1994 Pacific Grand Prix

  1994 Pacific Grand Prix

Race details
Race 2 of 16 in the 1994 Formula One season
Date	April 17, 1994
Official name	I Pacific Grand Prix
Location	TI Circuit, Aida, Japan
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	3.703 km (2.314 mi)
Distance	83 laps, 307.349 km (192.093 mi)
Weather	Sunny
Pole position
Driver	Ayrton Senna	Williams-Renault
Time	1:10.218
Fastest lap
Driver	Michael Schumacher	Benetton-Ford
Time	1:14.023 on lap 10
Podium
First	Michael Schumacher	Benetton-Ford
Second	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari
Third	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan-Hart

The 1994 Pacific Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on April 17, 1994 at the TI Circuit, Aida. It was the second race of the 1994 Formula One season.

Report

Qualifying

Ayrton Senna took pole during Friday's qualifying session, with slower track conditions on Saturday leaving most drivers unable to improve their times. During Saturday qualifying both Williams-Renault drivers spun at Revolver corner.

Race

Ayrton Senna was overtaken by Schumacher before the first corner and was then hit from behind by Mika Häkkinen and spun off the track. Nicola Larini also went off the track and crashed into Senna, causing damage to both cars. Mark Blundell also spun on the same corner and stalled his car in the middle of the track. On lap 3 Damon Hill spun off trying to overtake Hakkinen, but rejoined and climbed back to second place before stopping with transmission failure on lap 49. Michael Schumacher won comfortably from Gerhard Berger and Rubens Barrichello.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Q1	Q2	Gap
1	2	Ayrton Senna	Williams-Renault	1:10.218	1:19.304	—
2	5	Michael Schumacher	Benetton-Ford	1:10.440	—	+0.222
3	0	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	1:10.771	1:12.048	+0.553
4	7	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Peugeot	1:11.683	—	+1.465
5	28	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:11.744	1:12.184	+1.526
6	8	Martin Brundle	McLaren-Peugeot	1:12.351	—	+2.133
7	27	Nicola Larini	Ferrari	1:12.372	5:32.428	+2.154
8	14	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan-Hart	1:12.409	1:13.172	+2.191
9	9	Christian Fittipaldi	Footwork-Ford	1:13.169	1:12.444	+2.226
10	6	Jos Verstappen	Benetton-Ford	1:12.554	1:12.681	+2.336
11	30	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber-Mercedes	1:12.686	1:12.797	+2.468
12	4	Mark Blundell	Tyrrell-Yamaha	1:13.013	1:12.751	+2.533
13	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Footwork-Ford	1:12.866	1:13.090	+2.648
14	3	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell-Yamaha	1:13.013	1:13.411	+2.795
15	24	Michele Alboreto	Minardi-Ford	1:13.342	1:13.016	+2.798
16	20	Érik Comas	Larrousse-Ford	1:13.111	1:13.550	+2.893
17	23	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi-Ford	1:13.529	1:13.756	+3.311
18	25	Éric Bernard	Ligier-Renault	1:13.613	1:14.204	+3.395
19	29	Karl Wendlinger	Sauber-Mercedes	1:13.855	1:14.163	+3.637
20	15	Aguri Suzuki	Jordan-Hart	1:14.036	1:13.932	+3.714
21	19	Olivier Beretta	Larrousse-Ford	1:14.101	1:14.271	+3.883
22	26	Olivier Panis	Ligier-Renault	1:14.106	1:14.667	+3.888
23	12	Johnny Herbert	Lotus-Mugen-Honda	1:14.538	1:14.424	+4.206
24	11	Pedro Lamy	Lotus-Mugen-Honda	1:14.657	1:15.146	+4.439
25	31	David Brabham	Simtek-Ford	1:14.946	1:14.748	+4.530
26	32	Roland Ratzenberger	Simtek-Ford	—	1:16.536	+6.318
DNQ	34	Bertrand Gachot	Pacific-Ilmor	1:16.927	1:18.571	+6.709
DNQ	33	Paul Belmondo	Pacific-Ilmor	1:18.671	1:17.450	+7.232

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	5	Michael Schumacher	Benetton-Ford	83	1:46:01.693	2	10
2	28	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	83	+1:15.300	5	6
3	14	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan-Hart	82	+1 Lap	8	4
4	9	Christian Fittipaldi	Footwork-Ford	82	+1 Lap	9	3
5	30	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber-Mercedes	82	+1 Lap	11	2
6	20	Érik Comas	Larrousse-Ford	80	+3 Laps	16	1
7	12	Johnny Herbert	Lotus-Mugen-Honda	80	+3 Laps	23
8	11	Pedro Lamy	Lotus-Mugen-Honda	79	+4 Laps	24
9	26	Olivier Panis	Ligier-Renault	78	+5 Laps	22
10	25	Éric Bernard	Ligier-Renault	78	+5 Laps	18
11	32	Roland Ratzenberger	Simtek-Ford	78	+5 Laps	26
Ret	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Footwork-Ford	69	Engine	13
Ret	29	Karl Wendlinger	Sauber-Mercedes	69	Collision	19
Ret	24	Michele Alboreto	Minardi-Ford	69	Collision	15
Ret	8	Martin Brundle	McLaren-Peugeot	67	Overheating	6
Ret	23	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi-Ford	63	Spun off	17
Ret	6	Jos Verstappen	Benetton-Ford	54	Spun off	10
Ret	0	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	49	Transmission	3
Ret	15	Aguri Suzuki	Jordan-Hart	44	Steering	20
Ret	3	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell-Yamaha	42	Engine	14
Ret	7	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Peugeot	19	Gearbox	4
Ret	19	Olivier Beretta	Larrousse-Ford	14	Electrical	21
Ret	31	David Brabham	Simtek-Ford	2	Electrical	25
Ret	2	Ayrton Senna	Williams-Renault	0	Collision	1
Ret	27	Nicola Larini	Ferrari	0	Collision	7
Ret	4	Mark Blundell	Tyrrell-Yamaha	0	Collision	12
DNQ	34	Bertrand Gachot	Pacific-Ilmor
DNQ	33	Paul Belmondo	Pacific-Ilmor
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Notes

• Fastest Lap: Michael Schumacher 1m 14.023s
• First podium: Rubens Barrichello, Jordan
• Ferrari's Jean Alesi did not take part in this grand prix due to injury caused by an accident during testing.
• First and last Formula One race start for Roland Ratzenberger who had not qualified in Brazil and would be killed during qualifying for the next race.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Michael Schumacher	20
2	Rubens Barrichello	7
3	Damon Hill	6
4	Gerhard Berger	6
5	Jean Alesi	4

Constructors' Championship standings

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Benetton-Ford	20
2	Ferrari	10
3	Jordan-Hart	7
4	Williams-Renault	6
5	Footwork-Ford	3

References

Previous race: 1994 Brazilian Grand Prix	FIA Formula One World Championship 1994 season	Next race: 1994 San Marino Grand Prix
Previous race: none	Pacific Grand Prix	Next race: 1995 Pacific Grand Prix
Awards
Preceded by 1993 European Grand Prix	Formula One Promotional Trophy for Race Promoter 1994	Succeeded by 1995 Australian Grand Prix

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