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1993 French Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitMagny-Cours, 72 laps
Round8 of 16
Race numbers

The 1993 French Grand Prix was the:

  • 540th World Championship race
  • 43rd World Championship French Grand Prix
  • 3rd World Championship race at Magny-Cours
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1(FRA) Alain ProstWilliams-Renault721hr 38m 35.241s10
2-1(GBR) Damon HillWilliams-Renault72+0.342s6
3+4(DEU) Michael SchumacherBenetton-Ford Cosworth72+21.209s4
4+1(BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Ford Cosworth72+32.405s3
5-2(GBR) Martin BrundleLigier-Renault72+33.795s2
6+10(USA) Michael AndrettiMcLaren-Ford Cosworth71+1 lap1
7+1(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Hart71+1 lap 
8+15(BRA) Christian FittipaldiMinardi-Ford Cosworth71+1 lap 
9+1(FRA) Philippe AlliotLarrousse-Lamborghini70+2 laps 
10+2(ITA) Riccardo PatreseBenetton-Ford Cosworth70+2 laps 
11+9(BEL) Thierry BoutsenJordan-Hart70+2 laps 
12+1(JPN) Aguri SuzukiFootwork-Mugen-Honda70+2 laps 
13+2(GBR) Derek WarwickFootwork-Mugen-Honda70+2 laps 
14 (AUT) Gerhard BergerFerrari70+2 laps 
15+10(ITA) Andrea de CesarisTyrrell-Yamaha68+4 laps 
16-7(FRA) Erik ComasLarrousse-Lamborghini66DNF 
R (FRA) Jean AlesiFerrari47DNF 
R (ITA) Luca BadoerLola-Ferrari28DNF 
R (AUT) Karl WendlingerSauber25DNF 
R (FIN) JJ LehtoSauber22DNF 
R (GBR) Mark BlundellLigier-Renault20DNF 
R (GBR) Johnny HerbertLotus-Ford Cosworth16DNF 
R (ITA) Fabrizio BarbazzaMinardi-Ford Cosworth16DNF 
R (JPN) Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha9DNF 
R (ITA) Alessandro ZanardiLotus-Ford Cosworth3DNF 

Notes

  • Eric Comas ended lap 66 in P8 before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

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

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(GBR) Damon HillWilliams-Renault1:14.382 
2(FRA) Alain ProstWilliams-Renault1:14.5240.142
3(GBR) Martin BrundleLigier-Renault1:16.1691.787
4(GBR) Mark BlundellLigier-Renault1:16.2031.821
5(BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Ford Cosworth1:16.2641.882
6(FRA) Jean AlesiFerrari1:16.6622.280
7(DEU) Michael SchumacherBenetton-Ford Cosworth1:16.7202.338
8(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Hart1:17.1682.786
9(FRA) Erik ComasLarrousse-Lamborghini1:17.1702.788
10(FRA) Philippe AlliotLarrousse-Lamborghini1:17.1902.808
11(AUT) Karl WendlingerSauber1:17.3152.933
12(ITA) Riccardo PatreseBenetton-Ford Cosworth1:17.3622.980
13(JPN) Aguri SuzukiFootwork-Mugen-Honda1:17.4413.059
14(AUT) Gerhard BergerFerrari1:17.4563.074
15(GBR) Derek WarwickFootwork-Mugen-Honda1:17.5983.216
16(USA) Michael AndrettiMcLaren-Ford Cosworth1:17.6593.277
17(ITA) Alessandro ZanardiLotus-Ford Cosworth1:17.7063.324
18(FIN) JJ LehtoSauber1:17.8123.430
19(GBR) Johnny HerbertLotus-Ford Cosworth1:17.8623.480
20(BEL) Thierry BoutsenJordan-Hart1:17.9973.615
21(JPN) Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha1:19.1434.761
22(ITA) Luca BadoerLola-Ferrari1:19.4935.111
23(BRA) Christian FittipaldiMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:19.5195.137
24(ITA) Fabrizio BarbazzaMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:19.6915.309
25(ITA) Andrea de CesarisTyrrell-Yamaha1:19.8565.474
Did not qualify
26(ITA) Michele AlboretoLola-Ferrari1:20.1305.748

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(FRA) Alain Prost57
2(BRA) Ayrton Senna45
3(GBR) Damon Hill28
4(DEU) Michael Schumacher24
5(GBR) Martin Brundle9
6(GBR) Mark Blundell6
7(GBR) Johnny Herbert6
8(FIN) JJ Lehto5
=(ITA) Riccardo Patrese5
=(BRA) Christian Fittipaldi5
11(AUT) Gerhard Berger5
12(FRA) Jean Alesi4
13(USA) Michael Andretti3
14(FRA) Philippe Alliot2
15(ITA) Fabrizio Barbazza2
16(ITA) Alessandro Zanardi1
=(AUT) Karl Wendlinger1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Williams-Renault85
2McLaren-Ford Cosworth48
3Benetton-Ford Cosworth29
4Ligier-Renault15
5Ferrari9
6Lotus-Ford Cosworth7
7Minardi-Ford Cosworth7
8Sauber6
9Larrousse-Lamborghini2

Stats & milestones

Last start
Fabrizio Barbazza
Milestone race start
150th for Ayrton Senna (12th driver to start 150 races, 2nd Brazilian driver)
50th for Aguri Suzuki (78th driver to start 50 races, 2nd Japanese driver)
Wins
49th for Alain Prost
66th for Williams
Race 1-2
22nd for Williams
Podiums
100th for Alain Prost (1st driver to score 100 podiums, 1st French driver)
13th for Michael Schumacher
5th for Damon Hill
164th & 165th for Williams
44th for Benetton
Poles
1st for Damon Hill (72nd different polesitter, 14th British driver)
60th for Williams (4th constructor to take 60 pole positions)
1-2 start
28th for Williams
Fastest laps
6th for Michael Schumacher
13th for Benetton
Front row starts
77th for Alain Prost
6th for Damon Hill