Sunday 26th September 1993

Alain Prost became only the second man after the legendary Juan Manuel Fangio to win four world championships when a second-place finish at the Portuguese Grand Prix secured him the title. Ironically, the winner was Schumacher, the man who went on to take five and equal Fangio. “These records only mean anything when you are racing,” Prost said. “Once you have stopped they are of no consequence.” Prost drove a typically safe race, steering clear of several accidents, but the drive of the day was by Damon Hill. Starting the day on pole, he stalled on the grid before the parade lap, began the race at the back and then stormed through the field to take third. “My father once said to me you’re a better class of person from the back of the grid,” he said, adding: “But I’m not sure I would agree after that.”