24 Oct 1993 Japanese Grand Prix
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The 1993 Japanese Grand Prix was Round 15 of the 1993 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Suzuka, Japan on Sunday, 24 October 1993. Alain Prost started on pole position in the Williams Renault and Ayrton Senna was the race winner in the McLaren Ford.
1993 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Ayrton Senna | Brazil | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 53 | 1:40:27.912 | 1:40:27.912 | - | - | 1:43.217 | 15 | 185.612 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | Alain Prost | France | Williams Renault | Goodyear | 53 | +11.435 | 1:40:39.347 | +11.435 | +11.435 | 1:41.176 | 53 | 185.260 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 7 | Mika Hakkinen | Finland | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 53 | +26.129 | 1:40:54.041 | +26.129 | +14.694 | 1:43.158 | 13 | 184.810 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 0 | Damon Hill | Great Britain | Williams Renault | Goodyear | 53 | +1:23.538 | 1:41:51.450 | +1:23.538 | +57.409 | 1:44.507 | 51 | 183.074 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Brazil | Jordan Hart | Goodyear | 53 | +1:35.101 | 1:42:03.013 | +1:35.101 | +11.563 | 1:45.578 | 49 | 182.728 | 12 | 2 |
| 6 | 15 | Eddie Irvine | Great Britain | Jordan Hart | Goodyear | 53 | +1:46.421 | 1:42:14.333 | +1:46.421 | +11.320 | 1:44.293 | 46 | 182.391 | 8 | 1 |
| 7 | 26 | Mark Blundell | Great Britain | Ligier Renault | Goodyear | 52 | +1 lap | 1:41:20.496 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:43.610 | 50 | 180.534 | 17 | |
| 8 | 30 | JJ Lehto | Finland | Sauber | Goodyear | 52 | +1 lap | 1:41:22.189 | 1 lap | +1.693 | 1:44.802 | 50 | 180.484 | 11 | |
| 9 | 25 | Martin Brundle | Great Britain | Ligier Renault | Goodyear | 51 | +2 laps | 1:39:28.398 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:42.119 | 49 | 180.388 | 15 | |
| 10 | 24 | Pierluigi Martini | Italy | Minardi Ford | Goodyear | 51 | +2 laps | 1:40:29.902 | 2 laps | +1:01.504 | 1:47.533 | 50 | 178.548 | 22 | |
| 11 | 12 | Johnny Herbert | Great Britain | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 51 | +2 laps | 1:40:35.293 | 2 laps | +5.391 | 1:44.144 | 51 | 178.389 | 19 | |
| 12 | 19 | Toshio Suzuki | Japan | Larrousse Lamborghini | Goodyear | 51 | +2 laps | 1:41:34.229 | 2 laps | +58.936 | 1:46.819 | 49 | 176.663 | 23 | |
| 13 | 11 | Pedro Lamy | Portugal | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 49 | Spun off | 1:37:05.358 | 4 laps | 2 laps | 1:45.389 | 49 | 177.570 | 20 | |
| 14 | 9 | Derek Warwick | Great Britain | Footwork Mugen Honda | Goodyear | 48 | Collision | 1:33:15.321 | 5 laps | 1 lap | 1:44.761 | 46 | 181.097 | 7 | |
| DNF | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Benetton Ford | Goodyear | 45 | Spun off | 1:28:53.445 | 1:47.373 | 5 | 178.115 | 10 | |||
| DNF | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Austria | Ferrari | Goodyear | 40 | Engine | 1:19:44.546 | 1:45.648 | 15 | 176.488 | 5 | |||
| DNF | 10 | Aguri Suzuki | Japan | Footwork Mugen Honda | Goodyear | 28 | Spun off | 54:26.181 | 1:46.819 | 17 | 180.973 | 9 | |||
| DNF | 3 | Ukyo Katayama | Japan | Tyrrell Yamaha | Goodyear | 26 | Withdrew | 50:48.725 | 1:47.816 | 15 | 180.032 | 13 | |||
| DNF | 23 | Jean-Marc Gounon | France | Minardi Ford | Goodyear | 26 | Engine | 1:03:03.062 | 1:48.940 | 11 | 145.086 | 24 | |||
| DNF | 29 | Karl Wendlinger | Austria | Sauber | Goodyear | 25 | Engine | 48:46.464 | 1:46.408 | 14 | 180.340 | 16 | |||
| DNF | 20 | Érik Comas | France | Larrousse Lamborghini | Goodyear | 17 | Engine | 32:14.431 | 1:50.230 | 4 | 185.520 | 21 | |||
| DNF | 5 | Michael Schumacher | Germany | Benetton Ford | Goodyear | 10 | Collision | 18:02.269 | 1:45.988 | 3 | 195.056 | 4 | |||
| DNF | 27 | Jean Alesi | France | Ferrari | Goodyear | 7 | Engine | 12:50.585 | 1:47.823 | 5 | 191.767 | 14 | |||
| DNF | 4 | Andrea de Cesaris | Italy | Tyrrell Yamaha | Goodyear | 0 | Collision | 18 |