The Japanese Grand Prix 1994 was the 15th round of the 1994 F1 season, and took place at the Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Japan, on November 6th.
Damon Hill won the race after starting in the 2nd position, followed by Michael Schumacher, who originally had the pole position, and Jean Alesi completing the podium.
Final results
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... 13 drivers out of the original 28 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.
These included, Mark Blundell, and Jyrki Järvilehto, both suffered an engine malfunction, Rubens Barrichello, who experienced issues with the gearbox on lap 16, Martin Brundle, Gianni Morbidelli, Michele Alboreto, Johnny Herbert, Ukyo Katayama, Taki Inoue, and Hideki Noda, all of whom lost control and spun off the track, Gerhard Berger, who had issues with the ignition on lap 10, and Franck Lagorce, and Pierluigi Martini, both retired dure to damage caused by a collision with other cars.
Engine
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Mark BlundellLap 26
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Jyrki JärvilehtoLap 0
Gearbox
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Rubens BarrichelloLap 16
Spun off
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Martin BrundleLap 13
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Gianni MorbidelliLap 13
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Michele AlboretoLap 10
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Johnny HerbertLap 3
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Ukyo KatayamaLap 3
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Taki InoueLap 3
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Hideki NodaLap 0
Ignition
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Gerhard BergerLap 10
Collision
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Franck LagorceLap 10
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Pierluigi MartiniLap 10
Qualifying
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, Michael Schumacher managed to secure the pole position with a time of 1:37.209 seconds, 0.487 seconds faster than Damon Hill, who completed the first line of the grid.