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1993 Belgian Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountryBelgium
Grand PrixBelgian
Official nameLI Grand Prix de Belgique
ImageCircuit Spa.png
Date29 August
Year1993
Race_No12
Season_No16
LocationCircuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Francorchamps, Wallonia, Belgium
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course_mi4.312
Course_km6.940
Distance_laps44
Distance_mi189.730
Distance_km305.341
WeatherSunny and clear
Pole_DriverAlain Prost
Pole_TeamWilliams-Renault
Pole_Time1:47.571
Pole_CountryFrance
Fast_DriverAlain Prost
Fast_TeamWilliams-Renault
Fast_Time1:51.095
Fast_Lap41
Fast_CountryFrance
First_DriverDamon Hill
First_TeamWilliams-Renault
First_CountryUnited Kingdom
Second_DriverMichael Schumacher
Second_TeamBenetton-Ford
Second_CountryGermany
Third_DriverAlain Prost
Third_TeamWilliams-Renault
Third_CountryFrance
Lapchart

Francorchamps, Wallonia, Belgium 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.

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Lotus driver Alessandro Zanardi was withdrawn from the meeting following a huge crash in Friday practice, which ultimately ended his season. 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

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

PosNoDriverConstructorQ1Q2Gap12345678910111213141516171819202122232425NCSources:
2France Alain ProstWilliams-Renault1:48.794**1:47.571**—
0UK Damon HillWilliams-Renault1:48.716**1:48.466**+0.895
5Germany Michael SchumacherBenetton-Ford1:50.305**1:49.075**+1.504
27France Jean AlesiFerrari1:52.159**1:49.825**+2.254
8Brazil Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Ford1:51.385**1:49.934**+2.363
10Japan Aguri SuzukiFootwork-Mugen-Honda1:51.904**1:50.329**+2.758
9UK Derek WarwickFootwork-Mugen-Honda1:52.730**1:50.628**+3.057
6Italy Riccardo PatreseBenetton-Ford1:51.925**1:51.017**+3.446
30Finland JJ LehtoSauber1:52.210**1:51.048**+3.477
12UK Johnny HerbertLotus-Ford1:52.369**1:51.139**+3.568
25UK Martin BrundleLigier-Renault1:53.323**1:51.350**+3.779
29Austria Karl WendlingerSauber1:53.139**1:51.440**+3.869
14Brazil Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Hart1:53.235**1:51.711**+4.140
7United States Michael AndrettiMcLaren-Ford1:53.554**1:51.833**+4.262
26UK Mark BlundellLigier-Renault1:53.030**1:51.916**+4.345
28Austria Gerhard BergerFerrari1:52.689**1:52.080**+4.509
4Italy Andrea de CesarisTyrrell-Yamaha1:53.559**1:52.647**+5.076
19France Philippe AlliotLarrousse-Lamborghini1:56.822**1:52.907**+5.336
20France Érik ComasLarrousse-Lamborghini1:56.072**1:53.186**+5.615
15Belgium Thierry BoutsenJordan-Hart1:55.382**1:53.465**+5.894
24Italy Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ford1:54.968**1:53.526**+5.955
23Brazil Christian FittipaldiMinardi-Ford1:56.947**1:53.942**+6.371
3Japan Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha1:55.271**1:54.551**+6.980
22Italy Luca BadoerLola-Ferrari1:57.599**1:54.978**+7.407
21Italy Michele AlboretoLola-Ferrari1:57.852**1:55.965**+8.394
11Italy Alessandro ZanardiLotus-Ford———

Race report

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

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints123456789101112131415RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetDNQ
0UK **Damon Hill****Williams-Renault**441:24:32.1242**10**
5Germany **Michael Schumacher****Benetton-Ford**44+ 3.6683**6**
2France **Alain Prost****Williams-Renault**44+ 14.9881**4**
8Brazil **Ayrton Senna****McLaren-Ford**44+ 1:39.7635**3**
12UK **Johnny Herbert****Lotus-Ford**43+ 1 lap10**2**
6Italy **Riccardo Patrese****Benetton-Ford**43+ 1 lap8**1**
25UK Martin BrundleLigier-Renault43+ 1 lap11
7USA Michael AndrettiMcLaren-Ford43+ 1 lap14
30Finland JJ LehtoSauber43+ 1 lap9
28Austria Gerhard BergerFerrari42Collision16
26UK Mark BlundellLigier-Renault42Collision15
19France Philippe AlliotLarrousse-Lamborghini42+ 2 laps18
22Italy Luca BadoerLola-Ferrari42+ 2 laps24
21Italy Michele AlboretoLola-Ferrari41+ 3 laps25
3Japan Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha40+ 4 laps23
20France Érik ComasLarrousse-Lamborghini37Fuel pump19
9UK Derek WarwickFootwork-Mugen-Honda28Engine7
29Austria Karl WendlingerSauber27Engine12
4Italy Andrea de CesarisTyrrell-Yamaha24Engine17
23Brazil Christian FittipaldiMinardi-Ford15Accident22
24Italy Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ford15Spun off21
10Japan Aguri SuzukiFootwork-Mugen-Honda14Gearbox6
14Brazil Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Hart11Wheel bearing13
27France Jean AlesiFerrari4Suspension4
15Belgium Thierry BoutsenJordan-Hart0Gearbox20
11Italy Alessandro ZanardiLotus-Ford

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]1FRA **Alain Prost***81
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]2BRA **Ayrton Senna***53
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]3GBR **Damon Hill***48
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]4GER **Michael Schumacher***42
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]5ITA Riccardo Patrese18

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]1GBR **Williams-Renault**129
[[File:1uparrow_green.svg10px]] 12GBR Benetton-Ford60
[[File:1downarrow_red.svg10px]] 13GBR McLaren-Ford56
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]4FRA Ligier-Renault21
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]5ITA Ferrari14
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
  • Bold text indicates the 1993 World Constructors' Champions.
  • Competitors in bold and marked with an asterisk still had a mathematical chance of becoming World Champion.

References

Name_of_race = Belgian Grand Prix | Year_of_race = 1993 | Previous_race_in_season = 1993 Hungarian Grand Prix | Next_race_in_season = 1993 Italian Grand Prix | Previous_year's_race = 1992 Belgian Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1994 Belgian Grand Prix

References

  1. "1993 Belgian GP". [[Motor Sport (magazine).
  2. Newbold, James. (9 February 2021). "Top 10 F1 to Indycar converts ranked". [[Autosport]].
  3. "Belgian Grand Prix – Qualifying 1". Formula1.com.
  4. "Belgian Grand Prix – Qualifying 2". Formula1.com.
  5. "1993 Belgian Grand Prix Classification Qualifying". Motorsport Stats.
  6. "1993 Belgian Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  7. "Belgium 1993 - Championship • STATS F1".
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