1994 F1 season

Season info

Season no.	45
Races	16
Drivers’ Champion	Michael Schumacher (1st title; 24th different World Champion, 1st German champion)
Constructors’ Champion	Williams-Renault (7th title for Williams)
Reigning Drivers’ Champion	Alain Prost
Reigning Constructors’ Champion	Williams

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Calendar

#	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	Brazil	Interlagos	27 March
2	Pacific	Aida	17 April
3	San Marino	Imola	01 May
4	Monaco	Monte Carlo	15 May
5	Spain	Catalunya	29 May
6	Canada	Montreal	12 June
7	France	Magny-Cours	03 July
8	Britain	Silverstone	10 July
9	Germany	Hockenheim	31 July
10	Hungary	Hungaroring	14 August
11	Belgium	Spa-Francorchamps	28 August
12	Italy	Monza	11 September
13	Portugal	Estoril	25 September
14	Europe	Jerez	16 October
15	Japan	Suzuka	06 November
16	Australia	Adelaide	13 November

First race (Grand Prix): Pacific
First race (circuit): Aida (third Japanese circuit to host a World Championship race)
First race at a circuit since…: 1990 for Jerez
Last race at a circuit until…: 1997 for Jerez

Race results

#	Grand Prix	Result
1	Brazil	Result
2	Pacific (550th World Championship race)	Result
3	San Marino	Result
4	Monaco	Result
5	Spain	Result
6	Canada	Result
7	France	Result
8	Britain	Result
9	Germany	Result
10	Hungary	Result
11	Belgium	Result
12	Italy	Result
13	Portugal	Result
14	Europe	Result
15	Japan	Result
16	Australia (drivers’ & constructors’ title decider)	Result

Driver and constructor entries

The following drivers and constructors participated in the 1994 F1 season. Round(s) entered are shown in parentheses.

Benetton: (DEU) Michael Schumacher (1-11, 14-16); (NLD) Jos Verstappen (1-2, 7-14) (Rookie); (FIN) JJ Lehto (3-6, 12-13); (GBR) Johnny Herbert (15-16)
Ferrari: (AUT) Gerhard Berger (All); (FRA) Jean Alesi (1, 4-16); (ITA) Nicola Larini (2-3)
Footwork: (BRA) Christian Fittipaldi (All); (ITA) Gianni Morbidelli (All)
Jordan: (BRA) Rubens Barrichello (All); (GBR) Eddie Irvine (1, 5-16); (JPN) Aguri Suzuki (2); (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris (3-4)
Larrousse: (FRA) Erik Comas (1-15); (MCO) Olivier Beretta (1-10) (Rookie); (FRA) Philippe Alliot (11); (FRA) Yannick Dalmas (12-13); (JPN) Hideki Noda (14-16) (Rookie); (CHE) Jean-Denis Deletraz (16) (Rookie)
Ligier: (FRA) Olivier Panis (All) (Rookie); (FRA) Eric Bernard (1-13); (GBR) Johnny Herbert (14); (FRA) Franck Lagorce (15-16) (Rookie)
Lotus: (GBR) Johnny Herbert (1-13); (PRT) Pedro Lamy (1-4); (ITA) Alessandro Zanardi (5-10, 12, 14-16); (BEL) Philippe Adams (11, 13) (Rookie); (FRA) Eric Bernard (14); (FIN) Mika Salo (15-16) (Rookie)
McLaren: (GBR) Martin Brundle (All); (FIN) Mika Hakkinen (1-9, 11-16); (FRA) Philippe Alliot (10)
Minardi: (ITA) Michele Alboreto (All); (ITA) Pierluigi Martini (All)
Pacific: (FRA) Paul Belmondo (All); (FRA) Bertrand Gachot (All)
Sauber: (DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen (All) (Rookie); (AUT) Karl Wendlinger (1-4); (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris (6-14); (FIN) JJ Lehto (15-16)
Simtek: (AUS) David Brabham (All); (AUT) Roland Ratzenberger (1-3) (Rookie); (ITA) Andrea Montermini (5) (Rookie); (FRA) Jean-Marc Gounon (7-13); (ITA) Domenico Schiattarella (14, 16) (Rookie); (JPN) Taki Inoue (15) (Rookie)
Tyrrell: (GBR) Mark Blundell (All); (JPN) Ukyo Katayama (All)
Williams: (GBR) Damon Hill (All); (BRA) Ayrton Senna (1-3); (GBR) David Coulthard (5-6, 8-13) (Rookie); (GBR) Nigel Mansell (7, 14-16)

Final season (drivers): Philippe Adams; Michele Alboreto; Philippe Alliot; Paul Belmondo; Olivier Beretta; Eric Bernard; David Brabham; Erik Comas; Yannick Dalmas; Andrea de Cesaris; Christian Fittipaldi; Jean-Marc Gounon; Franck Lagorce; JJ Lehto; Hideki Noda; Roland Ratzenberger; Ayrton Senna
First entry (drivers) since…: 1990 for David Brabham and Yannick Dalmas; 1991 for Eric Bernard; 1992 for Paul Belmondo, Bertrand Gachot, Nicola Larini, Nigel Mansell and Gianni Morbidelli
Last entry (drivers) until…: 1997 for Nicola Larini; 1999 for Alessandro Zanardi
Debut season (constructors): Pacific; Simtek
Final season (constructors): Larrousse; Lotus

Maiden wins

There were no first-time winners in 1994.

Maiden podium finishes

Driver	Grand Prix
Rubens Barrichello (Jordan)	Pacific
Nicola Larini (Ferrari)	San Marino
Olivier Panis (Ligier)	Germany
Eric Bernard (Ligier)	Germany
Jos Verstappen (Benetton)	Hungary
David Coulthard (Williams)	Portugal

Constructor	Grand Prix
Jordan (Rubens Barrichello)	Pacific

Maiden pole positions

Driver	Grand Prix
Michael Schumacher (Benetton)	Monaco
Rubens Barrichello (Jordan)	Belgium
Jean Alesi (Ferrari)	Italy

Constructor	Grand Prix
Jordan (Rubens Barrichello)	Belgium