1993 Canadian Grand Prix

The 1993 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on 13 June 1993. It was the seventh race of the 1993 Formula One World Championship. The 69-lap race was won from pole position by Alain Prost, driving a Williams-Renault, with Michael Schumacher second in a Benetton-Ford and Prost's teammate Damon Hill third. This was the last Formula One race to feature BBC commentary from James Hunt before his death aged 45. He was replaced by Jonathan Palmer partnering Murray Walker.

1993 Canadian Grand Prix
Race 7 of 16 in the 1993 Formula One World Championship
Race details
Date 13 June 1993
Location Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Course Temporary street circuit
Course length 4.430 km (2.753 miles)
Distance 69 laps, 305.670 km (189.935 miles)
Weather Temperatures reaching up to 29.0 °C (84.2 °F);
Wind speeds up to 18.3 km/h (11.4 mph)[1]
Pole position
Driver Williams-Renault
Time 1:18.987
Fastest lap
Driver Germany Michael Schumacher Benetton-Ford
Time 1:21.500 on lap 57 (lap record)
Podium
First Williams-Renault
Second Benetton-Ford
Third Williams-Renault
Lap leaders

Report

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Qualifying

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There was a two by two formation in qualifying in Canada as the Williams were ahead of the Benettons and the Ferraris. Prost took pole ahead of Hill, Schumacher, Patrese, Berger and Alesi. Uncharacteristically, Senna was down in 8th.

Race

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At the start, Hill beat Prost away, while the Benettons were slow and were passed by Berger and Senna (who had already got ahead of Brundle and then Alesi). Hill was leading Prost, Berger, Senna, Schumacher and Patrese.

Senna passed Berger for third on lap 2. On lap 6, Prost took the lead from Hill. Soon afterwards, Schumacher passed Berger with Patrese following him through five laps later. The order stabilised at: Prost, Hill, Senna, Schumacher, Patrese and Berger.

During the mid-race stops, Hill had a problem and dropped behind Senna and Schumacher. Schumacher now set off after Senna. Senna's alternator eventually gave out and he retired from the race. Prost won ahead of Schumacher, Hill, Berger, Brundle and Wendlinger.

Classification

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Qualifying

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Pos No Driver Constructor Q1 Q2 Gap
1 2   Alain Prost Williams-Renault 1:18.987 1:19.135
2 0   Damon Hill Williams-Renault 1:19.491 1:20.145 +0.504
3 5   Michael Schumacher Benetton-Ford 1:20.808 1:20.945 +1.821
4 6   Riccardo Patrese Benetton-Ford 1:20.948 1:23.268 +1.961
5 28   Gerhard Berger Ferrari 1:21.278 1:21.513 +2.291
6 27   Jean Alesi Ferrari 1:21.414 1:21.660 +2.427
7 25   Martin Brundle Ligier-Renault 1:21.603 1:22.026 +2.616
8 8   Ayrton Senna McLaren-Ford 1:21.706 1:21.891 +2.719
9 29   Karl Wendlinger Sauber 1:21.936 1:21.813 +2.826
10 26   Mark Blundell Ligier-Renault 1:22.097 1:22.622 +3.110
11 30   JJ Lehto Sauber 1:22.198 1:22.428 +3.211
12 7   Michael Andretti McLaren-Ford 1:22.751 1:22.229 +3.242
13 20   Érik Comas Larrousse-Lamborghini 1:22.263 1:22.977 +3.276
14 14   Rubens Barrichello Jordan-Hart 1:23.152 1:22.509 +3.522
15 19   Philippe Alliot Larrousse-Lamborghini 1:22.983 1:22.819 +3.832
16 10   Aguri Suzuki Footwork-Mugen-Honda 1:22.891 1:22.999 +3.904
17 23   Christian Fittipaldi Minardi-Ford 1:24.559 1:23.119 +4.132
18 9   Derek Warwick Footwork-Mugen-Honda 1:23.518 1:23.185 +4.198
19 4   Andrea de Cesaris Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:23.268 1:23.185 +4.198
20 12   Johnny Herbert Lotus-Ford 1:23.341 1:23.223 +4.236
21 11   Alessandro Zanardi Lotus-Ford 1:23.240 1:25.027 +4.253
22 3   Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:24.391 1:23.824 +4.837
23 24   Fabrizio Barbazza Minardi-Ford 1:23.946 1:24.375 +4.959
24 15   Thierry Boutsen Jordan-Hart 1:24.632 1:23.960 +4.973
25 22   Luca Badoer Lola-Ferrari 1:25.212 1:24.357 +5.370
DNQ 21   Michele Alboreto Lola-Ferrari 1:24.382 1:24.391 +5.395
Sources:[2][3][4]

Race

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Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 2   Alain Prost Williams-Renault 69 1:36:41.822 1 10
2 5   Michael Schumacher Benetton-Ford 69 + 14.527 3 6
3 0   Damon Hill Williams-Renault 69 + 52.685 2 4
4 28   Gerhard Berger Ferrari 68 + 1 Lap 5 3
5 25   Martin Brundle Ligier-Renault 68 + 1 Lap 7 2
6 29   Karl Wendlinger Sauber 68 + 1 Lap 9 1
7 30   JJ Lehto Sauber 68 + 1 Lap 11  
8 20   Érik Comas Larrousse-Lamborghini 68 + 1 Lap 13  
9 23   Christian Fittipaldi Minardi-Ford 67 + 2 Laps 17  
10 12   Johnny Herbert Lotus-Ford 67 + 2 Laps 20  
11 11   Alessandro Zanardi Lotus-Ford 67 + 2 Laps 21  
12 15   Thierry Boutsen Jordan-Hart 67 + 2 Laps 24  
13 10   Aguri Suzuki Footwork-Mugen-Honda 66 + 3 Laps 16  
14 7   Michael Andretti McLaren-Ford 66 + 3 Laps 12  
15 22   Luca Badoer Lola-Ferrari 65 + 4 Laps 25  
16 9   Derek Warwick Footwork-Mugen-Honda 65 + 4 Laps 18  
17 3   Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha 64 + 5 Laps 22  
18 8   Ayrton Senna McLaren-Ford 62 Electrical 8  
Ret 6   Riccardo Patrese Benetton-Ford 52 Physical 4  
Ret 4   Andrea de Cesaris Tyrrell-Yamaha 45 Spun off 19  
Ret 24   Fabrizio Barbazza Minardi-Ford 33 Gearbox 23  
Ret 27   Jean Alesi Ferrari 23 Engine 6  
Ret 26   Mark Blundell Ligier-Renault 13 Spun off 10  
Ret 14   Rubens Barrichello Jordan-Hart 10 Electrical 14  
Ret 19   Philippe Alliot Larrousse-Lamborghini 8 Engine 15  
Source:[5]

Championship standings after the race

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

References

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  1. ^ "Weather information for the "1993 Canadian Grand Prix"". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
  2. ^ "Molson Canadian Grand Prix – Qualifying 1". Formula1.com. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Molson Canadian Grand Prix – Qualifying 2". Formula1.com. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Canada 1993 – Qualifications". StatsF1. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  5. ^ "1993 Canadian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Canada 1993 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 14 March 2019.


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