1994 Brazilian Grand Prix
1994 Brazilian Grand Prix | |||
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Race 1 of 16 in the 1994 Formula One World Championship | |||
Race details | |||
Date | 27 March 1994 | ||
Official name | XXIII Grande Prêmio do Brasil | ||
Location | |||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 4.325 km (2.687 miles) | ||
Distance | 71 laps, 307.075 km (190.808 miles) | ||
Weather | Sunny | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Williams-Renault | ||
Time | 1:15.962 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Ford | |
Time | 1:18.455 on lap 7 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Benetton-Ford | ||
Second | Williams-Renault | ||
Third | Ferrari | ||
Lap leaders |
The 1994 Brazilian Grand Prix (formally the XXIII Grande Prêmio do Brasil) was a
The 71-lap race was won by German driver Michael Schumacher, driving a Benetton-Ford, after starting from second position. Local hero Ayrton Senna took pole position in his Williams-Renault and led before being overtaken by Schumacher at the first round of pit stops, after which he spun off. Senna's British teammate Damon Hill finished second, with Frenchman Jean Alesi third in a Ferrari.
Background
The first race of the 1994 season saw five drivers made their F1 debuts: Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Olivier Panis, Jos Verstappen, Olivier Beretta and Roland Ratzenberger. There were also two new teams: Simtek, who had previously been involved in F1 as the designers of the Andrea Moda S921 in 1992, and Pacific Racing, who had enjoyed much success in lower formulae.
Qualifying report
In his first race for
Qualifying classification
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Gap |
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1 | 2 | Ayrton Senna | Williams-Renault | 1:16.386 | 1:15.962 | — |
2 | 5 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Ford | 1:16.575 | 1:16.290 | +0.328 |
3 | 27 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 1:17.772 | 1:17.385 | +1.423 |
4 | 0 | Damon Hill | Williams-Renault | 1:18.270 | 1:17.554 | +1.592 |
5 | 30 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber-Mercedes
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1:18.144 | 1:17.806 | +1.844 |
6 | 10 | Gianni Morbidelli | Footwork-Ford | 1:18.970 | 1:17.866 | +1.904 |
7 | 29 | Karl Wendlinger | Sauber-Mercedes
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1:17.982 | 1:17.927 | +1.965 |
8 | 7 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren-Peugeot | 1:18.122 | 1:19.576 | +2.160 |
9 | 6 | Jos Verstappen | Benetton-Ford | 1:18.787 | 1:18.183 | +2.221 |
10 | 3 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:19.519 | 1:18.194 | +2.232 |
11 | 9 | Christian Fittipaldi | Footwork-Ford | 1:18.730 | 1:18.204 | +2.242 |
12 | 4 | Mark Blundell | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:19.045 | 1:18.246 | +2.284 |
13 | 20 | Érik Comas | Larrousse-Ford | 1:18.990 | 1:18.321 | +2.359 |
14 | 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan-Hart | 1:18.759 | 1:18.414 | +2.452 |
15 | 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Ford | 1:18.659 | no time | +2.697 |
16 | 15 | Eddie Irvine | Jordan-Hart | 1:19.269 | 1:18.751 | +2.789 |
17 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:18.931 | 1:18.855 | +2.893 |
18 | 8 | Martin Brundle | McLaren-Peugeot | 1:18.864 | 13:18.601 | +2.902 |
19 | 26 | Olivier Panis | Ligier-Renault
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1:19.304 | 1:19.533 | +3.342 |
20 | 25 | Éric Bernard | Ligier-Renault
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1:19.396 | 1:19.633 | +3.434 |
21 | 12 | Johnny Herbert | Mugen-Honda
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1:19.798 | 1:19.483 | +3.521 |
22 | 24 | Michele Alboreto | Minardi-Ford | 1:19.517 | no time | +3.555 |
23 | 19 | Olivier Beretta | Larrousse-Ford | 1:19.922 | 1:19.524 | +3.562 |
24 | 11 | Pedro Lamy | Mugen-Honda
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1:21.029 | 1:19.975 | +4.013 |
25 | 34 | Bertrand Gachot | Pacific-Ilmor | 1:22.495 | 1:20.729 | +4.767 |
26 | 31 | David Brabham | Simtek-Ford | 1:22.266 | 1:21.186 | +5.224 |
DNQ | 32 | Roland Ratzenberger | Simtek-Ford | 1:22.707 | 1:23.109 | +6.745 |
DNQ | 33 | Paul Belmondo | Pacific-Ilmor | no time | no time | — |
Sources:[1][2][3] |
Race report
At the start Senna led from pole position, while Alesi overtook Schumacher. Schumacher retook second place on lap 2 and started chasing after Senna, who had pulled a four-second lead in the opening laps. Before the pit stops Schumacher had reduced the gap to just over a second, and on lap 21 the leading pair entered the pit lane together. Despite both teams running the same fuel strategy, Schumacher's stop was faster than Senna's, and thus he took the lead.
On lap 35, there was a four-car pile-up as
Schumacher increased his lead to 10 seconds after the second round of pit stops, after which Senna started to close. By lap 55 the pair had lapped third-place runner Hill and the gap was down to 5 seconds, but then Senna lost control of his Williams and retired. After Senna's retirement Schumacher won comfortably, a lap ahead of Hill in second place and Alesi finishing third. Rubens Barrichello, Katayama and Wendlinger completed the top six, Katayama scoring his first points.
Race classification
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 5 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Ford | 71 | 1:35:38.759 | 2 | 10 |
2 | 0 | Damon Hill | Williams-Renault | 70 | + 1 lap | 4 | 6 |
3 | 27 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 70 | + 1 lap | 3 | 4 |
4 | 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan-Hart | 70 | + 1 lap | 14 | 3 |
5 | 3 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 69 | + 2 laps | 10 | 2 |
6 | 29 | Karl Wendlinger | Sauber-Mercedes
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69 | + 2 laps | 7 | 1 |
7 | 12 | Johnny Herbert | Mugen-Honda
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69 | + 2 laps | 21 | |
8 | 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Ford | 69 | + 2 laps | 15 | |
9 | 20 | Érik Comas | Larrousse-Ford | 68 | + 3 laps | 13 | |
10 | 11 | Pedro Lamy | Mugen-Honda
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68 | + 3 laps | 24 | |
11 | 26 | Olivier Panis | Ligier-Renault
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68 | + 3 laps | 19 | |
12 | 31 | David Brabham | Simtek-Ford | 67 | + 4 laps | 26 | |
Ret | 2 | Ayrton Senna | Williams-Renault | 55 | Spun off | 1 | |
Ret | 8 | Martin Brundle | McLaren-Peugeot | 34 | Collision | 18 | |
Ret | 15 | Eddie Irvine | Jordan-Hart | 34 | Collision | 16 | |
Ret | 6 | Jos Verstappen | Benetton-Ford | 34 | Collision | 9 | |
Ret | 25 | Éric Bernard | Ligier-Renault
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33 | Collision | 20 | |
Ret | 4 | Mark Blundell | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 21 | Spun off | 12 | |
Ret | 9 | Christian Fittipaldi | Footwork-Ford | 21 | Gearbox | 11 | |
Ret | 30 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber-Mercedes
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15 | Spun off | 5 | |
Ret | 7 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren-Peugeot | 13 | Engine | 8 | |
Ret | 24 | Michele Alboreto | Minardi-Ford | 7 | Engine | 22 | |
Ret | 10 | Gianni Morbidelli | Footwork-Ford | 5 | Gearbox | 6 | |
Ret | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 5 | Engine | 17 | |
Ret | 19 | Olivier Beretta | Larrousse-Ford | 2 | Collision | 23 | |
Ret | 34 | Bertrand Gachot | Pacific-Ilmor | 1 | Collision | 25 | |
Source:[4]
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Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ^ "Grande Premio do Brasil Interlagos – Qualifying 1". Formula1.com. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "Grande Premio do Brasil Interlagos – Qualifying 2". Formula1.com. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "1994 Brazilian Grand Prix Classification Qualifying". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- ^ "1994 Brazilian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Brazil 1994 – Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.