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1993 Japanese Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitSuzuka, 53 laps
Round15 of 16
Race numbers

The 1993 Japanese Grand Prix was the:

  • 547th World Championship race
  • 9th World Championship Japanese Grand Prix
  • 7th World Championship race at Suzuka
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1(BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Ford Cosworth531hr 40m 27.912s10
2-1(FRA) Alain ProstWilliams-Renault53+11.435s6
3 (FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Ford Cosworth53+26.129s4
4+2(GBR) Damon HillWilliams-Renault53+1m 23.538s3
5+7(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Hart53+1m 35.101s2
6+2(GBR) Eddie IrvineJordan-Hart53+1m 46.421s1
7+10(GBR) Mark BlundellLigier-Renault52+1 lap 
8+3(FIN) JJ LehtoSauber52+1 lap 
9+6(GBR) Martin BrundleLigier-Renault51DNF 
10+12(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ford Cosworth51+2 laps 
11+8(GBR) Johnny HerbertLotus-Ford Cosworth51+2 laps 
12+11(JPN) Toshio SuzukiLarrousse-Lamborghini51+2 laps 
13+7(PRT) Pedro LamyLotus-Ford Cosworth49DNF 
14-7(GBR) Derek WarwickFootwork-Mugen-Honda48DNF 
R (ITA) Riccardo PatreseBenetton-Ford Cosworth45DNF 
R (AUT) Gerhard BergerFerrari40DNF 
R (JPN) Aguri SuzukiFootwork-Mugen-Honda28DNF 
R (JPN) Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha26DNF 
R (FRA) Jean-Marc GounonMinardi-Ford Cosworth26DNF 
R (AUT) Karl WendlingerSauber25DNF 
R (FRA) Erik ComasLarrousse-Lamborghini17DNF 
R (DEU) Michael SchumacherBenetton-Ford Cosworth10DNF 
R (FRA) Jean AlesiFerrari7DNF 
R (ITA) Andrea de CesarisTyrrell-Yamaha0DNF 

Notes

  • Martin Brundle ended lap 51 in P9 before retiring on the following lap.
  • Pedro Lamy ended lap 49 in P11 before retiring on the following lap.
  • Derek Warwick ended lap 48 in P6 before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

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

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(FRA) Alain ProstWilliams-Renault1:37.154 
2(BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Ford Cosworth1:37.2840.130
3(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Ford Cosworth1:37.3260.172
4(DEU) Michael SchumacherBenetton-Ford Cosworth1:37.5300.376
5(AUT) Gerhard BergerFerrari1:37.6220.468
6(GBR) Damon HillWilliams-Renault1:38.3521.198
7(GBR) Derek WarwickFootwork-Mugen-Honda1:38.7801.626
8(GBR) Eddie IrvineJordan-Hart1:38.9661.812
9(JPN) Aguri SuzukiFootwork-Mugen-Honda1:39.2782.124
10(ITA) Riccardo PatreseBenetton-Ford Cosworth1:39.2912.137
11(FIN) JJ LehtoSauber1:39.3912.237
12(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Hart1:39.4262.272
13(JPN) Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha1:39.5112.357
14(FRA) Jean AlesiFerrari1:39.5352.381
15(GBR) Martin BrundleLigier-Renault1:39.9512.797
16(AUT) Karl WendlingerSauber1:40.1532.999
17(GBR) Mark BlundellLigier-Renault1:40.6963.542
18(ITA) Andrea de CesarisTyrrell-Yamaha1:40.6963.542
19(GBR) Johnny HerbertLotus-Ford Cosworth1:41.4884.334
20(PRT) Pedro LamyLotus-Ford Cosworth1:41.6004.446
21(FRA) Erik ComasLarrousse-Lamborghini1:41.7694.615
22(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:41.9894.835
23(JPN) Toshio SuzukiLarrousse-Lamborghini1:42.1755.021
24(FRA) Jean-Marc GounonMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:43.8126.658

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(FRA) Alain Prost93
2(GBR) Damon Hill65
3(BRA) Ayrton Senna63
4(DEU) Michael Schumacher52
5(ITA) Riccardo Patrese20
6(FRA) Jean Alesi13
7(GBR) Martin Brundle12
8(GBR) Johnny Herbert11
9(GBR) Mark Blundell10
10(AUT) Gerhard Berger10
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-Renault158
2McLaren-Ford Cosworth74
3Benetton-Ford Cosworth72
4Ferrari23
5Ligier-Renault22
6Lotus-Ford Cosworth12
7Sauber12
8Minardi-Ford Cosworth7
9Footwork-Mugen-Honda4
10Larrousse-Lamborghini3
=Jordan-Hart3

Stats & milestones

Race debut
Jean-Marc Gounon
Eddie Irvine
Toshio Suzuki
Wins
40th for Ayrton Senna (2nd driver to win 40 races, 1st Brazilian driver)
103rd for McLaren EQUALLED RECORD (shared with Ferrari)
Podiums
105th for Alain Prost
79th for Ayrton Senna
1st for Mika Hakkinen (164th different podium finisher, 3rd Finnish driver)
244th & 245th for McLaren
174th for Williams
Poles
33rd and last for Alain Prost
67th for Williams
Fastest laps
41st and last for Alain Prost
75th for Williams
Front row starts
84th for Alain Prost
82nd for Ayrton Senna
Points finishes
1st for Rubens Barrichello (259th different point scorer, 12th Brazilian driver)
1st for Eddie Irvine (260th different point scorer, 53rd British driver)