1993 Hungarian Grand Prix

1993 Hungarian Grand Prix
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 France Alain Prost Williams-Renault
Time 1:19.633 on lap 52
Podium
First Williams-Renault
Second Benetton-Ford
Third Ferrari
Lap leaders

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.

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.

  1. ^ "1993 Hungarian Grand Prix". Motor Sport. Retrieved 8 June 2022.