1993 Japanese Grand Prix

1993 Japanese Grand Prix
1993 Japanese Grand Prix
Race 15 of 16 in the 1993 Formula One World Championship
Race details
Date	24 October 1993
Official name	XIX Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix
Location	Suzuka Circuit ; Suzuka, Japan
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	5.860 km (3.641 miles)
Distance	53 laps, 310.580 km (192.985 miles)
Weather	Dry/wet, warm, cloudy
Attendance	350,000
Pole position
Driver	Alain Prost ;
Time	1:37.154
Fastest lap
Driver	Alain Prost
Time	1:41.176 on lap 53
Podium
First	Ayrton Senna ;
Second	Alain Prost ;
Third	Mika Häkkinen ;
	Lap leaders ;

Last updated December 30, 2024

The 1993 Japanese Grand Prix (formally the XIX Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held at Suzuka on 24 October 1993. It was the fifteenth race of the 1993 Formula One World Championship.

Jordan drivers Rubens Barrichello and Eddie Irvine (the latter making his F1 debut) scored their first points by finishing fifth and sixth respectively. Irvine was subsequently punched by Senna for unlapping himself during the race.^[3] Two other drivers made their F1 debuts at this race, Jean-Marc Gounon and Toshio Suzuki. Only 24 cars were entered, following the withdrawal of the BMS Scuderia Italia team from F1 in the run-up to the race.

Report

Qualifying

Prost took pole (the last of his career) ahead of Senna, Häkkinen, Schumacher, Berger and Hill.

Race

At the start, Senna got ahead of Prost while Berger took Schumacher. Eddie Irvine, the fifth occupant of the second Jordan this year, then got by both Schumacher and Hill. Hill briefly passed Schumacher in the esses but Schumacher retook the position. The order was: Senna, Prost, Häkkinen, Berger, Irvine and Schumacher. Schumacher would pass Irvine on lap 2 with Hill getting ahead two laps later.

Schumacher and Hill then closed in on Berger. At the end of lap 9, the three came out of the final chicane nose to tail and Hill passed Schumacher on the start/finish straight to take 5th place away. On lap 11, Hill got a run on Berger coming out of the 130R and Berger took the inside line going into the chicane. Hill tried to pass on the outside but was not able to complete the move. Schumacher, having stayed to the inside, couldn't stop fast enough as Hill turned in behind Berger and hit Hill's right rear wheel, damaging his left front suspension and putting himself out. Hill was able to keep going and inherited 4th on the next lap when Berger came in for tyres.

Meanwhile, Prost inherited the lead when Senna pitted for tyres. Shortly after it began to rain, which was an advantage for Prost and other drivers who had not yet stopped for tyres since they would have to make one less stop. Senna began to catch Prost as the track got wetter and on lap 21, as the rain intensified, Senna passed Prost on the approach to the Spoon curve. At the end of the lap, Senna was two seconds in front and the two both pitted for wets. Senna pulled away rapidly in the wet conditions, building over a 30-second lead by lap 27. Prost then went off at the first corner but was able to rejoin without losing time to Senna, who was delayed by traffic. The rain then stopped and drivers began coming in for slick tyres as the track began to dry. Hill rejoined after his pit stop nearly a lap down to Senna, who was still on wets. Unable to lap Hill, Senna was re-passed by Irvine, who had been lapped but was chasing Hill for 4th position. Irvine, who was also still on wets, challenged Hill in the first corner but was not able to make the pass stick while Senna waited behind to lap the pair. Senna lost 15 seconds to Prost by the time he forced his way back past Irvine and Hill let him through. At the end of lap 42, after he and Prost had made their pit stops for slicks, Senna's lead was back up to 24 seconds. With only 12 laps remaining, Prost never challenged after that and settled for second. Häkkinen's 3rd place was his first podium finish.

Behind, Barrichello had got Irvine during the stops for wets and then Berger's engine failed on lap 41. With 4 laps to go and battling with Derek Warwick for 6th, Irvine ran into the back of Warwick under braking on the approach to the chicane and knocked him out of the race. Irvine was able to continue and finish with a point in his first grand prix. Irvine's debut was slightly marred in a post-race altercation with Ayrton Senna who punched him when a discussion between the pair got heated. The incident led to rumors of Senna receiving a two-race ban, but ultimately, no penalty was issued.

Senna won ahead of Prost, Häkkinen, Hill, Barrichello and Irvine. Fastest lap of the race was set by Prost, the last of his career.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Q1	Q2	Gap
1	2	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault	1:38.587	1:37.154
2	8	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Ford	1:38.942	1:37.284	+0.130
3	7	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Ford	1:38.813	1:37.326	+0.162
4	5	Michael Schumacher	Benetton-Ford	1:38.589	1:37.530	+0.376
5	28	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:39.024	1:37.622	+0.468
6	0	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	1:38.979	1:38.352	+1.198
7	9	Derek Warwick	Footwork-Mugen-Honda	1:41.086	1:38.780	+1.626
8	15	Eddie Irvine	Jordan-Hart	1:41.018	1:38.966	+1.812
9	10	Aguri Suzuki	Footwork-Mugen-Honda	1:41.380	1:39.278	+2.124
10	6	Riccardo Patrese	Benetton-Ford	1:40.748	1:39.291	+2.137
11	30	JJ Lehto	Sauber	1:40.346	1:39.391	+2.237
12	14	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan-Hart	1:41.624	1:39.426	+2.272
13	3	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell-Yamaha	1:40.963	1:39.511	+2.357
14	27	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	1:39.535	2:44.132	+2.381
15	25	Martin Brundle	Ligier-Renault	1:41.543	1:39.951	+2.797
16	29	Karl Wendlinger	Sauber	1:41.367	1:40.153	+2.999
17	26	Mark Blundell	Ligier-Renault	1:41.278	1:40.696	+3.542
18	4	Andrea de Cesaris	Tyrrell-Yamaha	1:41.480	1:40.696	+3.542
19	12	Johnny Herbert	Lotus-Ford	1:41.488	3:41.040	+4.334
20	11	Pedro Lamy	Lotus-Ford	1:43.165	1:41.600	+4.446
21	20	Érik Comas	Larrousse-Lamborghini	1:43.483	1:41.769	+4.615
22	24	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi-Ford	1:42.388	1:41.989	+4.835
23	19	Toshio Suzuki	Larrousse-Lamborghini	1:44.562	1:42.175	+5.021
24	23	Jean-Marc Gounon	Minardi-Ford	1:46.782	1:43.812	+6.658
Sources:^[4]^[5]^[6]

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	8	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Ford	53	1:40:27.912	2	10
2	2	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault	53	+ 11.435	1	6
3	7	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Ford	53	+ 26.129	3	4
4	0	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	53	+ 1:23.538	6	3
5	14	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan-Hart	53	+ 1:35.101	12	2
6	15	Eddie Irvine	Jordan-Hart	53	+ 1:46.421	8	1
7	26	Mark Blundell	Ligier-Renault	52	+ 1 Lap	17
8	30	JJ Lehto	Sauber	52	+ 1 Lap	11
9	25	Martin Brundle	Ligier-Renault	51	+ 2 Laps	15
10	24	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi-Ford	51	+ 2 Laps	22
11	12	Johnny Herbert	Lotus-Ford	51	+ 2 Laps	19
12	19	Toshio Suzuki	Larrousse-Lamborghini	51	+ 2 Laps	23
13	11	Pedro Lamy	Lotus-Ford	49	Accident	20
14	9	Derek Warwick	Footwork-Mugen-Honda	48	Collision	7
Ret	6	Riccardo Patrese	Benetton-Ford	45	Accident	10
Ret	28	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	40	Engine	5
Ret	10	Aguri Suzuki	Footwork-Mugen-Honda	28	Spun Off	9
Ret	23	Jean-Marc Gounon	Minardi-Ford	26	Withdrew	24
Ret	3	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell-Yamaha	26	Engine	13
Ret	29	Karl Wendlinger	Sauber	25	Engine	16
Ret	20	Érik Comas	Larrousse-Lamborghini	17	Engine	21
Ret	5	Michael Schumacher	Benetton-Ford	10	Collision	4
Ret	27	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	7	Engine	14
Ret	4	Andrea de Cesaris	Tyrrell-Yamaha	0	Collision	18
Source:^[7]

Championship standings after the race

Bold text indicates World Champions.

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Alain Prost	93
2	Damon Hill	65
3	Ayrton Senna	63
4	Michael Schumacher	52
5	Riccardo Patrese	20
Source: ^[8]

Constructors' Championship standings

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Williams-Renault	158
2	McLaren-Ford	74
3	Benetton-Ford	72
4	Ferrari	23
5	Ligier-Renault	22
Source: ^[8]

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

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1993 Japanese Grand Prix

Contents

Report

Qualifying

Race

Classification

Qualifying

Race

Championship standings after the race

Related Research Articles

References