Round 1 · 14 March 1993
1993 South African Grand Prix: results
Alain Prost (Williams) won the 1993 South African Grand Prix, round 1 of the championship, held on 14 March 1993 at Kyalami (South Africa), starting from position 1. Ayrton Senna (McLaren) and Mark Blundell (Ligier) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Williams | 1 | 1:38:45.082 | 10 | Finished |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren | 2 | +79.824 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Mark Blundell | Ligier | 8 | +1 Lap | 4 | +1 Lap |
| 4 | Christian Fittipaldi | Minardi | 13 | +1 Lap | 3 | +1 Lap |
| 5 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Sauber | 6 | +2 Laps | 2 | +2 Laps |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 15 | — | 1 | Engine |
| 7 | Derek Warwick | Footwork | 22 | — | — | Spun off |
| 8 | Martin Brundle | Ligier | 12 | — | — | Spun off |
| 9 | Michele Alboreto | Lola | 21 | — | — | Overheating |
| 10 | Érik Comas | Larrousse | 19 | — | — | Engine |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | Benetton | 7 | — | — | Spun off |
| 12 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton | 3 | — | — | Spun off |
| 13 | Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus | 17 | — | — | Fuel system |
| 14 | Karl Wendlinger | Sauber | 10 | — | — | Engine |
| 15 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 14 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 16 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 5 | — | — | Suspension |
| 17 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 11 | — | — | Spun off |
| 18 | Fabrizio Barbazza | Minardi | 24 | — | — | Collision |
| 19 | Aguri Suzuki | Footwork | 20 | — | — | Collision |
| 20 | Luca Badoer | Lola | 26 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 21 | Damon Hill | Williams | 4 | — | — | Collision |
| 22 | Alessandro Zanardi | Team Lotus | 16 | — | — | Collision |
| 23 | Michael Andretti | McLaren | 9 | — | — | Collision |
| 24 | Ivan Capelli | Jordan | 18 | — | — | Spun off |
| 25 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 21 | — | — | Transmission |
| 26 | Andrea de Cesaris | Tyrrell | 23 | — | — | Transmission |