1994 Pacific Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 17 April 1994 |
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| Circuit | Aida, 83 laps |
| Round | 2 of 16 |
| Race numbers | The 1994 Pacific Grand Prix was the
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +1 |  Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 83 | 1hr 46m 01.693s | 10 |
| 2 | +3 |  Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 83 | +1m 15.300s | 6 |
| 3 | +5 |  Rubens Barrichello | Jordan-Hart | 82 | +1 lap | 4 |
| 4 | +5 | Christian Fittipaldi | Footwork-Ford Cosworth | 82 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | +6 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber-Mercedes | 82 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | +10 |  Erik Comas | Larrousse-Ford Cosworth | 80 | +3 laps | 1 |
| 7 | +16 |  Johnny Herbert | Lotus-Mugen-Honda | 80 | +3 laps | |
| 8 | +16 |  Pedro Lamy | Lotus-Mugen-Honda | 79 | +4 laps | |
| 9 | +13 | Olivier Panis | Ligier-Renault | 78 | +5 laps | |
| 10 | +8 | Eric Bernard | Ligier-Renault | 78 | +5 laps | |
| 11 | +15 | Roland Ratzenberger | Simtek-Ford Cosworth | 78 | +5 laps | |
| R |  Gianni Morbidelli | Footwork-Ford Cosworth | 69 | DNF | ||
| R | Karl Wendlinger | Sauber-Mercedes | 69 | DNF | ||
| R | Michele Alboreto | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 69 | DNF | ||
| R | Martin Brundle | McLaren-Peugeot | 67 | DNF | ||
| R | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 63 | DNF | ||
| R |  Jos Verstappen | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 54 | DNF | ||
| R | Damon Hill | Williams-Renault | 49 | DNF | ||
| R |  Aguri Suzuki | Jordan-Hart | 44 | DNF | ||
| R | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 42 | DNF | ||
| R |  Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Peugeot | 19 | DNF | ||
| R |  Olivier Beretta | Larrousse-Ford Cosworth | 14 | DNF | ||
| R |  David Brabham | Simtek-Ford Cosworth | 2 | DNF | ||
| R | Ayrton Senna | Williams-Renault | 0 | DNF | ||
| R | Mark Blundell | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 0 | DNF | ||
| R | Nicola Larini | Ferrari | 0 | DNF | ||
Starting grid
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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| 1 | Ayrton Senna | Williams-Renault |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Ford Cosworth |
| 3 | Damon Hill | Williams-Renault |
| 4 | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Peugeot |
| 5 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari |
| 6 | Martin Brundle | McLaren-Peugeot |
| 7 | Nicola Larini | Ferrari |
| 8 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan-Hart |
| 9 | Christian Fittipaldi | Footwork-Ford Cosworth |
| 10 | Jos Verstappen | Benetton-Ford Cosworth |
| 11 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber-Mercedes |
| 12 | Mark Blundell | Tyrrell-Yamaha |
| 13 | Gianni Morbidelli | Footwork-Ford Cosworth |
| 14 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell-Yamaha |
| 15 | Michele Alboreto | Minardi-Ford Cosworth |
| 16 | Erik Comas | Larrousse-Ford Cosworth |
| 17 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Ford Cosworth |
| 18 | Eric Bernard | Ligier-Renault |
| 19 | Karl Wendlinger | Sauber-Mercedes |
| 20 | Aguri Suzuki | Jordan-Hart |
| 21 | Olivier Beretta | Larrousse-Ford Cosworth |
| 22 | Olivier Panis | Ligier-Renault |
| 23 | Johnny Herbert | Lotus-Mugen-Honda |
| 24 | Pedro Lamy | Lotus-Mugen-Honda |
| 25 | David Brabham | Simtek-Ford Cosworth |
| 26 | Roland Ratzenberger | Simtek-Ford Cosworth |
Qualifying result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
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| 1 | Ayrton Senna | Williams-Renault | 1:10.218 | |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 1:10.440 | 0.222 |
| 3 | Damon Hill | Williams-Renault | 1:10.771 | 0.553 |
| 4 | Mika Hakkinen | McLaren-Peugeot | 1:11.683 | 1.465 |
| 5 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:11.744 | 1.526 |
| 6 | Martin Brundle | McLaren-Peugeot | 1:12.351 | 2.133 |
| 7 | Nicola Larini | Ferrari | 1:12.372 | 2.154 |
| 8 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan-Hart | 1:12.409 | 2.191 |
| 9 | Christian Fittipaldi | Footwork-Ford Cosworth | 1:12.444 | 2.226 |
| 10 | Jos Verstappen | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 1:12.554 | 2.336 |
| 11 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber-Mercedes | 1:12.686 | 2.468 |
| 12 | Mark Blundell | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:12.751 | 2.533 |
| 13 | Gianni Morbidelli | Footwork-Ford Cosworth | 1:12.866 | 2.648 |
| 14 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:13.013 | 2.795 |
| 15 | Michele Alboreto | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 1:13.016 | 2.798 |
| 16 | Erik Comas | Larrousse-Ford Cosworth | 1:13.111 | 2.893 |
| 17 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | 1:13.529 | 3.311 |
| 18 | Eric Bernard | Ligier-Renault | 1:13.613 | 3.395 |
| 19 | Karl Wendlinger | Sauber-Mercedes | 1:13.855 | 3.637 |
| 20 | Aguri Suzuki | Jordan-Hart | 1:13.932 | 3.714 |
| 21 | Olivier Beretta | Larrousse-Ford Cosworth | 1:14.101 | 3.883 |
| 22 | Olivier Panis | Ligier-Renault | 1:14.106 | 3.888 |
| 23 | Johnny Herbert | Lotus-Mugen-Honda | 1:14.424 | 4.206 |
| 24 | Pedro Lamy | Lotus-Mugen-Honda | 1:14.657 | 4.439 |
| 25 | David Brabham | Simtek-Ford Cosworth | 1:14.748 | 4.530 |
| 26 | Roland Ratzenberger | Simtek-Ford Cosworth | 1:16.356 | 6.138 |
| Did not qualify | ||||
| 27 | Bertrand Gachot | Pacific-Ilmor | 1:16.927 | 6.709 |
| 28 | Paul Belmondo | Pacific-Ilmor | 1:17.450 | 7.232 |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1994 Pacific Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Michael Schumacher | 20 |
| 2 | Rubens Barrichello | 7 |
| 3 | Damon Hill | 6 |
| = | Gerhard Berger | 6 |
| 5 | Jean Alesi | 4 |
| 6 | Christian Fittipaldi | 3 |
| 7 | Ukyo Katayama | 2 |
| = | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | 2 |
| 9 | Karl Wendlinger | 1 |
| = | Erik Comas | 1 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
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| 1 | Benetton-Ford Cosworth | 20 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 10 |
| 3 |  Jordan-Hart | 7 |
| 4 | Williams-Renault | 6 |
| 5 | Footwork-Ford Cosworth | 3 |
| 6 |  Sauber-Mercedes | 3 |
| 7 | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 2 |
| 8 | Larrousse-Ford Cosworth | 1 |
Statistics & milestones
- Race debut
- Roland Ratzenberger (only start)
- Milestone race start
- 350th for Tyrrell (5th constructor to start 350 races), 50th for Jordan (29th constructor to start 50 races)
- Wins
- 4th for Michael Schumacher
- 9th for Benetton
- Podiums
- 33rd for Gerhard Berger, 19th for Michael Schumacher, 1st for Rubens Barrichello (165th different podium finisher, 7th Brazilian driver)
- 358th for Ferrari, 52nd for Benetton, 1st for Jordan (44th different podium finisher)
- Poles
- 64th for Ayrton Senna
- 69th for Williams
- Fastest laps
- 9th for Michael Schumacher
- 16th for Benetton
- Front row starts
- 85th for Ayrton Senna EQUALLED RECORD (shared with Alain Prost), 4th for Michael Schumacher
- Points finishes
- 25th for Michael Schumacher, 1st for Heinz-Harald Frentzen (262nd different point scorer, 13th German driver)
- Win & fastest lap
- 3rd for Michael Schumacher