1994 French Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 3 July 1994 |
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| Circuit | Magny-Cours, 72 laps |
| Round | 7 of 16 |
| Race numbers | The 1994 French Grand Prix was the
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +2 |  Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 72 | 1hr 38m 35.704s | 10 |
| 2 | -1 |  Damon Hill | Williams-Renault | 72 | +12.642s | 6 |
| 3 | +2 |  Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 72 | +52.765s | 4 |
| 4 | +6 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber-Mercedes | 71 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | +11 |  Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 70 | +2 laps | 2 |
| 6 | +5 | Andrea de Cesaris | Sauber-Mercedes | 70 | +2 laps | 1 |
| 7 | +12 | Johnny Herbert | Lotus-Mugen-Honda | 70 | +2 laps | |
| 8 | +10 |  Christian Fittipaldi | Footwork-Ford Cosworth | 70 | +2 laps | |
| 9 | +17 |  Jean-Marc Gounon | Simtek-Ford Cosworth | 68 | +4 laps | |
| 10 | +7 | Mark Blundell | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 67 | +5 laps | |
| 11 | +9 | Erik Comas | Larrousse-Ford Cosworth | 66 | DNF | |
| R |  Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 53 | DNF | ||
| R |  Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Peugeot | 48 | DNF | ||
| R | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Renault | 45 | DNF | ||
| R | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 41 | DNF | ||
| R | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan-Hart | 41 | DNF | ||
| R | Eric Bernard | Ligier-Renault | 40 | DNF | ||
| R |  Olivier Beretta | Larrousse-Ford Cosworth | 36 | DNF | ||
| R | Martin Brundle | McLaren-Peugeot | 29 | DNF | ||
| R | Gianni Morbidelli | Footwork-Ford Cosworth | 28 | DNF | ||
| R | Olivier Panis | Ligier-Renault | 28 | DNF | ||
| R |  David Brabham | Simtek-Ford Cosworth | 28 | DNF | ||
| R |  Jos Verstappen | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 25 | DNF | ||
| R | Eddie Irvine | Jordan-Hart | 24 | DNF | ||
| R | Michele Alboreto | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 21 | DNF | ||
| R | Alessandro Zanardi | Lotus-Mugen-Honda | 20 | DNF | ||
Notes
- Erik Comas ended lap 66 in P9 before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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| 1 | Damon Hill | Williams-Renault |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Renault |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Ford Cosworth |
| 4 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari |
| 5 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari |
| 6 | Eddie Irvine | Jordan-Hart |
| 7 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan-Hart |
| 8 | Jos Verstappen | Benetton-Ford Cosworth |
| 9 | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Peugeot |
| 10 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber-Mercedes |
| 11 | Andrea de Cesaris | Sauber-Mercedes |
| 12 | Martin Brundle | McLaren-Peugeot |
| 13 | Olivier Panis | Ligier-Renault |
| 14 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell-Yamaha |
| 15 | Eric Bernard | Ligier-Renault |
| 16 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Ford Cosworth |
| 17 | Mark Blundell | Tyrrell-Yamaha |
| 18 | Christian Fittipaldi | Footwork-Ford Cosworth |
| 19 | Johnny Herbert | Lotus-Mugen-Honda |
| 20 | Erik Comas | Larrousse-Ford Cosworth |
| 21 | Michele Alboreto | Minardi-Ford Cosworth |
| 22 | Gianni Morbidelli | Footwork-Ford Cosworth |
| 23 | Alessandro Zanardi | Lotus-Mugen-Honda |
| 24 | David Brabham | Simtek-Ford Cosworth |
| 25 | Olivier Beretta | Larrousse-Ford Cosworth |
| 26 | Jean-Marc Gounon | Simtek-Ford Cosworth |
Qualifying result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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| 1 | Damon Hill | Williams-Renault | 1:16.282 | |
| 2 | Nigel Mansell | Williams-Renault | 1:16.359 | 0.077 |
| 3 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 1:16.707 | 0.425 |
| 4 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 1:16.954 | 0.672 |
| 5 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:16.959 | 0.677 |
| 6 | Eddie Irvine | Jordan-Hart | 1:17.441 | 1.159 |
| 7 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan-Hart | 1:17.482 | 1.200 |
| 8 | Jos Verstappen | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 1:17.645 | 1.363 |
| 9 | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Peugeot | 1:17.768 | 1.486 |
| 10 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber-Mercedes | 1:17.830 | 1.548 |
| 11 | Andrea de Cesaris | Sauber-Mercedes | 1:17.866 | 1.584 |
| 12 | Martin Brundle | McLaren-Peugeot | 1:18.031 | 1.749 |
| 13 | Olivier Panis | Ligier-Renault | 1:18.044 | 1.762 |
| 14 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:18.192 | 1.910 |
| 15 | Eric Bernard | Ligier-Renault | 1:18.236 | 1.954 |
| 16 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 1:18.248 | 1.966 |
| 17 | Mark Blundell | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:18.381 | 2.099 |
| 18 | Christian Fittipaldi | Footwork-Ford Cosworth | 1:18.568 | 2.286 |
| 19 | Johnny Herbert | Lotus-Mugen-Honda | 1:18.715 | 2.433 |
| 20 | Erik Comas | Larrousse-Ford Cosworth | 1:18.811 | 2.529 |
| 21 | Michele Alboreto | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 1:18.890 | 2.608 |
| 22 | Gianni Morbidelli | Footwork-Ford Cosworth | 1:18.936 | 2.654 |
| 23 | Alessandro Zanardi | Lotus-Mugen-Honda | 1:19.066 | 2.784 |
| 24 | David Brabham | Simtek-Ford Cosworth | 1:19.771 | 3.489 |
| 25 | Olivier Beretta | Larrousse-Ford Cosworth | 1:19.863 | 3.581 |
| 26 | Jean-Marc Gounon | Simtek-Ford Cosworth | 1:21.829 | 5.547 |
| Did not qualify | ||||
| 27 | Bertrand Gachot | Pacific-Ilmor | 1:21.952 | 5.670 |
| 28 | Paul Belmondo | Pacific-Ilmor | 1:23.004 | 6.722 |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1994 French Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Michael Schumacher | 66 |
| 2 | Damon Hill | 29 |
| 3 | Gerhard Berger | 17 |
| 4 | Jean Alesi | 13 |
| 5 | Rubens Barrichello | 7 |
| 6 | Nicola Larini | 6 |
| = | Martin Brundle | 6 |
| 8 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 5 |
| 9 | Mika Hakkinen | 4 |
| = | Mark Blundell | 4 |
| 11 | Karl Wendlinger | 4 |
| = | Andrea de Cesaris | 4 |
| 13 | Ukyo Katayama | 4 |
| = | Pierluigi Martini | 4 |
| 15 | Christian Fittipaldi | 3 |
| 16 | David Coulthard | 2 |
| 17 | Erik Comas | 1 |
| = | Michele Alboreto | 1 |
| = | Eddie Irvine | 1 |
| = | JJ Lehto | 1 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
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| 1 | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 67 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 36 |
| 3 | Williams-Renault | 31 |
| 4 |  Jordan-Hart | 11 |
| 5 | McLaren-Peugeot | 10 |
| 6 |  Sauber-Mercedes | 10 |
| 7 | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 8 |
| 8 | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 5 |
| 9 | Footwork-Ford Cosworth | 3 |
| 10 | Larrousse-Ford Cosworth | 1 |
Statistics & milestones
- Wins
- 8th for Michael Schumacher
- 13th for Benetton
- Podiums
- 35th for Gerhard Berger, 24th for Michael Schumacher, 14th for Damon Hill
- 362nd for Ferrari, 180th for Williams, 57th for Benetton
- Poles
- 3rd for Damon Hill
- 71st for Williams
- Qualifying 1-2
- 35th for Williams
- Fastest laps
- 6th for Damon Hill
- 78th for Williams
- Front row starts
- 55th for Nigel Mansell (first since 1992), 14th for Damon Hill
- Points finishes
- 22nd and last for Andrea de Cesaris, 10th and last for Pierluigi Martini