Gridpedia1994 European Grand Prix
- Date
- 16 Oct 1994
- Circuit
- Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
- Round
- 14 of 16
- Winner
- Michael Schumacher (Benetton)
- Pole position
- Michael Schumacher (1:22.762)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Benetton | 1 | 69 | 1:40:27.3 | 1:25.040 | 10 |
| 2 | 0 | HILDamon Hill | Williams | 2 | 69 | +24.689 | 6 | |
| 3 | 7 | HAKMika Häkkinen | McLaren | 9 | 69 | +1:09.648 | 4 | |
| 4 | 15 | IRVEddie Irvine | Jordan | 10 | 69 | +1:18.446 | 3 | |
| 5 | 28 | BERGerhard Berger | Ferrari | 6 | 68 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 30 | FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 4 | 68 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 3 | KATUkyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 13 | 68 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 25 | HERJohnny Herbert | Ligier | 7 | 68 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 26 | PANOlivier Panis | Ligier | 11 | 68 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 27 | ALEJean Alesi | Ferrari | 16 | 68 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 10 | MORGianni Morbidelli | Footwork | 8 | 68 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 14 | BARRubens Barrichello | Jordan | 5 | 68 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 13 | 4 | BLUMark Blundell | Tyrrell | 14 | 68 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 14 | 24 | ALBMichele Alboreto | Minardi | 20 | 67 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 15 | 23 | MARPierluigi Martini | Minardi | 17 | 67 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 16 | 12 | ZANAlessandro Zanardi | Team Lotus | 21 | 67 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 17 | 9 | FITChristian Fittipaldi | Footwork | 19 | 66 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 18 | 11 | BERÉric Bernard | Team Lotus | 22 | 66 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 19 | 32 | SCHDomenico Schiattarella | Simtek | 26 | 64 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 2 | MANNigel Mansell | Williams | 3 | 47 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 31 | BRADavid Brabham | Simtek | 25 | 42 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 29 | DECAndrea de Cesaris | Sauber | 18 | 37 | Throttle | 0 | |
| R | 20 | COMÉrik Comas | Larrousse | 23 | 37 | Alternator | 0 | |
| R | 6 | VERJos Verstappen | Benetton | 12 | 15 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 19 | NODHideki Noda | Larrousse | 24 | 10 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 8 | BRUMartin Brundle | McLaren | 15 | 8 | 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
- Michael Schumacher: 3 stops (laps 15, 33, 52), stints of 15, 18, 19, 17 laps
- 2nd
- Damon Hill: 2 stops (laps 18, 35), stints of 18, 17, 34 laps
- 3rd
- Mika Häkkinen: 2 stops (laps 24, 41), stints of 24, 17, 28 laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 1 · 2 stops: 13 · 3 or more: 5
- First stops
- median lap 21 of 69
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 3 | 15 (25.8 s), 33 (25.6 s), 52 (26.9 s) | 15181917 |
| HILDamon Hill | 2 | 18 (27.0 s), 35 (27.0 s) | 181734 |
| HAKMika Häkkinen | 2 | 24 (23.8 s), 41 (26.4 s) | 241728 |
| IRVEddie Irvine | 2 | 25 (26.9 s), 49 (28.2 s) | 252420 |
| BERGerhard Berger | 2 | 18 (27.1 s), 42 (28.4 s) | 182426 |
| FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | 1 | 33 (30.4 s) | 3335 |
| KATUkyo Katayama | 2 | 22 (27.0 s), 40 (27.5 s) | 221828 |
| HERJohnny Herbert | 2 | 18 (28.0 s), 41 (29.4 s) | 182327 |
| PANOlivier Panis | 2 | 24 (25.8 s), 43 (25.5 s) | 241925 |
| ALEJean Alesi | 2 | 20 (28.0 s), 43 (29.1 s) | 202325 |
| MORGianni Morbidelli | 3 | 17 (28.4 s), 35 (30.2 s), 52 (27.0 s) | 17181716 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 3 | 21 (27.8 s), 47 (26.5 s), 60 (32.5 s) | 2126138 |
| BLUMark Blundell | 2 | 16 (29.7 s), 45 (28.3 s) | 162923 |
| ALBMichele Alboreto | 3 | 16 (32.0 s), 34 (31.4 s), 52 (28.9 s) | 16181815 |
| MARPierluigi Martini | 2 | 23 (29.4 s), 45 (30.6 s) | 232222 |
| ZANAlessandro Zanardi | 2 | 21 (28.5 s), 44 (28.3 s) | 212323 |
| FITChristian Fittipaldi | 4 | 1 (95.4 s), 12 (26.7 s), 31 (27.6 s), 48 (29.1 s) | 11191718 |
| BERÉric Bernard | 2 | 23 (35.9 s), 46 (29.3 s) | 232320 |
| SCHDomenico Schiattarella | 2 | 22 (36.8 s), 44 (36.4 s) | 222220 |
| MANNigel Mansell | 3 | 15 (73.5 s), 42 (28.5 s), 45 (26.9 s) | 15273 |
| BRADavid Brabham | 2 | 18 (34.2 s), 40 (32.1 s) | 1822 |
| DECAndrea de Cesaris | 1 | 18 (30.9 s) | 1819 |
| COMÉrik Comas | 1 | 20 (29.0 s) | 2017 |
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 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton | 1:22.762 | fastest Q1 | ||
| 2 | Damon Hill | Williams | 1:22.892 | +0.130 Q1 | ||
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1:23.392 | +0.630 Q1 | ||
| 4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 1:23.431 | +0.669 Q1 | ||
| 5 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 1:23.455 | +0.693 Q1 | ||
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:23.677 | +0.915 Q1 | ||
| 7 | Johnny Herbert | Ligier | 1:24.040 | +1.278 Q1 | ||
| 8 | Gianni Morbidelli | Footwork | 1:24.079 | +1.317 Q1 | ||
| 9 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:24.122 | +1.360 Q1 | ||
| 10 | Eddie Irvine | Jordan | 1:24.157 | +1.395 Q1 | ||
| 11 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 1:24.432 | +1.670 Q1 | ||
| 12 | Jos Verstappen | Benetton | 1:24.643 | +1.881 Q1 | ||
| 13 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 1:24.738 | +1.976 Q1 | ||
| 14 | Mark Blundell | Tyrrell | 1:24.770 | +2.008 Q1 | ||
| 15 | Martin Brundle | McLaren | 1:25.110 | +2.348 Q1 | ||
| 16 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 1:25.182 | +2.420 Q1 | ||
| 17 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 1:25.294 | +2.532 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Andrea de Cesaris | Sauber | 1:25.407 | +2.645 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Christian Fittipaldi | Footwork | 1:25.427 | +2.665 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Michele Alboreto | Minardi | 1:25.511 | +2.749 Q1 | ||
| 21 | Alessandro Zanardi | Team Lotus | 1:25.557 | +2.795 Q1 | ||
| 22 | Éric Bernard | Team Lotus | 1:25.595 | +2.833 Q1 | ||
| 23 | Érik Comas | Larrousse | 1:26.272 | +3.510 Q1 | ||
| 24 | Hideki Noda | Larrousse | 1:27.168 | +4.406 Q1 | ||
| 25 | David Brabham | Simtek | 1:27.201 | +4.439 Q1 | ||
| 26 | Domenico Schiattarella | Simtek | 1:27.976 | +5.214 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 | 8 | 86 |
| 2 | Damon Hill | Williams | 5 | 81 |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1 | 35 |
| 4 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 0 | 26 |
| 5 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 0 | 19 |
| 6 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 0 | 16 |
| 7 | David Coulthard | 0 | 14 | |
| 8 | Martin Brundle | McLaren | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Jos Verstappen | Benetton | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Mark Blundell | Tyrrell | 0 | 8 |