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Ayrton Senna won the 1993 Japanese Grand Prix

Ayrton Senna won the 1993 Japanese Grand Prix for McLaren, ahead of Alain Prost and Mika Häkkinen at Suzuka Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Ayrton Senna
Team
McLaren
Top listed
Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, and Mika Häkkinen
Race date
October 24, 1993
Pole
Alain Prost
Fastest lap
Alain Prost
Classified drivers
24
Circuit
Suzuka Circuit

The decisive result

Ayrton Senna finished first for McLaren. Alain Prost is listed 2 for Williams, with Mika Häkkinen 3 for McLaren.

Grid to finish

Pierluigi Martini from P22 to P10 (+12), Toshio Suzuki from P23 to P12 (+11), and Mark Blundell from P17 to P7 (+10) 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 6 Finished, 5 Engine, 4 +2 laps, 3 Collision, and 2 +1 lap. Alain Prost holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:41.176 on lap 53. 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
1Ayrton SennaMcLaren1:40:27.91210
2Alain ProstWilliams1:40:39.3476
3Mika HäkkinenMcLaren1:40:54.0414
4Damon HillWilliams1:41:51.4503
5Rubens BarrichelloJordan1:42:03.0132
6Eddie IrvineJordan1:42:14.3331
7Mark BlundellLigier+1 lap0
8JJ LehtoSauber+1 lap0
9Martin BrundleLigier+2 laps0
10Pierluigi MartiniMinardi+2 laps0
11Johnny HerbertTeam Lotus+2 laps0
12Toshio SuzukiLarrousse+2 laps0
13Pedro LamyTeam LotusAccident0
14Derek WarwickFootworkCollision0
DNFRiccardo PatreseBenettonAccident0
DNFGerhard BergerFerrariEngine0
DNFAguri SuzukiFootworkSpun off0
DNFUkyo KatayamaTyrrellEngine0
DNFJean-Marc GounonMinardiWithdrew0
DNFKarl WendlingerSauberEngine0