1993 Japanese Grand Prix
Pos No Driver Constructor Q1 Q2 Gap
1 2 Alain Prost Williams - Renault 1:38.587 1:37.154
2 8 Ayrton Senna McLaren - Ford 1:38.942 1:37.284 +0.130
3 7 Mika Häkkinen McLaren - Ford 1:38.813 1:37.326 +0.162
4 5 Michael Schumacher Benetton - Ford 1:38.589 1:37.530 +0.376
5 28 Gerhard Berger Ferrari 1:39.024 1:37.622 +0.468
6 0 Damon Hill Williams - Renault 1:38.979 1:38.352 +1.198
7 9 Derek Warwick Footwork - Mugen-Honda 1:41.086 1:38.780 +1.626
8 15 Eddie Irvine Jordan - Hart 1:41.018 1:38.966 +1.812
9 10 Aguri Suzuki Footwork - Mugen-Honda 1:41.380 1:39.278 +2.124
10 6 Riccardo Patrese Benetton - Ford 1:40.748 1:39.291 +2.137
11 30 JJ Lehto Sauber 1:40.346 1:39.391 +2.237
12 14 Rubens Barrichello Jordan - Hart 1:41.624 1:39.426 +2.272
13 3 Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell - Yamaha 1:40.963 1:39.511 +2.357
14 27 Jean Alesi Ferrari 1:39.535 2:44.132 +2.381
15 25 Martin Brundle Ligier - Renault 1:41.543 1:39.951 +2.797
16 29 Karl Wendlinger Sauber 1:41.367 1:40.153 +2.999
17 26 Mark Blundell Ligier - Renault 1:41.278 1:40.696 +3.542
18 4 Andrea de Cesaris Tyrrell - Yamaha 1:41.480 1:40.696 +3.542
19 12 Johnny Herbert Lotus - Ford 1:41.488 3:41.040 +4.334
20 11 Pedro Lamy Lotus - Ford 1:43.165 1:41.600 +4.446
Classification -- Qualifying
The 1993 Japanese Grand Prix (formally the XIX Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held at Suzuka on 24 October 1993. It was the fifteenth race of the 1993 Formula One World Championship. The 53-lap race was won by Ayrton Senna, driving a McLaren-Ford, after he started from second position. Alain Prost finished second in a Williams-Renault, having started from pole position, while Senna's teammate Mika Häkkinen came third, achieving his first podium finish. Jordan drivers Rubens Barrichello and Eddie Irvine (the latter making his F1 debut) scored their first points by finishing fifth and sixth respectively. Irvine was subsequently punched by Senna for unlapping himself during the race. Two other drivers made their F1 debuts at this race, Jean-Marc Gounon and Toshio Suzuki. Only 24 cars were entered, following the withdrawal of the BMS Scuderia Italia team from F1 in the run-up to the race.