1994 Portuguese Grand Prix
1994 Portuguese Grand Prix | |||
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Race 13 of 16 in the 1994 Formula One World Championship | |||
Race details | |||
Date | 25 September 1994 | ||
Official name | XXIII Grande Premio de Portugal | ||
Location |
Autódromo do Estoril Estoril, Portugal | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 4.360 km (2.725 mi) | ||
Distance | 71 laps, 309.560 km (193.475 mi) | ||
Weather | Sunny | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Ferrari | ||
Time | 1:20.608 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | David Coulthard | Williams-Renault | |
Time | 1:22.446 on lap 12 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Williams-Renault | ||
Second | Williams-Renault | ||
Third | McLaren-Peugeot | ||
Lap leaders |
The 1994 Portuguese Grand Prix (formally the XXIII Grande Premio de Portugal) was a Formula One motor race held on 25 September 1994 at the Autódromo do Estoril. It was the thirteenth race of the 1994 Formula One World Championship.
The 71-lap race was won by Damon Hill, driving a Williams-Renault. Teammate David Coulthard finished second, achieving his first podium finish, with Mika Häkkinen third in a McLaren-Peugeot. The win, Hill's fifth of the season and third in succession, enabled him to move within one point of Drivers' Championship leader Michael Schumacher, while the 1-2 finish allowed Williams to take over the lead of the Constructors' Championship from Benetton.
Weekend report before qualifying[]
Team Lotus had rehired Philippe Adams to partner with Johnny Herbert due to financial issues. Meanwhile with Michael Schumacher still banned, the Benetton team had continued to run with JJ Lehto for another race with Jos Verstappen.
Qualifying[]
During free practice, Damon Hill collided with Eddie Irvine's Jordan after Irvine spun, and was rolled over by the impact. Hill was unhurt but his Williams FW16 needed repairs. Gerhard Berger took pole position for Ferrari ahead of Hill, David Coulthard in the other Williams and Hakkinen 4th in the leading McLaren-Peugeot. Alesi was 5th in the second Ferrari, Ukyo Katayama was 6th for Tyrrell-Yamaha, and the top 10 was completed by Brundle 7th in the second McLaren-Peugeot, Barrichello 8th for Jordan ahead of Frentzen 9th for Sauber and Jos Verstappen 10th for Benetton.
Race[]
Gerhard Berger led in the early stages for Ferrari, ahead of Coulthard who had got ahead of Hill on the start. Berger retired on lap 8 with his gearbox failed, and Katayama's gearbox also failed by lap 27, which promoted Rubens Barrichello into the points for Jordan. Coulthard ran wide whilst trying to lap a backmarker on lap 33 which allowed Hill to edge ahead of the Scotsman. By lap 39 the other Ferrari of Jean Alesi had retired after colliding with the Simtek of David Brabham while trying to lap him. Soon afterwards, Jos Verstappen was able to pass Martin Brundle's McLaren for 5th. Damon Hill went on to take his third consecutive race win, ahead of Coulthard. The 1-2 finish gave Williams the lead in the Constructors Championship. Mika Hakkinen finished third for McLaren, Barrichello 4th for Jordan, Verstappen 5th for Benetton and Martin Brundle 6th in the second McLaren. Olivier Panis originally finished 9th but was disqualified for having illegal skidblock wear.
Classification[]
Qualifying[]
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 Time | Q2 Time | Gap |
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1 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:20.608 | 1:21.863 | |
2 | 0 | Damon Hill | Williams-Renault | 1:20.803 | 1:20.766 | +0.158 |
3 | 2 | David Coulthard | Williams-Renault | 1:21.120 | 1:21.033 | +0.425 |
4 | 7 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren-Peugeot | 1:21.251 | 1:21.700 | +0.643 |
5 | 27 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 1:21.517 | 1:22.086 | +0.909 |
6 | 3 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:21.590 | 4:03.441 | +0.982 |
7 | 8 | Martin Brundle | McLaren-Peugeot | 1:21.656 | 1:22.035 | +1.048 |
8 | 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan-Hart | 1:21.839 | 1:21.796 | +1.188 |
9 | 30 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber-Mercedes | 1:22.795 | 1:21.921 | +1.313 |
10 | 6 | Jos Verstappen | Benetton-Ford | 1:22.614 | 1:22.000 | +1.392 |
11 | 9 | Christian Fittipaldi | Footwork-Ford | 1:22.636 | 1:22.132 | +1.524 |
12 | 4 | Mark Blundell | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:22.288 | 1:22.971 | +1.680 |
13 | 15 | Eddie Irvine | Jordan-Hart | 1:23.411 | 1:22.294 | +1.686 |
14 | 5 | JJ Lehto | Benetton-Ford | 1:22.613 | 1:22.369 | +1.761 |
15 | 26 | Olivier Panis | Ligier-Renault | 1:23.711 | 1:22.672 | +2.064 |
16 | 10 | Gianni Morbidelli | Footwork-Ford | 1:22.974 | 1:22.756 | +2.148 |
17 | 29 | Andrea de Cesaris | Sauber-Mercedes | 1:22.885 | 1:22.888 | +2.277 |
18 | 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Ford | 1:23.243 | 1:23.464 | +2.635 |
19 | 24 | Michele Alboreto | Minardi-Ford | 1:23.364 | 1:24.186 | +2.756 |
20 | 12 | Johnny Herbert | Lotus-Mugen-Honda | no time | 1:23.408 | +2.800 |
21 | 25 | Éric Bernard | Ligier-Renault | 1:25.039 | 1:23.699 | +3.091 |
22 | 20 | Érik Comas | Larrousse-Ford | 1:24.192 | 1:24.306 | +3.584 |
23 | 19 | Yannick Dalmas | Larrousse-Ford | 1:24.438 | 1:24.920 | +3.830 |
24 | 31 | David Brabham | Simtek-Ford | 1:24.527 | 1:24.514 | +3.906 |
25 | 11 | Philippe Adams | Lotus-Mugen-Honda | 1:25.313 | 1:25.708 | +4.705 |
26 | 32 | Jean-Marc Gounon | Simtek-Ford | 1:25.686 | 1:25.649 | +5.041 |
DNQ | 34 | Bertrand Gachot | Pacific-Ilmor | 1:27.960 | 1:27.385 | +6.777 |
DNQ | 33 | Paul Belmondo | Pacific-Ilmor | 1:32.706 | 1:29.000 | +8.392 |
Race[]
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 0 | Damon Hill | Williams-Renault | 71 | 1:45:10.146 | 2 | 10 |
2 | 2 | David Coulthard | Williams-Renault | 71 | + 0.603 | 3 | 6 |
3 | 7 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren-Peugeot | 71 | + 20.193 | 4 | 4 |
4 | 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan-Hart | 71 | + 28.003 | 8 | 3 |
5 | 6 | Jos Verstappen | Benetton-Ford | 71 | + 29.385 | 10 | 2 |
6 | 8 | Martin Brundle | McLaren-Peugeot | 71 | + 52.702 | 7 | 1 |
7 | 15 | Eddie Irvine | Jordan-Hart | 70 | + 1 Lap | 13 | |
8 | 9 | Christian Fittipaldi | Footwork-Ford | 70 | + 1 Lap | 11 | |
9 | 10 | Gianni Morbidelli | Footwork-Ford | 70 | + 1 Lap | 16 | |
10 | 25 | Éric Bernard | Ligier-Renault | 70 | + 1 Lap | 21 | |
11 | 12 | Johnny Herbert | Lotus-Mugen-Honda | 70 | + 1 Lap | 20 | |
12 | 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Ford | 69 | + 2 Laps | 18 | |
13 | 24 | Michele Alboreto | Minardi-Ford | 69 | + 2 Laps | 19 | |
14 | 19 | Yannick Dalmas | Larrousse-Ford | 69 | + 2 Laps | 23 | |
15 | 32 | Jean-Marc Gounon | Simtek-Ford | 67 | + 4 Laps | 26 | |
16 | 11 | Philippe Adams | Lotus-Mugen-Honda | 67 | + 4 Laps | 25 | |
Ret | 4 | Mark Blundell | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 61 | Engine | 12 | |
Ret | 5 | JJ Lehto | Benetton-Ford | 60 | Spun Off | 14 | |
Ret | 29 | Andrea de Cesaris | Sauber-Mercedes | 54 | Spun Off | 17 | |
Ret | 27 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 38 | Collision | 5 | |
Ret | 31 | David Brabham | Simtek-Ford | 36 | Collision | 24 | |
Ret | 30 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber-Mercedes | 31 | Differential | 9 | |
Ret | 20 | Érik Comas | Larrousse-Ford | 27 | Suspension | 22 | |
Ret | 3 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 26 | Gearbox | 6 | |
Ret | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 7 | Gearbox | 1 | |
DSQ | 26 | Olivier Panis | Ligier-Renault | 70 | Illegal Skid Block | 15 | |
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Championship standings after the race[]
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References[]
- ^ "1994 Portuguese Grand Prix - Race Result". Formula1.com. 2020-02-09. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
- ^ a b "Portugal 1994 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- 1994 Formula One races
- 1994 in Portuguese motorsport
- Portuguese Grand Prix
- September 1994 sports events in Europe