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1993 European Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitDonington, 76 laps
Round3 of 16
Race numbers

The 1993 European Grand Prix was the:

  • 535th World Championship race
  • 4th World Championship European Grand Prix (first since 1985)
  • 1st and only World Championship race at Donington
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+3(BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Ford Cosworth761hr 50m 46.570s10
2 (GBR) Damon HillWilliams-Renault76+1m 23.199s6
3-2(FRA) Alain ProstWilliams-Renault75+1 lap4
4+7(GBR) Johnny HerbertLotus-Ford Cosworth75+1 lap3
5+5(ITA) Riccardo PatreseBenetton-Ford Cosworth74+2 laps2
6+14(ITA) Fabrizio BarbazzaMinardi-Ford Cosworth74+2 laps1
7+9(BRA) Christian FittipaldiMinardi-Ford Cosworth73+3 laps 
8+5(ITA) Alessandro ZanardiLotus-Ford Cosworth72+4 laps 
9+8(FRA) Erik ComasLarrousse-Lamborghini72+4 laps 
10+2(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Hart70DNF 
11+13(ITA) Michele AlboretoLola-Ferrari70+6 laps 
R (GBR) Derek WarwickFootwork-Mugen-Honda66DNF 
R (BEL) Thierry BoutsenJordan-Hart61DNF 
R (ITA) Andrea de CesarisTyrrell-Yamaha55DNF 
R (FRA) Jean AlesiFerrari36DNF 
R (JPN) Aguri SuzukiFootwork-Mugen-Honda29DNF 
R (FRA) Philippe AlliotLarrousse-Lamborghini27DNF 
R (DEU) Michael SchumacherBenetton-Ford Cosworth22DNF 
R (GBR) Mark BlundellLigier-Renault20DNF 
R (AUT) Gerhard BergerFerrari19DNF 
R (FIN) JJ LehtoSauber13DNF 
R (JPN) Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha11DNF 
R (GBR) Martin BrundleLigier-Renault7DNF 
R (USA) Michael AndrettiMcLaren-Ford Cosworth0DNF 
R (AUT) Karl WendlingerSauber0DNF 

Notes

  • Rubens Barrichello ended lap 70 in P3 before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1(FRA) Alain ProstWilliams-Renault
2(GBR) Damon HillWilliams-Renault
3(DEU) Michael SchumacherBenetton-Ford Cosworth
4(BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
5(AUT) Karl WendlingerSauber
6(USA) Michael AndrettiMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
7  
8(AUT) Gerhard BergerFerrari
9(FRA) Jean AlesiFerrari
10(ITA) Riccardo PatreseBenetton-Ford Cosworth
11(GBR) Johnny HerbertLotus-Ford Cosworth
12(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Hart
13(ITA) Alessandro ZanardiLotus-Ford Cosworth
14(GBR) Derek WarwickFootwork-Mugen-Honda
15(FRA) Philippe AlliotLarrousse-Lamborghini
16(BRA) Christian FittipaldiMinardi-Ford Cosworth
17(FRA) Erik ComasLarrousse-Lamborghini
18(JPN) Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha
19(BEL) Thierry BoutsenJordan-Hart
20(ITA) Fabrizio BarbazzaMinardi-Ford Cosworth
21(GBR) Mark BlundellLigier-Renault
22(GBR) Martin BrundleLigier-Renault
23(JPN) Aguri SuzukiFootwork-Mugen-Honda
24(ITA) Michele AlboretoLola-Ferrari
25(ITA) Andrea de CesarisTyrrell-Yamaha
Started from the pit lane
 (FIN) JJ LehtoSauber

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(FRA) Alain ProstWilliams-Renault1:10.458 
2(GBR) Damon HillWilliams-Renault1:10.7620.304
3(DEU) Michael SchumacherBenetton-Ford Cosworth1:12.0081.550
4(BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Ford Cosworth1:12.1071.649
5(AUT) Karl WendlingerSauber1:12.7382.280
6(USA) Michael AndrettiMcLaren-Ford Cosworth1:12.7392.281
7(FIN) JJ LehtoSauber1:12.7632.305
8(AUT) Gerhard BergerFerrari1:12.8622.404
9(FRA) Jean AlesiFerrari1:12.9802.522
10(ITA) Riccardo PatreseBenetton-Ford Cosworth1:12.9822.524
11(GBR) Johnny HerbertLotus-Ford Cosworth1:13.3282.870
12(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Hart1:13.5143.056
13(ITA) Alessandro ZanardiLotus-Ford Cosworth1:13.5603.102
14(GBR) Derek WarwickFootwork-Mugen-Honda1:13.6643.206
15(FRA) Philippe AlliotLarrousse-Lamborghini1:13.6653.207
16(BRA) Christian FittipaldiMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:13.6663.208
17(FRA) Erik ComasLarrousse-Lamborghini1:13.9703.512
18(JPN) Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha1:14.1213.663
19(BEL) Thierry BoutsenJordan-Hart1:14.2463.788
20(ITA) Fabrizio BarbazzaMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:14.2743.816
21(GBR) Mark BlundellLigier-Renault1:14.3013.843
22(GBR) Martin BrundleLigier-Renault1:14.3063.848
23(JPN) Aguri SuzukiFootwork-Mugen-Honda1:14.9274.469
24(ITA) Michele AlboretoLola-Ferrari1:15.3224.864
25(ITA) Andrea de CesarisTyrrell-Yamaha1:15.4174.959
Did not qualify
26(ITA) Luca BadoerLola-Ferrari1:15.6415.183

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(BRA) Ayrton Senna26
2(FRA) Alain Prost14
3(GBR) Damon Hill12
4(GBR) Mark Blundell6
5(GBR) Johnny Herbert6
6(DEU) Michael Schumacher4
7(BRA) Christian Fittipaldi3
8(FIN) JJ Lehto2
=(ITA) Riccardo Patrese2
10(AUT) Gerhard Berger1
=(ITA) Alessandro Zanardi1
=(ITA) Fabrizio Barbazza1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1McLaren-Ford Cosworth26
=Williams-Renault26
3Lotus-Ford Cosworth7
4Benetton-Ford Cosworth6
=Ligier-Renault6
6Minardi-Ford Cosworth4
7Sauber2
8Ferrari1

Stats & milestones

Wins
38th for Ayrton Senna
101st for McLaren
Podiums
96th for Alain Prost
76th for Ayrton Senna
2nd for Damon Hill
240th for McLaren
157th & 158th for Williams
Poles
23rd for Alain Prost
55th for Williams
1-2 start
24th for Williams
Fastest laps
19th and last for Ayrton Senna (last Brazilian driver to set a fastest lap until 2000)
69th for McLaren (last until 1997)
Front row starts
72nd for Alain Prost
2nd for Damon Hill
Points finishes
1st for Fabrizio Barbazza (257th different point scorer, 43rd Italian driver)
Win & fastest lap
10th and last for Ayrton Senna (7th driver to win and set the fastest lap in ten races, 1st Brazilian driver; first since 1990; first Brazilian driver to win and set the fastest lap since 1990 and last until 2000)