Japanese Grand Prix 1994

Suzuka
6 November 1994
50 laps
293 km
5.860 km a lap

Pole positionMichael SchumacherBenetton · 1:37.209
Fastest lapDamon Hill1:56.597 · lap 24
Winner started fromP2on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	Damon Hillfastest lap	0	Williams · Renault	2	50	1:55:53.532	10
2	Michael Schumacher	5	Benetton · Ford	1	50	+3.365	6
3	Jean Alesi	27	Ferrari	7	50	+52.045	4
4	Nigel Mansell	2	Williams · Renault	4	50	+56.074	3
5	Eddie Irvine	15	Jordan · Hart	6	50	+1:42.107	2
6	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	30	Sauber · Mercedes	3	50	+1:59.863	1
7	Mika Häkkinen	7	McLaren · Peugeot	8	50	+2:02.985
8	Christian Fittipaldi	9	Footwork · Ford	18	49	+1 lap
9	Érik Comas	20	Larrousse · Ford	22	49	+1 lap
10	Mika Salo	11	Lotus · Mugen-Honda	25	49	+1 lap
11	Olivier Panis	26	Ligier · Renault	19	49	+1 lap
12	David Brabham	31	Simtek · Ford	24	48	+2 laps
13	Alex Zanardi	12	Lotus · Mugen-Honda	17	48	+2 laps
DNF	Mark Blundell	4	Tyrrell · Yamaha	13	26	Engine
DNF	Rubens Barrichello	14	Jordan · Hart	10	16	Gearbox
DNF	Martin Brundle	8	McLaren · Peugeot	9	13	Spun off
DNF	Gianni Morbidelli	10	Footwork · Ford	12	13	Spun off
DNF	Gerhard Berger	28	Ferrari	11	10	Battery
DNF	Franck Lagorce	25	Ligier · Renault	20	10	Collision
DNF	Pierluigi Martini	23	Minardi · Ford	16	10	Collision
DNF	Michele Alboreto	24	Minardi · Ford	21	10	Spun off
DNF	Johnny Herbert	6	Benetton · Ford	5	3	Spun off
DNF	Ukyo Katayama	3	Tyrrell · Yamaha	14	3	Spun off
DNF	Taki Inoue	32	Simtek · Ford	26	3	Spun off
DNF	Hideki Noda	19	Larrousse · Ford	–	0	Spun off
DNF	JJ lehto	29	Sauber · Mercedes	15	0	Engine
DNQ	Bertrand Gachot	34	Pacific · Ilmor	–
DNQ	Paul Belmondo	33	Pacific · Ilmor	–

A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	Michael Schumacher	Benetton	1:37.209
2	Damon Hill	Williams	1:37.696	+0.487
3	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	1:37.742	+0.533
4	Nigel Mansell	Williams	1:37.768	+0.559
5	Johnny Herbert	Benetton	1:37.828	+0.619
6	Eddie Irvine	Jordan	1:37.880	+0.671
7	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	1:37.907	+0.698
8	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:37.998	+0.789
9	Martin Brundle	McLaren	1:38.076	+0.867
10	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	1:38.533	+1.324
11	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:38.570	+1.361
12	Gianni Morbidelli	Footwork	1:39.030	+1.821
13	Mark Blundell	Tyrrell	1:39.266	+2.057
14	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	1:39.462	+2.253
15	JJ lehto	Sauber	1:39.483	+2.274
16	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	1:39.548	+2.339
17	Alex Zanardi	Lotus	1:39.721	+2.512
18	Christian Fittipaldi	Footwork	1:39.868	+2.659
19	Olivier Panis	Ligier	1:40.042	+2.833
20	Franck Lagorce	Ligier	1:40.577	+3.368
21	Michele Alboreto	Minardi	1:40.652	+3.443
22	Érik Comas	Larrousse	1:40.978	+3.769
23	Hideki Noda	Larrousse	1:40.990	+3.781
24	David Brabham	Simtek	1:41.659	+4.450
25	Mika Salo	Lotus	1:41.805	+4.596
26	Taki Inoue	Simtek	1:45.004	+7.795
27	Bertrand Gachot	Pacific	1:46.374	+9.165
28	Paul Belmondo	Pacific	1:46.629	+9.420

Pit stops

Time from entering to leaving the pit lane, not the stationary time.

Driver	Stops	On laps	Fastest
Mika Häkkinen	1	14	33.630 s
Damon Hill	1	12	35.113 s
Nigel Mansell	1	13	35.665 s
Jean Alesi	1	16	35.690 s
Eddie Irvine	1	20	35.977 s
Mark Blundell	1	8	36.414 s
Érik Comas	1	22	36.863 s
Christian Fittipaldi	1	17	37.541 s
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	1	7	38.930 s
Mika Salo	1	1	40.990 s
Michael Schumacher	2	5, 27	32.831 s
David Brabham	2	1, 8	42.822 s

Every stop, lap by lap (14)

Lap	Driver	Stop	Time
1	Mika Salo	1	40.990 s
1	David Brabham	1	42.822 s
5	Michael Schumacher	1	34.569 s
7	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	1	38.930 s
8	Mark Blundell	1	36.414 s
8	David Brabham	2	46.126 s
12	Damon Hill	1	35.113 s
13	Nigel Mansell	1	35.665 s
14	Mika Häkkinen	1	33.630 s
16	Jean Alesi	1	35.690 s
17	Christian Fittipaldi	1	37.541 s
20	Eddie Irvine	1	35.977 s
22	Érik Comas	1	36.863 s
27	Michael Schumacher	2	32.831 s

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	Damon Hill	24	1:56.597
2	Michael Schumacher	44	1:56.679	+0.082
3	Nigel Mansell	25	1:57.912	+1.315
4	Eddie Irvine	31	1:58.095	+1.498
5	Jean Alesi	24	1:58.438	+1.841
6	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	19	1:59.612	+3.015
7	Mika Häkkinen	24	1:59.831	+3.234
8	Mark Blundell	20	2:00.437	+3.840
9	Christian Fittipaldi	26	2:00.456	+3.859
10	Érik Comas	40	2:01.088	+4.491

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 15. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 15
Pos	Driver	Points
1	Michael Schumacher	92
2	Damon Hill	91
3	Gerhard Berger	35
4	Mika Häkkinen	26
5	Jean Alesi	23
6	Rubens Barrichello	16
7	David Coulthard	14
8	Martin Brundle	12
9	Jos Verstappen	10
10	Mark Blundell	8

Constructors' championship after round 15
Pos	Team	Points	Change
1	Williams	108	▲1
2	Benetton	103	▼1
3	Ferrari	64
4	McLaren	38
5	Jordan	25
6	Tyrrell	13
7	Sauber	12	▲1
8	Ligier	11	▼1
9	Footwork	9
10	Minardi	5