1993 Japanese Grand Prix
The 1993 Japanese Grand Prix (formally the XIX Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held at Suzuka on 24 October 1993. It was the fifteenth race of the 1993 Formula One World Championship.
| 1993 Japanese Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 15 of 16 in the 1993 Formula One World Championship | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 24 October 1993 | ||
| Official name | XIX Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix | ||
| Location |
Suzuka Circuit Suzuka, Japan | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 5.860 km (3.641 miles) | ||
| Distance | 53 laps, 310.580 km (192.985 miles) | ||
| Weather | Dry/wet, warm, cloudy | ||
| Attendance | 350,000 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Williams-Renault | ||
| Time | 1:37.154 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Alain Prost | Williams-Renault | |
| Time | 1:41.176 on lap 53 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | McLaren-Ford | ||
| Second | Williams-Renault | ||
| Third | McLaren-Ford | ||
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Lap leaders | |||
The 53-lap race was won by Ayrton Senna, driving a McLaren-Ford, after he started from second position. Alain Prost finished second in a Williams-Renault, having started from pole position, while Senna's teammate Mika Häkkinen came third, achieving his first podium finish.
Jordan drivers Rubens Barrichello and Eddie Irvine (the latter making his F1 debut) scored their first points by finishing fifth and sixth respectively. Irvine was subsequently punched by Senna for unlapping himself during the race. Two other drivers made their F1 debuts at this race, Jean-Marc Gounon and Toshio Suzuki. Only 24 cars were entered, following the withdrawal of the BMS Scuderia Italia team from F1 in the run-up to the race.