Round 15 · 1993
Japanese Grand Prix
WinnerSEYMcLaren · from P2
PolePRO
Fastest lap1:41.176Prost · L53
Biggest gain+12Martini P22→P10
Retirements10of 24 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna SEY | McLaren | 2 | +1 | 53 | 1:40:27.912 | — | 10 |
| 2 | Alain Prost PRO | Williams | 1 | -1 | 53 | +11.440 FL | — | 6 |
| 3 | Mika Hakkinen PAI | McLaren | 3 | 0 | 53 | +26.130 | — | 4 |
| 4 | Damon Hill HID | Williams | 6 | +2 | 53 | +1:23.540 | — | 3 |
| 5 | Jordan | 12 | +7 | 53 | +1:35.100 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | Eddie Irvine IRV | Jordan | 8 | +2 | 53 | +1:46.420 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Mark Blundell BLU | Ligier | 17 | +10 | 52 | +1 lap | — | |
| 8 | J J Lehto JLE | Sauber | 11 | +3 | 52 | +1 lap | — | |
| 9 | Martin Brundle BRL | Ligier | 15 | +6 | 51 | +2 laps | — | |
| 10 | Minardi | 22 | +12 | 51 | +2 laps | — | ||
| 11 | Johnny Herbert HEB | Team Lotus | 19 | +8 | 51 | +2 laps | — | |
| 12 | Toshio Suzuki SUU | Larrousse | 23 | +11 | 51 | +2 laps | — | |
| 13 | Jose Lamy V PED | Team Lotus | 20 | +7 | 49 | +4 laps | — | |
| 14 | Derek Warwick WAW | Footwork | 7 | -7 | 48 | +5 laps | — | |
| — | Benetton | 4 | 10 | DNF · L10 | — | |||
| — | Jean Alesi ALE | Ferrari | 14 | 7 | DNF · L7 | — | ||
| — | Gerhard Berger BEG | Ferrari | 5 | 40 | DNF · L40 | — | ||
| — | Ukyo Katayama KAT | Tyrrell | 13 | 26 | DNF · L26 | — | ||
| — | Riccardo Patrese PAC | Benetton | 10 | 45 | DNF · L45 | — | ||
| — | Tyrrell | 18 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | |||
| — | Aguri Suzuki SUZ | Footwork | 9 | 28 | DNF · L28 | — | ||
| — | Erik Comas COM | Larrousse | 21 | 17 | DNF · L17 | — | ||
| — | Karl Wendlinger WEN | Sauber | 16 | 25 | DNF · L25 | — | ||
| — | Jean-Marc Gounon GOO | Minardi | 24 | 26 | DNF · L26 | — |
Session schedule
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Championship after round 15
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost PRO | 93 | |
| 2 | Damon Hill HID | 65 | |
| 3 | Ayrton Senna SEY | 63 | |
| 4 | 52 | ||
| 5 | Riccardo Patrese PAC | 20 | |
| 6 | Jean Alesi ALE | 13 | |
| 7 | Martin Brundle BRL | 12 | |
| 8 | Johnny Herbert HEB | 11 |
Running totals from published race points.
Recent winners at Suzuka Circuit
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Japanese Grand Prix | Riccardo Patrese PAC | Williams | 2 |
| 1991 | Japanese Grand Prix | Gerhard Berger BEG | McLaren | 1 |
| 1990 | Japanese Grand Prix | Benetton | 6 | |
| 1989 | Japanese Grand Prix | Benetton | 6 | |
| 1988 | Japanese Grand Prix | Ayrton Senna SEY | McLaren | 1 |
| 1987 | Japanese Grand Prix | Gerhard Berger BEG | Ferrari | 1 |