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	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault
Time	1:20.557
Fastest lap
Driver	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault
Time	1:23.604 on lap 74
Podium
First	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Ford
Second	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault
Third	Jean Alesi	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

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Q1	Q2	Gap
1	2	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault	1:39.649	1:20.557
2	5	Michael Schumacher	Benetton-Ford	1:40.780	1:21.190	+0.633
3	8	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Ford	1:42.127	1:21.552	+0.995
4	0	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	1:38.963	1:21.825	+1.268
5	27	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	1:42.160	1:21.948	+1.391
6	6	Riccardo Patrese	Benetton-Ford	1:42.136	1:22.117	+1.560
7	28	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:40.853	1:22.394	+1.837
8	29	Karl Wendlinger	Sauber	1:45.439	1:22.477	+1.920
9	7	Michael Andretti	McLaren-Ford	1:45.993	1:22.994	+2.437
10	20	Érik Comas	Larrousse-Lamborghini	1:44.483	1:23.246	+2.689
11	30	JJ Lehto	Sauber	1:48.526	1:23.715	+3.158
12	9	Derek Warwick	Footwork-Mugen-Honda	1:44.884	1:23.749	+3.192
13	25	Martin Brundle	Ligier-Renault	1:46.446	1:23.786	+3.229
14	12	Johnny Herbert	Lotus-Ford	1:43.898	1:23.812	+3.255
15	19	Philippe Alliot	Larrousse-Lamborghini	1:43.031	1:23.907	+3.350
16	14	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan-Hart	1:44.310	1:24.086	+3.529
17	23	Christian Fittipaldi	Minardi-Ford	1:43.829	1:24.298	+3.741
18	10	Aguri Suzuki	Footwork-Mugen-Honda	10:06.384	1:24.524	+3.967
19	4	Andrea de Cesaris	Tyrrell-Yamaha	1:44.193	1:24.544	+3.987
20	11	Alessandro Zanardi	Lotus-Ford	1:46.935	1:24.888	+4.331
21	26	Mark Blundell	Ligier-Renault	1:43.449	1:24.972	+4.415
22	3	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell-Yamaha	1:49.210	1:25.236	+4.679
23	15	Thierry Boutsen	Jordan-Hart	1:45.512	1:25.267	+4.710
24	21	Michele Alboreto	Lola-Ferrari	1:47.082	1:26.444	+5.887
25	24	Fabrizio Barbazza	Minardi-Ford	1:44.524	1:26.582	+6.025
DNQ	22	Luca Badoer	Lola-Ferrari	1:46.745	1:29.613	+9.056
Sources:[2][3][4]

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	8	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Ford	78	1:52:10.947	3	10
2	0	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	78	+ 52.118	4	6
3	27	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	78	+ 1:03.362	5	4
4	2	Alain Prost	Williams-Renault	77	+ 1 lap	1	3
5	23	Christian Fittipaldi	Minardi-Ford	76	+ 2 laps	17	2
6	25	Martin Brundle	Ligier-Renault	76	+ 2 laps	13	1
7	11	Alessandro Zanardi	Lotus-Ford	76	+ 2 laps	20
8	7	Michael Andretti	McLaren-Ford	76	+ 2 laps	9
9	14	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan-Hart	76	+ 2 laps	16
10	4	Andrea de Cesaris	Tyrrell-Yamaha	76	+ 2 laps	19
11	24	Fabrizio Barbazza	Minardi-Ford	75	+ 3 laps	25
12	19	Philippe Alliot	Larrousse-Lamborghini	75	+ 3 laps	15
13	29	Karl Wendlinger	Sauber	74	+ 4 laps	8
14	28	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	70	Collision	7
Ret	12	Johnny Herbert	Lotus-Ford	61	Gearbox/accident	14
Ret	6	Riccardo Patrese	Benetton-Ford	53	Engine	6
Ret	20	Érik Comas	Larrousse-Lamborghini	51	Engine	10
Ret	10	Aguri Suzuki	Footwork-Mugen-Honda	46	Spun off	18
Ret	9	Derek Warwick	Footwork-Mugen-Honda	43	Throttle	12
Ret	5	Michael Schumacher	Benetton-Ford	32	Hydraulics	2
Ret	3	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell-Yamaha	31	Engine	22
Ret	21	Michele Alboreto	Lola-Ferrari	28	Gearbox	24
Ret	30	JJ Lehto	Sauber	23	Collision damage	11
Ret	15	Thierry Boutsen	Jordan-Hart	12	Suspension	23
Ret	26	Mark Blundell	Ligier-Renault	3	Spun off	21
Source:[5]

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Ayrton Senna 42 2 Alain Prost 37 3 Damon Hill 18 4 Michael Schumacher 14 5 Mark Blundell 6 Source: [6]

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Williams-Renault 55 2 McLaren-Ford 44 3 Benetton-Ford 19 4 Ligier-Renault 11 5 Lotus-Ford 7 Source: [6]

• 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. "Monaco Grand Prix – Qualifying 1". Formula1.com. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
3. "Monaco Grand Prix – Qualifying 2". Formula1.com. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
4. "Monaco 1993 – Qualifications". StatsF1. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
5. "1993 Monaco Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
6. "Monaco 1993 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 19 March 2019.

• Henry, Alan (1993). AUTOCOURSE 1993-94. Hazleton Publishing. ISBN 1-874557-15-2.

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