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Alain Prost won the 1993 Spanish Grand Prix

Alain Prost won the 1993 Spanish Grand Prix for Williams, ahead of Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.

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Race recap

Winner
Alain Prost
Team
Williams
Top listed
Alain Prost, Ayrton Senna, and Michael Schumacher
Race date
May 9, 1993
Pole
Alain Prost
Fastest lap
Michael Schumacher
Classified drivers
26
Circuit
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya

The decisive result

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

Grid to finish

Christian Fittipaldi from P20 to P8 (+12), Thierry Boutsen from P21 to P11 (+10), and Aguri Suzuki from P19 to P10 (+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 5 +2 laps, 3 +3 laps, 3 Engine, 3 Finished, and 2 +1 lap. Michael Schumacher holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:20.989 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
1Alain ProstWilliams1:32:27.68510
2Ayrton SennaMcLaren1:32:44.5586
3Michael SchumacherBenetton1:32:54.8104
4Riccardo PatreseBenetton+1 lap3
5Michael AndrettiMcLaren+1 lap2
6Gerhard BergerFerrari+2 laps1
7Mark BlundellLigier+2 laps0
8Christian FittipaldiMinardi+2 laps0
9Érik ComasLarrousse+2 laps0
10Aguri SuzukiFootwork+2 laps0
11Thierry BoutsenJordan+3 laps0
12Rubens BarrichelloJordan+3 laps0
13Derek WarwickFootwork+3 laps0
14Alex ZanardiTeam LotusEngine0
DNFJJ LehtoSauberEngine0
DNFLuca BadoerLolaOverheating0
DNFKarl WendlingerSauberFuel system0
DNFDamon HillWilliamsEngine0
DNFJean AlesiFerrariOil leak0
DNFFabrizio BarbazzaMinardiSpun off0