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 round of the 1993 Formula One season. Damon Hill scored a second successive victory. Alain Prost was leading the race and looked set to win, but a miscommunication during his second pitstop cost him time and he dropped behind Hill and Michael Schumacher. Williams's 1–3 finish clinched the Constructors' Championship for the team.

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, Spa, Belgium
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 6.940 km (4.312 mi)
Distance 44 laps, 305.341 km (189.730 mi)
Weather Sunny and clear
Pole position
Driver
Williams-Renault
Time 1:47.571
Fastest lap
Driver Alain Prost Williams-Renault
Time 1:51.095 on lap 41
Podium
First
Williams-Renault
Second
Benetton-Ford
Third
Williams-Renault

Lotus driver Alessandro Zanardi was withdrawn from the meeting following a huge crash in Friday practice, which ultimately ended his season.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 (he retired on the first lap with a gearbox failure).

Report

Qualifying

In Belgium, the grid was similar to Hungary with Williamses 1–2 in qualifying, Prost taking pole ahead of Hill, Schumacher, Alesi, Senna and Suzuki.

Race

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.

Classification

Qualifying
PosNoDriverConstructorQ1Q2Gap
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 — — —

Race
PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
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 Crash 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:[1]

Championship standings after the race
  • Bold text indicates who still had a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References
  1. "1993 Belgian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  2. "Belgium 1993 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
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