Gridpedia1994 French Grand Prix
- Date
- 3 Jul 1994
- Circuit
- Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny Cours, France
- Round
- 7 of 16
- Winner
- Michael Schumacher (Benetton)
- Pole position
- Damon Hill (1:16.282)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Benetton | 3 | 72 | 1:38:36.2 | 10 | |
| 2 | 0 | HILDamon Hill | Williams | 1 | 72 | +12.642 | 1:19.678 | 6 |
| 3 | 28 | BERGerhard Berger | Ferrari | 5 | 72 | +52.765 | 4 | |
| 4 | 30 | FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 10 | 71 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 5 | 23 | MARPierluigi Martini | Minardi | 16 | 70 | +2 Laps | 2 | |
| 6 | 29 | DECAndrea de Cesaris | Sauber | 11 | 70 | +2 Laps | 1 | |
| 7 | 12 | HERJohnny Herbert | Team Lotus | 19 | 70 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 9 | FITChristian Fittipaldi | Footwork | 18 | 70 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 32 | GOUJean-Marc Gounon | Simtek | 26 | 68 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 4 | BLUMark Blundell | Tyrrell | 17 | 67 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 20 | COMÉrik Comas | Larrousse | 20 | 66 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 3 | KATUkyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 14 | 53 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 7 | HAKMika Häkkinen | McLaren | 9 | 48 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 2 | MANNigel Mansell | Williams | 2 | 45 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 27 | ALEJean Alesi | Ferrari | 4 | 41 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 14 | BARRubens Barrichello | Jordan | 7 | 41 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 25 | BERÉric Bernard | Ligier | 15 | 40 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 19 | BEROlivier Beretta | Larrousse | 25 | 36 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 8 | BRUMartin Brundle | McLaren | 12 | 29 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 10 | MORGianni Morbidelli | Footwork | 22 | 28 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 26 | PANOlivier Panis | Ligier | 13 | 28 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 31 | BRADavid Brabham | Simtek | 24 | 28 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 6 | VERJos Verstappen | Benetton | 8 | 25 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 15 | IRVEddie Irvine | Jordan | 6 | 24 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 24 | ALBMichele Alboreto | Minardi | 21 | 21 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 11 | ZANAlessandro Zanardi | Team Lotus | 23 | 20 | Engine | 0 | |
| F | 33 | BELPaul Belmondo | Pacific | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 34 | GACBertrand Gachot | 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 21, 38, 55), stints of 21, 17, 17, 17 laps
- 2nd
- Damon Hill: 2 stops (laps 21, 46), stints of 21, 25, 26 laps
- 3rd
- Gerhard Berger: 2 stops (laps 21, 45), stints of 21, 24, 27 laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 3 · 2 stops: 7 · 3 or more: 1
- First stops
- median lap 23 of 72
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 3 | 21 (24.9 s), 38 (23.0 s), 55 (22.9 s) | 21171717 |
| HILDamon Hill | 2 | 21 (26.8 s), 46 (24.2 s) | 212526 |
| BERGerhard Berger | 2 | 21 (29.3 s), 45 (26.7 s) | 212427 |
| FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | 2 | 21 (29.0 s), 47 (28.2 s) | 212624 |
| MARPierluigi Martini | 2 | 24 (27.7 s), 47 (29.0 s) | 242323 |
| DECAndrea de Cesaris | 2 | 22 (25.4 s), 47 (31.0 s) | 222523 |
| HERJohnny Herbert | 2 | 23 (28.0 s), 48 (26.9 s) | 232522 |
| FITChristian Fittipaldi | 1 | 32 (28.0 s) | 3238 |
| GOUJean-Marc Gounon | 2 | 27 (52.4 s), 51 (45.2 s) | 272417 |
| BLUMark Blundell | 1 | 33 (270.4 s) | 3334 |
| COMÉrik Comas | 1 | 31 (38.0 s) | 3135 |
| KATUkyo Katayama | 2 | 21 (26.8 s), 44 (25.8 s) | 21239 |
| HAKMika Häkkinen | 2 | 22 (26.3 s), 46 (25.5 s) | 2224 |
| MANNigel Mansell | 2 | 19 (26.2 s), 30 (23.7 s) | 191115 |
| ALEJean Alesi | 1 | 20 (25.7 s) | 2021 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 1 | 25 (29.6 s) | 2516 |
| BERÉric Bernard | 2 | 26 (29.2 s), 40 (51.7 s) | 2614 |
| BEROlivier Beretta | 1 | 33 (32.1 s) | 333 |
| BRUMartin Brundle | 1 | 21 (25.5 s) | 218 |
| PANOlivier Panis | 1 | 24 (27.7 s) | 244 |
| BRADavid Brabham | 1 | 23 (30.1 s) | 235 |
| VERJos Verstappen | 2 | 12 (46.9 s), 23 (24.3 s) | 1211 |
| ALBMichele Alboreto | 1 | 21 (36.2 s) | 21 |
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 | Damon Hill | Williams | 1:16.282 | fastest Q1 | ||
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1:16.359 | +0.077 Q1 | ||
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton | 1:16.707 | +0.425 Q1 | ||
| 4 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 1:16.954 | +0.672 Q1 | ||
| 5 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:16.959 | +0.677 Q1 | ||
| 6 | Eddie Irvine | Jordan | 1:17.441 | +1.159 Q1 | ||
| 7 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 1:17.482 | +1.200 Q1 | ||
| 8 | Jos Verstappen | Benetton | 1:17.645 | +1.363 Q1 | ||
| 9 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:17.768 | +1.486 Q1 | ||
| 10 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 1:17.830 | +1.548 Q1 | ||
| 11 | Andrea de Cesaris | Sauber | 1:17.866 | +1.584 Q1 | ||
| 12 | Martin Brundle | McLaren | 1:18.031 | +1.749 Q1 | ||
| 13 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 1:18.044 | +1.762 Q1 | ||
| 14 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 1:18.192 | +1.910 Q1 | ||
| 15 | Éric Bernard | Ligier | 1:18.236 | +1.954 Q1 | ||
| 16 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 1:18.248 | +1.966 Q1 | ||
| 17 | Mark Blundell | Tyrrell | 1:18.381 | +2.099 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Christian Fittipaldi | Footwork | 1:18.568 | +2.286 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus | 1:18.715 | +2.433 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Érik Comas | Larrousse | 1:18.811 | +2.529 Q1 | ||
| 21 | Michele Alboreto | Minardi | 1:18.890 | +2.608 Q1 | ||
| 22 | Gianni Morbidelli | Footwork | 1:18.936 | +2.654 Q1 | ||
| 23 | Alessandro Zanardi | Team Lotus | 1:19.066 | +2.784 Q1 | ||
| 24 | David Brabham | Simtek | 1:19.771 | +3.489 Q1 | ||
| 25 | Olivier Beretta | Larrousse | 1:19.863 | +3.581 Q1 | ||
| 26 | Jean-Marc Gounon | Simtek | 1:21.829 | +5.547 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 | 6 | 66 |
| 2 | Damon Hill | Williams | 1 | 29 |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 0 | 17 |
| 4 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 0 | 13 |
| 5 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | Martin Brundle | McLaren | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Nicola Larini | 0 | 6 | |
| 8 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Mark Blundell | Tyrrell | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 0 | 4 |