1993 Australian Grand Prix

The 1993 Australian Grand Prix, otherwise known as the LVIII Foster's Australian Grand Prix, was the sixteenth and final round of the FIA Formula One World Championship, staged at the Adelaide Street Circuit in Adelaide, South Australia, on the 7 November 1993.'Australian GP, 1993', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2014), https://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr548.html, (Accessed 31/07/2019) The race would see Ayrton Senna claim the 41st and final victory of his career, battling one final time with arch-rival Alain Prost prior to the Frenchman's retirement.
Pre-race news surrounded deals for the season, with officially rejoining F1 as an engine supplier, having developed 's engines in 1993. Elsewhere, a new team named Simtek made their official launch, signing David Brabham as their lead driver, while re-signed with for another season.
Qualifying would see Senna produce a vintage performance in his final run-out for , sweeping to pole position ahead of Prost. That brought an end to an incredible 24 race run of poles for , and was only the second time that a non-Williams driver had sat on pole since the 1992 South African Grand Prix.
There would be three attempts to start the race, with first Ukyo Katayama and then Eddie Irvine stalling on the grid, and were hence sent to the back. At the third time of asking the race finally got underway, with Senna sprinting ahead of Prost into the first corner.
Michael Schumacher would, however, be the man to watch in the early stages of the race, with the German throwing his Benetton around behind Damon Hill in third. The pay-off would be a very early stop for the German, who swept into the pits on lap fifteen, although his aggressive strategy would be ruined a few laps later by an engine failure.
Out front, meanwhile, Prost was able to shadow the race leading Senna, and duly inherited the lead when the Brazilian stopped on lap 24. However, a slow stop for the Frenchman a few laps later would gift Senna a huge lead, with the Brazilian able to build a even bigger lead during their second stint.
Indeed, Senna would manage to pit without losing the lead on lap 55, while Prost slipped back into the sights of teammate Hill. They duly engaged each other in a half-hearted duel in the closing stages, only for Hill to throw a lunge at the Frenchman and send himself spinning.
With that the season was over, with Senna cruising home ahead of his nemesis Prost, while Hill recovered to third. A heartwarming moment on the podium followed, with Senna inviting Prost onto the top step of the podium, with the pair ending their rivalry on what was the final day of Prost's racing career.
==Background==
Alain Prost moved even further ahead in the Championship having already secured the crown, leaving Japan with 93 points to his name. His teammate Damon Hill had retained second, although the Brit headed into the finale in Australia just two ahead of race winner Ayrton Senna. Those two would therefore duel for second at the finale, with Michael Schumacher too far back to challenge in fourth.
In the Constructors Championship had once again shown why they had been the team to beat in , moving onto 158 points for the campaign. , meanwhile, had moved back into second, heading into the finale with a two point advantage over . They would be in a private duel to be runner-up in Australia, with and set to fight for fourth instead.
===Entry List===
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No. 	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor 	Chassis 	Engine 	Model 	Tyre
0 	Damon Hill 	Canon Williams Team 	 	FW15C 	 	RS5 3.5 V10 	
2 	Alain Prost 	Canon Williams Team 	 	FW15C 	 	RS5 3.5 V10 	
3 	Ukyo Katayama 	Tyrrell Racing Organisation 	 	021 	 	OX10A 3.5 V10 	
4 	Andrea de Cesaris 	Tyrrell Racing Organisation 	 	021 	 	OX10A 3.5 V10 	
5 	Michael Schumacher 	Camel Benetton Ford 	 	B193B 	 	HBA7 3.5 V8 	
6 	Riccardo Patrese 	Camel Benetton Ford 	 	B193B 	 	HBA7 3.5 V8 	
7 	Mika Häkkinen 	Marlboro McLaren 	 	MP4/8 	 	HBE7 3.5 V8 	
8 	Ayrton Senna 	Marlboro McLaren 	 	MP4/8 	 	HBE7 3.5 V8 	
9 	Derek Warwick 	Footwork Mugen Honda 	 	FA14 	 	MF351HB 3.5 V10 	
10 	Aguri Suzuki 	Footwork Mugen Honda 	 	FA14 	 	MF351HB 3.5 V10 	
11 	Pedro Lamy 	Team Lotus 	 	107B 	 	HBD6 3.5 V8 	
12 	Johnny Herbert 	Team Lotus 	 	107B 	 	HBD6 3.5 V8 	
14 	Rubens Barrichello 	Sasol Jordan 	 	193 	 	1035 3.5 V10 	
15 	Eddie Irvine 	Sasol Jordan 	 	193 	 	1035 3.5 V10 	
19 	Toshio Suzuki 	Larrousse F1 	 	LH93 	 	3512 3.5 V12 	
20 	Érik Comas 	Larrousse F1 	 	LH93 	 	3512 3.5 V12 	
21 	Michele Alboreto 	BMS Lola Scuderia Italia 	 	T93/30 	 	040 3.5 V12 	
22 	Luca Badoer 	BMS Lola Scuderia Italia 	 	T93/30 	 	040 3.5 V12 	
23 	Jean-Marc Gounon 	Minardi F1 Team 	 	M193 	 	HBC6 3.5 V8 	
24 	Pierluigi Martini 	Minardi F1 Team 	 	M193 	 	HBC6 3.5 V8 	
25 	Martin Brundle 	Ligier Gitanes Blondes 	 	JS39 	 	RS5 3.5 V10 	
26 	Mark Blundell 	Ligier Gitanes Blondes 	 	JS39 	 	RS5 3.5 V10 	
27 	Jean Alesi 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	F93A 	 	041 3.5 V12 	
28 	Gerhard Berger 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	F93A 	 	041 3.5 V12 	
29 	Karl Wendlinger 	Team Sauber F1 	 	C12 	 	2175A 3.5 V10 	
30 	JJ Lehto 	Team Sauber F1 	 	C12 	 	2175A 3.5 V10 	
Source:'Australia 1993: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1993/australie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 31/07/2019)	Source:'Australia 1993: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1993/australie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 31/07/2019)	Source:'Australia 1993: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1993/australie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 31/07/2019)	Source:'Australia 1993: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1993/australie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 31/07/2019)	Source:'Australia 1993: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1993/australie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 31/07/2019)	Source:'Australia 1993: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1993/australie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 31/07/2019)	Source:'Australia 1993: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1993/australie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 31/07/2019)	Source:'Australia 1993: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1993/australie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 31/07/2019)
==Practice Overview==
==Qualifying==
===Friday Qualifying===
===Saturday Qualifying===
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Time 	Time 	Gap
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Q1 	Q2 	Gap
1 	8 	Ayrton Senna 	 	1:13.371 	1:14.779 	—
2 	2 	Alain Prost 	 	1:13.807 	1:14.595 	+0.436s
3 	0 	Damon Hill 	 	1:14.721 	1:13.826 	+0.455s
4 	5 	Michael Schumacher 	 	1:14.098 	1:14.494 	+0.727s
5 	7 	Mika Häkkinen 	 	1:14.106 	1:14.596 	+0.735s
6 	28 	Gerhard Berger 	 	1:14.194 	— 	+0.823s
7 	27 	Jean Alesi 	 	1:15.332 	1:15.619 	+1.961s
8 	25 	Martin Brundle 	 	1:16.022 	1:16.710 	+2.651s
9 	6 	Riccardo Patrese 	 	1:16.077 	1:21.076 	+2.706s
10 	10 	Aguri Suzuki 	 	1:16.079 	1:16.567 	+2.708s
11 	29 	Karl Wendlinger 	 	1:16.106 	1:17.132 	+2.735s
12 	30 	JJ Lehto 	 	1:16.286 	1:17.118 	+2.915s
13 	14 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	1:16.459 	1:16.723 	+3.088s
14 	26 	Mark Blundell 	 	1:16.862 	1:16.469 	+3.098s
15 	4 	Andrea de Cesaris 	 	1:17.350 	1:16.892 	+3.521s
16 	24 	Pierluigi Martini 	 	1:16.905 	1:17.816 	+3.534s
17 	9 	Derek Warwick 	 	— 	1:16.919 	+3.548s
18 	3 	Ukyo Katayama 	 	1:17.018 	1:18.406 	+3.647s
19 	15 	Eddie Irvine 	 	1:19.733 	1:17.341 	+3.970s
20 	12 	Johnny Herbert 	 	1:17.612 	1:17.450 	+4.079s
21 	20 	Érik Comas 	 	1:17.750 	1:17.815 	+4.379s
22 	23 	Jean-Marc Gounon 	 	1:17.754 	1:18.035 	+4.383s
23 	11 	Pedro Lamy 	 	1:19.628 	1:19.369 	+5.998s
24 	19 	Toshio Suzuki 	 	1:21.793 	1:23.167 	+8.422s
WD* 	21 	Michele Alboreto 	 	Withdrawn 	Withdrawn 	Withdrawn
WD* 	22 	Luca Badoer 	 	Withdrawn 	Withdrawn 	Withdrawn
Source:'Foster's Australian Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1993/races/604/australia/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 31/07/2019)'Foster's Australian Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1993/races/604/australia/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 31/07/2019)'Australia 1993: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1993/australie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 31/07/2019)	Source:'Foster's Australian Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1993/races/604/australia/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 31/07/2019)'Foster's Australian Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1993/races/604/australia/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 31/07/2019)'Australia 1993: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1993/australie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 31/07/2019)	Source:'Foster's Australian Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1993/races/604/australia/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 31/07/2019)'Foster's Australian Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1993/races/604/australia/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 31/07/2019)'Australia 1993: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1993/australie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 31/07/2019)	Source:'Foster's Australian Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1993/races/604/australia/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 31/07/2019)'Foster's Australian Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1993/races/604/australia/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 31/07/2019)'Australia 1993: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1993/australie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 31/07/2019)	Source:'Foster's Australian Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1993/races/604/australia/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 31/07/2019)'Foster's Australian Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1993/races/604/australia/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 31/07/2019)'Australia 1993: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1993/australie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 31/07/2019)	Source:'Foster's Australian Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1993/races/604/australia/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 31/07/2019)'Foster's Australian Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1993/races/604/australia/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 31/07/2019)'Australia 1993: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1993/australie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 31/07/2019)	Source:'Foster's Australian Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1993/races/604/australia/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 31/07/2019)'Foster's Australian Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1993/races/604/australia/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 31/07/2019)'Australia 1993: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1993/australie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 31/07/2019)
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car to set their best time in that session.
*Bold indicates a driver's best/qualifying time.
** Alboreto and Badoer's entries were withdrawn after and BMS Scuderia Italia left F1.
===Grid===
** Katayama and Irvine would start from the back of the grid after stalling on the grid.
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	8 	Ayrton Senna 	 	79 	1:43:27.476 	1 	10
2 	2 	Alain Prost 	 	79 	+9.259s 	2 	6
3 	0 	Damon Hill 	 	79 	+33.902s 	3 	4
4 	27 	Jean Alesi 	 	78 	+1 Lap 	7 	3
5 	28 	Gerhard Berger 	 	78 	+1 Lap 	6 	2
6 	25 	Martin Brundle 	 	78 	+1 Lap 	8 	1
7 	10 	Aguri Suzuki 	 	78 	+1 Lap 	10 	
8* 	6 	Riccardo Patrese 	 	77 	Fuel system 	9 	
9 	26 	Mark Blundell 	 	77 	+2 Laps 	14 	
10 	9 	Derek Warwick 	 	77 	+2 Laps 	17 	
11 	14 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	76 	+3 Laps 	13 	
12 	20 	Érik Comas 	 	76 	+3 Laps 	21 	
13 	4 	Michele Alboreto 	 	75 	+4 Laps 	15 	
14 	19 	Toshio Suzuki 	 	74 	+5 Laps 	24 	
15* 	29 	Karl Wendlinger 	 	73 	Brakes 	11 	
Ret 	30 	JJ Lehto 	 	56 	Accident 	12 	
Ret 	23 	Jean-Marc Gounon 	 	34 	Spin 	22 	
Ret 	7 	Mika Häkkinen 	 	28 	Brakes 	5 	
Ret 	5 	Michael Schumacher 	 	19 	Engine 	4 	
Ret 	3 	Ukyo Katayama 	 	11 	Spin 	18 	
Ret 	15 	Eddie Irvine 	 	10 	Accident 	19 	
Ret 	12 	Johnny Herbert 	 	9 	Suspension 	20 	
Ret 	24 	Pierluigi Martini 	 	5 	Gearbox 	16 	
Ret 	11 	Pedro Lamy 	 	0 	Accident 	23 	
WD 	21 	Michele Alboreto 	 	 	 	 	
WD 	22 	Luca Badoer 	 	 	 	 	
Source:'Australia 1993: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1993/australie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 31/07/2019)	Source:'Australia 1993: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1993/australie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 31/07/2019)	Source:'Australia 1993: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1993/australie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 31/07/2019)	Source:'Australia 1993: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1993/australie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 31/07/2019)	Source:'Australia 1993: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1993/australie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 31/07/2019)	Source:'Australia 1993: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1993/australie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 31/07/2019)	Source:'Australia 1993: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1993/australie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 31/07/2019)	Source:'Australia 1993: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1993/australie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 31/07/2019)
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car.
** Patrese and Wendlinger were still classified despite retiring as they had completed 90% of the race distance.
==Milestones==
* 256th and final Grand Prix start for Riccardo Patrese.'16. Australia 1993', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1993/australie.aspx, (Accessed 31/07/2019)
** His record for most starts would last until Rubens Barrichello started his 257th race at the 2008 Canadian Grand Prix.
* Alain Prost started his 199th and final race.
* 50th Grand Prix for as an engine supplier.
* 50th entry for Johnny Herbert.'1993 Australian GP', chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2014), http://www.chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=1993&gp=Australian%20GP&r=1, (Accessed 31/07/2019)
* 41st and final victory for Ayrton Senna.
** This was also Senna's 80th and final podium finish.
* claimed a record 104th victory as a constructor.
** secured their 166th win as an engine supplier.
* Prost claimed his 106th and final podium.
** His record for most podium finishes would stand until Michael Schumacher secured his 107th podium at the 2002 British Grand Prix.
* Damon Hill claimed his tenth podium finish.
==Standings==
With that the FIA Formula One World Championship came to an end, with Alain Prost officially declared as the Champion with 99 points. Ayrton Senna would finish runner-up to his former rival on 73 points, having jumped ahead of Damon Hill on the final day. The Brit himself would end the campaign in third, having scored 69 points, while Michael Schumacher and Riccardo Patrese completing the top five.
In the Constructors Championship it had been a season of dominance for , who rounded out the season on a crushing tally of 168 points, meaning they had scored an average of 10.5 points at every race. were best of the rest, ending the campaign on 84 points, while finished third with 72 points. , meanwhile, would finish the season in a distant fourth, while completed the final top five.
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Alain Prost 	99 	
2 	Ayrton Senna 	73 	1
3 	Damon Hill 	69 	1
4 	Michael Schumacher 	52 	
5 	Riccardo Patrese 	20 	
6 	Jean Alesi 	16 	
7 	Martin Brundle 	13 	
8 	Gerhard Berger 	12 	2
9 	Johnny Herbert 	11 	1
10 	Mark Blundell 	10 	1
11 	Michael Andretti 	7 	
12 	Karl Wendlinger 	7 	
13 	JJ Lehto 	5 	
14 	Christian Fittipaldi 	5 	
15 	Mika Häkkinen 	4 	
16 	Derek Warwick 	4 	
17 	Philippe Alliot 	2 	
18 	Rubens Barrichello 	2 	
19 	Fabrizio Barbazza 	2 	
20 	Alex Zanardi 	1 	
21 	Érik Comas 	1 	
22 	Eddie Irvine 	1 	
World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	168 	
2 	 	84 	
3 	 	72 	
4 	 	28 	
5 	 	23 	
6 	 	12 	
7 	 	12 	
8 	 	7 	
9 	 	4 	
10 	 	3 	
11 	 	3 	
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
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