1993 British Grand Prix

  1993 British Grand Prix

Race details
Race 9 of 16 in the 1993 Formula One season
Silverstone in 1993
Date	11 July 1993
Location	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Northamptonshire, Great Britain
Course	Permanent race track 5.226 km (3.260 mi)
Distance	59 laps, 308.334 km (192.348 mi)
Weather	Dry
Pole position
Driver	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault
Time	1:19.006
Fastest lap
Driver	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault
Time	1:22.515 on lap 41
Podium
First	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault
Second	Michael Schumacher	Benetton-Ford
Third	Riccardo Patrese	Benetton-Ford

The 1993 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Silverstone on 11 July 1993. It was the ninth round of the 1993 Formula One season.

Report

With home favourite Nigel Mansell now plying his trade in the US, British racing fans had taken Damon Hill to their hearts. The Williamses took 1-2 in qualifying with Prost on pole ahead of home hero Hill, Schumacher, Senna, Patrese and Brundle.

At the start, Hill took the lead from Prost who was also passed by Senna. While Hill pulled away at the front, Senna, who qualified 3 seconds off Prost's pace, held up both Prost and Schumacher. Finally Prost took the place on lap 7 but Hill was already 5 second up the road. On lap 13, Schumacher passed Senna for third and pulled away as the order settled down.

Gradually Prost closed up on Hill, narrowing the gap to 3 seconds after the mid-race stops. There were no changes behind them either. Then, Luca Badoer crashed, bringing out the Safety Car and reducing the 3 seconds gap between Hill and Prost to nothing. The Safety car then went out but two laps later, on lap 42, Hill's engine blew. Brundle's gearbox failed on lap 54 when he was fourth. Finally, on the last lap, Senna's car ran out of fuel. Prost took his 50th Grand Prix win ahead of Schumacher, Patrese, Herbert, Senna (who was classified fifth) and Warwick.

Complimenting the Lotus team on Johnny Herbert's fourth place finish, Murray Walker closed his broadcast with the words "Lotus are back!". As it turned out, the team only scored points once more.

Classification

Ayrton Senna taking part in the 1993 British Grand Prix.

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Q1	Q2	Gap
1	2	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault	1:34.483	1:19.006	—
2	0	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	1:36.297	1:19.134	+0.128
3	5	Michael Schumacher	Benetton-Ford	1:37.264	1:20.401	+1.395
4	8	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Ford	1:37.050	1:21.986	+2.980
5	6	Riccardo Patrese	Benetton-Ford	1:38.371	1:22.364	+3.358
6	25	Martin Brundle	Ligier-Renault	1:38.384	1:22.421	+3.415
7	12	Johnny Herbert	Lotus-Ford	1:41.037	1:22.487	+3.481
8	9	Derek Warwick	Footwork-Mugen-Honda	1:39.433	1:22.834	+3.828
9	26	Mark Blundell	Ligier-Renault	9:32.793	1:22.885	+3.879
10	10	Aguri Suzuki	Footwork-Mugen-Honda	1:40.537	1:23.077	+4.071
11	7	Michael Andretti	McLaren-Ford	1:38.283	1:23.114	+4.108
12	27	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	1:37.899	1:23.203	+4.197
13	28	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:37.976	1:23.257	+4.251
14	11	Alessandro Zanardi	Lotus-Ford	1:41.908	1:23.533	+4.527
15	14	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan-Hart	1:40.869	1:23.635	+4.629
16	30	JJ Lehto	Sauber	1:39.821	1:24.071	+5.065
17	20	Érik Comas	Larrousse-Lamborghini	1:41.926	1:24.139	+5.133
18	29	Karl Wendlinger	Sauber	1:41.940	1:24.525	+5.519
19	23	Christian Fittipaldi	Minardi-Ford	1:41.726	1:24.664	+5.658
20	24	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi-Ford	1:40.851	1:24.718	+5.712
21	4	Andrea de Cesaris	Tyrrell-Yamaha	1:40.624	1:25.254	+6.248
22	3	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell-Yamaha	1:43.173	1:25.343	+6.337
23	15	Thierry Boutsen	Jordan-Hart	1:42.957	1:25.363	+6.357
24	19	Philippe Alliot	Larrousse-Lamborghini	1:41.985	1:25.397	+6.391
25	22	Luca Badoer	Lola-Ferrari	1:41.838	1:26.239	+7.233
26	21	Michele Alboreto	Lola-Ferrari	1:42.844	1:26.520	+7.514

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	2	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault	59	1:25:38.189	1	10
2	5	Michael Schumacher	Benetton-Ford	59	+7.660	3	6
3	6	Riccardo Patrese	Benetton-Ford	59	+1:17.482	5	4
4	12	Johnny Herbert	Lotus-Ford	59	+1:18.407	7	3
5	8	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Ford	58	Out of fuel	4	2
6	9	Derek Warwick	Footwork-Mugen-Honda	58	+1 Lap	8	1
7	26	Mark Blundell	Ligier-Renault	58	+1 Lap	9
8	30	JJ Lehto	Sauber	58	+1 Lap	16
9	27	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	58	+1 Lap	12
10	14	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan-Hart	58	+1 Lap	15
11	19	Philippe Alliot	Larrousse-Lamborghini	57	+2 Laps	24
12	23	Christian Fittipaldi	Minardi-Ford	56	Gearbox	19
13	3	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell-Yamaha	55	+4 Laps	22
14	25	Martin Brundle	Ligier-Renault	53	Gearbox	6
NC	4	Andrea de Cesaris	Tyrrell-Yamaha	43	Not classified	21
Ret	0	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	41	Engine	2
Ret	11	Alessandro Zanardi	Lotus-Ford	41	Suspension	14
Ret	25	Thierry Boutsen	Jordan-Hart	41	Wheel bearing	23
Ret	22	Luca Badoer	Lola-Ferrari	32	Electrical	25
Ret	24	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi-Ford	31	Physical	20
Ret	29	Karl Wendlinger	Sauber	24	Spun off	18
Ret	28	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	10	Suspension	13
Ret	10	Aguri Suzuki	Footwork-Mugen-Honda	8	Spun off	10
Ret	7	Michael Andretti	McLaren-Ford	0	Spun off	11
Ret	20	Érik Comas	Larrousse-Lamborghini	0	Halfshaft	17
DNQ	21	Michele Alboreto	Lola-Ferrari

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Alain Prost	67
2	Ayrton Senna	47
3	Michael Schumacher	30
4	Damon Hill	28
5	Martin Brundle	9

Constructors' Championship standings

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Williams-Renault	95
2	McLaren-Ford	50
3	Benetton-Ford	39
4	Ligier-Renault	15
5	Lotus-Ford	10

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

• "The Official Formula 1 website". Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-01. 
• Henry, Alan (1993). AUTOCOURSE 1993-94. Hazleton Publishing. ISBN 1-874557-15-2. 

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