1993 Monaco Grand Prix

The 1993 Monaco Grand Prix (formally the 51e Grand Prix de Monaco[1]) was a Formula One motor race held at Monaco on 23 May 1993. It was the sixth race of the 1993 Formula One World Championship.

1993 Monaco Grand Prix
Race 6 of 16 in the 1993 Formula One World Championship
Race details
Date 23 May 1993
Official name 51e Grand Prix de Monaco
Location Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo
Course Temporary street circuit
Course length 3.328 km (2.068 miles)
Distance 78 laps, 259.584 km (161.298 miles)
Weather Partly cloudy, mild, dry
Pole position
Driver
Williams-Renault
Time 1:20.557
Fastest lap
Driver France Alain Prost Williams-Renault
Time 1:23.604 on lap 74
Podium
First
McLaren-Ford
Second
Williams-Renault
Third
Ferrari
Lap leaders

The 78-lap race was won by Brazilian driver Ayrton Senna, driving a McLaren-Ford. It was Senna's fifth consecutive Monaco win and sixth in all, breaking the record set by British driver Graham Hill in 1969. Hill's son Damon finished second in a Williams-Renault, with Frenchman Jean Alesi third in a Ferrari. Senna also equalled the all-time record for wins at a single F1 Grand Prix. This race would be the last time Senna would win in Monaco as well as the last time he would lead the World Drivers' Championship standings.

Summary

Prost took pole ahead of Schumacher, Senna, Hill, Alesi and Patrese. Prost jumped the start with Berger getting ahead of Patrese. The order was: Prost, Schumacher, Senna, Hill, Alesi and Berger.

At St. Devote on the first lap as ever there was a scrap as Blundell's Ligier was forced wide off the track and eventually retired after spinning into the wall with suspension damage. Then Prost was penalised for the jump start with a stop-go penalty. He went on lap 12 but stalled the car as he was trying to exit. Finally the problem was fixed but he was a lap down and in 22nd. Wendlinger in the Sauber made contact with JJ Lehto and eventually Lehto retired in the pits by lap 24 with collision damage. Schumacher, now leading, pulled away as Alesi waved through teammate Berger. Schumacher, comfortably ahead, suddenly slowed down with a hydraulic problem on lap 33 and retired in a cloud of smoke at Loews. The main entertainment was provided by Prost as he climbed up the field despite difficult overtaking at the Monaco street circuit.

It was time for the stops with no changes in the top 6 but Prost was the big gainer as he climbed from 10th to 7th. This became 6th and into the points when Patrese's engine failed on lap 54. Prost passed Fittipaldi for fifth soon after. Herbert crashed out on the main straight with gearbox problems on lap 62 which he subsequently had for 20 laps. On lap 71, Berger attacked Hill and there was contact. Hill rejoined but Berger was out immediately. Senna won from Hill, Alesi, Prost, Fittipaldi and Brundle.

Classification

Qualifying
PosNoDriverConstructorQ1Q2Gap
1 2 France Alain Prost Williams-Renault 1:39.649 1:20.557
2 5 Germany Michael Schumacher Benetton-Ford 1:40.780 1:21.190 +0.633
3 8 Brazil Ayrton Senna McLaren-Ford 1:42.127 1:21.552 +0.995
4 0 United Kingdom Damon Hill Williams-Renault 1:38.963 1:21.825 +1.268
5 27 France Jean Alesi Ferrari 1:42.160 1:21.948 +1.391
6 6 Italy Riccardo Patrese Benetton-Ford 1:42.136 1:22.117 +1.560
7 28 Austria Gerhard Berger Ferrari 1:40.853 1:22.394 +1.837
8 29 Austria Karl Wendlinger Sauber 1:45.439 1:22.477 +1.920
9 7 United States Michael Andretti McLaren-Ford 1:45.993 1:22.994 +2.437
10 20 France Érik Comas Larrousse-Lamborghini 1:44.483 1:23.246 +2.689
11 30 Finland JJ Lehto Sauber 1:48.526 1:23.715 +3.158
12 9 United Kingdom Derek Warwick Footwork-Mugen-Honda 1:44.884 1:23.749 +3.192
13 25 United Kingdom Martin Brundle Ligier-Renault 1:46.446 1:23.786 +3.229
14 12 United Kingdom Johnny Herbert Lotus-Ford 1:43.898 1:23.812 +3.255
15 19 France Philippe Alliot Larrousse-Lamborghini 1:43.031 1:23.907 +3.350
16 14 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Jordan-Hart 1:44.310 1:24.086 +3.529
17 23 Brazil Christian Fittipaldi Minardi-Ford 1:43.829 1:24.298 +3.741
18 10 Japan Aguri Suzuki Footwork-Mugen-Honda 10:06.384 1:24.524 +3.967
19 4 Italy Andrea de Cesaris Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:44.193 1:24.544 +3.987
20 11 Italy Alessandro Zanardi Lotus-Ford 1:46.935 1:24.888 +4.331
21 26 United Kingdom Mark Blundell Ligier-Renault 1:43.449 1:24.972 +4.415
22 3 Japan Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:49.210 1:25.236 +4.679
23 15 Belgium Thierry Boutsen Jordan-Hart 1:45.512 1:25.267 +4.710
24 21 Italy Michele Alboreto Lola-Ferrari 1:47.082 1:26.444 +5.887
25 24 Italy Fabrizio Barbazza Minardi-Ford 1:44.524 1:26.582 +6.025
DNQ 22 Italy Luca Badoer Lola-Ferrari 1:46.745 1:29.613 +9.056

Race
PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 8 Brazil Ayrton Senna McLaren-Ford 78 1:52:10.947 3 10
2 0 United Kingdom Damon Hill Williams-Renault 78 + 52.118 4 6
3 27 France Jean Alesi Ferrari 78 + 1:03.362 5 4
4 2 France Alain Prost Williams-Renault 77 + 1 lap 1 3
5 23 Brazil Christian Fittipaldi Minardi-Ford 76 + 2 laps 17 2
6 25 United Kingdom Martin Brundle Ligier-Renault 76 + 2 laps 13 1
7 11 Italy Alessandro Zanardi Lotus-Ford 76 + 2 laps 20  
8 7 United States Michael Andretti McLaren-Ford 76 + 2 laps 9  
9 14 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Jordan-Hart 76 + 2 laps 16  
10 4 Italy Andrea de Cesaris Tyrrell-Yamaha 76 + 2 laps 19  
11 24 Italy Fabrizio Barbazza Minardi-Ford 75 + 3 laps 25  
12 19 France Philippe Alliot Larrousse-Lamborghini 75 + 3 laps 15  
13 29 Austria Karl Wendlinger Sauber 74 + 4 laps 8  
14 28 Austria Gerhard Berger Ferrari 70 Collision 7  
Ret 12 United Kingdom Johnny Herbert Lotus-Ford 61 Gearbox/accident 14  
Ret 6 Italy Riccardo Patrese Benetton-Ford 53 Engine 6  
Ret 20 France Érik Comas Larrousse-Lamborghini 51 Engine 10  
Ret 10 Japan Aguri Suzuki Footwork-Mugen-Honda 46 Spun off 18  
Ret 9 United Kingdom Derek Warwick Footwork-Mugen-Honda 43 Throttle 12  
Ret 5 Germany Michael Schumacher Benetton-Ford 32 Hydraulics 2  
Ret 3 Japan Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha 31 Engine 22  
Ret 21 Italy Michele Alboreto Lola-Ferrari 28 Gearbox 24  
Ret 30 Finland JJ Lehto Sauber 23 Collision damage 11  
Ret 15 Belgium Thierry Boutsen Jordan-Hart 12 Suspension 23  
Ret 26 United Kingdom Mark Blundell Ligier-Renault 3 Spun off 21  
Source:[2]

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

References
  1. "Motor Racing Programme Covers: 1993". The Programme Covers Project. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "1993 Monaco Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  3. "Monaco 1993 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 19 March 2019.

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