1993 Hungarian Grand Prix

The 1993 Hungarian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Hungaroring on 15 August 1993. It was the eleventh race of the 1993 Formula One World Championship.

1993 Hungarian Grand Prix
Race 11 of 16 in the 1993 Formula One World Championship
Race details
Date 15 August 1993
Official name IX Marlboro Magyar Nagydíj
Location Hungaroring
Budapest, Hungary
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 3.968 km (2.466 mi)
Distance 77 laps, 305.536 km (189.851 mi)
Pole position
Driver
Williams-Renault
Time 1:14.631
Fastest lap
Driver Alain Prost Williams-Renault
Time 1:19.633 on lap 52
Podium
First
Williams-Renault
Second
Benetton-Ford
Third
Ferrari

The 77-lap race was won by Damon Hill, driving a Williams-Renault. After retiring from the lead in the previous two races, Hill finally took his first Formula One victory, becoming the first son of a World Champion to win a race himself. Riccardo Patrese finished second in a Benetton-Ford, achieving his final podium finish, with Gerhard Berger third in a Ferrari. Another F1 veteran, Derek Warwick, scored his final points by finishing fourth in a Footwork-Mugen-Honda.

Hill's teammate and Drivers' Championship leader, Alain Prost, took pole position, but stalled on the warm-up lap and had to start from the back of the grid. He subsequently lost several laps due to a faulty rear wing - giving an interview for French television while the Williams team worked on his car.

Report

Qualifying

The two Williamses were 1-2 in qualifying in Hungary, with Prost on pole ahead of Hill, Schumacher, Senna, Patrese and Berger.

Race

Prost stalled on the parade lap, and had to start at the back. At the start, Schumacher got pushed down by Senna, Berger (who was already ahead of Patrese) and Patrese. Hill was leading Senna, Berger, Patrese, Schumacher and Alesi.

Schumacher tried to pass Berger on lap 4 but spun and dropped back to 10th. Both McLarens had throttle problems, Andretti slowing down in front of Schumacher on lap 16 and making Schumacher spin again, dropping down to 14th, right behind the recovering Prost. Senna also retired on lap 18 with throttle problems marking the first time since the race was introduced in 1986 that he failed to finish either 1st or 2nd, as everyone pitted except the Williamses and Schumacher. This left Hill ahead of Patrese, Prost, Schumacher, Berger and Alesi.

Then, Prost had to go into the pits because of problems with his rear wing. He rejoined seven laps behind. On lap 23, Alesi spun off as he hit the armco barrier and retired as a result of backmarkers just in front of the French Sicilian, meanwhile Patrese waved through Schumacher who took second. However, he retired three laps later with fuel pump problems. Berger pitted from third and rejoined in fifth but he quickly passed Brundle and then Warwick to get back third. Pierluigi Martini looked sure for scoring his first point since San Marino the previous year before the Minardi driver would later crash out of 6th position with only 18 laps to go. Hill took his first ever win ahead of Patrese, Berger, Warwick, Brundle and Wendlinger. It would also be the last race that former Williams driver Thierry Boutsen would finish, as the Belgian veteran retired from Formula 1 at the very next race after 10 years in the sport.

Classification

Qualifying
PosNoDriverConstructorQ1Q2Gap
1 2 Alain Prost Williams-Renault 1:15.488 1:14.631 —
2 0 Damon Hill Williams-Renault 1:16.135 1:14.835 +0.204
3 5 Michael Schumacher Benetton-Ford 1:16.005 1:15.228 +0.597
4 8 Ayrton Senna McLaren-Ford 1:18.260 1:16.451 +1.820
5 6 Riccardo Patrese Benetton-Ford 1:17.755 1:16.561 +1.930
6 28 Gerhard Berger Ferrari 1:19.379 1:16.939 +2.308
7 24 Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ford 1:19.129 1:17.366 +2.735
8 27 Jean Alesi Ferrari 1:19.438 1:17.480 +2.849
9 9 Derek Warwick Footwork-Mugen-Honda 1:20.780 1:17.682 +3.051
10 10 Aguri Suzuki Footwork-Mugen-Honda 1:19.533 1:17.693 +3.062
11 7 Michael Andretti McLaren-Ford 1:20.088 1:18.107 +3.476
12 26 Mark Blundell Ligier-Renault 1:20.770 1:18.388 +3.757
13 25 Martin Brundle Ligier-Renault 1:19.277 1:18.392 +3.761
14 23 Christian Fittipaldi Minardi-Ford 1:20.953 1:18.446 +3.815
15 30 JJ Lehto Sauber 1:24.596 1:18.638 +4.007
16 14 Rubens Barrichello Jordan-Hart 1:20.658 1:18.721 +4.090
17 29 Karl Wendlinger Sauber 1:20.590 1:18.840 +4.209
18 20 Érik Comas Larrousse-Lamborghini 1:21.049 1:19.305 +4.674
19 19 Philippe Alliot Larrousse-Lamborghini 1:20.959 1:19.320 +4.689
20 12 Johnny Herbert Lotus-Ford 1:20.527 1:19.444 +4.813
21 11 Alessandro Zanardi Lotus-Ford 1:19.673 1:19.485 +4.854
22 4 Andrea de Cesaris Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:22.489 1:19.560 +4.929
23 3 Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:22.668 1:20.270 +5.639
24 15 Thierry Boutsen Jordan-Hart 1:21.484 1:20.482 +5.851
25 21 Michele Alboreto Lola-Ferrari 1:23.560 1:21.502 +6.871
26 22 Luca Badoer Lola-Ferrari 1:23.543 1:22.655 +8.024

Race
PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 0 Damon Hill Williams-Renault 77 1:47:39.098 2 10
2 6 Riccardo Patrese Benetton-Ford 77 + 1:11.915 5 6
3 28 Gerhard Berger Ferrari 77 + 1:18.042 6 4
4 9 Derek Warwick Footwork-Mugen-Honda 76 + 1 Lap 9 3
5 25 Martin Brundle Ligier-Renault 76 + 1 Lap 13 2
6 29 Karl Wendlinger Sauber 76 + 1 Lap 17 1
7 26 Mark Blundell Ligier-Renault 76 + 1 Lap 12  
8 19 Philippe Alliot Larrousse-Lamborghini 75 + 2 Laps 19  
9 15 Thierry Boutsen Jordan-Hart 75 + 2 Laps 24  
10 3 Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha 73 + 4 Laps 23  
11 4 Andrea de Cesaris Tyrrell-Yamaha 72 + 5 Laps 22  
12 2 Alain Prost Williams-Renault 70 + 7 Laps 1  
Ret 24 Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ford 59 Accident 7  
Ret 20 Érik Comas Larrousse-Lamborghini 54 Engine 18  
Ret 11 Alessandro Zanardi Lotus-Ford 45 Gearbox 21  
Ret 10 Aguri Suzuki Footwork-Mugen-Honda 41 Spun Off 10  
Ret 21 Michele Alboreto Lola-Ferrari 39 Overheating 25  
Ret 12 Johnny Herbert Lotus-Ford 38 Spun Off 20  
Ret 22 Luca Badoer Lola-Ferrari 37 Spun Off 26  
Ret 5 Michael Schumacher Benetton-Ford 26 Fuel Pump 3  
Ret 23 Christian Fittipaldi Minardi-Ford 22 Suspension 14  
Ret 27 Jean Alesi Ferrari 22 Spun Off 8  
Ret 30 JJ Lehto Sauber 18 Engine 15  
Ret 8 Ayrton Senna McLaren-Ford 17 Throttle 4  
Ret 7 Michael Andretti McLaren-Ford 15 Throttle 11  
Ret 14 Rubens Barrichello Jordan-Hart 0 Accident 16  
Source:[1]

Championship standings after the race
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References
  1. "1993 Hungarian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  2. "Hungary 1993 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
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