# 1993 Canadian Grand Prix

The 1993 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on 13 June 1993. It was the seventh race of the 1993 Formula One World Championship. The 69-lap race was won from pole position by Alain Prost, driving a Williams-Renault, with Michael Schumacher second in a Benetton-Ford and Prost's teammate Damon Hill third. This was the last Formula One race to feature BBC commentary from James Hunt before his death aged 45. He was replaced by Jonathan Palmer partnering Murray Walker.

## Report
### Qualifying

There was a two by two formation in qualifying in Canada as the Williams were ahead of the Benettons and the Ferraris. Prost took pole ahead of Hill, Schumacher, Patrese, Berger and Alesi. Uncharacteristically, Senna was down in 8th.

### Race

At the start, Hill beat Prost away, while the Benettons were slow and were passed by Berger and Senna (who had already got ahead of Brundle and then Alesi). Hill was leading Prost, Berger, Senna, Schumacher and Patrese.
Senna passed Berger for third on lap 2. On lap 6, Prost took the lead from Hill. Soon afterwards, Schumacher passed Berger with Patrese following him through five laps later. The order stabilised at: Prost, Hill, Senna, Schumacher, Patrese and Berger.
During the mid-race stops, Hill had a problem and dropped behind Senna and Schumacher. Schumacher now set off after Senna. Senna's alternator eventually gave out and he retired from the race. Prost won ahead of Schumacher, Hill, Berger, Brundle and Wendlinger.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Gap |
| 1 | 2 | Alain Prost | Williams-Renault | 1:18.987 | 1:19.135 | |
| 2 | 0 | Damon Hill | Williams-Renault | 1:19.491 | 1:20.145 | +0.504 |
| 3 | 5 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Ford | 1:20.808 | 1:20.945 | +1.821 |
| 4 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Benetton-Ford | 1:20.948 | 1:23.268 | +1.961 |
| 5 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:21.278 | 1:21.513 | +2.291 |
| 6 | 27 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 1:21.414 | 1:21.660 | +2.427 |
| 7 | 25 | Martin Brundle | Ligier-Renault | 1:21.603 | 1:22.026 | +2.616 |
| 8 | 8 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Ford | 1:21.706 | 1:21.891 | +2.719 |
| 9 | 29 | Karl Wendlinger | Sauber | 1:21.936 | 1:21.813 | +2.826 |
| 10 | 26 | Mark Blundell | Ligier-Renault | 1:22.097 | 1:22.622 | +3.110 |
| 11 | 30 | JJ Lehto | Sauber | 1:22.198 | 1:22.428 | +3.211 |
| 12 | 7 | Michael Andretti | McLaren-Ford | 1:22.751 | 1:22.229 | +3.242 |
| 13 | 20 | Érik Comas | Larrousse-Lamborghini | 1:22.263 | 1:22.977 | +3.276 |
| 14 | 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan-Hart | 1:23.152 | 1:22.509 | +3.522 |
| 15 | 19 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse-Lamborghini | 1:22.983 | 1:22.819 | +3.832 |
| 16 | 10 | Aguri Suzuki | Footwork-Mugen-Honda | 1:22.891 | 1:22.999 | +3.904 |
| 17 | 23 | Christian Fittipaldi | Minardi-Ford | 1:24.559 | 1:23.119 | +4.132 |
| 18 | 9 | Derek Warwick | Footwork-Mugen-Honda | 1:23.518 | 1:23.185 | +4.198 |
| 19 | 4 | Andrea de Cesaris | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:23.268 | 1:23.185 | +4.198 |
| 20 | 12 | Johnny Herbert | Lotus-Ford | 1:23.341 | 1:23.223 | +4.236 |
| 21 | 11 | Alessandro Zanardi | Lotus-Ford | 1:23.240 | 1:25.027 | +4.253 |
| 22 | 3 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:24.391 | 1:23.824 | +4.837 |
| 23 | 24 | Fabrizio Barbazza | Minardi-Ford | 1:23.946 | 1:24.375 | +4.959 |
| 24 | 15 | Thierry Boutsen | Jordan-Hart | 1:24.632 | 1:23.960 | +4.973 |
| 25 | 22 | Luca Badoer | Lola-Ferrari | 1:25.212 | 1:24.357 | +5.370 |
| DNQ | 21 | Michele Alboreto | Lola-Ferrari | 1:24.382 | 1:24.391 | +5.395 |
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### Race

| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 2 | Alain Prost | Williams-Renault | 69 | 1:36:41.822 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 5 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Ford | 69 | + 14.527 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 0 | Damon Hill | Williams-Renault | 69 | + 52.685 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 68 | + 1 Lap | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | 25 | Martin Brundle | Ligier-Renault | 68 | + 1 Lap | 7 | 2 |
| 6 | 29 | Karl Wendlinger | Sauber | 68 | + 1 Lap | 9 | 1 |
| 7 | 30 | JJ Lehto | Sauber | 68 | + 1 Lap | 11 | |
| 8 | 20 | Érik Comas | Larrousse-Lamborghini | 68 | + 1 Lap | 13 | |
| 9 | 23 | Christian Fittipaldi | Minardi-Ford | 67 | + 2 Laps | 17 | |
| 10 | 12 | Johnny Herbert | Lotus-Ford | 67 | + 2 Laps | 20 | |
| 11 | 11 | Alessandro Zanardi | Lotus-Ford | 67 | + 2 Laps | 21 | |
| 12 | 15 | Thierry Boutsen | Jordan-Hart | 67 | + 2 Laps | 24 | |
| 13 | 10 | Aguri Suzuki | Footwork-Mugen-Honda | 66 | + 3 Laps | 16 | |
| 14 | 7 | Michael Andretti | McLaren-Ford | 66 | + 3 Laps | 12 | |
| 15 | 22 | Luca Badoer | Lola-Ferrari | 65 | + 4 Laps | 25 | |
| 16 | 9 | Derek Warwick | Footwork-Mugen-Honda | 65 | + 4 Laps | 18 | |
| 17 | 3 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 64 | + 5 Laps | 22 | |
| 18 | 8 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Ford | 62 | Electrical | 8 | |
| Ret | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Benetton-Ford | 52 | Physical | 4 | |
| Ret | 4 | Andrea de Cesaris | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 45 | Spun off | 19 | |
| Ret | 24 | Fabrizio Barbazza | Minardi-Ford | 33 | Gearbox | 23 | |
| Ret | 27 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 23 | Engine | 6 | |
| Ret | 26 | Mark Blundell | Ligier-Renault | 13 | Spun off | 10 | |
| Ret | 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan-Hart | 10 | Electrical | 14 | |
| Ret | 19 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse-Lamborghini | 8 | Engine | 15 | |
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## Championship standings after the race

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Alain Prost | 47 |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | 42 |
| 3 | Damon Hill | 22 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | 20 |
| 5 | Martin Brundle | 7 |
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| Pos | Constructor | Points |
| 1 | Williams-Renault | 69 |
| 2 | McLaren-Ford | 44 |
| 3 | Benetton-Ford | 25 |
| 4 | Ligier-Renault | 13 |
| 5 | Ferrari | 9 |
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* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.