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Ayrton Senna won the 1993 Brazilian Grand Prix

Ayrton Senna won the 1993 Brazilian Grand Prix for McLaren, ahead of Damon Hill and Michael Schumacher at Autódromo José Carlos Pace.

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Race recap

Winner
Ayrton Senna
Team
McLaren
Top listed
Ayrton Senna, Damon Hill, and Michael Schumacher
Race date
March 28, 1993
Pole
Alain Prost
Fastest lap
Michael Schumacher
Classified drivers
26
Circuit
Autódromo José Carlos Pace

The decisive result

Ayrton Senna finished first for McLaren. Damon Hill is listed 2 for Williams, with Michael Schumacher 3 for Benetton.

Grid to finish

Michele Alboreto from P25 to P11 (+14), Alex Zanardi from P15 to P6 (+9), and Derek Warwick from P18 to P9 (+9) 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 Collision, 5 Finished, 3 +1 lap, 2 +2 laps, and 2 +3 laps. Michael Schumacher holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:20.024 on lap 61. 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 SennaMcLaren1:51:15.48510
2Damon HillWilliams1:51:32.1106
3Michael SchumacherBenetton1:52:00.9214
4Johnny HerbertTeam Lotus1:52:02.0423
5Mark BlundellLigier1:52:07.6122
6Alex ZanardiTeam Lotus+1 lap1
7Philippe AlliotLarrousse+1 lap0
8Jean AlesiFerrari+1 lap0
9Derek WarwickFootwork+2 laps0
10Érik ComasLarrousse+2 laps0
11Michele AlboretoLola+3 laps0
12Luca BadoerLola+3 laps0
DNFKarl WendlingerSauberEngine0
DNFJJ LehtoSauberElectrical0
DNFAndrea de CesarisTyrrellFuel system0
DNFAlain ProstWilliamsCollision0
DNFChristian FittipaldiMinardiCollision0
DNFAguri SuzukiFootworkAccident0
DNFUkyo KatayamaTyrrellAccident0
DNFRubens BarrichelloJordanGearbox0