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1994 French Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitMagny-Cours, 72 laps
Round7 of 16
Race numbers

The 1994 French Grand Prix was the:

  • 555th World Championship race
  • 44th World Championship French Grand Prix
  • 4th World Championship race at Magny-Cours
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+2(DEU) Michael SchumacherBenetton-Ford Cosworth721hr 38m 35.704s10
2-1(GBR) Damon HillWilliams-Renault72+12.642s6
3+2(AUT) Gerhard BergerFerrari72+52.765s4
4+6(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Mercedes71+1 lap3
5+11(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ford Cosworth70+2 laps2
6+5(ITA) Andrea de CesarisSauber-Mercedes70+2 laps1
7+12(GBR) Johnny HerbertLotus-Mugen-Honda70+2 laps 
8+10(BRA) Christian FittipaldiFootwork-Ford Cosworth70+2 laps 
9+17(FRA) Jean-Marc GounonSimtek-Ford Cosworth68+4 laps 
10+7(GBR) Mark BlundellTyrrell-Yamaha67+5 laps 
11+9(FRA) Erik ComasLarrousse-Ford Cosworth66DNF 
R (JPN) Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha53DNF 
R (FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Peugeot48DNF 
R (GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Renault45DNF 
R (FRA) Jean AlesiFerrari41DNF 
R (BRA) Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Hart41DNF 
R (FRA) Eric BernardLigier-Renault40DNF 
R (MCO) Olivier BerettaLarrousse-Ford Cosworth36DNF 
R (GBR) Martin BrundleMcLaren-Peugeot29DNF 
R (ITA) Gianni MorbidelliFootwork-Ford Cosworth28DNF 
R (FRA) Olivier PanisLigier-Renault28DNF 
R (AUS) David BrabhamSimtek-Ford Cosworth28DNF 
R (NLD) Jos VerstappenBenetton-Ford Cosworth25DNF 
R (GBR) Eddie IrvineJordan-Hart24DNF 
R (ITA) Michele AlboretoMinardi-Ford Cosworth21DNF 
R (ITA) Alessandro ZanardiLotus-Mugen-Honda20DNF 

Notes

  • Erik Comas ended lap 66 in P9 before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

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

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(GBR) Damon HillWilliams-Renault1:16.282 
2(GBR) Nigel MansellWilliams-Renault1:16.3590.077
3(DEU) Michael SchumacherBenetton-Ford Cosworth1:16.7070.425
4(FRA) Jean AlesiFerrari1:16.9540.672
5(AUT) Gerhard BergerFerrari1:16.9590.677
6(GBR) Eddie IrvineJordan-Hart1:17.4411.159
7(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Hart1:17.4821.200
8(NLD) Jos VerstappenBenetton-Ford Cosworth1:17.6451.363
9(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Peugeot1:17.7681.486
10(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Mercedes1:17.8301.548
11(ITA) Andrea de CesarisSauber-Mercedes1:17.8661.584
12(GBR) Martin BrundleMcLaren-Peugeot1:18.0311.749
13(FRA) Olivier PanisLigier-Renault1:18.0441.762
14(JPN) Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha1:18.1921.910
15(FRA) Eric BernardLigier-Renault1:18.2361.954
16(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:18.2481.966
17(GBR) Mark BlundellTyrrell-Yamaha1:18.3812.099
18(BRA) Christian FittipaldiFootwork-Ford Cosworth1:18.5682.286
19(GBR) Johnny HerbertLotus-Mugen-Honda1:18.7152.433
20(FRA) Erik ComasLarrousse-Ford Cosworth1:18.8112.529
21(ITA) Michele AlboretoMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:18.8902.608
22(ITA) Gianni MorbidelliFootwork-Ford Cosworth1:18.9362.654
23(ITA) Alessandro ZanardiLotus-Mugen-Honda1:19.0662.784
24(AUS) David BrabhamSimtek-Ford Cosworth1:19.7713.489
25(MCO) Olivier BerettaLarrousse-Ford Cosworth1:19.8633.581
26(FRA) Jean-Marc GounonSimtek-Ford Cosworth1:21.8295.547
Did not qualify
27(FRA) Bertrand GachotPacific-Ilmor1:21.9525.670
28(FRA) Paul BelmondoPacific-Ilmor1:23.0046.722

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(DEU) Michael Schumacher66
2(GBR) Damon Hill29
3(AUT) Gerhard Berger17
4(FRA) Jean Alesi13
5(BRA) Rubens Barrichello7
6(ITA) Nicola Larini6
=(GBR) Martin Brundle6
8(DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen5
9(FIN) Mika Hakkinen4
=(GBR) Mark Blundell4
11(AUT) Karl Wendlinger4
=(ITA) Andrea de Cesaris4
13(JPN) Ukyo Katayama4
=(ITA) Pierluigi Martini4
15(BRA) Christian Fittipaldi3
16(GBR) David Coulthard2
17(FRA) Erik Comas1
=(ITA) Michele Alboreto1
=(GBR) Eddie Irvine1
=(FIN) JJ Lehto1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Benetton-Ford Cosworth67
2Ferrari36
3Williams-Renault31
4Jordan-Hart11
5McLaren-Peugeot10
6Sauber-Mercedes10
7Tyrrell-Yamaha8
8Minardi-Ford Cosworth5
9Footwork-Ford Cosworth3
10Larrousse-Ford Cosworth1

Stats & 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
1-2 start
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