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1993 Foster's British Grand Prix · qualifying

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Profile & context

Name: 1993 Foster's British Grand Prix · qualifying

PROVENANCE

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F1DB

v2026.17.0 · session/541-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 British Grand Prix · Silverstone Circuit

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

1993 Formula 1 World Championship · round 9

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Alain Prost	Williams	1:25:38.189 · 59 laps · renault	10
2	Michael Schumacher	Benetton	1:25:45.849 · 59 laps · ford	6
3	Riccardo Patrese	Benetton	1:26:55.671 · 59 laps · ford	4
4	Johnny Herbert	Lotus	1:26:56.596 · 59 laps · ford	3
5	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	Out of fuel · Time not recorded · 58 laps · ford	2
6	Derek Warwick	Footwork	Time not recorded · 58 laps · mugen-honda	1
7	Mark Blundell	Ligier	Time not recorded · 58 laps · renault	Unknown / not applicable
8	JJ Lehto	Sauber	Time not recorded · 58 laps · sauber	Unknown / not applicable
9	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	Time not recorded · 58 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
10	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	Time not recorded · 58 laps · hart	Unknown / not applicable
11	Philippe Alliot	Larrousse	Time not recorded · 57 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
12	Christian Fittipaldi	Minardi	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 56 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
13	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	Time not recorded · 55 laps · yamaha	Unknown / not applicable
14	Martin Brundle	Ligier	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 53 laps · renault	Unknown / not applicable
NC	Andrea de Cesaris	Tyrrell	Time not recorded · 43 laps · yamaha	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Damon Hill	Williams	Engine · Time not recorded · 41 laps · renault	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Alex Zanardi	Lotus	Suspension · Time not recorded · 41 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Thierry Boutsen	Jordan	Wheel bearing · Time not recorded · 41 laps · hart	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Luca Badoer	Lola	Electrical · Time not recorded · 32 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	Physical · Time not recorded · 31 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Karl Wendlinger	Sauber	Spun off · Time not recorded · 24 laps · sauber	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	Suspension · Time not recorded · 10 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Aguri Suzuki	Footwork	Spun off · Time not recorded · 8 laps · mugen-honda	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Michael Andretti	McLaren	Spun off · Time not recorded · 0 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Érik Comas	Larrousse	Halfshaft · Time not recorded · 0 laps · lamborghini	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Michele Alboreto	Lola	Time not recorded · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Alain Prost	Williams	1:19.006 · renault
2	Damon Hill	Williams	1:19.134 · renault
3	Michael Schumacher	Benetton	1:20.401 · ford
4	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:21.986 · ford
5	Riccardo Patrese	Benetton	1:22.364 · ford
6	Martin Brundle	Ligier	1:22.421 · renault
7	Johnny Herbert	Lotus	1:22.487 · ford
8	Derek Warwick	Footwork	1:22.834 · mugen-honda
9	Mark Blundell	Ligier	1:22.885 · renault
10	Aguri Suzuki	Footwork	1:23.077 · mugen-honda
11	Michael Andretti	McLaren	1:23.114 · ford
12	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	1:23.203 · ferrari
13	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:23.257 · ferrari
14	Alex Zanardi	Lotus	1:23.533 · ford
15	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	1:23.635 · hart
16	JJ Lehto	Sauber	1:24.071 · sauber
17	Érik Comas	Larrousse	1:24.139 · lamborghini
18	Karl Wendlinger	Sauber	1:24.525 · sauber
19	Christian Fittipaldi	Minardi	1:24.664 · ford
20	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:24.718 · ford
21	Andrea de Cesaris	Tyrrell	1:25.254 · yamaha
22	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	1:25.343 · yamaha
23	Thierry Boutsen	Jordan	1:25.363 · hart
24	Philippe Alliot	Larrousse	1:25.397 · lamborghini
25	Luca Badoer	Lola	1:26.239 · ferrari
26	Michele Alboreto	Lola	1:26.520 · ferrari

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Alain Prost	Williams	1:19.006 · renault
2	Damon Hill	Williams	1:19.134 · renault
3	Michael Schumacher	Benetton	1:20.401 · ford
4	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	1:21.986 · ford
5	Riccardo Patrese	Benetton	1:22.364 · ford
6	Martin Brundle	Ligier	1:22.421 · renault
7	Johnny Herbert	Lotus	1:22.487 · ford
8	Derek Warwick	Footwork	1:22.834 · mugen-honda
9	Mark Blundell	Ligier	1:22.885 · renault
10	Aguri Suzuki	Footwork	1:23.077 · mugen-honda
11	Michael Andretti	McLaren	1:23.114 · ford
12	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	1:23.203 · ferrari
13	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:23.257 · ferrari
14	Alex Zanardi	Lotus	1:23.533 · ford
15	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	1:23.635 · hart
16	JJ Lehto	Sauber	1:24.071 · sauber
17	Érik Comas	Larrousse	1:24.139 · lamborghini
18	Karl Wendlinger	Sauber	1:24.525 · sauber
19	Christian Fittipaldi	Minardi	1:24.664 · ford
20	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:24.718 · ford
21	Andrea de Cesaris	Tyrrell	1:25.254 · yamaha
22	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	1:25.343 · yamaha
23	Thierry Boutsen	Jordan	1:25.363 · hart
24	Philippe Alliot	Larrousse	1:25.397 · lamborghini
25	Luca Badoer	Lola	1:26.239 · ferrari

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Alain Prost	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	67
2	Ayrton Senna	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	47
3	Michael Schumacher	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	30
4	Damon Hill	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	28
5	Riccardo Patrese	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	9
6	Martin Brundle	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	9
7	Johnny Herbert	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	9
8	Mark Blundell	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	6
9	JJ Lehto	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	5
9	Christian Fittipaldi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	5
11	Gerhard Berger	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	5
12	Jean Alesi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
13	Michael Andretti	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
14	Philippe Alliot	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
15	Fabrizio Barbazza	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
16	Alex Zanardi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
16	Karl Wendlinger	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
16	Derek Warwick	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	Damon Hill	1	1:53.438
freePractice1Results	Ayrton Senna	2	1:54.981
freePractice1Results	Jean Alesi	3	1:56.214
freePractice1Results	Luca Badoer	4	1:58.537
freePractice1Results	Michele Alboreto	5	2:01.647
freePractice1Results	Philippe Alliot	6	2:05.671
freePractice1Results	Ukyo Katayama	7	2:09.455
freePractice1Results	Martin Brundle	8	2:13.550
freePractice1Results	Andrea de Cesaris	9	2:14.708
freePractice1Results	Érik Comas	10	2:15.760
freePractice1Results	Pierluigi Martini	11	2:17.312
freePractice1Results	Mark Blundell	12	2:23.630
freePractice1Results	Johnny Herbert	13	2:47.005
freePractice1Results	Karl Wendlinger	14	3:19.601
freePractice1Results	JJ Lehto	15	3:36.612
freePractice1Results	Alex Zanardi	16	3:52.091
freePractice1Results	Gerhard Berger	17	7:31.385
freePractice1Results	Aguri Suzuki	18	8:36.262
freePractice1Results	Christian Fittipaldi	19	10:58.684
freePractice1Results	Michael Andretti	20	11:19.855
freePractice1Results	Derek Warwick	21	Unknown
freePractice1Results	Alain Prost	22	Unknown
freePractice1Results	Thierry Boutsen	23	Unknown
freePractice1Results	Rubens Barrichello	24	Unknown
freePractice2Results	Damon Hill	1	1:20.434
freePractice2Results	Alain Prost	2	1:20.436
freePractice2Results	Michael Schumacher	3	1:21.513
freePractice2Results	Riccardo Patrese	4	1:22.428
freePractice2Results	Johnny Herbert	5	1:22.734
freePractice2Results	Aguri Suzuki	6	1:23.372
freePractice2Results	Mark Blundell	7	1:23.413
freePractice2Results	Michael Andretti	8	1:23.426
freePractice2Results	Alex Zanardi	9	1:23.453
freePractice2Results	Ayrton Senna	10	1:23.573
freePractice2Results	Martin Brundle	11	1:23.588
freePractice2Results	Rubens Barrichello	12	1:23.617
freePractice2Results	JJ Lehto	13	1:23.810
freePractice2Results	Jean Alesi	14	1:23.845
freePractice2Results	Derek Warwick	15	1:23.941
freePractice2Results	Karl Wendlinger	16	1:24.321
freePractice2Results	Gerhard Berger	17	1:24.336
freePractice2Results	Érik Comas	18	1:24.393
freePractice2Results	Andrea de Cesaris	19	1:25.121
freePractice2Results	Ukyo Katayama	20	1:25.379
freePractice2Results	Thierry Boutsen	21	1:25.491
freePractice2Results	Philippe Alliot	22	1:25.592
freePractice2Results	Pierluigi Martini	23	1:25.950
freePractice2Results	Christian Fittipaldi	24	1:26.151
freePractice2Results	Luca Badoer	25	1:26.278
freePractice2Results	Michele Alboreto	26	1:27.193
warmingUpResults	Alain Prost	1	1:24.430
warmingUpResults	Damon Hill	2	1:24.626
warmingUpResults	Michael Schumacher	3	1:26.108
warmingUpResults	Érik Comas	4	1:27.170
warmingUpResults	Derek Warwick	5	1:27.233
warmingUpResults	Riccardo Patrese	6	1:27.360
warmingUpResults	Johnny Herbert	7	1:27.508
warmingUpResults	Gerhard Berger	8	1:27.602
warmingUpResults	Aguri Suzuki	9	1:27.670
warmingUpResults	Michael Andretti	10	1:27.701
warmingUpResults	Karl Wendlinger	11	1:27.721
warmingUpResults	Pierluigi Martini	12	1:27.922
warmingUpResults	Martin Brundle	13	1:28.019
warmingUpResults	Mark Blundell	14	1:28.019
warmingUpResults	Ukyo Katayama	15	1:28.080
warmingUpResults	Rubens Barrichello	16	1:28.360
warmingUpResults	Ayrton Senna	17	1:28.468
warmingUpResults	Christian Fittipaldi	18	1:28.482
warmingUpResults	Andrea de Cesaris	19	1:28.593
warmingUpResults	Jean Alesi	20	1:28.624
warmingUpResults	Luca Badoer	21	1:28.688
warmingUpResults	Philippe Alliot	22	1:28.939
warmingUpResults	JJ Lehto	23	1:29.057
warmingUpResults	Thierry Boutsen	24	1:29.089
warmingUpResults	Alex Zanardi	25	1:29.686