1993 Canadian Grand Prix Explained

Type:F1
Country:Canada
Grand Prix:Canadian
Date:13 June
Year:1993
Race No:7
Season No:16
Course:Temporary street circuit
Location:Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Course Mi:2.753
Course Km:4.430
Distance Laps:69
Distance Mi:189.935
Distance Km:305.670
Weather:Temperatures reaching up to 29C;
Wind speeds up to [1]
Pole Driver:Alain Prost
Pole Team:Williams-Renault
Pole Country:France
Pole Time:1:18.987
Fast Driver:Michael Schumacher
Fast Country:Germany
Fast Team:Benetton-Ford
Fast Time:1:21.500
Fast Lap:57
First Driver:Alain Prost
First Team:Williams-Renault
First Country:France
Second Driver:Michael Schumacher
Second Team:Benetton-Ford
Second Country:Germany
Third Driver:Damon Hill
Third Team:Williams-Renault
Third Country:United Kingdom

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.

Report

Qualifying

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

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

Qualifying

Pos No Driver Constructor Q1 Q2 Gap
12 Alain ProstWilliams-Renault1:18.9871:19.135
20 Damon HillWilliams-Renault1:19.4911:20.145+0.504
35 Michael SchumacherBenetton-Ford1:20.8081:20.945+1.821
46 Riccardo PatreseBenetton-Ford1:20.9481:23.268+1.961
528 Gerhard BergerFerrari1:21.2781:21.513+2.291
627 Jean AlesiFerrari1:21.4141:21.660+2.427
725 Martin BrundleLigier-Renault1:21.6031:22.026+2.616
88 Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Ford1:21.7061:21.891+2.719
929 Karl WendlingerSauber1:21.9361:21.813+2.826
1026 Mark BlundellLigier-Renault1:22.0971:22.622+3.110
1130 JJ LehtoSauber1:22.1981:22.428+3.211
127 Michael AndrettiMcLaren-Ford1:22.7511:22.229+3.242
1320 Érik ComasLarrousse-Lamborghini1:22.2631:22.977+3.276
1414 Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Hart1:23.1521:22.509+3.522
1519 Philippe AlliotLarrousse-Lamborghini1:22.9831:22.819+3.832
1610 Aguri SuzukiFootwork-Mugen-Honda1:22.8911:22.999+3.904
1723 Christian FittipaldiMinardi-Ford1:24.5591:23.119+4.132
189 Derek WarwickFootwork-Mugen-Honda1:23.5181:23.185+4.198
194 Andrea de CesarisTyrrell-Yamaha1:23.2681:23.185+4.198
2012 Johnny HerbertLotus-Ford1:23.3411:23.223+4.236
2111 Alessandro ZanardiLotus-Ford1:23.2401:25.027+4.253
223 Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha1:24.3911:23.824+4.837
2324 Fabrizio BarbazzaMinardi-Ford1:23.9461:24.375+4.959
2415 Thierry BoutsenJordan-Hart1:24.6321:23.960+4.973
2522 Luca BadoerLola-Ferrari1:25.2121:24.357+5.370
data-sort-value="26"DNQ21 Michele AlboretoLola-Ferrari1:24.3821:24.391+5.395
Sources:[2] [3] [4]

Race

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
12 Alain ProstWilliams-Renault691:36:41.822110
25 Michael SchumacherBenetton-Ford69+ 14.52736
30 Damon HillWilliams-Renault69+ 52.68524
428 Gerhard BergerFerrari68+ 1 Lap53
525 Martin BrundleLigier-Renault68+ 1 Lap72
629 Karl WendlingerSauber68+ 1 Lap91
730 JJ LehtoSauber68+ 1 Lap11 
820 Érik ComasLarrousse-Lamborghini68+ 1 Lap13 
923 Christian FittipaldiMinardi-Ford67+ 2 Laps17 
1012 Johnny HerbertLotus-Ford67+ 2 Laps20 
1111 Alessandro ZanardiLotus-Ford67+ 2 Laps21 
1215 Thierry BoutsenJordan-Hart67+ 2 Laps24 
1310 Aguri SuzukiFootwork-Mugen-Honda66+ 3 Laps16 
147 Michael AndrettiMcLaren-Ford66+ 3 Laps12 
1522 Luca BadoerLola-Ferrari65+ 4 Laps25 
169 Derek WarwickFootwork-Mugen-Honda65+ 4 Laps18 
173 Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha64+ 5 Laps22 
188 Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Ford62Electrical8 
Ret6 Riccardo PatreseBenetton-Ford52Physical4 
Ret4 Andrea de CesarisTyrrell-Yamaha45Spun off19 
Ret24 Fabrizio BarbazzaMinardi-Ford33Gearbox23 
Ret27 Jean AlesiFerrari23Engine6 
Ret26 Mark BlundellLigier-Renault13Spun off10 
Ret14 Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Hart10Electrical14 
Ret19 Philippe AlliotLarrousse-Lamborghini8Engine15 

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints
1 Alain Prost47
2 Ayrton Senna42
3 Damon Hill22
4 Michael Schumacher20
5 Martin Brundle7
Source: [5]
Constructors' Championship standings
PosConstructorPoints
1 Williams-Renault69
2 McLaren-Ford44
3 Benetton-Ford25
4 Ligier-Renault13
5 Ferrari9
Source:

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Weather information for the "1993 Canadian Grand Prix". The Old Farmers' Almanac. 2018-09-03.
  2. Web site: Molson Canadian Grand Prix – Qualifying 1. Formula1.com. 5 January 2024.
  3. Web site: Molson Canadian Grand Prix – Qualifying 2. Formula1.com. 5 January 2024.
  4. Web site: Canada 1993 – Qualifications. StatsF1. 5 January 2024.
  5. Web site: Canada 1993 - Championship • STATS F1. www.statsf1.com. 14 March 2019.