-Ford 1:37.0501:21.986+2.980
56 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Benetton-Ford 1:38.3711:22.364+3.358
625 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Brundle Ligier-Renault 1:38.3841:22.421+3.415
712 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johnny Herbert Lotus-Ford 1:41.0371:22.487+3.481
89 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Warwick Footwork-Mugen-Honda 1:39.4331:22.834+3.828
926 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Blundell Ligier-Renault 9:32.7931:22.885+3.879
1010 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Aguri Suzuki Footwork-Mugen-Honda 1:40.5371:23.077+4.071
117 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Andretti McLaren-Ford 1:38.2831:23.114+4.108
1227 Flag of France.svg Jean Alesi Ferrari 1:37.8991:23.203+4.197
1328 Flag of Austria.svg Gerhard Berger Ferrari 1:37.9761:23.257+4.251
1411 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Zanardi Lotus-Ford 1:41.9081:23.533+4.527
1514 Flag of Brazil.svg Rubens Barrichello Jordan-Hart 1:40.8691:23.635+4.629
1630 Flag of Finland.svg JJ Lehto Sauber 1:39.8211:24.071+5.065
1720 Flag of France.svg Érik Comas Larrousse-Lamborghini 1:41.9261:24.139+5.133
1829 Flag of Austria.svg Karl Wendlinger Sauber 1:41.9401:24.525+5.519
1923 Flag of Brazil.svg Christian Fittipaldi Minardi-Ford 1:41.7261:24.664+5.658
2024 Flag of Italy.svg Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ford 1:40.8511:24.718+5.712
214 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:40.6241:25.254+6.248
223 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:43.1731:25.343+6.337
2315 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Boutsen Jordan-Hart 1:42.9571:25.363+6.357
2419 Flag of France.svg Philippe Alliot Larrousse-Lamborghini 1:41.9851:25.397+6.391
2522 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Badoer Lola-Ferrari 1:41.8381:26.239+7.233
DNQ21 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Alboreto Lola-Ferrari 1:42.8441:26.520+7.514

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
12 Flag of France.svg Alain Prost Williams-Renault 591:25:38.189110
25 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Schumacher Benetton-Ford 59+ 7.66036
36 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Benetton-Ford 59+ 1:17.48254
412 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johnny Herbert Lotus-Ford 59+ 1:18.40773
58 Flag of Brazil.svg Ayrton Senna McLaren-Ford 58Out of fuel42
69 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Warwick Footwork-Mugen-Honda 58+ 1 Lap81
726 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Blundell Ligier-Renault 58+ 1 Lap9 
830 Flag of Finland.svg JJ Lehto Sauber 58+ 1 Lap16 
927 Flag of France.svg Jean Alesi Ferrari 58+ 1 Lap12 
1014 Flag of Brazil.svg Rubens Barrichello Jordan-Hart 58+ 1 Lap15 
1119 Flag of France.svg Philippe Alliot Larrousse-Lamborghini 57+ 2 Laps24 
1223 Flag of Brazil.svg Christian Fittipaldi Minardi-Ford 56Gearbox19 
133 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha 55+ 4 Laps22 
1425 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Brundle Ligier-Renault 53Gearbox6 
NC4 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris Tyrrell-Yamaha 43+ 16 Laps21 
Ret0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Damon Hill Williams-Renault 41Engine2 
Ret11 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Zanardi Lotus-Ford 41Suspension14 
Ret15 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Boutsen Jordan-Hart 41Wheel bearing23 
Ret22 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Badoer Lola-Ferrari 32Electrical25 
Ret24 Flag of Italy.svg Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ford 31Physical20 
Ret29 Flag of Austria.svg Karl Wendlinger Sauber 24Spun off18 
Ret28 Flag of Austria.svg Gerhard Berger Ferrari 10Suspension13 
Ret10 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Aguri Suzuki Footwork-Mugen-Honda 8Spun off10 
Ret7 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Andretti McLaren-Ford 0Spun off11 
Ret20 Flag of France.svg Érik Comas Larrousse-Lamborghini 0Halfshaft17 
Source: [2]

Championship standings after the race

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