The 1993 Monaco Grand Prix (formally the 51e Grand Prix de Monaco) 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 Pos No Driver Constructor Q1 Q2 Gap 1 2 Alain Prost Williams-Renault 1:39.649 1:20.557 2 5 Michael Schumacher Benetton-Ford 1:40.780 1:21.190 +0.633 3 8 Ayrton Senna McLaren-Ford 1:42.127 1:21.552 +0.995 4 0 Damon Hill Williams-Renault 1:38.963 1:21.825 +1.268 5 27 Jean Alesi Ferrari 1:42.160 1:21.948 +1.391 6 6 Riccardo Patrese Benetton-Ford 1:42.136 1:22.117 +1.560 7 28 Gerhard Berger Ferrari 1:40.853 1:22.394 +1.837 8 29 Karl Wendlinger Sauber 1:45.439 1:22.477 +1.920 9 7 Michael Andretti McLaren-Ford 1:45.993 1:22.994 +2.437 10 20 Érik Comas Larrousse-Lamborghini 1:44.483 1:23.246 +2.689 11 30 JJ Lehto Sauber 1:48.526 1:23.715 +3.158 12 9 Derek Warwick Footwork-Mugen-Honda 1:44.884 1:23.749 +3.192 13 25 Martin Brundle Ligier-Renault 1:46.446 1:23.786 +3.229 14 12 Johnny Herbert Lotus-Ford 1:43.898 1:23.812 +3.255 15 19 Philippe Alliot Larrousse-Lamborghini 1:43.031 1:23.907 +3.350 16 14 Rubens Barrichello Jordan-Hart 1:44.310 1:24.086 +3.529 17 23 Christian Fittipaldi Minardi-Ford 1:43.829 1:24.298 +3.741 18 10 Aguri Suzuki Footwork-Mugen-Honda 10:06.384 1:24.524 +3.967 19 4 Andrea de Cesaris Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:44.193 1:24.544 +3.987 20 11 Alessandro Zanardi Lotus-Ford 1:46.935 1:24.888 +4.331 21 26 Mark Blundell Ligier-Renault 1:43.449 1:24.972 +4.415 22 3 Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:49.210 1:25.236 +4.679 23 15 Thierry Boutsen Jordan-Hart 1:45.512 1:25.267 +4.710 24 21 Michele Alboreto Lola-Ferrari 1:47.082 1:26.444 +5.887 25 24 Fabrizio Barbazza Minardi-Ford 1:44.524 1:26.582 +6.025 22 Luca Badoer Lola-Ferrari 1:46.745 1:29.613 +9.056 Sources:
Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 8 Ayrton Senna McLaren-Ford 78 1:52:10.947 3 10 2 0 Damon Hill Williams-Renault 78 + 52.118 4 6 3 27 Jean Alesi Ferrari 78 + 1:03.362 5 4 4 2 Alain Prost Williams-Renault 77 + 1 lap 1 3 5 23 Christian Fittipaldi Minardi-Ford 76 + 2 laps 17 2 6 25 Martin Brundle Ligier-Renault 76 + 2 laps 13 1 7 11 Alessandro Zanardi Lotus-Ford 76 + 2 laps 20 8 7 Michael Andretti McLaren-Ford 76 + 2 laps 9 9 14 Rubens Barrichello Jordan-Hart 76 + 2 laps 16 10 4 Andrea de Cesaris Tyrrell-Yamaha 76 + 2 laps 19 11 24 Fabrizio Barbazza Minardi-Ford 75 + 3 laps 25 12 19 Philippe Alliot Larrousse-Lamborghini 75 + 3 laps 15 13 29 Karl Wendlinger Sauber 74 + 4 laps 8 14 28 Gerhard Berger Ferrari 70 Collision 7 12 Johnny Herbert Lotus-Ford 61 Gearbox/accident 14 6 Riccardo Patrese Benetton-Ford 53 Engine 6 20 Érik Comas Larrousse-Lamborghini 51 Engine 10 10 Aguri Suzuki Footwork-Mugen-Honda 46 Spun off 18 9 Derek Warwick Footwork-Mugen-Honda 43 Throttle 12 5 Michael Schumacher Benetton-Ford 32 Hydraulics 2 3 Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha 31 Engine 22 21 Michele Alboreto Lola-Ferrari 28 Gearbox 24 30 JJ Lehto Sauber 23 Collision damage 11 15 Thierry Boutsen Jordan-Hart 12 Suspension 23 26 Mark Blundell Ligier-Renault 3 Spun off 21
Championship standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings PosDriverPoints 1 1 Ayrton Senna 42 1 2 Alain Prost 37 1 3 Damon Hill 18 1 4 Michael Schumacher 14 5 Mark Blundell 6Source:
Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Williams-Renault 55 2 McLaren-Ford 44 3 Benetton-Ford 19 4 Ligier-Renault 11 5 Lotus-Ford 7Source:
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