1994 Canadian Grand Prix

1994 Canadian Grand Prix
Race 6 of 16 in the 1994 Formula One World Championship
Race details
Date	12 June 1994
Official name	XXXII Grand Prix Molson du Canada
Location	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Course	Temporary street circuit
Course length	4.450 km (2.765 mi)
Distance	69 laps, 307.050 km (190.792 mi)
Weather	Temperatures approaching 26.3 °C (79.3 °F); Wind speeds up to 21 km/h (13 mph)[1]
Pole position
Driver	Michael Schumacher	Benetton-Ford
Time	1:26.178
Fastest lap
Driver	Michael Schumacher	Benetton-Ford
Time	1:28.927 on lap 31 (lap record)
Podium
First	Michael Schumacher	Benetton-Ford
Second	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault
Third	Jean Alesi	Ferrari
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The 1994 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 12 June 1994 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was the sixth race of the 1994 Formula One World Championship and the 32nd Canadian Grand Prix.

The 69-lap race was won from pole position by Michael Schumacher, driving a Benetton-Ford, with Damon Hill second in a Williams-Renault and Jean Alesi third in a Ferrari. The win, Schumacher's fifth of the season, put him 33 points clear of Hill in the Drivers' Championship.

Report[]

Background[]

A temporary chicane was inserted between the hairpin and the Casino corner on the back straight, so as to decrease top speed and increase safety in the wake of Ayrton Senna's fatal crash at Imola. Teams had also been ordered to cut holes in the airboxes on the back of the cars, so as to decrease the 'ram air' effect and thus decrease engine output. As the FIA did not standardize where the holes had to be cut, each team interpreted the rule in different ways. Teams were also running on 'pump fuel' as of this race, in a bid to further lower engine output and trap speeds.

Simtek entered only one car for Canada, following the injuries to Andrea Montermini at the previous race in Spain. Andrea de Cesaris replaced the injured Karl Wendlinger at Sauber, and would thus make his 200th Grand Prix start at Montreal.

Race[]

Michael Schumacher took his fifth victory from six races in his Benetton, finishing nearly 40 seconds ahead of Damon Hill's Williams. Ferrari driver Jean Alesi finished third, just ahead of teammate Gerhard Berger, the last driver on the lead lap. Hill's teammate David Coulthard was fifth, scoring his first points in Formula One, while Christian Fittipaldi crossed the line sixth but was disqualified when his Footwork was found to be underweight, thus promoting Schumacher's teammate JJ Lehto to the final point.

During the race, Érik Comas became the first-ever F1 driver to be penalised for speeding in the pit lane; he received a ten-second stop-go penalty.

Post-race[]

David's done a fantastic job all weekend. He is very promising. I enjoyed the race - the only small drawback is that we didn't win. We'll have to work harder and push harder to beat Benetton.

— Damon Hill on David Coulthard's performance, transcript of recording from Grand Prix Racing.

The car performed fantastic. I had all the gears this time and I could do what I wanted. I think it would be good for Formula One if Nigel (Mansell) returned. It would bring more competition and I would like that.

— Michael Schumacher on the performance of the Benetton B194 and on a possible Mansell return, transcript of recording from Grand Prix Racing.

Classification[]

Qualifying[]

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Q1 Time	Q2 Time	Gap
1	5	Michael Schumacher	Benetton-Ford	1:26.820	1:26.178
2	27	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	1:26.277	1:26.319	+0.099
3	28	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:27.652	1:27.059	+0.881
4	0	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	1:28.011	1:27.094	+0.916
5	2	David Coulthard	Williams-Renault	1:28.636	1:27.211	+1.033
6	14	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan-Hart	1:28.612	1:27.554	+1.376
7	7	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Peugeot	1:27.616	1:27.851	+1.438
8	15	Eddie Irvine	Jordan-Hart	1:28.843	1:27.780	+1.602
9	3	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell-Yamaha	1:27.827	1:27.953	+1.649
10	30	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber-Mercedes	1:28.048	1:27.977	+1.799
11	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Footwork-Ford	1:28.730	1:27.989	+1.811
12	8	Martin Brundle	McLaren-Peugeot	1:28.451	1:28.197	+2.019
13	4	Mark Blundell	Tyrrell-Yamaha	1:29.108	1:28.579	+2.401
14	29	Andrea de Cesaris	Sauber-Mercedes	1:29.793	1:28.694	+2.516
15	23	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi-Ford	1:29.691	1:28.847	+2.669
16	9	Christian Fittipaldi	Footwork-Ford	1:29.493	1:28.882	+2.704
17	12	Johnny Herbert	Lotus-Mugen-Honda	1:30.063	1:28.889	+2.711
18	24	Michele Alboreto	Minardi-Ford	1:29.597	1:28.903	+2.725
19	26	Olivier Panis	Ligier-Renault	1:29.530	1:28.950	+2.772
20	6	JJ Lehto	Benetton-Ford	1:29.580	1:28.993	+2.815
21	20	Érik Comas	Larrousse-Ford	1:29.653	1:29.039	+2.861
22	19	Olivier Beretta	Larrousse-Ford	1:31.167	1:29.403	+3.225
23	11	Alessandro Zanardi	Lotus-Mugen-Honda	1:31.698	1:30.160	+3.982
24	25	Éric Bernard	Ligier-Renault	1:30.806	1:30.493	+4.315
25	31	David Brabham	Simtek-Ford	1:32.376	1:31.632	+5.454
26	34	Bertrand Gachot	Pacific-Ilmor	1:32.838	1:32.877	+6.660
DNQ	33	Paul Belmondo	Pacific-Ilmor	1:33.291	1:33.006	+6.828
Sources:[2][3]

Race[]

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	5	Michael Schumacher	Benetton-Ford	69	1:44:31.887	1	10
2	0	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	69	+ 39.660	4	6
3	27	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	69	+ 1:13.338	2	4
4	28	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	69	+ 1:15.609	3	3
5	2	David Coulthard	Williams-Renault	68	+ 1 lap	5	2
6	6	JJ Lehto	Benetton-Ford	68	+ 1 lap	20	1
7	14	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan-Hart	68	+ 1 lap	6
8	12	Johnny Herbert	Lotus-Mugen-Honda	68	+ 1 lap	17
9	23	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi-Ford	68	+ 1 lap	15
10	4	Mark Blundell	Tyrrell-Yamaha	67	Spun off	13
11	24	Michele Alboreto	Minardi-Ford	67	+ 2 laps	18
12	26	Olivier Panis	Ligier-Renault	67	+ 2 laps	19
13	25	Éric Bernard	Ligier-Renault	66	+ 3 laps	24
14	31	David Brabham	Simtek-Ford	65	+ 4 laps	25
15	11	Alessandro Zanardi	Lotus-Mugen-Honda	62	+ 7 laps	23
Ret	7	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Peugeot	61	Engine	7
Ret	19	Olivier Beretta	Larrousse-Ford	57	Engine	22
Ret	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Footwork-Ford	50	Transmission	11
Ret	34	Bertrand Gachot	Pacific-Ilmor	47	Oil pressure	26
Ret	20	Érik Comas	Larrousse-Ford	45	Clutch	21
Ret	3	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell-Yamaha	44	Accident	9
Ret	15	Eddie Irvine	Jordan-Hart	40	Spun off	8
Ret	29	Andrea de Cesaris	Sauber-Mercedes	24	Oil pressure	14
Ret	30	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber-Mercedes	5	Spun off	10
Ret	8	Martin Brundle	McLaren-Peugeot	3	Electrical	12
DSQ	9	Christian Fittipaldi	Footwork-Ford	68	Car underweight	16
Source:[4]

Championship standings after the race[]

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Michael Schumacher 56 2 Damon Hill 23 3 Gerhard Berger 13 4 Jean Alesi 13 5 Rubens Barrichello 7 Source: [5]

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Benetton-Ford 57 2 Ferrari 32 3 Williams-Renault 25 4 Jordan-Hart 11 5 McLaren-Peugeot 10 Source: [5]

References[]