Season 1993 · Round 8

French Grand Prix

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1993-07-04 · Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours · France · French Grand Prix · 72Lap · 306.000km
2 Alain Prost
Williams 1:38:35.241
Team win 16pt P1 · P2 1-2
Damon Hill
Williams +0.342
5 Michael Schumacher
Benetton +21.209
Fastest Lap
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DNF
9
Jean Alesi L47 Luca Badoer L28 Karl Wendlinger L25 Jyrki Järvilehto L22 Mark Blundell L20 Johnny Herbert L16 Fabrizio Barbazza L16 Ukyo Katayama L16 Alessandro Zanardi L9
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Michael Schumacher active 8 wins
Alain Prost active 6 wins
Pole-to-win rate 5/18 27.8%
Closest finish · all-time P26
Most lead changes · all-time P4
Circuit Info
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours Magny Cours, France
72Lap 306.000km 18 races held (1991–) Lap record 1:15.045 · David Coulthard (2002)
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Michael Schumacher 8 wins · GP #1
P2 Alain Prost 6 wins · → Michael Schumacher -2
P15 Damon Hill 1 wins · → Niki Lauda -1
Podiums
P1 Alain Prost 11 · GP #1
P1 Michael Schumacher 11 · GP #1
P9 Damon Hill 4 · → Kimi Räikkönen -1
Starts
P1 Riccardo Patrese 17 starts · GP #1
P3 Rubens Barrichello 16 starts · → Riccardo Patrese -1
P4 Michael Schumacher 15 starts · → Rubens Barrichello -1
Grid → Finish · places gained and lost
GRID FINISH 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 L72 Prost · P2 → P1 · +1 2 Prost PRO 1 Prost PRO Hill · P1 → P2 · -1 1 Hill HIL 2 Hill HIL Schumacher · P7 → P3 · +4 7 Schumacher MSC 3 Schumacher MSC Senna · P5 → P4 · +1 5 Senna SEN 4 Senna SEN Brundle · P3 → P5 · -2 3 Brundle BRU 5 Brundle BRU Andretti · P16 → P6 · +10 16 Andretti AND 6 Andretti AND Barrichello · P8 → P7 · +1 8 Barrichello BAR 7 Barrichello BAR Fittipaldi · P23 → P8 · +15 23 Fittipaldi FIT 8 Fittipaldi FIT Alliot · P10 → P9 · +1 10 Alliot ALL 9 Alliot ALL Patrese · P12 → P10 · +2 12 Patrese PAT 10 Patrese PAT Boutsen · P20 → P11 · +9 20 Boutsen BOU 11 Boutsen BOU Suzuki · P13 → P12 · +1 13 Suzuki SUZ 12 Suzuki SUZ Warwick · P15 → P13 · +2 15 Warwick WAR 13 Warwick WAR Berger · P14 → P14 14 Berger BER 14 Berger BER de Cesaris · P25 → P15 · +10 25 de Cesaris DE 15 de Cesaris DE Comas · P9 → P16 · -7 9 Comas COM 16 Comas COM Alesi · P6 → retired L47 Alesi · retired L47 6 Alesi ALE R Alesi ALE Badoer · P22 → retired L28 Badoer · retired L28 22 Badoer BAD R Badoer BAD Wendlinger · P11 → retired L25 Wendlinger · retired L25 11 Wendlinger WEN R Wendlinger WEN Järvilehto · P18 → retired L22 Järvilehto · retired L22 18 Järvilehto JÄR R Järvilehto JÄR Blundell · P4 → retired L20 Blundell · retired L20 4 Blundell BLU R Blundell BLU Herbert · P19 → retired L16 Herbert · retired L16 19 Herbert HER R Herbert HER Barbazza · P24 → retired L16 Barbazza · retired L16 24 Barbazza BAR R Barbazza BAR Katayama · P24 → retired L16 Katayama · retired L16 24 Katayama KAT R Katayama KAT Zanardi · P17 → retired L9 Zanardi · retired L9 17 Zanardi ZAN R Zanardi ZAN
retired horizontal axis = laps completed · line thickness = places gained or lost
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 2 Alain Prost Williams 2 72 1:38:35.241 10
2 Damon Hill Williams 1 72 +0.342 6
3 5 Michael Schumacher Benetton 7 72 +21.209 4
4 8 Ayrton Senna McLaren 5 72 +32.405 3
5 25 Martin Brundle Ligier 3 72 +33.795 2
6 7 Michael Andretti McLaren 16 71 +1 Lap 1
7 14 Rubens Barrichello Jordan 8 71 +1 Lap
8 23 Christian Fittipaldi Minardi 23 71 +1 Lap
9 19 Philippe Alliot Larrousse 10 70 +2 Laps
10 6 Riccardo Patrese Benetton 12 70 +2 Laps
11 15 Thierry Boutsen Jordan 20 70 +2 Laps
12 10 Aguri Suzuki Footwork 13 70 +2 Laps
13 9 Derek Warwick Footwork 15 70 +2 Laps
14 28 Gerhard Berger Ferrari 14 70 +2 Laps
15 4 Andrea de Cesaris Tyrrell 25 68 +4 Laps
16 20 Érik Comas Larrousse 9 66 Gearbox
R 27 Jean Alesi Ferrari 6 47 Engine
R 22 Luca Badoer Lola 22 28 Suspension
R 29 Karl Wendlinger Sauber 11 25 Gearbox
R 30 Jyrki Järvilehto Sauber 18 22 Gearbox
R 26 Mark Blundell Ligier 4 20 Spun off
R 12 Johnny Herbert Team Lotus 19 16 Spun off
R 24 Fabrizio Barbazza Minardi 24 16 Gearbox
R 3 Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell 24 16 Gearbox
R 11 Alessandro Zanardi Team Lotus 17 9 Suspension
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2003 onwards.
Starting grid
Official
1
Damon Hill
2
2 Alain Prost
3
25 Martin Brundle
4
26 Mark Blundell
5
8 Ayrton Senna
6
27 Jean Alesi
7
5 Michael Schumacher
8
14 Rubens Barrichello
9
20 Érik Comas
10
19 Philippe Alliot
11
29 Karl Wendlinger
12
6 Riccardo Patrese
13
10 Aguri Suzuki
14
28 Gerhard Berger
15
9 Derek Warwick
16
7 Michael Andretti
17
11 Alessandro Zanardi
18
30 Jyrki Järvilehto
19
12 Johnny Herbert
20
15 Thierry Boutsen
22
22 Luca Badoer
23
23 Christian Fittipaldi
24
24 Fabrizio Barbazza
24
3 Ukyo Katayama
25
4 Andrea de Cesaris
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1. The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
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Not collected for this era — the source only covers 1996 onwards.
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Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2019 onwards.
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 22:09