The Brazilian Grand Prix 1994 was the 1st round of the 1994 F1 season, and took place at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo, Brazil, on March 27th.

Michael Schumacher won the race after starting in the 2nd position, followed by Damon Hill, and Jean Alesi completing the podium.

Ayrton Senna started from the pole position, but didn't manage to cross the finish line, as he lost control and spun off the track, and had to retire on lap 55th.

Final results

1
1
MSC
Michael Schumacher
Benetton
1:35:39.2
Finished
2
2
Damon Hill
Williams
+1 Lap
3
-
Jean Alesi
Ferrari
+1 Lap
4
10
BAR
Rubens Barrichello
Jordan
+1 Lap
5
5
Ukyo Katayama
Tyrrell
+2 Laps
6
1
Karl Wendlinger
Sauber
+2 Laps
7
14
Johnny Herbert
Team Lotus
+2 Laps
8
7
Pierluigi Martini
Minardi
+2 Laps
9
4
Érik Comas
Larrousse
+3 Laps
10
14
Pedro Lamy
Team Lotus
+3 Laps
11
8
Olivier Panis
Ligier
+3 Laps
12
14
David Brabham
Simtek
+4 Laps
13
12
Ayrton Senna
Williams
Spun off
14
4
Martin Brundle
McLaren
Collision
15
1
Eddie Irvine
Jordan
Collision
16
7
Jos Verstappen
Benetton
Collision
17
3
Éric Bernard
Ligier
Collision
18
6
Mark Blundell
Tyrrell
Spun off
19
8
Christian Fittipaldi
Footwork
Gearbox
20
15
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Sauber
Spun off
21
13
Mika Häkkinen
McLaren
Engine
22
-
Michele Alboreto
Minardi
Engine
23
17
Gianni Morbidelli
Footwork
Gearbox
24
7
Gerhard Berger
Ferrari
Engine
25
2
Olivier Beretta
Larrousse
Accident
26
1
Bertrand Gachot
Pacific
Accident
27
-
Roland Ratzenberger
Simtek
Did not qualify
28
-
Paul Belmondo
Pacific
Did not qualify
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Race evolution

We do not have lap by lap information for this race, therefore we can't analyze the evolution of the reace.

Pit Stops

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Strategy

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Incidents

The reace did not end without incidents... 15 drivers out of the original 28 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, Ayrton Senna, Mark Blundell, and Heinz-Harald Frentzen, all of whom lost control and spun off the track, Martin Brundle, Eddie Irvine, Jos Verstappen, and Éric Bernard, all of whom retired dure to damage caused by a collision with other cars, Christian Fittipaldi, and Gianni Morbidelli, both experienced issues with the gearbox, Mika Häkkinen, Michele Alboreto, and Gerhard Berger, all of whom suffered an engine malfunction, and Olivier Beretta, and Bertrand Gachot, both had to retire due to an accident.

Spun off

  • Ayrton Senna
    Lap 55
  • Mark Blundell
    Lap 21
  • Heinz-Harald Frentzen
    Lap 15

Collision

  • Martin Brundle
    Lap 34
  • Eddie Irvine
    Lap 34
  • Jos Verstappen
    Lap 34
  • Éric Bernard
    Lap 33

Gearbox

  • Christian Fittipaldi
    Lap 21
  • Gianni Morbidelli
    Lap 5

Engine

  • Mika Häkkinen
    Lap 13
  • Michele Alboreto
    Lap 7
  • Gerhard Berger
    Lap 5

Accident

  • Olivier Beretta
    Lap 2
  • Bertrand Gachot
    Lap 1

Qualifying

#1
#2
MSC
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
#10
#11
#12
#13
#14
BAR
#15
#16
#17
#18
#19
#20
#21
#22
#23
#24
#25
#26

From 1996 to 2002 the grid order was decided in a single qualifying session which would last 1 hour. During this time each driver had a maximun of 12 laps to set their best time.

This time around, Ayrton Senna managed to secure the pole position with a time of 1:15.962 seconds, 0.328 seconds faster than Michael Schumacher, who completed the first line of the grid.

Times table

  • Ayrton Senna
    1:15.962
  • Michael Schumacher
    1:16.290
    + 0.328
    + 0.328
  • Jean Alesi
    1:17.385
    + 1.095
    + 1.423
  • Damon Hill
    1:17.554
    + 0.169
    + 1.592
  • Heinz-Harald Frentzen
    1:17.806
    + 0.252
    + 1.844
  • Gianni Morbidelli
    1:17.866
    + 0.06
    + 1.904
  • Karl Wendlinger
    1:17.927
    + 0.061
    + 1.965
  • Mika Häkkinen
    1:18.122
    + 0.195
    + 2.16
  • Jos Verstappen
    1:18.183
    + 0.061
    + 2.221
  • Ukyo Katayama
    1:18.194
    + 0.011
    + 2.232
  • Christian Fittipaldi
    1:18.204
    + 0.01
    + 2.242
  • Mark Blundell
    1:18.246
    + 0.042
    + 2.284
  • Érik Comas
    1:18.321
    + 0.075
    + 2.359
  • Rubens Barrichello
    1:18.414
    + 0.093
    + 2.452
  • Pierluigi Martini
    1:18.659
    + 0.245
    + 2.697
  • Eddie Irvine
    1:18.751
    + 0.092
    + 2.789
  • Gerhard Berger
    1:18.855
    + 0.104
    + 2.893
  • Martin Brundle
    1:18.864
    + 0.009
    + 2.902
  • Olivier Panis
    1:19.304
    + 0.44
    + 3.342
  • Éric Bernard
    1:19.398
    + 0.094
    + 3.436
  • Johnny Herbert
    1:19.483
    + 0.085
    + 3.521
  • Michele Alboreto
    1:19.517
    + 0.034
    + 3.555
  • Olivier Beretta
    1:19.524
    + 0.007
    + 3.562
  • Pedro Lamy
    1:19.975
    + 0.451
    + 4.013
  • Bertrand Gachot
    1:20.729
    + 0.754
    + 4.767
  • David Brabham
    1:21.186
    + 0.457
    + 5.224