1993 Canadian Grand Prix

1993 Canadian Grand Prix
Race 7 of 16 in the 1993 Formula One World Championship
Race details
Date	13 June 1993
Location	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Course	Temporary street circuit
Course length	4.430 km (2.753 miles)
Distance	69 laps, 305.670 km (189.935 miles)
Weather	Temperatures reaching up to 29.0 °C (84.2 °F); Wind speeds up to 18.3 km/h (11.4 mph) [1]
Pole position
Driver	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault
Time	1:18.987
Fastest lap
Driver	Michael Schumacher	Benetton-Ford
Time	1:21.500 on lap 57 (lap record)
Podium
First	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault
Second	Michael Schumacher	Benetton-Ford
Third	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault
Lap leaders

The 1993 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on 13 June 1993. It was the seventh race of the 1993 Formula One World Championship. The 69-lap race was won from pole position by Alain Prost, driving a Williams-Renault, with Michael Schumacher second in a Benetton-Ford and Prost's teammate Damon Hill third. This was the last Formula One race to feature BBC commentary from James Hunt before his death aged 45. He was replaced by Jonathan Palmer partnering Murray Walker.

Report

Qualifying

There was a two by two formation in qualifying in Canada as the Williams were ahead of the Benettons and the Ferraris. Prost took pole ahead of Hill, Schumacher, Patrese, Berger and Alesi. Uncharacteristically, Senna was down in 8th.

Race

At the start, Hill beat Prost away, while the Benettons were slow and were passed by Berger and Senna (who had already got ahead of Brundle and then Alesi). Hill was leading Prost, Berger, Senna, Schumacher and Patrese.

Senna passed Berger for third on lap 2. On lap 6, Prost took the lead from Hill. Soon afterwards, Schumacher passed Berger with Patrese following him through five laps later. The order stabilised at: Prost, Hill, Senna, Schumacher, Patrese and Berger.

During the mid-race stops, Hill had a problem and dropped behind Senna and Schumacher. Schumacher now set off after Senna. Senna's alternator eventually gave out and he retired from the race. Prost won ahead of Schumacher, Hill, Berger, Brundle and Wendlinger.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Q1	Q2	Gap
1	2	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault	1:18.987	1:19.135
2	0	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	1:19.491	1:20.145	+0.504
3	5	Michael Schumacher	Benetton-Ford	1:20.808	1:20.945	+1.821
4	6	Riccardo Patrese	Benetton-Ford	1:20.948	1:23.268	+1.961
5	28	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:21.278	1:21.513	+2.291
6	27	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	1:21.414	1:21.660	+2.427
7	25	Martin Brundle	Ligier-Renault	1:21.603	1:22.026	+2.616
8	8	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Ford	1:21.706	1:21.891	+2.719
9	29	Karl Wendlinger	Sauber	1:21.936	1:21.813	+2.826
10	26	Mark Blundell	Ligier-Renault	1:22.097	1:22.622	+3.110
11	30	JJ Lehto	Sauber	1:22.198	1:22.428	+3.211
12	7	Michael Andretti	McLaren-Ford	1:22.751	1:22.229	+3.242
13	20	Érik Comas	Larrousse-Lamborghini	1:22.263	1:22.977	+3.276
14	14	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan-Hart	1:23.152	1:22.509	+3.522
15	19	Philippe Alliot	Larrousse-Lamborghini	1:22.983	1:22.819	+3.832
16	10	Aguri Suzuki	Footwork-Mugen-Honda	1:22.891	1:22.999	+3.904
17	23	Christian Fittipaldi	Minardi-Ford	1:24.559	1:23.119	+4.132
18	9	Derek Warwick	Footwork-Mugen-Honda	1:23.518	1:23.185	+4.198
19	4	Andrea de Cesaris	Tyrrell-Yamaha	1:23.268	1:23.185	+4.198
20	12	Johnny Herbert	Lotus-Ford	1:23.341	1:23.223	+4.236
21	11	Alessandro Zanardi	Lotus-Ford	1:23.240	1:25.027	+4.253
22	3	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell-Yamaha	1:24.391	1:23.824	+4.837
23	24	Fabrizio Barbazza	Minardi-Ford	1:23.946	1:24.375	+4.959
24	15	Thierry Boutsen	Jordan-Hart	1:24.632	1:23.960	+4.973
25	22	Luca Badoer	Lola-Ferrari	1:25.212	1:24.357	+5.370
DNQ	21	Michele Alboreto	Lola-Ferrari	1:24.382	1:24.391	+5.395
Sources: [2] [3] [4]

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	2	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault	69	1:36:41.822	1	10
2	5	Michael Schumacher	Benetton-Ford	69	+ 14.527	3	6
3	0	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	69	+ 52.685	2	4
4	28	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	68	+ 1 Lap	5	3
5	25	Martin Brundle	Ligier-Renault	68	+ 1 Lap	7	2
6	29	Karl Wendlinger	Sauber	68	+ 1 Lap	9	1
7	30	JJ Lehto	Sauber	68	+ 1 Lap	11
8	20	Érik Comas	Larrousse-Lamborghini	68	+ 1 Lap	13
9	23	Christian Fittipaldi	Minardi-Ford	67	+ 2 Laps	17
10	12	Johnny Herbert	Lotus-Ford	67	+ 2 Laps	20
11	11	Alessandro Zanardi	Lotus-Ford	67	+ 2 Laps	21
12	15	Thierry Boutsen	Jordan-Hart	67	+ 2 Laps	24
13	10	Aguri Suzuki	Footwork-Mugen-Honda	66	+ 3 Laps	16
14	7	Michael Andretti	McLaren-Ford	66	+ 3 Laps	12
15	22	Luca Badoer	Lola-Ferrari	65	+ 4 Laps	25
16	9	Derek Warwick	Footwork-Mugen-Honda	65	+ 4 Laps	18
17	3	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell-Yamaha	64	+ 5 Laps	22
18	8	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Ford	62	Electrical	8
Ret	6	Riccardo Patrese	Benetton-Ford	52	Physical	4
Ret	4	Andrea de Cesaris	Tyrrell-Yamaha	45	Spun off	19
Ret	24	Fabrizio Barbazza	Minardi-Ford	33	Gearbox	23
Ret	27	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	23	Engine	6
Ret	26	Mark Blundell	Ligier-Renault	13	Spun off	10
Ret	14	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan-Hart	10	Electrical	14
Ret	19	Philippe Alliot	Larrousse-Lamborghini	8	Engine	15
Source: [5]

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 Alain Prost 47 1 2 Ayrton Senna 42 3 Damon Hill 22 4 Michael Schumacher 20 3 5 Martin Brundle 7 Source: [6]

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Williams-Renault 69 2 McLaren-Ford 44 3 Benetton-Ford 25 4 Ligier-Renault 13 2 5 Ferrari 9 Source: [6]

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

1. "Weather information for the "1993 Canadian Grand Prix"". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
2. "Molson Canadian Grand Prix – Qualifying 1". Formula1.com. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
3. "Molson Canadian Grand Prix – Qualifying 2". Formula1.com. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
4. "Canada 1993 – Qualifications". StatsF1. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
5. "1993 Canadian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
6. "Canada 1993 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 14 March 2019.

• Henry, Alan (1993). AUTOCOURSE 1993-94. Hazleton Publishing. ISBN   1-874557-15-2.
• Menard, Pierre (2006). The Great Encyclopedia of Formula 1. Chronosports. ISBN   978-2-84707-123-8.

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