The 1993 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 9 May 1993 at the Circuit de Catalunya. It was the fifth race of the 1993 Formula One World Championship. The 65-lap race was won from pole position by Alain Prost, driving a Williams-Renault, with Ayrton Senna second in a McLaren-Ford and Michael Schumacher third in a Benetton-Ford. This was the only time Prost, Senna and Schumacher shared the podium together.
The Williams-Renaults filled the front row in qualifying, with Prost ahead of Hill, Senna, Schumacher, Patrese and Wendlinger. At the start, Hill got ahead of Prost with no changes behind. Hill was leading Prost, Senna, Schumacher, Patrese and Wendlinger.
Hill and Prost pulled away from the rest with Prost taking the lead on lap 11. Later in the race Prost's car began to handle oddly and Hill closed up on him, attempting to re-overtake the Frenchman, only to retire when his engine failed on lap 41. Schumacher and Senna both pitted for tyres late in the race. Senna had a tardy stop, and he lost nearly all his advantage over Schumacher, who put in a string of fastest laps to close the gap. This challenge was ended when Schumacher went off the track at the final corner, after having to go off line to pass the smoking Lotus of Alessandro Zanardi. Prost won from Senna, Schumacher, Patrese, Andretti and Berger.
Classification
Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Q1 Q2 Gap 1 2 Alain Prost Williams-Renault 1:19.599 1:17.809 2 0 Damon Hill Williams-Renault 1:20.400 1:18.346 +0.537 3 8 Ayrton Senna McLaren-Ford 1:20.221 1:19.722 +1.913 4 5 Michael Schumacher Benetton-Ford 1:21.148 1:20.520 +2.711 5 6 Riccardo Patrese Benetton-Ford 1:21.880 1:20.600 +2.791 6 29 Karl Wendlinger Sauber 1:23.696 1:21.203 +3.394 7 7 Michael Andretti McLaren-Ford 1:22.286 1:21.360 +3.551 8 27 Jean Alesi Ferrari 1:23.614 1:21.767 +3.958 9 30 JJ Lehto Sauber 1:22.801 1:22.047 +4.238 10 12 Johnny Herbert Lotus-Ford 1:23.541 1:22.470 +4.661 11 28 Gerhard Berger Ferrari 1:23.346 1:22.655 +4.846 12 26 Mark Blundell Ligier-Renault 1:24.107 1:22.708 +4.899 13 19 Philippe Alliot Larrousse-Lamborghini 1:26.698 1:22.887 +5.078 14 20 Érik Comas Larrousse-Lamborghini 1:24.995 1:22.904 +5.095 15 11 Alessandro Zanardi Lotus-Ford 1:23.579 1:23.026 +5.217 16 9 Derek Warwick Footwork-Mugen-Honda 1:23.971 1:23.086 +5.277 17 14 Rubens Barrichello Jordan-Hart 1:24.708 1:23.232 +5.423 18 25 Martin Brundle Ligier-Renault 1:24.748 1:23.357 +5.548 19 10 Aguri Suzuki Footwork-Mugen-Honda 1:24.158 1:23.432 +5.623 20 23 Christian Fittipaldi Minardi-Ford 1:24.304 1:23.449 +5.640 21 15 Thierry Boutsen Jordan-Hart 1:24.476 1:23.464 +5.655 22 22 Luca Badoer Lola-Ferrari 1:26.851 1:24.268 +6.459 23 3 Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:25.607 1:24.291 +6.482 24 4 Andrea de Cesaris Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:27.724 1:24.358 +6.549 25 24 Fabrizio Barbazza Minardi-Ford 1:25.616 1:24.399 +6.590 21 Michele Alboreto Lola-Ferrari 1:26.813 1:25.396 +7.587 Sources:
Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 2 Alain Prost Williams-Renault 65 1:32:27.685 1 10 2 8 Ayrton Senna McLaren-Ford 65 + 16.873 3 6 3 5 Michael Schumacher Benetton-Ford 65 + 27.125 4 4 4 6 Riccardo Patrese Benetton-Ford 64 + 1 Lap 5 3 5 7 Michael Andretti McLaren-Ford 64 + 1 Lap 7 2 6 28 Gerhard Berger Ferrari 63 + 2 Laps 11 1 7 26 Mark Blundell Ligier-Renault 63 + 2 Laps 12 8 23 Christian Fittipaldi Minardi-Ford 63 + 2 Laps 20 9 20 Érik Comas Larrousse-Lamborghini 63 + 2 Laps 14 10 10 Aguri Suzuki Footwork-Mugen-Honda 63 + 2 Laps 19 11 15 Thierry Boutsen Jordan-Hart 62 + 3 Laps 21 12 14 Rubens Barrichello Jordan-Hart 62 + 3 Laps 17 13 9 Derek Warwick Footwork-Mugen-Honda 62 + 3 Laps 16 14 11 Alessandro Zanardi Lotus-Ford 60 Engine 15 30 JJ Lehto Sauber 53 Engine 9 22 Luca Badoer Lola-Ferrari 43 Overheating 22 29 Karl Wendlinger Sauber 42 Fuel system 6 0 Damon HillWilliams-Renault 41 Engine 2 27 Jean AlesiFerrari 40 Oil Leak 8 24 Fabrizio BarbazzaMinardi-Ford 37 Spun off 25 19 Philippe AlliotLarrousse-Lamborghini 26 Transmission 13 25 Martin BrundleLigier-Renault 11 Tyre 18 3 Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha 11 Spun off 23 12 Johnny HerbertLotus-Ford 2 Suspension 10 4 Andrea de Cesaris Tyrrell-Yamaha 42 Push start 24
Championship standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings PosDriverPoints 1 1 Alain Prost 34 1 2 Ayrton Senna 32 1 3 Michael Schumacher 14 1 4 Damon Hill 12 5 Mark Blundell 6Source:
Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Williams-Renault 46 2 McLaren-Ford 34 3 Benetton-Ford 19 4 Ligier-Renault 10 5 Lotus-Ford 7Source:
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