1994 Belgian Grand Prix
- Date
- 28 Aug 1994
- Circuit
- Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium
- Round
- 11 of 16
- Winner
- Damon Hill (Williams)
- Pole position
- Rubens Barrichello (2:21.163)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | HILDamon Hill | Williams | 3 | 44 | 1:28:47.1 | 1:57.117 | 10 |
| 2 | 7 | HAKMika Häkkinen | McLaren | 8 | 44 | +51.381 | 6 | |
| 3 | 6 | VERJos Verstappen | Benetton | 6 | 44 | +1:10.453 | 4 | |
| 4 | 2 | COUDavid Coulthard | Williams | 7 | 44 | +1:45.787 | 3 | |
| 5 | 4 | BLUMark Blundell | Tyrrell | 12 | 43 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 10 | MORGianni Morbidelli | Footwork | 14 | 43 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 26 | PANOlivier Panis | Ligier | 17 | 43 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 23 | MARPierluigi Martini | Minardi | 10 | 43 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 24 | ALBMichele Alboreto | Minardi | 18 | 43 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 25 | BERÉric Bernard | Ligier | 16 | 42 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 32 | GOUJean-Marc Gounon | Simtek | 25 | 42 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 12 | HERJohnny Herbert | Team Lotus | 20 | 41 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 15 | IRVEddie Irvine | Jordan | 4 | 40 | Alternator | 0 | |
| D | 5 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Benetton | 2 | 44 | Disqualified | 0 | |
| R | 9 | FITChristian Fittipaldi | Footwork | 24 | 33 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 31 | BRADavid Brabham | Simtek | 21 | 29 | Wheel | 0 | |
| R | 29 | DECAndrea de Cesaris | Sauber | 15 | 27 | Throttle | 0 | |
| R | 8 | BRUMartin Brundle | McLaren | 13 | 24 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 14 | BARRubens Barrichello | Jordan | 1 | 19 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 3 | KATUkyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 23 | 18 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 11 | ADAPhilippe Adams | Team Lotus | 26 | 15 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 28 | BERGerhard Berger | Ferrari | 11 | 11 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 19 | ALLPhilippe Alliot | Larrousse | 19 | 11 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 30 | FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 9 | 10 | Halfshaft | 0 | |
| R | 20 | COMÉrik Comas | Larrousse | 22 | 3 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 27 | ALEJean Alesi | Ferrari | 5 | 2 | Engine | 0 | |
| F | 34 | GACBertrand Gachot | Pacific | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 33 | BELPaul Belmondo | Pacific | PL | 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
How the race was won
- Winner
- Damon Hill: 2 stops (laps 12, 28), stints of 12, 16, 16 laps
- 2nd
- Mika Häkkinen: 2 stops (laps 11, 25), stints of 11, 14, 19 laps
- 3rd
- Jos Verstappen: 2 stops (laps 15, 30), stints of 15, 15, 14 laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 2 · 2 stops: 9 · 3 or more: 2
- First stops
- median lap 15 of 44
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| HILDamon Hill | 2 | 12 (36.2 s), 28 (34.6 s) | 121616 |
| HAKMika Häkkinen | 2 | 11 (34.8 s), 25 (36.3 s) | 111419 |
| VERJos Verstappen | 2 | 15 (35.8 s), 30 (35.3 s) | 151514 |
| COUDavid Coulthard | 3 | 13 (35.9 s), 29 (34.6 s), 37 (48.6 s) | 131687 |
| BLUMark Blundell | 2 | 11 (34.5 s), 28 (34.7 s) | 111715 |
| MORGianni Morbidelli | 1 | 20 (39.3 s) | 2023 |
| PANOlivier Panis | 2 | 17 (39.1 s), 31 (52.7 s) | 171412 |
| MARPierluigi Martini | 2 | 14 (35.7 s), 28 (34.6 s) | 141415 |
| ALBMichele Alboreto | 2 | 15 (35.5 s), 31 (41.0 s) | 151612 |
| BERÉric Bernard | 2 | 16 (35.4 s), 29 (34.0 s) | 161313 |
| GOUJean-Marc Gounon | 1 | 22 (42.0 s) | 2220 |
| HERJohnny Herbert | 3 | 6 (195.1 s), 15 (34.1 s), 29 (34.4 s) | 691412 |
| IRVEddie Irvine | 2 | 15 (35.1 s), 30 (35.2 s) | 151510 |
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 2 | 14 (35.4 s), 28 (34.4 s) | 141416 |
| FITChristian Fittipaldi | 2 | 10 (36.2 s), 24 (49.2 s) | 10149 |
| BRADavid Brabham | 2 | 15 (40.1 s), 29 (40.5 s) | 1514 |
| DECAndrea de Cesaris | 1 | 17 (41.1 s) | 1710 |
| BRUMartin Brundle | 1 | 12 (35.4 s) | 1212 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 1 | 18 (38.8 s) | 18 |
| KATUkyo Katayama | 1 | 14 (35.6 s) | 144 |
Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 2:21.163 | fastest Q1 | ||
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton | 2:21.494 | +0.331 Q1 | ||
| 3 | Damon Hill | Williams | 2:21.681 | +0.518 Q1 | ||
| 4 | Eddie Irvine | Jordan | 2:22.074 | +0.911 Q1 | ||
| 5 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 2:22.202 | +1.039 Q1 | ||
| 6 | Jos Verstappen | Benetton | 2:22.218 | +1.055 Q1 | ||
| 7 | David Coulthard | Williams | 2:22.359 | +1.196 Q1 | ||
| 8 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 2:22.441 | +1.278 Q1 | ||
| 9 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 2:22.634 | +1.471 Q1 | ||
| 10 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 2:23.326 | +2.163 Q1 | ||
| 11 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 2:23.895 | +2.732 Q1 | ||
| 12 | Mark Blundell | Tyrrell | 2:24.048 | +2.885 Q1 | ||
| 13 | Martin Brundle | McLaren | 2:24.117 | +2.954 Q1 | ||
| 14 | Gianni Morbidelli | Footwork | 2:25.114 | +3.951 Q1 | ||
| 15 | Andrea de Cesaris | Sauber | 2:25.695 | +4.532 Q1 | ||
| 16 | Éric Bernard | Ligier | 2:26.044 | +4.881 Q1 | ||
| 17 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 2:26.079 | +4.916 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Michele Alboreto | Minardi | 2:26.738 | +5.575 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Philippe Alliot | Larrousse | 2:26.901 | +5.738 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus | 2:27.155 | +5.992 Q1 | ||
| 21 | David Brabham | Simtek | 2:27.212 | +6.049 Q1 | ||
| 22 | Érik Comas | Larrousse | 2:28.156 | +6.993 Q1 | ||
| 23 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 2:28.979 | +7.816 Q1 | ||
| 24 | Christian Fittipaldi | Footwork | 2:30.931 | +9.768 Q1 | ||
| 25 | Jean-Marc Gounon | Simtek | 2:31.755 | +10.592 Q1 | ||
| 26 | Philippe Adams | Team Lotus | 2:33.885 | +12.722 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 | 7 | 76 |
| 2 | Damon Hill | Williams | 3 | 55 |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1 | 27 |
| 4 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 0 | 19 |
| 5 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 0 | 14 |
| 6 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 0 | 10 |
| 7 | Martin Brundle | McLaren | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | Jos Verstappen | Benetton | 0 | 8 |
| 9 | Mark Blundell | Tyrrell | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 0 | 7 |