Gridpedia1993 European Grand Prix
Ayrton Senna won the 1993 European Grand Prix at Donington Park on 11 Apr 1993 for McLaren, from 4th on the grid; Damon Hill was second and Alain Prost third.
Senna took the lead for good on lap 39 of 76, from Alain Prost; the lead changed hands 4 times in all. The fastest lap was Ayrton Senna's, 1:18.029. 11 of 26 starters were classified; 15 retired or were not classified. After the race Ayrton Senna led the championship with 26 points, 12 ahead of Alain Prost, with 13 rounds left.
- Date
- 11 Apr 1993
- Circuit
- Donington Park, Castle Donington, UK
- Round
- 3 of 16
- Winner
- Ayrton Senna (McLaren)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | SENAyrton Senna | McLaren | 4 | 76 | 1:50:46.570 | 1:18.029 | 10 |
| 2 | 0 | HILDamon Hill | Williams | 2 | 76 | +1:23.199 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | PROAlain Prost | Williams | 1 | 75 | +1 Lap | 4 | |
| 4 | 12 | HERJohnny Herbert | Team Lotus | 11 | 75 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 5 | 6 | PATRiccardo Patrese | Benetton | 10 | 74 | +2 Laps | 2 | |
| 6 | 24 | BARFabrizio Barbazza | Minardi | 20 | 74 | +2 Laps | 1 | |
| 7 | 23 | FITChristian Fittipaldi | Minardi | 16 | 73 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 11 | ZANAlessandro Zanardi | Team Lotus | 13 | 72 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 20 | COMÉrik Comas | Larrousse | 17 | 72 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 14 | BARRubens Barrichello | Jordan | 12 | 70 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| 11 | 21 | ALBMichele Alboreto | Lola | 24 | 70 | +6 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 9 | WARDerek Warwick | Footwork | 14 | 66 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 15 | BOUThierry Boutsen | Jordan | 19 | 61 | Throttle | 0 | |
| R | 4 | DECAndrea de Cesaris | Tyrrell | 25 | 55 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 27 | ALEJean Alesi | Ferrari | 9 | 36 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 10 | SUZAguri Suzuki | Footwork | 23 | 29 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 19 | ALLPhilippe Alliot | Larrousse | 15 | 27 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 5 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Benetton | 3 | 22 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 26 | BLUMark Blundell | Ligier | 21 | 20 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 28 | BERGerhard Berger | Ferrari | 8 | 19 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 30 | JARJyrki Järvilehto | Sauber | 7 | 13 | Handling | 0 | |
| R | 3 | KATUkyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 18 | 11 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | 25 | BRUMartin Brundle | Ligier | 22 | 7 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 29 | WENKarl Wendlinger | Sauber | 5 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 7 | ANDMichael Andretti | McLaren | 6 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| F | 22 | BADLuca Badoer | Lola | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Lap chart
Explained: how to read a lap chart · safety car, virtual safety car and red flags.
Race history: gap to the leader
Standings after this race
Explained: how points and the two championships work.
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 2 | 26 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | Williams | 1 | 14 |
| 3 | Damon Hill | Williams | 0 | 12 |
| 4 | Mark Blundell | Ligier | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Christian Fittipaldi | Minardi | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Sauber | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | Benetton | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Alessandro Zanardi | Team Lotus | 0 | 1 |