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Race · Round 1 of 16 ·

1994 Brazilian Grand Prix

Michael Schumacher won for Benetton from 2nd on the grid at Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace (Interlagos). 14 of the starters were not classified.

Dry · High of 20 °C, 3.2 mm of rain on the day (modelled, Open-Meteo)

How it is modelled

ERA5's reanalysis, through Open-Meteo, of the circuit's whole local day and not the race's hours, for the grid cell the circuit sits in and not the track, so a shower can be missing from it. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.

Winner
Michael SchumacherBenetton
Entries
2812 classified

Classification

Classification
PosDriverConstructorChassisGridLapsOutPointsFL
1Michael SchumacherBenettonB194271Finished10fastest lap
2Damon HillWilliams—470Finished6
3Jean AlesiFerrari—370Finished4
4Rubens BarrichelloJordan1941470Finished3
5Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell181069Finished2
6Karl WendlingerSauberC13769Finished1
7Johnny HerbertTeam Lotus—2169Finished0
8Pierluigi MartiniMinardi—1569Finished0
9Érik ComasLarrousseLH941368Finished0
10Pedro LamyTeam Lotus—2468Finished0
11Olivier PanisLigierJS39B1968Finished0
12David BrabhamSimtekS9412667Finished0
DNFAyrton SennaWilliams—155Spun off0
DNFMartin BrundleMcLarenMP4/91834Collision0
DNFEddie IrvineJordan1941634Collision0
DNFJos VerstappenBenettonB194934Collision0
DNFÉric BernardLigierJS39B2033Collision0
DNFMark BlundellTyrrell181221Spun off0
DNFChristian FittipaldiFootworkFA151121Gearbox0
DNFHeinz-Harald FrentzenSauberC13515Spun off0
DNFMika HakkinenMcLarenMP4/9813Engine0
DNFMichele AlboretoMinardi—227Engine0
DNFGianni MorbidelliFootworkFA1565Gearbox0
DNFGerhard BergerFerrari—175Engine0
DNFOlivier BerettaLarrousseLH94232Collision0
DNFBertrand GachotPacificPR01251Collision0
DNQRoland RatzenbergerSimtekS941——DNQ0
DNQPaul BelmondoPacificPR01——DNQ0
A blank chassis is a season the team ran more than one design and no source says which car raced here.
F1DB layout interlagos-2 · 4.309 km · 15 turns, F1DB’s figures
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
The outline is F1DB’s, for every layout; the trace is OpenStreetMap’s, where it exists.

Grid to flag

010203040506070Laps completedGridResult21Michael Schumacher42Damon Hill33Jean Alesi144Rubens Barrichello105Ukyo Katayama76Karl Wendlinger217Johnny Herbert158Pierluigi Martini139Érik Comas2410Pedro Lamy1911Olivier Panis2612David Brabham1DNFAyrton Senna18DNFMartin Brundle16DNFEddie Irvine9DNFJos Verstappen20DNFÉric Bernard12DNFMark Blundell11DNFChristian Fittipaldi5DNFHeinz-Harald Frentzen8DNFMika Hakkinen22DNFMichele Alboreto6DNFGianni Morbidelli17DNFGerhard Berger23DNFOlivier Beretta25DNFBertrand Gachot

Lines run from grid slot to result, ending at the last lap completed. A dashed line ending in a cross is a driver not classified. Nothing between is recorded, so a crossing is not an overtake at that lap.

Grid to flag
DriverGridResultLaps
Michael Schumacher2171
Damon Hill4270
Jean Alesi3370
Rubens Barrichello14470
Ukyo Katayama10569
Karl Wendlinger7669
Johnny Herbert21769
Pierluigi Martini15869
Érik Comas13968
Pedro Lamy241068
Olivier Panis191168
David Brabham261267
Ayrton Senna1DNF55
Martin Brundle18DNF34
Eddie Irvine16DNF34
Jos Verstappen9DNF34
Éric Bernard20DNF33
Mark Blundell12DNF21
Christian Fittipaldi11DNF21
Heinz-Harald Frentzen5DNF15
Mika Hakkinen8DNF13
Michele Alboreto22DNF7
Gianni Morbidelli6DNF5
Gerhard Berger17DNF5
Olivier Beretta23DNF2
Bertrand Gachot25DNF1

Qualifying

Qualifying
PosDriverConstructorNo.TimeGap≈ DistanceInterval
1Ayrton SennaWilliams21:15.962—0 m—
2Michael SchumacherBenetton51:16.290+0.32819 m+0.328
3Jean AlesiFerrari271:17.385+1.42381 m+1.095
4Damon HillWilliams01:17.554+1.59291 m+0.169
5Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber301:17.806+1.844105 m+0.252
6Gianni MorbidelliFootwork101:17.866+1.904108 m+0.060
7Karl WendlingerSauber291:17.927+1.965112 m+0.061
8Mika HakkinenMcLaren71:18.122+2.160123 m+0.195
9Jos VerstappenBenetton61:18.183+2.221126 m+0.061
10Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell31:18.194+2.232127 m+0.011
11Christian FittipaldiFootwork91:18.204+2.242128 m+0.010
12Mark BlundellTyrrell41:18.246+2.284130 m+0.042
13Érik ComasLarrousse201:18.321+2.359134 m+0.075
14Rubens BarrichelloJordan141:18.414+2.452140 m+0.093
15Pierluigi MartiniMinardi231:18.659+2.697154 m+0.245
16Eddie IrvineJordan151:18.751+2.789159 m+0.092
17Gerhard BergerFerrari281:18.855+2.893165 m+0.104
18Martin BrundleMcLaren81:18.864+2.902165 m+0.009
19Olivier PanisLigier261:19.304+3.342190 m+0.440
20Éric BernardLigier251:19.396+3.434196 m+0.092
21Johnny HerbertTeam Lotus121:19.483+3.521200 m+0.087
22Michele AlboretoMinardi241:19.517+3.555202 m+0.034
23Olivier BerettaLarrousse191:19.524+3.562203 m+0.007
24Pedro LamyTeam Lotus111:19.975+4.013228 m+0.451
25Bertrand GachotPacific341:20.729+4.767271 m+0.754
26David BrabhamSimtek311:21.186+5.224297 m+0.457
27Roland RatzenbergerSimtek321:22.707+6.745384 m+1.521
Before knock-out qualifying arrived in 2006 there is one time per driver; from 2006, the best lap of each of the three sessions.
How it is derived: distance, Qualifying

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

Pit stops

F1DB records no pit stop for this race, so there are no stints to draw.

Practice sessions Practice 1 · Practice 2 · Warm-up

Practice 1

Practice 1
PosDriverConstructorNo.Best lapGap≈ DistanceIntervalLaps
1Ayrton SennaWilliams21:16.201—0 m—22
2Michael SchumacherBenetton51:17.168+0.96755 m+0.96717
3Christian FittipaldiFootwork91:18.059+1.858105 m+0.89123
4Mark BlundellTyrrell41:18.076+1.875106 m+0.01723
5Karl WendlingerSauber291:18.134+1.933110 m+0.05819
6Mika HakkinenMcLaren71:18.580+2.379135 m+0.44619
7Gianni MorbidelliFootwork101:18.677+2.476141 m+0.09722
8Gerhard BergerFerrari281:18.754+2.553145 m+0.07715
9Jean AlesiFerrari271:18.800+2.599148 m+0.04619
10Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell31:19.065+2.864163 m+0.26519
11Olivier PanisLigier261:19.401+3.200182 m+0.33623
12Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber301:19.453+3.252185 m+0.05223
13Rubens BarrichelloJordan141:19.540+3.339190 m+0.08720
14Jos VerstappenBenetton61:19.625+3.424194 m+0.08519
15Pierluigi MartiniMinardi231:19.815+3.614205 m+0.19019
16Érik ComasLarrousse201:19.815+3.614205 m+0.00022
17Michele AlboretoMinardi241:20.004+3.803216 m+0.18914
18Johnny HerbertTeam Lotus121:20.123+3.922223 m+0.11922
19Éric BernardLigier251:20.149+3.948224 m+0.02621
20Martin BrundleMcLaren81:20.314+4.113233 m+0.16513
21Eddie IrvineJordan151:20.872+4.671265 m+0.55820
22Olivier BerettaLarrousse191:21.707+5.506313 m+0.83522
23Pedro LamyTeam Lotus111:21.735+5.534314 m+0.02820
24David BrabhamSimtek311:22.537+6.336360 m+0.80220
25Roland RatzenbergerSimtek321:23.549+7.348417 m+1.01218
26Bertrand GachotPacific341:24.372+8.171464 m+0.82320
27Paul BelmondoPacific331:25.836+9.635547 m+1.4647
28Damon HillWilliams01:51.368+35.1671,996 m+25.5323
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
How it is derived: distance, Practice 1

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

Practice 2

Practice 2
PosDriverConstructorNo.Best lapGap≈ DistanceIntervalLaps
1Ayrton SennaWilliams21:16.082—0 m—21
2Michael SchumacherBenetton51:17.074+0.99256 m+0.99221
3Damon HillWilliams01:17.617+1.53587 m+0.54320
4Michele AlboretoMinardi241:17.818+1.73699 m+0.20119
5Christian FittipaldiFootwork91:18.253+2.171123 m+0.43523
6Jos VerstappenBenetton61:18.254+2.172123 m+0.00123
7Gianni MorbidelliFootwork101:18.300+2.218126 m+0.04621
8Jean AlesiFerrari271:18.430+2.348133 m+0.13016
9Rubens BarrichelloJordan141:18.459+2.377135 m+0.02922
10Eddie IrvineJordan151:18.505+2.423138 m+0.04621
11Érik ComasLarrousse201:18.675+2.593147 m+0.17023
12Mika HakkinenMcLaren71:18.714+2.632150 m+0.03918
13Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell31:18.782+2.700153 m+0.06822
14Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber301:18.823+2.741156 m+0.04122
15Mark BlundellTyrrell41:19.123+3.041173 m+0.30021
16Olivier BerettaLarrousse191:19.625+3.543201 m+0.50223
17Pierluigi MartiniMinardi231:19.670+3.588204 m+0.0458
18Johnny HerbertTeam Lotus121:19.775+3.693210 m+0.10521
19Martin BrundleMcLaren81:19.955+3.873220 m+0.18022
20Éric BernardLigier251:20.091+4.009228 m+0.13622
21Olivier PanisLigier261:20.100+4.018228 m+0.00922
22Gerhard BergerFerrari281:20.202+4.120234 m+0.10210
23Karl WendlingerSauber291:20.206+4.124234 m+0.00412
24David BrabhamSimtek311:20.396+4.314245 m+0.19021
25Pedro LamyTeam Lotus111:21.381+5.299301 m+0.98514
26Bertrand GachotPacific341:22.029+5.947338 m+0.64821
27Roland RatzenbergerSimtek321:24.432+8.350475 m+2.40310
28Paul BelmondoPacific333:48.480+2:32.3988,663 m+2:24.0481
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
How it is derived: distance, Practice 2

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

Warm-up

Warm-up
PosDriverConstructorNo.Best lapGap≈ DistanceIntervalLaps
1Ayrton SennaWilliams21:18.667—0 m—12
2Karl WendlingerSauber291:18.904+0.23713 m+0.23713
3Michele AlboretoMinardi241:19.367+0.70038 m+0.46317
4Mark BlundellTyrrell41:19.650+0.98354 m+0.28312
5Jean AlesiFerrari271:19.872+1.20566 m+0.22212
6Damon HillWilliams01:19.884+1.21767 m+0.01212
7Rubens BarrichelloJordan141:19.892+1.22567 m+0.00814
8Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell31:19.903+1.23668 m+0.01111
9Gianni MorbidelliFootwork101:19.943+1.27670 m+0.04012
10Michael SchumacherBenetton51:20.035+1.36875 m+0.0929
11Christian FittipaldiFootwork91:20.073+1.40677 m+0.03813
12Mika HakkinenMcLaren71:20.175+1.50883 m+0.10215
13Martin BrundleMcLaren81:20.495+1.828101 m+0.32010
14Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber301:20.533+1.866103 m+0.03811
15Gerhard BergerFerrari281:21.127+2.460135 m+0.59410
16David BrabhamSimtek311:21.134+2.467136 m+0.0079
17Érik ComasLarrousse201:21.154+2.487137 m+0.02014
18Eddie IrvineJordan151:21.237+2.570141 m+0.08310
19Olivier PanisLigier261:21.489+2.822155 m+0.25213
20Pedro LamyTeam Lotus111:22.162+3.495192 m+0.67313
21Bertrand GachotPacific341:23.543+4.876268 m+1.38114
22Johnny HerbertTeam Lotus121:23.677+5.010275 m+0.13412
23Jos VerstappenBenetton61:33.295+14.628804 m+9.6184
24Éric BernardLigier251:34.705+16.038882 m+1.4108
25Pierluigi MartiniMinardi231:36.203+17.536964 m+1.4984
26Olivier BerettaLarrousse191:36.694+18.027991 m+0.4914
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
How it is derived: distance, Warm-up

Distance at the session-best lap’s average speed, on the layout raced that year.

The cars in this race

The photograph each car's Wikipedia article leads with, from Wikimedia Commons: taken wherever and whenever that was, not necessarily at this race.

Benetton B194
Benetton B194
Michael Schumacher 1994 Silverstone 4 · Martin Lee · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked
Jordan 194
Jordan 194
Eddie Irivne - Jordan 194 at the 1994 British Grand Prix (32162302350) · Martin Lee from London, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0
Tyrrell 022
Tyrrell 022
Mark Blundell - Tyrrell 022 leaves the pits at the 1994 British Grand Prix (32418592261) (cropped) · Original: Martin Lee from London, UK / Derivative work: Danyele · CC BY-SA 2.0
Sauber C13
Sauber C13
Andrea de Cesaris - Sauber C13 at the 1994 British Grand Prix (32418704201) · Martin Lee from London, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0
Larrousse LH94
Larrousse LH94
Eric Comas - Larrousse LH94 at the 1994 British Grand Prix (32418647801) · Martin Lee from London, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0
Ligier JS39
Ligier JS39
Martin Brundle 1993 Silverstone · Martin Lee · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked

A photograph marked unchecked has a file name that does not name the car it is shown for. Most are still the right car, filed under the driver rather than the machine — but nobody has confirmed these one by one.

3 more photographs
Simtek S941
Simtek S941
David Brabham 1994 Silverstone · Martin Lee · CC BY-SA 2.0 · unchecked
McLaren MP4/9
McLaren MP4/9
Mika Hakkinen - Mclaren MP4-9 at the 1994 British Grand Prix (31697599654) · Martin Lee from London, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0
Pacific PR01
Pacific PR01
Bertrand Gachot - Pacific PR01 at the 1994 British Grand Prix (32418697731) · Martin Lee from London, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0

Where this comes from

Round
1 of 1994
Grand Prix
Brazilian Grand Prix
Dates
Layout raced
Shortened circuit · 4.325 km · 15 turns
Format
Standard weekend
Constructor
Benetton
Entrant
Benetton-Ford
Confidence
reference

The layout raced and its figures are this register’s, from its own sources; the figures under the race’s drawing are F1DB’s, and at some circuits the two disagree.