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1994 Portuguese Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountryPortugal
Grand PrixPortuguese
Official nameXXIII Grande Premio de Portugal
ImageAutódromo_de_Estoril_1994-1999.png
Date25 September
Year1994
Race_No13
Season_No16
LocationAutódromo do Estoril
Estoril, Portugal
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course_mi2.725
Course_km4.360
Distance_laps71
Distance_mi193.475
Distance_km309.560
WeatherSunny
Pole_DriverGerhard Berger
Pole_TeamFerrari
Pole_Time1:20.608
Pole_CountryAustria
Fast_DriverDavid Coulthard
Fast_TeamWilliams-Renault
Fast_Time1:22.446
Fast_Lap12
Fast_CountryUnited Kingdom
First_DriverDamon Hill
First_TeamWilliams-Renault
First_CountryUnited Kingdom
Second_DriverDavid Coulthard
Second_TeamWilliams-Renault
Second_CountryUnited Kingdom
Third_DriverMika Häkkinen
Third_TeamMcLaren-Peugeot
Third_CountryFinland
Lapchart

Estoril, Portugal

The 1994 Portuguese Grand Prix (formally the XXIII Grande Premio de Portugal) was a Formula One motor race held at Estoril on 25 September 1994. It was the thirteenth race of the 1994 Formula One World Championship.

The 71-lap race was won by Briton Damon Hill, driving a Williams-Renault. Teammate David Coulthard finished second, achieving his first podium finish, with Finn Mika Häkkinen third in a McLaren-Peugeot. The win, Hill's fifth of the season and third in succession, enabled him to move within one point of Drivers' Championship leader, German Michael Schumacher, while the 1–2 finish allowed Williams to take over the lead of the Constructors' Championship from Benetton.

Background

With Michael Schumacher still banned, the Benetton team continued to run JJ Lehto alongside Jos Verstappen, while the financially-troubled Lotus team brought back Philippe Adams to partner Johnny Herbert.

Qualifying report

During the Friday qualifying session, Eddie Irvine spun his Jordan and in the process collided with Damon Hill's Williams. Hill's car flipped upside down, but he escaped unhurt. Irvine was warned a similar incident would see his Super Licence revoked.

Gerhard Berger took pole position, his second of the season and the third for Ferrari, by 0.158 seconds from Hill. On the second row of the grid were David Coulthard in the other Williams and Mika Häkkinen in the McLaren, and on the third row were Jean Alesi in the other Ferrari and Ukyo Katayama in the Tyrrell. The top ten was completed by Martin Brundle in the other McLaren, Rubens Barrichello in the other Jordan, Heinz-Harald Frentzen in the Sauber, and Verstappen. Once again, the Pacifics of Bertrand Gachot and Paul Belmondo were the two non-qualifiers.

Qualifying classification

PosNoDriverConstructorQ1 TimeQ2 TimeGap1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526DNQDNQSources:
28Austria Gerhard BergerFerrari**1:20.608**1:21.863
0UK Damon HillWilliams-Renault1:20.803**1:20.766**+0.158
2UK David CoulthardWilliams-Renault1:21.120**1:21.033**+0.425
7Finland Mika HäkkinenMcLaren-Peugeot**1:21.251**1:21.700+0.643
27France Jean AlesiFerrari**1:21.517**1:22.086+0.909
3Japan Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha**1:21.590**4:03.441+0.982
8UK Martin BrundleMcLaren-Peugeot**1:21.656**1:22.035+1.048
14Brazil Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Hart1:21.839**1:21.796**+1.188
30Germany Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Mercedes1:22.795**1:21.921**+1.313
6Netherlands Jos VerstappenBenetton-Ford1:22.614**1:22.000**+1.392
9Brazil Christian FittipaldiFootwork-Ford1:22.636**1:22.132**+1.524
4UK Mark BlundellTyrrell-Yamaha**1:22.288**1:22.971+1.680
15UK Eddie IrvineJordan-Hart1:23.411**1:22.294**+1.686
5Finland JJ LehtoBenetton-Ford1:22.613**1:22.369**+1.761
26France Olivier PanisLigier-Renault1:23.711**1:22.672**+2.064
10Italy Gianni MorbidelliFootwork-Ford1:22.974**1:22.756**+2.148
29Italy Andrea de CesarisSauber-Mercedes**1:22.885**1:22.888+2.277
23Italy Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ford**1:23.243**1:23.464+2.635
24Italy Michele AlboretoMinardi-Ford**1:23.364**1:24.186+2.756
12UK Johnny HerbertLotus-Mugen-Hondano time**1:23.408**+2.800
25France Éric BernardLigier-Renault1:25.039**1:23.699**+3.091
20France Érik ComasLarrousse-Ford**1:24.192**1:24.306+3.584
19France Yannick DalmasLarrousse-Ford**1:24.438**1:24.920+3.830
31Australia David BrabhamSimtek-Ford1:24.527**1:24.514**+3.906
11Belgium Philippe AdamsLotus-Mugen-Honda**1:25.313**1:25.708+4.705
32France Jean-Marc GounonSimtek-Ford1:25.686**1:25.649**+5.041
34France Bertrand GachotPacific-Ilmor1:27.960**1:27.385**+6.777
33France Paul BelmondoPacific-Ilmor1:32.706**1:29.000**+8.392

Race report

Gerhard Berger led in the early stages for Ferrari, ahead of Coulthard who had got ahead of Hill on the start. Berger retired on lap 8 with his gearbox failed, and Katayama's gearbox also failed by lap 27, which promoted Rubens Barrichello into the points for Jordan. Coulthard ran wide whilst trying to lap a backmarker on lap 33 which allowed Hill to edge ahead of the Scotsman. By lap 39 the other Ferrari of Jean Alesi had retired after colliding with the Simtek of David Brabham while trying to lap him. Soon afterwards, Jos Verstappen was able to pass Martin Brundle's McLaren for 5th. Damon Hill went on to take his third consecutive race win, ahead of Coulthard. The 1-2 finish gave Williams the lead in the Constructors Championship. Mika Hakkinen finished third for McLaren, Barrichello 4th for Jordan, Verstappen 5th for Benetton and Martin Brundle 6th in the second McLaren. Olivier Panis originally finished 9th but was disqualified for having illegal skidblock wear.

Race classification

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints12345678910111213141516RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetDSQSource:
0UK **Damon Hill****Williams-Renault**711:45:10.1462**10**
2UK **David Coulthard****Williams-Renault**71+ 0.6033**6**
7Finland **Mika Häkkinen****McLaren-Peugeot**71+ 20.1934**4**
14Brazil **Rubens Barrichello****Jordan-Hart**71+ 28.0038**3**
6Netherlands **Jos Verstappen****Benetton-Ford**71+ 29.38510**2**
8UK **Martin Brundle****McLaren-Peugeot**71+ 52.7027**1**
15UK Eddie IrvineJordan-Hart70+ 1 lap13
9Brazil Christian FittipaldiFootwork-Ford70+ 1 lap11
10Italy Gianni MorbidelliFootwork-Ford70+ 1 lap16
25France Éric BernardLigier-Renault70+ 1 lap21
12UK Johnny HerbertLotus-Mugen-Honda70+ 1 lap20
23Italy Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ford69+ 2 laps18
24Italy Michele AlboretoMinardi-Ford69+ 2 laps19
19France Yannick DalmasLarrousse-Ford69+ 2 laps23
32France Jean-Marc GounonSimtek-Ford67+ 4 laps26
11Belgium Philippe AdamsLotus-Mugen-Honda67+ 4 laps25
4UK Mark BlundellTyrrell-Yamaha61Engine12
5Finland JJ LehtoBenetton-Ford60Spun off14
29Italy Andrea de CesarisSauber-Mercedes54Spun off17
27France Jean AlesiFerrari38Collision5
31Australia David BrabhamSimtek-Ford36Collision24
30Germany Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Mercedes31Differential9
20France Érik ComasLarrousse-Ford27Suspension22
3Japan Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha26Gearbox6
28Austria Gerhard BergerFerrari7Gearbox1
26France Olivier PanisLigier-Renault70Illegal skid block15

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
1GER Michael Schumacher76
2GBR Damon Hill75
3AUT Gerhard Berger33
4FIN Mika Häkkinen22
5FRA Jean Alesi19

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
1GBR Williams-Renault89
2GBR Benetton-Ford87
3ITA Ferrari58
4GBR McLaren-Peugeot34
5IRE Jordan-Hart20

References

| Previous_year's_race = 1993 Portuguese Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1995 Portuguese Grand Prix

References

  1. Collings, Timothy. (24 September 1994). "Hill bounces back joking and takes second on grid". [[The Daily Telegraph]].
  2. Tremayne, David. (25 September 1994). "Motor Racing: Accident-prone Irvine slides closer to ban". The Independent.
  3. "Grande Premio de Portugal – Qualifying 1". Formula1.com.
  4. "Grande Premio de Portugal – Qualifying 2". Formula1.com.
  5. "1994 Portuguese GP – Qualifying". ChicaneF1.
  6. (2020-02-09). "1994 Portuguese Grand Prix - Race Result".
  7. "Portugal 1994 - Championship • STATS F1".
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