1994 French Grand Prix

F1 France French 80e Grand Prix de FranceMotor Racing Programme Covers: 1994 http://www.progcovers.com/motor/magnycours940703.jpg The Programme Covers Project 21 October 2017 Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours (1992-2002).svg 3 July 1994 7 16 Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours, France Permanent racing facility 2.641 4.250 72 191.140 306.000 Sunny Damon Hill Williams-Renault 1:16.282 United Kingdom Damon Hill Williams-Renault 1:19.678 4 United Kingdom Michael Schumacher Benetton-Ford Germany Damon Hill Williams-Renault United Kingdom Gerhard Berger Ferrari Austria FRA 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. 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.Walker Murray 1994 Murray Walker's 1994 Grand Prix Year Hazleton Publishing 67 1-874557-01-2 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 Pos No Driver Constructor Q1 Time Q2 Time Gap 1 0 UK Damon Hill Williams-Renault 1:17.539 1:16.282 2 2 UK Nigel Mansell Williams-Renault 1:18.340 1:16.359 +0.077 3 5 Germany Michael Schumacher Benetton-Ford 1:17.085 1:16.707 +0.425 4 27 France Jean Alesi Ferrari 1:17.855 1:16.954 +0.672 5 28 Austria Gerhard Berger Ferrari 1:17.441 1:16.959 +0.677 6 15 UK Eddie Irvine Jordan-Hart 1:19.463 1:17.441 +1.159 7 14 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Jordan-Hart 1:18.326 1:17.482 +1.200 8 6 the Netherlands Jos Verstappen Benetton-Ford 1:18.669 1:17.645 +1.363 9 7 Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Peugeot 1:19.041 1:17.768 +1.486 10 30 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber-Mercedes 1:19.318 1:17.830 +1.548 11 29 Italy Andrea de Cesaris Sauber-Mercedes 1:20.145 1:17.866 +1.584 12 8 United Kingdom Martin Brundle McLaren-Peugeot 1:18.112 1:18.031 +1.749 13 26 France Olivier Panis Ligier-Renault 1:19.697 1:18.044 +1.762 14 3 Japan 1947 Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:19.969 1:18.192 +1.910 15 25 France Éric Bernard Ligier-Renault 1:19.292 1:18.236 +1.954 16 23 Italy Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ford 1:20.084 1:18.248 +1.966 17 4 United Kingdom Mark Blundell Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:20.001 1:18.381 +2.099 18 9 Brazil Christian Fittipaldi Footwork-Ford 1:20.801 1:18.568 +2.286 19 12 UK Johnny Herbert Lotus-Mugen-Honda 1:20.108 1:18.715 +2.433 20 20 France Érik Comas Larrousse-Ford 1:20.576 1:18.811 +2.529 21 24 Italy Michele Alboreto Minardi-Ford 1:20.097 1:18.890 +2.608 22 10 Italy Gianni Morbidelli Footwork-Ford 1:20.707 1:18.936 +2.654 23 11 Italy Alessandro Zanardi Lotus-Mugen-Honda 1:20.122 1:19.066 +2.784 24 31 Australia David Brabham Simtek-Ford 1:22.527 1:19.771 +3.489 25 19 Monaco Olivier Beretta Larrousse-Ford 1:21.964 1:19.863 +3.581 26 32 France Jean-Marc Gounon Simtek-Ford 1:23.264 1:21.829 +5.547 DNQ Did not qualify 34 France Bertrand Gachot Pacific-Ilmor 1:24.048 1:21.952 +5.670 DNQ Did not qualify 33 France Paul Belmondo Pacific-Ilmor 1:24.637 1:23.004 +6.722 Sources:Grand Prix de France – Qualifying 1 https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1994/races/611/france/qualifying-1.html Formula1.com 29 December 2023Grand Prix de France – Qualifying 2 https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1994/races/611/france/qualifying-2.html Formula1.com 29 December 20231994 French GP – Qualification https://www.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1994&gp=French%20GP&r=1&type=qual ChicaneF1 29 December 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20250120155822/https://www.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1994&gp=French%20GP&r=1&type=qual 20 January 2025 dead Race Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 5 Germany Michael Schumacher Benetton-Ford 72 1:38:35.704 3 10 2 0 UK Damon Hill Williams-Renault 72 + 12.642 1 6 3 28 Austria Gerhard Berger Ferrari 72 + 52.765 5 4 4 30 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber-Mercedes 71 + 1 Lap 10 3 5 23 Italy Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ford 70 + 2 Laps 16 2 6 29 Italy Andrea de Cesaris Sauber-Mercedes 70 + 2 Laps 11 1 7 12 UK Johnny Herbert Lotus-Mugen-Honda 70 + 2 Laps 19   8 9 Brazil Christian Fittipaldi Footwork-Ford 70 + 2 Laps 18   9 32 France Jean-Marc Gounon Simtek-Ford 68 + 4 Laps 26   10 4 UK Mark Blundell Tyrrell-Yamaha 67 + 5 Laps 17   11 20 France Érik Comas Larrousse-Ford 66 Engine 20   Ret Retired 3 Japan 1947 Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha 53 Spun Off 14   Ret Retired 7 Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Peugeot 48 Engine 9   Ret Retired 2 UK Nigel Mansell Williams-Renault 45 Gearbox 2   Ret Retired 27 France Jean Alesi Ferrari 41 Collision 4   Ret Retired 14 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Jordan-Hart 41 Collision 7   Ret Retired 25 France Éric Bernard Ligier-Renault 40 Gearbox 15   Ret Retired 19 Monaco Olivier Beretta Larrousse-Ford 36 Engine 25   Ret Retired 8 UK Martin Brundle McLaren-Peugeot 29 Engine 12   Ret Retired 10 Italy Gianni Morbidelli Footwork-Ford 28 Collision 22   Ret Retired 26 France Olivier Panis Ligier-Renault 28 Collision 13   Ret Retired 31 Australia David Brabham Simtek-Ford 28 Transmission 24   Ret Retired 6 Netherlands Jos Verstappen Benetton-Ford 25 Spun Off 8   Ret Retired 15 UK Eddie Irvine Jordan-Hart 24 Gearbox 6   Ret Retired 24 Italy Michele Alboreto Minardi-Ford 21 Engine 21   Ret Retired 11 Italy Alessandro Zanardi Lotus-Mugen-Honda 20 Engine 23  Source:2020-02-08 1994 French Grand Prix - Race Result https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1994/races/611/france/race-result.html 2020-02-08 Formula1.com en Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings PosDriverPoints 1 GER Michael Schumacher 66 2 GBR Damon Hill 29 3 AUT Gerhard Berger 17 4 FRA Jean Alesi 13 5 BRA Rubens Barrichello 7Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/france/championnat.aspx France 1994 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 17 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 GBR Benetton-Ford67 2 ITA Ferrari36 3 GBR Williams-Renault31 4 IRE Jordan-Hart11 5 GBR McLaren-Peugeot10Source: References French Grand Prix 1994 1994 Canadian Grand Prix 1994 British Grand Prix 1993 French Grand Prix 1995 French Grand Prix French Grand Prix Grand Prix Category:French Grand Prix French Grand Prix