| 1993 San Marino Grand Prix | |||
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| Race 4 of 16 in the1993 Formula One World Championship | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 25 April 1993 | ||
| Official name | XIII Gran Premio di San Marino | ||
| Location | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari Imola,Emilia-Romagna,Italy | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 5.040 km (3.144 miles) | ||
| Distance | 61 laps, 307.440 km (191.790 miles) | ||
| Weather | Wet at start, dry later | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Williams-Renault | ||
| Time | 1:22.070 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |  Alain Prost | Williams-Renault | |
| Time | 1:26.128 on lap 42 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Williams-Renault | ||
| Second | Benetton-Ford | ||
| Third | Ligier-Renault | ||
Lap leaders | |||
The1993 San Marino Grand Prix was aFormula One motor race held atImola on 25 April 1993. It was the fourth race of the1993 Formula One World Championship.
The 61-lap race was won by FrenchmanAlain Prost, driving aWilliams-Renault, after he started frompole position. Prost's British teammate,Damon Hill, led the early stages of the race before suffering a brake failure. GermanMichael Schumacher finished second in aBenetton-Ford, with another Briton,Martin Brundle, third in aLigier-Renault.
Alain Prost maintained his record of takingpole position for every race in 1993, beatingWilliams teammateDamon Hill by just under a tenth of a second.Michael Schumacher was third in hisBenetton, albeit 1.8 seconds behind Prost, withAyrton Senna fourth in hisMcLaren. Less than two-tenths of a second separated the drivers from fifth to eleventh:Karl Wendlinger in theSauber,Michael Andretti in the second McLaren,Mark Blundell in theLigier, the twoFerraris ofGerhard Berger andJean Alesi,Martin Brundle in the second Ligier, andRiccardo Patrese in the second Benetton. The non-qualifier wasMichele Alboreto in theLola.
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Gap |
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| 1 | 2 | Alain Prost | Williams-Renault | 1:22.788 | 1:22.070 | |
| 2 | 0 |  Damon Hill | Williams-Renault | 1:22.540 | 1:22.168 | +0.098 |
| 3 | 5 |  Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Ford | 1:23.988 | 1:23.919 | +1.849 |
| 4 | 8 |  Ayrton Senna | McLaren-Ford | 1:24.042 | 1:24.007 | +1.937 |
| 5 | 29 |  Karl Wendlinger | Sauber | 1:25.789 | 1:24.720 | +2.650 |
| 6 | 7 |  Michael Andretti | McLaren-Ford | — | 1:24.793 | +2.723 |
| 7 | 26 | Mark Blundell | Ligier-Renault | 1:25.405 | 1:24.804 | +2.734 |
| 8 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:24.822 | 1:25.161 | +2.752 |
| 9 | 27 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 1:24.906 | 1:24.829 | +2.759 |
| 10 | 25 | Martin Brundle | Ligier-Renault | 1:26.181 | 1:24.893 | +2.823 |
| 11 | 6 |  Riccardo Patrese | Benetton-Ford | 1:24.916 | 1:24.896 | +2.826 |
| 12 | 12 | Johnny Herbert | Lotus-Ford | 1:25.742 | 1:25.115 | +3.045 |
| 13 | 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan-Hart | 1:26.142 | 1:25.169 | +3.099 |
| 14 | 19 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse-Lamborghini | 1:25.482 | 1:25.629 | +3.412 |
| 15 | 9 | Derek Warwick | Footwork-Mugen-Honda | 1:25.971 | 1:25.901 | +3.831 |
| 16 | 30 |  JJ Lehto | Sauber | 1:25.941 | 1:26.358 | +3.871 |
| 17 | 20 | Érik Comas | Larrousse-Lamborghini | 1:26.947 | 1:26.279 | +4.209 |
| 18 | 4 | Andrea de Cesaris | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:27.312 | 1:26.429 | +4.359 |
| 19 | 15 |  Thierry Boutsen | Jordan-Hart | 1:26.810 | 1:26.436 | +4.366 |
| 20 | 11 | Alessandro Zanardi | Lotus-Ford | 1:26.465 | 1:35.748 | +4.395 |
| 21 | 10 |  Aguri Suzuki | Footwork-Mugen-Honda | 1:26.707 | 1:26.657 | +4.587 |
| 22 | 3 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:27.569 | 1:26.900 | +4.830 |
| 23 | 23 | Christian Fittipaldi | Minardi-Ford | 1:27.753 | 1:27.277 | +5.207 |
| 24 | 22 | Luca Badoer | Lola-Ferrari | 1:27.371 | 1:27.388 | +5.301 |
| 25 | 24 | Fabrizio Barbazza | Minardi-Ford | 1:28.032 | 1:27.602 | +5.532 |
| DNQ | 21 | Michele Alboreto | Lola-Ferrari | 1:27.801 | 1:27.771 | +5.701 |
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At the start, Prost was passed by Hill and Senna (who had already got ahead of Schumacher). Hill led Senna, Prost, Schumacher, Wendlinger and Andretti at the end of lap 1.
Hill pulled away quickly while Senna held up Prost. Prost passed Senna on lap 8 and set off after Hill. It was time for the stops and Senna got ahead of Prost in these stops. On lap 17, Prost audaciously overtook both Hill and Senna at Tosa in the presence of backmarkers. At the same time, Senna got ahead of Hill. Hill didn't last long, retiring with brake failure on lap 21. Both McLarens soon went out, Andretti from fifth on lap 33 by spinning off and Senna from second on lap 43 with a hydraulic failure. In between, Alesi, who took fifth after Andretti's spin retired with clutch failure. After being held up by Suzuki's Footwork, a large battle took place between Lehto and the two Lotuses of Herbert and Zanardi. Zanardi locked his front brakes into the final chicane, overshooting and ripping an oil line. Rejoining the circuit with the rear of the car on fire, he shortly retired on the approach to Tamburello.
Schumacher was now second and Wendlinger was third but Wendlinger retired with engine failure on lap 49, giving third to Brundle. Prost won from Schumacher, Brundle, Lehto,Philippe Alliot and Barbazza.
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