1993 Monaco Grand Prix Explained

Type:F1
Country:Monaco
Grand Prix:Monaco
Date:23 May
Year:1993
Official Name:51e Grand Prix de Monaco
Race No:6
Season No:16
Course:Temporary street circuit
Location:Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo
Course Mi:2.068
Course Km:3.328
Distance Laps:78
Distance Mi:161.298
Distance Km:259.584
Weather:Partly cloudy, mild, dry
Pole Driver:Alain Prost
Pole Team:Williams-Renault
Pole Country:France
Pole Time:1:20.557
Fast Driver:Alain Prost
Fast Country:France
Fast Team:Williams-Renault
Fast Time:1:23.604
Fast Lap:74
First Driver:Ayrton Senna
First Team:McLaren-Ford
First Country:Brazil
Second Driver:Damon Hill
Second Team:Williams-Renault
Second Country:UK
Third Driver:Jean Alesi
Third Team:Ferrari
Third Country:France

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.

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

Pos No Driver Constructor Q1 Q2 Gap
12data-sort-value="pro" Alain ProstWilliams-Renault1:39.6491:20.557
25data-sort-value="sch" Michael SchumacherBenetton-Ford1:40.7801:21.190+0.633
38data-sort-value="sen" Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Ford1:42.1271:21.552+0.995
40data-sort-value="hil" Damon HillWilliams-Renault1:38.9631:21.825+1.268
527data-sort-value="ale" Jean AlesiFerrari1:42.1601:21.948+1.391
66data-sort-value="pat" Riccardo PatreseBenetton-Ford1:42.1361:22.117+1.560
728data-sort-value="ber" Gerhard BergerFerrari1:40.8531:22.394+1.837
829data-sort-value="wen" Karl WendlingerSauber1:45.4391:22.477+1.920
97data-sort-value="and" Michael AndrettiMcLaren-Ford1:45.9931:22.994+2.437
1020data-sort-value="com" Érik ComasLarrousse-Lamborghini1:44.4831:23.246+2.689
1130data-sort-value="leh" JJ LehtoSauber1:48.5261:23.715+3.158
129data-sort-value="war" Derek WarwickFootwork-Mugen-Honda1:44.8841:23.749+3.192
1325data-sort-value="bru" Martin BrundleLigier-Renault1:46.4461:23.786+3.229
1412data-sort-value="her" Johnny HerbertLotus-Ford1:43.8981:23.812+3.255
1519data-sort-value="all" Philippe AlliotLarrousse-Lamborghini1:43.0311:23.907+3.350
1614data-sort-value="bar" Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Hart1:44.3101:24.086+3.529
1723data-sort-value="fit" Christian FittipaldiMinardi-Ford1:43.8291:24.298+3.741
1810data-sort-value="suz" Aguri SuzukiFootwork-Mugen-Honda10:06.3841:24.524+3.967
194data-sort-value="de c" Andrea de CesarisTyrrell-Yamaha1:44.1931:24.544+3.987
2011data-sort-value="zan" Alessandro ZanardiLotus-Ford1:46.9351:24.888+4.331
2126data-sort-value="blu" Mark BlundellLigier-Renault1:43.4491:24.972+4.415
223data-sort-value="kat" Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha1:49.2101:25.236+4.679
2315data-sort-value="bou" Thierry BoutsenJordan-Hart1:45.5121:25.267+4.710
2421data-sort-value="alb" Michele AlboretoLola-Ferrari1:47.0821:26.444+5.887
2524data-sort-value="bar" Fabrizio BarbazzaMinardi-Ford1:44.5241:26.582+6.025
data-sort-value="26"DNQ22data-sort-value="bad" Luca BadoerLola-Ferrari1:46.7451:29.613+9.056
Sources:[2] [3] [4]

Race

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
18 Ayrton SennaMcLaren-Ford781:52:10.947310
20 Damon HillWilliams-Renault78+ 52.11846
327 Jean AlesiFerrari78+ 1:03.36254
42 Alain ProstWilliams-Renault77+ 1 lap13
523 Christian FittipaldiMinardi-Ford76+ 2 laps172
625 Martin BrundleLigier-Renault76+ 2 laps131
711 Alessandro ZanardiLotus-Ford76+ 2 laps20 
87 Michael AndrettiMcLaren-Ford76+ 2 laps9 
914 Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Hart76+ 2 laps16 
104 Andrea de CesarisTyrrell-Yamaha76+ 2 laps19 
1124 Fabrizio BarbazzaMinardi-Ford75+ 3 laps25 
1219 Philippe AlliotLarrousse-Lamborghini75+ 3 laps15 
1329 Karl WendlingerSauber74+ 4 laps8 
1428 Gerhard BergerFerrari70Collision7 
Ret12 Johnny HerbertLotus-Ford61Gearbox/accident14 
Ret6 Riccardo PatreseBenetton-Ford53Engine6 
Ret20 Érik ComasLarrousse-Lamborghini51Engine10 
Ret10 Aguri SuzukiFootwork-Mugen-Honda46Spun off18 
Ret9 Derek WarwickFootwork-Mugen-Honda43Throttle12 
Ret5 Michael SchumacherBenetton-Ford32Hydraulics2 
Ret3 Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha31Engine22 
Ret21 Michele AlboretoLola-Ferrari28Gearbox24 
Ret30 JJ LehtoSauber23Collision damage11 
Ret15 Thierry BoutsenJordan-Hart12Suspension23 
Ret26 Mark BlundellLigier-Renault3Spun off21 

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints
1 Ayrton Senna42
2 Alain Prost37
3 Damon Hill18
4 Michael Schumacher14
5 Mark Blundell6
Source: [5]
Constructors' Championship standings
PosConstructorPoints
1 Williams-Renault55
2 McLaren-Ford44
3 Benetton-Ford19
4 Ligier-Renault11
5 Lotus-Ford7
Source:

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Motor Racing Programme Covers: 1993 . The Programme Covers Project . 30 January 2018.
  2. Web site: Monaco Grand Prix – Qualifying 1. Formula1.com. 5 January 2024.
  3. Web site: Monaco Grand Prix – Qualifying 2. Formula1.com. 5 January 2024.
  4. Web site: Monaco 1993 – Qualifications. StatsF1. 5 January 2024.
  5. Web site: Monaco 1993 - Championship • STATS F1. www.statsf1.com. 19 March 2019.