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Michael Schumacher won the 1993 Portuguese Grand Prix

Michael Schumacher won the 1993 Portuguese Grand Prix for Benetton, ahead of Alain Prost and Damon Hill at Autódromo do Estoril.

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Race recap

Winner
Michael Schumacher
Team
Benetton
Top listed
Michael Schumacher, Alain Prost, and Damon Hill
Race date
September 26, 1993
Pole
Damon Hill
Fastest lap
Damon Hill
Classified drivers
26
Circuit
Autódromo do Estoril

The decisive result

Michael Schumacher finished first for Benetton. Alain Prost is listed 2 for Williams, with Damon Hill 3 for Williams.

Grid to finish

Christian Fittipaldi from P24 to P9 (+15), Luca Badoer from P26 to P14 (+12), and Pierluigi Martini from P19 to P8 (+11) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Damon Hill started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 4 +2 laps, 4 +3 laps, 4 Finished, 3 Collision, and 3 Spun off. Damon Hill holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:14.859 on lap 68. 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
1Michael SchumacherBenetton1:32:46.30910
2Alain ProstWilliams1:32:47.2916
3Damon HillWilliams1:32:54.5154
4Jean AlesiFerrari1:33:53.9143
5Karl WendlingerSauber+1 lap2
6Martin BrundleLigier+1 lap1
7JJ LehtoSauber+2 laps0
8Pierluigi MartiniMinardi+2 laps0
9Christian FittipaldiMinardi+2 laps0
10Philippe AlliotLarrousse+2 laps0
11Érik ComasLarrousse+3 laps0
12Andrea de CesarisTyrrell+3 laps0
13Rubens BarrichelloJordan+3 laps0
14Luca BadoerLola+3 laps0
15Derek WarwickFootworkCollision0
16Riccardo PatreseBenettonCollision0
DNFPedro LamyTeam LotusSpun off0
DNFJohnny HerbertTeam LotusSpun off0
DNFMark BlundellLigierCollision0
DNFMichele AlboretoLolaGearbox0