1994 Portuguese Grand Prix

F1 Portugal Portuguese XXIII Grande Premio de Portugal Autódromo_de_Estoril_1994-1999.png 25 September 1994 13 16 Autódromo do EstorilEstoril, Portugal Permanent racing facility 2.725 4.360 71 193.475 309.560 Sunny Gerhard Berger Ferrari 1:20.608 Austria David Coulthard Williams-Renault 1:22.446 12 United Kingdom Damon Hill Williams-Renault United Kingdom David Coulthard Williams-Renault United Kingdom Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Peugeot Finland POR 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. 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. As of 2026, this is the last race in Formula One history not to feature an active World Drivers' Champion on the grid. 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.Collings Timothy 24 September 1994 Hill bounces back joking and takes second on grid The Daily Telegraph London 26 Irvine was warned a similar incident would see his Super Licence revoked.Tremayne David Motor Racing: Accident-prone Irvine slides closer to ban https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/motor-racing-accidentprone-irvine-slides-closer-to-ban-1450917.html The Independent 25 September 1994 5 October 2014 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 Pos No Driver Constructor Q1 Time Q2 Time Gap 1 28Austria Gerhard Berger Ferrari 1:20.608 1:21.863 2 0UK Damon Hill Williams-Renault 1:20.803 1:20.766 +0.158 3 2UK David Coulthard Williams-Renault 1:21.120 1:21.033 +0.425 4 7Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Peugeot 1:21.251 1:21.700 +0.643 5 27France Jean Alesi Ferrari 1:21.517 1:22.086 +0.909 6 3Japan 1947 Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:21.590 4:03.441 +0.982 7 8UK Martin Brundle McLaren-Peugeot 1:21.656 1:22.035 +1.048 8 14Brazil Rubens Barrichello Jordan-Hart 1:21.839 1:21.796 +1.188 9 30Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber-Mercedes 1:22.795 1:21.921 +1.313 10 6Netherlands Jos Verstappen Benetton-Ford 1:22.614 1:22.000 +1.392 11 9Brazil Christian Fittipaldi Footwork-Ford 1:22.636 1:22.132 +1.524 12 4UK Mark Blundell Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:22.288 1:22.971 +1.680 13 15UK Eddie Irvine Jordan-Hart 1:23.411 1:22.294 +1.686 14 5Finland JJ Lehto Benetton-Ford 1:22.613 1:22.369 +1.761 15 26France Olivier Panis Ligier-Renault 1:23.711 1:22.672 +2.064 16 10Italy Gianni Morbidelli Footwork-Ford 1:22.974 1:22.756 +2.148 17 29Italy Andrea de Cesaris Sauber-Mercedes 1:22.885 1:22.888 +2.277 18 23Italy Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ford 1:23.243 1:23.464 +2.635 19 24Italy Michele Alboreto Minardi-Ford 1:23.364 1:24.186 +2.756 20 12UK Johnny Herbert Lotus-Mugen-Honda no time 1:23.408 +2.800 21 25France Éric Bernard Ligier-Renault 1:25.039 1:23.699 +3.091 22 20France Érik Comas Larrousse-Ford 1:24.192 1:24.306 +3.584 23 19France Yannick Dalmas Larrousse-Ford 1:24.438 1:24.920 +3.830 24 31Australia David Brabham Simtek-Ford 1:24.527 1:24.514 +3.906 25 11Belgium Philippe Adams Lotus-Mugen-Honda 1:25.313 1:25.708 +4.705 26 32France Jean-Marc Gounon Simtek-Ford 1:25.686 1:25.649 +5.041DNQ Did not qualify 34France Bertrand Gachot Pacific-Ilmor 1:27.960 1:27.385 +6.777DNQ Did not qualify 33France Paul Belmondo Pacific-Ilmor 1:32.706 1:29.000 +8.392 Sources:Grande Premio de Portugal – Qualifying 1 https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1994/races/617/portugal/qualifying-1.html Formula1.com 29 December 2023Grande Premio de Portugal – Qualifying 2 https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1994/races/617/portugal/qualifying-2.html Formula1.com 29 December 20231994 Portuguese GP – Qualifying https://www.chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1994&gp=Portuguese%20GP&r=1&type=qual ChicaneF1 29 December 2023 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 Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 0 UK Damon Hill Williams-Renault 71 1:45:10.146 2 10 2 2 UK David Coulthard Williams-Renault 71 + 0.603 3 6 3 7 Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Peugeot 71 + 20.193 4 4 4 14 Brazil Rubens Barrichello Jordan-Hart 71 + 28.003 8 3 5 6 Netherlands Jos Verstappen Benetton-Ford 71 + 29.385 10 2 6 8 UK Martin Brundle McLaren-Peugeot 71 + 52.702 7 1 7 15 UK Eddie Irvine Jordan-Hart 70 + 1 lap 13   8 9 Brazil Christian Fittipaldi Footwork-Ford 70 + 1 lap 11   9 10 Italy Gianni Morbidelli Footwork-Ford 70 + 1 lap 16   10 25 France Éric Bernard Ligier-Renault 70 + 1 lap 21   11 12 UK Johnny Herbert Lotus-Mugen-Honda 70 + 1 lap 20   12 23 Italy Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ford 69 + 2 laps 18   13 24 Italy Michele Alboreto Minardi-Ford 69 + 2 laps 19   14 19 France Yannick Dalmas Larrousse-Ford 69 + 2 laps 23   15 32 France Jean-Marc Gounon Simtek-Ford 67 + 4 laps 26   16 11 Belgium Philippe Adams Lotus-Mugen-Honda 67 + 4 laps 25   Ret Retired 4 UK Mark Blundell Tyrrell-Yamaha 61 Engine 12   Ret Retired 5 Finland JJ Lehto Benetton-Ford 60 Spun off 14   Ret Retired 29 Italy Andrea de Cesaris Sauber-Mercedes 54 Spun off 17   Ret Retired 27 France Jean Alesi Ferrari 38 Collision 5   Ret Retired 31 Australia David Brabham Simtek-Ford 36 Collision 24   Ret Retired 30 Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber-Mercedes 31 Differential 9   Ret Retired 20 France Érik Comas Larrousse-Ford 27 Suspension 22   Ret Retired 3 Japan 1947 Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha 26 Gearbox 6   Ret Retired 28 Austria Gerhard Berger Ferrari 7 Gearbox 1   DSQ Disqualified 26 France Olivier Panis Ligier-Renault 70 Illegal skid block 15  Source:1994 Portuguese Grand Prix - Race Result https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1994/races/617/portugal/race-result.html Formula1.com en 2020-02-09 2020-02-09 Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings PosDriverPoints 1 GER Michael Schumacher 76 2 GBR Damon Hill 75 3 AUT Gerhard Berger 33 4 FIN Mika Häkkinen 22 5 FRA Jean Alesi 19Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/portugal/championnat.aspx Portugal 1994 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 20 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 GBR Williams-Renault89 2 GBR Benetton-Ford87 3 ITA Ferrari58 4 GBR McLaren-Peugeot34 5 IRE Jordan-Hart20Source: References Portuguese Grand Prix 1994 1994 Italian Grand Prix 1994 European Grand Prix 1993 Portuguese Grand Prix 1995 Portuguese Grand Prix Portuguese Grand Prix Portuguese Grand Prix Category:Portuguese Grand Prix Portuguese Grand Prix