1993 season/Round 1
South African Grand Prix 1993
- Kyalami
- Midrand
- 14 March 1993
- 72 laps
- 306.8 km
- 4.261 km a lap
- P1Alain ProstWilliams1:38:45.082
- P2Ayrton SennaMcLaren+1:19.824
- P3Mark BlundellLigier+1 lap
- Pole positionAlain ProstWilliams · 1:15.696
- Fastest lapAlain Prost1:19.492 · lap 40
- Winner started fromP1on the grid
Result
A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Williams | 1:15.696 | |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 1:15.784 | +0.088 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton | 1:17.261 | +1.565 |
| 4 | Damon Hill | Williams | 1:17.592 | +1.896 |
| 5 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 1:18.234 | +2.538 |
| 6 | JJ lehto | Sauber | 1:18.664 | +2.968 |
| 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Benetton | 1:18.676 | +2.980 |
| 8 | Mark Blundell | Ligier | 1:18.687 | +2.991 |
| 9 | Michael Andretti | McLaren | 1:18.786 | +3.090 |
| 10 | Karl Wendlinger | Sauber | 1:18.950 | +3.254 |
| 11 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 1:19.034 | +3.338 |
| 12 | Martin Brundle | Ligier | 1:19.138 | +3.442 |
| 13 | Christian Fittipaldi | Minardi | 1:19.285 | +3.589 |
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 1:19.305 | +3.609 |
| 15 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:19.386 | +3.690 |
| 16 | Alex Zanardi | Lotus | 1:19.396 | +3.700 |
| 17 | Johnny Herbert | Lotus | 1:19.498 | +3.802 |
| 18 | Ivan Capelli | Jordan | 1:19.759 | +4.063 |
| 19 | Érik Comas | Larrousse | 1:20.081 | +4.385 |
| 20 | Aguri Suzuki | Footwork | 1:20.237 | +4.541 |
| 21 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 1:20.401 | +4.705 |
| 22 | Derek Warwick | Footwork | 1:20.402 | +4.706 |
| 23 | Andrea de Cesaris | Tyrrell | 1:20.660 | +4.964 |
| 24 | Fabrizio Barbazza | Minardi | 1:20.994 | +5.298 |
| 25 | Michele Alboreto | Lola | 1:21.893 | +6.197 |
| 26 | Luca Badoer | Lola | 1:24.737 | +9.041 |
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | 40 | 1:19.492 | |
| 2 | JJ lehto | 52 | 1:20.113 | +0.621 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | 35 | 1:20.323 | +0.831 |
| 4 | Riccardo Patrese | 46 | 1:20.591 | +1.099 |
| 5 | Mark Blundell | 45 | 1:20.732 | +1.240 |
| 6 | Ayrton Senna | 38 | 1:20.755 | +1.263 |
| 7 | Karl Wendlinger | 33 | 1:20.783 | +1.291 |
| 8 | Érik Comas | 50 | 1:20.897 | +1.405 |
| 9 | Martin Brundle | 50 | 1:20.978 | +1.486 |
| 10 | Gerhard Berger | 55 | 1:21.118 | +1.626 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 1. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | 10 | |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | 6 | |
| 3 | Mark Blundell | 4 | |
| 4 | Christian Fittipaldi | 3 | |
| 5 | JJ lehto | 2 | |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | 1 |