1993 Formula One Season

1993 FIA Formula One World Championship
Previous	1992
Next	1994
1993 World Champion, Alain Prost
Season data
Number of races	16
First race	South African Grand Prix
Last race	Australian Grand Prix
Tyre suppliers	G
Drivers' World Championship
Champion	Alain Prost 99 points
Runners-up	Ayrton Senna 73 points
3rd	Damon Hill 69 points
Constructors' World Championship
Champions	Williams-Renault 168 points
Runners-up	McLaren-Ford 84 points
3rd	Benetton-Ford 72 points

The 1993 Formula One Season was the 44th season of the Drivers' World Championship and the 36th season of the Constructors' Championship.

It began on March 14 in South Africa and ended on November 7 in Australia after 16 events.

The Drivers' World Championship was won by Alain Prost of Williams-Renault, 26 points ahead of Ayrton Senna of McLaren. Damon Hill of Williams-Renault was third.

The Constructors' Championship was won by Williams-Renault, 84 points ahead of McLaren-Ford, winning with a score of exactly twice that of the runners-up.

Teams and Drivers

Constructor	Chassis	Tyre	No.	Driver	Rounds	Test/Reserve Drivers
Team	Engine
Williams-Renault	FW15C	G	0	Damon Hill	All	Kenny Bräck David Coulthard Adrian Newey Alain Menu Allard Kalff Bernard Dudot Denis Chevrier Derek Daly Jean Ragnotti Jochen Mass John Watson Kelvin Burt Patrick Head Perry McCarthy
Canon Williams Renault	Renault RS5 3.5 V10		2	Alain Prost	All
Tyrrell-Yamaha	020C / 021	G	3	Ukyo Katayama	All	Eric van de Poele Kelvin Burt
Tyrrell Racing Organisation	Yamaha OX10A 3.5 V10		4	Andrea de Cesaris	All
Benetton-Ford	B193 / B193B	G	5	Michael Schumacher	All	Paul Belmondo Perry McCarthy Allan McNish Andrea Montermini Alessandro Zanardi Jordi Gené Jos Verstappen Luca Badoer
Camel Benetton Ford	Ford HBA7/HBA8 3.5 V8		6	Riccardo Patrese	All
McLaren-Ford	MP4/8	G	7	Michael Andretti	1-13	Mika Häkkinen Jos Verstappen Oliver Gavin Philippe Alliot
Marlboro McLaren	Ford HBE7 3.5 V8		7	Mika Häkkinen	14-16
			8	Ayrton Senna	All
Footwork-Mugen-Honda	FA13B / FA14	G	9	Derek Warwick	All	Ukyo Katayama David Brabham Jos Verstappen Mika Häkkinen Paul Stewart
Footwork Mugen Honda	Mugen-Honda MF-351 HB 3.5 V10		10	Aguri Suzuki	All
Lotus-Ford	107B	G	11	Alessandro Zanardi	1-12	Christian Horner Wayne Gardner
Team Lotus	Ford HBD6 3.5 V8		11	Pedro Lamy	13-16
			12	Johnny Herbert	All
Jordan-Hart	193	G	14	Rubens Barrichello	All	Emanuele Naspetti Martin Donnelly Phil Andrews Vittorio Zoboli
Sasol Jordan	Hart 1035 3.5 V10		15	Ivan Capelli	1-2
			15	Thierry Boutsen	3-12
			15	Marco Apicella	13
			15	Emanuele Naspetti	14
			15	Eddie Irvine	15-16
Larrousse-Lamborghini	LH93	G	19	Philippe Alliot	1-14	Jean-Marc Gounon Olivier Beretta
Larrousse F1	Lamborghini 3512 3.5 V12		19	Toshio Suzuki	15-16
			20	Érik Comas	All
Lola-Ferrari	T93/30	G	21	Michele Alboreto	1-14	none
Lola BMS Scuderia Italia	Ferrari 040 3.5 V12		22	Luca Badoer	1-14
Minardi-Ford	M193	G	23	Christian Fittipaldi	1-14	Michele Alboreto
Minardi Team	Ford HBC6 3.5 V8		23	Jean-Marc Gounon	15-16
			24	Fabrizio Barbazza	1-8
			24	Pierluigi Martini	9-16
Ligier-Renault	JS39	G	25	Martin Brundle	All	Éric Bernard
Ligier Gitanes Blondes	Renault RS5 3.5 V10		26	Mark Blundell	All
Ferrari	F93A	G	27	Jean Alesi	All	Nicola Larini Gianni Morbidelli
Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 041 3.5 V12		28	Gerhard Berger	All
Sauber-Ilmor	C12	G	29	Karl Wendlinger	All	none
Sauber	Ilmor 2175 3.5 V10		30	JJ Lehto	All

Changes from last season

Several driver and team changes occurred prior to the start of the 1993 Season. These included reigning champion Nigel Mansell moving to IndyCar in the United States, leaving the number 1 car unoccupied for 1993. As a result, reigning Constructors Champions, Williams, used the numbers 0 and 2 instead. As a result of the withdrawal of March, car numbers 16 to 18 were also left vacant.

Team changes

• McLaren changed from Honda engines to Ford;
• Tyrrell changed engine supplier from Ilmor to Yamaha;
• Jordan changed engine supplier from Yamaha to Hart;
• The Venturi team were renamed as Larrousse;
• The Dallara team were rebranded as Lola;
• The March, Brabham, Andrea Moda and Fondmetal teams left the sport.
• Sauber joined the sport.

Driver changes

• Damon Hill: Brabham-Judd → Williams-Renault
• Alain Prost: Sabbatical → Williams-Renault
• Ukyo Katayama: Venturi-Lamborghini → Tyrrell-Yamaha
• Riccardo Patrese: Williams-Renault → Benetton-Ford
• Michael Andretti: CART → McLaren-Ford
• Derek Warwick: Sabbatical → Footwork-Mugen-Honda
• Alessandro Zanardi: Benetton-Ford (test) → Lotus-Ford
• Rubens Barrichello: Formula 3000 → Jordan-Hart
• Ivan Capelli: Ferrari → Jordan-Hart
• Philippe Alliot: Sports cars → Larrousse-Lamborghini
• Érik Comas: Ligier-Renault → Larrousse-Lamborghini
• Michele Alboreto: Footwork-Mugen-Honda → Lola-Ferrari
• Luca Badoer: Formula 3000 → Lola-Ferrari
• Fabrizio Barbazza: CART → Minardi-Ford
• Martin Brundle: Benetton-Ford → Ligier-Renault
• Mark Blundell: McLaren-Honda (test) → Ligier-Renault
• Gerhard Berger: McLaren-Honda → Ferrari
• Karl Wendlinger: March-Ilmor → Sauber-Ilmor
• JJ Lehto: Dallara-Ferrari → Sauber-Ilmor

Mid-season Changes

Team changes

• Lola-Ferrari withdrew from the last two races of the season, due to financial difficulties.

Driver changes

• The number 15 Jordan, originally driven by Ivan Capelli, was occupied by Thierry Boutsen from the European Grand Prix. He was then replaced by Marco Apicella for Italy, Emanuele Naspetti for Portugal and Eddie Irvine for Japan and Australia.
• Pierluigi Martini replaced Fabrizio Barbazza at Minardi from the French Grand Prix.
• Pedro Lamy replaced Alessandro Zanardi from the Italian Grand Prix onwards.
• Mika Häkkinen replaced Michael Andretti from the Portuguese Grand Prix onwards.
• Toshio Suzuki replaced Philippe Alliot at Larrousse from the Japanese Grand Prix.
• Jean-Marc Gounon replaced Christian Fittipaldi at Minardi from th Japanese Grand Prix.

Season calendar

Race	Date	Event	Circuit
1	March 14	South African Grand Prix	Kyalami Circuit
2	March 28	Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo José Carlos Pace
3	April 11	European Grand Prix	Donington Park
4	April 25	San Marino Grand Prix	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari
5	May 9	Spanish Grand Prix	Circuit de Catalunya
6	May 23	Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco
7	June 13	Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
8	July 4	French Grand Prix	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours
9	July 11	British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit
10	July 25	German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring
11	August 15	Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungaroring
12	August 29	Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
13	September 12	Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale Monza
14	September 26	Portuguese Grand Prix	Autódromo do Estoril
15	October 24	Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka Circuit
16	November 7	Australian Grand Prix	Adelaide Street Circuit

Season Results

Race result

Round	Event				Report
	Grid		Result

1	South African Grand Prix				Report
	Alain Prost Williams-Renault	1	Alain Prost Williams-Renault		Fastest Lap
	Ayrton Senna McLaren-Ford	2	Ayrton Senna McLaren-Ford		Alain Prost Williams-Renault
	Michael Schumacher Benetton-Ford	3	Mark Blundell Ligier-Renault		1:19.492 on Lap 40

2	Brazilian Grand Prix				Report
	Alain Prost Williams-Renault	1	Ayrton Senna McLaren-Ford		Fastest Lap
	Damon Hill Williams-Renault	2	Damon Hill Williams-Renault		Michael Schumacher Benetton-Ford
	Ayrton Senna McLaren-Ford	3	Michael Schumacher Benetton-Ford		1:20.024 on Lap 61

3	European Grand Prix				Report
	Alain Prost Williams-Renault	1	Ayrton Senna McLaren-Ford		Fastest Lap
	Damon Hill Williams-Renault	2	Damon Hill Williams-Renault		Ayrton Senna McLaren-Ford
	Michael Schumacher Benetton-Ford	3	Alain Prost Williams-Renault		1:18.029 on Lap 57

13	Italian Grand Prix				Report
	Alain Prost Williams-Renault	1	Damon Hill Williams-Renault		Fastest Lap
	Damon Hill Williams-Renault	2	Jean Alesi Ferrari		Damon Hill Williams-Renault
	Jean Alesi Ferrari	3	Michael Andretti McLaren-Ford		1:23.575 on Lap 45

14	Portuguese Grand Prix				Report
	Damon Hill Williams-Renault	1	Michael Schumacher Benetton-Ford		Fastest Lap
	Alain Prost Williams-Renault	2	Alain Prost Williams-Renault		Damon Hill Williams-Renault
	Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Ford	3	Damon Hill Williams-Renault		1:14.859 on Lap 68

15	Japanese Grand Prix				Report
	Alain Prost Williams-Renault	1	Ayrton Senna McLaren-Ford		Fastest Lap
	Ayrton Senna McLaren-Ford	2	Alain Prost Williams-Renault		Alain Prost Williams-Renault
	Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Ford	3	Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Ford		1:41.176 on Lap 53

16	Australian Grand Prix				Report
	Ayrton Senna McLaren-Ford	1	Ayrton Senna McLaren-Ford		Fastest Lap
	Alain Prost Williams-Renault	2	Alain Prost Williams-Renault		Damon Hill Williams-Renault
	Damon Hill Williams-Renault	3	Damon Hill Williams-Renault		1:15.381 on Lap 64