1993 Belgian Grand Prix

Fact File

Date:	Sunday, 29 August 1993
Winner:	Damon Hill Williams-Renault
Pole position:	Alain Prost Williams-Renault
Fastest lap:	Alain Prost Williams-Renault
Circuit:	Spa-Francorchamps, 44 laps
Round:	12 of 16

Race Result

Pos		Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time	Points
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

Starting Grid

• Highlight: race winner
• Highlight: second place
• Highlight: third place

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time
1	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault	1:47.571
2	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	1:48.466
3	Michael Schumacher	Benetton-Ford Cosworth	1:49.075
4	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	1:49.825
5	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:49.934
6	Aguri Suzuki	Footwork-Mugen-Honda	1:50.329
7	Derek Warwick	Footwork-Mugen-Honda	1:50.628
8	Riccardo Patrese	Benetton-Ford Cosworth	1:51.017
9	JJ Lehto	Sauber	1:51.048
10	Johnny Herbert	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:51.139
11	Martin Brundle	Ligier-Renault	1:51.350
12	Karl Wendlinger	Sauber	1:51.440
13	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan-Hart	1:51.711
14	Michael Andretti	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:51.833
15	Mark Blundell	Ligier-Renault	1:51.916
16
17	Andrea de Cesaris	Tyrrell-Yamaha	1:52.647
18	Philippe Alliot	Larrousse-Lamborghini	1:52.907
19	Erik Comas	Larrousse-Lamborghini	1:53.186
20	Thierry Boutsen	Jordan-Hart	1:53.465
21	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi-Ford Cosworth	1:53.526
22	Christian Fittipaldi	Minardi-Ford Cosworth	1:53.942
23	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell-Yamaha	1:54.551
24	Luca Badoer	Lola-Ferrari	1:54.978
25	Michele Alboreto	Lola-Ferrari	1:55.965
Started from the pit lane
	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:52.080

Qualifying Result

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
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-race.

• Highlight: driver/constructor confirmed as world champion for 1993

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
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

Driver: Thierry Boutsen

Milestone race start

Driver: 50th for JJ Lehto

World Champion

Constructor: 6th World Championship for Williams

Wins

Driver: 2nd for Damon Hill

Constructor: 70th for Williams

Podiums

Driver: 103rd for Alain Prost, 16th for Michael Schumacher, 7th for Damon Hill

Constructor: 169th & 170th for Williams, 49th for Benetton

Poles

Driver: 31st for Alain Prost

Constructor: 64th for Williams

Qualifying 1-2

Constructor: 32nd for Williams

Fastest laps

Driver: 40th for Alain Prost

Constructor: 72nd for Williams

Front row starts

Driver: 81st for Alain Prost EQUALLED RECORD (shared with Ayrton Senna), 10th for Damon Hill

Points finishes

Driver: 125th for Alain Prost

See also

• Belgian Grand Prix
• Spa-Francorchamps Circuit
• 1993 World Championship season