1994 Brazilian Grand Prix
- Date
- 27 Mar 1994
- Circuit
- Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil
- Round
- 1 of 16
- Winner
- Michael Schumacher (Benetton)
- Pole position
- Ayrton Senna (1:15.962)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Benetton | 2 | 71 | 1:35:39.2 | 1:18.455 | 10 |
| 2 | 0 | HILDamon Hill | Williams | 4 | 70 | +1 Lap | 6 | |
| 3 | 27 | ALEJean Alesi | Ferrari | 3 | 70 | +1 Lap | 4 | |
| 4 | 14 | BARRubens Barrichello | Jordan | 14 | 70 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 5 | 3 | KATUkyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 10 | 69 | +2 Laps | 2 | |
| 6 | 29 | WENKarl Wendlinger | Sauber | 7 | 69 | +2 Laps | 1 | |
| 7 | 12 | HERJohnny Herbert | Team Lotus | 21 | 69 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 23 | MARPierluigi Martini | Minardi | 15 | 69 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 20 | COMÉrik Comas | Larrousse | 13 | 68 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 11 | LAMPedro Lamy | Team Lotus | 24 | 68 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 26 | PANOlivier Panis | Ligier | 19 | 68 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 31 | BRADavid Brabham | Simtek | 26 | 67 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 2 | SENAyrton Senna | Williams | 1 | 55 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 8 | BRUMartin Brundle | McLaren | 18 | 34 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 15 | IRVEddie Irvine | Jordan | 16 | 34 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 6 | VERJos Verstappen | Benetton | 9 | 34 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 25 | BERÉric Bernard | Ligier | 20 | 33 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 4 | BLUMark Blundell | Tyrrell | 12 | 21 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 9 | FITChristian Fittipaldi | Footwork | 11 | 21 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 30 | FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 5 | 15 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 7 | HAKMika Häkkinen | McLaren | 8 | 13 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 24 | ALBMichele Alboreto | Minardi | 22 | 7 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 10 | MORGianni Morbidelli | Footwork | 6 | 5 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 28 | BERGerhard Berger | Ferrari | 17 | 5 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 19 | BEROlivier Beretta | Larrousse | 23 | 2 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 34 | GACBertrand Gachot | Pacific | 25 | 1 | Accident | 0 | |
| F | 32 | RATRoland Ratzenberger | Simtek | 27 | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 33 | BELPaul Belmondo | Pacific | 28 | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Lap chart
Race history: gap to the leader
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | Williams | 1:15.962 | fastest Q1 | ||
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton | 1:16.290 | +0.328 Q1 | ||
| 3 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 1:17.385 | +1.423 Q1 | ||
| 4 | Damon Hill | Williams | 1:17.554 | +1.592 Q1 | ||
| 5 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 1:17.806 | +1.844 Q1 | ||
| 6 | Gianni Morbidelli | Footwork | 1:17.866 | +1.904 Q1 | ||
| 7 | Karl Wendlinger | Sauber | 1:17.927 | +1.965 Q1 | ||
| 8 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:18.122 | +2.160 Q1 | ||
| 9 | Jos Verstappen | Benetton | 1:18.183 | +2.221 Q1 | ||
| 10 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 1:18.194 | +2.232 Q1 | ||
| 11 | Christian Fittipaldi | Footwork | 1:18.204 | +2.242 Q1 | ||
| 12 | Mark Blundell | Tyrrell | 1:18.246 | +2.284 Q1 | ||
| 13 | Érik Comas | Larrousse | 1:18.321 | +2.359 Q1 | ||
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 1:18.414 | +2.452 Q1 | ||
| 15 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 1:18.659 | +2.697 Q1 | ||
| 16 | Eddie Irvine | Jordan | 1:18.751 | +2.789 Q1 | ||
| 17 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:18.855 | +2.893 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Martin Brundle | McLaren | 1:18.864 | +2.902 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 1:19.304 | +3.342 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Éric Bernard | Ligier | 1:19.398 | +3.436 Q1 | ||
| 21 | Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus | 1:19.483 | +3.521 Q1 | ||
| 22 | Michele Alboreto | Minardi | 1:19.517 | +3.555 Q1 | ||
| 23 | Olivier Beretta | Larrousse | 1:19.524 | +3.562 Q1 | ||
| 24 | Pedro Lamy | Team Lotus | 1:19.975 | +4.013 Q1 | ||
| 25 | Bertrand Gachot | Pacific | 1:20.729 | +4.767 Q1 | ||
| 26 | David Brabham | Simtek | 1:21.186 | +5.224 Q1 |
Gap: the driver's best time in any session (session named), in seconds behind the fastest time of qualifying. That is usually the pole time; when a session gets slower (rain, for example), an earlier session's time can be faster. The bar is full at 3 seconds; larger gaps are cut off.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | Damon Hill | Williams | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Karl Wendlinger | Sauber | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Érik Comas | Larrousse | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Pedro Lamy | Team Lotus | 0 | 0 |