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Alain Prost won the 1993 British Grand Prix

Alain Prost won the 1993 British Grand Prix for Williams, ahead of Michael Schumacher and Riccardo Patrese at Silverstone Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Alain Prost
Team
Williams
Top listed
Alain Prost, Michael Schumacher, and Riccardo Patrese
Race date
July 11, 1993
Pole
Alain Prost
Fastest lap
Damon Hill
Classified drivers
26
Circuit
Silverstone Circuit

The decisive result

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

Grid to finish

Philippe Alliot from P24 to P11 (+13), Ukyo Katayama from P22 to P13 (+9), and JJ Lehto from P16 to P8 (+8) 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 +1 lap, 4 Finished, 3 Spun off, 2 Gearbox, and 2 Suspension. Damon Hill holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:22.515 on lap 41. 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 ProstWilliams1:25:38.18910
2Michael SchumacherBenetton1:25:45.8496
3Riccardo PatreseBenetton1:26:55.6714
4Johnny HerbertTeam Lotus1:26:56.5963
5Ayrton SennaMcLarenOut of fuel2
6Derek WarwickFootwork+1 lap1
7Mark BlundellLigier+1 lap0
8JJ LehtoSauber+1 lap0
9Jean AlesiFerrari+1 lap0
10Rubens BarrichelloJordan+1 lap0
11Philippe AlliotLarrousse+2 laps0
12Christian FittipaldiMinardiGearbox0
13Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell+4 laps0
14Martin BrundleLigierGearbox0
NCAndrea de CesarisTyrrell+16 laps0
DNFDamon HillWilliamsEngine0
DNFAlex ZanardiTeam LotusSuspension0
DNFThierry BoutsenJordanWheel bearing0
DNFLuca BadoerLolaElectrical0
DNFPierluigi MartiniMinardiPhysical0