1993 San Marino Grand Prix

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1993 San Marino Grand Prix
Race 4 of 16 in the 1993 Formula One World Championship
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Race details
Date25 April 1993
Official name XIII Gran Premio di San Marino
Location Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari
Imola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.040 km (3.144 miles)
Distance 61 laps, 307.440 km (191.790 miles)
Weather Wet at start, dry later
Pole position
Driver Williams-Renault
Time 1:22.070
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of France.svg Alain Prost Williams-Renault
Time 1:26.128 on lap 42
Podium
First Williams-Renault
Second Benetton-Ford
Third Ligier-Renault
Lap leaders
  • 1993 San Marino Grand Prix

The 1993 San Marino Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Imola on 25 April 1993. It was the fourth race of the 1993 Formula One World Championship.

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The 61-lap race was won by Frenchman Alain Prost, driving a Williams-Renault, after he started from pole position. Prost's British teammate, Damon Hill, led the early stages of the race before suffering a brake failure. German Michael Schumacher finished second in a Benetton-Ford, with another Briton, Martin Brundle, third in a Ligier-Renault.

Qualifying report

Alain Prost maintained his record of taking pole position for every race in 1993, beating Williams teammate Damon Hill by just under a tenth of a second. Michael Schumacher was third in his Benetton, albeit 1.8 seconds behind Prost, with Ayrton Senna fourth in his McLaren. Less than two-tenths of a second separated the drivers from fifth to eleventh: Karl Wendlinger in the Sauber, Michael Andretti in the second McLaren, Mark Blundell in the Ligier, the two Ferraris of Gerhard Berger and Jean Alesi, Martin Brundle in the second Ligier, and Riccardo Patrese in the second Benetton. The non-qualifier was Michele Alboreto in the Lola.

Qualifying classification

PosNoDriverConstructorQ1Q2Gap
12 Flag of France.svg Alain Prost Williams-Renault 1:22.7881:22.070
20 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Damon Hill Williams-Renault 1:22.5401:22.168+0.098
35 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Schumacher Benetton-Ford 1:23.9881:23.919+1.849
48 Flag of Brazil.svg Ayrton Senna McLaren-Ford 1:24.0421:24.007+1.937
529 Flag of Austria.svg Karl Wendlinger Sauber 1:25.7891:24.720+2.650
67 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Andretti McLaren-Ford 1:24.793+2.723
726 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Blundell Ligier-Renault 1:25.4051:24.804+2.734
828 Flag of Austria.svg Gerhard Berger Ferrari 1:24.8221:25.161+2.752
927 Flag of France.svg Jean Alesi Ferrari 1:24.9061:24.829+2.759
1025 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Brundle Ligier-Renault 1:26.1811:24.893+2.823
116 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Benetton-Ford 1:24.9161:24.896+2.826
1212 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johnny Herbert Lotus-Ford 1:25.7421:25.115+3.045
1314 Flag of Brazil.svg Rubens Barrichello Jordan-Hart 1:26.1421:25.169+3.099
1419 Flag of France.svg Philippe Alliot Larrousse-Lamborghini 1:25.4821:25.629+3.412
159 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Warwick Footwork-Mugen-Honda 1:25.9711:25.901+3.831
1630 Flag of Finland.svg JJ Lehto Sauber 1:25.9411:26.358+3.871
1720 Flag of France.svg Érik Comas Larrousse-Lamborghini 1:26.9471:26.279+4.209
184 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:27.3121:26.429+4.359
1915 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Boutsen Jordan-Hart 1:26.8101:26.436+4.366
2011 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Zanardi Lotus-Ford 1:26.4651:35.748+4.395
2110 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Aguri Suzuki Footwork-Mugen-Honda 1:26.7071:26.657+4.587
223 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:27.5691:26.900+4.830
2323 Flag of Brazil.svg Christian Fittipaldi Minardi-Ford 1:27.7531:27.277+5.207
2422 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Badoer Lola-Ferrari 1:27.3711:27.388+5.301
2524 Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Barbazza Minardi-Ford 1:28.0321:27.602+5.532
DNQ21 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Alboreto Lola-Ferrari 1:27.8011:27.771+5.701

Race report

At the start, Prost was passed by Hill and Senna (who had already got ahead of Schumacher). Hill led Senna, Prost, Schumacher, Wendlinger and Andretti at the end of lap 1.

Hill pulled away quickly while Senna held up Prost. Prost passed Senna on lap 8 and set off after Hill. It was time for the stops and Senna got ahead of Prost in these stops. On lap 17, Prost audaciously overtook both Hill and Senna at Tosa in the presence of backmarkers. At the same time, Senna got ahead of Hill. Hill didn't last long, retiring with brake failure on lap 21. Both McLarens soon went out, Andretti from fifth on lap 33 by spinning off and Senna from second on lap 43 with a hydraulic failure. In between, Alesi, who took fifth after Andretti's spin retired with clutch failure. After being held up by Suzuki's Footwork, a large battle took place between Lehto and the two Lotuses of Herbert and Zanardi. Zanardi locked his front brakes into the final chicane, overshooting and ripping an oil line. Rejoining the circuit with the rear of the car on fire, he shortly retired on the approach to Tamburello.

Schumacher was now second and Wendlinger was third but Wendlinger retired with engine failure on lap 49, giving third to Brundle. Prost won from Schumacher, Brundle, Lehto, Philippe Alliot and Barbazza.

Race classification

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
12 Flag of France.svg Alain Prost Williams-Renault 611:33:20.413110
25 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Schumacher Benetton-Ford 61+ 32.41036
325 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Brundle Ligier-Renault 60+ 1 lap104
430 Flag of Finland.svg JJ Lehto Sauber 59Engine163
519 Flag of France.svg Philippe Alliot Larrousse-Lamborghini 59+ 2 laps142
624 Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio Barbazza Minardi-Ford 59+ 2 laps251
722 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Badoer Lola-Ferrari 58+ 3 laps24 
812 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johnny Herbert Lotus-Ford 57Engine12 
910 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Aguri Suzuki Footwork-Mugen-Honda 54+ 7 laps21 
Ret11 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Zanardi Lotus-Ford 53Spun off/fire20 
Ret29 Flag of Austria.svg Karl Wendlinger Sauber 48Engine5 
Ret8 Flag of Brazil.svg Ayrton Senna McLaren-Ford 42Hydraulics4 
Ret27 Flag of France.svg Jean Alesi Ferrari 40Clutch9 
Ret23 Flag of Brazil.svg Christian Fittipaldi Minardi-Ford 36Steering23 
Ret7 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Andretti McLaren-Ford 32Spun off6 
Ret9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Warwick Footwork-Mugen-Honda 29Spun off15 
Ret3 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha 22Engine22 
Ret0 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Damon Hill Williams-Renault 20Brakes2 
Ret20 Flag of France.svg Érik Comas Larrousse-Lamborghini 18Engine17 
Ret4 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris Tyrrell-Yamaha 18Gearbox18 
Ret14 Flag of Brazil.svg Rubens Barrichello Jordan-Hart 17Spun off13 
Ret28 Flag of Austria.svg Gerhard Berger Ferrari 8Gearbox8 
Ret15 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Boutsen Jordan-Hart 1Gearbox19 
Ret26 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Blundell Ligier-Renault 0Accident7 
Ret6 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Benetton-Ford 0Spun off11 
Source: [1]

Championship standings after the race

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References

  1. "1993 San Marino Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 "San Marino 1993 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
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