1993 Hungarian Grand Prix

1993 Hungarian Grand Prix
Race 11 of 16 in the 1993 Formula One World Championship
Race details
Date	15 August 1993
Official name	IX Marlboro Magyar Nagydíj
Location	Hungaroring Mogyoród, Pest, Hungary [1]
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	3.968 km (2.466 miles)
Distance	77 laps, 305.536 km (189.851 miles)
Pole position
Driver	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault
Time	1:14.631
Fastest lap
Driver	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault
Time	1:19.633 on lap 52
Podium
First	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault
Second	Riccardo Patrese	Benetton-Ford
Third	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari
Lap leaders

The 1993 Hungarian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Hungaroring on 15 August 1993. It was the eleventh race of the 1993 Formula One World Championship.

The 77-lap race was won by Damon Hill, driving a Williams-Renault. After retiring from the lead in the previous two races, Hill finally took his first Formula One victory, becoming the first son of a World Champion to win a race himself. Riccardo Patrese finished second in a Benetton-Ford, achieving his final podium finish, with Gerhard Berger third in a Ferrari. Another F1 veteran, Derek Warwick, scored his final points by finishing fourth in a Footwork-Mugen-Honda.

Hill's teammate and Drivers' Championship leader, Alain Prost, took pole position, but stalled on the warm-up lap and had to start from the back of the grid. He subsequently lost several laps due to a faulty rear wing - giving an interview for French television while the Williams team worked on his car.

Report

Qualifying

The two Williamses were 1-2 in qualifying in Hungary, with Prost on pole ahead of Hill, Schumacher, Senna, Patrese and Berger.

Race

Prost stalled on the parade lap, and had to start at the back. At the start, Schumacher got pushed down by Senna, Berger (who was already ahead of Patrese) and Patrese. Hill was leading Senna, Berger, Patrese, Schumacher and Alesi.

Schumacher tried to pass Berger on lap 4 but spun and dropped back to 10th. Both McLarens had throttle problems, Andretti slowing down in front of Schumacher on lap 16 and making Schumacher spin again, dropping down to 14th, right behind the recovering Prost. Senna also retired on lap 18 with throttle problems marking the first time since the race was introduced in 1986 that he failed to finish either 1st or 2nd, as everyone pitted except the Williamses and Schumacher. This left Hill ahead of Patrese, Prost, Schumacher, Berger and Alesi.

Then, Prost had to go into the pits because of problems with his rear wing. He rejoined seven laps behind. On lap 23, Alesi spun off as he hit the armco barrier and retired as a result of backmarkers just in front of the French Sicilian, meanwhile Patrese waved through Schumacher who took second. However, he retired three laps later with fuel pump problems. Berger pitted from third and rejoined in fifth but he quickly passed Brundle and then Warwick to get back third. Pierluigi Martini looked sure for scoring his first point since San Marino the previous year before the Minardi driver would later crash out of 6th position with only 18 laps to go. Hill took his first ever win ahead of Patrese, Berger, Warwick, Brundle and Wendlinger. It would also be the last race that former Williams driver Thierry Boutsen would finish, as the Belgian veteran retired from Formula 1 at the very next race after 10 years in the sport.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Q1	Q2	Gap
1	2	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault	1:15.488	1:14.631	—
2	0	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	1:16.135	1:14.835	+0.204
3	5	Michael Schumacher	Benetton-Ford	1:16.005	1:15.228	+0.597
4	8	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Ford	1:18.260	1:16.451	+1.820
5	6	Riccardo Patrese	Benetton-Ford	1:17.755	1:16.561	+1.930
6	28	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:19.379	1:16.939	+2.308
7	24	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi-Ford	1:19.129	1:17.366	+2.735
8	27	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	1:19.438	1:17.480	+2.849
9	9	Derek Warwick	Footwork-Mugen-Honda	1:20.780	1:17.682	+3.051
10	10	Aguri Suzuki	Footwork-Mugen-Honda	1:19.533	1:17.693	+3.062
11	7	Michael Andretti	McLaren-Ford	1:20.088	1:18.107	+3.476
12	26	Mark Blundell	Ligier-Renault	1:20.770	1:18.388	+3.757
13	25	Martin Brundle	Ligier-Renault	1:19.277	1:18.392	+3.761
14	23	Christian Fittipaldi	Minardi-Ford	1:20.953	1:18.446	+3.815
15	30	JJ Lehto	Sauber	1:24.596	1:18.638	+4.007
16	14	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan-Hart	1:20.658	1:18.721	+4.090
17	29	Karl Wendlinger	Sauber	1:20.590	1:18.840	+4.209
18	20	Érik Comas	Larrousse-Lamborghini	1:21.049	1:19.305	+4.674
19	19	Philippe Alliot	Larrousse-Lamborghini	1:20.959	1:19.320	+4.689
20	12	Johnny Herbert	Lotus-Ford	1:20.527	1:19.444	+4.813
21	11	Alessandro Zanardi	Lotus-Ford	1:19.673	1:19.485	+4.854
22	4	Andrea de Cesaris	Tyrrell-Yamaha	1:22.489	1:19.560	+4.929
23	3	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell-Yamaha	1:22.668	1:20.270	+5.639
24	15	Thierry Boutsen	Jordan-Hart	1:21.484	1:20.482	+5.851
25	21	Michele Alboreto	Lola-Ferrari	1:23.560	1:21.502	+6.871
26	22	Luca Badoer	Lola-Ferrari	1:23.543	1:22.655	+8.024
Sources: [2] [3] [4]

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	0	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	77	1:47:39.098	2	10
2	6	Riccardo Patrese	Benetton-Ford	77	+ 1:11.915	5	6
3	28	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	77	+ 1:18.042	6	4
4	9	Derek Warwick	Footwork-Mugen-Honda	76	+ 1 Lap	9	3
5	25	Martin Brundle	Ligier-Renault	76	+ 1 Lap	13	2
6	29	Karl Wendlinger	Sauber	76	+ 1 Lap	17	1
7	26	Mark Blundell	Ligier-Renault	76	+ 1 Lap	12
8	19	Philippe Alliot	Larrousse-Lamborghini	75	+ 2 Laps	19
9	15	Thierry Boutsen	Jordan-Hart	75	+ 2 Laps	24
10	3	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell-Yamaha	73	+ 4 Laps	23
11	4	Andrea de Cesaris	Tyrrell-Yamaha	72	+ 5 Laps	22
12	2	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault	70	+ 7 Laps	1
Ret	24	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi-Ford	59	Accident	7
Ret	20	Érik Comas	Larrousse-Lamborghini	54	Engine	18
Ret	11	Alessandro Zanardi	Lotus-Ford	45	Gearbox	21
Ret	10	Aguri Suzuki	Footwork-Mugen-Honda	41	Spun Off	10
Ret	21	Michele Alboreto	Lola-Ferrari	39	Overheating	25
Ret	12	Johnny Herbert	Lotus-Ford	38	Spun Off	20
Ret	22	Luca Badoer	Lola-Ferrari	37	Spun Off	26
Ret	5	Michael Schumacher	Benetton-Ford	26	Fuel Pump	3
Ret	23	Christian Fittipaldi	Minardi-Ford	22	Suspension	14
Ret	27	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	22	Spun Off	8
Ret	30	JJ Lehto	Sauber	18	Engine	15
Ret	8	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Ford	17	Throttle	4
Ret	7	Michael Andretti	McLaren-Ford	15	Throttle	11
Ret	14	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan-Hart	0	Accident	16
Source: [5]

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Alain Prost * 77 2 Ayrton Senna * 50 1 3 Damon Hill * 38 1 4 Michael Schumacher * 36 5 Riccardo Patrese 17 Source: [6]

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Williams-Renault * 115 2 McLaren-Ford * 53 3 Benetton-Ford * 53 4 Ligier-Renault 21 5 Ferrari 14 Source: [6]

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
• Competitors in bold and marked with an asterisk still had a mathematical chance of becoming World Champion.

References

1. "1993 Hungarian Grand Prix". Motor Sport . Retrieved 8 June 2022.
2. "Marlboro Hungarian Grand Prix – Qualifying 1". Formula1.com. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
3. "Marlboro Hungarian Grand Prix – Qualifying 2". Formula1.com. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
4. "1993 Hungarian Grand Prix Classification Qualifying". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
5. "1993 Hungarian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
6. "Hungary 1993 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.

• Henry, Alan (1993). AUTOCOURSE 1993-94. Hazleton Publishing. ISBN   1-874557-15-2.

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