Alain Prost won from pole position, and the race marked James Hunt's final BBC Formula One commentary before his death.
Key Facts
- Race winner
- Alain Prost (Williams-Renault)
- Number of laps
- 69 laps
- Championship round
- 7th race of the 1993 season
- Runner-up
- Michael Schumacher (Benetton-Ford)
- Third place
- Damon Hill (Williams-Renault)
- James Hunt's final commentary
- Last BBC F1 broadcast before Hunt's death aged 45
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
The 1993 Formula One World Championship was underway, with Alain Prost dominating the season in the powerful Williams-Renault. The Canadian Grand Prix, seventh on the calendar, took place at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal on 13 June 1993, drawing broadcasters including veteran BBC commentator James Hunt.
Prost started from pole position and won the 69-lap race, with Michael Schumacher finishing second for Benetton-Ford and Prost's Williams teammate Damon Hill taking third. The race was commentated on BBC by James Hunt alongside Murray Walker, as it had been for many previous seasons.
The victory further consolidated Prost's championship campaign in 1993. More poignantly, the race proved to be the final Formula One broadcast featuring James Hunt's BBC commentary; Hunt died shortly after at the age of 45 and was succeeded in the commentary box by Jonathan Palmer.