1994 European Grand Prix
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| Race 14 of 16 in the 1994 Formula One season | |||
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| Date | 16 October 1994 | ||
| Official name | XXXIX Gran Premio de Europa | ||
| Location | Circuito Permanente de Jerez, Jerez, Spain | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.428 km (2.767 mi) | ||
| Distance | 69 laps, 305.532 km (190.957 mi) | ||
| Weather | Sunny | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Benetton-Ford | ||
| Time | 1:22.762 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Ford | |
| Time | 1:25.040 on lap 17 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Benetton-Ford | ||
| Second | Williams-Renault | ||
| Third | McLaren-Peugeot | ||
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The 1994 European Grand Prix (formally the XXXIX Gran Premio de Europa) was a Formula One motor race held on 16 October 1994 at the Circuito Permanente de Jerez, Jerez, Spain. It was the fourteenth race of the 1994 Formula One season. The 69-lap race was won by Benetton driver Michael Schumacher after he started from pole position. Damon Hill finished second for the Williams team with McLaren driver Mika Häkkinen third.
History
This race originally was to be return of the Argentine Grand Prix, but those plans were aborted in May 1994 as the track, which was undergoing modernization since 1991, was not finished yet. The FIA moved the race to Jerez and named it the European Grand Prix midseason.[1] The series went to Argentina the following year for the 1995 Argentine Grand Prix.
Classification
Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 Time | Q2 Time | Gap |
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| 1 | 5 | Michael Schumacher |
Benetton-Ford | 1:24.207 | 1:22.762 | |
| 2 | 0 |  Damon Hill |
Williams-Renault | 1:24.137 | 1:22.892 | +0.130 |
| 3 | 2 | Nigel Mansell |
Williams-Renault | 1:24.971 | 1:23.392 | +0.630 |
| 4 | 30 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen |
Sauber-Mercedes | 1:24.184 | 1:23.431 | +0.669 |
| 5 | 14 |  Rubens Barrichello |
Jordan-Hart | 1:24.700 | 1:23.455 | +0.693 |
| 6 | 28 |  Gerhard Berger |
Ferrari | 1:25.079 | 1:23.677 | +0.915 |
| 7 | 25 | Johnny Herbert |
Ligier-Renault | 1:26.241 | 1:24.040 | +1.278 |
| 8 | 10 |  Gianni Morbidelli |
Footwork-Ford | 1:26.048 | 1:24.079 | +1.317 |
| 9 | 7 |  Mika Häkkinen |
McLaren-Peugeot | 1:25.275 | 1:24.122 | +1.360 |
| 10 | 15 | Eddie Irvine |
Jordan-Hart | 1:24.794 | 1:24.157 | +1.395 |
| 11 | 26 |  Olivier Panis |
Ligier-Renault | 1:25.384 | 1:24.432 | +1.670 |
| 12 | 6 |  Jos Verstappen |
Benetton-Ford | 1:35.441 | 1:24.643 | +1.881 |
| 13 | 3 |  Ukyo Katayama |
Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:26.304 | 1:24.738 | +1.976 |
| 14 | 4 | Mark Blundell |
Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:25.995 | 1:24.770 | +2.008 |
| 15 | 8 | Martin Brundle |
McLaren-Peugeot | 1:25.942 | 1:25.110 | +2.348 |
| 16 | 27 | Jean Alesi |
Ferrari | 1:25.182 | 1:44.801 | +2.420 |
| 17 | 23 | Pierluigi Martini |
Minardi-Ford | 1:25.812 | 1:25.294 | +2.532 |
| 18 | 29 | Andrea de Cesaris |
Sauber-Mercedes | 1:25.407 | 1:25.411 | +2.645 |
| 19 | 9 | Christian Fittipaldi |
Footwork-Ford | 1:26.094 | 1:25.427 | +2.665 |
| 20 | 24 | Michele Alboreto |
Minardi-Ford | 1:26.744 | 1:25.511 | +2.749 |
| 21 | 12 | Alessandro Zanardi |
Lotus-Mugen-Honda | 1:26.973 | 1:25.557 | +2.795 |
| 22 | 11 | Éric Bernard |
Lotus-Mugen-Honda | 1:28.047 | 1:25.595 | +2.833 |
| 23 | 20 | Érik Comas |
Larrousse-Ford | 1:28.042 | 1:26.272 | +3.510 |
| 24 | 19 | Hideki Noda |
Larrousse-Ford | 1:29.041 | 1:27.168 | +4.406 |
| 25 | 31 |  David Brabham |
Simtek-Ford | 1:28.388 | 1:27.201 | +4.439 |
| 26 | 32 | Domenico Schiattarella |
Simtek-Ford | 1:30.069 | 1:27.976 | +5.214 |
| DNQ | 34 | Bertrand Gachot |
Pacific-Ilmor | 1:30.099 | 1:29.488 | +6.726 |
| DNQ | 33 | Paul Belmondo |
Pacific-Ilmor | 1:31.162 | 1:30.234 | +7.472 |
Race
Notes
- Lap leaders: Damon Hill 19 (1-17, 33-34), Michael Schumacher 50 (18-32, 35-69)
- Last race: Éric Bernard, Andrea de Cesaris
- First race: Hideki Noda, Domenico Schiattarella
- Nigel Mansell replaced David Coulthard for the final three races.
- Johnny Herbert went to Ligier while Éric Bernard moved to Lotus. However, this was Herbert's only race with Ligier before moving to Benetton starting from the next race. Hideki Noda replaced Yannick Dalmas at Larrousse.
Championship standings after the race
- Bold text indicates who still has a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.
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References
- ↑ June 1994 Motorsport Information
- ↑ "1994 European Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
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