1994 Australian Grand Prix
564th World Championship race, 10th World Championship Australian Grand Prix, 10th World Championship race at Adelaide
Fact File
| Date: | Sunday, 13 November 1994 |
|---|---|
| Winner: |  Nigel Mansell Williams-Renault |
| Pole position: | Nigel Mansell Williams-Renault |
| Fastest lap: |  Michael Schumacher Benetton-Ford Cosworth |
| Circuit: | Adelaide, 81 laps |
| Round: | 16 of 16 |
Race Result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Renault | 81 | 1hr 47m 51.480s | 10 | |
| 2 | +9 |  Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 81 | +2.511s | 6 |
| 3 | +6 | Martin Brundle | McLaren-Peugeot | 81 | +52.487s | 4 |
| 4 | +1 |  Rubens Barrichello | Jordan-Hart | 81 | +1m 10.530s | 3 |
| 5 | +7 |  Olivier Panis | Ligier-Renault | 80 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | +2 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 80 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | +3 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber-Mercedes | 80 | +1 lap | |
| 8 | +11 | Christian Fittipaldi | Footwork-Ford Cosworth | 80 | +1 lap | |
| 9 | +9 |  Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 79 | +2 laps | |
| 10 | +7 |  JJ Lehto | Sauber-Mercedes | 79 | +2 laps | |
| 11 | +9 | Franck Lagorce | Ligier-Renault | 79 | +2 laps | |
| 12 | -8 | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Peugeot | 76 | DNF | |
| R | Michele Alboreto | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 69 | DNF | ||
| R | Mark Blundell | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 66 | DNF | ||
| R |  Jean-Denis Deletraz | Larrousse-Ford Cosworth | 56 | DNF | ||
| R | Mika Salo | Lotus-Mugen-Honda | 49 | DNF | ||
| R |  David Brabham | Simtek-Ford Cosworth | 49 | DNF | ||
| R | Alessandro Zanardi | Lotus-Mugen-Honda | 40 | DNF | ||
| R | Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 35 | DNF | ||
| R | Damon Hill | Williams-Renault | 35 | DNF | ||
| R | Domenico Schiattarella | Simtek-Ford Cosworth | 21 | DNF | ||
| R |  Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 19 | DNF | ||
| R | Hideki Noda | Larrousse-Ford Cosworth | 18 | DNF | ||
| R | Gianni Morbidelli | Footwork-Ford Cosworth | 17 | DNF | ||
| R | Eddie Irvine | Jordan-Hart | 15 | DNF | ||
| R | Johnny Herbert | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 13 | DNF |
Starting Grid
- Highlight: race winner
- Highlight: second place
- Highlight: third place
Qualifying Result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Renault | 1:16.179 | |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 1:16.197 | 0.018 |
| 3 | Damon Hill | Williams-Renault | 1:16.830 | 0.651 |
| 4 | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Peugeot | 1:16.992 | 0.813 |
| 5 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan-Hart | 1:17.537 | 1.358 |
| 6 | Eddie Irvine | Jordan-Hart | 1:17.667 | 1.488 |
| 7 | Johnny Herbert | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 1:17.727 | 1.548 |
| 8 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 1:17.801 | 1.622 |
| 9 | Martin Brundle | McLaren-Peugeot | 1:17.950 | 1.771 |
| 10 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber-Mercedes | 1:17.962 | 1.783 |
| 11 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:18.070 | 1.891 |
| 12 | Olivier Panis | Ligier-Renault | 1:18.072 | 1.893 |
| 13 | Mark Blundell | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:18.237 | 2.058 |
| 14 | Alessandro Zanardi | Lotus-Mugen-Honda | 1:18.331 | 2.152 |
| 15 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:18.411 | 2.232 |
| 16 | Michele Alboreto | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 1:18.755 | 2.576 |
| 17 | JJ Lehto | Sauber-Mercedes | 1:18.806 | 2.627 |
| 18 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 1:18.957 | 2.778 |
| 19 | Christian Fittipaldi | Footwork-Ford Cosworth | 1:19.061 | 2.882 |
| 20 | Franck Lagorce | Ligier-Renault | 1:19.153 | 2.974 |
| 21 | Gianni Morbidelli | Footwork-Ford Cosworth | 1:19.610 | 3.431 |
| 22 | Mika Salo | Lotus-Mugen-Honda | 1:19.844 | 3.665 |
| 23 | Hideki Noda | Larrousse-Ford Cosworth | 1:20.145 | 3.966 |
| 24 | David Brabham | Simtek-Ford Cosworth | 1:20.442 | 4.263 |
| 25 | Jean-Denis Deletraz | Larrousse-Ford Cosworth | 1:22.422 | 6.243 |
| 26 | Domenico Schiattarella | Simtek-Ford Cosworth | 1:22.529 | 6.350 |
| Did not qualify | ||||
| 27 | Paul Belmondo | Pacific-Ilmor | 1:24.087 | 7.908 |
| 28 | Bertrand Gachot | Pacific-Ilmor | 7:40.317 | 6:24.138 |
Championship Standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
- Highlight: driver/constructor confirmed as world champion for 1994
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | 92 |
| 2 | Damon Hill | 91 |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | 41 |
| 4 | Mika Hakkinen | 26 |
| 5 | Jean Alesi | 24 |
| 6 | Rubens Barrichello | 19 |
| 7 | Martin Brundle | 16 |
| 8 | David Coulthard | 14 |
| 9 | Nigel Mansell | 13 |
| 10 |  Jos Verstappen | 10 |
| 11 | Olivier Panis | 9 |
| 12 | Mark Blundell | 8 |
| 13 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 7 |
| 14 | Nicola Larini | 6 |
| 15 | Christian Fittipaldi | 6 |
| 16 | Eddie Irvine | 6 |
| 17 | Ukyo Katayama | 5 |
| 18 | Eric Bernard | 4 |
| 19 | Karl Wendlinger | 4 |
| = | Andrea de Cesaris | 4 |
| 21 | Pierluigi Martini | 4 |
| 22 | Gianni Morbidelli | 3 |
| 23 | Erik Comas | 2 |
| 24 | Michele Alboreto | 1 |
| = | JJ Lehto | 1 |
Statistics & Milestones
- Race debut
- Driver: Jean-Denis Deletraz
- Last start
- Driver: Michele Alboreto, David Brabham, Christian Fittipaldi, Franck Lagorce, JJ Lehto, Hideki Noda
- Constructor: Larrousse, Lotus
- Milestone race start
- Driver: 50th for Gianni Morbidelli
- World Champion
- Driver: 1st World Championship for Michael Schumacher (24th different world champion, 1st German champion)
- Constructor: 7th World Championship for Williams
- Wins
- Driver: 31st and last for Nigel Mansell
- Constructor: 78th for Williams
- Podiums
- Driver: 59th and last for Nigel Mansell, 38th for Gerhard Berger, 8th for Martin Brundle
- Constructor: 367th for Ferrari, 254th for McLaren, 189th for Williams
- Poles
- Driver: 32nd and last for Nigel Mansell
- Constructor: 73rd for Williams
- Fastest laps
- Driver: 15th for Michael Schumacher
- Constructor: 22nd for Benetton
- Front row starts
- Driver: 56th and last for Nigel Mansell, 14th for Michael Schumacher
- Points finishes
- Driver: 82nd and last for Nigel Mansell
- Pole & win
- Driver: 17th and last for Nigel Mansell