1993 Italian Grand Prix
1993 Italian Grand Prix | |||
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Race 13 of 16 in the 1993 Formula One World Championship | |||
Race details | |||
Date | 12 September 1993 | ||
Official name | Pioneer 64º Gran Premio d'Italia | ||
Location | |||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 5.800 km (3.604 miles) | ||
Distance | 53 laps, 307.400 km (191.01 miles) | ||
Weather | Hot and sunny | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Williams-Renault | ||
Time | 1:21.179 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Damon Hill | Williams-Renault | |
Time | 1:23.575 on lap 45 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Williams-Renault | ||
Second | Ferrari | ||
Third | McLaren-Ford | ||
Lap leaders |
The 1993 Italian Grand Prix (formally the Pioneer 64º Gran Premio d'Italia
The 53-lap race was won by British driver Damon Hill, driving a Williams-Renault, after he started from second position. Frenchman Jean Alesi finished second in a Ferrari, while American Michael Andretti finished third in a McLaren-Ford, in his final F1 race before returning to IndyCar. Hill's teammate, Frenchman Alain Prost, took pole position and led until suffering an engine failure with five laps to go, allowing Hill to take his third consecutive victory.
Report
The
At the start, Alesi got ahead of a sluggish Hill and Senna tried to do the same, but there was contact between Hill and Senna, resulting in both drivers dropping back, with Senna ending up in 9th and Hill in 10th. Further back, two separate incidents saw five cars eliminated at the first chicane. In the first incident, the
On lap 8, Senna collided with Brundle's
The Minardis of Pierluigi Martini and Christian Fittipaldi had approached the chequered flag with Fittipaldi closely following Martini. Fittipaldi's left front wheel made contact with his teammate's right rear wheel, and the contact launched Fittipaldi's car into the air. The car completed a back flip before landing back on its wheels and skidded across the line. Neither driver was hurt and both finished the race without losing a position.
This was the Williams team's seventh consecutive victory. Prior to the race weekend, Andretti and McLaren mutually agreed to part ways and that this would be his final race with the team. He would be replaced by the team's test driver, Mika Häkkinen. His final Formula One race returned his best result of the season with his third-place finish. By winning in Italy, Hill became the first Formula One driver to take their first three wins at consecutive Grands Prix, a feat only repeated by Mika Häkkinen, though only Hill won all three races in the same year.
Classification
Qualifying
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Gap |
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1 | 2 | Alain Prost | Williams-Renault | 1:22.163 | 1:21.179 | |
2 | 0 | Damon Hill | Williams-Renault | 1:22.283 | 1:21.491 | +0.318 |
3 | 27 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 1:22.625 | 1:21.986 | +0.807 |
4 | 8 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Ford | 1:23.310 | 1:22.633 | +1.454 |
5 | 5 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Ford | 1:23.888 | 1:22.910 | +1.731 |
6 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:23.750 | 1:23.150 | +1.971 |
7 | 12 | Johnny Herbert | Lotus-Ford | 1:25.463 | 1:23.769 | +2.590 |
8 | 10 | Aguri Suzuki | Mugen-Honda
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1:26.127 | 1:23.856 | +2.677 |
9 | 7 | Michael Andretti | McLaren-Ford | 1:25.348 | 1:23.899 | +2.720 |
10 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Benetton-Ford | 1:26.082 | 1:23.918 | +2.739 |
11 | 9 | Derek Warwick | Mugen-Honda
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1:24.673 | 1:24.048 | +2.869 |
12 | 25 | Martin Brundle | Ligier-Renault
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1:24.608 | 1:24.137 | +2.958 |
13 | 30 | JJ Lehto | Sauber
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1:24.298 | 1:24.419 | +3.119 |
14 | 26 | Mark Blundell | Ligier-Renault
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1:25.238 | 1:24.344 | +3.165 |
15 | 29 | Karl Wendlinger | Sauber
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1:25.016 | 1:24.473 | +3.294 |
16 | 19 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse-Lamborghini | 1:25.529 | 1:24.807 | +3.628 |
17 | 3 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:26.300 | 1:24.886 | +3.707 |
18 | 4 | Andrea de Cesaris | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:25.482 | 1:24.916 | +3.737 |
19 | 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan-Hart | 1:26.664 | 1:25.144 | +3.965 |
20 | 20 | Érik Comas | Larrousse-Lamborghini | 1:26.323 | 1:25.257 | +4.078 |
21 | 21 | Michele Alboreto | Lola-Ferrari | 1:26.287 | 1:25.368 | +4.189 |
22 | 24 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Ford | 1:25.903 | 1:25.478 | +4.299 |
23 | 15 | Marco Apicella | Jordan-Hart | 1:51.300 | 1:25.672 | +4.493 |
24 | 23 | Christian Fittipaldi | Minardi-Ford | 1:26.135 | 1:25.699 | +4.520 |
25 | 22 | Luca Badoer | Lola-Ferrari | 1:26.049 | 1:25.957 | +4.778 |
26 | 11 | Pedro Lamy | Lotus-Ford | 1:26.380 | 1:26.324 | +5.145 |
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Race
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 0 | Damon Hill | Williams-Renault | 53 | 1:17:07.509 | 2 | 10 |
2 | 27 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 53 | + 40.012 | 3 | 6 |
3 | 7 | Michael Andretti | McLaren-Ford | 52 | + 1 lap | 9 | 4 |
4 | 29 | Karl Wendlinger | Sauber
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52 | + 1 lap | 15 | 3 |
5 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Benetton-Ford | 52 | + 1 lap | 10 | 2 |
6 | 20 | Érik Comas | Larrousse-Lamborghini | 52 | + 1 lap | 20 | 1 |
7 | 24 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Ford | 51 | + 2 laps | 22 | |
8 | 23 | Christian Fittipaldi | Minardi-Ford | 51 | + 2 laps | 24 | |
9 | 19 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse-Lamborghini | 51 | + 2 laps | 16 | |
10 | 22 | Luca Badoer | Lola-Ferrari | 51 | + 2 laps | 25 | |
11 | 11 | Pedro Lamy | Lotus-Ford | 49 | Electrical | 26 | |
12 | 2 | Alain Prost | Williams-Renault | 48 | Engine | 1 | |
13 | 4 | Andrea de Cesaris | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 47 | Oil pressure | 18 | |
14 | 3 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 47 | + 6 laps | 17 | |
Ret | 21 | Michele Alboreto | Lola-Ferrari | 23 | Suspension | 21 | |
Ret | 5 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Ford | 21 | Engine | 5 | |
Ret | 26 | Mark Blundell | Ligier-Renault
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20 | Accident damage | 14 | |
Ret | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 15 | Suspension | 6 | |
Ret | 12 | Johnny Herbert | Lotus-Ford | 14 | Spun off | 7 | |
Ret | 25 | Martin Brundle | Ligier-Renault
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8 | Collision | 12 | |
Ret | 8 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Ford | 8 | Collision | 4 | |
Ret | 10 | Aguri Suzuki | Mugen-Honda
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0 | Collision | 8 | |
Ret | 9 | Derek Warwick | Mugen-Honda
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0 | Collision | 11 | |
Ret | 30 | JJ Lehto | Sauber
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0 | Collision | 13 | |
Ret | 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan-Hart | 0 | Collision | 19 | |
Ret | 15 | Marco Apicella | Jordan-Hart | 0 | Collision | 23 | |
Source:[3]
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Championship standings after the race
- Bold text indicates the World Champions.
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- Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ^ "Motor Racing Programme Covers: 1993". The Programme Covers Project. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ Roebuck, Nigel; Saward, Joe (16 September 1993). "Italian GP: Hill in hot pursuit". Autosport. 132 (11): 24–37. Retrieved 3 October 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "1993 Italian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Italy 1993 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ISBN 1-874557-15-2.