1994 F1 World Championship Season
| Season: | 45th World Championship season |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Races: | 16 |
| Winning drivers: | Michael Schumacher (8) Damon Hill (6)  Gerhard Berger (1) Nigel Mansell (1) |
| Winning constructors: | Benetton (8) Williams (7)  Ferrari (1) |
| First-time winners (driver): | none |
| First-time winners (constructor): | none |
| Other seasons: |
Jump to: Calendar | Driver & constructor entries | Race winners | Pole positions | Fastest laps | Qualifying results | Driver standings | Constructor standings | Statistics
Calendar
- DT: Drivers’ title decider
- CT: Constructors’ title decider
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Date | Race Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brazil | Interlagos | 27 March | 1994 Brazilian Grand Prix |
| 2 |  Pacific | Aida | 17 April | 1994 Pacific Grand Prix |
| 3 |  San Marino | Imola | 01 May | 1994 San Marino Grand Prix |
| 4 |  Monaco | Monte Carlo | 15 May | 1994 Monaco Grand Prix |
| 5 |  Spain | Catalunya | 29 May | 1994 Spanish Grand Prix |
| 6 |  Canada | Montreal | 12 June | 1994 Canadian Grand Prix |
| 7 | France | Magny-Cours | 03 July | 1994 French Grand Prix |
| 8 | Britain | Silverstone | 10 July | 1994 British Grand Prix |
| 9 | Germany | Hockenheim | 31 July | 1994 German Grand Prix |
| 10 |  Hungary | Hungaroring | 14 August | 1994 Hungarian Grand Prix |
| 11 |  Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | 28 August | 1994 Belgian Grand Prix |
| 12 | Italy | Monza | 11 September | 1994 Italian Grand Prix |
| 13 |  Portugal | Estoril | 25 September | 1994 Portuguese Grand Prix |
| 14 |  Europe | Jerez | 16 October | 1994 European Grand Prix |
| 15 | Japan | Suzuka | 06 November | 1994 Japanese Grand Prix |
| 16 |  Australia DT CT | Adelaide | 13 November | 1994 Australian Grand Prix |
Driver and constructor entries
Race winners
- Highlight: Home driver/constructor
Polesitters
- Highlight: Home driver/constructor
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor | Race | Pole Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | Interlagos | Ayrton Senna | Williams-Renault | DNF | 0.328s |
| 2 | Pacific | Aida | Ayrton Senna | Williams-Renault | DNF | 0.222s |
| 3 | San Marino | Imola | Ayrton Senna | Williams-Renault | DNF | 0.337s |
| 4 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 1 | 0.928s |
| 5 | Spain | Catalunya | Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 2 | 0.651s |
| 6 | Canada | Montreal | Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 1 | 0.099s |
| 7 | France | Magny-Cours | Damon Hill | Williams-Renault | 2 | 0.077s |
| 8 | Britain | Silverstone | Damon Hill | Williams-Renault | 1 | 0.003s |
| 9 | Germany | Hockenheim | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1 | 0.430s |
| 10 | Hungary | Hungaroring | Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 1 | 0.566s |
| 11 | Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | Rubens Barrichello |  Jordan-Hart | DNF | 0.331s |
| 12 | Italy | Monza | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | DNF | 0.134s |
| 13 | Portugal | Estoril | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | DNF | 0.158s |
| 14 | Europe | Jerez | Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 1 | 0.130s |
| 15 | Japan | Suzuka | Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 2 | 0.487s |
| 16 | Australia | Adelaide | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Renault | 1 | 0.018s |
Fastest laps
- Highlight: Home driver/constructor
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | Interlagos | Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Ford Cosworth |
| 2 | Pacific | Aida | Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Ford Cosworth |
| 3 | San Marino | Imola | Damon Hill | Williams-Renault |
| 4 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Ford Cosworth |
| 5 | Spain | Catalunya | Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Ford Cosworth |
| 6 | Canada | Montreal | Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Ford Cosworth |
| 7 | France | Magny-Cours | Damon Hill | Williams-Renault |
| 8 | Britain | Silverstone | Damon Hill | Williams-Renault |
| 9 | Germany | Hockenheim | David Coulthard | Williams-Renault |
| 10 | Hungary | Hungaroring | Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Ford Cosworth |
| 11 | Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | Damon Hill | Williams-Renault |
| 12 | Italy | Monza | Damon Hill | Williams-Renault |
| 13 | Portugal | Estoril | David Coulthard | Williams-Renault |
| 14 | Europe | Jerez | Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Ford Cosworth |
| 15 | Japan | Suzuka | Damon Hill | Williams-Renault |
| 16 | Australia | Adelaide | Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Ford Cosworth |
Qualifying results
World Drivers’ Championship standings
The top six classified finishers of each race were awarded points on the following basis: 1st (10), 2nd (6), 3rd (4), 4th (3), 5th (2), 6th (1)
- Highlight: Rookie
- Bold: pole position
- Underline: fastest lap
- Bold & underline: pole & fastest lap
| Pos | Driver | BRA | PAC | SMR | MCO | ESP | CAN | FRA | GBR | DEU | HUN | BEL | ITA | PRT | EUR | JPN | AUS | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | DSQ | R | 1 | DSQ | 1 | 2 | R | 92 | ||
| 2 | Damon Hill | 2 | R | 6 | R | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | R | 91 |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | R | 2 | R | 3 | R | 4R | 3 | R | 1 | 12R | R | 2 | R | 5 | R | 2 | 41 |
| 4 |  Mika Hakkinen | R | R | 3 | R | R | R | R | 3 | R | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12R | 26 | |
| 5 | Jean Alesi | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | R | 2 | R | R | R | R | R | 10 | 3 | 6 | 24 | ||
| 6 | Rubens Barrichello | 4 | 3 | DNQ | R | R | 7 | R | 4 | R | R | R | 4 | 4 | 12 | R | 4 | 19 |
| 7 | Martin Brundle | R | R | 8 | 2 | 11R | R | R | R | R | 4R | R | 5 | 6 | R | R | 3 | 16 |
| 8 | David Coulthard | R | 5 | 5 | R | R | 4 | 6R | 2 | 14 | ||||||||
| 9 | Nigel Mansell | R | R | 4 | 1 | 13 | ||||||||||||
| 10 |  Jos Verstappen | R | R | R | 8 | R | 3 | 3 | R | 5 | R | 10 | ||||||
| 11 | Olivier Panis | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 12 | R | 12 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 | DSQ | 9 | 11 | 5 | 9 |
| 12 | Mark Blundell | R | R | 9 | R | 3 | 10R | 10 | R | R | 5 | 5 | R | R | 13 | R | R | 8 |
| 13 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | R | 5 | 7 | R | R | 4 | 7 | R | R | R | R | R | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | |
| 14 | Nicola Larini | R | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| 15 | Christian Fittipaldi | R | 4 | 13R | R | R | DSQ | 8 | 9 | 4 | 14R | R | R | 8 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
| 16 | Eddie Irvine | R | 6 | R | R | DNS | R | R | 13R | R | 7 | 4 | 5 | R | 6 | |||
| 17 | Ukyo Katayama | 5 | R | 5 | R | R | R | R | 6 | R | R | R | R | R | 7 | R | R | 5 |
| 18 | Eric Bernard | R | 10 | 12 | R | 8 | 13 | R | 13 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 4 | ||
| 19 | Karl Wendlinger | 6 | R | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 20 | Andrea de Cesaris | R | 4 | R | 6 | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | 4 | |||||
| 21 | Pierluigi Martini | 8 | R | R | R | 5 | 9 | 5 | 10 | R | R | 8 | R | 12 | 15 | R | 9 | 4 |
| 22 | Gianni Morbidelli | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | 5 | R | 6 | R | 9 | 11 | R | R | 3 |
| 23 | Erik Comas | 9 | 6 | R | 10 | R | R | 11R | R | 6 | 8 | R | 8 | R | R | 9 | 2 | |
| 24 | Michele Alboreto | R | R | R | 6 | R | 11 | R | R | R | 7 | 9 | R | 13 | 14 | R | R | 1 |
| 25 | JJ Lehto | R | 7 | R | 6 | 9 | R | R | 10 | 1 | ||||||||
| Johnny Herbert | 7 | 7 | 10 | R | R | 8 | 7 | 11 | R | R | 12 | R | 11 | 8 | R | R | ||
| Olivier Beretta | R | R | R | 8 | DNS | R | R | 14 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||
| Pedro Lamy | 10 | 8 | R | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| Jean-Marc Gounon | 9 | 16 | R | R | 11 | R | 15 | |||||||||||
| Alessandro Zanardi | 9 | 15 | R | R | R | 13 | R | 16 | 13 | R | ||||||||
| David Brabham | 12 | R | R | R | 10 | 14 | R | 15 | R | 11 | R | R | R | R | 12 | R | ||
| Mika Salo | 10 | R | ||||||||||||||||
| Franck Lagorce | R | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| Roland Ratzenberger | DNQ | 11 | DNS | |||||||||||||||
| Yannick Dalmas | R | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| Philippe Adams | R | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| Domenico Schiattarella | 19 | R | ||||||||||||||||
| Bertrand Gachot | R | DNQ | R | R | R | R | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||
| Ayrton Senna | R | R | R | |||||||||||||||
| Hideki Noda | R | R | R | |||||||||||||||
| Paul Belmondo | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | R | R | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||
| Philippe Alliot | R | R | ||||||||||||||||
| Aguri Suzuki | R | |||||||||||||||||
| Taki Inoue | R | |||||||||||||||||
 Jean-Denis Deletraz | R | |||||||||||||||||
| Andrea Montermini | DNQ | |||||||||||||||||
| No. | Driver | BRA | PAC | SMR | MCO | ESP | CAN | FRA | GBR | DEU | HUN | BEL | ITA | PRT | EUR | JPN | AUS | Points |
Race to the title
The Race to the title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season between the top five drivers of 1994.
World Constructors’ Championship standings
The top six classified finishers of each race were awarded points on the following basis: 1st (10), 2nd (6), 3rd (4), 4th (3), 5th (2), 6th (1)
- Bold: pole position
- Underline: fastest lap
- Bold & underline: pole & fastest lap
| Pos | Constructor | BRA | PAC | SMR | MCO | ESP | CAN | FRA | GBR | DEU | HUN | BEL | ITA | PRT | EUR | JPN | AUS | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williams-Renault | 2 | R | 6 | R | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 118 |
| R | R | R | R | 5 | R | 5 | R | R | 4 | 6R | 2 | R | 4 | R | ||||
| 2 | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | R | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | R | 103 |
| R | R | R | 7 | R | 6 | R | DSQ | R | 3 | DSQ | R | R | R | R | R | |||
| 3 | Ferrari | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12R | R | 2 | R | 5 | 3 | 2 | 71 |
| R | R | R | 5 | R | 4R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | 10 | R | 6 | |||
| 4 | McLaren-Peugeot | R | R | 3 | 2 | 11R | R | R | 3 | R | 4R | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 42 |
| R | R | 8 | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | 5 | 6 | R | R | 12R | |||
| 5 | Jordan-Hart | 4 | 3 | R | 4 | 6 | 7 | R | 4 | R | R | 13R | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 28 |
| R | R | DNQ | R | R | R | R | DNS | R | R | R | R | 7 | 12 | R | R | |||
| 6 | Ligier-Renault | 11 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 12 | R | 12 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 13 |
| R | 10 | 12 | R | 8 | 13 | R | 13 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | DSQ | 9 | R | 11 | |||
| 7 | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 5 | R | 5 | R | 3 | 10R | 10 | 6 | R | 5 | 5 | R | R | 7 | R | R | 13 |
| R | R | 9 | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | 13 | R | R | |||
| 8 | Sauber-Mercedes | 6 | 5 | 4 | WD | R | R | 4 | 7 | R | R | R | R | R | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 |
| R | R | 7 | WD | R | 6 | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | 10 | ||||
| 9 | Footwork-Ford Cosworth | R | 4 | 13R | R | R | R | 8 | 9 | 4 | 14R | 6 | R | 8 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| R | R | R | R | R | DSQ | R | R | 5 | R | R | R | 9 | 17 | R | R | |||
| 10 | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 8 | R | R | 6 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 10 | R | 7 | 8 | R | 12 | 14 | R | 9 | 5 |
| R | R | R | R | R | 11 | R | R | R | R | 9 | R | 13 | 15 | R | R | |||
| 11 | Larrousse-Ford Cosworth | 9 | 6 | R | 8 | R | R | 11R | 14 | 6 | 8 | R | 8 | 14 | R | 9 | R | 2 |
| R | R | R | 10 | DNS | R | R | R | 7 | 9 | R | R | R | R | R | R | |||
| 12 | Lotus-Mugen-Honda | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | R | 13 | 12 | R | 11 | 16 | 10 | R | |
| 10 | 8 | R | R | R | 15 | R | R | R | R | R | R | 16 | 18 | 13 | R | |||
| 13 | Simtek-Ford Cosworth | 12 | 11 | R | R | 10 | 14 | 9 | 15 | R | 11 | 11 | R | 15 | 19 | 12 | R | |
| DNQ | R | DNS | DNQ | R | 16 | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | |||||
| 14 | Pacific-Ilmor | R | DNQ | R | R | R | R | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |
| DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | R | R | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||
| No. | Constructor | BRA | PAC | SMR | MCO | ESP | CAN | FRA | GBR | DEU | HUN | BEL | ITA | PRT | EUR | JPN | AUS | Points |
Race to the title
The Race to the title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season between the top five constructors of 1994.