1994 Japanese Grand Prix

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Race details
Race 15 of 16 in the 1994 Formula One season.

Date November 6, 1994
Official name XXI Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix
Location Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Mie, Japan
Course Permanent racing facility
3.665 mi / 5.864 km
Distance 50 laps, 183.250 mi / 293.200 km
Scheduled Distance 53 laps, 194.245 mi / 310.792 km
Weather Heavy Rain, followed by Light Showers
Pole position
Driver Flag of Germany Michael Schumacher Benetton-Ford
Time 1:37.209
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom Damon Hill Williams-Renault
Time 1:56.597 on lap 24
Podium
First Flag of the United Kingdom Damon Hill Williams-Renault
Second Flag of Germany Michael Schumacher Benetton-Ford
Third Flag of France Jean Alesi Ferrari

The 1994 Japanese Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on November 6, 1994 at the Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka. It was the 15th and penultimate race of the 1994 Formula One season.

Since Hill had a lead slightly over 7 seconds before the red flag, Hill was declared the winner. This was the last instance of corrected time being used in Formula 1 to declare a race winner.

[edit] Classification

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 0 Flag of the United Kingdom Damon Hill Williams-Renault 50 1:55:54.4 2 10
2 5 Flag of Germany Michael Schumacher Benetton-Ford 50 +3.365 1 6
3 27 Flag of France Jean Alesi Ferrari 50 +52.045 7 4
4 2 Flag of the United Kingdom Nigel Mansell Williams-Renault 50 +56.074 4 3
5 15 Flag of the United Kingdom Eddie Irvine Jordan-Hart 50 +1:42.107 6 2
6 30 Flag of Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber-Mercedes 50 +1:59.863 3 1
7 7 Flag of Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Peugeot 50 +2:02.985 8  
8 9 Flag of Brazil Christian Fittipaldi Footwork-Ford 49 +1 Lap 18  
9 20 Flag of France Érik Comas Larrousse-Ford 49 +1 Lap 22  
10 11 Flag of Finland Mika Salo Lotus-Mugen-Honda 49 +1 Lap 25  
11 26 Flag of France Olivier Panis Ligier-Renault 49 +1 Lap 19  
12 31 Flag of Australia David Brabham Simtek-Ford 48 +2 Laps 24  
13 12 Flag of Italy Alessandro Zanardi Lotus-Mugen-Honda 48 +2 Laps 17  
Ret 4 Flag of the United Kingdom Mark Blundell Tyrrell-Yamaha 26 Engine 13  
Ret 14 Flag of Brazil Rubens Barrichello Jordan-Hart 16 Gearbox 10  
Ret 8 Flag of the United Kingdom Martin Brundle McLaren-Peugeot 13 Spun off 9  
Ret 10 Flag of Italy Gianni Morbidelli Footwork-Ford 13 Spun off 12  
Ret 28 Flag of Austria Gerhard Berger Ferrari 10 Ignition 11  
Ret 25 Flag of France Franck Lagorce Ligier-Renault 10 Collision 20  
Ret 23 Flag of Italy Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ford 10 Collision 16  
Ret 24 Flag of Italy Michele Alboreto Minardi-Ford 10 Spun off 21  
Ret 6 Flag of the United Kingdom Johnny Herbert Benetton-Ford 3 Spun off 5  
Ret 3 Flag of Japan Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha 3 Spun off 14  
Ret 32 Flag of Japan Taki Inoue Simtek-Ford 3 Spun off 26  
Ret 6 Flag of Finland Jyrki Järvilehto Sauber-Mercedes 0 Engine 15  
Ret 19 Flag of Japan Hideki Noda Larrousse-Ford 0 Spun off 23  
DNQ 34 Flag of Belgium Bertrand Gachot Pacific-Ilmor    

[edit] Notes

  • Fastest Lap: Damon Hill 1m 56.597s


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