1993 Hungarian Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
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| Race 11 of 16 in the 1993 Formula One season | |||
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| Date | 15 August 1993 | ||
| Official name | IX Marlboro Magyar Nagydíj | ||
| Location | Hungaroring, Budapest, Hungary | ||
| Course | Permanent race track | ||
| Course length | 3.968 km (2.466 mi) | ||
| Distance | 77 laps, 305.536 km (189.851 mi) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Williams-Renault | ||
| Time | 1:14.631 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Alain Prost | Williams-Renault | |
| Time | 1:19.633 on lap 52 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Williams-Renault | ||
| Second | Benetton-Ford | ||
| Third | Ferrari | ||
The 1993 Hungarian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Hungaroring on 15 August 1993. It was the eleventh round of the 1993 Formula One season. It marked the first victory of Damon Hill, after he had retired while leading the last two races (on the penultimate lap in Germany). He became the first son of a World Champion to win a race himself. Riccardo Patrese scored his final podium finish, and Derek Warwick his final points, while Gerhard Berger scored his only podium of the season. Alain Prost stalled on the warm-up lap and had to start from the back of the grid. He subsequently lost several laps while the team replaced the car's rear wing - giving an interview for French television while the team worked on the car.
Report
Qualifying
As usual, the two Williamses were 1-2 in qualifying in Hungary with Prost on pole ahead of Hill, Schumacher, Senna, Patrese and Berger.
Race
Prost stalled on the parade lap, and had to start at the back. At the start, Schumacher got pushed down by Senna, Berger (who was already ahead of Patrese) and Patrese. Hill was leading Senna, Berger, Patrese, Schumacher and Alesi.
Schumacher tried to pass Berger on lap 4 but spun and dropped back to 10th. Both McLarens had throttle problems, Andretti slowing down in front of Schumacher on lap 16 and making Schumacher spin again, dropping down to 14th, right behind the recovering Prost. Senna also retired on lap 18 with throttle problems as everyone pitted except the Williamses and Schumacher. This left Hill ahead of Patrese, Prost, Schumacher, Berger and Alesi.
Then, Prost had to go into the pits because of problems with his rear wing. He rejoined seven laps behind. On lap 23, Alesi spun off and retired as Patrese waved through Schumacher who took second. However, he retired three laps later with fuel pump problems. Berger pitted from third and rejoined in fifth but he quickly passed Brundle and then Warwick to get back third. Hill took his first ever win ahead of Patrese, Berger, Warwick, Brundle and Wendlinger.
Classification
Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Alain Prost |
Williams-Renault | 1:15.488 | 1:14.631 | — |
| 2 | 0 |  Damon Hill |
Williams-Renault | 1:16.135 | 1:14.835 | +0.204 |
| 3 | 5 |  Michael Schumacher |
Benetton-Ford | 1:16.005 | 1:15.228 | +0.597 |
| 4 | 8 |  Ayrton Senna |
McLaren-Ford | 1:18.260 | 1:16.451 | +1.820 |
| 5 | 6 |  Riccardo Patrese |
Benetton-Ford | 1:17.755 | 1:16.561 | +1.930 |
| 6 | 28 |  Gerhard Berger |
Ferrari | 1:19.379 | 1:16.939 | +2.308 |
| 7 | 24 | Pierluigi Martini |
Minardi-Ford | 1:19.129 | 1:17.366 | +2.735 |
| 8 | 27 | Jean Alesi |
Ferrari | 1:19.438 | 1:17.480 | +2.849 |
| 9 | 9 | Derek Warwick |
Footwork-Mugen-Honda | 1:20.780 | 1:17.682 | +3.051 |
| 10 | 10 |  Aguri Suzuki |
Footwork-Mugen-Honda | 1:19.533 | 1:17.693 | +3.062 |
| 11 | 7 |  Michael Andretti |
McLaren-Ford | 1:20.088 | 1:18.107 | +3.476 |
| 12 | 26 | Mark Blundell |
Ligier-Renault | 1:20.770 | 1:18.388 | +3.757 |
| 13 | 25 | Martin Brundle |
Ligier-Renault | 1:19.277 | 1:18.392 | +3.761 |
| 14 | 23 | Christian Fittipaldi |
Minardi-Ford | 1:20.953 | 1:18.446 | +3.815 |
| 15 | 30 |  JJ Lehto |
Sauber | 1:24.596 | 1:18.638 | +4.007 |
| 16 | 14 | Rubens Barrichello |
Jordan-Hart | 1:20.658 | 1:18.721 | +4.090 |
| 17 | 29 | Karl Wendlinger |
Sauber | 1:20.590 | 1:18.840 | +4.209 |
| 18 | 20 | Érik Comas |
Larrousse-Lamborghini | 1:21.049 | 1:19.305 | +4.674 |
| 19 | 19 | Philippe Alliot |
Larrousse-Lamborghini | 1:20.959 | 1:19.320 | +4.689 |
| 20 | 12 | Johnny Herbert |
Lotus-Ford | 1:20.527 | 1:19.444 | +4.813 |
| 21 | 11 | Alessandro Zanardi |
Lotus-Ford | 1:19.673 | 1:19.485 | +4.854 |
| 22 | 4 | Andrea de Cesaris |
Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:22.489 | 1:19.560 | +4.929 |
| 23 | 3 | Ukyo Katayama |
Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:22.668 | 1:20.270 | +5.639 |
| 24 | 15 | .svg.png){kind=small} Thierry Boutsen |
Jordan-Hart | 1:21.484 | 1:20.482 | +5.851 |
| 25 | 21 | Michele Alboreto |
Lola-Ferrari | 1:23.560 | 1:21.502 | +6.871 |
| 26 | 22 | Luca Badoer |
Lola-Ferrari | 1:23.543 | 1:22.655 | +8.024 |
Race
Notes
- First win: Damon Hill
- Last podium: Riccardo Patrese
- Last points: Derek Warwick
- This was the first time in history that a car #0 won a Grand Prix.
- 30th pole position: Alain Prost
Championship standings after the race
- Bold text indicates who still has a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ↑ "1993 Hungarian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- Henry, Alan (1993). AUTOCOURSE 1993-94. Hazleton Publishing. ISBN 1-874557-15-2.
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