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1994 British Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitSilverstone, 60 laps
Round8 of 16
Race numbers

The 1994 British Grand Prix was the:

  • 556th World Championship race
  • 45th World Championship British Grand Prix
  • 28th World Championship race at Silverstone
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (GBR) Damon HillWilliams-Renault601hr 30m 03.640s10
DQ (DEU) Michael SchumacherBenetton-Ford Cosworth60+18.778s 
2+2(FRA) Jean AlesiFerrari60+1m 08.128s6
3+2(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Peugeot60+1m 40.659s4
4+2(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Hart60+1m 41.751s3
5+2(GBR) David CoulthardWilliams-Renault59+1 lap2
6+2(JPN) Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha59+1 lap1
7+6(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Mercedes59+1 lap 
8+2(NLD) Jos VerstappenBenetton-Ford Cosworth59+1 lap 
9+11(BRA) Christian FittipaldiFootwork-Ford Cosworth58+2 laps 
10+4(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ford Cosworth58+2 laps 
11+10(GBR) Johnny HerbertLotus-Mugen-Honda58+2 laps 
12+3(FRA) Olivier PanisLigier-Renault58+2 laps 
13+10(FRA) Eric BernardLigier-Renault58+2 laps 
14+10(MCO) Olivier BerettaLarrousse-Ford Cosworth58+2 laps 
15+10(AUS) David BrabhamSimtek-Ford Cosworth57+3 laps 
16+10(FRA) Jean-Marc GounonSimtek-Ford Cosworth57+3 laps 
R (ITA) Michele AlboretoMinardi-Ford Cosworth48DNF 
R (AUT) Gerhard BergerFerrari32DNF 
R (GBR) Mark BlundellTyrrell-Yamaha20DNF 
R (FRA) Erik ComasLarrousse-Ford Cosworth12DNF 
R (ITA) Andrea de CesarisSauber-Mercedes11DNF 
R (ITA) Gianni MorbidelliFootwork-Ford Cosworth5DNF 
R (ITA) Alessandro ZanardiLotus-Mugen-Honda4DNF 
R (GBR) Martin BrundleMcLaren-Peugeot0DNF 
Did not start
  (GBR) Eddie IrvineJordan-Hart   

Notes

  • Michael Schumacher was disqualified post-race for ignoring a black flag, which was given for overtaking on the formation lap.

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1(GBR) Damon HillWilliams-Renault
2(DEU) Michael SchumacherBenetton-Ford Cosworth
3(AUT) Gerhard BergerFerrari
4(FRA) Jean AlesiFerrari
5(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Peugeot
6(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Hart
7(GBR) David CoulthardWilliams-Renault
8(JPN) Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha
9(GBR) Martin BrundleMcLaren-Peugeot
10(NLD) Jos VerstappenBenetton-Ford Cosworth
11(GBR) Mark BlundellTyrrell-Yamaha
12  
13(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Mercedes
14(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ford Cosworth
15(FRA) Olivier PanisLigier-Renault
16(ITA) Gianni MorbidelliFootwork-Ford Cosworth
17(ITA) Michele AlboretoMinardi-Ford Cosworth
18(ITA) Andrea de CesarisSauber-Mercedes
19  
20(BRA) Christian FittipaldiFootwork-Ford Cosworth
21(GBR) Johnny HerbertLotus-Mugen-Honda
22(FRA) Erik ComasLarrousse-Ford Cosworth
23(FRA) Eric BernardLigier-Renault
24(MCO) Olivier BerettaLarrousse-Ford Cosworth
25(AUS) David BrabhamSimtek-Ford Cosworth
26(FRA) Jean-Marc GounonSimtek-Ford Cosworth
Started from the pit lane
 (ITA) Alessandro ZanardiLotus-Mugen-Honda

Notes

  • David Coulthard started the Grand Prix from the back of the grid after failing to pull away at the beginning of the formation lap.

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(GBR) Damon HillWilliams-Renault1:24.960 
2(DEU) Michael SchumacherBenetton-Ford Cosworth1:24.9630.003
3(AUT) Gerhard BergerFerrari1:24.9800.020
4(FRA) Jean AlesiFerrari1:25.5410.581
5(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Peugeot1:26.2681.308
6(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Hart1:26.2711.311
7(GBR) David CoulthardWilliams-Renault1:26.3371.377
8(JPN) Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha1:26.4141.454
9(GBR) Martin BrundleMcLaren-Peugeot1:26.7681.808
10(NLD) Jos VerstappenBenetton-Ford Cosworth1:26.8411.881
11(GBR) Mark BlundellTyrrell-Yamaha1:26.9201.960
12(GBR) Eddie IrvineJordan-Hart1:27.0652.105
13(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Mercedes1:27.2842.324
14(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:27.5222.562
15(FRA) Olivier PanisLigier-Renault1:27.7852.825
16(ITA) Gianni MorbidelliFootwork-Ford Cosworth1:27.8862.926
17(ITA) Michele AlboretoMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:28.1003.140
18(ITA) Andrea de CesarisSauber-Mercedes1:28.2123.252
19(ITA) Alessandro ZanardiLotus-Mugen-Honda1:28.2253.265
20(BRA) Christian FittipaldiFootwork-Ford Cosworth1:28.2313.271
21(GBR) Johnny HerbertLotus-Mugen-Honda1:28.3403.380
22(FRA) Erik ComasLarrousse-Ford Cosworth1:28.5193.559
23(FRA) Eric BernardLigier-Renault1:28.9553.995
24(MCO) Olivier BerettaLarrousse-Ford Cosworth1:29.2994.339
25(AUS) David BrabhamSimtek-Ford Cosworth1:30.6905.730
26(FRA) Jean-Marc GounonSimtek-Ford Cosworth1:30.7225.762
Did not qualify
27(FRA) Bertrand GachotPacific-Ilmor1:31.4966.536
28(FRA) Paul BelmondoPacific-Ilmor1:32.5077.547

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(DEU) Michael Schumacher66
2(GBR) Damon Hill39
3(FRA) Jean Alesi19
4(AUT) Gerhard Berger17
5(BRA) Rubens Barrichello10
6(FIN) Mika Hakkinen8
7(ITA) Nicola Larini6
=(GBR) Martin Brundle6
9(DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen5
10(JPN) Ukyo Katayama5
11(GBR) Mark Blundell4
12(AUT) Karl Wendlinger4
=(ITA) Andrea de Cesaris4
14(ITA) Pierluigi Martini4
=(GBR) David Coulthard4
16(BRA) Christian Fittipaldi3
17(FRA) Erik Comas1
=(ITA) Michele Alboreto1
=(GBR) Eddie Irvine1
=(FIN) JJ Lehto1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Benetton-Ford Cosworth67
2Williams-Renault43
3Ferrari42
4McLaren-Peugeot14
5Jordan-Hart14
6Sauber-Mercedes10
7Tyrrell-Yamaha9
8Minardi-Ford Cosworth5
9Footwork-Ford Cosworth3
10Larrousse-Ford Cosworth1

Stats & milestones

Milestone race start
50th for Footwork (30th constructor to start 50 races)
Wins
5th for Damon Hill (5th driver to win the British Grand Prix for Williams)
73rd for Williams
Podiums
15th for Damon Hill
12th for Jean Alesi
3rd for Mika Hakkinen
363rd for Ferrari
249th for McLaren
181st for Williams
Poles
4th for Damon Hill
72nd for Williams
Fastest laps
7th for Damon Hill
79th for Williams
Front row starts
15th for Damon Hill
9th for Michael Schumacher
Points finishes
3rd and last for Ukyo Katayama
Pole & win
1st for Damon Hill (42nd different driver to win from pole, 10th British driver)
Win & fastest lap
2nd for Damon Hill
Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
1st for Damon Hill (32nd different driver to complete a hat-trick, 10th British driver)