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1993 Foster's Australian Grand Prix · qualifying

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THE HISTORICAL RECORD

Profile & context

Name: 1993 Foster's Australian Grand Prix · qualifying

PROVENANCE

Sources behind this page

F1DB

v2026.17.0 · session/548-qualifying

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Historical source & scope

F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.

Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.

Grand Prix context

1993 Foster's Australian Grand Prix · Adelaide Street Circuit

Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.

1993 Formula 1 World Championship · round 16

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:43:27.476 · 79 laps · ford	10
2	Alain Prost	Williams	1:43:36.735 · 79 laps · renault	6
3	Damon Hill	Williams	1:44:01.378 · 79 laps · renault	4
4	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	Time not recorded · 78 laps · ferrari	3
5	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	Time not recorded · 78 laps · ferrari	2
6	Martin Brundle	Ligier	Time not recorded · 78 laps · renault	1
7	Aguri Suzuki	Footwork	Time not recorded · 78 laps · mugen-honda	Unknown / not applicable
8	Riccardo Patrese	Benetton	Time not recorded · 77 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
9	Mark Blundell	Ligier	Time not recorded · 77 laps · renault	Unknown / not applicable
10	Derek Warwick	Footwork	Time not recorded · 77 laps · mugen-honda	Unknown / not applicable
11	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	Time not recorded · 76 laps · hart	Unknown / not applicable
12	Érik Comas	Larrousse	Time not recorded · 76 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
13	Andrea de Cesaris	Tyrrell	Time not recorded · 75 laps · yamaha	Unknown / not applicable
14	Toshio Suzuki	Larrousse	Time not recorded · 74 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
15	Karl Wendlinger	Sauber	Brakes · Time not recorded · 73 laps · sauber	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	JJ Lehto	Sauber	Accident · Time not recorded · 56 laps · sauber	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jean-Marc Gounon	Minardi	Spun off · Time not recorded · 34 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	Brakes · Time not recorded · 28 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Michael Schumacher	Benetton	Engine · Time not recorded · 19 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	Spun off · Time not recorded · 11 laps · yamaha	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Eddie Irvine	Jordan	Accident · Time not recorded · 10 laps · hart	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Johnny Herbert	Lotus	Suspension · Time not recorded · 9 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 5 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Pedro Lamy	Lotus	Accident · Time not recorded · 0 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:13.371 · ford
2	Alain Prost	Williams	1:13.807 · renault
3	Damon Hill	Williams	1:13.826 · renault
4	Michael Schumacher	Benetton	1:14.098 · ford
5	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:14.106 · ford
6	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:14.194 · ferrari
7	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	1:15.332 · ferrari
8	Martin Brundle	Ligier	1:16.022 · renault
9	Riccardo Patrese	Benetton	1:16.077 · ford
10	Aguri Suzuki	Footwork	1:16.079 · mugen-honda
11	Karl Wendlinger	Sauber	1:16.106 · sauber
12	JJ Lehto	Sauber	1:16.286 · sauber
13	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	1:16.459 · hart
14	Mark Blundell	Ligier	1:16.469 · renault
15	Andrea de Cesaris	Tyrrell	1:16.892 · yamaha
16	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:16.905 · ford
17	Derek Warwick	Footwork	1:16.919 · mugen-honda
18	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	1:17.018 · yamaha
19	Eddie Irvine	Jordan	1:17.341 · hart
20	Johnny Herbert	Lotus	1:17.450 · ford
21	Érik Comas	Larrousse	1:17.750 · lamborghini
22	Jean-Marc Gounon	Minardi	1:17.754 · ford
23	Pedro Lamy	Lotus	1:19.369 · ford
24	Toshio Suzuki	Larrousse	1:21.793 · lamborghini

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:13.371 · ford
2	Alain Prost	Williams	1:13.807 · renault
3	Damon Hill	Williams	1:13.826 · renault
4	Michael Schumacher	Benetton	1:14.098 · ford
5	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:14.106 · ford
6	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:14.194 · ferrari
7	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	1:15.332 · ferrari
8	Martin Brundle	Ligier	1:16.022 · renault
9	Riccardo Patrese	Benetton	1:16.077 · ford
10	Aguri Suzuki	Footwork	1:16.079 · mugen-honda
11	Karl Wendlinger	Sauber	1:16.106 · sauber
12	JJ Lehto	Sauber	1:16.286 · sauber
13	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	1:16.459 · hart
14	Mark Blundell	Ligier	1:16.469 · renault
15	Andrea de Cesaris	Tyrrell	1:16.892 · yamaha
16	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:16.905 · ford
17	Derek Warwick	Footwork	1:16.919 · mugen-honda
18	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	1:17.018 · yamaha
19	Eddie Irvine	Jordan	1:17.341 · hart
20	Johnny Herbert	Lotus	1:17.450 · ford
21	Érik Comas	Larrousse	1:17.750 · lamborghini
22	Jean-Marc Gounon	Minardi	1:17.754 · ford
23	Pedro Lamy	Lotus	1:19.369 · ford
24	Toshio Suzuki	Larrousse	1:21.793 · lamborghini

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Alain Prost	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	99
2	Ayrton Senna	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	73
3	Damon Hill	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	69
4	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	52
5	Riccardo Patrese	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	20
6	Jean Alesi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	16
7	Martin Brundle	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	13
8	Gerhard Berger	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	12
9	Johnny Herbert	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	11
10	Mark Blundell	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	10
11	Michael Andretti	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	7
12	Karl Wendlinger	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	7
13	JJ Lehto	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	5
13	Christian Fittipaldi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	5
15	Mika Häkkinen	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
16	Derek Warwick	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
17	Philippe Alliot	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
17	Rubens Barrichello	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
19	Fabrizio Barbazza	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
20	Alex Zanardi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
20	Érik Comas	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
20	Eddie Irvine	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1

Practice & warm-up observations

Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.

Session	Driver	Position	Time
freePractice1Results	Alain Prost	1	1:13.643
freePractice1Results	Ayrton Senna	2	1:14.015
freePractice1Results	Michael Schumacher	3	1:14.417
freePractice1Results	Mika Häkkinen	4	1:14.490
freePractice1Results	Jean Alesi	5	1:14.537
freePractice1Results	Gerhard Berger	6	1:14.575
freePractice1Results	Damon Hill	7	1:14.781
freePractice1Results	Aguri Suzuki	8	1:15.621
freePractice1Results	Martin Brundle	9	1:16.019
freePractice1Results	Riccardo Patrese	10	1:16.117
freePractice1Results	Karl Wendlinger	11	1:16.181
freePractice1Results	Eddie Irvine	12	1:16.699
freePractice1Results	Mark Blundell	13	1:16.905
freePractice1Results	JJ Lehto	14	1:16.989
freePractice1Results	Johnny Herbert	15	1:17.047
freePractice1Results	Rubens Barrichello	16	1:17.049
freePractice1Results	Ukyo Katayama	17	1:17.179
freePractice1Results	Pierluigi Martini	18	1:17.533
freePractice1Results	Jean-Marc Gounon	19	1:18.648
freePractice1Results	Érik Comas	20	1:19.467
freePractice1Results	Andrea de Cesaris	21	1:20.554
freePractice1Results	Toshio Suzuki	22	1:21.146
freePractice1Results	Pedro Lamy	23	1:21.408
freePractice2Results	Alain Prost	1	1:13.854
freePractice2Results	Damon Hill	2	1:14.078
freePractice2Results	Ayrton Senna	3	1:14.116
freePractice2Results	Michael Schumacher	4	1:14.207
freePractice2Results	Riccardo Patrese	5	1:14.720
freePractice2Results	Mika Häkkinen	6	1:15.217
freePractice2Results	Aguri Suzuki	7	1:15.395
freePractice2Results	Gerhard Berger	8	1:15.894
freePractice2Results	Rubens Barrichello	9	1:15.976
freePractice2Results	Karl Wendlinger	10	1:16.039
freePractice2Results	Derek Warwick	11	1:16.108
freePractice2Results	Mark Blundell	12	1:16.136
freePractice2Results	JJ Lehto	13	1:16.198
freePractice2Results	Martin Brundle	14	1:16.301
freePractice2Results	Eddie Irvine	15	1:16.319
freePractice2Results	Andrea de Cesaris	16	1:16.563
freePractice2Results	Johnny Herbert	17	1:16.760
freePractice2Results	Pierluigi Martini	18	1:16.772
freePractice2Results	Ukyo Katayama	19	1:17.180
freePractice2Results	Jean-Marc Gounon	20	1:17.225
freePractice2Results	Pedro Lamy	21	1:18.408
freePractice2Results	Jean Alesi	22	1:18.453
freePractice2Results	Érik Comas	23	1:19.129
freePractice2Results	Toshio Suzuki	24	1:24.191
warmingUpResults	Ayrton Senna	1	1:16.642
warmingUpResults	Michael Schumacher	2	1:16.675
warmingUpResults	Gerhard Berger	3	1:17.009
warmingUpResults	Riccardo Patrese	4	1:17.142
warmingUpResults	Damon Hill	5	1:17.160
warmingUpResults	Jean Alesi	6	1:17.197
warmingUpResults	Alain Prost	7	1:17.304
warmingUpResults	Aguri Suzuki	8	1:17.420
warmingUpResults	Mika Häkkinen	9	1:17.653
warmingUpResults	Derek Warwick	10	1:18.187
warmingUpResults	Martin Brundle	11	1:18.215
warmingUpResults	JJ Lehto	12	1:18.630
warmingUpResults	Rubens Barrichello	13	1:18.638
warmingUpResults	Mark Blundell	14	1:18.698
warmingUpResults	Pierluigi Martini	15	1:19.169
warmingUpResults	Karl Wendlinger	16	1:19.192
warmingUpResults	Johnny Herbert	17	1:19.194
warmingUpResults	Ukyo Katayama	18	1:19.718
warmingUpResults	Eddie Irvine	19	1:19.722
warmingUpResults	Andrea de Cesaris	20	1:20.205
warmingUpResults	Jean-Marc Gounon	21	1:20.232
warmingUpResults	Érik Comas	22	1:21.238
warmingUpResults	Pedro Lamy	23	1:22.443
warmingUpResults	Toshio Suzuki	24	1:22.712