Race · Round 5 of 16 ·
1993 Spanish Grand Prix
Alain Prost won for Williams from pole at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. 11 of the starters were not classified. With this win, Alain Prost set a new record of 47 championship Grand Prix wins.
- Circuit
- Circuit de Barcelona-CatalunyaMontmelo, Spain
- Winner
- Alain ProstWilliams
- Pole
- Alain Prost
- Fastest lap
- Michael Schumacher
- Entries
- 2614 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 | 1:17.809 | — | — |
| 2 | Damon Hill | Williams | 0 | 1:18.346 | +0.537 | +0.537 |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 8 | 1:19.722 | +1.913 | +1.376 |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton | 5 | 1:20.520 | +2.711 | +0.798 |
| 5 | Riccardo Patrese | Benetton | 6 | 1:20.600 | +2.791 | +0.080 |
| 6 | Karl Wendlinger | Sauber | 29 | 1:21.203 | +3.394 | +0.603 |
| 7 | Michael Andretti | McLaren | 7 | 1:21.360 | +3.551 | +0.157 |
| 8 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 27 | 1:21.767 | +3.958 | +0.407 |
| 9 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Sauber | 30 | 1:22.047 | +4.238 | +0.280 |
| 10 | Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus | 12 | 1:22.470 | +4.661 | +0.423 |
| 11 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 28 | 1:22.655 | +4.846 | +0.185 |
| 12 | Mark Blundell | Ligier | 26 | 1:22.708 | +4.899 | +0.053 |
| 13 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 19 | 1:22.887 | +5.078 | +0.179 |
| 14 | Érik Comas | Larrousse | 20 | 1:22.904 | +5.095 | +0.017 |
| 15 | Alex Zanardi | Team Lotus | 11 | 1:23.026 | +5.217 | +0.122 |
| 16 | Derek Warwick | Footwork | 9 | 1:23.086 | +5.277 | +0.060 |
| 17 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 14 | 1:23.232 | +5.423 | +0.146 |
| 18 | Martin Brundle | Ligier | 25 | 1:23.357 | +5.548 | +0.125 |
| 19 | Aguri Suzuki | Footwork | 10 | 1:23.432 | +5.623 | +0.075 |
| 20 | Christian Fittipaldi | Minardi | 23 | 1:23.449 | +5.640 | +0.017 |
| 21 | Thierry Boutsen | Jordan | 15 | 1:23.464 | +5.655 | +0.015 |
| 22 | Luca Badoer | Lola | 22 | 1:24.268 | +6.459 | +0.804 |
| 23 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:24.291 | +6.482 | +0.023 |
| 24 | Andrea de Cesaris | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:24.358 | +6.549 | +0.067 |
| 25 | Fabrizio Barbazza | Minardi | 24 | 1:24.399 | +6.590 | +0.041 |
| 26 | Michele Alboreto | Lola | 21 | 1:25.396 | +7.587 | +0.997 |
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 | 1:19.182 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Damon Hill | Williams | 0 | 1:19.445 | +0.263 | +0.263 | — |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 8 | 1:20.540 | +1.358 | +1.095 | — |
| 4 | Michael Andretti | McLaren | 7 | 1:21.632 | +2.450 | +1.092 | — |
| 5 | Riccardo Patrese | Benetton | 6 | 1:22.645 | +3.463 | +1.013 | — |
| 6 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton | 5 | 1:22.759 | +3.577 | +0.114 | — |
| 7 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 27 | 1:24.462 | +5.280 | +1.703 | — |
| 8 | Aguri Suzuki | Footwork | 10 | 1:24.556 | +5.374 | +0.094 | — |
| 9 | Mark Blundell | Ligier | 26 | 1:24.562 | +5.380 | +0.006 | — |
| 10 | Christian Fittipaldi | Minardi | 23 | 1:24.720 | +5.538 | +0.158 | — |
| 11 | Alex Zanardi | Team Lotus | 11 | 1:24.733 | +5.551 | +0.013 | — |
| 12 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Sauber | 30 | 1:24.737 | +5.555 | +0.004 | — |
| 13 | Karl Wendlinger | Sauber | 29 | 1:24.987 | +5.805 | +0.250 | — |
| 14 | Érik Comas | Larrousse | 20 | 1:25.191 | +6.009 | +0.204 | — |
| 15 | Derek Warwick | Footwork | 9 | 1:25.414 | +6.232 | +0.223 | — |
| 16 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 14 | 1:25.439 | +6.257 | +0.025 | — |
| 17 | Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus | 12 | 1:25.450 | +6.268 | +0.011 | — |
| 18 | Thierry Boutsen | Jordan | 15 | 1:25.537 | +6.355 | +0.087 | — |
| 19 | Martin Brundle | Ligier | 25 | 1:25.646 | +6.464 | +0.109 | — |
| 20 | Luca Badoer | Lola | 22 | 1:26.079 | +6.897 | +0.433 | — |
| 21 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 19 | 1:26.299 | +7.117 | +0.220 | — |
| 22 | Fabrizio Barbazza | Minardi | 24 | 1:26.587 | +7.405 | +0.288 | — |
| 23 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:26.939 | +7.757 | +0.352 | — |
| 24 | Michele Alboreto | Lola | 21 | 1:27.175 | +7.993 | +0.236 | — |
| 25 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 28 | 1:27.701 | +8.519 | +0.526 | — |
| 26 | Andrea de Cesaris | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:53.763 | +34.581 | +26.062 | — |
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 | Damon Hill | Williams | 0 | 1:18.551 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Alain Prost | Williams | 2 | 1:19.699 | +1.148 | +1.148 | — |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 8 | 1:20.078 | +1.527 | +0.379 | — |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton | 5 | 1:20.146 | +1.595 | +0.068 | — |
| 5 | Karl Wendlinger | Sauber | 29 | 1:22.363 | +3.812 | +2.217 | — |
| 6 | Aguri Suzuki | Footwork | 10 | 1:22.763 | +4.212 | +0.400 | — |
| 7 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 27 | 1:22.874 | +4.323 | +0.111 | — |
| 8 | Mark Blundell | Ligier | 26 | 1:22.914 | +4.363 | +0.040 | — |
| 9 | Alex Zanardi | Team Lotus | 11 | 1:23.054 | +4.503 | +0.140 | — |
| 10 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 14 | 1:23.297 | +4.746 | +0.243 | — |
| 11 | Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus | 12 | 1:23.353 | +4.802 | +0.056 | — |
| 12 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Sauber | 30 | 1:23.406 | +4.855 | +0.053 | — |
| 13 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 28 | 1:23.457 | +4.906 | +0.051 | — |
| 14 | Érik Comas | Larrousse | 20 | 1:23.769 | +5.218 | +0.312 | — |
| 15 | Derek Warwick | Footwork | 9 | 1:23.800 | +5.249 | +0.031 | — |
| 16 | Martin Brundle | Ligier | 25 | 1:23.830 | +5.279 | +0.030 | — |
| 17 | Thierry Boutsen | Jordan | 15 | 1:23.972 | +5.421 | +0.142 | — |
| 18 | Riccardo Patrese | Benetton | 6 | 1:24.182 | +5.631 | +0.210 | — |
| 19 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 19 | 1:24.333 | +5.782 | +0.151 | — |
| 20 | Andrea de Cesaris | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:24.355 | +5.804 | +0.022 | — |
| 21 | Fabrizio Barbazza | Minardi | 24 | 1:24.951 | +6.400 | +0.596 | — |
| 22 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:25.290 | +6.739 | +0.339 | — |
| 23 | Luca Badoer | Lola | 22 | 1:25.766 | +7.215 | +0.476 | — |
| 24 | Michele Alboreto | Lola | 21 | 1:26.123 | +7.572 | +0.357 | — |
| 25 | Michael Andretti | McLaren | 7 | 1:26.823 | +8.272 | +0.700 | — |
| 26 | Christian Fittipaldi | Minardi | 23 | 1:27.335 | +8.784 | +0.512 | — |
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 | Alain Prost | Williams | 2 | 1:22.372 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Damon Hill | Williams | 0 | 1:22.571 | +0.199 | +0.199 | — |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 8 | 1:24.066 | +1.694 | +1.495 | — |
| 4 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton | 5 | 1:24.229 | +1.857 | +0.163 | — |
| 5 | Riccardo Patrese | Benetton | 6 | 1:24.397 | +2.025 | +0.168 | — |
| 6 | Karl Wendlinger | Sauber | 29 | 1:25.132 | +2.760 | +0.735 | — |
| 7 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Sauber | 30 | 1:25.354 | +2.982 | +0.222 | — |
| 8 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 19 | 1:25.542 | +3.170 | +0.188 | — |
| 9 | Michael Andretti | McLaren | 7 | 1:25.694 | +3.322 | +0.152 | — |
| 10 | Alex Zanardi | Team Lotus | 11 | 1:25.840 | +3.468 | +0.146 | — |
| 11 | Aguri Suzuki | Footwork | 10 | 1:25.959 | +3.587 | +0.119 | — |
| 12 | Derek Warwick | Footwork | 9 | 1:25.970 | +3.598 | +0.011 | — |
| 13 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 28 | 1:26.089 | +3.717 | +0.119 | — |
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 14 | 1:26.202 | +3.830 | +0.113 | — |
| 15 | Christian Fittipaldi | Minardi | 23 | 1:26.208 | +3.836 | +0.006 | — |
| 16 | Érik Comas | Larrousse | 20 | 1:26.266 | +3.894 | +0.058 | — |
| 17 | Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus | 12 | 1:26.649 | +4.277 | +0.383 | — |
| 18 | Mark Blundell | Ligier | 26 | 1:27.226 | +4.854 | +0.577 | — |
| 19 | Fabrizio Barbazza | Minardi | 24 | 1:27.429 | +5.057 | +0.203 | — |
| 20 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:27.499 | +5.127 | +0.070 | — |
| 21 | Thierry Boutsen | Jordan | 15 | 1:27.543 | +5.171 | +0.044 | — |
| 22 | Martin Brundle | Ligier | 25 | 1:27.550 | +5.178 | +0.007 | — |
| 23 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 27 | 1:27.761 | +5.389 | +0.211 | — |
| 24 | Luca Badoer | Lola | 22 | 1:28.319 | +5.947 | +0.558 | — |
| 25 | Andrea de Cesaris | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:28.528 | +6.156 | +0.209 | — |
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
Ferrari F93A
Gerhard Berger - Ferrari F93A during practice for the 1993 British Grand Prix (33686722605) · Martin Lee from London, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0
Ligier JS39
Martin Brundle 1993 Silverstone · Martin Lee · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked
Minardi M193
Pierluigi Martini - Minardi M193 during practice for the 1993 British Grand Prix (33645875476) · Martin Lee from London, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0
Larrousse LH93
Erik Comas - Larrousse LH93 during practice for the 1993 British Grand Prix (33302817820) · 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
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
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
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
Sauber C12
Karl Wendlinger - Sauber C12 during practice for the 1993 British Grand Prix (33302730550) · Martin Lee from London, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0Where this comes from
- Round
- 5 of 1993
- Grand Prix
- Spanish Grand Prix
- Dates
- Layout raced
- Original layout · 4.747 km · 14 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.