Gridpedia1994 Japanese Grand Prix
- Date
- 6 Nov 1994
- Circuit
- Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan
- Round
- 15 of 16
- Winner
- Damon Hill (Williams)
- Pole position
- Michael Schumacher (1:37.209)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | HILDamon Hill | Williams | 2 | 50 | 1:55:53.532 | 1:56.597 | 10 |
| 2 | 5 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Benetton | 1 | 50 | +3.365 | 6 | |
| 3 | 27 | ALEJean Alesi | Ferrari | 7 | 50 | +52.045 | 4 | |
| 4 | 2 | MANNigel Mansell | Williams | 4 | 50 | +56.074 | 3 | |
| 5 | 15 | IRVEddie Irvine | Jordan | 6 | 50 | +1:42.107 | 2 | |
| 6 | 30 | FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 3 | 50 | +1:59.863 | 1 | |
| 7 | 7 | HAKMika Häkkinen | McLaren | 8 | 50 | +2:02.985 | 0 | |
| 8 | 9 | FITChristian Fittipaldi | Footwork | 18 | 49 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 20 | COMÉrik Comas | Larrousse | 22 | 49 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 10 | 11 | SALMika Salo | Team Lotus | 25 | 49 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | 26 | PANOlivier Panis | Ligier | 19 | 49 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 31 | BRADavid Brabham | Simtek | 24 | 48 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 12 | ZANAlessandro Zanardi | Team Lotus | 17 | 48 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 4 | BLUMark Blundell | Tyrrell | 13 | 26 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 14 | BARRubens Barrichello | Jordan | 10 | 16 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 8 | BRUMartin Brundle | McLaren | 9 | 13 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 10 | MORGianni Morbidelli | Footwork | 12 | 13 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 28 | BERGerhard Berger | Ferrari | 11 | 10 | Ignition | 0 | |
| R | 25 | LAGFranck Lagorce | Ligier | 20 | 10 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 23 | MARPierluigi Martini | Minardi | 16 | 10 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 24 | ALBMichele Alboreto | Minardi | 21 | 10 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 6 | HERJohnny Herbert | Benetton | 5 | 3 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 3 | KATUkyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 14 | 3 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 32 | INOTaki Inoue | Simtek | 26 | 3 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 29 | JARJyrki Järvilehto | Sauber | 15 | 0 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 19 | NODHideki Noda | Larrousse | 23 | 0 | Spun off | 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: 1 stop (lap 25), stints of 25, 25 laps
- 2nd
- Michael Schumacher: 2 stops (laps 18, 40), stints of 18, 22, 10 laps
- 3rd
- Jean Alesi: 1 stop (lap 29), stints of 29, 21 laps
- Finishers
- no stop: 2 · 1 stop: 9 · 2 stops: 2
- First stops
- median lap 26 of 50
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| HILDamon Hill | 1 | 25 (35.1 s) | 2525 |
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 2 | 18 (34.6 s), 40 (32.8 s) | 182210 |
| ALEJean Alesi | 1 | 29 (35.7 s) | 2921 |
| MANNigel Mansell | 1 | 26 (35.7 s) | 2624 |
| IRVEddie Irvine | 1 | 33 (36.0 s) | 3317 |
| FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | 1 | 20 (38.9 s) | 2030 |
| HAKMika Häkkinen | 1 | 27 (33.6 s) | 2723 |
| FITChristian Fittipaldi | 1 | 30 (37.5 s) | 3019 |
| COMÉrik Comas | 1 | 35 (36.9 s) | 3514 |
| SALMika Salo | 1 | 14 (41.0 s) | 1435 |
| BRADavid Brabham | 2 | 14 (42.8 s), 21 (46.1 s) | 14727 |
| BLUMark Blundell | 1 | 21 (36.4 s) | 215 |
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 | 1:37.209 | fastest Q1 | ||
| 2 | Damon Hill | Williams | 1:37.696 | +0.487 Q1 | ||
| 3 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 1:37.742 | +0.533 Q1 | ||
| 4 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1:37.768 | +0.559 Q1 | ||
| 5 | Johnny Herbert | Benetton | 1:37.828 | +0.619 Q1 | ||
| 6 | Eddie Irvine | Jordan | 1:37.880 | +0.671 Q1 | ||
| 7 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 1:37.907 | +0.698 Q1 | ||
| 8 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:37.998 | +0.789 Q1 | ||
| 9 | Martin Brundle | McLaren | 1:38.076 | +0.867 Q1 | ||
| 10 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 1:38.533 | +1.324 Q1 | ||
| 11 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:38.570 | +1.361 Q1 | ||
| 12 | Gianni Morbidelli | Footwork | 1:39.030 | +1.821 Q1 | ||
| 13 | Mark Blundell | Tyrrell | 1:39.266 | +2.057 Q1 | ||
| 14 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 1:39.462 | +2.253 Q1 | ||
| 15 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Sauber | 1:39.483 | +2.274 Q1 | ||
| 16 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 1:39.548 | +2.339 Q1 | ||
| 17 | Alessandro Zanardi | Team Lotus | 1:39.721 | +2.512 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Christian Fittipaldi | Footwork | 1:39.868 | +2.659 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 1:40.042 | +2.833 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Franck Lagorce | Ligier | 1:40.577 | +3.368 Q1 | ||
| 21 | Michele Alboreto | Minardi | 1:40.652 | +3.443 Q1 | ||
| 22 | Érik Comas | Larrousse | 1:40.978 | +3.769 Q1 | ||
| 23 | Hideki Noda | Larrousse | 1:40.990 | +3.781 Q1 | ||
| 24 | David Brabham | Simtek | 1:41.659 | +4.450 Q1 | ||
| 25 | Mika Salo | Team Lotus | 1:41.805 | +4.596 Q1 | ||
| 26 | Taki Inoue | Simtek | 1:45.004 | +7.795 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 | 92 |
| 2 | Damon Hill | Williams | 6 | 91 |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1 | 35 |
| 4 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 0 | 26 |
| 5 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 0 | 23 |
| 6 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 0 | 16 |
| 7 | David Coulthard | 0 | 14 | |
| 8 | Martin Brundle | McLaren | 0 | 12 |
| 9 | Jos Verstappen | 0 | 10 | |
| 10 | Mark Blundell | Tyrrell | 0 | 8 |