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1993 South African Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountrySouth Africa
Flag_suffix1982
Grand PrixSouth African
Date14 March
Year1993
ImageKyalami 1992 Layout.png
Official namePanasonic South African Grand Prix
Race_No1
Season_No16
LocationKyalami
Midrand, Transvaal Province, South Africa
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course_mi2.648
Course_km4.261
Distance_laps72
Distance_mi190.632
Distance_km306.792
WeatherVery hot and humid, with torrential thunderstorms. Air temp: 33 °C
Pole_DriverAlain Prost
Pole_TeamWilliams-Renault
Pole_Time1:15.696
Pole_CountryFrance
Fast_DriverAlain Prost
Fast_TeamWilliams-Renault
Fast_Time1:19.492
Fast_Lap40
Fast_CountryFrance
First_DriverAlain Prost
First_TeamWilliams-Renault
First_CountryFrance
Second_DriverAyrton Senna
Second_TeamMcLaren-Ford
Second_CountryBrazil
Third_DriverMark Blundell
Third_TeamLigier-Renault
Third_CountryUnited Kingdom
Lapchart

Midrand, Transvaal Province, South Africa

The 1993 South African Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Kyalami on 14 March 1993. It was the first race of the 1993 Formula One World Championship.

The 72-lap race was won by Frenchman Alain Prost, driving a Williams-Renault. Prost, returning to Formula One after taking the season off, took pole position and led the last 49 laps, winning by over a minute from Brazilian Ayrton Senna in a McLaren-Ford. Briton Mark Blundell finished third in a Ligier-Renault.

This was the 33rd South African Grand Prix and, as of , the most recent Formula One race held on the continent of Africa. The race also marked the debut of the Swiss Sauber team, who scored their first points courtesy of Finn JJ Lehto's fifth-place finish.

This was the first time since 1974 that the first race of a season did not feature the defending Drivers' Champion in the field (in 1974, Jackie Stewart was missing as he had retired following the death of his teammate and close friend François Cevert in 1973). Defending 1992 champion Nigel Mansell had moved to race in CART for the season. Since there was no defending Drivers' Champion in the field this season, defending Constructors' Champion Williams could not use No. 1 on either of its cars. Therefore, this was the first race since the 1973 United States Grand Prix that number 0 was used.

Report

The season started off in Kyalami where Prost, in his first race with Williams, took pole ahead of Senna, Schumacher, Hill, Alesi and Lehto, impressing in Sauber's first Grand Prix. At the start, Prost was poor and Senna and Hill (who was already ahead of Schumacher) got ahead of him. Then, Hill spun in front of Prost and dropped well down the field, Prost being forced to back off and let Schumacher through to second. Senna led Schumacher, Prost, Lehto, Wendlinger and Alesi at the end of lap one.

Prost attacked Schumacher, took second on lap 13 and set off after Senna. Five laps later, he attacked into the first corner but Senna took the inside and defended. However, Senna could not do anything when Prost attacked on lap 25 with the inside line. He took the lead and motored off. Schumacher also passed Senna to take second soon after. Both of them pitted unlike Prost, but Senna was quicker and rejoined ahead.

Schumacher was in no mood to stay third and attacked Senna on lap 40. There was minor contact and Schumacher spun off into retirement. Patrese was third but he too spun off on lap 47, leaving Blundell's Ligier third and Fittipaldi's impressive Minardi in fourth. Prost won from Senna, Blundell, Fittipaldi, Lehto (who was lapped twice in early stages of the race) and Berger (he was out but was classified sixth).

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorQ1Q2Gap1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526Sources:
2France Alain ProstWilliams-Renault1:16.804**1:15.696**
8Brazil Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Ford1:17.152**1:15.784**+0.088
5Germany Michael SchumacherBenetton-Ford1:17.507**1:17.261**+1.565
0UK Damon HillWilliams-Renault1:17.732**1:17.592**+1.896
27France Jean AlesiFerrari1:18.775**1:18.234**+2.538
30Finland JJ LehtoSauber1:19.120**1:18.664**+2.968
6Italy Riccardo PatreseBenetton-Ford1:19.341**1:18.676**+2.980
26UK Mark BlundellLigier-Renault1:19.688**1:18.687**+2.991
7United States Michael AndrettiMcLaren-Ford1:18.903**1:18.786**+3.090
29Austria Karl WendlingerSauber1:20.365**1:18.950**+3.254
19France Philippe AlliotLarrousse-Lamborghini1:19.350**1:19.034**+3.338
25UK Martin BrundleLigier-Renault**1:19.138**1:19.457+3.442
23Brazil Christian FittipaldiMinardi-Ford1:19.825**1:19.285**+3.589
14Brazil Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Hart1:20.118**1:19.305**+3.609
28Austria Gerhard BergerFerrari1:20.066**1:19.386**+3.690
11Italy Alessandro ZanardiLotus-Ford1:20.150**1:19.396**+3.700
12UK Johnny HerbertLotus-Ford1:20.009**1:19.498**+3.802
15Italy Ivan CapelliJordan-Hart1:20.841**1:19.759**+4.063
20France Érik ComasLarrousse-Lamborghini1:21.000**1:20.081**+4.385
10Japan Aguri SuzukiFootwork-Mugen-Honda1:21.342**1:20.237**+4.541
3Japan Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha**1:20.401**1:20.479+4.705
9UK Derek WarwickFootwork-Mugen-Honda1:20.821**1:20.402**+4.706
4Italy Andrea de CesarisTyrrell-Yamaha1:20.721**1:20.660**+4.964
24Italy Fabrizio BarbazzaMinardi-Ford**1:20.994**1:21.195+5.298
21Italy Michele AlboretoLola-Ferrari1:22.843**1:21.893**+6.197
22Italy Luca BadoerLola-Ferrari**1:24.737**—+9.041

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints1234567RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRet
2France **Alain Prost****Williams-Renault**721:38:45.0821**10**
8Brazil **Ayrton Senna****McLaren-Ford**72+ 1:19.8242**6**
26UK **Mark Blundell****Ligier-Renault**71+ 1 lap8**4**
23Brazil **Christian Fittipaldi****Minardi-Ford**71+ 1 lap13**3**
30Finland **JJ Lehto****Sauber**70+ 2 laps6**2**
28Austria **Gerhard Berger****Ferrari**69Engine15**1**
9UK Derek WarwickFootwork-Mugen-Honda69Spun off22
25UK Martin BrundleLigier-Renault57Spun off12
21Italy Michele AlboretoLola-Ferrari55Overheating25
20France Érik ComasLarrousse-Lamborghini51Engine19
6Italy Riccardo PatreseBenetton-Ford46Spun off7
5Germany Michael SchumacherBenetton-Ford39Spun off3
12UK Johnny HerbertLotus-Ford38Fuel system17
29Austria Karl WendlingerSauber33Engine10
14Brazil Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Hart31Gearbox14
27France Jean AlesiFerrari30Suspension5
19France Philippe AlliotLarrousse-Lamborghini27Spun off11
24Italy Fabrizio BarbazzaMinardi-Ford21Collision24
10Japan Aguri SuzukiFootwork-Mugen-Honda21Collision20
22Italy Luca BadoerLola-Ferrari20Gearbox26
0UK Damon HillWilliams-Renault16Collision4
11Italy Alessandro ZanardiLotus-Ford16Collision16
7USA Michael AndrettiMcLaren-Ford4Collision9
15Italy Ivan CapelliJordan-Hart2Spun off18
3Japan Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha1Transmission21
4Italy Andrea de CesarisTyrrell-Yamaha0Transmission23

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
1FRA Alain Prost10
2BRA Ayrton Senna6
3GBR Mark Blundell4
4BRA Christian Fittipaldi3
5FIN JJ Lehto2

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
1GBR Williams-Renault10
2GBR McLaren-Ford6
3FRA Ligier-Renault4
4ITA Minardi-Ford3
5SUI Sauber2
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

| Previous_year's_race = 1992 South African Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = N/A

References

  1. "Motor Racing Programme Covers: 1993". The Programme Covers Project.
  2. "Panasonic South African Grand Prix – Qualifying 1". Formula1.com.
  3. "Panasonic South African Grand Prix – Qualifying 2". Formula1.com.
  4. "1993 South African Grand Prix Classification Qualifying". Motorsport Stats.
  5. "1993 South African Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  6. "South Africa 1993 - Championship • STATS F1".
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