1993 F1 World Championship Season
| Season: | 44th World Championship season |
|---|---|
| Drivers’ Champion: |  Alain Prost (4th and last title) |
| Constructors’ Champion: |  Williams-Renault (6th title for Williams) |
| Reigning drivers’ champion: | Nigel Mansell |
| Reigning constructors’ champion: | Williams |
| 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 |
| Other seasons: |
Jump to: Calendar | Driver & constructor entries | Race winners | Pole positions | Fastest laps | Qualifying results | Driver standings | Constructor standings | Statistics
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 | 09 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 | 04 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 | 07 November | 1993 Australian Grand Prix |
Driver and constructor entries
| Constructor | Driver | Round(s) entered |
|---|---|---|
| Benetton | Riccardo Patrese | All |
| Michael Schumacher | All | |
| Ferrari | Jean Alesi | All |
 Gerhard Berger | All | |
| Footwork | Aguri Suzuki | All |
| Derek Warwick | All | |
 Jordan | Marco Apicella | 13 |
| Rubens Barrichello | All | |
| Thierry Boutsen | 3-12 | |
| Ivan Capelli | 1-2 | |
| Eddie Irvine | 15-16 | |
| Emanuele Naspetti | 14 | |
| Larrousse | Philippe Alliot | 1-14 |
| Erik Comas | All | |
| Toshio Suzuki | 15-16 | |
| Ligier | Mark Blundell | All |
| Martin Brundle | All | |
| Lola | Michele Alboreto | 1-14 |
| Luca Badoer | 1-14 | |
| Lotus | Johnny Herbert | All |
| Pedro Lamy | 13-16 | |
| Alessandro Zanardi | 1-12 | |
| McLaren |  Michael Andretti | 1-13 |
 Mika Hakkinen | 14-16 | |
| Ayrton Senna | All | |
| Minardi | Fabrizio Barbazza | 1-8 |
| Christian Fittipaldi | 1-14 | |
| Jean-Marc Gounon | 15-16 | |
| Pierluigi Martini | 9-16 | |
 Sauber | JJ Lehto | All |
| Karl Wendlinger | All | |
| Tyrrell | Andrea de Cesaris | All |
| Ukyo Katayama | All | |
| Williams | Damon Hill | All |
| Alain Prost | All |
Race winners
- Highlight: Home driver/constructor
| 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
- Highlight: Home driver/constructor
| 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 | 12R | 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/constructor
| 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 |
Qualifying results
World Drivers’ Championship standings
The top six classified finishers of each race were awarded points on the following basis: 1st (10), 2nd (6), 3rd (4), 4th (3), 5th (2), 6th (1)
- Highlight: Rookie
- Bold: pole position
- Underline: fastest lap
- Bold & underline: pole & fastest lap
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||
| No. | Driver | ZAF | BRA | EUR | SMR | ESP | MCO | CAN | FRA | GBR | DEU | HUN | BEL | ITA | PRT | JPN | AUS | Points |
Race to the title
The Race to the title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season between the top five drivers of 1993.
World Constructors’ Championship standings
The top six classified finishers of each race were awarded points on the following basis: 1st (10), 2nd (6), 3rd (4), 4th (3), 5th (2), 6th (1)
- Bold: pole position
- Underline: fastest lap
- Bold & underline: pole & fastest lap
| Pos | Constructor | ZAF | BRA | EUR | SMR | ESP | MCO | CAN | FRA | GBR | DEU | HUN | BEL | ITA | PRT | JPN | AUS | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williams-Renault | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 168 |
| R | R | 3 | R | R | 4 | 3 | 2 | R | 15R | 12 | 3 | 12R | 3 | 4 | 3 | |||
| 2 | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 2 | 1 | 1 | R | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 5R | 4 | R | 4 | 3 | R | 1 | 1 | 84 |
| R | R | R | R | 5 | 8 | 18R | 6 | R | R | R | 8 | R | R | 3 | R | |||
| 3 | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | R | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | R | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | R | 8R | 72 |
| R | R | R | R | 4 | R | R | 10 | 3 | 5 | R | 6 | R | 16R | R | R | |||
| 4 | Ferrari | 6R | 8 | R | R | 6 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 10R | 2 | 4 | R | 4 | 28 |
| R | R | R | R | R | 14R | R | R | R | 7 | R | R | R | R | R | 5 | |||
| 5 | Ligier-Renault | 3 | 5 | R | 3 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 | R | 6 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
| R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | 14R | 8 | 7 | 11R | R | R | 9R | 9 | |||
| 6 | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | R | 4 | 4 | 8R | 14R | 7 | 10 | R | 4 | 10 | R | 5 | 11R | R | 11 | R | 12 |
| R | 6 | 8 | R | R | R | 11 | R | R | R | R | WD | R | R | 13R | R | |||
| 7 | Sauber | 5 | R | R | 4R | R | 13 | 6 | R | 8 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15R | 12 |
| R | R | R | R | R | R | 7 | R | R | R | R | R | R | 7 | R | R | |||
| 8 | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 4 | R | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 12R | 11 | R | R | 7 | 8 | 10 | R | 7 |
| R | R | 7 | R | R | 11 | R | R | R | 14 | R | R | 8 | 9 | R | R | |||
| 9 | Footwork-Mugen-Honda | 7R | 9 | R | 9 | 10 | R | 13 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 4 | R | R | 15R | 14R | 7 | 4 |
| R | R | R | R | 13 | R | 16 | 13 | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | 10 | |||
| 10 | Larrousse-Lamborghini | R | 7 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 3 |
| R | 10 | R | R | R | R | R | 16R | R | R | R | R | 9 | 11 | R | 14 | |||
| 11 | Jordan-Hart | R | R | 10R | R | 11 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 9 | R | R | 13 | 5 | 11 | 3 |
| R | DNQ | R | R | 12 | R | R | 11 | R | R | R | R | R | R | 6 | R | |||
| 12 | Lola-Ferrari | R | 11 | 11 | 7 | R | R | 15 | R | R | 16 | R | 13 | 10 | 14 | |||
| R | 12 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | R | R | 14 | R | R | |||||
| 13 | Tyrrell-Yamaha | R | R | R | R | R | 10 | 17 | 15 | 13 | R | 10 | 15 | 13R | 12 | R | 13 | |
| R | R | R | R | DSQ | R | R | R | NC | R | 11 | R | 14 | R | R | R | |||
| No. | Constructor | ZAF | BRA | EUR | SMR | ESP | MCO | CAN | FRA | GBR | DEU | HUN | BEL | ITA | PRT | JPN | AUS | Points |
Race to the title
The Race to the title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season between the top five constructors of 1993.