THE MONACO GRAND PRIX LIBRARY BY ROY HULSBERGEN
23 May - 78 laps of 3.328km - 259.584 km
Practice: Ayrton Senna was the favorite to win this Monaco, even though the Williams Renault dominance and obtain a 6th victory. On the Thursday training senna crashed badly in the Ste-Devote and hurt his hand. He had another accident on Saturday caused by a faulty suspension. The pole was taken by Alain Prost and 2nd by Schumacher in the Benetton with traction control.
Starting Grid
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2 Prost 1’20”557 |
5 Schumacher 1’21”190 |
Williams Renault |
Benetton Ford |
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8 Senna 1’21”552 |
0 Hill 1’21”825 |
McLaren Ford |
Williams Renault |
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27 Alesi 1’21”948 |
6 Patrese 1’22”117 |
Ferrari |
Benetton Ford |
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28 Berger 1’22”304 |
29 Wendlinger 1’22”477 |
Ferrari |
Sauber Mercedes |
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7 Andretti 1’22”994 |
20 Comas 1’23”246 |
McLaren Ford |
Larousse Lamborghini |
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30 Lehto 1’23”715 |
9 Warwick 1’23”749 |
Sauber Mercedes |
Footwork Mugen Honda |
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25 Brundle 1’23”786 |
12 Herbert 1’23”512 |
Ligier Renault |
Lotus Ford |
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19 Alliot 1’23”907 |
14 Barichello 1’24”086 |
Larousse Lamborghini |
Jordan Hart |
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23 Fittipaldi 1’24”298 |
10 Suzuki 1’24”524 |
Minardi Ford |
Footwork Mugen Honda |
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4 de Cesaris 1’24”544 |
11 Zanardi 1’24”888 |
Tyrrell Yamaha |
Lotus Ford |
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26 Blundell 1’24”972 |
3 Katayama 1’25”238 |
Ligier Renault |
Tyrrell Yamaha |
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15 Boutsen 1’25”267 |
21 Alboreto 1’26”444 |
Jordan Hart |
BMS Lola Ferrari |
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24 Barbazza 1’26”582 |
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Minardi Ford |
Race
Prost and Schumacher sped off, but Senna, even with his sore thumb, stayed close behind. Apparently Prost had started too early and was given a stop and go penalty, which he took in lap 12. Prost lost it all when his engine stalled in the pitlane and found himself as a tail ender.
Schumacher was then in the lead ahead of Senna and the rest of the field. In lap 33 suspension hydraulics problems forced Schumacher out of the race and Senna slid into the leading position with a 15 second advance on Hill.
The main entertainment was provided by Prost as he climbed up the field despite difficult overtaking at the Monaco street circuit. It was time for the stops with no changes in the top 6 but Prost was the big gainer as he climbed from 10th to 7th. This became 6th and into the points when Patrese's engine failed on lap 54. Prost passed Fittipaldi for fifth soon after.
Senna would not give this position away and drove all the way to the end.
On lap 71, Berger attacked Hill and there was contact. Hill rejoined but Berger was out immediately. Senna won from Hill, Alesi, Prost, Fittipaldi and Brundle. Ayrton Senna took a record sixth Monaco Grand Prix victory after driving a clever tactical race. The Brazilian made the maximum use of his relatively uncompetitive McLaren-Ford to win after Alain Prost jumped the start and then stalled in the pits during his 10 second stop and go penalty. Michael Schumacher led comfortably until a hydraulics failure on lap 32 left him out of the race handing the victory to Senna.
Jean Alesi in Ferrari, 3rd
Race Result
| McLaren Ford | 1h52’10”947°°° 136.837 km/h |
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2 Damon Hill (GB) |
Williams Renault |
+ 52”118 |
3 Jean Alesi (F) |
Ferrari |
+ 1’03”362 |
4 Alain Prost (F) |
Williams Renault |
+ 1 lap |
5 Chr Fittipaldi (ARG) |
Minardi Ford |
+ 2 laps |
6 Martin Brundle (GB) |
Ligier Renault |
+ 2 laps |
7 Alex Zanardi (I) |
Lotus Ford |
+ 2 laps |
8 Michael Andretti |
McLaren Ford |
+ 2 laps |
9 R. Barrichello (BRA) |
Jordan Hart |
+ 2 laps |
10 Andrea de Cesaris (I) |
Tyrrell Yamaha |
+ 2 laps |
11 Fabrizio Barbazza (I) |
Minardi Ford |
+ 3 laps |
12 Philippe Alliot (F) |
Larousse Lambo |
+ 3 laps |
13 Karl Wendlinger (A) |
Sauber Mercedes |
+ 4 laps |
Fastest lap: Alain Prost, Williams Renault, lap 52, 1’23”604, 143.304 km/h
Retired:Berger |
lap 70 |
Accident |
Herbert |
lap 61 |
Accident |
Patrese |
lap 53 |
Engine |
Comas |
lap 51 |
Accident |
Suzuki |
lap 46 |
Accident |
Warwick |
lap 43 |
Injection |
Schumacher |
lap 32 |
Suspension |
Katayama |
lap 31 |
Oil loss |
Alboreto |
lap 28 |
Gearbox |
Lehto |
lap 23 |
Accident |
Boutsen |
lap 12 |
Suspension |
Blundell |
lap 3 |
Suspension |
World Driver Championship
1993 |
ZA |
BR |
EU |
SM |
ES |
MC |
CA |
FR |
GB |
DE |
HU |
BE |
IT |
PT |
JP |
AU |
Total |
A.Prost |
10 |
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4 |
10 |
10 |
3 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
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4 |
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6 |
6 |
6 |
99 |
A.Senna |
6 |
10 |
10 |
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6 |
10 |
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3 |
2 |
3 |
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3 |
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10 |
10 |
73 |
D.Hill |
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6 |
6 |
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6 |
4 |
6 |
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10 |
10 |
10 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
69 |
M.Schumacher |
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4 |
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6 |
4 |
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6 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
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6 |
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10 |
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52 |
R.Patrese |
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2 |
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3 |
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4 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
2 |
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20 |
J.Alesi |
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4 |
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6 |
3 |
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3 |
16 |
M.Brundle |
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4 |
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1 |
2 |
2 |
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2 |
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1 |
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1 |
13 |
G.Berger |
1 |
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1 |
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3 |
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1 |
4 |
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2 |
12 |
J.Herbert |
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3 |
3 |
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3 |
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2 |
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11 |
M.Blundell |
4 |
2 |
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4 |
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10 |
World Constructor Championship
1993 |
ZA |
BR |
EU |
SM |
ES |
MC |
CA |
FR |
GB |
DE |
HU |
BE |
IT |
PT |
JP |
AU |
total |
Williams |
10 |
6 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
14 |
16 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
14 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
10 |
168 |
McLaren |
6 |
10 |
10 |
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8 |
10 |
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4 |
2 |
3 |
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3 |
4 |
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14 |
10 |
84 |
Benetton |
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4 |
2 |
6 |
7 |
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6 |
4 |
10 |
8 |
6 |
7 |
2 |
10 |
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72 |
Ferrari |
1 |
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1 |
4 |
3 |
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1 |
4 |
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6 |
3 |
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5 |
28 |
Ligier |
4 |
2 |
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4 |
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1 |
2 |
2 |
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4 |
2 |
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1 |
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1 |
23 |
Lotus |
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4 |
3 |
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3 |
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2 |
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12 |
Sauber |
2 |
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3 |
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1 |
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1 |
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3 |
2 |
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12 |
Minardi |
3 |
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1 |
1 |
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2 |
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7 |
Footwork |
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1 |
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3 |
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4 |
Larrousse |
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2 |
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1 |
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3 |
Jordan |
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3 |
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3 |
Lola |
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0 |
Tyrrell |
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0 |