1994 Pacific Grand Prix
- Date
- 17 Apr 1994
- Circuit
- Okayama International Circuit, Okayama, Japan
- Round
- 2 of 16
- Winner
- Michael Schumacher (Benetton)
- Pole position
- Ayrton Senna (1:10.218)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Benetton | 2 | 83 | 1:46:01.693 | 1:14.023 | 10 |
| 2 | 28 | BERGerhard Berger | Ferrari | 5 | 83 | +1:15.300 | 6 | |
| 3 | 14 | BARRubens Barrichello | Jordan | 8 | 82 | +1 Lap | 4 | |
| 4 | 9 | FITChristian Fittipaldi | Footwork | 9 | 82 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 5 | 30 | FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 11 | 82 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 20 | COMÉrik Comas | Larrousse | 16 | 80 | +3 Laps | 1 | |
| 7 | 12 | HERJohnny Herbert | Team Lotus | 23 | 80 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 11 | LAMPedro Lamy | Team Lotus | 24 | 79 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 26 | PANOlivier Panis | Ligier | 22 | 78 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 25 | BERÉric Bernard | Ligier | 18 | 78 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 32 | RATRoland Ratzenberger | Simtek | 26 | 78 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 10 | MORGianni Morbidelli | Footwork | 13 | 69 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 29 | WENKarl Wendlinger | Sauber | 19 | 69 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 24 | ALBMichele Alboreto | Minardi | 15 | 69 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 8 | BRUMartin Brundle | McLaren | 6 | 67 | Overheating | 0 | |
| R | 23 | MARPierluigi Martini | Minardi | 17 | 63 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 6 | VERJos Verstappen | Benetton | 10 | 54 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 0 | HILDamon Hill | Williams | 3 | 49 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 15 | SUZAguri Suzuki | Jordan | 20 | 44 | Steering | 0 | |
| R | 3 | KATUkyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 14 | 42 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 7 | HAKMika Häkkinen | McLaren | 4 | 19 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 19 | BEROlivier Beretta | Larrousse | 21 | 14 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 31 | BRADavid Brabham | Simtek | 25 | 2 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 2 | SENAyrton Senna | Williams | 1 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 27 | LARNicola Larini | Ferrari | 7 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 4 | BLUMark Blundell | Tyrrell | 12 | 0 | Collision | 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: 2 stops (laps 23, 51), stints of 23, 28, 32 laps
- 2nd
- Gerhard Berger: 2 stops (laps 27, 57), stints of 27, 30, 26 laps
- 3rd
- Rubens Barrichello: 2 stops (laps 31, 63), stints of 31, 32, 19 laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 1 · 2 stops: 9 · 3 or more: 1
- First stops
- median lap 24 of 83
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 2 | 23 (23.3 s), 51 (24.2 s) | 232832 |
| BERGerhard Berger | 2 | 27 (24.3 s), 57 (23.1 s) | 273026 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 2 | 31 (26.1 s), 63 (34.0 s) | 313219 |
| FITChristian Fittipaldi | 2 | 23 (56.8 s), 46 (25.0 s) | 232336 |
| FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | 2 | 24 (26.1 s), 56 (26.9 s) | 243226 |
| COMÉrik Comas | 2 | 1 (49.1 s), 39 (23.8 s) | 3841 |
| HERJohnny Herbert | 2 | 27 (25.2 s), 55 (47.3 s) | 272825 |
| LAMPedro Lamy | 2 | 30 (27.3 s), 58 (25.6 s) | 302821 |
| PANOlivier Panis | 3 | 18 (53.9 s), 39 (24.2 s), 59 (25.9 s) | 18212019 |
| BERÉric Bernard | 1 | 24 (24.9 s) | 2454 |
| RATRoland Ratzenberger | 2 | 27 (29.5 s), 54 (29.4 s) | 272724 |
| MORGianni Morbidelli | 2 | 28 (27.2 s), 53 (26.2 s) | 282516 |
| WENKarl Wendlinger | 2 | 19 (24.8 s), 48 (26.5 s) | 192921 |
| ALBMichele Alboreto | 3 | 19 (27.7 s), 42 (22.7 s), 63 (24.3 s) | 1923216 |
| BRUMartin Brundle | 2 | 27 (30.6 s), 53 (24.5 s) | 272614 |
| MARPierluigi Martini | 2 | 22 (34.4 s), 51 (26.9 s) | 222912 |
| VERJos Verstappen | 2 | 24 (24.7 s), 54 (23.8 s) | 2430 |
| HILDamon Hill | 2 | 18 (22.0 s), 42 (21.4 s) | 18247 |
| SUZAguri Suzuki | 1 | 26 (27.4 s) | 2618 |
| KATUkyo Katayama | 2 | 17 (28.5 s), 38 (28.0 s) | 17214 |
| HAKMika Häkkinen | 1 | 18 (43.7 s) | 18 |
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 | Ayrton Senna | Williams | 1:10.218 | fastest Q1 | ||
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton | 1:10.440 | +0.222 Q1 | ||
| 3 | Damon Hill | Williams | 1:10.771 | +0.553 Q1 | ||
| 4 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:11.683 | +1.465 Q1 | ||
| 5 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:11.744 | +1.526 Q1 | ||
| 6 | Martin Brundle | McLaren | 1:12.351 | +2.133 Q1 | ||
| 7 | Nicola Larini | Ferrari | 1:12.372 | +2.154 Q1 | ||
| 8 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 1:12.409 | +2.191 Q1 | ||
| 9 | Christian Fittipaldi | Footwork | 1:12.444 | +2.226 Q1 | ||
| 10 | Jos Verstappen | Benetton | 1:12.554 | +2.336 Q1 | ||
| 11 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 1:12.686 | +2.468 Q1 | ||
| 12 | Mark Blundell | Tyrrell | 1:12.751 | +2.533 Q1 | ||
| 13 | Gianni Morbidelli | Footwork | 1:12.866 | +2.648 Q1 | ||
| 14 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 1:13.013 | +2.795 Q1 | ||
| 15 | Michele Alboreto | Minardi | 1:13.016 | +2.798 Q1 | ||
| 16 | Érik Comas | Larrousse | 1:13.111 | +2.893 Q1 | ||
| 17 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 1:13.529 | +3.311 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Éric Bernard | Ligier | 1:13.613 | +3.395 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Karl Wendlinger | Sauber | 1:13.855 | +3.637 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Aguri Suzuki | Jordan | 1:13.932 | +3.714 Q1 | ||
| 21 | Olivier Beretta | Larrousse | 1:14.101 | +3.883 Q1 | ||
| 22 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 1:14.106 | +3.888 Q1 | ||
| 23 | Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus | 1:14.424 | +4.206 Q1 | ||
| 24 | Pedro Lamy | Team Lotus | 1:14.657 | +4.439 Q1 | ||
| 25 | David Brabham | Simtek | 1:14.748 | +4.530 Q1 | ||
| 26 | Roland Ratzenberger | Simtek | 1:16.536 | +6.318 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 | 2 | 20 |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Damon Hill | Williams | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | Jean Alesi | 0 | 4 | |
| 6 | Christian Fittipaldi | Footwork | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Érik Comas | Larrousse | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Karl Wendlinger | Sauber | 0 | 1 |