1993 South African Grand Prix

1993 South African Grand Prix

Race details
Race 1 of 16 in the 1993 Formula One season
Date	14 March 1993
Location	Kyalami, South Africa
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.261 km
Distance	55 laps, 234.355 km
Weather	Wet
Pole Position
Driver	Omer Said	Lotus-Ford
Time	1:22.034
Fastest lap
Driver	Lesley Buurlage	Tyrrell-Yamaha
Time	1:26.980
Podium
First	Sebastien Levret	Lotus-Ford
Second	Lesley Buurlage	Tyrrell-Yamaha
Third	Steven Poirier	Benetton-Ford

The 1993 South African Grand Prix was a Formula One race held on March 14, 1993 at Kyalami. It was the 1st race of the 1993 Formula One season.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	12	Omer Said	Lotus-Ford	1:22.034
2	14	Milos Ancevski	Jordan-Hart	1:22.068	+0.034
3	1	Tobi Kederer	Tyrrell-Yamaha	1:22.145	+0.111
4	26	Manolis Sigoulakis	Ligier-Renault	1:22.145	+0.111
5	3	Jimmy Laad	Benetton-Ford	1:22.156	+0.122
6	2	Lesley Buurlage	Tyrrell-Yamaha	1:22.227	+0.193
7	29	Florin Diaconescu	Sauber	1:22.228	+0.194
8	24	Jack Hunsley	Minardi-Ford	1:22.317	+0.283
9	8	Ben Herbert	McLaren-Ford	1:22.331	+0.297
10	4	Steven Poirier	Benetton-Ford	1:22.349	+0.315
11	27	Ben Utzer	Ferrari	1:22.352	+0.318
12	10	Rui Martins	Footwork-Mugen-Honda	1:22.380	+0.346
13	5	Felix Jack	Williams-Renault	1:22.391	+0.357
14	25	Xen Foro	Ligier-Renault	1:22.391	+0.357
15	9	Davin Rizuki	Footwork-Mugen-Honda	1:22.394	+0.360
16	30	William Néron	Sauber	1:22.405	+0.371
17	15	Joel Rautavaara	Jordan-Hart	1:22.408	+0.374
18	28	Rami Saidy	Ferrari	1:22.445	+0.411
19	23	Mane Goddard	Minardi-Ford	1:22.494	+0.460
20	7	Aidan Keranen	McLaren-Ford	1:22.503	+0.469
21	6	Old Wolf	Williams-Renault	1:22.645	+0.611
22	11	Sebastien Levret	Lotus-Ford	1:22.707	+0.673

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	11	Sebastien Levret	Lotus-Ford	55	1:32:59.072	22	10
2	2	Lesley Buurlage	Tyrrell-Yamaha	55	+0.635	6	6
3	4	Steven Poirier	Benetton-Ford	55	+19.950	10	4
4	28	Rami Saidy	Ferrari	55	+21.018	18	3
5	24	Jack Hunsley	Minardi-Ford	55	+23.958	8	2
6	25	Xen Foro	Ligier-Renault	55	+55.969	14	1
7	7	Aidan Keranen	McLaren-Ford	55	+1:07.933	20
8	3	Jimmy Laad	Benetton-Ford	55	+1:12.092	5
9	26	Manolis Sigoulakis	Ligier-Renault	55	+1:17.243	4
Ret	6	Old Wolf	Williams-Renault	46	Didn't finish	21
Ret	9	Davin Rizuki	Footwork-Mugen-Honda	40	Brakes	15
Ret	1	Tobi Kederer	Tyrrell-Yamaha	28	Gearbox	3
Ret	8	Ben Herbert	McLaren-Ford	25	Oil leak	9
Ret	30	William Néron	Sauber	17	Gearbox	16
Ret	29	Florin Diaconescu	Sauber	12	Didn't finish	7
Ret	23	Mane Goddard	Minardi-Ford	10	Didn't finish	19
Ret	14	Milos Ancevski	Jordan-Hart	7	Didn't finish	2
Ret	5	Felix Jack	Williams-Renault	5	Engine	13
Ret	27	Ben Utzer	Ferrari	4	Didn't finish	11
Ret	12	Omer Said	Lotus-Ford	4	Didn't finish	1
Ret	15	Joel Rautavaara	Jordan-Hart	2	Didn't finish	17
Ret	10	Rui Martins	Footwork-Mugen-Honda	2	Didn't finish	12

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Sebastien Levret 10 2 Lesley Buurlage 6 3 Steven Poirier 4 4 Rami Saidy 3 5 Jack Hunsley 2	Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Lotus-Ford 10 2 Tyrrell-Yamaha 6 3 Benetton-Ford 4 4 Ferrari 3 5 Minardi-Ford 2
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

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