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1993 Monaco Grand Prix

{{Infobox Grand Prix race report

|Type = F1

|Country = Monaco

|Grand Prix = Monaco

|Image = Circuit de Monaco 1986.png

|Date = 23 May

|Year = 1993

|Official name = 51e Grand Prix de Monaco

|Race_No = 6

|Season_No = 16

|Course = Temporary street circuit

|Location = Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo

|Course_mi = 2.068

|Course_km = 3.328

|Distance_laps = 78

|Distance_mi = 161.298

|Distance_km = 259.584

|Weather = Partly cloudy, mild, dry

|Pole_Driver = Alain Prost

|Pole_Team = Williams-Renault

|Pole_Country = France

|Pole_Time = 1:20.557

|Fast_Driver = Alain Prost

|Fast_Country = France

|Fast_Team = Williams-Renault

|Fast_Time = 1:23.604

|Fast_Lap = 74

|First_Driver = Ayrton Senna

|First_Team = McLaren-Ford

|First_Country = Brazil

|Second_Driver = Damon Hill

|Second_Team = Williams-Renault

|Second_Country= UK

|Third_Driver = Jean Alesi

|Third_Team = Ferrari

|Third_Country = France

|Lapchart = {{F1Laps1993|MON}}

}}

The 1993 Monaco Grand Prix (formally the 51e Grand Prix de Monaco{{cite web |title=Motor Racing Programme Covers: 1993 |url=http://www.progcovers.com/motor/monaco930523.jpg |publisher=The Programme Covers Project |access-date=30 January 2018}}) was a Formula One motor race held at Monaco on 23 May 1993. It was the sixth race of the 1993 Formula One World Championship.

The 78-lap race was won by Brazilian driver Ayrton Senna, driving a McLaren-Ford. It was Senna's fifth consecutive Monaco win and sixth in all, breaking the record set by British driver Graham Hill in 1969. Hill's son Damon finished second in a Williams-Renault, with Frenchman Jean Alesi third in a Ferrari. Senna also equalled the all-time record for wins at a single F1 Grand Prix. This race would be the last time Senna would win in Monaco as well as the last time he would lead the World Drivers' Championship standings.

Summary

Prost took pole ahead of Schumacher, Senna, Hill, Alesi and Patrese. Prost jumped the start with Berger getting ahead of Patrese. The order was: Prost, Schumacher, Senna, Hill, Alesi and Berger.

At St. Devote on the first lap as ever there was a scrap as Blundell's Ligier was forced wide off the track and eventually retired after spinning into the wall with suspension damage. Then Prost was penalised for the jump start with a stop-go penalty. He went on lap 12 but stalled the car as he was trying to exit. Finally the problem was fixed but he was a lap down and in 22nd. Wendlinger in the Sauber made contact with JJ Lehto and eventually Lehto retired in the pits by lap 24 with collision damage. Schumacher, now leading, pulled away as Alesi waved through teammate Berger. Schumacher, comfortably ahead, suddenly slowed down with a hydraulic problem on lap 33 and retired in a cloud of smoke at Loews. The main entertainment was provided by Prost as he climbed up the field despite difficult overtaking at the Monaco street circuit.

It was time for the stops with no changes in the top 6 but Prost was the big gainer as he climbed from 10th to 7th. This became 6th and into the points when Patrese's engine failed on lap 54. Prost passed Fittipaldi for fifth soon after. Herbert crashed out on the main straight with gearbox problems on lap 62 which he subsequently had for 20 laps. On lap 71, Berger attacked Hill and there was contact. Hill rejoined but Berger was out immediately. Senna won from Hill, Alesi, Prost, Fittipaldi and Brundle.

Classification

=Qualifying=

class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
PosNoDriverConstructorQ1Q2Gap
1

| 2

| data-sort-value="pro"|{{flagicon|France}} Alain Prost

| Williams-Renault

| 1:39.649

| 1:20.557

|

2

| 5

| data-sort-value="sch"|{{flagicon|Germany}} Michael Schumacher

| Benetton-Ford

| 1:40.780

| 1:21.190

| +0.633

3

| 8

| data-sort-value="sen"|{{flagicon|Brazil}} Ayrton Senna

| McLaren-Ford

| 1:42.127

| 1:21.552

| +0.995

4

| 0

| data-sort-value="hil"|{{flagicon|UK}} Damon Hill

| Williams-Renault

| 1:38.963

| 1:21.825

| +1.268

5

| 27

| data-sort-value="ale"|{{flagicon|France}} Jean Alesi

| Ferrari

| 1:42.160

| 1:21.948

| +1.391

6

| 6

| data-sort-value="pat"|{{flagicon|Italy}} Riccardo Patrese

| Benetton-Ford

| 1:42.136

| 1:22.117

| +1.560

7

| 28

| data-sort-value="ber"|{{flagicon|Austria}} Gerhard Berger

| Ferrari

| 1:40.853

| 1:22.394

| +1.837

8

| 29

| data-sort-value="wen"|{{flagicon|Austria}} Karl Wendlinger

| Sauber

| 1:45.439

| 1:22.477

| +1.920

9

| 7

|data-sort-value="and"| {{flagicon|United States}} Michael Andretti

| McLaren-Ford

| 1:45.993

| 1:22.994

| +2.437

10

| 20

| data-sort-value="com"|{{flagicon|France}} Érik Comas

| Larrousse-Lamborghini

| 1:44.483

| 1:23.246

| +2.689

11

| 30

| data-sort-value="leh"|{{flagicon|Finland}} JJ Lehto

| Sauber

| 1:48.526

| 1:23.715

| +3.158

12

| 9

| data-sort-value="war"|{{flagicon|UK}} Derek Warwick

| Footwork-Mugen-Honda

| 1:44.884

| 1:23.749

| +3.192

13

| 25

| data-sort-value="bru"|{{flagicon|UK}} Martin Brundle

| Ligier-Renault

| 1:46.446

| 1:23.786

| +3.229

14

| 12

| data-sort-value="her"|{{flagicon|UK}} Johnny Herbert

| Lotus-Ford

| 1:43.898

| 1:23.812

| +3.255

15

| 19

| data-sort-value="all"|{{flagicon|France}} Philippe Alliot

| Larrousse-Lamborghini

| 1:43.031

| 1:23.907

| +3.350

16

| 14

| data-sort-value="bar"|{{flagicon|Brazil}} Rubens Barrichello

| Jordan-Hart

| 1:44.310

| 1:24.086

| +3.529

17

| 23

| data-sort-value="fit"|{{flagicon|Brazil}} Christian Fittipaldi

| Minardi-Ford

| 1:43.829

| 1:24.298

| +3.741

18

| 10

| data-sort-value="suz"|{{flagicon|Japan|1947}} Aguri Suzuki

| Footwork-Mugen-Honda

| 10:06.384

| 1:24.524

| +3.967

19

| 4

| data-sort-value="de c"|{{flagicon|Italy}} Andrea de Cesaris

| Tyrrell-Yamaha

| 1:44.193

| 1:24.544

| +3.987

20

| 11

| data-sort-value="zan"|{{flagicon|Italy}} Alessandro Zanardi

| Lotus-Ford

| 1:46.935

| 1:24.888

| +4.331

21

| 26

| data-sort-value="blu"|{{flagicon|UK}} Mark Blundell

| Ligier-Renault

| 1:43.449

| 1:24.972

| +4.415

22

| 3

| data-sort-value="kat"|{{flagicon|Japan|1947}} Ukyo Katayama

| Tyrrell-Yamaha

| 1:49.210

| 1:25.236

| +4.679

23

| 15

| data-sort-value="bou"|{{flagicon|Belgium}} Thierry Boutsen

| Jordan-Hart

| 1:45.512

| 1:25.267

| +4.710

24

| 21

| data-sort-value="alb"|{{flagicon|Italy}} Michele Alboreto

| Lola-Ferrari

| 1:47.082

| 1:26.444

| +5.887

25

| 24

| data-sort-value="bar"|{{flagicon|Italy}} Fabrizio Barbazza

| Minardi-Ford

| 1:44.524

| 1:26.582

| +6.025

data-sort-value="26"|DNQ

| 22

| data-sort-value="bad"|{{flagicon|Italy}} Luca Badoer

| Lola-Ferrari

| 1:46.745

| 1:29.613

| +9.056

colspan="7"| Sources:{{cite web|title=Monaco Grand Prix – Qualifying 1|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1993/races/595/monaco/qualifying-1.html|work=Formula1.com|access-date=5 January 2024}}{{cite web|title=Monaco Grand Prix – Qualifying 2|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1993/races/595/monaco/qualifying-2.html|work=Formula1.com|access-date=5 January 2024}}{{cite web|title=Monaco 1993 – Qualifications|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/1993/monaco/qualification.aspx|work=StatsF1|access-date=5 January 2024}}

=Race=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1

| 8

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Ayrton Senna

| McLaren-Ford

| 78

| 1:52:10.947

| 3

| 10

2

| 0

| {{flagicon|UK}} Damon Hill

| Williams-Renault

| 78

| + 52.118

| 4

| 6

3

| 27

| {{flagicon|France}} Jean Alesi

| Ferrari

| 78

| + 1:03.362

| 5

| 4

4

| 2

| {{flagicon|France}} Alain Prost

| Williams-Renault

| 77

| + 1 lap

| 1

| 3

5

| 23

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Christian Fittipaldi

| Minardi-Ford

| 76

| + 2 laps

| 17

| 2

6

| 25

| {{flagicon|UK}} Martin Brundle

| Ligier-Renault

| 76

| + 2 laps

| 13

| 1

7

| 11

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Alessandro Zanardi

| Lotus-Ford

| 76

| + 2 laps

| 20

|  

8

| 7

| {{flagicon|USA}} Michael Andretti

| McLaren-Ford

| 76

| + 2 laps

| 9

|  

9

| 14

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Rubens Barrichello

| Jordan-Hart

| 76

| + 2 laps

| 16

|  

10

| 4

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Andrea de Cesaris

| Tyrrell-Yamaha

| 76

| + 2 laps

| 19

|  

11

| 24

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Fabrizio Barbazza

| Minardi-Ford

| 75

| + 3 laps

| 25

|  

12

| 19

| {{flagicon|France}} Philippe Alliot

| Larrousse-Lamborghini

| 75

| + 3 laps

| 15

|  

13

| 29

| {{flagicon|Austria}} Karl Wendlinger

| Sauber

| 74

| + 4 laps

| 8

|  

14

| 28

| {{flagicon|Austria}} Gerhard Berger

| Ferrari

| 70

| Collision

| 7

|  

Ret

| 12

| {{flagicon|UK}} Johnny Herbert

| Lotus-Ford

| 61

| Gearbox/accident

| 14

|  

Ret

| 6

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Riccardo Patrese

| Benetton-Ford

| 53

| Engine

| 6

|  

Ret

| 20

| {{flagicon|France}} Érik Comas

| Larrousse-Lamborghini

| 51

| Engine

| 10

|  

Ret

| 10

| {{flagicon|Japan|1947}} Aguri Suzuki

| Footwork-Mugen-Honda

| 46

| Spun off

| 18

|  

Ret

| 9

| {{flagicon|UK}} Derek Warwick

| Footwork-Mugen-Honda

| 43

| Throttle

| 12

|  

Ret

| 5

| {{flagicon|Germany}} Michael Schumacher

| Benetton-Ford

| 32

| Hydraulics

| 2

|  

Ret

| 3

| {{flagicon|Japan|1947}} Ukyo Katayama

| Tyrrell-Yamaha

| 31

| Engine

| 22

|  

Ret

| 21

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Michele Alboreto

| Lola-Ferrari

| 28

| Gearbox

| 24

|  

Ret

| 30

| {{flagicon|Finland}} JJ Lehto

| Sauber

| 23

| Collision damage

| 11

|  

Ret

| 15

| {{flagicon|Belgium}} Thierry Boutsen

| Jordan-Hart

| 12

| Suspension

| 23

|  

Ret

| 26

| {{flagicon|UK}} Mark Blundell

| Ligier-Renault

| 3

| Spun off

| 21

|  

colspan="8"|{{center|Source:{{cite web |url=http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1993/89/ |title=1993 Monaco Grand Prix |publisher=formula1.com |access-date=23 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202035248/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1993/89/ |archive-date=2 December 2014}}}}

Championship standings after the race

{{col-start}}

{{col-2}}

;Drivers' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
Pos

!Driver

!Points

1

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Ayrton Senna

| align="right"| 42

2

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Alain Prost

| align="right"| 37

3

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Damon Hill

| align="right"| 18

4

| {{flagicon|GER}} Michael Schumacher

| align="right"| 14

5

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Mark Blundell

| align="right"| 6

colspan=4|Source: {{Cite web|url=https://www.statsf1.com/en/1993/monaco/championnat.aspx|title=Monaco 1993 - Championship • STATS F1|website=www.statsf1.com|access-date=19 March 2019}}

{{col-2}}

;Constructors' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
Pos

! Constructor

! Points

1

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Williams-Renault

| align="right"|55

2

| {{flagicon|GBR}} McLaren-Ford

| align="right"|44

3

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Benetton-Ford

| align="right"|19

4

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Ligier-Renault

| align="right"|11

5

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Lotus-Ford

| align="right"|7

colspan=4|Source:

{{col-end}}

  • {{small|Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.}}

References

{{Reflist}}

  • {{cite book |last=Henry |first=Alan |author-link=Alan Henry |title=AUTOCOURSE 1993-94 |publisher=Hazleton Publishing |year=1993 |isbn=1-874557-15-2}}

{{F1 race report

| Name_of_race = Monaco Grand Prix

| Year_of_race = 1993

| Previous_race_in_season = 1993 Spanish Grand Prix

| Next_race_in_season = 1993 Canadian Grand Prix

| Previous_year's_race = 1992 Monaco Grand Prix

| Next_year's_race = 1994 Monaco Grand Prix

}}

{{Monaco Grand Prix}}

{{F1GP 90-99}}

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