Round 1 · 1993
South African Grand Prix
WinnerPROWilliams · from P1
PolePRO
Fastest lap1:19.492Prost · L40
Biggest gain+15Warwick P22→P7
Retirements19of 26 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost PRO | Williams | 1 | 0 | 72 | 1:38:45.082 FL | — | 10 |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna SEY | McLaren | 2 | 0 | 72 | +1:19.820 | — | 6 |
| 3 | Mark Blundell BLU | Ligier | 8 | +5 | 71 | +1 lap | — | 4 |
| 4 | Minardi | 13 | +9 | 71 | +1 lap | — | 3 | |
| 5 | J J Lehto JLE | Sauber | 6 | +1 | 70 | +2 laps | — | 2 |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger BEG | Ferrari | 15 | +9 | 69 | +3 laps | — | 1 |
| 7 | Derek Warwick WAW | Footwork | 22 | +15 | 69 | +3 laps | — | |
| — | Michael Andretti ANM | McLaren | 9 | 4 | DNF · L4 | — | ||
| — | Johnny Herbert HEB | Team Lotus | 17 | 38 | DNF · L38 | — | ||
| — | Benetton | 3 | 39 | DNF · L39 | — | |||
| — | Jordan | 14 | 31 | DNF · L31 | — | |||
| — | Jean Alesi ALE | Ferrari | 5 | 30 | DNF · L30 | — | ||
| — | Damon Hill HID | Williams | 4 | 16 | DNF · L16 | — | ||
| — | Luca Badoer BAD | Lola | 26 | 20 | DNF · L20 | — | ||
| — | Martin Brundle BRL | Ligier | 12 | 57 | DNF · L57 | — | ||
| — | Ukyo Katayama KAT | Tyrrell | 21 | 1 | DNF · L1 | — | ||
| — | Riccardo Patrese PAC | Benetton | 7 | 46 | DNF · L46 | — | ||
| — | Tyrrell | 23 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | |||
| — | Michele Alboreto ALB | Lola | 25 | 55 | DNF · L55 | — | ||
| — | Philippe Alliot ALI | Larrousse | 11 | 27 | DNF · L27 | — | ||
| — | Ivan Capelli CAP | Jordan | 18 | 2 | DNF · L2 | — | ||
| — | Aguri Suzuki SUZ | Footwork | 20 | 21 | DNF · L21 | — | ||
| — | Erik Comas COM | Larrousse | 19 | 51 | DNF · L51 | — | ||
| — | Karl Wendlinger WEN | Sauber | 10 | 33 | DNF · L33 | — | ||
| — | Team Lotus | 16 | 16 | DNF · L16 | — | |||
| — | Minardi | 24 | 21 | DNF · L21 | — |
Session schedule
Grand PrixFinal
Championship after round 1
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost PRO | 10 | |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna SEY | 6 | |
| 3 | Mark Blundell BLU | 4 | |
| 4 | 3 | ||
| 5 | J J Lehto JLE | 2 | |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger BEG | 1 | |
| 7 | Michael Andretti ANM | 0 | |
| 8 | Johnny Herbert HEB | 0 |
Running totals from published race points.
Recent winners at Kyalami
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | South African Grand Prix | Nigel Mansell MNS | Williams | 1 |
| 1985 | South African Grand Prix | Nigel Mansell MNS | Williams | 1 |
| 1984 | South African Grand Prix | Niki Lauda LAU | McLaren | 8 |
| 1983 | South African Grand Prix | Riccardo Patrese PAC | Brabham | 3 |
| 1982 | South African Grand Prix | Alain Prost PRO | Toleman | 5 |
| 1980 | South African Grand Prix | Alpine | 2 | |
| 1979 | South African Grand Prix | Ferrari | 3 | |
| 1978 | South African Grand Prix | Ronnie Peterson PEO | Team Lotus | 11 |