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1993 Belgian Grand Prix

The 1993 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Spa-Francorchamps on 29 August 1993. It was the twelfth race of the 1993 Formula One World Championship.

1993 Belgian Grand Prix
Race 12 of 16 in the 1993 Formula One World Championship
Race details
Date 29 August 1993
Official name LI Grand Prix de Belgique
Location Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Francorchamps, Wallonia, Belgium[1]
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 6.940 km (4.312 miles)
Distance 44 laps, 305.341 km (189.730 miles)
Weather Sunny and clear
Pole position
Driver
Williams-Renault
Time 1:47.571
Fastest lap
Driver France Alain Prost Williams-Renault
Time 1:51.095 on lap 41
Podium
First
Williams-Renault
Second
Benetton-Ford
Third
Williams-Renault
Lap leaders

The 44-lap race was won by Briton Damon Hill, driving a Williams-Renault. Hill's French teammate, Alain Prost, took pole position and led the first 30 laps, before he suffered a slow pit stop and dropped to third behind Hill and German Michael Schumacher in the Benetton-Ford. Hill went on to win by 3.6 seconds from Schumacher with Prost a further 11 seconds back; the 1–3 finish secured Williams their second consecutive Constructors' Championship.

Lotus driver Alessandro Zanardi was withdrawn from the meeting following a huge crash in Friday practice, which ultimately ended his season.[2] In the race itself, his team-mate Johnny Herbert scored the final points ever for Team Lotus with his 5th position. Local driver Thierry Boutsen retired from Formula One following the race (after his race ended on the first lap with a gearbox failure).

Qualifying report

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Once again, Alain Prost took pole position in his Williams-Renault with teammate Damon Hill alongside him on the front row of the grid, the two separated on this occasion by nearly nine-tenths of a second. On the second row were Michael Schumacher in the Benetton and Jean Alesi in the Ferrari, and on the third row were Ayrton Senna in the McLaren and Aguri Suzuki in the Footwork. Completing the top ten were Derek Warwick in the second Footwork, Riccardo Patrese in the second Benetton, JJ Lehto in the Sauber and Johnny Herbert in the Lotus.

Qualifying classification

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Pos No Driver Constructor Q1 Q2 Gap
1 2   Alain Prost Williams-Renault 1:48.794 1:47.571 —
2 0   Damon Hill Williams-Renault 1:48.716 1:48.466 +0.895
3 5   Michael Schumacher Benetton-Ford 1:50.305 1:49.075 +1.504
4 27   Jean Alesi Ferrari 1:52.159 1:49.825 +2.254
5 8   Ayrton Senna McLaren-Ford 1:51.385 1:49.934 +2.363
6 10   Aguri Suzuki Footwork-Mugen-Honda 1:51.904 1:50.329 +2.758
7 9   Derek Warwick Footwork-Mugen-Honda 1:52.730 1:50.628 +3.057
8 6   Riccardo Patrese Benetton-Ford 1:51.925 1:51.017 +3.446
9 30   JJ Lehto Sauber 1:52.210 1:51.048 +3.477
10 12   Johnny Herbert Lotus-Ford 1:52.369 1:51.139 +3.568
11 25   Martin Brundle Ligier-Renault 1:53.323 1:51.350 +3.779
12 29   Karl Wendlinger Sauber 1:53.139 1:51.440 +3.869
13 14   Rubens Barrichello Jordan-Hart 1:53.235 1:51.711 +4.140
14 7   Michael Andretti McLaren-Ford 1:53.554 1:51.833 +4.262
15 26   Mark Blundell Ligier-Renault 1:53.030 1:51.916 +4.345
16 28   Gerhard Berger Ferrari 1:52.689 1:52.080 +4.509
17 4   Andrea de Cesaris Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:53.559 1:52.647 +5.076
18 19   Philippe Alliot Larrousse-Lamborghini 1:56.822 1:52.907 +5.336
19 20   Érik Comas Larrousse-Lamborghini 1:56.072 1:53.186 +5.615
20 15   Thierry Boutsen Jordan-Hart 1:55.382 1:53.465 +5.894
21 24   Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ford 1:54.968 1:53.526 +5.955
22 23   Christian Fittipaldi Minardi-Ford 1:56.947 1:53.942 +6.371
23 3   Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:55.271 1:54.551 +6.980
24 22   Luca Badoer Lola-Ferrari 1:57.599 1:54.978 +7.407
25 21   Michele Alboreto Lola-Ferrari 1:57.852 1:55.965 +8.394
NC 11   Alessandro Zanardi Lotus-Ford — — —
Sources:[3][4][5]

Race report

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At the start, Senna got ahead of both Schumacher and Alesi with Alesi also getting by Schumacher. The order at the end of lap 1 was: Prost, Senna, Hill, Alesi, Schumacher and Suzuki.

Alesi retired then with suspension troubles on lap 4, releasing Schumacher. Schumacher then set off after Senna and overtook him on the grass during the first round of pitstops. The first stops did not change anything, with Prost leading from Hill, Schumacher and Senna. Suzuki was a distant fifth until his gearbox failed on lap 15. Prost had a slow second stop, which allowed Hill to take the lead. Schumacher then overtook Prost to claim second. Prost smashed the lap record on lap 41 in his chase of Schumacher, but he found out that he was just a tenth quicker and settled for third. Hill won, wrapping up the Constructors Championship for Williams with Schumacher and Prost close behind. Senna was a lonely fourth, while Herbert and Patrese, who spun after his pitstop, took the final points. Herbert's 2 points for 5th place would turn out to be the last points finish for a Team Lotus driver.

Thus, with three-quarters of the season gone, Prost was a full 28 points ahead and could sense the championship, having 81 points to Senna's 53. Hill was third with 48, Schumacher was fourth with 42, Patrese was fifth with 18, Brundle was sixth with 11, Herbert was seventh with 11 and Blundell was eighth with 10. In the Constructors Championship, Williams were World Champions with 129 points ahead of Benetton who were second with 60, McLaren close behind in third with 56 and Ligier fourth with 21 – their best performance in some years.

Race classification

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Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 0   Damon Hill Williams-Renault 44 1:24:32.124 2 10
2 5   Michael Schumacher Benetton-Ford 44 + 3.668 3 6
3 2   Alain Prost Williams-Renault 44 + 14.988 1 4
4 8   Ayrton Senna McLaren-Ford 44 + 1:39.763 5 3
5 12   Johnny Herbert Lotus-Ford 43 + 1 lap 10 2
6 6   Riccardo Patrese Benetton-Ford 43 + 1 lap 8 1
7 25   Martin Brundle Ligier-Renault 43 + 1 lap 11  
8 7   Michael Andretti McLaren-Ford 43 + 1 lap 14  
9 30   JJ Lehto Sauber 43 + 1 lap 9  
10 28   Gerhard Berger Ferrari 42 Collision 16  
11 26   Mark Blundell Ligier-Renault 42 Collision 15  
12 19   Philippe Alliot Larrousse-Lamborghini 42 + 2 laps 18  
13 22   Luca Badoer Lola-Ferrari 42 + 2 laps 24  
14 21   Michele Alboreto Lola-Ferrari 41 + 3 laps 25  
15 3   Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha 40 + 4 laps 23  
Ret 20   Érik Comas Larrousse-Lamborghini 37 Fuel pump 19  
Ret 9   Derek Warwick Footwork-Mugen-Honda 28 Engine 7  
Ret 29   Karl Wendlinger Sauber 27 Engine 12  
Ret 4   Andrea de Cesaris Tyrrell-Yamaha 24 Engine 17  
Ret 23   Christian Fittipaldi Minardi-Ford 15 Accident 22  
Ret 24   Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ford 15 Spun off 21  
Ret 10   Aguri Suzuki Footwork-Mugen-Honda 14 Gearbox 6  
Ret 14   Rubens Barrichello Jordan-Hart 11 Wheel bearing 13  
Ret 27   Jean Alesi Ferrari 4 Suspension 4  
Ret 15   Thierry Boutsen Jordan-Hart 0 Gearbox 20  
DNQ 11   Alessandro Zanardi Lotus-Ford  
Source:[6]

Championship standings after the race

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  • Bold text indicates the World Champions.
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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  1. ^ "1993 Belgian GP". Motor Sport. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  2. ^ Newbold, James (9 February 2021). "Top 10 F1 to Indycar converts ranked". Autosport. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Belgian Grand Prix – Qualifying 1". Formula1.com. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Belgian Grand Prix – Qualifying 2". Formula1.com. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  5. ^ "1993 Belgian Grand Prix Classification Qualifying". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  6. ^ "1993 Belgian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  7. ^ a b "Belgium 1993 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.


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