1994 Brazilian Grand Prix

Circuit: Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace (Interlagos)Sao Paulo, Brazil
Winner: Michael SchumacherBenetton
Pole: Ayrton Senna
Fastest lap: Michael Schumacher
Entries: 2812 classified

Classification

Classification
Pos	Driver	Constructor	Chassis	Grid	Laps	Out	Points	FL
1	Michael Schumacher	Benetton	B194	2	71	Finished	10	fastest lap
2	Damon Hill	Williams	—	4	70	Finished	6
3	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	—	3	70	Finished	4
4	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	194	14	70	Finished	3
5	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	18	10	69	Finished	2
6	Karl Wendlinger	Sauber	C13	7	69	Finished	1
7	Johnny Herbert	Team Lotus	—	21	69	Finished	0
8	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	—	15	69	Finished	0
9	Érik Comas	Larrousse	LH94	13	68	Finished	0
10	Pedro Lamy	Team Lotus	—	24	68	Finished	0
11	Olivier Panis	Ligier	JS39B	19	68	Finished	0
12	David Brabham	Simtek	S941	26	67	Finished	0
DNF	Ayrton Senna	Williams	—	1	55	Spun off	0
DNF	Martin Brundle	McLaren	MP4/9	18	34	Collision	0
DNF	Eddie Irvine	Jordan	194	16	34	Collision	0
DNF	Jos Verstappen	Benetton	B194	9	34	Collision	0
DNF	Éric Bernard	Ligier	JS39B	20	33	Collision	0
DNF	Mark Blundell	Tyrrell	18	12	21	Spun off	0
DNF	Christian Fittipaldi	Footwork	FA15	11	21	Gearbox	0
DNF	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	C13	5	15	Spun off	0
DNF	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	MP4/9	8	13	Engine	0
DNF	Michele Alboreto	Minardi	—	22	7	Engine	0
DNF	Gianni Morbidelli	Footwork	FA15	6	5	Gearbox	0
DNF	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	—	17	5	Engine	0
DNF	Olivier Beretta	Larrousse	LH94	23	2	Collision	0
DNF	Bertrand Gachot	Pacific	PR01	25	1	Collision	0
DNQ	Roland Ratzenberger	Simtek	S941	—	—	DNQ	0
DNQ	Paul Belmondo	Pacific	PR01	—	—	DNQ	0

A blank chassis is a season the team ran more than one design and no source says which car raced here.

Grid to flag

Lines run from grid slot to result, ending at the last lap completed. A dashed line ending in a cross is a driver not classified. Nothing between is recorded, so a crossing is not an overtake at that lap.

Grid to flag
Driver	Grid	Result	Laps
Michael Schumacher	2	1	71
Damon Hill	4	2	70
Jean Alesi	3	3	70
Rubens Barrichello	14	4	70
Ukyo Katayama	10	5	69
Karl Wendlinger	7	6	69
Johnny Herbert	21	7	69
Pierluigi Martini	15	8	69
Érik Comas	13	9	68
Pedro Lamy	24	10	68
Olivier Panis	19	11	68
David Brabham	26	12	67
Ayrton Senna	1	DNF	55
Martin Brundle	18	DNF	34
Eddie Irvine	16	DNF	34
Jos Verstappen	9	DNF	34
Éric Bernard	20	DNF	33
Mark Blundell	12	DNF	21
Christian Fittipaldi	11	DNF	21
Heinz-Harald Frentzen	5	DNF	15
Mika Hakkinen	8	DNF	13
Michele Alboreto	22	DNF	7
Gianni Morbidelli	6	DNF	5
Gerhard Berger	17	DNF	5
Olivier Beretta	23	DNF	2
Bertrand Gachot	25	DNF	1

Qualifying

Qualifying
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Time	Gap	Interval
1	Ayrton Senna	Williams	2	1:15.962	—	—
2	Michael Schumacher	Benetton	5	1:16.290	+0.328	+0.328
3	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	27	1:17.385	+1.423	+1.095
4	Damon Hill	Williams	0	1:17.554	+1.592	+0.169
5	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	30	1:17.806	+1.844	+0.252
6	Gianni Morbidelli	Footwork	10	1:17.866	+1.904	+0.060
7	Karl Wendlinger	Sauber	29	1:17.927	+1.965	+0.061
8	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	7	1:18.122	+2.160	+0.195
9	Jos Verstappen	Benetton	6	1:18.183	+2.221	+0.061
10	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	3	1:18.194	+2.232	+0.011
11	Christian Fittipaldi	Footwork	9	1:18.204	+2.242	+0.010
12	Mark Blundell	Tyrrell	4	1:18.246	+2.284	+0.042
13	Érik Comas	Larrousse	20	1:18.321	+2.359	+0.075
14	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	14	1:18.414	+2.452	+0.093
15	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	23	1:18.659	+2.697	+0.245
16	Eddie Irvine	Jordan	15	1:18.751	+2.789	+0.092
17	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	28	1:18.855	+2.893	+0.104
18	Martin Brundle	McLaren	8	1:18.864	+2.902	+0.009
19	Olivier Panis	Ligier	26	1:19.304	+3.342	+0.440
20	Éric Bernard	Ligier	25	1:19.396	+3.434	+0.092
21	Johnny Herbert	Team Lotus	12	1:19.483	+3.521	+0.087
22	Michele Alboreto	Minardi	24	1:19.517	+3.555	+0.034
23	Olivier Beretta	Larrousse	19	1:19.524	+3.562	+0.007
24	Pedro Lamy	Team Lotus	11	1:19.975	+4.013	+0.451
25	Bertrand Gachot	Pacific	34	1:20.729	+4.767	+0.754
26	David Brabham	Simtek	31	1:21.186	+5.224	+0.457
27	Roland Ratzenberger	Simtek	32	1:22.707	+6.745	+1.521

Before knock-out qualifying arrived in 2006 there is one time per driver; from 2006, the best lap of each of the three sessions.

Pit stops

F1DB records no pit stop for this race, so there are no stints to draw.

Practice sessions Practice 1 · Practice 2 · Warm-up

Practice 1

Practice 1
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	Interval	Laps
1	Ayrton Senna	Williams	2	1:16.201	—	—	22
2	Michael Schumacher	Benetton	5	1:17.168	+0.967	+0.967	17
3	Christian Fittipaldi	Footwork	9	1:18.059	+1.858	+0.891	23
4	Mark Blundell	Tyrrell	4	1:18.076	+1.875	+0.017	23
5	Karl Wendlinger	Sauber	29	1:18.134	+1.933	+0.058	19
6	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	7	1:18.580	+2.379	+0.446	19
7	Gianni Morbidelli	Footwork	10	1:18.677	+2.476	+0.097	22
8	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	28	1:18.754	+2.553	+0.077	15
9	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	27	1:18.800	+2.599	+0.046	19
10	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	3	1:19.065	+2.864	+0.265	19
11	Olivier Panis	Ligier	26	1:19.401	+3.200	+0.336	23
12	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	30	1:19.453	+3.252	+0.052	23
13	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	14	1:19.540	+3.339	+0.087	20
14	Jos Verstappen	Benetton	6	1:19.625	+3.424	+0.085	19
15	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	23	1:19.815	+3.614	+0.190	19
16	Érik Comas	Larrousse	20	1:19.815	+3.614	+0.000	22
17	Michele Alboreto	Minardi	24	1:20.004	+3.803	+0.189	14
18	Johnny Herbert	Team Lotus	12	1:20.123	+3.922	+0.119	22
19	Éric Bernard	Ligier	25	1:20.149	+3.948	+0.026	21
20	Martin Brundle	McLaren	8	1:20.314	+4.113	+0.165	13
21	Eddie Irvine	Jordan	15	1:20.872	+4.671	+0.558	20
22	Olivier Beretta	Larrousse	19	1:21.707	+5.506	+0.835	22
23	Pedro Lamy	Team Lotus	11	1:21.735	+5.534	+0.028	20
24	David Brabham	Simtek	31	1:22.537	+6.336	+0.802	20
25	Roland Ratzenberger	Simtek	32	1:23.549	+7.348	+1.012	18
26	Bertrand Gachot	Pacific	34	1:24.372	+8.171	+0.823	20
27	Paul Belmondo	Pacific	33	1:25.836	+9.635	+1.464	7
28	Damon Hill	Williams	0	1:51.368	+35.167	+25.532	3

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

Practice 2

Practice 2
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	Interval	Laps
1	Ayrton Senna	Williams	2	1:16.082	—	—	21
2	Michael Schumacher	Benetton	5	1:17.074	+0.992	+0.992	21
3	Damon Hill	Williams	0	1:17.617	+1.535	+0.543	20
4	Michele Alboreto	Minardi	24	1:17.818	+1.736	+0.201	19
5	Christian Fittipaldi	Footwork	9	1:18.253	+2.171	+0.435	23
6	Jos Verstappen	Benetton	6	1:18.254	+2.172	+0.001	23
7	Gianni Morbidelli	Footwork	10	1:18.300	+2.218	+0.046	21
8	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	27	1:18.430	+2.348	+0.130	16
9	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	14	1:18.459	+2.377	+0.029	22
10	Eddie Irvine	Jordan	15	1:18.505	+2.423	+0.046	21
11	Érik Comas	Larrousse	20	1:18.675	+2.593	+0.170	23
12	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	7	1:18.714	+2.632	+0.039	18
13	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	3	1:18.782	+2.700	+0.068	22
14	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	30	1:18.823	+2.741	+0.041	22
15	Mark Blundell	Tyrrell	4	1:19.123	+3.041	+0.300	21
16	Olivier Beretta	Larrousse	19	1:19.625	+3.543	+0.502	23
17	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	23	1:19.670	+3.588	+0.045	8
18	Johnny Herbert	Team Lotus	12	1:19.775	+3.693	+0.105	21
19	Martin Brundle	McLaren	8	1:19.955	+3.873	+0.180	22
20	Éric Bernard	Ligier	25	1:20.091	+4.009	+0.136	22
21	Olivier Panis	Ligier	26	1:20.100	+4.018	+0.009	22
22	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	28	1:20.202	+4.120	+0.102	10
23	Karl Wendlinger	Sauber	29	1:20.206	+4.124	+0.004	12
24	David Brabham	Simtek	31	1:20.396	+4.314	+0.190	21
25	Pedro Lamy	Team Lotus	11	1:21.381	+5.299	+0.985	14
26	Bertrand Gachot	Pacific	34	1:22.029	+5.947	+0.648	21
27	Roland Ratzenberger	Simtek	32	1:24.432	+8.350	+2.403	10
28	Paul Belmondo	Pacific	33	3:48.480	+2:32.398	+2:24.048	1

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

Warm-up

Warm-up
Pos	Driver	Constructor	No.	Best lap	Gap	Interval	Laps
1	Ayrton Senna	Williams	2	1:18.667	—	—	12
2	Karl Wendlinger	Sauber	29	1:18.904	+0.237	+0.237	13
3	Michele Alboreto	Minardi	24	1:19.367	+0.700	+0.463	17
4	Mark Blundell	Tyrrell	4	1:19.650	+0.983	+0.283	12
5	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	27	1:19.872	+1.205	+0.222	12
6	Damon Hill	Williams	0	1:19.884	+1.217	+0.012	12
7	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	14	1:19.892	+1.225	+0.008	14
8	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	3	1:19.903	+1.236	+0.011	11
9	Gianni Morbidelli	Footwork	10	1:19.943	+1.276	+0.040	12
10	Michael Schumacher	Benetton	5	1:20.035	+1.368	+0.092	9
11	Christian Fittipaldi	Footwork	9	1:20.073	+1.406	+0.038	13
12	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	7	1:20.175	+1.508	+0.102	15
13	Martin Brundle	McLaren	8	1:20.495	+1.828	+0.320	10
14	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	30	1:20.533	+1.866	+0.038	11
15	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	28	1:21.127	+2.460	+0.594	10
16	David Brabham	Simtek	31	1:21.134	+2.467	+0.007	9
17	Érik Comas	Larrousse	20	1:21.154	+2.487	+0.020	14
18	Eddie Irvine	Jordan	15	1:21.237	+2.570	+0.083	10
19	Olivier Panis	Ligier	26	1:21.489	+2.822	+0.252	13
20	Pedro Lamy	Team Lotus	11	1:22.162	+3.495	+0.673	13
21	Bertrand Gachot	Pacific	34	1:23.543	+4.876	+1.381	14
22	Johnny Herbert	Team Lotus	12	1:23.677	+5.010	+0.134	12
23	Jos Verstappen	Benetton	6	1:33.295	+14.628	+9.618	4
24	Éric Bernard	Ligier	25	1:34.705	+16.038	+1.410	8
25	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi	23	1:36.203	+17.536	+1.498	4
26	Olivier Beretta	Larrousse	19	1:36.694	+18.027	+0.491	4

Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.

The cars in this race

The photograph each car's Wikipedia article leads with, from Wikimedia Commons: taken wherever and whenever that was, not necessarily at this race.

A photograph marked unchecked has a file name that does not name the car it is shown for. Most are still the right car, filed under the driver rather than the machine — but nobody has confirmed these one by one.

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Where this comes from

Round: 1 of 1994
Grand Prix: Brazilian Grand Prix
Dates: 27 Mar 1994
Layout raced: Shortened circuit · 4.325 km · 15 turns
Format: Standard weekend
Constructor: Benetton
Entrant: Benetton-Ford
Confidence: reference

The layout raced and its figures are this register’s, from its own sources; the figures under the race’s drawing are F1DB’s, and at some circuits the two disagree.