14 Mar 1993 South African Grand Prix
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The 1993 South African Grand Prix was Round 1 of the 1993 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Kyalami in South Africa on Sunday, 14 March 1993. This was the last year the South African Grand Prix was held.
Alain Prost started on pole position in the Williams Renault and was the race winner.
1993 Panasonic South African Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Alain Prost | France | Williams Renault | Goodyear | 72 | 1:38:45.082 | 1:38:45.082 | - | - | 1:19.492 | 40 | 186.403 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 8 | Ayrton Senna | Brazil | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 72 | +1:19.824 | 1:40:04.906 | +1:19.824 | +1:19.824 | 1:20.755 | 38 | 183.924 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | 26 | Mark Blundell | Great Britain | Ligier Renault | Goodyear | 71 | +1 lap | 1:39:23.383 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:20.732 | 45 | 182.633 | 8 | 4 |
| 4 | 23 | Christian Fittipaldi | Brazil | Minardi Ford | Goodyear | 71 | +1 lap | 1:40:08.496 | 1 lap | +45.113 | 1:21.790 | 34 | 181.261 | 13 | 3 |
| 5 | 30 | JJ Lehto | Finland | Sauber | Goodyear | 70 | +2 laps | 1:40:37.248 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:20.113 | 52 | 177.857 | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Austria | Ferrari | Goodyear | 69 | Engine | 1:37:01.274 | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:21.118 | 55 | 181.821 | 15 | 1 |
| 7 | 9 | Derek Warwick | Great Britain | Footwork Mugen Honda | Goodyear | 69 | Spun off | 1:38:43.185 | 3 laps | +1:41.911 | 1:22.742 | 55 | 178.693 | 22 | |
| DNF | 25 | Martin Brundle | Great Britain | Ligier Renault | Goodyear | 57 | Spun off | 1:19:45.061 | 1:20.978 | 50 | 182.726 | 12 | |||
| DNF | 21 | Michele Alboreto | Italy | Lola Ferrari | Goodyear | 55 | Overheating | 1:18:37.533 | 1:23.496 | 40 | 178.838 | 21 | |||
| DNF | 20 | Érik Comas | France | Larrouse Lamborghini | Goodyear | 51 | Engine | 1:13:51.494 | 1:20.897 | 50 | 176.536 | 19 | |||
| DNF | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Benetton Ford | Goodyear | 46 | Spun off | 1:03:47.666 | 1:20.591 | 46 | 184.347 | 7 | |||
| DNF | 5 | Michael Schumacher | Germany | Benetton Ford | Goodyear | 39 | Spun off | 53:38.019 | 1:20.323 | 35 | 185.904 | 3 | |||
| DNF | 12 | Johnny Herbert | Great Britain | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 38 | Fuel system | 53:30.099 | 1:21.936 | 35 | 181.584 | 17 | |||
| DNF | 29 | Karl Wendlinger | Austria | Sauber | Goodyear | 33 | Engine | 46:11.582 | 1:20.783 | 33 | 182.641 | 10 | |||
| DNF | 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Brazil | Jordan Hart | Goodyear | 31 | Gearbox | 43:40.088 | 1:22.292 | 30 | 181.492 | 14 | |||
| DNF | 27 | Jean Alesi | France | Ferrari | Goodyear | 30 | Suspension | 41:58.443 | 1:22.303 | 17 | 182.727 | 5 | |||
| DNF | 19 | Philippe Alliot | France | Larrouse Lamborghini | Goodyear | 27 | Spun off | 38:21.379 | 1:22.108 | 22 | 179.965 | 11 | |||
| DNF | 24 | Fabrizio Barbazza | Italy | Minardi Ford | Goodyear | 21 | Collision | 30:08.019 | 1:24.594 | 13 | 178.168 | 24 | |||
| DNF | 10 | Aguri Suzuki | Japan | Footwork Mugen Honda | Goodyear | 21 | Collision | 30:08.649 | 1:24.474 | 18 | 178.106 | 20 | |||
| DNF | 22 | Luca Badoer | Italy | Lola Ferrari | Goodyear | 20 | Gearbox | 36:54.185 | 1:26.074 | 12 | 138.557 | 26 | |||
| DNF | 0 | Damon Hill | Great Britain | Williams Renault | Goodyear | 16 | Collision | 22:45.678 | 1:23.715 | 7 | 179.715 | 4 | |||
| DNF | 11 | Alessandro Zanardi | Italy | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 16 | Collision | 22:46.151 | 1:23.314 | 16 | 179.653 | 7 | |||
| DNF | 7 | Michael Andretti | United States | McLaren Ford | Goodyear | 4 | Collision | 7:27.410 | 1:23.807 | 4 | 137.141 | 9 | |||
| DNF | 15 | Ivan Capelli | Italy | Jordan Hart | Goodyear | 2 | Spun off | 3:06.476 | 1:27.277 | 2 | 164.520 | 18 | |||
| DNF | 3 | Ukyo Katayama | Japan | Tyrrell Yamaha | Goodyear | 1 | 1:43.402 | 1:43.402 | 1 | 148.349 | |||||
| DNF | 4 | Andrea de Cesaris | Italy | Tyrrell Yamaha | Goodyear |