1994 Italian Grand Prix

F1 Italy Italian Pioneer 65º Gran Premio d'Italia Monza_1994.jpg 11 September 1994 12 16 Autodromo Nazionale di MonzaMonza, Lombardy, Italy Permanent racing facility 3.625https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1994-italian-grand-prix-2/ 1994 Italian Grand Prix | Motorsport Database 5.834 53 192.125 309.202 Sunny Jean Alesi Ferrari 1:23.844 France Damon Hill Williams-Renault 1:25.930 24 United Kingdom Damon Hill Williams-Renault United Kingdom Gerhard Berger Ferrari Austria Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Peugeot Finland ITA The 1994 Italian Grand Prix (formally the Pioneer 65º Gran Premio d'ItaliaMotor Racing Programme Covers: 1994 https://www.progcovers.com/motor/monza940911.jpg The Programme Covers Project 12 November 2017) was a Formula One motor race held on 11 September 1994 at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza. It was the twelfth race of the 1994 Formula One World Championship. The 53-lap race was won by British driver Damon Hill, driving a Williams-Renault, with Austria's Gerhard Berger second in a Ferrari and Finland's Mika Häkkinen third in a McLaren-Peugeot. Frenchman Jean Alesi took pole position in the other Ferrari and led before suffering a gearbox failure on lap 15. The win enabled Hill to move to within 11 points of Michael Schumacher in the Drivers' Championship. Schumacher was banned for this race and the following race in Portugal for his actions at the British Grand Prix; his place at Benetton was taken by the Finnish driver JJ Lehto, who had been his teammate earlier in the season. The day after the race, Lotus went into receivership; however, they would compete in the remaining races of the 1994 season. Lotus had brought an upgraded Mugen engine to Monza, allowing Johnny Herbert to qualify in a season-best fourth place; hopes of a points finish were ended by a first-corner collision with Eddie Irvine's Jordan. Background The Grand Prix was originally cancelled on 12 August 1994 when local officials refused a demand to cut down 123 trees for reasons related to safety.Italian Grand Prix called off https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ecJWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hOoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6022,3742280&dq=san+marino+grand+prix&hl=en The Gainesville Sun Associated Press 13 August 1994 16 The trees in question were located at the Lesmo corners which lacked suitable run off-areas. After the announcement, Gianni Letta, an Italian cabinet under-secretary, went to Cannes to meet with FIA president Max Mosley to discuss the issue. The meeting, also attended by Ferrari driver and representative to the drivers Gerhard Berger, agreed that changes to the shape of the curve would reduce its speed.Motor Racing: Italian Grand Prix reinstated: Revised scheme temporarily solves safety problem at Monza https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing-italian-grand-prix-reinstated-revised-scheme-temporarily-solves-safety-problem-at-monza-1383955.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing-italian-grand-prix-reinstated-revised-scheme-temporarily-solves-safety-problem-at-monza-1383955.html 2022-05-01 subscription live The Independent 15 August 1994 16 December 2012 Qualifying Qualifying report To the delight of the Tifosi, Jean Alesi took pole position in his Ferrari with teammate Berger second, some 0.134 seconds behind. It was the first pole position for Ferrari at Monza since Mario Andretti in 1982, and the first all-Ferrari front row at the circuit since Niki Lauda and Clay Regazzoni in 1975. Damon Hill was third in his Williams-Renault, with Johnny Herbert a surprise fourth in the Lotus, running an upgraded Mugen engine. David Coulthard was fifth in the other Williams, with Olivier Panis sixth in the Ligier. The top ten was completed by Mika Häkkinen in the McLaren, Andrea de Cesaris in the Sauber, Eddie Irvine in the Jordan and Jos Verstappen in the Benetton. Qualifying classification Pos No Driver Constructor Q1 Q2 Gap 1 27France Jean Alesi Ferrari 1:24.620 1:23.844 2 28Austria Gerhard Berger Ferrari 1:24.915 1:23.978 +0.134 3 0UK Damon Hill Williams-Renault 1:24.734 1:24.158 +0.314 4 12UK Johnny Herbert Lotus-Mugen-Honda 1:26.365 1:24.374 +0.530 5 2UK David Coulthard Williams-Renault 1:24.869 1:24.502 +0.658 6 26France Olivier Panis Ligier-Renault 1:26.958 1:25.455 +1.611 7 7Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Peugeot 1:26.004 1:25.528 +1.684 8 29Italy Andrea de Cesaris Sauber-Mercedes 1:27.188 1:25.540 +1.696 9 15UK Eddie Irvine Jordan-Hart No time1 1:25.568 +1.724 10 6Netherlands Jos Verstappen Benetton-Ford 1:27.361 1:25.618 +1.774 11 30Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber-Mercedes 1:26.406 1:25.628 +1.784 12 25France Éric Bernard Ligier-Renault 1:27.387 1:25.718 +1.874 13 11Italy Alessandro Zanardi Lotus-Mugen-Honda 1:27.617 1:25.733 +1.889 14 3Japan 1947 Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:26.525 1:25.889 +2.045 15 8UK Martin Brundle McLaren-Peugeot 1:26.899 1:25.933 +2.089 16 14Brazil Rubens Barrichello Jordan-Hart 1:27.034 1:25.946 +2.102 17 10Italy Gianni Morbidelli Footwork-Ford 1:27.939 1:26.002 +2.158 18 23Italy Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ford 1:42.320 1:26.056 +2.212 19 9Brazil Christian Fittipaldi Footwork-Ford 1:27.675 1:26.337 +2.493 20 5Finland JJ Lehto Benetton-Ford 1:27.611 1:26.384 +2.540 21 4UK Mark Blundell Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:26.574 1:26.697 +2.730 22 24Italy Michele Alboreto Minardi-Ford 1:27.623 1:26.832 +2.988 23 19France Yannick Dalmas Larrousse-Ford 1:29.528 1:27.846 +4.002 24 20France Érik Comas Larrousse-Ford 1:30.530 1:27.894 +4.050 25 32France Jean-Marc Gounon Simtek-Ford 1:29.594 1:28.353 +4.509 26 31Australia David Brabham Simtek-Ford 1:30.691 1:28.619 +4.775DNQ Did not qualify 34France Bertrand Gachot Pacific-Ilmor 1:31.549 1:31.387 +7.543DNQ Did not qualify 33France Paul Belmondo Pacific-Ilmor 1:32.035 No time2 +8.191 Sources:Pioneer 65° Gran Premio d'Italia – Qualifying 1 https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1994/races/616/italy/qualifying-1.html Formula1.com 29 December 2023Pioneer 65° Gran Premio d'Italia – Qualifying 2 https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1994/races/616/italy/qualifying-2.html Formula1.com 29 December 20231994 Italian GP – Qualifying https://www.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1994&gp=Italian%20GP&r=1&type=qual ChicaneF1 29 December 2023 1 1 Eddie Irvine's Friday qualifying times were deleted because he completed 13 laps, one over the limit, during the session. 2 2 Paul Belmondo did not take part in the Saturday qualifying session after destroying his car in a crash in the morning's practice session. Race Race report Alesi and Berger got off the line well heading into turn 1, with Herbert moving ahead of Hill into third. Behind them, the fast-starting Irvine locked up, causing him to hit Herbert. The Lotus was pitched into a spin, clipping Coulthard's right rear. Several other cars became involved, blocking the track and stopping the race.Collantine Keith 11 September 2014 1994 Italian GP: Hill wins, but Lotus hopes crushed https://www.racefans.net/2014/09/11/1994-italian-grand-prix-flashback/ RaceFans en-GB 22 October 2020 Herbert was forced to take the second start from the pit lane in his spare car, minus the upgraded Mugen engine, while Coulthard was forced to use Hill's spare car and Irvine was demoted to the back of the grid. At the second start, both Ferraris again got away well, followed by Hill and Coulthard. Behind them, Verstappen tangled with Alessandro Zanardi in the second Lotus going into the Curva Grande, also forcing Gianni Morbidelli's Footwork into the outer wall and putting all three drivers out. Herbert's race ended on lap 14 when his alternator failed. On lap 15, Alesi came in for his first pit stop with an 11-second lead over Berger; disaster then struck as his tried to exit his pit box and his gearbox failed. Berger inherited the lead until lap 24, when he too ran into trouble during his pit stop: he was about to pull away when the incoming Panis came past, costing him enough time to drop behind Hill and Coulthard and prompting the Tifosi to jeer the Ligier mechanics. A high attrition rate continued to build: the Saubers of de Cesaris and Heinz-Harald Frentzen suffered engine failures on laps 21 and 23 respectively, while the Minardis also retired within two laps of each other, Michele Alboreto's gearbox failing on lap 29 and Pierluigi Martini spinning off at the Variante Ascari on lap 31. Mark Blundell also spun out at the Variante Ascari in his Tyrrell on lap 40, before Irvine's engine failed on lap 42. Ukyo Katayama took advantage to run fifth in the second Tyrrell, only to himself spin off on lap 46 at the second Lesmo corner. After David Brabham dropped out with a puncture in his Simtek on lap 47, only ten cars remained in the race. In the closing laps, Hill maintained a narrow lead over Coulthard, while the recovering Berger closed on both Williams. Then, rounding the Parabolica on the final lap, Coulthard suddenly coasted to a stop, out of fuel. Hill was thus left to win by 4.9 seconds from Berger, with Häkkinen taking the final podium place, a further 21 seconds back. Rubens Barrichello took fourth in the second Jordan and Martin Brundle fifth in the second McLaren, with Coulthard classified sixth. Race classification Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 0 UK Damon Hill Williams-Renault 53 1:18:02.754 3 10 2 28 Austria Gerhard Berger Ferrari 53 + 4.930 2 6 3 7 Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Peugeot 53 + 25.640 7 4 4 14 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Jordan-Hart 53 + 50.634 16 3 5 8 UK Martin Brundle McLaren-Peugeot 53 + 1:25.575 15 2 6 2 UK David Coulthard Williams-Renault 52 Out of fuel 5 1 7 25 France Éric Bernard Ligier-Renault 52 + 1 lap 12   8 20 France Érik Comas Larrousse-Ford 52 + 1 lap 24   9 5 Finland JJ Lehto Benetton-Ford 52 + 1 lap 20   10 26 France Olivier Panis Ligier-Renault 51 + 2 laps 6   Ret Retired 31 Australia David Brabham Simtek-Ford 46 Puncture 26   Ret Retired 3 Japan 1947 Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha 45 Spun off 14   Ret Retired 9 Brazil Christian Fittipaldi Footwork-Ford 43 Engine 19   Ret Retired 15 UK Eddie Irvine Jordan-Hart 41 Engine 9   Ret Retired 4 UK Mark Blundell Tyrrell-Yamaha 39 Spun off 21   Ret Retired 23 Italy Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ford 30 Spun off 18   Ret Retired 24 Italy Michele Alboreto Minardi-Ford 28 Gearbox 22   Ret Retired 30 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber-Mercedes 22 Engine 11   Ret Retired 29 Italy Andrea de Cesaris Sauber-Mercedes 20 Engine 8   Ret Retired 32 France Jean-Marc Gounon Simtek-Ford 20 Gearbox 25   Ret Retired 19 France Yannick Dalmas Larrousse-Ford 18 Spun off 23   Ret Retired 27 France Jean Alesi Ferrari 14 Gearbox 1   Ret Retired 12 UK Johnny Herbert Lotus-Mugen-Honda 13 Alternator 4   Ret Retired 6 Netherlands Jos Verstappen Benetton-Ford 0 Puncture 10   Ret Retired 11 Italy Alessandro Zanardi Lotus-Mugen-Honda 0 Collision 13   Ret Retired 10 Italy Gianni Morbidelli Footwork-Ford 0 Collision 17  Source:2020-02-09 1994 Italian Grand Prix - Race Result https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1994/races/616/italy/race-result.html 2020-02-09 Formula1.com en Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings PosDriverPoints 1 GER Michael Schumacher 76 2 GBR Damon Hill 65 3 AUT Gerhard Berger 33 4 FRA Jean Alesi 19 5 FIN Mika Häkkinen 18Source:Italy 1994 - Championship • STATS F1 https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/italie/championnat.aspx www.statsf1.com 18 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 GBR Benetton-Ford85 2 GBR Williams-Renault73 3 ITA Ferrari58 4 GBR McLaren-Peugeot29 5 IRE Jordan-Hart17Source: References Italian Grand Prix 1994 1994 Belgian Grand Prix 1994 Portuguese Grand Prix 1993 Italian Grand Prix 1995 Italian Grand Prix Italian Grand Prix Category:Italian Grand Prix Grand Prix Italian Grand Prix