1993 Portuguese Grand Prix
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Estoril, Portugal
| 1993 Portuguese Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 14 of 16 in the 1993 Formula One World Championship | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 26 September 1993 | ||
| Official name | XXII Grande Premio de Portugal | ||
| Location |
Autódromo do Estoril Estoril, Portugal | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.349 km (2.703 miles) | ||
| Distance | 71 laps, 308.779 km (191.913 miles) | ||
| Weather | Dry, sunny, windy | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Williams-Renault | ||
| Time | 1:11.494 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Damon Hill | Williams-Renault | |
| Time | 1:14.859 on lap 68 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Benetton-Ford | ||
| Second | Williams-Renault | ||
| Third | Williams-Renault | ||
|
Lap leaders | |||
The 1993 Portuguese Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Estoril on 26 September 1993. It was the fourteenth race of the 1993 Formula One World Championship.
The 71-lap race was won by German driver Michael Schumacher, driving a Benetton-Ford. Frenchman Alain Prost finished second in his Williams-Renault, a result which secured him his fourth Drivers' Championship. Prost's British teammate Damon Hill finished third, having taken pole position before stalling on the dummy grid and having to start from the back.
The BMS Scuderia Italia team withdrew from the championship after this race. As a result of this the Formula One involvement of their chassis supplier and technical partner Lola was also ended with immediate effect until they made a brief ill-fated return with their own team at the 1997 Australian Grand Prix where they failed to qualify. Thus, this make the 1993 Portuguese Grand Prix the last time a Lola chassis actually started a Grand Prix.
In between the Italian and Portuguese Grands Prix, Michael Andretti left Formula One to return to the United States, his McLaren seat being taken by Mika Häkkinen. On the Friday before the Portuguese race, Alain Prost announced his retirement from Formula One at the end of the season, with Ayrton Senna set to take his place at Williams alongside Damon Hill.[1]
Qualifying report
Once again, the Williams-Renaults filled the front row of the grid, but on this occasion Hill took pole position from Prost by just under 0.2 seconds. Häkkinen was third in the McLaren, surprisingly ahead of teammate Senna by just under 0.05 seconds, with Jean Alesi fifth in the Ferrari and Michael Schumacher sixth in the Benetton. Riccardo Patrese was seventh in the second Benetton and Gerhard Berger eighth in the second Ferrari, with Derek Warwick in the Footwork and Mark Blundell in the Ligier completing the top ten.
Qualifying classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | Damon Hill |
Williams-Renault | 1:12.290 | 1:11.494 | |
| 2 | 2 |  Alain Prost |
Williams-Renault | 1:11.683 | 1:12.762 | +0.189 |
| 3 | 7 |  Mika Häkkinen |
McLaren-Ford | 1:12.956 | 1:12.443 | +0.949 |
| 4 | 8 |  Ayrton Senna |
McLaren-Ford | 1:12.954 | 1:12.491 | +0.997 |
| 5 | 27 | Jean Alesi |
Ferrari | 1:13.682 | 1:13.101 | +1.607 |
| 6 | 5 |  Michael Schumacher |
Benetton-Ford | 1:13.403 | 1:14.135 | +1.909 |
| 7 | 6 |  Riccardo Patrese |
Benetton-Ford | 1:14.206 | 1:13.863 | +2.369 |
| 8 | 28 |  Gerhard Berger |
Ferrari | 1:14.159 | 1:13.933 | +2.439 |
| 9 | 9 | Derek Warwick |
Footwork-Mugen-Honda | 1:15.200 | 1:14.388 | +2.894 |
| 10 | 26 | Mark Blundell |
Ligier-Renault | 1:14.591 | 1:14.577 | +3.083 |
| 11 | 25 | Martin Brundle |
Ligier-Renault | 1:14.779 | 1:14.708 | +3.214 |
| 12 | 30 | JJ Lehto |
Sauber | 1:14.978 | 1:14.833 | +3.339 |
| 13 | 29 | Karl Wendlinger |
Sauber | 1:15.016 | 1:15.070 | +3.522 |
| 14 | 12 | Johnny Herbert |
Lotus-Ford | 1:15.831 | 1:15.183 | +3.689 |
| 15 | 14 | Rubens Barrichello |
Jordan-Hart | 1:15.479 | 1:15.433 | +3.939 |
| 16 | 10 |  Aguri Suzuki |
Footwork-Mugen-Honda | 1:15.968 | 1:15.491 | +3.997 |
| 17 | 4 | Andrea de Cesaris |
Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:16.072 | 1:15.904 | +4.410 |
| 18 | 11 |  Pedro Lamy |
Lotus-Ford | 1:17.198 | 1:15.920 | +4.426 |
| 19 | 24 | Pierluigi Martini |
Minardi-Ford | 1:15.942 | 1:16.323 | +4.448 |
| 20 | 19 | Philippe Alliot |
Larrousse-Lamborghini | 1:16.777 | 1:16.144 | +4.650 |
| 21 | 3 | Ukyo Katayama |
Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:16.655 | 1:16.186 | +4.692 |
| 22 | 20 | Érik Comas |
Larrousse-Lamborghini | 1:16.417 | 1:16.998 | +4.923 |
| 23 | 15 | Emanuele Naspetti |
Jordan-Hart | 1:17.845 | 1:16.566 | +5.072 |
| 24 | 23 | Christian Fittipaldi |
Minardi-Ford | 1:16.651 | 1:16.864 | +5.157 |
| 25 | 21 | Michele Alboreto |
Lola-Ferrari | 1:17.778 | 1:17.118 | +5.624 |
| 26 | 22 | Luca Badoer |
Lola-Ferrari | 1:19.064 | 1:17.739 | +6.245 |
| Sources:[2][3][4] | ||||||
