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Damon Hill won the 1993 Hungarian Grand Prix

Damon Hill won the 1993 Hungarian Grand Prix for Williams, ahead of Riccardo Patrese and Gerhard Berger at Hungaroring.

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Race recap

Winner
Damon Hill
Team
Williams
Top listed
Damon Hill, Riccardo Patrese, and Gerhard Berger
Race date
August 15, 1993
Pole
Alain Prost
Fastest lap
Alain Prost
Classified drivers
26
Circuit
Hungaroring

The decisive result

Damon Hill finished first for Williams. Riccardo Patrese is listed 2 for Benetton, with Gerhard Berger 3 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Thierry Boutsen from P24 to P9 (+15), Ukyo Katayama from P23 to P10 (+13), and Karl Wendlinger from P17 to P6 (+11) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Alain Prost started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 4 +1 lap, 4 Spun off, 3 Finished, 2 +2 laps, and 2 Accident. Alain Prost holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:19.633 on lap 52. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Damon HillWilliams1:47:39.09810
2Riccardo PatreseBenetton1:48:51.0136
3Gerhard BergerFerrari1:48:57.1404
4Derek WarwickFootwork+1 lap3
5Martin BrundleLigier+1 lap2
6Karl WendlingerSauber+1 lap1
7Mark BlundellLigier+1 lap0
8Philippe AlliotLarrousse+2 laps0
9Thierry BoutsenJordan+2 laps0
10Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell+4 laps0
11Andrea de CesarisTyrrell+5 laps0
12Alain ProstWilliams+7 laps0
DNFPierluigi MartiniMinardiAccident0
DNFÉrik ComasLarrousseEngine0
DNFAlex ZanardiTeam LotusGearbox0
DNFAguri SuzukiFootworkSpun off0
DNFMichele AlboretoLolaOverheating0
DNFJohnny HerbertTeam LotusSpun off0
DNFLuca BadoerLolaSpun off0
DNFMichael SchumacherBenettonFuel pump0