1994 Portuguese Grand Prix

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1994 Portuguese Grand Prix
Race 13 of 16 in the 1994 Formula One World Championship
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Race details
Date25 September 1994
Official name XXIII Grande Premio de Portugal
Location Autódromo do Estoril
Estoril, Portugal
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.360 km (2.725 miles)
Distance 71 laps, 309.560 km (193.475 miles)
Weather Sunny
Pole position
Driver Ferrari
Time 1:20.608
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Coulthard Williams-Renault
Time 1:22.446 on lap 12
Podium
First Williams-Renault
Second Williams-Renault
Third McLaren-Peugeot
Lap leaders
  • 1994 Portuguese Grand Prix

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.

Contents

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. [1]

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 TimeGap
128 Flag of Austria.svg Gerhard Berger Ferrari 1:20.6081:21.863
20 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Damon Hill Williams-Renault 1:20.8031:20.766+0.158
32 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Coulthard Williams-Renault 1:21.1201:21.033+0.425
47 Flag of Finland.svg Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Peugeot 1:21.2511:21.700+0.643
527 Flag of France.svg Jean Alesi Ferrari 1:21.5171:22.086+0.909
63 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:21.5904:03.441+0.982
78 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Brundle McLaren-Peugeot 1:21.6561:22.035+1.048
814 Flag of Brazil.svg Rubens Barrichello Jordan-Hart 1:21.8391:21.796+1.188
930 Flag of Germany.svg Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber-Mercedes 1:22.7951:21.921+1.313
106 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jos Verstappen Benetton-Ford 1:22.6141:22.000+1.392
119 Flag of Brazil.svg Christian Fittipaldi Footwork-Ford 1:22.6361:22.132+1.524
124 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Blundell Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:22.2881:22.971+1.680
1315 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Eddie Irvine Jordan-Hart 1:23.4111:22.294+1.686
145 Flag of Finland.svg JJ Lehto Benetton-Ford 1:22.6131:22.369+1.761
1526 Flag of France.svg Olivier Panis Ligier-Renault 1:23.7111:22.672+2.064
1610 Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Morbidelli Footwork-Ford 1:22.9741:22.756+2.148
1729 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris Sauber-Mercedes 1:22.8851:22.888+2.277
1823 Flag of Italy.svg Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ford 1:23.2431:23.464+2.635
1924 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Alboreto Minardi-Ford 1:23.3641:24.186+2.756
2012 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johnny Herbert Lotus-Mugen-Honda no time1:23.408+2.800
2125 Flag of France.svg Éric Bernard Ligier-Renault 1:25.0391:23.699+3.091
2220 Flag of France.svg Érik Comas Larrousse-Ford 1:24.1921:24.306+3.584
2319 Flag of France.svg Yannick Dalmas Larrousse-Ford 1:24.4381:24.920+3.830
2431 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Brabham Simtek-Ford 1:24.5271:24.514+3.906
2511 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Philippe Adams Lotus-Mugen-Honda 1:25.3131:25.708+4.705
2632 Flag of France.svg Jean-Marc Gounon Simtek-Ford 1:25.6861:25.649+5.041
DNQ34 Flag of France.svg Bertrand Gachot Pacific-Ilmor 1:27.9601:27.385+6.777
DNQ33 Flag of France.svg Paul Belmondo Pacific-Ilmor 1:32.7061:29.000+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/RetiredGridPoints
10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Damon Hill Williams-Renault 711:45:10.146210
22 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Coulthard Williams-Renault 71+ 0.60336
37 Flag of Finland.svg Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Peugeot 71+ 20.19344
414 Flag of Brazil.svg Rubens Barrichello Jordan-Hart 71+ 28.00383
56 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jos Verstappen Benetton-Ford 71+ 29.385102
68 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Brundle McLaren-Peugeot 71+ 52.70271
715 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Eddie Irvine Jordan-Hart 70+ 1 lap13 
89 Flag of Brazil.svg Christian Fittipaldi Footwork-Ford 70+ 1 lap11 
910 Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Morbidelli Footwork-Ford 70+ 1 lap16 
1025 Flag of France.svg Éric Bernard Ligier-Renault 70+ 1 lap21 
1112 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johnny Herbert Lotus-Mugen-Honda 70+ 1 lap20 
1223 Flag of Italy.svg Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ford 69+ 2 laps18 
1324 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Alboreto Minardi-Ford 69+ 2 laps19 
1419 Flag of France.svg Yannick Dalmas Larrousse-Ford 69+ 2 laps23 
1532 Flag of France.svg Jean-Marc Gounon Simtek-Ford 67+ 4 laps26 
1611 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Philippe Adams Lotus-Mugen-Honda 67+ 4 laps25 
Ret4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Blundell Tyrrell-Yamaha 61Engine12 
Ret5 Flag of Finland.svg JJ Lehto Benetton-Ford 60Spun off14 
Ret29 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris Sauber-Mercedes 54Spun off17 
Ret27 Flag of France.svg Jean Alesi Ferrari 38Collision5 
Ret31 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Brabham Simtek-Ford 36Collision24 
Ret30 Flag of Germany.svg Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber-Mercedes 31Differential9 
Ret20 Flag of France.svg Érik Comas Larrousse-Ford 27Suspension22 
Ret3 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha 26Gearbox6 
Ret28 Flag of Austria.svg Gerhard Berger Ferrari 7Gearbox1 
DSQ26 Flag of France.svg Olivier Panis Ligier-Renault 70Illegal skid block15 
Source: [2]

Championship standings after the race

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References

  1. Collings, Timothy (24 September 1994). "Hill bounces back joking and takes second on grid". The Daily Telegraph . London. p. 26.
  2. "1994 Portuguese Grand Prix - Race Result". Formula1.com. 2020-02-09. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  3. 1 2 "Portugal 1994 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
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