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Race · Round 15 of 16 ·

1993 Japanese Grand Prix

Ayrton Senna won for McLaren from 2nd on the grid at Suzuka Circuit. 9 of the starters were not classified. It was the first championship podium for Mika Hakkinen.

Wet · High of 16 °C, no rain on the day (modelled, Open-Meteo)

How it is modelled

ERA5's reanalysis, through Open-Meteo, of the circuit's whole local day and not the race's hours, for the grid cell the circuit sits in and not the track, so a shower can be missing from it. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.

Circuit
Suzuka CircuitSuzuka, Japan
Winner
Ayrton SennaMcLaren
Fastest lap
Alain Prost
Entries
2415 classified

Classification

Classification
PosDriverConstructorChassisGridLapsOutPointsFL
1Ayrton SennaMcLarenMP4/8253Finished10
2Alain ProstWilliamsFW15C153Finished6fastest lap
3Mika HakkinenMcLarenMP4/8353Finished4
4Damon HillWilliamsFW15C653Finished3
5Rubens BarrichelloJordan1931253Finished2
6Eddie IrvineJordan193853Finished1
7Mark BlundellLigierJS391752Finished0
8Jyrki JärvilehtoSauberC121152Finished0
9Martin BrundleLigierJS391551Finished0
10Pierluigi MartiniMinardiM1932251Finished0
11Johnny HerbertTeam Lotus107B1951Finished0
12Toshio SuzukiLarrousseLH932351Finished0
13Pedro LamyTeam Lotus107B2049Accident0
14Derek WarwickFootwork—748Collision0
18Andrea de CesarisTyrrell—180Collision0
DNFRiccardo PatreseBenetton—1045Accident0
DNFGerhard BergerFerrariF93A540Engine0
DNFAguri SuzukiFootwork—928Spun off0
DNFUkyo KatayamaTyrrell—1326Engine0
DNFJean-Marc GounonMinardiM1932426Withdrew0
DNFKarl WendlingerSauberC121625Engine0
DNFÉrik ComasLarrousseLH932117Engine0
DNFMichael SchumacherBenetton—410Collision0
DNFJean AlesiFerrariF93A147Engine0
A blank chassis is a season the team ran more than one design and no source says which car raced here.
F1DB layout suzuka-1 · 5.86 km · 18 turns, F1DB’s figures
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
The outline is F1DB’s, for every layout; the trace is OpenStreetMap’s, where it exists.

Grid to flag

05101520253035404550Laps completedGridResult21Ayrton Senna12Alain Prost33Mika Hakkinen64Damon Hill125Rubens Barrichello86Eddie Irvine177Mark Blundell118Jyrki Järvilehto159Martin Brundle2210Pierluigi Martini1911Johnny Herbert2312Toshio Suzuki2013Pedro Lamy714Derek Warwick1818Andrea de Cesaris10DNFRiccardo Patrese5DNFGerhard Berger9DNFAguri Suzuki13DNFUkyo Katayama24DNFJean-Marc Gounon16DNFKarl Wendlinger21DNFÉrik Comas4DNFMichael Schumacher14DNFJean Alesi

Lines run from grid slot to result, ending at the last lap completed. A dashed line ending in a cross is a driver not classified. Nothing between is recorded, so a crossing is not an overtake at that lap.

Grid to flag
DriverGridResultLaps
Ayrton Senna2153
Alain Prost1253
Mika Hakkinen3353
Damon Hill6453
Rubens Barrichello12553
Eddie Irvine8653
Mark Blundell17752
Jyrki Järvilehto11852
Martin Brundle15951
Pierluigi Martini221051
Johnny Herbert191151
Toshio Suzuki231251
Pedro Lamy201349
Derek Warwick71448
Andrea de Cesaris18180
Riccardo Patrese10DNF45
Gerhard Berger5DNF40
Aguri Suzuki9DNF28
Ukyo Katayama13DNF26
Jean-Marc Gounon24DNF26
Karl Wendlinger16DNF25
Érik Comas21DNF17
Michael Schumacher4DNF10
Jean Alesi14DNF7

Qualifying

Qualifying
PosDriverConstructorNo.TimeGap≈ DistanceInterval
1Alain ProstWilliams21:37.154—0 m—
2Ayrton SennaMcLaren81:37.284+0.1308 m+0.130
3Mika HakkinenMcLaren71:37.326+0.17210 m+0.042
4Michael SchumacherBenetton51:37.530+0.37623 m+0.204
5Gerhard BergerFerrari281:37.622+0.46828 m+0.092
6Damon HillWilliams01:38.352+1.19872 m+0.730
7Derek WarwickFootwork91:38.780+1.62698 m+0.428
8Eddie IrvineJordan151:38.966+1.812109 m+0.186
9Aguri SuzukiFootwork101:39.278+2.124128 m+0.312
10Riccardo PatreseBenetton61:39.291+2.137129 m+0.013
11Jyrki JärvilehtoSauber301:39.391+2.237135 m+0.100
12Rubens BarrichelloJordan141:39.426+2.272137 m+0.035
13Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell31:39.511+2.357142 m+0.085
14Jean AlesiFerrari271:39.535+2.381144 m+0.024
15Martin BrundleLigier251:39.951+2.797169 m+0.416
16Karl WendlingerSauber291:40.153+2.999181 m+0.202
17Mark BlundellLigier261:40.696+3.542214 m+0.543
18Andrea de CesarisTyrrell41:40.696+3.542214 m+0.000
19Johnny HerbertTeam Lotus121:41.488+4.334261 m+0.792
20Pedro LamyTeam Lotus111:41.600+4.446268 m+0.112
21Érik ComasLarrousse201:41.769+4.615278 m+0.169
22Pierluigi MartiniMinardi241:41.989+4.835292 m+0.220
23Toshio SuzukiLarrousse191:42.175+5.021303 m+0.186
24Jean-Marc GounonMinardi231:43.812+6.658402 m+1.637
Before knock-out qualifying arrived in 2006 there is one time per driver; from 2006, the best lap of each of the three sessions.
How it is derived: distance, Qualifying

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

Pit stops

Pit stops are recorded from 1994. F1DB, the source of every stop here, holds none before then, so this race has no stints to draw.

Practice sessions Practice 1 · Practice 2 · Warm-up

Practice 1

Practice 1
PosDriverConstructorNo.Best lapGap≈ DistanceIntervalLaps
1Damon HillWilliams01:39.737—0 m——
2Mika HakkinenMcLaren71:40.003+0.26616 m+0.266—
3Jean AlesiFerrari271:40.728+0.99158 m+0.725—
4Michael SchumacherBenetton51:41.013+1.27675 m+0.285—
5Eddie IrvineJordan151:41.917+2.180128 m+0.904—
6Gerhard BergerFerrari281:41.931+2.194129 m+0.014—
7Derek WarwickFootwork91:42.006+2.269133 m+0.075—
8Johnny HerbertTeam Lotus121:42.193+2.456144 m+0.187—
9Martin BrundleLigier251:42.341+2.604153 m+0.148—
10Jyrki JärvilehtoSauber301:42.416+2.679157 m+0.075—
11Aguri SuzukiFootwork101:42.473+2.736161 m+0.057—
12Rubens BarrichelloJordan141:42.789+3.052179 m+0.316—
13Ayrton SennaMcLaren81:42.858+3.121183 m+0.069—
14Mark BlundellLigier261:42.914+3.177187 m+0.056—
15Andrea de CesarisTyrrell41:43.804+4.067239 m+0.890—
16Riccardo PatreseBenetton61:44.339+4.602270 m+0.535—
17Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell31:44.922+5.185305 m+0.583—
18Pierluigi MartiniMinardi241:45.212+5.475322 m+0.290—
19Pedro LamyTeam Lotus111:46.366+6.629389 m+1.154—
20Érik ComasLarrousse201:47.514+7.777457 m+1.148—
21Toshio SuzukiLarrousse191:47.598+7.861462 m+0.084—
22Jean-Marc GounonMinardi231:49.085+9.348549 m+1.487—
23Karl WendlingerSauber291:50.079+10.342608 m+0.994—
24Alain ProstWilliams22:17.882+38.1452,241 m+27.803—
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
How it is derived: distance, Practice 1

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

Practice 2

Practice 2
PosDriverConstructorNo.Best lapGap≈ DistanceIntervalLaps
1Alain ProstWilliams21:37.984—0 m——
2Damon HillWilliams01:38.497+0.51331 m+0.513—
3Ayrton SennaMcLaren81:38.788+0.80448 m+0.291—
4Gerhard BergerFerrari281:38.917+0.93356 m+0.129—
5Eddie IrvineJordan151:39.561+1.57794 m+0.644—
6Michael SchumacherBenetton51:39.674+1.690101 m+0.113—
7Mika HakkinenMcLaren71:40.069+2.085125 m+0.395—
8Derek WarwickFootwork91:40.163+2.179130 m+0.094—
9Rubens BarrichelloJordan141:40.203+2.219133 m+0.040—
10Jean AlesiFerrari271:40.253+2.269136 m+0.050—
11Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell31:40.282+2.298137 m+0.029—
12Karl WendlingerSauber291:40.382+2.398143 m+0.100—
13Jyrki JärvilehtoSauber301:40.644+2.660159 m+0.262—
14Mark BlundellLigier261:40.982+2.998179 m+0.338—
15Riccardo PatreseBenetton61:41.721+3.737223 m+0.739—
16Johnny HerbertTeam Lotus121:42.011+4.027241 m+0.290—
17Pedro LamyTeam Lotus111:42.022+4.038241 m+0.011—
18Pierluigi MartiniMinardi241:42.555+4.571273 m+0.533—
19Andrea de CesarisTyrrell41:42.778+4.794287 m+0.223—
20Toshio SuzukiLarrousse191:43.264+5.280316 m+0.486—
21Érik ComasLarrousse201:43.818+5.834349 m+0.554—
22Aguri SuzukiFootwork101:43.881+5.897353 m+0.063—
23Jean-Marc GounonMinardi231:45.652+7.668459 m+1.771—
24Martin BrundleLigier251:49.258+11.274674 m+3.606—
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
How it is derived: distance, Practice 2

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

Warm-up

Warm-up
PosDriverConstructorNo.Best lapGap≈ DistanceIntervalLaps
1Alain ProstWilliams21:42.995—0 m——
2Aguri SuzukiFootwork101:43.287+0.29217 m+0.292—
3Michael SchumacherBenetton51:43.561+0.56632 m+0.274—
4Ayrton SennaMcLaren81:43.694+0.69940 m+0.133—
5Damon HillWilliams01:43.791+0.79645 m+0.097—
6Mika HakkinenMcLaren71:43.891+0.89651 m+0.100—
7Karl WendlingerSauber291:44.415+1.42081 m+0.524—
8Jean AlesiFerrari271:44.429+1.43482 m+0.014—
9Martin BrundleLigier251:44.711+1.71698 m+0.282—
10Gerhard BergerFerrari281:44.802+1.807103 m+0.091—
11Jyrki JärvilehtoSauber301:45.010+2.015115 m+0.208—
12Pierluigi MartiniMinardi241:45.422+2.427138 m+0.412—
13Érik ComasLarrousse201:45.517+2.522143 m+0.095—
14Riccardo PatreseBenetton61:46.108+3.113177 m+0.591—
15Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell31:46.152+3.157180 m+0.044—
16Johnny HerbertTeam Lotus121:46.181+3.186181 m+0.029—
17Pedro LamyTeam Lotus111:46.208+3.213183 m+0.027—
18Eddie IrvineJordan151:46.394+3.399193 m+0.186—
19Derek WarwickFootwork91:46.722+3.727212 m+0.328—
20Rubens BarrichelloJordan141:46.810+3.815217 m+0.088—
21Toshio SuzukiLarrousse191:47.638+4.643264 m+0.828—
22Mark BlundellLigier261:47.643+4.648264 m+0.005—
23Jean-Marc GounonMinardi231:48.349+5.354305 m+0.706—
24Andrea de CesarisTyrrell41:48.646+5.651322 m+0.297—
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
How it is derived: distance, Warm-up

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

The cars in this race

The photograph each car's Wikipedia article leads with, from Wikimedia Commons: taken wherever and whenever that was, not necessarily at this race.

McLaren MP4/8
McLaren MP4/8
Ayrton Senna - Mclaren MP4-8 during practice for the 1993 British Grand Prix (32873580103) · Martin Lee from London, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0
Williams FW15C
Williams FW15C
Williams FW15C front-left 2017 Williams Conference Centre · Morio · CC BY-SA 4.0
Jordan 193
Jordan 193
Thierry Boutsen - Jordan 193 during practice for the 1993 British Grand Prix (32843912224) · Martin Lee from London, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0
Ligier JS39
Ligier JS39
Martin Brundle 1993 Silverstone · Martin Lee · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked
Sauber C12
Sauber C12
Karl Wendlinger - Sauber C12 during practice for the 1993 British Grand Prix (33302730550) · Martin Lee from London, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0
Minardi M193
Minardi M193
Pierluigi Martini - Minardi M193 during practice for the 1993 British Grand Prix (33645875476) · Martin Lee from London, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0

A photograph marked unchecked has a file name that does not name the car it is shown for. Most are still the right car, filed under the driver rather than the machine — but nobody has confirmed these one by one.

3 more photographs
Lotus 107
Lotus 107
Alessandro Zanardi - Lotus 107 during practice for the 1993 British Grand Prix (32873601273) · Martin Lee from London, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0
Larrousse LH93
Larrousse LH93
Erik Comas - Larrousse LH93 during practice for the 1993 British Grand Prix (33302817820) · Martin Lee from London, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0
Ferrari F93A
Ferrari F93A
Gerhard Berger - Ferrari F93A during practice for the 1993 British Grand Prix (33686722605) · Martin Lee from London, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0

Where this comes from

Round
15 of 1993
Grand Prix
Japanese Grand Prix
Dates
Layout raced
—
Format
Standard weekend
Constructor
McLaren
Entrant
McLaren-Ford
Confidence
reference

No layout is recorded for this round: this register has no layout timeline for the circuit, and a blank here is better than a guess.