Japanese Grand Prix
1994 Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix
Podium
MSCBenetton
2
HILWilliams
1
ALEFerrari
3
Key facts
WinnerHIL1:55:53.532 from P2
PoleMSC1:37.209
Fastest lapHIL1:56.597 on lap 24
Pit stops14recorded stops
Finishers13 / 26classified
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/- | Laps | Time / gap | Pts | Fastest lap | Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HILDamon Hill | Williams | 2 | ▲1 | 50 | 1:55:53.532 | 10 | 1:56.597 | 1 |
| 2 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Benetton | 1 | ▼1 | 50 | +3.365s | 6 | 1:56.679 | 2 |
| 3 | ALEJean Alesi | Ferrari | 7 | ▲4 | 50 | +52.045s | 4 | 1:58.438 | 1 |
| 4 | MANNigel Mansell | Williams | 4 | – | 50 | +56.074s | 3 | 1:57.912 | 1 |
| 5 | IRVEddie Irvine | Jordan | 6 | ▲1 | 50 | +102.107s | 2 | 1:58.095 | 1 |
| 6 | FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 3 | ▼3 | 50 | +119.863s | 1 | 1:59.612 | 1 |
| 7 | HAKMika Häkkinen | McLaren | 8 | ▲1 | 50 | +122.985s | 1:59.831 | 1 | |
| 8 | FITChristian Fittipaldi | Footwork | 18 | ▲10 | 49 | +1 lap | 2:00.456 | 1 | |
| 9 | COMÉrik Comas | Larrousse | 22 | ▲13 | 49 | +1 lap | 2:01.088 | 1 | |
| 10 | SALMika Salo | Lotus | 25 | ▲15 | 49 | +1 lap | 2:01.811 | 1 | |
| 11 | PANOlivier Panis | Ligier | 19 | ▲8 | 49 | +1 lap | 2:02.413 | ||
| 12 | BRADavid Brabham | Simtek | 24 | ▲12 | 48 | +2 laps | 2:03.105 | 2 | |
| 13 | ZANAlex Zanardi | Lotus | 17 | ▲4 | 48 | +2 laps | 2:04.371 | ||
| DNF | BLUMark Blundell | Tyrrell | 13 | 26 | Engine | 2:00.437 | 1 | ||
| DNF | BARRubens Barrichello | Jordan | 10 | 16 | Gearbox | 2:07.632 | |||
| DNF | BRUMartin Brundle | McLaren | 9 | 13 | Spun off | 2:04.733 | |||
| DNF | MORGianni Morbidelli | Footwork | 12 | 13 | Spun off | 2:06.206 | |||
| DNF | BERGerhard Berger | Ferrari | 11 | 10 | Battery | 2:11.960 | |||
| DNF | LAGFranck Lagorce | Ligier | 20 | 10 | Collision | 2:20.381 | |||
| DNF | MARPierluigi Martini | Minardi | 16 | 10 | Collision | 2:19.252 | |||
| DNF | ALBMichele Alboreto | Minardi | 21 | 10 | Spun off | 2:21.689 | |||
| DNF | HERJohnny Herbert | Benetton | 5 | 3 | Spun off | 2:12.194 | |||
| DNF | KATUkyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 14 | 3 | Spun off | 2:16.655 | |||
| DNF | INOTaki Inoue | Simtek | 26 | 3 | Spun off | 2:21.978 | |||
| DNF | NODHideki Noda | Larrousse | PL | 0 | Spun off | – | |||
| DNF | JARJJ Lehto | Sauber | 15 | 0 | Engine | – |
Fastest pit stops
| # | Driver | Lap | Pit lane |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MSC | 27 | 32.8s |
| 2 | HAK | 14 | 33.6s |
| 3 | MSC | 5 | 34.6s |
| 4 | HIL | 12 | 35.1s |
| 5 | MAN | 13 | 35.7s |
| 6 | ALE | 16 | 35.7s |
| 7 | IRV | 20 | 36.0s |
| 8 | BLU | 8 | 36.4s |
| 9 | COM | 22 | 36.9s |
| 10 | FIT | 17 | 37.5s |
| 11 | FRE | 7 | 38.9s |
| 12 | SAL | 1 | 41.0s |
Time from pit entry to pit exit. 14 stops in total.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap to pole |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Benetton | 1:37.209 | |
| 2 | HILDamon Hill | Williams | 1:37.696 | +0.487s |
| 3 | FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 1:37.742 | +0.533s |
| 4 | MANNigel Mansell | Williams | 1:37.768 | +0.559s |
| 5 | HERJohnny Herbert | Benetton | 1:37.828 | +0.619s |
| 6 | IRVEddie Irvine | Jordan | 1:37.880 | +0.671s |
| 7 | ALEJean Alesi | Ferrari | 1:37.907 | +0.698s |
| 8 | HAKMika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:37.998 | +0.789s |
| 9 | BRUMartin Brundle | McLaren | 1:38.076 | +0.867s |
| 10 | BARRubens Barrichello | Jordan | 1:38.533 | +1.324s |
| 11 | BERGerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:38.570 | +1.361s |
| 12 | MORGianni Morbidelli | Footwork | 1:39.030 | +1.821s |
| 13 | BLUMark Blundell | Tyrrell | 1:39.266 | +2.057s |
| 14 | KATUkyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 1:39.462 | +2.253s |
| 15 | JARJJ Lehto | Sauber | 1:39.483 | +2.274s |
| 16 | MARPierluigi Martini | Minardi | 1:39.548 | +2.339s |
| 17 | ZANAlex Zanardi | Lotus | 1:39.721 | +2.512s |
| 18 | FITChristian Fittipaldi | Footwork | 1:39.868 | +2.659s |
| 19 | PANOlivier Panis | Ligier | 1:40.042 | +2.833s |
| 20 | LAGFranck Lagorce | Ligier | 1:40.577 | +3.368s |
| 21 | ALBMichele Alboreto | Minardi | 1:40.652 | +3.443s |
| 22 | COMÉrik Comas | Larrousse | 1:40.978 | +3.769s |
| 23 | NODHideki Noda | Larrousse | 1:40.990 | +3.781s |
| 24 | BRADavid Brabham | Simtek | 1:41.659 | +4.450s |
| 25 | SALMika Salo | Lotus | 1:41.805 | +4.596s |
| 26 | INOTaki Inoue | Simtek | 1:45.004 | +7.795s |
| 27 | GACBertrand Gachot | Pacific | 1:46.374 | +9.165s |
| 28 | BELPaul Belmondo | Pacific | 1:46.629 | +9.420s |
Suzuka Circuit
Previous winners here
| 1993 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren |
| 1992 | Riccardo Patrese | Williams |
| 1991 | Gerhard Berger | McLaren |
| 1990 | Nelson Piquet | Benetton |
| 1989 | Alessandro Nannini | Benetton |
| 1988 | Ayrton Senna | McLaren |
| 1987 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari |
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