Race · Round 12 of 16 ·
1993 Belgian Grand Prix
Damon Hill won for Williams from 2nd on the grid at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. 10 of the starters were not classified.
- Circuit
- Circuit de Spa-FrancorchampsStavelot, Belgium
- Winner
- Damon HillWilliams
- Pole
- Alain Prost
- Fastest lap
- Alain Prost
- Entries
- 2615 classified
Classification
A blank chassis is a season the team ran more than one design and no source says which car raced here.
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
The outline is F1DB’s, for every layout; the trace is OpenStreetMap’s, where it exists.
Grid to flag
Lines run from grid slot to result, ending at the last lap completed. A dashed line ending in a cross is a driver not classified. Nothing between is recorded, so a crossing is not an overtake at that lap.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Time | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Williams | 2 | 1:47.571 | — | — |
| 2 | Damon Hill | Williams | 0 | 1:48.466 | +0.895 | +0.895 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton | 5 | 1:49.075 | +1.504 | +0.609 |
| 4 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 27 | 1:49.825 | +2.254 | +0.750 |
| 5 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 8 | 1:49.934 | +2.363 | +0.109 |
| 6 | Aguri Suzuki | Footwork | 10 | 1:50.329 | +2.758 | +0.395 |
| 7 | Derek Warwick | Footwork | 9 | 1:50.628 | +3.057 | +0.299 |
| 8 | Riccardo Patrese | Benetton | 6 | 1:51.017 | +3.446 | +0.389 |
| 9 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Sauber | 30 | 1:51.048 | +3.477 | +0.031 |
| 10 | Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus | 12 | 1:51.139 | +3.568 | +0.091 |
| 11 | Martin Brundle | Ligier | 25 | 1:51.350 | +3.779 | +0.211 |
| 12 | Karl Wendlinger | Sauber | 29 | 1:51.440 | +3.869 | +0.090 |
| 13 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 14 | 1:51.711 | +4.140 | +0.271 |
| 14 | Michael Andretti | McLaren | 7 | 1:51.833 | +4.262 | +0.122 |
| 15 | Mark Blundell | Ligier | 26 | 1:51.916 | +4.345 | +0.083 |
| 16 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 28 | 1:52.080 | +4.509 | +0.164 |
| 17 | Andrea de Cesaris | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:52.647 | +5.076 | +0.567 |
| 18 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 19 | 1:52.907 | +5.336 | +0.260 |
| 19 | Érik Comas | Larrousse | 20 | 1:53.186 | +5.615 | +0.279 |
| 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Jordan | 15 | 1:53.465 | +5.894 | +0.279 |
| 21 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 24 | 1:53.526 | +5.955 | +0.061 |
| 22 | Christian Fittipaldi | Minardi | 23 | 1:53.942 | +6.371 | +0.416 |
| 23 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:54.551 | +6.980 | +0.609 |
| 24 | Luca Badoer | Lola | 22 | 1:54.978 | +7.407 | +0.427 |
| 25 | Michele Alboreto | Lola | 21 | 1:55.965 | +8.394 | +0.987 |
Before knock-out qualifying arrived in 2006 there is one time per driver; from 2006, the best lap of each of the three sessions.
Pit stops
Pit stops are recorded from 1994. F1DB, the source of every stop here, holds none before then, so this race has no stints to draw.
Practice sessions Practice 1 · Practice 2 · Warm-up
Practice 1
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Williams | 2 | 1:49.504 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Damon Hill | Williams | 0 | 1:51.802 | +2.298 | +2.298 | — |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 8 | 1:52.748 | +3.244 | +0.946 | — |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton | 5 | 1:52.931 | +3.427 | +0.183 | — |
| 5 | Aguri Suzuki | Footwork | 10 | 1:53.644 | +4.140 | +0.713 | — |
| 6 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 27 | 1:53.758 | +4.254 | +0.114 | — |
| 7 | Derek Warwick | Footwork | 9 | 1:54.692 | +5.188 | +0.934 | — |
| 8 | Mark Blundell | Ligier | 26 | 1:54.754 | +5.250 | +0.062 | — |
| 9 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 14 | 1:54.896 | +5.392 | +0.142 | — |
| 10 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 28 | 1:54.976 | +5.472 | +0.080 | — |
| 11 | Martin Brundle | Ligier | 25 | 1:54.980 | +5.476 | +0.004 | — |
| 12 | Michael Andretti | McLaren | 7 | 1:55.056 | +5.552 | +0.076 | — |
| 13 | Riccardo Patrese | Benetton | 6 | 1:55.257 | +5.753 | +0.201 | — |
| 14 | Andrea de Cesaris | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:55.334 | +5.830 | +0.077 | — |
| 15 | Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus | 12 | 1:55.437 | +5.933 | +0.103 | — |
| 16 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Sauber | 30 | 1:55.539 | +6.035 | +0.102 | — |
| 17 | Karl Wendlinger | Sauber | 29 | 1:55.584 | +6.080 | +0.045 | — |
| 18 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 24 | 1:56.004 | +6.500 | +0.420 | — |
| 19 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 19 | 1:56.963 | +7.459 | +0.959 | — |
| 20 | Thierry Boutsen | Jordan | 15 | 1:57.381 | +7.877 | +0.418 | — |
| 21 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:57.726 | +8.222 | +0.345 | — |
| 22 | Érik Comas | Larrousse | 20 | 1:57.859 | +8.355 | +0.133 | — |
| 23 | Christian Fittipaldi | Minardi | 23 | 1:57.979 | +8.475 | +0.120 | — |
| 24 | Luca Badoer | Lola | 22 | 1:58.272 | +8.768 | +0.293 | — |
| 25 | Michele Alboreto | Lola | 21 | 1:58.577 | +9.073 | +0.305 | — |
| 26 | Alex Zanardi | Team Lotus | 11 | 2:05.188 | +15.684 | +6.611 | — |
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
Practice 2
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Williams | 2 | 1:49.460 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton | 5 | 1:50.144 | +0.684 | +0.684 | — |
| 3 | Aguri Suzuki | Footwork | 10 | 1:50.683 | +1.223 | +0.539 | — |
| 4 | Damon Hill | Williams | 0 | 1:50.818 | +1.358 | +0.135 | — |
| 5 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 8 | 1:51.194 | +1.734 | +0.376 | — |
| 6 | Karl Wendlinger | Sauber | 29 | 1:51.710 | +2.250 | +0.516 | — |
| 7 | Derek Warwick | Footwork | 9 | 1:51.914 | +2.454 | +0.204 | — |
| 8 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 27 | 1:51.960 | +2.500 | +0.046 | — |
| 9 | Mark Blundell | Ligier | 26 | 1:51.984 | +2.524 | +0.024 | — |
| 10 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Sauber | 30 | 1:52.014 | +2.554 | +0.030 | — |
| 11 | Andrea de Cesaris | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:52.016 | +2.556 | +0.002 | — |
| 12 | Riccardo Patrese | Benetton | 6 | 1:52.332 | +2.872 | +0.316 | — |
| 13 | Martin Brundle | Ligier | 25 | 1:52.370 | +2.910 | +0.038 | — |
| 14 | Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus | 12 | 1:52.458 | +2.998 | +0.088 | — |
| 15 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 28 | 1:53.130 | +3.670 | +0.672 | — |
| 16 | Michael Andretti | McLaren | 7 | 1:53.695 | +4.235 | +0.565 | — |
| 17 | Érik Comas | Larrousse | 20 | 1:54.004 | +4.544 | +0.309 | — |
| 18 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 24 | 1:54.050 | +4.590 | +0.046 | — |
| 19 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 19 | 1:54.087 | +4.627 | +0.037 | — |
| 20 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 14 | 1:54.862 | +5.402 | +0.775 | — |
| 21 | Christian Fittipaldi | Minardi | 23 | 1:55.036 | +5.576 | +0.174 | — |
| 22 | Thierry Boutsen | Jordan | 15 | 1:55.153 | +5.693 | +0.117 | — |
| 23 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:55.209 | +5.749 | +0.056 | — |
| 24 | Luca Badoer | Lola | 22 | 1:55.872 | +6.412 | +0.663 | — |
| 25 | Michele Alboreto | Lola | 21 | 1:57.100 | +7.640 | +1.228 | — |
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
Warm-up
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damon Hill | Williams | 0 | 1:53.194 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton | 5 | 1:53.557 | +0.363 | +0.363 | — |
| 3 | Alain Prost | Williams | 2 | 1:54.574 | +1.380 | +1.017 | — |
| 4 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 8 | 1:54.802 | +1.608 | +0.228 | — |
| 5 | Martin Brundle | Ligier | 25 | 1:55.404 | +2.210 | +0.602 | — |
| 6 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Sauber | 30 | 1:55.550 | +2.356 | +0.146 | — |
| 7 | Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus | 12 | 1:56.315 | +3.121 | +0.765 | — |
| 8 | Michael Andretti | McLaren | 7 | 1:56.525 | +3.331 | +0.210 | — |
| 9 | Karl Wendlinger | Sauber | 29 | 1:56.668 | +3.474 | +0.143 | — |
| 10 | Aguri Suzuki | Footwork | 10 | 1:56.713 | +3.519 | +0.045 | — |
| 11 | Derek Warwick | Footwork | 9 | 1:56.720 | +3.526 | +0.007 | — |
| 12 | Mark Blundell | Ligier | 26 | 1:56.782 | +3.588 | +0.062 | — |
| 13 | Andrea de Cesaris | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:56.793 | +3.599 | +0.011 | — |
| 14 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 28 | 1:57.118 | +3.924 | +0.325 | — |
| 15 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 14 | 1:57.197 | +4.003 | +0.079 | — |
| 16 | Riccardo Patrese | Benetton | 6 | 1:57.440 | +4.246 | +0.243 | — |
| 17 | Christian Fittipaldi | Minardi | 23 | 1:57.498 | +4.304 | +0.058 | — |
| 18 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 27 | 1:58.031 | +4.837 | +0.533 | — |
| 19 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 24 | 1:58.045 | +4.851 | +0.014 | — |
| 20 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 19 | 1:58.279 | +5.085 | +0.234 | — |
| 21 | Érik Comas | Larrousse | 20 | 1:58.643 | +5.449 | +0.364 | — |
| 22 | Thierry Boutsen | Jordan | 15 | 1:59.072 | +5.878 | +0.429 | — |
| 23 | Luca Badoer | Lola | 22 | 1:59.700 | +6.506 | +0.628 | — |
| 24 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:59.792 | +6.598 | +0.092 | — |
| 25 | Michele Alboreto | Lola | 21 | 2:01.245 | +8.051 | +1.453 | — |
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
The cars in this race
The photograph each car's Wikipedia article leads with, from Wikimedia Commons: taken wherever and whenever that was, not necessarily at this race.
Williams FW15C
Williams FW15C front-left 2017 Williams Conference Centre · Morio · CC BY-SA 4.0
McLaren MP4/8
Ayrton Senna - Mclaren MP4-8 during practice for the 1993 British Grand Prix (32873580103) · Martin Lee from London, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0
Lotus 107
Alessandro Zanardi - Lotus 107 during practice for the 1993 British Grand Prix (32873601273) · Martin Lee from London, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0
Ligier JS39
Martin Brundle 1993 Silverstone · Martin Lee · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked
Sauber C12
Karl Wendlinger - Sauber C12 during practice for the 1993 British Grand Prix (33302730550) · Martin Lee from London, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0
Ferrari F93A
Gerhard Berger - Ferrari F93A during practice for the 1993 British Grand Prix (33686722605) · Martin Lee from London, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0A photograph marked unchecked has a file name that does not name the car it is shown for. Most are still the right car, filed under the driver rather than the machine — but nobody has confirmed these one by one.
4 more photographs
Larrousse LH93
Erik Comas - Larrousse LH93 during practice for the 1993 British Grand Prix (33302817820) · Martin Lee from London, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0
Lola T93/30
Michele Alboreto - Lola T93-30 during practice for the 1993 British Grand Prix (33557339751) · Martin Lee from London, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0
Jordan 193
Thierry Boutsen - Jordan 193 during practice for the 1993 British Grand Prix (32843912224) · Martin Lee from London, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0
Minardi M193
Pierluigi Martini - Minardi M193 during practice for the 1993 British Grand Prix (33645875476) · Martin Lee from London, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0Where this comes from
- Round
- 12 of 1993
- Grand Prix
- Belgian Grand Prix
- Dates
- Layout raced
- Modern circuit · 7.004 km · 19 turns
- Format
- Standard weekend
- Constructor
- Williams
- Entrant
- Williams-Renault
- Confidence
- reference
The layout raced and its figures are this register’s, from its own sources; the figures under the race’s drawing are F1DB’s, and at some circuits the two disagree.