1994 European Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 16 October 1994 |
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| Circuit | Jerez, 69 laps |
| Round | 14 of 16 |
| Race numbers | The 1994 European Grand Prix was the
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 |  Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 69 | 1hr 40m 26.689s | 10 | |
| 2 |  Damon Hill | Williams-Renault | 69 | +24.689s | 6 | |
| 3 | +6 |  Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Peugeot | 69 | +1m 09.648s | 4 |
| 4 | +6 | Eddie Irvine | Jordan-Hart | 69 | +1m 18.446s | 3 |
| 5 | +1 |  Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 68 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | -2 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber-Mercedes | 68 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | +6 |  Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 68 | +1 lap | |
| 8 | -1 | Johnny Herbert | Ligier-Renault | 68 | +1 lap | |
| 9 | +2 |  Olivier Panis | Ligier-Renault | 68 | +1 lap | |
| 10 | +6 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 68 | +1 lap | |
| 11 | -3 |  Gianni Morbidelli | Footwork-Ford Cosworth | 68 | +1 lap | |
| 12 | -7 |  Rubens Barrichello | Jordan-Hart | 68 | +1 lap | |
| 13 | +1 | Mark Blundell | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 68 | +1 lap | |
| 14 | +6 | Michele Alboreto | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 67 | +2 laps | |
| 15 | +2 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 67 | +2 laps | |
| 16 | +5 | Alessandro Zanardi | Lotus-Mugen-Honda | 67 | +2 laps | |
| 17 | +2 | Christian Fittipaldi | Footwork-Ford Cosworth | 66 | +3 laps | |
| 18 | +4 | Eric Bernard | Lotus-Mugen-Honda | 66 | +3 laps | |
| 19 | +7 | Domenico Schiattarella | Simtek-Ford Cosworth | 64 | +5 laps | |
| R | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Renault | 47 | DNF | ||
| R |  David Brabham | Simtek-Ford Cosworth | 42 | DNF | ||
| R | Andrea de Cesaris | Sauber-Mercedes | 37 | DNF | ||
| R | Erik Comas | Larrousse-Ford Cosworth | 37 | DNF | ||
| R |  Jos Verstappen | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 15 | DNF | ||
| R | Hideki Noda | Larrousse-Ford Cosworth | 10 | DNF | ||
| R | Martin Brundle | McLaren-Peugeot | 8 | DNF | ||
Starting grid
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Ford Cosworth |
| 2 | Damon Hill | Williams-Renault |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Renault |
| 4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber-Mercedes |
| 5 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan-Hart |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari |
| 7 | Johnny Herbert | Ligier-Renault |
| 8 | Gianni Morbidelli | Footwork-Ford Cosworth |
| 9 | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Peugeot |
| 10 | Eddie Irvine | Jordan-Hart |
| 11 | Olivier Panis | Ligier-Renault |
| 12 | Jos Verstappen | Benetton-Ford Cosworth |
| 13 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell-Yamaha |
| 14 | Mark Blundell | Tyrrell-Yamaha |
| 15 | Martin Brundle | McLaren-Peugeot |
| 16 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari |
| 17 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Ford Cosworth |
| 18 | Andrea de Cesaris | Sauber-Mercedes |
| 19 | Christian Fittipaldi | Footwork-Ford Cosworth |
| 20 | Michele Alboreto | Minardi-Ford Cosworth |
| 21 | Alessandro Zanardi | Lotus-Mugen-Honda |
| 22 | Eric Bernard | Lotus-Mugen-Honda |
| 23 | Erik Comas | Larrousse-Ford Cosworth |
| 24 | Hideki Noda | Larrousse-Ford Cosworth |
| 25 | David Brabham | Simtek-Ford Cosworth |
| 26 | Domenico Schiattarella | Simtek-Ford Cosworth |
Qualifying result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 1:22.762 | |
| 2 | Damon Hill | Williams-Renault | 1:22.892 | 0.130 |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Renault | 1:23.392 | 0.630 |
| 4 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber-Mercedes | 1:23.431 | 0.669 |
| 5 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan-Hart | 1:23.455 | 0.693 |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:23.677 | 0.915 |
| 7 | Johnny Herbert | Ligier-Renault | 1:24.040 | 1.278 |
| 8 | Gianni Morbidelli | Footwork-Ford Cosworth | 1:24.079 | 1.317 |
| 9 | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Peugeot | 1:24.122 | 1.360 |
| 10 | Eddie Irvine | Jordan-Hart | 1:24.157 | 1.395 |
| 11 | Olivier Panis | Ligier-Renault | 1:24.432 | 1.670 |
| 12 | Jos Verstappen | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 1:24.643 | 1.881 |
| 13 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:24.738 | 1.976 |
| 14 | Mark Blundell | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:24.770 | 2.008 |
| 15 | Martin Brundle | McLaren-Peugeot | 1:25.110 | 2.348 |
| 16 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 1:25.182 | 2.420 |
| 17 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 1:25.294 | 2.532 |
| 18 | Andrea de Cesaris | Sauber-Mercedes | 1:25.407 | 2.645 |
| 19 | Christian Fittipaldi | Footwork-Ford Cosworth | 1:25.427 | 2.665 |
| 20 | Michele Alboreto | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 1:25.511 | 2.749 |
| 21 | Alessandro Zanardi | Lotus-Mugen-Honda | 1:25.557 | 2.795 |
| 22 | Eric Bernard | Lotus-Mugen-Honda | 1:25.595 | 2.833 |
| 23 | Erik Comas | Larrousse-Ford Cosworth | 1:26.272 | 3.510 |
| 24 | Hideki Noda | Larrousse-Ford Cosworth | 1:27.168 | 4.406 |
| 25 | David Brabham | Simtek-Ford Cosworth | 1:27.201 | 4.439 |
| 26 | Domenico Schiattarella | Simtek-Ford Cosworth | 1:27.976 | 5.214 |
| Did not qualify | ||||
| 27 | Bertrand Gachot | Pacific-Ilmor | 1:29.488 | 6.726 |
| 28 | Paul Belmondo | Pacific-Ilmor | 1:30.234 | 7.472 |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1994 European Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Michael Schumacher | 86 |
| 2 | Damon Hill | 81 |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | 35 |
| 4 | Mika Hakkinen | 26 |
| 5 | Jean Alesi | 19 |
| 6 | Rubens Barrichello | 16 |
| 7 | David Coulthard | 14 |
| 8 | Martin Brundle | 12 |
| 9 | Jos Verstappen | 10 |
| 10 | Mark Blundell | 8 |
| 11 | Olivier Panis | 7 |
| 12 | Nicola Larini | 6 |
| 13 | Christian Fittipaldi | 6 |
| 14 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 6 |
| 15 | Ukyo Katayama | 5 |
| 16 | Eric Bernard | 4 |
| 17 | Karl Wendlinger | 4 |
| = | Andrea de Cesaris | 4 |
| = | Eddie Irvine | 4 |
| 20 | Pierluigi Martini | 4 |
| 21 | Gianni Morbidelli | 3 |
| 22 | Erik Comas | 2 |
| 23 | Michele Alboreto | 1 |
| = | JJ Lehto | 1 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
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| 1 | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 97 |
| 2 | Williams-Renault | 95 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 60 |
| 4 | McLaren-Peugeot | 38 |
| 5 |  Jordan-Hart | 23 |
| 6 | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 13 |
| 7 | Ligier-Renault | 11 |
| 8 |  Sauber-Mercedes | 11 |
| 9 | Footwork-Ford Cosworth | 9 |
| 10 | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 5 |
| 11 | Larrousse-Ford Cosworth | 2 |
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Hideki Noda, Domenico Schiattarella
- Last start
- Eric Bernard, Andrea de Cesaris
- Milestone race start
- 50th for Michael Schumacher (82nd driver to start 50 races, 4th German driver)
- Wins
- 10th for Michael Schumacher (20th driver to win ten races, 1st German driver)
- 15th for Benetton
- Podiums
- 26th for Michael Schumacher, 20th for Damon Hill (30th driver to score 20 podiums, 9th British driver), 7th for Mika Hakkinen
- 253rd for McLaren, 187th for Williams, 61st for Benetton
- Poles
- 5th for Michael Schumacher
- 7th for Benetton
- Fastest laps
- 14th for Michael Schumacher
- 21st for Benetton
- Front row starts
- 18th for Damon Hill, 12th for Michael Schumacher
- Pole & win
- 4th for Michael Schumacher
- Win & fastest lap
- 7th for Michael Schumacher
- Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
- 4th for Michael Schumacher