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Ayrton Senna won the 1993 Australian Grand Prix

Ayrton Senna won the 1993 Australian Grand Prix for McLaren, ahead of Alain Prost and Damon Hill at Adelaide Street Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Ayrton Senna
Team
McLaren
Top listed
Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, and Damon Hill
Race date
November 7, 1993
Pole
Ayrton Senna
Fastest lap
Damon Hill
Classified drivers
24
Circuit
Adelaide Street Circuit

The decisive result

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

Grid to finish

Toshio Suzuki from P24 to P14 (+10), Érik Comas from P21 to P12 (+9), and Derek Warwick from P17 to P10 (+7) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Ayrton Senna started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 4 +1 lap, 3 +2 laps, 3 Accident, 3 Finished, and 2 +3 laps. Damon Hill holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:15.381 on lap 64. 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 SennaMcLaren1:43:27.47610
2Alain ProstWilliams1:43:36.7356
3Damon HillWilliams1:44:01.3784
4Jean AlesiFerrari+1 lap3
5Gerhard BergerFerrari+1 lap2
6Martin BrundleLigier+1 lap1
7Aguri SuzukiFootwork+1 lap0
8Riccardo PatreseBenetton+2 laps0
9Mark BlundellLigier+2 laps0
10Derek WarwickFootwork+2 laps0
11Rubens BarrichelloJordan+3 laps0
12Érik ComasLarrousse+3 laps0
13Andrea de CesarisTyrrell+4 laps0
14Toshio SuzukiLarrousse+5 laps0
15Karl WendlingerSauberBrakes0
DNFJJ LehtoSauberAccident0
DNFJean-Marc GounonMinardiSpun off0
DNFMika HäkkinenMcLarenBrakes0
DNFMichael SchumacherBenettonEngine0
DNFUkyo KatayamaTyrrellSpun off0