1993 Hungarian Grand Prix
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The 1993 Hungarian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Hungaroring on 15 August 1993. It was the eleventh race of the 1993 Formula One World Championship.
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1993 Hungarian Grand Prix | |||
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Race 11 of 16 in the 1993 Formula One World Championship | |||
Race details | |||
Date | 15 August 1993 | ||
Official name | IX Marlboro Magyar Nagydíj | ||
Location |
Hungaroring Mogyoród, Pest, Hungary[1] | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 3.968 km (2.466 miles) | ||
Distance | 77 laps, 305.536 km (189.851 miles) | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Williams-Renault | ||
Time | 1:14.631 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Alain Prost | Williams-Renault | |
Time | 1:19.633 on lap 52 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Williams-Renault | ||
Second | Benetton-Ford | ||
Third | Ferrari | ||
Lap leaders |
The 77-lap race was won by Damon Hill, driving a Williams-Renault. After retiring from the lead in the previous two races, Hill finally took his first Formula One victory, becoming the first son of a World Champion to win a race himself. Riccardo Patrese finished second in a Benetton-Ford, achieving his final podium finish, with Gerhard Berger third in a Ferrari. Another F1 veteran, Derek Warwick, scored his final points by finishing fourth in a Footwork-Mugen-Honda.
Hill's teammate and Drivers' Championship leader, Alain Prost, took pole position, but stalled on the warm-up lap and had to start from the back of the grid. He subsequently lost several laps due to a faulty rear wing - giving an interview for French television while the Williams team worked on his car.