1993 German Grand Prix

The 1993 British Grand Prix, otherwise known as the LV Großer Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland, was the tenth round of the FIA Formula One World Championship, staged at the Hockenheimring in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, on the 25 July 1993.'German GP, 1993', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2014), https://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr542.html, (Accessed 28/07/2019) The race would see Alain Prost sweep to his 51st and final victory late on, as race leading teammate Damon Hill was robbed of a maiden triumph on the penultimate lap by a puncture.
The build-up to the race was dominated by a meeting of the F1 constructors with the FIA and FISA, debating the decision to ban electronic aids. The FIA and FISA, who wanted to ban the systems with immediate effect, decided that the systems would be banned at the end of the 1993 campaign, but would allow refuelling to return as well as other modifications to the weight rules.
Qualifying would, as ever, be dominated by the electronically advanced s, with Prost sweeping to pole position ahead of teammate Hill. Best of the rest was home hero Michael Schumacher in the , while Ayrton Senna secured forth for .
Rain on race morning would cause chaos during the warm-up with Derek Warwick smashing into Luca Badoer, although both drivers would start the race in their spare cars. Fortunately the circuit would be almost completely dry for the start of the race itself, with the entire field starting on slicks.
Prost would make a miserable start, dropping behind Hill and Schumacher before squabbling with Senna out of the first corner. They duly duelled into the first chicane, with Senna spinning to the back of the field when trying to out-brake the Frenchman.
Indeed, Prost would have eventful opening lap, deciding to jump the second chicane when Martin Brundle lost control and came broadside-sliding towards the #2 Williams. Prost was immediately placed under investigation as he hunted down and passed Schumacher on lap six, before catching and passing Hill with ease on lap nine.
The organisers subsequently handed Prost a controversial stop-go penalty for cutting the chicane, which the Frenchman served under protest on lap ten. He would rejoin in fifth behind Schumacher, Mark Blundell and Riccardo Patrese, with frustration pouring off his car's body language.
Schumacher, Blundell and Patrese's stops on the following laps would elevate Prost back into second, although with neither he nor teammate Hill planning to stop it seemed as if it was the Brit's race to lose. Indeed, with it was only on the penultimate lap that the race order truly changed, with Hill dramatically losing pace midway around the lap.
Indeed, the Brit had picked up a puncture with two laps to go, and was hence left to crawl back to the pits as Prost and Schumacher swept past him through the stadium section. To add insult to injury the Brit then spun at the pitlane chicane, with a stalled engine ending his race a lap early having completed his best performance to date.
Out front, meanwhile, Prost was able to cruise home to a 51st career victory ahead of Schumacher, while Blundell registered his second podium finish for . Senna was next ahead of Patrese and Gerhard Berger, while the unlucky Hill was classified down in fifteenth.
==Background==
Victory had moved Alain Prost a daunting twenty points clear at the top of the Championship, having registered his sixth win of the season. Ayrton Senna had remained, as ever, his closest challenger, although another poor weekend by the Brazilian's standards had cost him a lot of ground. Behind, Michael Schumacher had overtaken Damon Hill for third, while Riccardo Patrese had moved up to fifth with his first podium of the season.
In the Constructors Championship it had been another positive day for , who moved 45 points clear at the head of the field. Indeed, would need three one-twos on the trot, with Williams failing to score, just to get back on terms with their Anglo-French rivals. Elsewhere, had closed the gap to McLaren to just eleven points, while were back into the top five behind .
===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 	Michael Andretti 	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 	Alex Zanardi 	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 	Thierry Boutsen 	Sasol Jordan 	 	193 	 	1035 3.5 V10 	
19 	Philippe Alliot 	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 	Christian Fittipaldi 	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:'Britain 1993: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1993/grande-bretagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 28/07/2019)	Source:'Britain 1993: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1993/grande-bretagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 28/07/2019)	Source:'Britain 1993: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1993/grande-bretagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 28/07/2019)	Source:'Britain 1993: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1993/grande-bretagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 28/07/2019)	Source:'Britain 1993: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1993/grande-bretagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 28/07/2019)	Source:'Britain 1993: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1993/grande-bretagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 28/07/2019)	Source:'Britain 1993: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1993/grande-bretagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 28/07/2019)	Source:'Britain 1993: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1993/grande-bretagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 28/07/2019)
==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 	2 	Alain Prost 	 	1:39.046 	1:38.748 	—
2 	0 	Damon Hill 	 	1:40.211 	1:38.905 	+0.157s
3 	5 	Michael Schumacher 	 	1:39.640 	1:39.580 	+0.832s
4 	8 	Ayrton Senna 	 	1:40.642 	1:39.616 	+0.868s
5 	26 	Mark Blundell 	 	1:40.279 	1:40.135 	+1.387s
6 	25 	Martin Brundle 	 	1:40.916 	1:40.855 	+2.107s
7 	6 	Riccardo Patrese 	 	1:41.101 	1:41.292 	+2.353s
8 	10 	Aguri Suzuki 	 	1:41.138 	1:41.220 	+2.390s
9 	28 	Gerhard Berger 	 	1:41.290 	1:41.242 	+2.494s
10 	27 	Jean Alesi 	 	1:41.304 	1:41.726 	+2.556s
11 	9 	Derek Warwick 	 	1:42.977 	1:41.449 	+2.701s
12 	7 	Michael Andretti 	 	1:41.531 	1:42.468 	+2.783s
13 	12 	Johnny Herbert 	 	1:41.564 	1:42.970 	+2.816s
14 	29 	Karl Wendlinger 	 	1:41.922 	1:41.642 	+2.894s
15 	11 	Alex Zanardi 	 	1:41.858 	1:43.561 	+3.110s
16 	20 	Érik Comas 	 	1:42.086 	1:41.945 	+3.197s
17 	14 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	1:42.152 	1:42.025 	+3.277s
18 	30 	JJ Lehto 	 	1:42.845 	1:42.032 	+3.284s
19 	4 	Andrea de Cesaris 	 	1:43.471 	1:42.203 	+3.455s
20 	23 	Christian Fittipaldi 	 	1:42.658 	1:44.058 	+3.910s
21 	3 	Ukyo Katayama 	 	1:46.709 	1:42.682 	+3.934s
22 	24 	Pierluigi Martini 	 	1:42.786 	1:43.353 	+4.038s
23 	19 	Philippe Alliot 	 	1:42.912 	1:42.910 	+4.162s
24 	15 	Thierry Boutsen 	 	1:43.476 	1:43.007 	+4.259s
25 	22 	Luca Badoer 	 	1:43.345 	1:44.641 	+4.597s
26 	21 	Michele Alboreto 	 	1:44.198 	1:44.166 	+5.418s
Source:'Mobil 1 German Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1993/races/598/germany/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 28/07/2019)'Mobil 1 German Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1993/races/598/germany/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 28/07/2019)'Germany 1993: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1993/allemagne/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 28/07/2019)	Source:'Mobil 1 German Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1993/races/598/germany/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 28/07/2019)'Mobil 1 German Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1993/races/598/germany/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 28/07/2019)'Germany 1993: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1993/allemagne/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 28/07/2019)	Source:'Mobil 1 German Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1993/races/598/germany/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 28/07/2019)'Mobil 1 German Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1993/races/598/germany/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 28/07/2019)'Germany 1993: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1993/allemagne/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 28/07/2019)	Source:'Mobil 1 German Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1993/races/598/germany/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 28/07/2019)'Mobil 1 German Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1993/races/598/germany/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 28/07/2019)'Germany 1993: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1993/allemagne/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 28/07/2019)	Source:'Mobil 1 German Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1993/races/598/germany/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 28/07/2019)'Mobil 1 German Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1993/races/598/germany/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 28/07/2019)'Germany 1993: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1993/allemagne/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 28/07/2019)	Source:'Mobil 1 German Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1993/races/598/germany/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 28/07/2019)'Mobil 1 German Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1993/races/598/germany/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 28/07/2019)'Germany 1993: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1993/allemagne/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 28/07/2019)	Source:'Mobil 1 German Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1993/races/598/germany/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 28/07/2019)'Mobil 1 German Grand Prix - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1993/races/598/germany/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 28/07/2019)'Germany 1993: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1993/allemagne/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 28/07/2019)
*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.
===Grid===
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	2 	Alain Prost 	 	45 	1:18:40.885 	1 	10
2 	5 	Michael Schumacher 	 	45 	+13.664s 	3 	6
3 	26 	Mark Blundell 	 	45 	+59.349s 	5 	4
4 	8 	Ayrton Senna 	 	45 	+1:08.229 	4 	3
5 	6 	Riccardo Patrese 	 	45 	+1:31.516 	7 	2
6 	28 	Gerhard Berger 	 	45 	+1:34.754 	9 	1
7 	27 	Jean Alesi 	 	45 	+1:35.841 	10 	
8 	25 	Martin Brundle 	 	44 	+1 Lap 	6 	
9 	29 	Karl Wendlinger 	 	44 	+1 Lap 	14 	
10 	12 	Johnny Herbert 	 	44 	+1 Lap 	13 	
11 	23 	Christian Fittipaldi 	 	44 	+1 Lap 	20 	
12 	19 	Philippe Alliot 	 	44 	+1 Lap 	23 	
13 	15 	Thierry Boutsen 	 	44 	+1 Lap 	24 	
14 	24 	Pierluigi Martini 	 	44 	+1 Lap 	22 	
15* 	0 	Damon Hill 	 	43 	Puncture 	2 	
16 	21 	Michele Alboreto 	 	43 	+2 Laps 	26 	
17 	9 	Derek Warwick 	 	42 	+3 Laps 	11 	
Ret 	14 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	34 	Wheel bearing 	17 	
Ret 	3 	Ukyo Katayama 	 	28 	Halfshaft 	21 	
Ret 	30 	JJ Lehto 	 	22 	Spin 	18 	
Ret 	11 	Alex Zanardi 	 	19 	Spin 	15 	
Ret 	10 	Aguri Suzuki 	 	9 	Collision 	8 	
Ret 	7 	Michael Andretti 	 	4 	Collision 	12 	
Ret 	22 	Luca Badoer 	 	4 	Suspension 	25 	
Ret 	4 	Andrea de Cesaris 	 	1 	Gearbox 	19 	
Ret 	20 	Érik Comas 	 	0 	Gearbox 	16 	
Source:'Germany 1993: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1993/allemagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 28/07/2019)	Source:'Germany 1993: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1993/allemagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 28/07/2019)	Source:'Germany 1993: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1993/allemagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 28/07/2019)	Source:'Germany 1993: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1993/allemagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 28/07/2019)	Source:'Germany 1993: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1993/allemagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 28/07/2019)	Source:'Germany 1993: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1993/allemagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 28/07/2019)	Source:'Germany 1993: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1993/allemagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 28/07/2019)	Source:'Germany 1993: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1993/allemagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 28/07/2019)
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car.
** Hill was still classified despite retiring as he had completed 90% of the race distance.
==Milestones==
* 250th Grand Prix start for Riccardo Patrese.'10. Germany 1993', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1993/allemagne.aspx, (Accessed 28/07/2019)
* Tenth entry for Luca Badoer.'1993 German GP', chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2014), http://www.chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=1993&gp=German%20GP&r=1, (Accessed 28/07/2019)
* Michael Andretti and Rubens Barrichello made their tenth Grand Prix starts.
* 51st and final victory for Alain Prost.
** This was also the 50th win for a car using #2 as its race number.
* claimed their 68th win as a constructor.
** 48th victory for as an engine supplier.
* Mark Blundell claimed the 140th podium finish for a engine.
==Standings==
Alain Prost had once again extended his Championship lead in Germany, leaving the Hockenheimring with a imperious 27 point lead. Indeed, closest challenger Ayrton Senna now looked more likely to be fending off Michael Schumacher for second rather then muster a title bid, for the German had moved to within fourteen points of the Brazilian. Behind, Damon Hill had lost more ground in fourth, while Riccardo Patrese retained his freshly gained spot in the top five.
In the Constructors Championship it had been another all conquering weekend for , who moved 52 points clear atop the Championship. Indeed, the Anglo-French alliance had almost double the points of second placed , who were now set to battle the factory backed squad for second for the rest of the season. Those two left Germany with just six points between them, with and completing the top five.
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Alain Prost 	77 	
2 	Ayrton Senna 	50 	
3 	Michael Schumacher 	36 	
4 	Damon Hill 	28 	
5 	Riccardo Patrese 	11 	
6 	Mark Blundell 	10 	2
7 	Martin Brundle 	9 	1
8 	Johnny Herbert 	9 	1
9 	Gerhard Berger 	6 	2
10 	Christian Fittipaldi 	5 	1
11 	JJ Lehto 	5 	1
12 	Jean Alesi 	4 	
13 	Michael Andretti 	3 	
14 	Philippe Alliot 	2 	
15 	Fabrizio Barbazza 	2 	
16 	Derek Warwick 	1 	
17 	Alex Zanardi 	1 	
18 	Karl Wendlinger 	1 	
World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	105 	
2 	 	53 	
3 	 	47 	
4 	 	19 	
5 	 	10 	1
6 	 	10 	1
7 	 	7 	
8 	 	6 	
9 	 	2 	
10 	 	1 	
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
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