1993 Belgian Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 29 August 1993 |
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| Circuit | Spa-Francorchamps, 44 laps |
| Round | 12 of 16 |
| Race numbers | The 1993 Belgian Grand Prix was the
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +1 |  Damon Hill | Williams-Renault | 44 | 1hr 24m 32.124s | 10 |
| 2 | +1 |  Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 44 | +3.668s | 6 |
| 3 | -2 |  Alain Prost | Williams-Renault | 44 | +14.988s | 4 |
| 4 | +1 |  Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 44 | +1m 39.763s | 3 |
| 5 | +5 | Johnny Herbert | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 43 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | +2 |  Riccardo Patrese | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 43 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | +4 | Martin Brundle | Ligier-Renault | 43 | +1 lap | |
| 8 | +6 |  Michael Andretti | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 43 | +1 lap | |
| 9 |  JJ Lehto | Sauber | 43 | +1 lap | ||
| 10 | PL |  Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 42 | DNF | |
| 11 | +4 | Mark Blundell | Ligier-Renault | 42 | DNF | |
| 12 | +6 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse-Lamborghini | 42 | +2 laps | |
| 13 | +11 | Luca Badoer | Lola-Ferrari | 42 | +2 laps | |
| 14 | +11 | Michele Alboreto | Lola-Ferrari | 41 | +3 laps | |
| 15 | +8 |  Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 40 | +4 laps | |
| R | Erik Comas | Larrousse-Lamborghini | 37 | DNF | ||
| R | Derek Warwick | Footwork-Mugen-Honda | 28 | DNF | ||
| R | Karl Wendlinger | Sauber | 27 | DNF | ||
| R | Andrea de Cesaris | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 24 | DNF | ||
| R | Christian Fittipaldi | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 15 | DNF | ||
| R | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 15 | DNF | ||
| R | Aguri Suzuki | Footwork-Mugen-Honda | 14 | DNF | ||
| R | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan-Hart | 11 | DNF | ||
| R | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 4 | DNF | ||
| R |  Thierry Boutsen | Jordan-Hart | 0 | DNF | ||
| Did not start | ||||||
| Alessandro Zanardi | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | |||||
Notes
- Gerhard Berger ended lap 42 in P10 before retiring on the following lap.
- Mark Blundell ended lap 42 in P11 before retiring on the following lap.
- Alessandro Zanardi withdrew from the Grand Prix after a crash in practice.
Starting grid
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Williams-Renault |
| 2 | Damon Hill | Williams-Renault |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Ford Cosworth |
| 4 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari |
| 5 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 6 | Aguri Suzuki | Footwork-Mugen-Honda |
| 7 | Derek Warwick | Footwork-Mugen-Honda |
| 8 | Riccardo Patrese | Benetton-Ford Cosworth |
| 9 | JJ Lehto | Sauber |
| 10 | Johnny Herbert | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 11 | Martin Brundle | Ligier-Renault |
| 12 | Karl Wendlinger | Sauber |
| 13 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan-Hart |
| 14 | Michael Andretti | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 15 | Mark Blundell | Ligier-Renault |
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| 17 | Andrea de Cesaris | Tyrrell-Yamaha |
| 18 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse-Lamborghini |
| 19 | Erik Comas | Larrousse-Lamborghini |
| 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Jordan-Hart |
| 21 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Ford Cosworth |
| 22 | Christian Fittipaldi | Minardi-Ford Cosworth |
| 23 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell-Yamaha |
| 24 | Luca Badoer | Lola-Ferrari |
| 25 | Michele Alboreto | Lola-Ferrari |
| Started from the pit lane | ||
| Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | |
Qualifying result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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| 1 | Alain Prost | Williams-Renault | 1:47.571 | |
| 2 | Damon Hill | Williams-Renault | 1:48.466 | 0.895 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 1:49.075 | 1.504 |
| 4 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 1:49.825 | 2.254 |
| 5 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 1:49.934 | 2.363 |
| 6 | Aguri Suzuki | Footwork-Mugen-Honda | 1:50.329 | 2.758 |
| 7 | Derek Warwick | Footwork-Mugen-Honda | 1:50.628 | 3.057 |
| 8 | Riccardo Patrese | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 1:51.017 | 3.446 |
| 9 | JJ Lehto | Sauber | 1:51.048 | 3.477 |
| 10 | Johnny Herbert | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 1:51.139 | 3.568 |
| 11 | Martin Brundle | Ligier-Renault | 1:51.350 | 3.779 |
| 12 | Karl Wendlinger | Sauber | 1:51.440 | 3.869 |
| 13 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan-Hart | 1:51.711 | 4.140 |
| 14 | Michael Andretti | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 1:51.833 | 4.262 |
| 15 | Mark Blundell | Ligier-Renault | 1:51.916 | 4.345 |
| 16 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:52.080 | 4.509 |
| 17 | Andrea de Cesaris | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:52.647 | 5.076 |
| 18 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse-Lamborghini | 1:52.907 | 5.336 |
| 19 | Erik Comas | Larrousse-Lamborghini | 1:53.186 | 5.615 |
| 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Jordan-Hart | 1:53.465 | 5.894 |
| 21 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 1:53.526 | 5.955 |
| 22 | Christian Fittipaldi | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 1:53.942 | 6.371 |
| 23 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:54.551 | 6.980 |
| 24 | Luca Badoer | Lola-Ferrari | 1:54.978 | 7.407 |
| 25 | Michele Alboreto | Lola-Ferrari | 1:55.965 | 8.394 |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1993 Belgian Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | 81 |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | 53 |
| 3 | Damon Hill | 48 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | 42 |
| 5 | Riccardo Patrese | 18 |
| 6 | Martin Brundle | 11 |
| 7 | Johnny Herbert | 11 |
| 8 | Mark Blundell | 10 |
| 9 | Gerhard Berger | 10 |
| 10 | JJ Lehto | 5 |
| = | Christian Fittipaldi | 5 |
| 12 | Jean Alesi | 4 |
| 13 | Derek Warwick | 4 |
| 14 | Michael Andretti | 3 |
| 15 | Philippe Alliot | 2 |
| 16 | Fabrizio Barbazza | 2 |
| = | Karl Wendlinger | 2 |
| 18 | Alessandro Zanardi | 1 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
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| 1 | Williams-Renault | 129 |
| 2 | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 60 |
| 3 | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 56 |
| 4 | Ligier-Renault | 21 |
| 5 | Ferrari | 14 |
| 6 | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 12 |
| 7 | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 7 |
| = |  Sauber | 7 |
| 9 | Footwork-Mugen-Honda | 4 |
| 10 | Larrousse-Lamborghini | 2 |
Statistics & milestones
- Last start
- Thierry Boutsen
- Milestone race start
- 50th for JJ Lehto (79th driver to start 50 races, 2nd Finnish driver)
- World Champion
- 6th title for Williams (4th constructor to win six championships)
- Wins
- 2nd for Damon Hill
- 70th for Williams (4th constructor to win 70 races)
- Podiums
- 103rd for Alain Prost, 16th for Michael Schumacher, 7th for Damon Hill
- 169th & 170th for Williams, 49th for Benetton
- Poles
- 31st for Alain Prost
- 64th for Williams
- Qualifying 1-2
- 32nd for Williams
- Fastest laps
- 40th for Alain Prost (1st driver to set 40 fastest laps, 1st French driver)
- 72nd for Williams
- Front row starts
- 81st for Alain Prost EQUALLED RECORD (shared with Ayrton Senna), 10th for Damon Hill (39th driver to achieve ten front row starts, 11th British driver)
- Points finishes
- 125th for Alain Prost