Race · Round 9 of 16 ·
1993 British Grand Prix
Alain Prost won for Williams from pole at Silverstone Circuit. 11 of the starters were not classified. With this win, Alain Prost set a new record of 50 championship Grand Prix wins.
- Circuit
- Silverstone CircuitSilverstone, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
- Winner
- Alain ProstWilliams
- Pole
- Alain Prost
- Fastest lap
- Damon Hill
- 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 | 1:19.006 | — | — |
| 2 | Damon Hill | Williams | 0 | 1:19.134 | +0.128 | +0.128 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton | 5 | 1:20.401 | +1.395 | +1.267 |
| 4 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 8 | 1:21.986 | +2.980 | +1.585 |
| 5 | Riccardo Patrese | Benetton | 6 | 1:22.364 | +3.358 | +0.378 |
| 6 | Martin Brundle | Ligier | 25 | 1:22.421 | +3.415 | +0.057 |
| 7 | Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus | 12 | 1:22.487 | +3.481 | +0.066 |
| 8 | Derek Warwick | Footwork | 9 | 1:22.834 | +3.828 | +0.347 |
| 9 | Mark Blundell | Ligier | 26 | 1:22.885 | +3.879 | +0.051 |
| 10 | Aguri Suzuki | Footwork | 10 | 1:23.077 | +4.071 | +0.192 |
| 11 | Michael Andretti | McLaren | 7 | 1:23.114 | +4.108 | +0.037 |
| 12 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 27 | 1:23.203 | +4.197 | +0.089 |
| 13 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 28 | 1:23.257 | +4.251 | +0.054 |
| 14 | Alex Zanardi | Team Lotus | 11 | 1:23.533 | +4.527 | +0.276 |
| 15 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 14 | 1:23.635 | +4.629 | +0.102 |
| 16 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Sauber | 30 | 1:24.071 | +5.065 | +0.436 |
| 17 | Érik Comas | Larrousse | 20 | 1:24.139 | +5.133 | +0.068 |
| 18 | Karl Wendlinger | Sauber | 29 | 1:24.525 | +5.519 | +0.386 |
| 19 | Christian Fittipaldi | Minardi | 23 | 1:24.664 | +5.658 | +0.139 |
| 20 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 24 | 1:24.718 | +5.712 | +0.054 |
| 21 | Andrea de Cesaris | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:25.254 | +6.248 | +0.536 |
| 22 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:25.343 | +6.337 | +0.089 |
| 23 | Thierry Boutsen | Jordan | 15 | 1:25.363 | +6.357 | +0.020 |
| 24 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 19 | 1:25.397 | +6.391 | +0.034 |
| 25 | Luca Badoer | Lola | 22 | 1:26.239 | +7.233 | +0.842 |
| 26 | Michele Alboreto | Lola | 21 | 1:26.520 | +7.514 | +0.281 |
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 | Damon Hill | Williams | 0 | 1:53.438 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 8 | 1:54.981 | +1.543 | +1.543 | — |
| 3 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 27 | 1:56.214 | +2.776 | +1.233 | — |
| 4 | Luca Badoer | Lola | 22 | 1:58.537 | +5.099 | +2.323 | — |
| 5 | Michele Alboreto | Lola | 21 | 2:01.647 | +8.209 | +3.110 | — |
| 6 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 19 | 2:05.671 | +12.233 | +4.024 | — |
| 7 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 3 | 2:09.455 | +16.017 | +3.784 | — |
| 8 | Martin Brundle | Ligier | 25 | 2:13.550 | +20.112 | +4.095 | — |
| 9 | Andrea de Cesaris | Tyrrell | 4 | 2:14.708 | +21.270 | +1.158 | — |
| 10 | Érik Comas | Larrousse | 20 | 2:15.760 | +22.322 | +1.052 | — |
| 11 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 24 | 2:17.312 | +23.874 | +1.552 | — |
| 12 | Mark Blundell | Ligier | 26 | 2:23.630 | +30.192 | +6.318 | — |
| 13 | Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus | 12 | 2:47.005 | +53.567 | +23.375 | — |
| 14 | Karl Wendlinger | Sauber | 29 | 3:19.601 | +1:26.163 | +32.596 | — |
| 15 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Sauber | 30 | 3:36.612 | +1:43.174 | +17.011 | — |
| 16 | Alex Zanardi | Team Lotus | 11 | 3:52.091 | +1:58.653 | +15.479 | — |
| 17 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 28 | 7:31.385 | +5:37.947 | +3:39.294 | — |
| 18 | Aguri Suzuki | Footwork | 10 | 8:36.262 | +6:42.824 | +1:04.877 | — |
| 19 | Christian Fittipaldi | Minardi | 23 | 10:58.684 | +9:05.246 | +2:22.422 | — |
| 20 | Michael Andretti | McLaren | 7 | 11:19.855 | +9:26.417 | +21.171 | — |
| 21 | Derek Warwick | Footwork | 9 | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | Alain Prost | Williams | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | Thierry Boutsen | Jordan | 15 | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 14 | — | — | — | — |
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 | 1:20.434 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Alain Prost | Williams | 2 | 1:20.436 | +0.002 | +0.002 | — |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton | 5 | 1:21.513 | +1.079 | +1.077 | — |
| 4 | Riccardo Patrese | Benetton | 6 | 1:22.428 | +1.994 | +0.915 | — |
| 5 | Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus | 12 | 1:22.734 | +2.300 | +0.306 | — |
| 6 | Aguri Suzuki | Footwork | 10 | 1:23.372 | +2.938 | +0.638 | — |
| 7 | Mark Blundell | Ligier | 26 | 1:23.413 | +2.979 | +0.041 | — |
| 8 | Michael Andretti | McLaren | 7 | 1:23.426 | +2.992 | +0.013 | — |
| 9 | Alex Zanardi | Team Lotus | 11 | 1:23.453 | +3.019 | +0.027 | — |
| 10 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 8 | 1:23.573 | +3.139 | +0.120 | — |
| 11 | Martin Brundle | Ligier | 25 | 1:23.588 | +3.154 | +0.015 | — |
| 12 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 14 | 1:23.617 | +3.183 | +0.029 | — |
| 13 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Sauber | 30 | 1:23.810 | +3.376 | +0.193 | — |
| 14 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 27 | 1:23.845 | +3.411 | +0.035 | — |
| 15 | Derek Warwick | Footwork | 9 | 1:23.941 | +3.507 | +0.096 | — |
| 16 | Karl Wendlinger | Sauber | 29 | 1:24.321 | +3.887 | +0.380 | — |
| 17 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 28 | 1:24.336 | +3.902 | +0.015 | — |
| 18 | Érik Comas | Larrousse | 20 | 1:24.393 | +3.959 | +0.057 | — |
| 19 | Andrea de Cesaris | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:25.121 | +4.687 | +0.728 | — |
| 20 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:25.379 | +4.945 | +0.258 | — |
| 21 | Thierry Boutsen | Jordan | 15 | 1:25.491 | +5.057 | +0.112 | — |
| 22 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 19 | 1:25.592 | +5.158 | +0.101 | — |
| 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 24 | 1:25.950 | +5.516 | +0.358 | — |
| 24 | Christian Fittipaldi | Minardi | 23 | 1:26.151 | +5.717 | +0.201 | — |
| 25 | Luca Badoer | Lola | 22 | 1:26.278 | +5.844 | +0.127 | — |
| 26 | Michele Alboreto | Lola | 21 | 1:27.193 | +6.759 | +0.915 | — |
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 | 1:24.430 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Damon Hill | Williams | 0 | 1:24.626 | +0.196 | +0.196 | — |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton | 5 | 1:26.108 | +1.678 | +1.482 | — |
| 4 | Érik Comas | Larrousse | 20 | 1:27.170 | +2.740 | +1.062 | — |
| 5 | Derek Warwick | Footwork | 9 | 1:27.233 | +2.803 | +0.063 | — |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Benetton | 6 | 1:27.360 | +2.930 | +0.127 | — |
| 7 | Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus | 12 | 1:27.508 | +3.078 | +0.148 | — |
| 8 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 28 | 1:27.602 | +3.172 | +0.094 | — |
| 9 | Aguri Suzuki | Footwork | 10 | 1:27.670 | +3.240 | +0.068 | — |
| 10 | Michael Andretti | McLaren | 7 | 1:27.701 | +3.271 | +0.031 | — |
| 11 | Karl Wendlinger | Sauber | 29 | 1:27.721 | +3.291 | +0.020 | — |
| 12 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 24 | 1:27.922 | +3.492 | +0.201 | — |
| 13 | Martin Brundle | Ligier | 25 | 1:28.019 | +3.589 | +0.097 | — |
| 14 | Mark Blundell | Ligier | 26 | 1:28.019 | +3.589 | +0.000 | — |
| 15 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 3 | 1:28.080 | +3.650 | +0.061 | — |
| 16 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 14 | 1:28.360 | +3.930 | +0.280 | — |
| 17 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 8 | 1:28.468 | +4.038 | +0.108 | — |
| 18 | Christian Fittipaldi | Minardi | 23 | 1:28.482 | +4.052 | +0.014 | — |
| 19 | Andrea de Cesaris | Tyrrell | 4 | 1:28.593 | +4.163 | +0.111 | — |
| 20 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 27 | 1:28.624 | +4.194 | +0.031 | — |
| 21 | Luca Badoer | Lola | 22 | 1:28.688 | +4.258 | +0.064 | — |
| 22 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 19 | 1:28.939 | +4.509 | +0.251 | — |
| 23 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Sauber | 30 | 1:29.057 | +4.627 | +0.118 | — |
| 24 | Thierry Boutsen | Jordan | 15 | 1:29.089 | +4.659 | +0.032 | — |
| 25 | Alex Zanardi | Team Lotus | 11 | 1:29.686 | +5.256 | +0.597 | — |
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
Photographs from this race
Filed on Wikimedia Commons under this race's own category, each shown with the photographer and licence its terms require. The filing is the Commons editors' and has not been checked here.
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 2.0Where this comes from
- Round
- 9 of 1993
- Grand Prix
- British Grand Prix
- Dates
- Layout raced
- Bridge circuit · 5.226 km
- 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.