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1993 South African Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitKyalami, 72 laps
Round1 of 16
Race numbers

The 1993 South African Grand Prix was the:

  • 533rd World Championship race
  • 23rd and last World Championship South African Grand Prix
  • 20th and last World Championship race at Kyalami
More 1993 season
More South African Grands Prix
Previous race1992 Australian Grand Prix

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (FRA) Alain ProstWilliams-Renault721hr 38m 45.082s10
2 (BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Ford Cosworth72+1m 19.824s6
3+5(GBR) Mark BlundellLigier-Renault71+1 lap4
4+9(BRA) Christian FittipaldiMinardi-Ford Cosworth71+1 lap3
5+1(FIN) JJ LehtoSauber70+2 laps2
6+9(AUT) Gerhard BergerFerrari69DNF1
7+15(GBR) Derek WarwickFootwork-Mugen-Honda69DNF 
R (GBR) Martin BrundleLigier-Renault57DNF 
R (ITA) Michele AlboretoLola-Ferrari55DNF 
R (FRA) Erik ComasLarrousse-Lamborghini51DNF 
R (ITA) Riccardo PatreseBenetton-Ford Cosworth46DNF 
R (DEU) Michael SchumacherBenetton-Ford Cosworth39DNF 
R (GBR) Johnny HerbertLotus-Ford Cosworth38DNF 
R (AUT) Karl WendlingerSauber33DNF 
R (BRA) Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Hart31DNF 
R (FRA) Jean AlesiFerrari30DNF 
R (FRA) Philippe AlliotLarrousse-Lamborghini27DNF 
R (ITA) Fabrizio BarbazzaMinardi-Ford Cosworth21DNF 
R (JPN) Aguri SuzukiFootwork-Mugen-Honda21DNF 
R (ITA) Luca BadoerLola-Ferrari20DNF 
R (GBR) Damon HillWilliams-Renault16DNF 
R (ITA) Alessandro ZanardiLotus-Ford Cosworth16DNF 
R (USA) Michael AndrettiMcLaren-Ford Cosworth4DNF 
R (ITA) Ivan CapelliJordan-Hart2DNF 
R (JPN) Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha1DNF 
R (ITA) Andrea de CesarisTyrrell-Yamaha0DNF 

Notes

  • Gerhard Berger ended lap 69 in P5 before retiring on the following lap.
  • Derek Warwick ended lap 69 in P7 before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

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

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(FRA) Alain ProstWilliams-Renault1:15.696 
2(BRA) Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Ford Cosworth1:15.7840.088
3(DEU) Michael SchumacherBenetton-Ford Cosworth1:17.2611.565
4(GBR) Damon HillWilliams-Renault1:17.5921.896
5(FRA) Jean AlesiFerrari1:18.2342.538
6(FIN) JJ LehtoSauber1:18.6642.968
7(ITA) Riccardo PatreseBenetton-Ford Cosworth1:18.6762.980
8(GBR) Mark BlundellLigier-Renault1:18.6872.991
9(USA) Michael AndrettiMcLaren-Ford Cosworth1:18.7863.090
10(AUT) Karl WendlingerSauber1:18.9503.254
11(FRA) Philippe AlliotLarrousse-Lamborghini1:19.0343.338
12(GBR) Martin BrundleLigier-Renault1:19.1383.442
13(BRA) Christian FittipaldiMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:19.2853.589
14(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Hart1:19.3053.609
15(AUT) Gerhard BergerFerrari1:19.3863.690
16(ITA) Alessandro ZanardiLotus-Ford Cosworth1:19.3963.700
17(GBR) Johnny HerbertLotus-Ford Cosworth1:19.4983.802
18(ITA) Ivan CapelliJordan-Hart1:19.7594.063
19(FRA) Erik ComasLarrousse-Lamborghini1:20.0814.385
20(JPN) Aguri SuzukiFootwork-Mugen-Honda1:20.2374.541
21(JPN) Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha1:20.4014.705
22(GBR) Derek WarwickFootwork-Mugen-Honda1:20.4024.706
23(ITA) Andrea de CesarisTyrrell-Yamaha1:20.6604.964
24(ITA) Fabrizio BarbazzaMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:20.9945.298
25(ITA) Michele AlboretoLola-Ferrari1:21.8936.197
26(ITA) Luca BadoerLola-Ferrari1:24.7379.041

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(FRA) Alain Prost10
2(BRA) Ayrton Senna6
3(GBR) Mark Blundell4
4(BRA) Christian Fittipaldi3
5(FIN) JJ Lehto2
6(AUT) Gerhard Berger1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Williams-Renault10
2McLaren-Ford Cosworth6
3Ligier-Renault4
4Minardi-Ford Cosworth3
5Sauber2
6Ferrari1

Stats & milestones

Race debut
Michael Andretti (first American driver to start a race since 1989)
Luca Badoer
Fabrizio Barbazza
Rubens Barrichello
Larrousse
Sauber
Last start
Ivan Capelli
Milestone race start
100th for Martin Brundle (34th driver to start 100 races, 6th British driver)
Wins
45th for Alain Prost (first win since 1990; first for Williams)
62nd for Williams
Podiums
95th for Alain Prost (first podium since 1991; first for Williams)
74th for Ayrton Senna
1st for Mark Blundell (161st different podium finisher, 33rd British driver)
238th for McLaren
155th for Williams
43rd for Ligier (first since 1986)
Poles
21st for Alain Prost (first since 1989; first French polesitter since 1989; first for Williams)
53rd for Williams
Fastest laps
36th for Alain Prost (first since 1991; first for Williams)
67th for Williams
Front row starts
81st for Ayrton Senna
70th for Alain Prost (2nd driver to achieve 70 front row starts, 1st French driver; first since 1991; first for Williams)
Pole & win
13th for Alain Prost (first since 1989; first French driver to win from pole since 1989; first for Williams)
Win & fastest lap
20th for Alain Prost (1st driver to win and set the fastest lap in 20 races, 1st French driver; first since 1989; first French driver to win and set the fastest lap since 1990; first for Williams)
Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
7th for Alain Prost (first since 1988; first French driver to complete a hat-trick since 1988; first for Williams)