1993 Japanese Grand Prix

Round

15/16

Date

Oct 24, 1993 at 00:00 CET

Location

Suzuka, Japan

Circuit

Suzuka Circuit

Circuit length

5.864 m (18 turns)

Race distance

310.792 km (53 laps)

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Senna

Winner

1:40:27.912

Winning time

Prost

Pole position

Prost

Fastest lap

1:41.176

Fastest lap time

Results

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps	Points
1	#8 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:40:27.912	2nd	53	10
2	#2 Alain Prost	Williams	+11.435	1st	53	6
3	#7 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	+26.129	3rd	53	4
4	#0 Damon Hill	Williams	+1:23.538	6th	53	3
5	#14 Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	+1:35.101	12th	53	2
6	#15 Eddie Irvine	Jordan	+1:46.421	8th	53	1
7	#26 Mark Blundell	Ligier	+1 lap	17th	52
8	#30 JJ Lehto	Sauber	+1 lap	11th	52
9	#25 Martin Brundle	Ligier	+2 laps	15th	51
10	#24 Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	+2 laps	22nd	51
11	#12 Johnny Herbert	Lotus	+2 laps	19th	51
12	#19 Toshio Suzuki	Larrousse	+2 laps	23rd	51
13	#11 Pedro Lamy	Lotus	Accident	20th	49
14	#9 Derek Warwick	Footwork	Collision	7th	48
DNF	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Benetton	Accident	10th	45
DNF	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	Engine	5th	40
DNF	#10 Aguri Suzuki	Footwork	Spun off	9th	28
18	#4 Andrea de Cesaris	Tyrrell	Collision	18th	0
DNF	#3 Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	Engine	13th	26
DNF	#23 Jean-Marc Gounon	Minardi	Withdrew	24th	26
DNF	#29 Karl Wendlinger	Sauber	Engine	16th	25
DNF	#20 Érik Comas	Larrousse	Engine	21st	17
DNF	#5 Michael Schumacher	Benetton	Collision	4th	10
DNF	#27 Jean Alesi	Ferrari	Engine	14th	7

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#2 Alain Prost	Williams	1:42.995
2	#10 Aguri Suzuki	Footwork	1:43.287	+0.292
3	#5 Michael Schumacher	Benetton	1:43.561	+0.566
4	#8 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:43.694	+0.699
5	#0 Damon Hill	Williams	1:43.791	+0.796
6	#7 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:43.891	+0.896
7	#29 Karl Wendlinger	Sauber	1:44.415	+1.420
8	#27 Jean Alesi	Ferrari	1:44.429	+1.434
9	#25 Martin Brundle	Ligier	1:44.711	+1.716
10	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:44.802	+1.807
11	#30 JJ Lehto	Sauber	1:45.010	+2.015
12	#24 Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:45.422	+2.427
13	#20 Érik Comas	Larrousse	1:45.517	+2.522
14	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Benetton	1:46.108	+3.113
15	#3 Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	1:46.152	+3.157
16	#12 Johnny Herbert	Lotus	1:46.181	+3.186
17	#11 Pedro Lamy	Lotus	1:46.208	+3.213
18	#15 Eddie Irvine	Jordan	1:46.394	+3.399
19	#9 Derek Warwick	Footwork	1:46.722	+3.727
20	#14 Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	1:46.810	+3.815
21	#19 Toshio Suzuki	Larrousse	1:47.638	+4.643
22	#26 Mark Blundell	Ligier	1:47.643	+4.648
23	#23 Jean-Marc Gounon	Minardi	1:48.349	+5.354
24	#4 Andrea de Cesaris	Tyrrell	1:48.646	+5.651

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#2 Alain Prost	Williams	1:37.154
2	#8 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:37.284	+0.130
3	#7 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:37.326	+0.172
4	#5 Michael Schumacher	Benetton	1:37.530	+0.376
5	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:37.622	+0.468
6	#0 Damon Hill	Williams	1:38.352	+1.198
7	#9 Derek Warwick	Footwork	1:38.780	+1.626
8	#15 Eddie Irvine	Jordan	1:38.966	+1.812
9	#10 Aguri Suzuki	Footwork	1:39.278	+2.124
10	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Benetton	1:39.291	+2.137
11	#30 JJ Lehto	Sauber	1:39.391	+2.237
12	#14 Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	1:39.426	+2.272
13	#3 Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	1:39.511	+2.357
14	#27 Jean Alesi	Ferrari	1:39.535	+2.381
15	#25 Martin Brundle	Ligier	1:39.951	+2.797
16	#29 Karl Wendlinger	Sauber	1:40.153	+2.999
17	#26 Mark Blundell	Ligier	1:40.696	+3.542
18	#4 Andrea de Cesaris	Tyrrell	1:40.696	+3.542
19	#12 Johnny Herbert	Lotus	1:41.488	+4.334
20	#11 Pedro Lamy	Lotus	1:41.600	+4.446
21	#20 Érik Comas	Larrousse	1:41.769	+4.615
22	#24 Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:41.989	+4.835
23	#19 Toshio Suzuki	Larrousse	1:42.175	+5.021
24	#23 Jean-Marc Gounon	Minardi	1:43.812	+6.658

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#2 Alain Prost	Williams	1:37.154		12
2	#8 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:37.284	+0.130	7
3	#7 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:37.326	+0.172	12
4	#5 Michael Schumacher	Benetton	1:37.530	+0.376	10
5	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:37.622	+0.468	7
6	#0 Damon Hill	Williams	1:38.352	+1.198	2
7	#9 Derek Warwick	Footwork	1:38.780	+1.626	12
8	#15 Eddie Irvine	Jordan	1:38.966	+1.812	11
9	#10 Aguri Suzuki	Footwork	1:39.278	+2.124	12
10	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Benetton	1:39.291	+2.137	9
11	#30 JJ Lehto	Sauber	1:39.391	+2.237	11
12	#14 Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	1:39.426	+2.272	9
13	#3 Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	1:39.511	+2.357	11
14	#25 Martin Brundle	Ligier	1:39.951	+2.797	12
15	#29 Karl Wendlinger	Sauber	1:40.153	+2.999	12
16	#26 Mark Blundell	Ligier	1:40.696	+3.542	7
17	#4 Andrea de Cesaris	Tyrrell	1:40.696	+3.542	6
18	#11 Pedro Lamy	Lotus	1:41.600	+4.446	8
19	#20 Érik Comas	Larrousse	1:41.769	+4.615	12
20	#24 Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:41.989	+4.835	11
21	#19 Toshio Suzuki	Larrousse	1:42.175	+5.021	4
22	#23 Jean-Marc Gounon	Minardi	1:43.812	+6.658	9
23	#27 Jean Alesi	Ferrari	2:44.132	+1:06.978	2
24	#12 Johnny Herbert	Lotus	3:41.040	+2:03.886	2

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#2 Alain Prost	Williams	1:38.587		12
2	#5 Michael Schumacher	Benetton	1:38.589	+0.002	11
3	#7 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:38.813	+0.226	12
4	#8 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:38.942	+0.355	10
5	#0 Damon Hill	Williams	1:38.979	+0.392	12
6	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:39.024	+0.437	10
7	#27 Jean Alesi	Ferrari	1:39.535	+0.948	5
8	#30 JJ Lehto	Sauber	1:40.346	+1.759	11
9	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Benetton	1:40.748	+2.161	12
10	#3 Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	1:40.963	+2.376	11
11	#15 Eddie Irvine	Jordan	1:41.018	+2.431	12
12	#9 Derek Warwick	Footwork	1:41.086	+2.499	12
13	#26 Mark Blundell	Ligier	1:41.278	+2.691	12
14	#29 Karl Wendlinger	Sauber	1:41.367	+2.780	12
15	#10 Aguri Suzuki	Footwork	1:41.380	+2.793	12
16	#4 Andrea de Cesaris	Tyrrell	1:41.480	+2.893	11
17	#12 Johnny Herbert	Lotus	1:41.488	+2.901	11
18	#25 Martin Brundle	Ligier	1:41.543	+2.956	11
19	#14 Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	1:41.624	+3.037	12
20	#24 Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:42.388	+3.801	12
21	#11 Pedro Lamy	Lotus	1:43.165	+4.578	11
22	#20 Érik Comas	Larrousse	1:43.483	+4.896	8
23	#19 Toshio Suzuki	Larrousse	1:44.562	+5.975	10
24	#23 Jean-Marc Gounon	Minardi	1:46.782	+8.195	12

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#2 Alain Prost	Williams	1:37.984
2	#0 Damon Hill	Williams	1:38.497	+0.513
3	#8 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:38.788	+0.804
4	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:38.917	+0.933
5	#15 Eddie Irvine	Jordan	1:39.561	+1.577
6	#5 Michael Schumacher	Benetton	1:39.674	+1.690
7	#7 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:40.069	+2.085
8	#9 Derek Warwick	Footwork	1:40.163	+2.179
9	#14 Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	1:40.203	+2.219
10	#27 Jean Alesi	Ferrari	1:40.253	+2.269
11	#3 Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	1:40.282	+2.298
12	#29 Karl Wendlinger	Sauber	1:40.382	+2.398
13	#30 JJ Lehto	Sauber	1:40.644	+2.660
14	#26 Mark Blundell	Ligier	1:40.982	+2.998
15	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Benetton	1:41.721	+3.737
16	#12 Johnny Herbert	Lotus	1:42.011	+4.027
17	#11 Pedro Lamy	Lotus	1:42.022	+4.038
18	#24 Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:42.555	+4.571
19	#4 Andrea de Cesaris	Tyrrell	1:42.778	+4.794
20	#19 Toshio Suzuki	Larrousse	1:43.264	+5.280
21	#20 Érik Comas	Larrousse	1:43.818	+5.834
22	#10 Aguri Suzuki	Footwork	1:43.881	+5.897
23	#23 Jean-Marc Gounon	Minardi	1:45.652	+7.668
24	#25 Martin Brundle	Ligier	1:49.258	+11.274

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#0 Damon Hill	Williams	1:39.737
2	#7 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:40.003	+0.266
3	#27 Jean Alesi	Ferrari	1:40.728	+0.991
4	#5 Michael Schumacher	Benetton	1:41.013	+1.276
5	#15 Eddie Irvine	Jordan	1:41.917	+2.180
6	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:41.931	+2.194
7	#9 Derek Warwick	Footwork	1:42.006	+2.269
8	#12 Johnny Herbert	Lotus	1:42.193	+2.456
9	#25 Martin Brundle	Ligier	1:42.341	+2.604
10	#30 JJ Lehto	Sauber	1:42.416	+2.679
11	#10 Aguri Suzuki	Footwork	1:42.473	+2.736
12	#14 Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	1:42.789	+3.052
13	#8 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:42.858	+3.121
14	#26 Mark Blundell	Ligier	1:42.914	+3.177
15	#4 Andrea de Cesaris	Tyrrell	1:43.804	+4.067
16	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Benetton	1:44.339	+4.602
17	#3 Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	1:44.922	+5.185
18	#24 Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:45.212	+5.475
19	#11 Pedro Lamy	Lotus	1:46.366	+6.629
20	#20 Érik Comas	Larrousse	1:47.514	+7.777
21	#19 Toshio Suzuki	Larrousse	1:47.598	+7.861
22	#23 Jean-Marc Gounon	Minardi	1:49.085	+9.348
23	#29 Karl Wendlinger	Sauber	1:50.079	+10.342
24	#2 Alain Prost	Williams	2:17.882	+38.145

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Lap
1	#2 Alain Prost	Williams	1:41.176		53
2	#25 Martin Brundle	Ligier	1:42.119	+0.943	49
3	#7 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:43.158	+1.982	13
4	#8 Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:43.217	+2.041	15
5	#26 Mark Blundell	Ligier	1:43.610	+2.434	50
6	#12 Johnny Herbert	Lotus	1:44.144	+2.968	51
7	#15 Eddie Irvine	Jordan	1:44.293	+3.117	46
8	#0 Damon Hill	Williams	1:44.507	+3.331	51
9	#9 Derek Warwick	Footwork	1:44.761	+3.585	46
10	#30 JJ Lehto	Sauber	1:44.802	+3.626	50
11	#11 Pedro Lamy	Lotus	1:45.389	+4.213	49
12	#14 Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	1:45.578	+4.402	49
13	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:45.648	+4.472	15
14	#5 Michael Schumacher	Benetton	1:45.988	+4.812	3
15	#29 Karl Wendlinger	Sauber	1:46.408	+5.232	14
16	#10 Aguri Suzuki	Footwork	1:46.819	+5.643	17
17	#19 Toshio Suzuki	Larrousse	1:46.819	+5.643	49
18	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Benetton	1:47.373	+6.197	5
19	#24 Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:47.533	+6.357	50
20	#3 Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	1:47.816	+6.640	15
21	#27 Jean Alesi	Ferrari	1:47.823	+6.647	5
22	#23 Jean-Marc Gounon	Minardi	1:48.940	+7.764	11
23	#20 Érik Comas	Larrousse	1:50.230	+9.054	4

Standings

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Alain Prost	Williams	7	11	93
2	Damon Hill	Williams	3	9	65	-28
3	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	4	6	63	-30
4	Michael Schumacher	Benetton	1	9	52	-41
5	Riccardo Patrese	Benetton	0	2	20	-73
6	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	0	2	13	-80
7	Martin Brundle	Ligier	0	1	12	-81
8	Johnny Herbert	Lotus	0	0	11	-82
9	Mark Blundell	Ligier	0	2	10	-83
10	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	0	1	10	-83
11	Michael Andretti	McLaren	0	1	7	-86
12	Karl Wendlinger	Sauber	0	0	7	-86
13	JJ Lehto	Sauber	0	0	5	-88
14	Christian Fittipaldi	Minardi	0	0	5	-88
15	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	0	1	4	-89
16	Derek Warwick	Footwork	0	0	4	-89
17	Philippe Alliot	Larrousse	0	0	2	-91
18	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	0	0	2	-91
19	Fabrizio Barbazza	Minardi	0	0	2	-91
20	Alex Zanardi	Lotus	0	0	1	-92
21	Érik Comas	Larrousse	0	0	1	-92
22	Eddie Irvine	Jordan	0	0	1	-92

Pos.	Constructor	Engine	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Williams	Renault	10	20	158
2	McLaren	Ford	4	8	74	-84
3	Benetton	Ford	1	11	72	-86
4	Ferrari	Ferrari	0	3	23	-135
5	Ligier	Renault	0	3	22	-136
6	Lotus	Ford	0	0	12	-146
7	Sauber	Sauber	0	0	12	-146
8	Minardi	Ford	0	0	7	-151
9	Footwork	Mugen-Honda	0	0	4	-154
10	Larrousse	Lamborghini	0	0	3	-155
11	Jordan	Hart	0	0	3	-155

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The 1993 Japanese Grand Prix started Oct 24, 1993 on Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Japan. Alain Prost started from pole position with Ayrton Senna next to him. Mika Häkkinen started from third place.

In 1 hour, 40 minutes and 27 seconds Ayrton Senna finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Alain Prost in second and Mika Häkkinen in third place.

After the 1993 Japanese Grand Prix, Alain Prost is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 93 points. Prost is 28 points ahead of Damon Hill.