Ayrton Senna exited his car soon after warm ups on Sunday, looked up at the cloudy sky, laughed and said:
“Today is the day.”
Regulations had narrowed the tires for 1993, which required drivers to have greater skill to negotiate corners, because drivability was undermined, mainly on wet tracks. Because of this, Senna was excited for the race, even though he was starting in fourth.
Ayrton Senna was very fast and led the race while it rained in Imola. When the track dried and all the cars had stopped to switch to slick tires, things became more difficult for Senna.
He miraculously resisted harassment from Alain Prost, whose Williams – with its Renault engine – was much more balanced and powerful. But the race ended prematurely when a hydraulics problem stopped the McLaren on the 41st lap.
From there on it was easy for Prost to win. He had tied with Senna with two wins for the championship title.
san marino gp
1º
A. Prost
2º
D. Hill
3º
M. Schumacher
4º
Ayrton Senna
5º
K. Wendlinger
6º
M. Andretti
7º
M. Blundell
8º
G. Berger
9º
J. Alesi
10º
M. Brundle
11º
R. Patrese
12º
J. Herbert
13º
R. Barrichello
14º
P. Alliot
15º
D. Warwick
16º
J. Lehto
17º
E. Comas
18º
A. de Cesaris
19º
T. Boutsen
20º
A. Zanardi
21º
A. Suzuki
22º
U. Katayama
23º
C. Fittipaldi
24º
L. Badoer
25º
F. Barbazza
61
laps
25
cars
16
Retirements
1’26”128
fastest lap
1º
rainy weather
podium
1º
A. Prost
2º
M. Schumacher
3º
M. Brundle
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final position (retired on lap 42)
1º
position in championship following the race
4º
starting place
0
championship points accumulated
1’27”490
best lap
We were fine until the hydraulics failure.