1994 French Grand Prix

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1994 French Grand Prix
Race 7 of 16 in the 1994 Formula One World Championship
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours (1992-2002).svg
Race details
Date3 July 1994
Official name 80e Grand Prix de France [1]
Location Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours, France
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.250 km (2.641 miles)
Distance 72 laps, 306.000 km (191.140 miles)
Weather Sunny
Pole position
Driver Williams-Renault
Time 1:16.282
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Damon Hill Williams-Renault
Time 1:19.678 on lap 4
Podium
First Benetton-Ford
Second Williams-Renault
Third Ferrari
Lap leaders
  • 1994 French Grand Prix

The 1994 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 3 July 1994 at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours near Magny-Cours in France. It was the seventh race of the 1994 Formula One World Championship.

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The 72-lap race was won by Michael Schumacher, driving a Benetton-Ford. It was Schumacher's sixth victory in seven races. Damon Hill finished second in a Williams-Renault, having started from pole position and led the race, while Gerhard Berger finished third in a Ferrari.

Schumacher now led the Drivers' Championship by 37 points from Hill.

Report

Background

Nigel Mansell made his return to Formula One, driving for Williams-Renault in place of David Coulthard. He had left F1 at the end of 1992 to race in IndyCar. JJ Lehto was rested by Benetton-Ford and was replaced by the test driver Jos Verstappen who had previously deputised for Lehto earlier in the season. Jean-Marc Gounon would drive the second Simtek-Ford following Andrea Montermini's accident at the Spanish Grand Prix.

Race

Olivier Panis and Gianni Morbidelli collided on lap 29. This was the only retirement of the season for Panis. Michael Schumacher won the race ahead of Damon Hill and Gerhard Berger. Heinz-Harald Frentzen finished fourth, his best Formula One finish up to this point. Pierluigi Martini was fifth and Andrea de Cesaris finished sixth. These would prove to be the last world championship points that Martini and de Cesaris scored in their careers, with de Cesaris failing to finish another race in his Formula One career. [2] The ninth place of Jean-Marc Gounon, four laps behind, would be the best result for the Simtek Team, a feat they would only reach once again.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorQ1 TimeQ2 TimeGap
10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Damon Hill Williams-Renault 1:17.5391:16.282
22 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Mansell Williams-Renault 1:18.3401:16.359+0.077
35 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Schumacher Benetton-Ford 1:17.0851:16.707+0.425
427 Flag of France.svg Jean Alesi Ferrari 1:17.8551:16.954+0.672
528 Flag of Austria.svg Gerhard Berger Ferrari 1:17.4411:16.959+0.677
615 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Eddie Irvine Jordan-Hart 1:19.4631:17.441+1.159
714 Flag of Brazil.svg Rubens Barrichello Jordan-Hart 1:18.3261:17.482+1.200
86 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jos Verstappen Benetton-Ford 1:18.6691:17.645+1.363
97 Flag of Finland.svg Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Peugeot 1:19.0411:17.768+1.486
1030 Flag of Germany.svg Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber-Mercedes 1:19.3181:17.830+1.548
1129 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris Sauber-Mercedes 1:20.1451:17.866+1.584
128 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Brundle McLaren-Peugeot 1:18.1121:18.031+1.749
1326 Flag of France.svg Olivier Panis Ligier-Renault 1:19.6971:18.044+1.762
143 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:19.9691:18.192+1.910
1525 Flag of France.svg Éric Bernard Ligier-Renault 1:19.2921:18.236+1.954
1623 Flag of Italy.svg Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ford 1:20.0841:18.248+1.966
174 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Blundell Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:20.0011:18.381+2.099
189 Flag of Brazil.svg Christian Fittipaldi Footwork-Ford 1:20.8011:18.568+2.286
1912 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johnny Herbert Lotus-Mugen-Honda 1:20.1081:18.715+2.433
2020 Flag of France.svg Érik Comas Larrousse-Ford 1:20.5761:18.811+2.529
2124 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Alboreto Minardi-Ford 1:20.0971:18.890+2.608
2210 Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Morbidelli Footwork-Ford 1:20.7071:18.936+2.654
2311 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Zanardi Lotus-Mugen-Honda 1:20.1221:19.066+2.784
2431 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Brabham Simtek-Ford 1:22.5271:19.771+3.489
2519 Flag of Monaco.svg Olivier Beretta Larrousse-Ford 1:21.9641:19.863+3.581
2632 Flag of France.svg Jean-Marc Gounon Simtek-Ford 1:23.2641:21.829+5.547
DNQ34 Flag of France.svg Bertrand Gachot Pacific-Ilmor 1:24.0481:21.952+5.670
DNQ33 Flag of France.svg Paul Belmondo Pacific-Ilmor 1:24.6371:23.004+6.722

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
15 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Schumacher Benetton-Ford 721:38:35.704310
20 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Damon Hill Williams-Renault 72+ 12.64216
328 Flag of Austria.svg Gerhard Berger Ferrari 72+ 52.76554
430 Flag of Germany.svg Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber-Mercedes 71+ 1 Lap103
523 Flag of Italy.svg Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ford 70+ 2 Laps162
629 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris Sauber-Mercedes 70+ 2 Laps111
712 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johnny Herbert Lotus-Mugen-Honda 70+ 2 Laps19 
89 Flag of Brazil.svg Christian Fittipaldi Footwork-Ford 70+ 2 Laps18 
932 Flag of France.svg Jean-Marc Gounon Simtek-Ford 68+ 4 Laps26 
104 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Blundell Tyrrell-Yamaha 67+ 5 Laps17 
1120 Flag of France.svg Érik Comas Larrousse-Ford 66Engine20 
Ret3 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha 53Spun Off14 
Ret7 Flag of Finland.svg Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Peugeot 48Engine9 
Ret2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Mansell Williams-Renault 45Gearbox2 
Ret27 Flag of France.svg Jean Alesi Ferrari 41Collision4 
Ret14 Flag of Brazil.svg Rubens Barrichello Jordan-Hart 41Collision7 
Ret25 Flag of France.svg Éric Bernard Ligier-Renault 40Gearbox15 
Ret19 Flag of Monaco.svg Olivier Beretta Larrousse-Ford 36Engine25 
Ret8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Brundle McLaren-Peugeot 29Engine12 
Ret10 Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Morbidelli Footwork-Ford 28Collision22 
Ret26 Flag of France.svg Olivier Panis Ligier-Renault 28Collision13 
Ret31 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Brabham Simtek-Ford 28Transmission24 
Ret6 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jos Verstappen Benetton-Ford 25Spun Off8 
Ret15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Eddie Irvine Jordan-Hart 24Gearbox6 
Ret24 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Alboreto Minardi-Ford 21Engine21 
Ret11 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Zanardi Lotus-Mugen-Honda 20Engine23 
Source: [3]

Championship standings after the race

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References

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