1994 British Grand Prix

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1994 British Grand Prix
Race 8 of 16 in the 1994 Formula One World Championship
Silverstone Circuit 1994.png
Silverstone Circuit (as modified in 1994)
Race details
Date10 July 1994
Official name XLVII British Grand Prix
Location Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Northamptonshire, England
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.057 km (3.160 miles)
Distance 60 laps, 303.420 km (189.637 miles)
Weather Sunny
Pole position
Driver Williams-Renault
Time 1:24.960
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Damon Hill Williams-Renault
Time 1:27.100 on lap 11
Podium
First Williams-Renault
Second Ferrari
Third McLaren-Peugeot
Lap leaders
  • 1994 British Grand Prix

The 1994 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Silverstone on 10 July 1994. It was the eighth race of the 1994 Formula One World Championship.

Contents

The 60-lap race was won from pole position by local driver Damon Hill, driving a Williams-Renault. Drivers' Championship leader, German Michael Schumacher, crossed the line second in his Benetton-Ford, but was subsequently disqualified for overtaking Hill on the formation lap and failing to serve a stop-go penalty in time; he was also given a two-race ban. Frenchman Jean Alesi was thus classified second in his Ferrari, with Finn Mika Häkkinen third in a McLaren-Peugeot.

Report

Pre-race

Going into this race, Benetton's Michael Schumacher led the Drivers' Championship with 66 points out of a possible 70. Williams' Damon Hill was second on 29 points, followed by Ferrari drivers Gerhard Berger and Jean Alesi on 17 and 13 respectively. Benetton led the Constructors' Championship with 67 points, followed by Ferrari on 36 and Williams on 31.

Following his appearance at the previous round in France, Nigel Mansell had returned to his CART commitments in America, so David Coulthard returned in the second Williams to partner Hill.

Qualifying

Qualifying was extremely close with Hill, Schumacher and Berger in competition for pole position. Berger collided with the barrier at the end of the pitlane as he attempted to have another lap. Hill took pole position with a time of 1:24.960. Schumacher took second position on the grid, three thousandths of a second slower than Hill and Berger third, two hundredths of a second behind Hill.

Race

On the formation lap, Schumacher overtook Hill twice (once when leaving the dummy grid, and then once more further round the lap), before dropping back to take his second place on the grid for the start.

Mika Hakkinen finished third in a McLaren-Peugeot. Hakkinen Silverstone1994.jpg
Mika Häkkinen finished third in a McLaren-Peugeot.

David Coulthard stalled on the grid at the start, forcing him to start from the back of the grid – he fought back to finish 5th. This prompted another formation lap, on which Eddie Irvine's car broke down. Again on this second formation lap, Schumacher overtook Hill twice. The Peugeot V10 engine in Martin Brundle's McLaren MP4/9 failed on the second start in a huge fireball.

On lap 14, Michael Schumacher was handed a five-second stop-go penalty for overtaking Hill on the first formation lap. He failed to serve the penalty by lap 21, and as a result was shown the black flag, requiring him to stop immediately at the pits. Schumacher did not acknowledge the black flag and was shown it again on both of the next two laps, he later claimed that he had not seen it. Benetton told the race officials that there had been a misunderstanding over the 5-second stop-go penalty, and after discussing the issue with the team the officials withdrew the black flag and Schumacher finally served the stop-go penalty at the end of lap 27. [1] [2]

Mika Häkkinen and Rubens Barrichello collided while battling for 4th place at the final corner. Barrichello pulled his damaged car into the pits, without realising that he was on the final lap. This allowed Häkkinen to limp over the finish line before Barrichello reached it, despite his car being more severely damaged.

Behind them, Ukyo Katayama scored what proved to be his final point.

David Coulthard, in only his third Grand Prix, finished fifth in a Williams-Renault. Coulthard Williams.jpg
David Coulthard, in only his third Grand Prix, finished fifth in a Williams-Renault.

Post-race

The stewards fined Benetton $25,000 and gave the team and their driver Michael Schumacher a severe reprimand for ignoring Schumacher's five-second stop-go penalty and the subsequent black flag. On 26 July, the FIA World Motorsport Council increased the penalty to a $500,000 fine for the team and a two race ban for Schumacher. The WMSC also disqualified Schumacher from his second place at the British Grand Prix. The penalty was upheld on appeal on 30 August. [3]

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorQ1 TimeQ2 TimeGap
10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Damon Hill Williams-Renault 1:26.8941:24.960
25 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Schumacher Benetton-Ford 1:26.3231:24.963+0.003
328 Flag of Austria.svg Gerhard Berger Ferrari 1:26.7381:24.980+0.020
427 Flag of France.svg Jean Alesi Ferrari 1:26.8911:25.541+0.581
57 Flag of Finland.svg Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Peugeot 1:27.9831:26.268+1.308
614 Flag of Brazil.svg Rubens Barrichello Jordan-Hart 1:27.8901:26.271+1.311
72 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Coulthard Williams-Renault 1:27.6981:26.337+1.377
83 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:27.9361:26.414+1.454
98 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Brundle McLaren-Peugeot 1:28.2241:26.768+1.808
106 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jos Verstappen Benetton-Ford 1:29.1421:26.841+1.881
114 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Blundell Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:28.5101:26.920+1.960
1215 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Eddie Irvine Jordan-Hart 1:27.8901:27.065+2.105
1330 Flag of Germany.svg Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber-Mercedes 1:27.2841:28.231+2.324
1423 Flag of Italy.svg Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ford 1:28.5171:27.522+2.562
1526 Flag of France.svg Olivier Panis Ligier-Renault 1:29.3811:27.785+2.825
1610 Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Morbidelli Footwork-Ford 1:28.1591:27.886+2.926
1724 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Alboreto Minardi-Ford 1:29.4031:28.100+3.140
1829 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris Sauber-Mercedes 1:30.0341:28.212+3.252
1911 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Zanardi Lotus-Mugen-Honda 1:29.2401:28.225+3.265
209 Flag of Brazil.svg Christian Fittipaldi Footwork-Ford 1:28.8161:28.231+3.271
2112 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johnny Herbert Lotus-Mugen-Honda 1:29.2681:28.340+3.380
2220 Flag of France.svg Érik Comas Larrousse-Ford 1:30.2741:28.519+3.559
2325 Flag of France.svg Éric Bernard Ligier-Renault 1:30.0581:28.955+3.995
2419 Flag of Monaco.svg Olivier Beretta Larrousse-Ford 1:29.9711:29.299+4.339
2531 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Brabham Simtek-Ford 1:31.4371:30.690+5.730
2632 Flag of France.svg Jean-Marc Gounon Simtek-Ford 1:31.2251:30.722+5.762
DNQ34 Flag of France.svg Bertrand Gachot Pacific-Ilmor 1:31.4961:31.877+6.536
DNQ33 Flag of France.svg Paul Belmondo Pacific-Ilmor 1:34.6311:32.507+7.547
Source: [4] [5] [6]

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Damon Hill Williams-Renault 601:30:03.640110
227 Flag of France.svg Jean Alesi Ferrari 60+ 1:08.12846
37 Flag of Finland.svg Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Peugeot 60+ 1:40.65954
414 Flag of Brazil.svg Rubens Barrichello Jordan-Hart 60+ 1:41.75163
52 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Coulthard Williams-Renault 59+ 1 lap72
63 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha 59+ 1 lap81
730 Flag of Germany.svg Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber-Mercedes 59+ 1 lap13 
86 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jos Verstappen Benetton-Ford 59+ 1 lap10 
99 Flag of Brazil.svg Christian Fittipaldi Footwork-Ford 58+ 2 laps20 
1023 Flag of Italy.svg Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ford 58+ 2 laps14 
1112 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johnny Herbert Lotus-Mugen-Honda 58+ 2 laps21 
1226 Flag of France.svg Olivier Panis Ligier-Renault 58+ 2 laps15 
1325 Flag of France.svg Éric Bernard Ligier-Renault 58+ 2 laps23 
1419 Flag of Monaco.svg Olivier Beretta Larrousse-Ford 58+ 2 laps24 
1531 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Brabham Simtek-Ford 57+ 3 laps25 
1632 Flag of France.svg Jean-Marc Gounon Simtek-Ford 57+ 3 laps26 
Ret24 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Alboreto Minardi-Ford 48Engine17 
Ret28 Flag of Austria.svg Gerhard Berger Ferrari 32Engine3 
Ret4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Blundell Tyrrell-Yamaha 20Gearbox11 
Ret20 Flag of France.svg Érik Comas Larrousse-Ford 12Engine22 
Ret29 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris Sauber-Mercedes 11Engine18 
Ret10 Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Morbidelli Footwork-Ford 5Engine16 
Ret11 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Zanardi Lotus-Mugen-Honda 4EnginePL 
Ret8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Brundle McLaren-Peugeot 0Engine9 
DNS15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Eddie Irvine Jordan-Hart 0Engine12 
DSQ5 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Schumacher Benetton-Ford 60Ignored black flag2 
Source: [7]

Championship standings after the race

References

  1. Matchett, Steve (1995). Life in the Fast Lane. Weidenfeld and Nicolson. p. 102. ISBN   0-297-83575-0.
  2. Formula 1 Grand Prix: 1994 Season Review (video)
  3. "Schumacher ban upheld on appeal". Motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 21 July 2008.
  4. "1994 British Grand Prix - Qualifying 1". Formula1.com. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  5. "1994 British Grand Prix - Qualifying 2". Formula1.com. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  6. "1994 British GP – Qualification". ChicaneF1. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  7. "1994 British Grand Prix - Race Result". Formula1.com. 8 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  8. 1 2 "Britain 1994 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
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