1993 Hungarian Grand Prix Explained

Type:F1
Country:Hungary
Grand Prix:Hungarian
Date:15 August
Year:1993
Race No:11
Season No:16
Official Name:IX Marlboro Magyar Nagydíj
Course:Permanent racing facility
Location:Hungaroring
Mogyoród, Pest, Hungary[1]
Course Mi:2.466
Course Km:3.968
Distance Laps:77
Distance Mi:189.851
Distance Km:305.536
Pole Driver:Alain Prost
Pole Team:Williams-Renault
Pole Country:France
Pole Time:1:14.631
Fast Driver:Alain Prost
Fast Country:France
Fast Team:Williams-Renault
Fast Time:1:19.633
Fast Lap:52
First Driver:Damon Hill
First Team:Williams-Renault
First Country:United Kingdom
Second Driver:Riccardo Patrese
Second Team:Benetton-Ford
Second Country:Italy
Third Driver:Gerhard Berger
Third Team:Ferrari
Third Country:Austria

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.

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

Pos No Driver Constructor Q1 Q2 Gap
12 Alain ProstWilliams-Renault1:15.4881:14.631
20 Damon HillWilliams-Renault1:16.1351:14.835+0.204
35 Michael SchumacherBenetton-Ford1:16.0051:15.228+0.597
48 Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Ford1:18.2601:16.451+1.820
56 Riccardo PatreseBenetton-Ford1:17.7551:16.561+1.930
628 Gerhard BergerFerrari1:19.3791:16.939+2.308
724 Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ford1:19.1291:17.366+2.735
827 Jean AlesiFerrari1:19.4381:17.480+2.849
99 Derek WarwickFootwork-Mugen-Honda1:20.7801:17.682+3.051
1010 Aguri SuzukiFootwork-Mugen-Honda1:19.5331:17.693+3.062
117 Michael AndrettiMcLaren-Ford1:20.0881:18.107+3.476
1226 Mark BlundellLigier-Renault1:20.7701:18.388+3.757
1325 Martin BrundleLigier-Renault1:19.2771:18.392+3.761
1423 Christian FittipaldiMinardi-Ford1:20.9531:18.446+3.815
1530 JJ LehtoSauber1:24.5961:18.638+4.007
1614 Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Hart1:20.6581:18.721+4.090
1729 Karl WendlingerSauber1:20.5901:18.840+4.209
1820 Érik ComasLarrousse-Lamborghini1:21.0491:19.305+4.674
1919 Philippe AlliotLarrousse-Lamborghini1:20.9591:19.320+4.689
2012 Johnny HerbertLotus-Ford1:20.5271:19.444+4.813
2111 Alessandro ZanardiLotus-Ford1:19.6731:19.485+4.854
224 Andrea de CesarisTyrrell-Yamaha1:22.4891:19.560+4.929
233 Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha1:22.6681:20.270+5.639
2415 Thierry BoutsenJordan-Hart1:21.4841:20.482+5.851
2521 Michele AlboretoLola-Ferrari1:23.5601:21.502+6.871
2622 Luca BadoerLola-Ferrari1:23.5431:22.655+8.024
Sources:[2] [3] [4]

Race

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
10 Damon HillWilliams-Renault771:47:39.098210
26 Riccardo PatreseBenetton-Ford77+ 1:11.91556
328 Gerhard BergerFerrari77+ 1:18.04264
49 Derek WarwickFootwork-Mugen-Honda76+ 1 Lap93
525 Martin BrundleLigier-Renault76+ 1 Lap132
629 Karl WendlingerSauber76+ 1 Lap171
726 Mark BlundellLigier-Renault76+ 1 Lap12 
819 Philippe AlliotLarrousse-Lamborghini75+ 2 Laps19 
915 Thierry BoutsenJordan-Hart75+ 2 Laps24 
103 Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha73+ 4 Laps23 
114 Andrea de CesarisTyrrell-Yamaha72+ 5 Laps22 
122 Alain ProstWilliams-Renault70+ 7 Laps1 
Ret24 Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ford59Accident7 
Ret20 Érik ComasLarrousse-Lamborghini54Engine18 
Ret11 Alessandro ZanardiLotus-Ford45Gearbox21 
Ret10 Aguri SuzukiFootwork-Mugen-Honda41Spun Off10 
Ret21 Michele AlboretoLola-Ferrari39Overheating25 
Ret12 Johnny HerbertLotus-Ford38Spun Off20 
Ret22 Luca BadoerLola-Ferrari37Spun Off26 
Ret5 Michael SchumacherBenetton-Ford26Fuel Pump3 
Ret23 Christian FittipaldiMinardi-Ford22Suspension14 
Ret27 Jean AlesiFerrari22Spun Off8 
Ret30 JJ LehtoSauber18Engine15 
Ret8 Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Ford17Throttle4 
Ret7 Michael AndrettiMcLaren-Ford15Throttle11 
Ret14 Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Hart0Accident16 

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints
1 Alain Prost77
2 Ayrton Senna50
3 Damon Hill38
4 Michael Schumacher36
5 Riccardo Patrese17
Source: [5]
Constructors' Championship standings
PosConstructorPoints
1 Williams-Renault115
2 McLaren-Ford53
3 Benetton-Ford53
4 Ligier-Renault21
5 Ferrari14
Source:

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1993 Hungarian Grand Prix. Motor Sport. 8 June 2022.
  2. Web site: Marlboro Hungarian Grand Prix – Qualifying 1. Formula1.com. 5 January 2024.
  3. Web site: Marlboro Hungarian Grand Prix – Qualifying 2. Formula1.com. 5 January 2024.
  4. Web site: 1993 Hungarian Grand Prix Classification Qualifying. Motorsport Stats. 5 January 2024.
  5. Web site: Hungary 1993 - Championship • STATS F1. www.statsf1.com. 18 March 2019.