1993 F1 World Championship Season
44th F1 World Championship Season
Fact File
| Drivers’ Champion: |  Alain Prost (4th title) |
|---|---|
| Constructors’ Champion: |  Williams (6th title) |
| Races: | 16 |
| Winning drivers: | Alain Prost (7)  Ayrton Senna (5) Damon Hill (3)  Michael Schumacher (1) |
| Winning constructors: | Williams (10) McLaren (5) Benetton (1) |
| First-time winners (driver): | Damon Hill |
| First-time winners (constructor): | none |
1993 F1 World Championship Grands Prix
Calendar
- DT: Drivers’ title decider
- CT: Constructors’ title decider
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Date | Race Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Africa | Kyalami | 14 March | 1993 South African Grand Prix |
| 2 | Brazil | Interlagos | 28 March | 1993 Brazilian Grand Prix |
| 3 |  Europe | Donington | 11 April | 1993 European Grand Prix |
| 4 |  San Marino | Imola | 25 April | 1993 San Marino Grand Prix |
| 5 |  Spain | Catalunya | 9 May | 1993 Spanish Grand Prix |
| 6 |  Monaco | Monte Carlo | 23 May | 1993 Monaco Grand Prix |
| 7 |  Canada | Montreal | 13 June | 1993 Canadian Grand Prix |
| 8 | France | Magny-Cours | 4 July | 1993 French Grand Prix |
| 9 | Britain | Silverstone | 11 July | 1993 British Grand Prix |
| 10 | Germany | Hockenheim | 25 July | 1993 German Grand Prix |
| 11 |  Hungary | Hungaroring | 15 August | 1993 Hungarian Grand Prix |
| 12 |  Belgium CT | Spa-Francorchamps | 29 August | 1993 Belgian Grand Prix |
| 13 |  Italy | Monza | 12 September | 1993 Italian Grand Prix |
| 14 |  Portugal DT | Estoril | 26 September | 1993 Portuguese Grand Prix |
| 15 |  Japan | Suzuka | 24 October | 1993 Japanese Grand Prix |
| 16 |  Australia | Adelaide | 7 November | 1993 Australian Grand Prix |
Race Winners
- Highlight: Home driver race winner
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor | Start | Win Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | Kyalami | Alain Prost | Williams-Renault | 1 | 1m 19.824s |
| 2 | Brazil | Interlagos | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 3 | 16.625s |
| 3 | Europe | Donington | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 4 | 1m 23.199s |
| 4 | San Marino | Imola | Alain Prost | Williams-Renault | 1 | 32.410s |
| 5 | Spain | Catalunya | Alain Prost | Williams-Renault | 1 | 16.873s |
| 6 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 3 | 52.118s |
| 7 | Canada | Montreal | Alain Prost | Williams-Renault | 1 | 14.527s |
| 8 | France | Magny-Cours | Alain Prost | Williams-Renault | 2 | 0.342s |
| 9 | Britain | Silverstone | Alain Prost | Williams-Renault | 1 | 7.660s |
| 10 | Germany | Hockenheim | Alain Prost | Williams-Renault | 1 | 13.664s |
| 11 | Hungary | Hungaroring | Damon Hill | Williams-Renault | 2 | 1m 11.915s |
| 12 | Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | Damon Hill | Williams-Renault | 2 | 3.668s |
| 13 | Italy | Monza | Damon Hill | Williams-Renault | 2 | 1m 40.012s |
| 14 | Portugal | Estoril | Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 6 | 0.982s |
| 15 | Japan | Suzuka | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 2 | 11.435s |
| 16 | Australia | Adelaide | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 1 | 9.259s |
Polesitters
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor | Race | Pole Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | Kyalami | Alain Prost | Williams-Renault | 1 | 0.088s |
| 2 | Brazil | Interlagos | Alain Prost | Williams-Renault | DNF | 0.993s |
| 3 | Europe | Donington | Alain Prost | Williams-Renault | 3 | 0.304s |
| 4 | San Marino | Imola | Alain Prost | Williams-Renault | 1 | 0.098s |
| 5 | Spain | Catalunya | Alain Prost | Williams-Renault | 1 | 0.537s |
| 6 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | Alain Prost | Williams-Renault | 4 | 0.633s |
| 7 | Canada | Montreal | Alain Prost | Williams-Renault | 1 | 0.504s |
| 8 | France | Magny-Cours | Damon Hill | Williams-Renault | 2 | 0.142s |
| 9 | Britain | Silverstone | Alain Prost | Williams-Renault | 1 | 0.128s |
| 10 | Germany | Hockenheim | Alain Prost | Williams-Renault | 1 | 0.157s |
| 11 | Hungary | Hungaroring | Alain Prost | Williams-Renault | 12 | 0.204s |
| 12 | Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | Alain Prost | Williams-Renault | 3 | 0.895s |
| 13 | Italy | Monza | Alain Prost | Williams-Renault | 12 (DNF) | 0.312s |
| 14 | Portugal | Estoril | Damon Hill | Williams-Renault | 3 | 0.189s |
| 15 | Japan | Suzuka | Alain Prost | Williams-Renault | 2 | 0.130s |
| 16 | Australia | Adelaide | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 1 | 0.436s |
Fastest Laps
- Highlight: Home driver fastest lap setter
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa | Kyalami | Alain Prost | Williams-Renault |
| 2 | Brazil | Interlagos | Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Ford Cosworth |
| 3 | Europe | Donington | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 4 | San Marino | Imola | Alain Prost | Williams-Renault |
| 5 | Spain | Catalunya | Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Ford Cosworth |
| 6 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | Alain Prost | Williams-Renault |
| 7 | Canada | Montreal | Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Ford Cosworth |
| 8 | France | Magny-Cours | Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Ford Cosworth |
| 9 | Britain | Silverstone | Damon Hill | Williams-Renault |
| 10 | Germany | Hockenheim | Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Ford Cosworth |
| 11 | Hungary | Hungaroring | Alain Prost | Williams-Renault |
| 12 | Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | Alain Prost | Williams-Renault |
| 13 | Italy | Monza | Damon Hill | Williams-Renault |
| 14 | Portugal | Estoril | Damon Hill | Williams-Renault |
| 15 | Japan | Suzuka | Alain Prost | Williams-Renault |
| 16 | Australia | Adelaide | Damon Hill | Williams-Renault |
1993 F1 World Championship Standings
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Williams | 99 | |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 73 | -26 |
| 3 | Damon Hill | Williams | 69 | -30 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton | 52 | -47 |
| 5 | Riccardo Patrese | Benetton | 20 | -79 |
| 6 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 16 | -83 |
| 7 | Martin Brundle | Ligier | 13 | -86 |
| 8 |  Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 12 | -87 |
| 9 | Johnny Herbert | Lotus | 11 | -88 |
| 10 | Mark Blundell | Ligier | 10 | -89 |
| 11 |  Michael Andretti | McLaren | 7 | -92 |
| 12 | Karl Wendlinger | Sauber | 7 | -92 |
| 13 | Christian Fittipaldi | Minardi | 5 | -94 |
| = |  JJ Lehto | Sauber | 5 | -94 |
| 15 | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren | 4 | -95 |
| 16 | Derek Warwick | Footwork | 4 | -95 |
| 17 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 2 | -97 |
| = | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 2 | -97 |
| 19 | Fabrizio Barbazza | Minardi | 2 | -97 |
| 20 | Alessandro Zanardi | Lotus | 1 | -98 |
| = | Erik Comas | Larrousse | 1 | -98 |
| = | Eddie Irvine | Jordan | 1 | -98 |
Points scoring system used:
- 1st: 10 points
- 2nd: 6 points
- 3rd: 4 points
- 4th: 3 points
- 5th: 2 points
- 6th: 1 point
- Every race counted towards the championship.
Constructor
Points scoring system used:
- 1st: 10 points
- 2nd: 6 points
- 3rd: 4 points
- 4th: 3 points
- 5th: 2 points
- 6th: 1 point
- Constructors received points for each of their cars.
- Every race counted towards the championship.
Qualifying Results Overview
| Pos | Driver | ZAF | BRA | EUR | SMR | ESP | MCO | CAN | FRA | GBR | DEU | HUN | BEL | ITA | PRT | JPN | AUS | Avg. | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1.19 | 1 |
| 2 | Damon Hill | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2.44 | 1 |
| 3 | Mika Hakkinen | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3.67 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Ayrton Senna | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3.75 | 1 |
| 5 | Michael Schumacher | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3.75 | 2 |
| 6 | Jean Alesi | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 7.50 | 3 |
| 7 | Riccardo Patrese | 7 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7.62 | 4 |
| 8 | Gerhard Berger | 15 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 9.38 | 5 |
| 9 | Michael Andretti | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 9.77 | 5 | |||
| 10 | Karl Wendlinger | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 11.13 | 5 |
| 11 | Martin Brundle | 12 | 16 | 22 | 10 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 11.44 | 3 |
| 12 | Mark Blundell | 8 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 11.81 | 4 |
| 13 | JJ Lehto | 6 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11.94 | 6 |
| 14 | Derek Warwick | 22 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 17 | 13.06 | 7 |
| 15 | Eddie Irvine | 8 | 19 | 13.50 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| 16 | Johnny Herbert | 17 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 14.06 | 7 |
| 17 | Aguri Suzuki | 20 | 19 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 14.13 | 6 |
| 18 | Rubens Barrichello | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14.25 | 8 |
| 19 | Philippe Alliot | 11 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 16.00 | 10 | ||
| 20 | Erik Comas | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 16.88 | 9 |
| 21 | Alessandro Zanardi | 16 | 15 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 17.00 | 13 | |||||
| 22 | Pierluigi Martini | 20 | 22 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 16 | 18.62 | 7 | ||||||||
| 23 | Christian Fittipaldi | 13 | 20 | 16 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 19.43 | 13 | ||
| 24 | Andrea de Cesaris | 23 | 23 | 25 | 18 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 20.19 | 15 |
| 25 | Ukyo Katayama | 21 | 22 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 21 | 13 | 18 | 20.56 | 13 |
| 26 | Thierry Boutsen | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 21.70 | 19 | ||||||
| 27 | Pedro Lamy | 26 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 21.75 | 18 | ||||||||||||
| 28 | Ivan Capelli | 18 | 26 | 22.00 | 18 | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | Jean-Marc Gounon | 24 | 22 | 23.00 | 22 | ||||||||||||||
| 30 | Marco Apicella | 23 | 23.00 | 23 | |||||||||||||||
| 31 | Emanuele Naspetti | 23 | 23.00 | 23 | |||||||||||||||
| 32 | Toshio Suzuki | 23 | 24 | 23.50 | 23 | ||||||||||||||
| 33 | Fabrizio Barbazza | 24 | 24 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23.75 | 20 | ||||||||
| 34 | Luca Badoer | 26 | 21 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24.50 | 21 | ||
| 35 | Michele Alboreto | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 25 | 25.00 | 21 |
Race Results Overview
| Pos | Driver | ZAF | BRA | EUR | SMR | ESP | MCO | CAN | FRA | GBR | DEU | HUN | BEL | ITA | PRT | JPN | AUS | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | 1 | R | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 12R | 2 | 2 | 2 | 99 |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | 2 | 1 | 1 | R | 2 | 1 | 18R | 4 | 5R | 4 | R | 4 | R | R | 1 | 1 | 73 |
| 3 | Damon Hill | R | 2 | 2 | R | R | 2 | 3 | 2 | R | 15R | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 69 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | R | 3 | R | 2 | 3 | R | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | R | 2 | R | 1 | R | R | 52 |
| 5 | Riccardo Patrese | R | R | 5 | R | 4 | R | R | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16R | R | 8R | 20 |
| 6 | Jean Alesi | R | 8 | R | R | R | 3 | R | R | 9 | 7 | R | R | 2 | 4 | R | 4 | 14 |
| 7 | Martin Brundle | R | R | R | 3 | R | 6 | 5 | 5 | 14R | 8 | 5 | 7 | R | 6 | 9R | 6 | 13 |
| 8 | Gerhard Berger | 6R | R | R | R | 6 | 14R | 4 | 14 | R | 6 | 3 | 10R | R | R | R | 5 | 12 |
| 9 | Johnny Herbert | R | 4 | 4 | 8R | R | R | 10 | R | 4 | 10 | R | 5 | R | R | 11 | R | 11 |
| 10 | Mark Blundell | 3 | 5 | R | R | 7 | R | R | R | 7 | 3 | 7 | 11R | R | R | 7 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | Michael Andretti | R | R | R | R | 5 | 8 | 14 | 6 | R | R | R | 8 | 3 | 7 | |||
| 12 | Karl Wendlinger | R | R | R | R | R | 13 | 6 | R | R | 9 | 6 | R | 4 | 5 | R | 15R | 7 |
| 13 | Christian Fittipaldi | 4 | R | 7 | R | 8 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 12R | 11 | R | R | 8 | 9 | 5 | ||
| = | JJ Lehto | 5 | R | R | 4R | R | R | 7 | R | 8 | R | R | 9 | R | 7 | 8 | R | 5 |
| 15 | Mika Hakkinen | R | 3 | R | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 16 | Derek Warwick | 7R | 9 | R | R | 13 | R | 16 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 4 | R | R | 15R | 14R | 10 | 4 |
| 17 | Philippe Alliot | R | 7 | R | 5 | R | 12 | R | 9 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 2 | ||
| = | Rubens Barrichello | R | R | 10R | R | 12 | 9 | R | 7 | 10 | R | R | R | R | 13 | 5 | 11 | 2 |
| 19 | Fabrizio Barbazza | R | R | 6 | 6 | R | 11 | R | R | 2 | ||||||||
| 20 | Alessandro Zanardi | R | 6 | 8 | R | 14R | 7 | 11 | R | R | R | R | 1 | |||||
| = | Erik Comas | R | 10 | 9 | R | 9 | R | 8 | 16R | R | R | R | R | 6 | 11 | R | 12 | 1 |
| = | Eddie Irvine | 6 | R | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Pierluigi Martini | R | 14 | R | R | 7 | 8 | 10 | R | ||||||||||
| Aguri Suzuki | R | R | R | 9 | 10 | R | 13 | 12 | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | 7 | ||
| Luca Badoer | R | 12 | DNQ | 7 | R | DNQ | 15 | R | R | R | R | 13 | 10 | 14 | ||||
| Thierry Boutsen | R | R | 11 | R | 12 | 11 | R | 13 | 9 | R | ||||||||
| Andrea de Cesaris | R | R | R | R | DSQ | 10 | R | 15 | NC | R | 11 | R | 13R | 12 | R | 13 | ||
| Ukyo Katayama | R | R | R | R | R | R | 17 | R | 13 | R | 10 | 15 | 14 | R | R | R | ||
| Michele Alboreto | R | 11 | 11 | DNQ | DNQ | R | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 16 | R | 14 | R | R | ||||
| Pedro Lamy | 11R | R | 13R | R | ||||||||||||||
| Toshio Suzuki | 12 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jean-Marc Gounon | R | R | ||||||||||||||||
| Ivan Capelli | R | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||
| Marco Apicella | R | |||||||||||||||||
| Emanuele Naspetti | R |
Race To The Title
The Race To The Title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season.