1993 Monaco Grand Prix

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1993 Monaco Grand Prix
Race 6 of 16 in the 1993 Formula One World Championship
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Race details
Date23 May 1993
Official name 51e Grand Prix de Monaco
Location Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo
Course Temporary street circuit
Course length 3.328 km (2.068 miles)
Distance 78 laps, 259.584 km (161.298 miles)
Weather Partly cloudy, mild, dry
Pole position
Driver Williams-Renault
Time 1:20.557
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of France.svg Alain Prost Williams-Renault
Time 1:23.604 on lap 74
Podium
First McLaren-Ford
Second Williams-Renault
Third Ferrari
Lap leaders
  • 1993 Monaco Grand Prix

The 1993 Monaco Grand Prix (formally the 51e Grand Prix de Monaco [1] ) was a Formula One motor race held at Monaco on 23 May 1993. It was the sixth race of the 1993 Formula One World Championship.

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The 78-lap race was won by Brazilian driver Ayrton Senna, driving a McLaren-Ford. It was Senna's fifth consecutive Monaco win and sixth in all, breaking the record set by British driver Graham Hill in 1969. Hill's son Damon finished second in a Williams-Renault, with Frenchman Jean Alesi third in a Ferrari. Senna also equalled the all-time record for wins at a single F1 Grand Prix. This race would be the last time Senna would win in Monaco as well as the last time he would lead the World Drivers' Championship standings.

Summary

Prost took pole ahead of Schumacher, Senna, Hill, Alesi and Patrese. Prost jumped the start with Berger getting ahead of Patrese. The order was: Prost, Schumacher, Senna, Hill, Alesi and Berger.

At St. Devote on the first lap as ever there was a scrap as Blundell's Ligier was forced wide off the track and eventually retired after spinning into the wall with suspension damage. Then Prost was penalised for the jump start with a stop-go penalty. He went on lap 12 but stalled the car as he was trying to exit. Finally the problem was fixed but he was a lap down and in 22nd. Wendlinger in the Sauber made contact with JJ Lehto and eventually Lehto retired in the pits by lap 24 with collision damage. Schumacher, now leading, pulled away as Alesi waved through teammate Berger. Schumacher, comfortably ahead, suddenly slowed down with a hydraulic problem on lap 33 and retired in a cloud of smoke at Loews. The main entertainment was provided by Prost as he climbed up the field despite difficult overtaking at the Monaco street circuit.

It was time for the stops with no changes in the top 6 but Prost was the big gainer as he climbed from 10th to 7th. This became 6th and into the points when Patrese's engine failed on lap 54. Prost passed Fittipaldi for fifth soon after. Herbert crashed out on the main straight with gearbox problems on lap 62 which he subsequently had for 20 laps. On lap 71, Berger attacked Hill and there was contact. Hill rejoined but Berger was out immediately. Senna won from Hill, Alesi, Prost, Fittipaldi and Brundle.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorQ1Q2Gap
12 Flag of France.svg Alain Prost Williams-Renault 1:39.6491:20.557
25 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Schumacher Benetton-Ford 1:40.7801:21.190+0.633
38 Flag of Brazil.svg Ayrton Senna McLaren-Ford 1:42.1271:21.552+0.995
40 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Damon Hill Williams-Renault 1:38.9631:21.825+1.268
527 Flag of France.svg Jean Alesi Ferrari 1:42.1601:21.948+1.391
66 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Benetton-Ford 1:42.1361:22.117+1.560
728 Flag of Austria.svg Gerhard Berger Ferrari 1:40.8531:22.394+1.837
829 Flag of Austria.svg Karl Wendlinger Sauber 1:45.4391:22.477+1.920
97 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Andretti McLaren-Ford 1:45.9931:22.994+2.437
1020 Flag of France.svg Érik Comas Larrousse-Lamborghini 1:44.4831:23.246+2.689
1130 Flag of Finland.svg JJ Lehto Sauber 1:48.5261:23.715+3.158
129 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Warwick Footwork-Mugen-Honda 1:44.8841:23.749+3.192
1325 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Brundle Ligier-Renault 1:46.4461:23.786+3.229
1412 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johnny Herbert Lotus-Ford 1:43.8981:23.812+3.255
1519 Flag of France.svg Philippe Alliot Larrousse-Lamborghini 1:43.0311:23.907+3.350
1614 Flag of Brazil.svg Rubens Barrichello Jordan-Hart 1:44.3101:24.086+3.529
1723 Flag of Brazil.svg Christian Fittipaldi Minardi-Ford 1:43.8291:24.298+3.741
1810 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Aguri Suzuki Footwork-Mugen-Honda 10:06.3841:24.524+3.967
194 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:44.1931:24.544+3.987
2011 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Zanardi Lotus-Ford 1:46.9351:24.888+4.331
2126 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Blundell Ligier-Renault 1:43.4491:24.972+4.415
223 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:49.2101:25.236+4.679
2315 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Boutsen Jordan-Hart 1:45.5121:25.267+4.710
2421 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Alboreto Lola-Ferrari 1:47.0821:26.444+5.887
2524 Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Barbazza Minardi-Ford 1:44.5241:26.582+6.025
DNQ22 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Badoer Lola-Ferrari 1:46.7451:29.613+9.056
Sources: [2] [3] [4]

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
18 Flag of Brazil.svg Ayrton Senna McLaren-Ford 781:52:10.947310
20 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Damon Hill Williams-Renault 78+ 52.11846
327 Flag of France.svg Jean Alesi Ferrari 78+ 1:03.36254
42 Flag of France.svg Alain Prost Williams-Renault 77+ 1 lap13
523 Flag of Brazil.svg Christian Fittipaldi Minardi-Ford 76+ 2 laps172
625 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Brundle Ligier-Renault 76+ 2 laps131
711 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Zanardi Lotus-Ford 76+ 2 laps20 
87 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Andretti McLaren-Ford 76+ 2 laps9 
914 Flag of Brazil.svg Rubens Barrichello Jordan-Hart 76+ 2 laps16 
104 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris Tyrrell-Yamaha 76+ 2 laps19 
1124 Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Barbazza Minardi-Ford 75+ 3 laps25 
1219 Flag of France.svg Philippe Alliot Larrousse-Lamborghini 75+ 3 laps15 
1329 Flag of Austria.svg Karl Wendlinger Sauber 74+ 4 laps8 
1428 Flag of Austria.svg Gerhard Berger Ferrari 70Collision7 
Ret12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johnny Herbert Lotus-Ford 61Gearbox/accident14 
Ret6 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Benetton-Ford 53Engine6 
Ret20 Flag of France.svg Érik Comas Larrousse-Lamborghini 51Engine10 
Ret10 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Aguri Suzuki Footwork-Mugen-Honda 46Spun off18 
Ret9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Warwick Footwork-Mugen-Honda 43Throttle12 
Ret5 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Schumacher Benetton-Ford 32Hydraulics2 
Ret3 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha 31Engine22 
Ret21 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Alboreto Lola-Ferrari 28Gearbox24 
Ret30 Flag of Finland.svg JJ Lehto Sauber 23Collision damage11 
Ret15 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Boutsen Jordan-Hart 12Suspension23 
Ret26 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Blundell Ligier-Renault 3Spun off21 
Source: [5]

Championship standings after the race

References

  1. "Motor Racing Programme Covers: 1993". The Programme Covers Project. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Monaco Grand Prix – Qualifying 1". Formula1.com. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  3. "Monaco Grand Prix – Qualifying 2". Formula1.com. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  4. "Monaco 1993 – Qualifications". StatsF1. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  5. "1993 Monaco Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Monaco 1993 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
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