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Home / Seasons / 1994 F1 World Championship Season / 1994 Brazilian Grand Prix

1994 Brazilian Grand Prix

DateSunday, 27 March 1994
Winner
  • Michael Schumacher
  • Benetton-Ford Cosworth
Pole position
  • Ayrton Senna
  • Williams-Renault
Fastest lap
  • Michael Schumacher
  • Benetton-Ford Cosworth
CircuitInterlagos, 71 laps
Round1 of 16
Race numbers

The 1994 Brazilian Grand Prix was the:

  • 549th World Championship race
  • 22nd World Championship Brazilian Grand Prix
  • 12th World Championship race at Interlagos
More 1994 season
More Brazilian Grands Prix
Previous race1993 Australian Grand Prix

Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1(DEU) Michael SchumacherBenetton-Ford Cosworth711hr 35m 38.759s10
2+2(GBR) Damon HillWilliams-Renault70+1 lap6
3 (FRA) Jean AlesiFerrari70+1 lap4
4+10(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Hart70+1 lap3
5+5(JPN) Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha69+2 laps2
6+1(AUT) Karl WendlingerSauber-Mercedes69+2 laps1
7+14(GBR) Johnny HerbertLotus-Mugen-Honda69+2 laps 
8+7(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ford Cosworth69+2 laps 
9+4(FRA) Erik ComasLarrousse-Ford Cosworth68+3 laps 
10+14(PRT) Pedro LamyLotus-Mugen-Honda68+3 laps 
11+8(FRA) Olivier PanisLigier-Renault68+3 laps 
12+14(AUS) David BrabhamSimtek-Ford Cosworth67+4 laps 
R (BRA) Ayrton SennaWilliams-Renault55DNF 
R (GBR) Martin BrundleMcLaren-Peugeot34DNF 
R (GBR) Eddie IrvineJordan-Hart34DNF 
R (NLD) Jos VerstappenBenetton-Ford Cosworth34DNF 
R (FRA) Eric BernardLigier-Renault33DNF 
R (GBR) Mark BlundellTyrrell-Yamaha21DNF 
R (BRA) Christian FittipaldiFootwork-Ford Cosworth21DNF 
R (DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Mercedes15DNF 
R (FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Peugeot13DNF 
R (ITA) Michele AlboretoMinardi-Ford Cosworth7DNF 
R (ITA) Gianni MorbidelliFootwork-Ford Cosworth5DNF 
R (AUT) Gerhard BergerFerrari5DNF 
R (MCO) Olivier BerettaLarrousse-Ford Cosworth2DNF 
R (FRA) Bertrand GachotPacific-Ilmor1DNF 

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1(BRA) Ayrton SennaWilliams-Renault
2(DEU) Michael SchumacherBenetton-Ford Cosworth
3(FRA) Jean AlesiFerrari
4(GBR) Damon HillWilliams-Renault
5(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Mercedes
6(ITA) Gianni MorbidelliFootwork-Ford Cosworth
7(AUT) Karl WendlingerSauber-Mercedes
8(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Peugeot
9(NLD) Jos VerstappenBenetton-Ford Cosworth
10(JPN) Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha
11(BRA) Christian FittipaldiFootwork-Ford Cosworth
12(GBR) Mark BlundellTyrrell-Yamaha
13(FRA) Erik ComasLarrousse-Ford Cosworth
14(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Hart
15(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ford Cosworth
16(GBR) Eddie IrvineJordan-Hart
17(AUT) Gerhard BergerFerrari
18(GBR) Martin BrundleMcLaren-Peugeot
19(FRA) Olivier PanisLigier-Renault
20(FRA) Eric BernardLigier-Renault
21(GBR) Johnny HerbertLotus-Mugen-Honda
22(ITA) Michele AlboretoMinardi-Ford Cosworth
23(MCO) Olivier BerettaLarrousse-Ford Cosworth
24(PRT) Pedro LamyLotus-Mugen-Honda
25(FRA) Bertrand GachotPacific-Ilmor
26(AUS) David BrabhamSimtek-Ford Cosworth

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(BRA) Ayrton SennaWilliams-Renault1:15.962 
2(DEU) Michael SchumacherBenetton-Ford Cosworth1:16.2900.328
3(FRA) Jean AlesiFerrari1:17.3851.423
4(GBR) Damon HillWilliams-Renault1:17.5541.592
5(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Mercedes1:17.8061.844
6(ITA) Gianni MorbidelliFootwork-Ford Cosworth1:17.8661.904
7(AUT) Karl WendlingerSauber-Mercedes1:17.9271.965
8(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Peugeot1:18.1222.160
9(NLD) Jos VerstappenBenetton-Ford Cosworth1:18.1832.221
10(JPN) Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha1:18.1942.232
11(BRA) Christian FittipaldiFootwork-Ford Cosworth1:18.2042.242
12(GBR) Mark BlundellTyrrell-Yamaha1:18.2462.284
13(FRA) Erik ComasLarrousse-Ford Cosworth1:18.3212.359
14(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Hart1:18.4142.452
15(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:18.6592.697
16(GBR) Eddie IrvineJordan-Hart1:18.7512.789
17(AUT) Gerhard BergerFerrari1:18.8552.893
18(GBR) Martin BrundleMcLaren-Peugeot1:18.8642.902
19(FRA) Olivier PanisLigier-Renault1:19.3043.342
20(FRA) Eric BernardLigier-Renault1:19.3963.434
21(GBR) Johnny HerbertLotus-Mugen-Honda1:19.4833.521
22(ITA) Michele AlboretoMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:19.5173.555
23(MCO) Olivier BerettaLarrousse-Ford Cosworth1:19.5243.562
24(PRT) Pedro LamyLotus-Mugen-Honda1:19.9754.013
25(FRA) Bertrand GachotPacific-Ilmor1:20.7294.767
26(AUS) David BrabhamSimtek-Ford Cosworth1:21.1865.224
Did not qualify
27(AUT) Roland RatzenbergerSimtek-Ford Cosworth1:22.7076.745
28(FRA) Paul BelmondoPacific-Ilmor– 

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(DEU) Michael Schumacher10
2(GBR) Damon Hill6
3(FRA) Jean Alesi4
4(BRA) Rubens Barrichello3
5(JPN) Ukyo Katayama2
6(AUT) Karl Wendlinger1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Benetton-Ford Cosworth10
2Williams-Renault6
3Ferrari4
4Jordan-Hart3
5Tyrrell-Yamaha2
6Sauber-Mercedes1

Stats & milestones

Race debut
Olivier Beretta (first Monegasque driver to start a race since 1955)
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Olivier Panis
Jos Verstappen
Pacific
Simtek
Wins
3rd for Michael Schumacher
8th for Benetton
Podiums
18th for Michael Schumacher
11th for Damon Hill
10th for Jean Alesi (51st driver to score ten podiums, 9th French driver)
357th for Ferrari
177th for Williams
51st for Benetton
Poles
63rd for Ayrton Senna (first for Williams)
68th for Williams
Fastest laps
8th for Michael Schumacher
15th for Benetton
Front row starts
84th for Ayrton Senna (first for Williams)
3rd for Michael Schumacher
Points finishes
1st for Ukyo Katayama (261st different point scorer, 3rd Japanese driver)
Win & fastest lap
2nd for Michael Schumacher (first since 1992)

See also

  • Brazilian Grand Prix
  • Interlagos circuit
  • 1994 World Championship season

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