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Home / Seasons / 1993 F1 World Championship Season / 1993 Australian Grand Prix

1993 Australian Grand Prix

DateSunday, 7 November 1993
Winner
  • Ayrton Senna
  • McLaren-Ford Cosworth
Pole position
  • Ayrton Senna
  • McLaren-Ford Cosworth
Fastest lap
  • Damon Hill
  • Williams-Renault
CircuitAdelaide, 79 laps
Round16 of 16
Race numbers

The 1993 Australian Grand Prix was the:

  • 548th World Championship race
  • 9th World Championship Australian Grand Prix
  • 9th World Championship race at Adelaide
More 1993 season
More Australian Grands Prix
Next race1994 Brazilian Grand Prix

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Ford Cosworth791hr 43m 27.476s10
2 (FRA) Alain ProstWilliams-Renault79+9.259s6
3 (GBR) Damon HillWilliams-Renault79+33.902s4
4+3(FRA) Jean AlesiFerrari78+1 lap3
5+1(AUT) Gerhard BergerFerrari78+1 lap2
6+2(GBR) Martin BrundleLigier-Renault78+1 lap1
7+3(JPN) Aguri SuzukiFootwork-Mugen-Honda78+1 lap 
8+1(ITA) Riccardo PatreseBenetton-Ford Cosworth77DNF 
9+5(GBR) Mark BlundellLigier-Renault77+2 laps 
10+7(GBR) Derek WarwickFootwork-Mugen-Honda77+2 laps 
11+2(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Hart76+3 laps 
12+9(FRA) Erik ComasLarrousse-Lamborghini76+3 laps 
13+2(ITA) Andrea de CesarisTyrrell-Yamaha75+4 laps 
14+10(JPN) Toshio SuzukiLarrousse-Lamborghini74+5 laps 
15-4(AUT) Karl WendlingerSauber73DNF 
R (FIN) JJ LehtoSauber56DNF 
R (FRA) Jean-Marc GounonMinardi-Ford Cosworth34DNF 
R (FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Ford Cosworth28DNF 
R (DEU) Michael SchumacherBenetton-Ford Cosworth19DNF 
R (JPN) Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha11DNF 
R (GBR) Eddie IrvineJordan-Hart10DNF 
R (GBR) Johnny HerbertLotus-Ford Cosworth9DNF 
R (ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ford Cosworth5DNF 
R (PRT) Pedro LamyLotus-Ford Cosworth0DNF 

Notes

  • Riccardo Patrese ended lap 77 in P8 before retiring on the following lap.
  • Karl Wendlinger ended lap 73 in P7 before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1(BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
2(FRA) Alain ProstWilliams-Renault
3(GBR) Damon HillWilliams-Renault
4(DEU) Michael SchumacherBenetton-Ford Cosworth
5(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
6(AUT) Gerhard BergerFerrari
7(FRA) Jean AlesiFerrari
8(GBR) Martin BrundleLigier-Renault
9(ITA) Riccardo PatreseBenetton-Ford Cosworth
10(JPN) Aguri SuzukiFootwork-Mugen-Honda
11(AUT) Karl WendlingerSauber
12(FIN) JJ LehtoSauber
13(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Hart
14(GBR) Mark BlundellLigier-Renault
15(ITA) Andrea de CesarisTyrrell-Yamaha
16(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ford Cosworth
17(GBR) Derek WarwickFootwork-Mugen-Honda
18(JPN) Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha
19(GBR) Eddie IrvineJordan-Hart
20(GBR) Johnny HerbertLotus-Ford Cosworth
21(FRA) Erik ComasLarrousse-Lamborghini
22(FRA) Jean-Marc GounonMinardi-Ford Cosworth
23(PRT) Pedro LamyLotus-Ford Cosworth
24(JPN) Toshio SuzukiLarrousse-Lamborghini

Notes

  • Eddie Irvine and Ukyo Katayama started the Grand Prix from the back of the grid after failing to pull away at the beginning of the formation lap.

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Ford Cosworth1:13.371 
2(FRA) Alain ProstWilliams-Renault1:13.8070.436
3(GBR) Damon HillWilliams-Renault1:13.8260.455
4(DEU) Michael SchumacherBenetton-Ford Cosworth1:14.0980.727
5(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Ford Cosworth1:14.1060.735
6(AUT) Gerhard BergerFerrari1:14.1940.823
7(FRA) Jean AlesiFerrari1:15.3321.961
8(GBR) Martin BrundleLigier-Renault1:16.0222.651
9(ITA) Riccardo PatreseBenetton-Ford Cosworth1:16.0772.706
10(JPN) Aguri SuzukiFootwork-Mugen-Honda1:16.0792.708
11(AUT) Karl WendlingerSauber1:16.1062.735
12(FIN) JJ LehtoSauber1:16.2862.915
13(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Hart1:16.4593.088
14(GBR) Mark BlundellLigier-Renault1:16.4693.098
15(ITA) Andrea de CesarisTyrrell-Yamaha1:16.8923.521
16(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:16.9053.534
17(GBR) Derek WarwickFootwork-Mugen-Honda1:16.9193.548
18(JPN) Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha1:17.0183.647
19(GBR) Eddie IrvineJordan-Hart1:17.3413.970
20(GBR) Johnny HerbertLotus-Ford Cosworth1:17.4504.079
21(FRA) Erik ComasLarrousse-Lamborghini1:17.7504.379
22(FRA) Jean-Marc GounonMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:17.7544.383
23(PRT) Pedro LamyLotus-Ford Cosworth1:19.3695.998
24(JPN) Toshio SuzukiLarrousse-Lamborghini1:21.7938.422

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(FRA) Alain Prost99
2(BRA) Ayrton Senna73
3(GBR) Damon Hill69
4(DEU) Michael Schumacher52
5(ITA) Riccardo Patrese20
6(FRA) Jean Alesi16
7(GBR) Martin Brundle13
8(AUT) Gerhard Berger12
9(GBR) Johnny Herbert11
10(GBR) Mark Blundell10
11(USA) Michael Andretti7
12(AUT) Karl Wendlinger7
13(FIN) JJ Lehto5
=(BRA) Christian Fittipaldi5
15(FIN) Mika Hakkinen4
16(GBR) Derek Warwick4
17(FRA) Philippe Alliot2
=(BRA) Rubens Barrichello2
19(ITA) Fabrizio Barbazza2
20(ITA) Alessandro Zanardi1
=(FRA) Erik Comas1
=(GBR) Eddie Irvine1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Williams-Renault168
2McLaren-Ford Cosworth84
3Benetton-Ford Cosworth72
4Ferrari28
5Ligier-Renault23
6Lotus-Ford Cosworth12
7Sauber12
8Minardi-Ford Cosworth7
9Footwork-Mugen-Honda4
10Larrousse-Lamborghini3
=Jordan-Hart3

Stats & milestones

Last start
Riccardo Patrese
Alain Prost
Toshio Suzuki
Derek Warwick
Wins
41st and last for Ayrton Senna (last Brazilian winner until 2000)
104th for McLaren (last until 1997) NEW RECORD
Podiums
106th and last for Alain Prost
80th and last for Ayrton Senna (2nd driver to score 80 podiums, 1st Brazilian driver)
10th for Damon Hill (50th driver to score ten podiums, 11th British driver)
246th for McLaren
175th & 176th for Williams
Poles
62nd for Ayrton Senna (last for McLaren)
79th for McLaren (last until 1997)
Fastest laps
4th for Damon Hill
76th for Williams
Front row starts
85th and last for Alain Prost
83rd for Ayrton Senna (last for McLaren)
Points finishes
128th and last for Alain Prost
96th and last for Ayrton Senna
Pole & win
29th and last for Ayrton Senna (first since 1991; last Brazilian to win from pole until 2002)

See also

  • Australian Grand Prix
  • Adelaide circuit
  • 1993 World Championship season

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