| 1993 Canadian Grand Prix | |||
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| Race 7 of 16 in the1993 Formula One World Championship | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 13 June 1993 | ||
| Location | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Montreal,Quebec,Canada | ||
| Course | Temporary street circuit | ||
| Course length | 4.430 km (2.753 miles) | ||
| Distance | 69 laps, 305.670 km (189.935 miles) | ||
| Weather | Temperatures reaching up to 29.0 °C (84.2 °F); Wind speeds up to 18.3 km/h (11.4 mph)[1] | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Williams-Renault | ||
| Time | 1:18.987 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |  Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Ford | |
| Time | 1:21.500 on lap 57(lap record) | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Williams-Renault | ||
| Second | Benetton-Ford | ||
| Third | Williams-Renault | ||
Lap leaders | |||
The1993 Canadian Grand Prix was aFormula One motor race held at theCircuit Gilles Villeneuve inMontreal,Quebec,Canada on 13 June 1993. It was the seventh race of the1993 Formula One World Championship. The 69-lap race was won frompole position byAlain Prost, driving aWilliams-Renault, withMichael Schumacher second in aBenetton-Ford and Prost's teammateDamon Hill third. This was the last Formula One race to feature BBC commentary fromJames Hunt before his death aged 45. He was replaced byJonathan Palmer partneringMurray Walker.
There was a two by two formation in qualifying in Canada as the Williams were ahead of the Benettons and the Ferraris. Prost took pole ahead of Hill, Schumacher, Patrese, Berger and Alesi. Uncharacteristically, Senna was down in 8th.
At the start, Hill beat Prost away, while the Benettons were slow and were passed by Berger and Senna (who had already got ahead of Brundle and then Alesi). Hill was leading Prost, Berger, Senna, Schumacher and Patrese.
Senna passed Berger for third on lap 2. On lap 6, Prost took the lead from Hill. Soon afterwards, Schumacher passed Berger with Patrese following him through five laps later. The order stabilised at: Prost, Hill, Senna, Schumacher, Patrese and Berger.
During the mid-race stops, Hill had a problem and dropped behind Senna and Schumacher. Schumacher now set off after Senna. Senna'salternator eventually gave out and he retired from the race. Prost won ahead of Schumacher, Hill, Berger, Brundle and Wendlinger.
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 |  Alain Prost | Williams-Renault | 1:18.987 | 1:19.135 | |
| 2 | 0 |  Damon Hill | Williams-Renault | 1:19.491 | 1:20.145 | +0.504 |
| 3 | 5 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Ford | 1:20.808 | 1:20.945 | +1.821 |
| 4 | 6 |  Riccardo Patrese | Benetton-Ford | 1:20.948 | 1:23.268 | +1.961 |
| 5 | 28 |  Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:21.278 | 1:21.513 | +2.291 |
| 6 | 27 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 1:21.414 | 1:21.660 | +2.427 |
| 7 | 25 | Martin Brundle | Ligier-Renault | 1:21.603 | 1:22.026 | +2.616 |
| 8 | 8 |  Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Ford | 1:21.706 | 1:21.891 | +2.719 |
| 9 | 29 | Karl Wendlinger | Sauber | 1:21.936 | 1:21.813 | +2.826 |
| 10 | 26 | Mark Blundell | Ligier-Renault | 1:22.097 | 1:22.622 | +3.110 |
| 11 | 30 |  JJ Lehto | Sauber | 1:22.198 | 1:22.428 | +3.211 |
| 12 | 7 |  Michael Andretti | McLaren-Ford | 1:22.751 | 1:22.229 | +3.242 |
| 13 | 20 | Érik Comas | Larrousse-Lamborghini | 1:22.263 | 1:22.977 | +3.276 |
| 14 | 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan-Hart | 1:23.152 | 1:22.509 | +3.522 |
| 15 | 19 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse-Lamborghini | 1:22.983 | 1:22.819 | +3.832 |
| 16 | 10 |  Aguri Suzuki | Footwork-Mugen-Honda | 1:22.891 | 1:22.999 | +3.904 |
| 17 | 23 | Christian Fittipaldi | Minardi-Ford | 1:24.559 | 1:23.119 | +4.132 |
| 18 | 9 | Derek Warwick | Footwork-Mugen-Honda | 1:23.518 | 1:23.185 | +4.198 |
| 19 | 4 | Andrea de Cesaris | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:23.268 | 1:23.185 | +4.198 |
| 20 | 12 | Johnny Herbert | Lotus-Ford | 1:23.341 | 1:23.223 | +4.236 |
| 21 | 11 | Alessandro Zanardi | Lotus-Ford | 1:23.240 | 1:25.027 | +4.253 |
| 22 | 3 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:24.391 | 1:23.824 | +4.837 |
| 23 | 24 | Fabrizio Barbazza | Minardi-Ford | 1:23.946 | 1:24.375 | +4.959 |
| 24 | 15 |  Thierry Boutsen | Jordan-Hart | 1:24.632 | 1:23.960 | +4.973 |
| 25 | 22 | Luca Badoer | Lola-Ferrari | 1:25.212 | 1:24.357 | +5.370 |
| DNQ | 21 | Michele Alboreto | Lola-Ferrari | 1:24.382 | 1:24.391 | +5.395 |
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