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The French Grand Prix 1994 was the 7th round of the 1994 F1 season, and took place at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours in Magny Cours, France, on July 3rd.

Michael Schumacher won the race after starting in the 3rd position, followed by Damon Hill, who originally had the pole position, and Gerhard Berger completing the podium.

Final results

1
2
MSC
Michael Schumacher
Benetton
1:38:36.2
Finished
2
1
Damon Hill
Williams
+12.642
Finished
3
2
Gerhard Berger
Ferrari
+52.765
Finished
4
6
Heinz-Harald Frentzen
Sauber
+1 Lap
5
11
Pierluigi Martini
Minardi
+2 Laps
6
5
Andrea de Cesaris
Sauber
+2 Laps
7
12
Johnny Herbert
Team Lotus
+2 Laps
8
10
Christian Fittipaldi
Footwork
+2 Laps
9
17
Jean-Marc Gounon
Simtek
+4 Laps
10
7
Mark Blundell
Tyrrell
+5 Laps
11
9
Érik Comas
Larrousse
Engine
12
2
Ukyo Katayama
Tyrrell
Spun off
13
4
Mika Häkkinen
McLaren
Engine
14
12
Nigel Mansell
Williams
Gearbox
15
11
Jean Alesi
Ferrari
Collision
16
9
BAR
Rubens Barrichello
Jordan
Collision
17
2
Éric Bernard
Ligier
Gearbox
18
7
Olivier Beretta
Larrousse
Engine
19
7
Martin Brundle
McLaren
Engine
20
2
Gianni Morbidelli
Footwork
Collision
21
8
Olivier Panis
Ligier
Collision
22
2
David Brabham
Simtek
Transmission
23
15
Jos Verstappen
Benetton
Spun off
24
18
Eddie Irvine
Jordan
Gearbox
25
4
Michele Alboreto
Minardi
Engine
26
3
Alessandro Zanardi
Team Lotus
Engine
27
27
Paul Belmondo
Pacific
Did not qualify
28
28
Bertrand Gachot
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

Unfortunately we do not have pit stops information for this race.

Strategy

Unfortunately we do not have strategy information for this race..

Incidents

The reace did not end without incidents... 18 drivers out of the original 28 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, Érik Comas, Mika Häkkinen, Olivier Beretta, Martin Brundle, Michele Alboreto, and Alessandro Zanardi, all of whom suffered an engine malfunction, Ukyo Katayama, and Jos Verstappen, both lost control and spun off the track, Nigel Mansell, Éric Bernard, and Eddie Irvine, all of whom experienced issues with the gearbox, Jean Alesi, Rubens Barrichello, Gianni Morbidelli, and Olivier Panis, all of whom retired dure to damage caused by a collision with other cars, and David Brabham, who had a transmission problem on lap 28.

Engine

  • Érik Comas
    Lap 66
  • Mika Häkkinen
    Lap 48
  • Olivier Beretta
    Lap 36
  • Martin Brundle
    Lap 29
  • Michele Alboreto
    Lap 21
  • Alessandro Zanardi
    Lap 20

Spun off

  • Ukyo Katayama
    Lap 53
  • Jos Verstappen
    Lap 25

Gearbox

  • Nigel Mansell
    Lap 45
  • Éric Bernard
    Lap 40
  • Eddie Irvine
    Lap 24

Collision

  • Jean Alesi
    Lap 41
  • Rubens Barrichello
    Lap 41
  • Gianni Morbidelli
    Lap 28
  • Olivier Panis
    Lap 28

Transmission

  • David Brabham
    Lap 28

Qualifying

#1
#2
#3
MSC
#4
#5
#6
#7
BAR
#8
#9
#10
#11
#12
#13
#14
#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, Damon Hill managed to secure the pole position with a time of 1:16.282 seconds, with his teammate Nigel Mansell rigth behind him at 0.077 seconds, helping Williams score a one-two and monopolize the first line of the grid.

Times table

  • Damon Hill
    1:16.282
  • Nigel Mansell
    1:16.359
    + 0.077
    + 0.077
  • Michael Schumacher
    1:16.707
    + 0.348
    + 0.425
  • Jean Alesi
    1:16.954
    + 0.247
    + 0.672
  • Gerhard Berger
    1:16.959
    + 0.005
    + 0.677
  • Eddie Irvine
    1:17.441
    + 0.482
    + 1.159
  • Rubens Barrichello
    1:17.482
    + 0.041
    + 1.2
  • Jos Verstappen
    1:17.645
    + 0.163
    + 1.363
  • Mika Häkkinen
    1:17.768
    + 0.123
    + 1.486
  • Heinz-Harald Frentzen
    1:17.830
    + 0.062
    + 1.548
  • Andrea de Cesaris
    1:17.866
    + 0.036
    + 1.584
  • Martin Brundle
    1:18.031
    + 0.165
    + 1.749
  • Olivier Panis
    1:18.044
    + 0.013
    + 1.762
  • Ukyo Katayama
    1:18.192
    + 0.148
    + 1.91
  • Éric Bernard
    1:18.236
    + 0.044
    + 1.954
  • Pierluigi Martini
    1:18.248
    + 0.012
    + 1.966
  • Mark Blundell
    1:18.381
    + 0.133
    + 2.099
  • Christian Fittipaldi
    1:18.568
    + 0.187
    + 2.286
  • Johnny Herbert
    1:18.715
    + 0.147
    + 2.433
  • Érik Comas
    1:18.811
    + 0.096
    + 2.529
  • Michele Alboreto
    1:18.890
    + 0.079
    + 2.608
  • Gianni Morbidelli
    1:18.936
    + 0.046
    + 2.654
  • Alessandro Zanardi
    1:19.066
    + 0.13
    + 2.784
  • David Brabham
    1:19.771
    + 0.705
    + 3.489
  • Olivier Beretta
    1:19.863
    + 0.092
    + 3.581
  • Jean-Marc Gounon
    1:21.829
    + 1.966
    + 5.547