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1993 French Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountryFrance
Grand PrixFrench
ImageCircuit de Nevers Magny-Cours (1992-2002).svg
Date4 July
Year1993
Race_No8
Season_No16
CoursePermanent racing facility
Official nameRhône-Poulenc Grand Prix de France
LocationCircuit de Nevers Magny-Cours
Magny-Cours, France
Course_mi2.651
Course_km4.250
Distance_laps72
Distance_mi190.892
Distance_km306.000
Pole_DriverDamon Hill
Pole_TeamWilliams-Renault
Pole_CountryUnited Kingdom
Pole_Time1:14.382
Fast_DriverMichael Schumacher
Fast_CountryGermany
Fast_TeamBenetton-Ford
Fast_Time1:19.256
Fast_Lap47
First_DriverAlain Prost
First_TeamWilliams-Renault
First_CountryFrance
Second_DriverDamon Hill
Second_TeamWilliams-Renault
Second_CountryUnited Kingdom
Third_DriverMichael Schumacher
Third_TeamBenetton-Ford
Third_CountryGermany
Lapchart

Magny-Cours, France

The 1993 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Magny-Cours on 4 July 1993. It was the eighth race of the 1993 Formula One World Championship.

The 72-lap race was won by home favourite Alain Prost, driving a Williams-Renault, after he started from second position. Prost's British teammate Damon Hill finished second, having started from pole position and led the first 26 laps, with German Michael Schumacher third in a Benetton-Ford. With Prost's Brazilian rival Ayrton Senna finishing fourth in his McLaren-Ford, Prost extended his lead in the Drivers' Championship to 12 points.

The race marked Prost's 100th Formula One podium, making him the first driver to achieve the milestone. It was also the last Grand Prix for Fabrizio Barbazza.

This was the first race to feature BBC commentary from Jonathan Palmer, replacing James Hunt after his death following the Canadian Grand Prix. Palmer would partner Murray Walker until the conclusion of the 1996 season when the television rights went to ITV for 1997.

Qualifying report

With local hero Alain Prost taking pole position in all of the previous seven races, there was a massive turnout for qualifying where the Williams were usually dominant. The Williams did take 1-2 in qualifying, but it was Damon Hill who took his first Formula One pole, 0.142 seconds ahead of Prost. The Ligier team, in its home race, filled the second row with Martin Brundle ahead of Mark Blundell, and thus completed a 1-2-3-4 for Renault-powered cars. Ayrton Senna in the McLaren and Jean Alesi in the Ferrari were on the third row, Michael Schumacher in the Benetton and Rubens Barrichello in the Jordan made up the fourth, and the Larrousse team, also contesting its home race, took up the fifth with Érik Comas ahead of Philippe Alliot. For the fourth time in five races, Michele Alboreto came last in his Lola and thus failed to qualify.

Qualifying classification

PosNoDriverConstructorQ1Q2Gap12345678910111213141516171819202122232425DNQSources:
0UK Damon HillWilliams-Renault1:15.051**1:14.382**
2France Alain ProstWilliams-Renault1:15.725**1:14.524**+0.142
25UK Martin BrundleLigier-Renault1:16.847**1:16.169**+1.787
26UK Mark BlundellLigier-Renault1:16.834**1:16.203**+1.821
8Brazil Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Ford1:16.782**1:16.264**+1.882
27France Jean AlesiFerrari1:16.825**1:16.662**+2.280
5Germany Michael SchumacherBenetton-Ford**1:16.720**1:16.745+2.338
14Brazil Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Hart1:17.345**1:17.168**+2.786
20France Érik ComasLarrousse-Lamborghini1:18.180**1:17.170**+2.788
19France Philippe AlliotLarrousse-Lamborghini1:18.230**1:17.190**+2.808
29Austria Karl WendlingerSauber1:17.650**1:17.315**+2.933
6Italy Riccardo PatreseBenetton-Ford1:17.675**1:17.362**+2.980
10Japan Aguri SuzukiFootwork-Mugen-Honda**1:17.441**1:17.518+3.059
28Austria Gerhard BergerFerrari1:18.741**1:17.456**+3.074
9UK Derek WarwickFootwork-Mugen-Honda1:19.180**1:17.598**+3.216
7United States Michael AndrettiMcLaren-Ford1:18.585**1:17.659**+3.277
11Italy Alessandro ZanardiLotus-Ford1:18.331**1:17.706**+3.324
30Finland JJ LehtoSauber1:19.252**1:17.812**+3.430
12UK Johnny HerbertLotus-Ford**1:17.862**1:18.104+3.480
15Belgium Thierry BoutsenJordan-Hart1:18.685**1:17.997**+3.615
3Japan Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha1:20.553**1:19.143**+4.761
22Italy Luca BadoerLola-Ferrari1:21.931**1:19.493**+5.111
23Brazil Christian FittipaldiMinardi-Ford1:19.968**1:19.519**+5.137
24Italy Fabrizio BarbazzaMinardi-Ford1:21.113**1:19.691**+5.309
4Italy Andrea de CesarisTyrrell-Yamaha1:21.024**1:19.856**+5.474
21Italy Michele AlboretoLola-Ferrari1:22.106**1:20.130**+5.748

Race report

At the start, the top five stayed the same while Schumacher got ahead of Alesi. Hill led from Prost, Brundle, Blundell, Senna and Schumacher.

The Williams pulled away while Brundle pulled away from Blundell who was holding up Senna and Schumacher. However, this ended when Blundell was pushed off the road and into retirement on lap 21 as he attempted to lap de Cesaris. It was time for the mid-race stops during which Prost got ahead of Hill and Senna and Schumacher closed up on Brundle.

During the second stops, Prost stayed ahead - just by two-tenths while Senna and Schumacher got ahead of Brundle. Schumacher passed Senna when the two were going through traffic and pulled away. Prost won with Hill right behind to make it a Williams 1-2 ahead of Schumacher, Senna, Brundle and Andretti.

Thus, at the halfway stage of the season, Prost led the World Championship with 57 points. Senna was a further 12 points behind in second with 45, Hill was third with 28, Schumacher was fourth with 24, Brundle fifth with 9, Blundell sixth with 6, Herbert seventh with 6 and Lehto eighth with 5. There were no real battles in the Constructors Championship with Williams comfortably leading with 85 points with McLaren 37 points behind in second with 48. Benetton were third with 29 and Ligier were fourth with 15.

By winning the race, Prost became the first Formula One driver to reach 100 career podiums.

Race classification

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints12345678910111213141516RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRet
2France **Alain Prost****Williams-Renault**721:38:35.2412**10**
0UK **Damon Hill****Williams-Renault**72+ 0.3421**6**
5Germany **Michael Schumacher****Benetton-Ford**72+ 21.2097**4**
8Brazil **Ayrton Senna****McLaren-Ford**72+ 32.4055**3**
25UK **Martin Brundle****Ligier-Renault**72+ 33.7953**2**
7USA **Michael Andretti****McLaren-Ford**71+ 1 lap16**1**
14Brazil Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Hart71+ 1 lap8
23Brazil Christian FittipaldiMinardi-Ford71+ 1 lap23
19France Philippe AlliotLarrousse-Lamborghini70+ 2 laps10
6Italy Riccardo PatreseBenetton-Ford70+ 2 laps12
15Belgium Thierry BoutsenJordan-Hart70+ 2 laps20
10Japan Aguri SuzukiFootwork-Mugen-Honda70+ 2 laps13
9UK Derek WarwickFootwork-Mugen-Honda70+ 2 laps15
28Austria Gerhard BergerFerrari70+ 2 laps14
4Italy Andrea de CesarisTyrrell-Yamaha68+ 4 laps25
20France Érik ComasLarrousse-Lamborghini66Gearbox9
27France Jean AlesiFerrari47Engine6
22Italy Luca BadoerLola-Ferrari28Suspension22
29Austria Karl WendlingerSauber25Gearbox11
30Finland JJ LehtoSauber22Gearbox18
26UK Mark BlundellLigier-Renault20Spun off4
12UK Johnny HerbertLotus-Ford16Spun off19
24Italy Fabrizio BarbazzaMinardi-Ford16Gearbox24
3Japan Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha12Gearbox21
11Italy Alessandro ZanardiLotus-Ford9Suspension17

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]1FRA Alain Prost57
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]2BRA Ayrton Senna45
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]3GBR Damon Hill28
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]4GER Michael Schumacher24
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]5GBR Martin Brundle9

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]1GBR Williams-Renault85
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]2GBR McLaren-Ford48
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]3GBR Benetton-Ford29
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]4FRA Ligier-Renault15
[[File:1rightarrow_blue.svg10px]]5ITA Ferrari9
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

Name_of_race = French Grand Prix | Year_of_race = 1993 | Previous_race_in_season = 1993 Canadian Grand Prix | Next_race_in_season = 1993 British Grand Prix | Previous_year's_race = 1992 French Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1994 French Grand Prix

References

  1. "Statistics Drivers - Podiums - Chronology of the record".
  2. "Fabrizio BARBAZZA - Involvement".
  3. "Rhone Poulenc French Grand Prix – Qualifying 1". Formula1.com.
  4. "Rhone Poulenc French Grand Prix – Qualifying 2". Formula1.com.
  5. "France 1993 – Qualifications". StatsF1.
  6. "1993 French Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  7. "France 1993 - Championship • STATS F1".
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