Race · Round 5 of 16 · 9 May 1993

1993 Spanish Grand Prix

Alain Prost won for Williams from pole at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. 11 of the starters were not classified. With this win, Alain Prost set a new record of 47 championship Grand Prix wins.

Dry · High of 20 °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: Circuit de Barcelona-CatalunyaMontmelo, Spain
Winner: Alain ProstWilliams
Pole: Alain Prost
Fastest lap: Michael Schumacher
Entries: 2614 classified

Classification

Classification
Pos	Driver	Constructor	Chassis	Grid	Laps	Out	Points	FL
1	Alain Prost	Williams	FW15C	1	65	Finished	10
2	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	MP4/8	3	65	Finished	6
3	Michael Schumacher	Benetton	—	4	65	Finished	4	fastest lap
4	Riccardo Patrese	Benetton	—	5	64	Finished	3
5	Michael Andretti	McLaren	MP4/8	7	64	Finished	2
6	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	F93A	11	63	Finished	1
7	Mark Blundell	Ligier	JS39	12	63	Finished	0
8	Christian Fittipaldi	Minardi	M193	20	63	Finished	0
9	Érik Comas	Larrousse	LH93	14	63	Finished	0
10	Aguri Suzuki	Footwork	—	19	63	Finished	0
11	Thierry Boutsen	Jordan	193	21	62	Finished	0
12	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	193	17	62	Finished	0
13	Derek Warwick	Footwork	—	16	62	Finished	0
14	Alex Zanardi	Team Lotus	107B	15	60	Engine	0
DNF	Jyrki Järvilehto	Sauber	C12	9	53	Engine	0
DNF	Luca Badoer	Lola	T93/30	22	43	Overheating	0
DNF	Karl Wendlinger	Sauber	C12	6	42	Fuel system	0
DSQ	Andrea de Cesaris	Tyrrell	—	24	42	Push start	0
DNF	Damon Hill	Williams	FW15C	2	41	Engine	0
DNF	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	F93A	8	40	Oil leak	0
DNF	Fabrizio Barbazza	Minardi	M193	25	37	Spun off	0
DNF	Philippe Alliot	Larrousse	LH93	13	26	Transmission	0
DNF	Martin Brundle	Ligier	JS39	18	11	Tyre	0
DNF	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	—	23	11	Spun off	0
DNF	Johnny Herbert	Team Lotus	107B	10	2	Suspension	0
DNQ	Michele Alboreto	Lola	T93/30	—	—	DNQ	0

A blank chassis is a season the team ran more than one design and no source says which car raced here.

F1DB layout catalunya-1 · 4.747 km · 14 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

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
Driver	Grid	Result	Laps
Alain Prost	1	1	65
Ayrton Senna	3	2	65
Michael Schumacher	4	3	65
Riccardo Patrese	5	4	64
Michael Andretti	7	5	64
Gerhard Berger	11	6	63
Mark Blundell	12	7	63
Christian Fittipaldi	20	8	63
Érik Comas	14	9	63
Aguri Suzuki	19	10	63
Thierry Boutsen	21	11	62
Rubens Barrichello	17	12	62
Derek Warwick	16	13	62
Alex Zanardi	15	14	60
Jyrki Järvilehto	9	DNF	53
Luca Badoer	22	DNF	43
Karl Wendlinger	6	DNF	42
Andrea de Cesaris	24	DSQ	42
Damon Hill	2	DNF	41
Jean Alesi	8	DNF	40
Fabrizio Barbazza	25	DNF	37
Philippe Alliot	13	DNF	26
Martin Brundle	18	DNF	11
Ukyo Katayama	23	DNF	11
Johnny Herbert	10	DNF	2

Qualifying

Qualifying
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Time	Gap	≈ Distance	Interval
1	Alain Prost	Williams	2	1:17.809	—	0 m	—
2	Damon Hill	Williams	0	1:18.346	+0.537	33 m	+0.537
3	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	8	1:19.722	+1.913	117 m	+1.376
4	Michael Schumacher	Benetton	5	1:20.520	+2.711	165 m	+0.798
5	Riccardo Patrese	Benetton	6	1:20.600	+2.791	170 m	+0.080
6	Karl Wendlinger	Sauber	29	1:21.203	+3.394	207 m	+0.603
7	Michael Andretti	McLaren	7	1:21.360	+3.551	217 m	+0.157
8	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	27	1:21.767	+3.958	241 m	+0.407
9	Jyrki Järvilehto	Sauber	30	1:22.047	+4.238	259 m	+0.280
10	Johnny Herbert	Team Lotus	12	1:22.470	+4.661	284 m	+0.423
11	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	28	1:22.655	+4.846	296 m	+0.185
12	Mark Blundell	Ligier	26	1:22.708	+4.899	299 m	+0.053
13	Philippe Alliot	Larrousse	19	1:22.887	+5.078	310 m	+0.179
14	Érik Comas	Larrousse	20	1:22.904	+5.095	311 m	+0.017
15	Alex Zanardi	Team Lotus	11	1:23.026	+5.217	318 m	+0.122
16	Derek Warwick	Footwork	9	1:23.086	+5.277	322 m	+0.060
17	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	14	1:23.232	+5.423	331 m	+0.146
18	Martin Brundle	Ligier	25	1:23.357	+5.548	338 m	+0.125
19	Aguri Suzuki	Footwork	10	1:23.432	+5.623	343 m	+0.075
20	Christian Fittipaldi	Minardi	23	1:23.449	+5.640	344 m	+0.017
21	Thierry Boutsen	Jordan	15	1:23.464	+5.655	345 m	+0.015
22	Luca Badoer	Lola	22	1:24.268	+6.459	394 m	+0.804
23	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	3	1:24.291	+6.482	395 m	+0.023
24	Andrea de Cesaris	Tyrrell	4	1:24.358	+6.549	400 m	+0.067
25	Fabrizio Barbazza	Minardi	24	1:24.399	+6.590	402 m	+0.041
26	Michele Alboreto	Lola	21	1:25.396	+7.587	463 m	+0.997

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

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
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	≈ Distance	Interval	Laps
1	Alain Prost	Williams	2	1:19.182	—	0 m	—	—
2	Damon Hill	Williams	0	1:19.445	+0.263	16 m	+0.263	—
3	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	8	1:20.540	+1.358	81 m	+1.095	—
4	Michael Andretti	McLaren	7	1:21.632	+2.450	147 m	+1.092	—
5	Riccardo Patrese	Benetton	6	1:22.645	+3.463	208 m	+1.013	—
6	Michael Schumacher	Benetton	5	1:22.759	+3.577	214 m	+0.114	—
7	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	27	1:24.462	+5.280	317 m	+1.703	—
8	Aguri Suzuki	Footwork	10	1:24.556	+5.374	322 m	+0.094	—
9	Mark Blundell	Ligier	26	1:24.562	+5.380	323 m	+0.006	—
10	Christian Fittipaldi	Minardi	23	1:24.720	+5.538	332 m	+0.158	—
11	Alex Zanardi	Team Lotus	11	1:24.733	+5.551	333 m	+0.013	—
12	Jyrki Järvilehto	Sauber	30	1:24.737	+5.555	333 m	+0.004	—
13	Karl Wendlinger	Sauber	29	1:24.987	+5.805	348 m	+0.250	—
14	Érik Comas	Larrousse	20	1:25.191	+6.009	360 m	+0.204	—
15	Derek Warwick	Footwork	9	1:25.414	+6.232	374 m	+0.223	—
16	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	14	1:25.439	+6.257	375 m	+0.025	—
17	Johnny Herbert	Team Lotus	12	1:25.450	+6.268	376 m	+0.011	—
18	Thierry Boutsen	Jordan	15	1:25.537	+6.355	381 m	+0.087	—
19	Martin Brundle	Ligier	25	1:25.646	+6.464	388 m	+0.109	—
20	Luca Badoer	Lola	22	1:26.079	+6.897	413 m	+0.433	—
21	Philippe Alliot	Larrousse	19	1:26.299	+7.117	427 m	+0.220	—
22	Fabrizio Barbazza	Minardi	24	1:26.587	+7.405	444 m	+0.288	—
23	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	3	1:26.939	+7.757	465 m	+0.352	—
24	Michele Alboreto	Lola	21	1:27.175	+7.993	479 m	+0.236	—
25	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	28	1:27.701	+8.519	511 m	+0.526	—
26	Andrea de Cesaris	Tyrrell	4	1:53.763	+34.581	2,073 m	+26.062	—

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

How it is derived: distance

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

Practice 2

Practice 2
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	≈ Distance	Interval	Laps
1	Damon Hill	Williams	0	1:18.551	—	0 m	—	—
2	Alain Prost	Williams	2	1:19.699	+1.148	69 m	+1.148	—
3	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	8	1:20.078	+1.527	92 m	+0.379	—
4	Michael Schumacher	Benetton	5	1:20.146	+1.595	96 m	+0.068	—
5	Karl Wendlinger	Sauber	29	1:22.363	+3.812	230 m	+2.217	—
6	Aguri Suzuki	Footwork	10	1:22.763	+4.212	255 m	+0.400	—
7	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	27	1:22.874	+4.323	261 m	+0.111	—
8	Mark Blundell	Ligier	26	1:22.914	+4.363	264 m	+0.040	—
9	Alex Zanardi	Team Lotus	11	1:23.054	+4.503	272 m	+0.140	—
10	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	14	1:23.297	+4.746	287 m	+0.243	—
11	Johnny Herbert	Team Lotus	12	1:23.353	+4.802	290 m	+0.056	—
12	Jyrki Järvilehto	Sauber	30	1:23.406	+4.855	293 m	+0.053	—
13	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	28	1:23.457	+4.906	296 m	+0.051	—
14	Érik Comas	Larrousse	20	1:23.769	+5.218	315 m	+0.312	—
15	Derek Warwick	Footwork	9	1:23.800	+5.249	317 m	+0.031	—
16	Martin Brundle	Ligier	25	1:23.830	+5.279	319 m	+0.030	—
17	Thierry Boutsen	Jordan	15	1:23.972	+5.421	328 m	+0.142	—
18	Riccardo Patrese	Benetton	6	1:24.182	+5.631	340 m	+0.210	—
19	Philippe Alliot	Larrousse	19	1:24.333	+5.782	349 m	+0.151	—
20	Andrea de Cesaris	Tyrrell	4	1:24.355	+5.804	351 m	+0.022	—
21	Fabrizio Barbazza	Minardi	24	1:24.951	+6.400	387 m	+0.596	—
22	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	3	1:25.290	+6.739	407 m	+0.339	—
23	Luca Badoer	Lola	22	1:25.766	+7.215	436 m	+0.476	—
24	Michele Alboreto	Lola	21	1:26.123	+7.572	458 m	+0.357	—
25	Michael Andretti	McLaren	7	1:26.823	+8.272	500 m	+0.700	—
26	Christian Fittipaldi	Minardi	23	1:27.335	+8.784	531 m	+0.512	—

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

How it is derived: distance

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

Warm-up

Warm-up
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	≈ Distance	Interval	Laps
1	Alain Prost	Williams	2	1:22.372	—	0 m	—	—
2	Damon Hill	Williams	0	1:22.571	+0.199	11 m	+0.199	—
3	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	8	1:24.066	+1.694	98 m	+1.495	—
4	Michael Schumacher	Benetton	5	1:24.229	+1.857	107 m	+0.163	—
5	Riccardo Patrese	Benetton	6	1:24.397	+2.025	117 m	+0.168	—
6	Karl Wendlinger	Sauber	29	1:25.132	+2.760	159 m	+0.735	—
7	Jyrki Järvilehto	Sauber	30	1:25.354	+2.982	172 m	+0.222	—
8	Philippe Alliot	Larrousse	19	1:25.542	+3.170	183 m	+0.188	—
9	Michael Andretti	McLaren	7	1:25.694	+3.322	191 m	+0.152	—
10	Alex Zanardi	Team Lotus	11	1:25.840	+3.468	200 m	+0.146	—
11	Aguri Suzuki	Footwork	10	1:25.959	+3.587	207 m	+0.119	—
12	Derek Warwick	Footwork	9	1:25.970	+3.598	207 m	+0.011	—
13	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	28	1:26.089	+3.717	214 m	+0.119	—
14	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	14	1:26.202	+3.830	221 m	+0.113	—
15	Christian Fittipaldi	Minardi	23	1:26.208	+3.836	221 m	+0.006	—
16	Érik Comas	Larrousse	20	1:26.266	+3.894	224 m	+0.058	—
17	Johnny Herbert	Team Lotus	12	1:26.649	+4.277	246 m	+0.383	—
18	Mark Blundell	Ligier	26	1:27.226	+4.854	280 m	+0.577	—
19	Fabrizio Barbazza	Minardi	24	1:27.429	+5.057	291 m	+0.203	—
20	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	3	1:27.499	+5.127	295 m	+0.070	—
21	Thierry Boutsen	Jordan	15	1:27.543	+5.171	298 m	+0.044	—
22	Martin Brundle	Ligier	25	1:27.550	+5.178	298 m	+0.007	—
23	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	27	1:27.761	+5.389	311 m	+0.211	—
24	Luca Badoer	Lola	22	1:28.319	+5.947	343 m	+0.558	—
25	Andrea de Cesaris	Tyrrell	4	1:28.528	+6.156	355 m	+0.209	—

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

How it is derived: distance

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.

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.

4 more photographs

Where this comes from

Round: 5 of 1993
Grand Prix: Spanish Grand Prix
Dates: 9 May 1993
Layout raced: Original layout · 4.747 km · 14 turns
Format: Standard weekend
Constructor: Williams
Entrant: Williams-Renault
Confidence: reference

The layout raced and its figures are this register’s, from its own sources; the figures under the race’s drawing are F1DB’s, and at some circuits the two disagree.