1993 Portuguese Grand Prix | |||
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Race 14 of 16 in the 1993 Formula One World Championship | |||
Race details | |||
Date | 26 September 1993 | ||
Official name | XXII Grande Premio de Portugal | ||
Location |
Autódromo do Estoril Estoril, Portugal | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 4.349 km (2.703 miles) | ||
Distance | 71 laps, 308.779 km (191.913 miles) | ||
Weather | Dry, sunny, windy | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Williams-Renault | ||
Time | 1:11.494 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Damon Hill | Williams-Renault | |
Time | 1:14.859 on lap 68 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Benetton-Ford | ||
Second | Williams-Renault | ||
Third | Williams-Renault | ||
Lap leaders |
The 1993 Portuguese Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Estoril on 26 September 1993. It was the fourteenth race of the 1993 Formula One World Championship.
The 71-lap race was won by German driver Michael Schumacher, driving a Benetton-Ford. Frenchman Alain Prost finished second in his Williams-Renault, a result which secured him his fourth Drivers' Championship. Prost's British teammate Damon Hill finished third, having taken pole position before stalling on the dummy grid and having to start from the back.
The BMS Scuderia Italia team withdrew from the championship after this race.