After plans to hold an Asian Grand Prix at the Nippon Autopolis in Japan failed to materialise, the first European Grand Prix for eight years was run as the third race of the 1993 season.
Os plans para celebrar un Gran Premio de Asia na Nippon Autopolis en Xapón non se materializaron, o primeiro Gran Premio de Europa logo de oito anos correuse como a terceira carreira da tempada de 1993.