1994 German Grand Prix

The 1994 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 31 July 1994 at the Hockenheimring, Hockenheim. It was the ninth race of the 1994 Formula One World Championship.

1994 German Grand Prix
Race 9 of 16 in the 1994 Formula One World Championship
Race details
Date 31 July 1994
Official name LVI Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland
Location Hockenheimring
Hockenheim, Germany
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 6.823 km (4.264 mi)
Distance 45 laps, 307.035 km (191.896 mi)
Weather Sunny
Pole position
Driver Ferrari
Time 1:43.582
Fastest lap
Driver David Coulthard Williams-Renault
Time 1:46.211 on lap 11
Podium
First Ferrari
Second Ligier-Renault
Third Ligier-Renault
The starting grid
Michael Schumacher started fourth but retired from the race.

The 45-lap race was won from pole position by Austrian driver Gerhard Berger, driving a Ferrari. Berger achieved the first victory for the Ferrari team since the 1990 Spanish Grand Prix, some 59 races previously. In a race of high attrition, including eleven retirements on the opening lap, only eight cars finished, with French drivers Olivier Panis and Éric Bernard second and third respectively in their Ligier-Renaults.

Report

The fast Hockenheim circuit had been modified from the year before, with the fast Senna chicane being made slower.

The Ferraris qualified first and second, with Gerhard Berger in pole position and Jean Alesi lining up alongside. The race was notable for its high rate of attrition, with 11 retirements on the opening lap. Within ten seconds of the start Alessandro Zanardi and Andrea de Cesaris tangled towards the back of the pack, taking out both Michele Alboreto and Pierluigi Martini before even reaching the first corner. Mika Häkkinen and David Coulthard then tangled going into the first corner, the Finn sliding in front of a group of cars into the wall on the outside of the circuit while the Scot continued to the pits to replace his front wing.

Mark Blundell braked hard to avoid the McLaren only to be hit from behind by Eddie Irvine, while Rubens Barrichello and Heinz-Harald Frentzen had nowhere to go but the gravel. Barrichello retired on the spot, but Frentzen stopped towards the end of the lap with broken suspension and a punctured tyre. In the melee behind this incident, Johnny Herbert and Martin Brundle tangled, the McLaren spinning out and the Lotus retiring later on in the lap with a broken front suspension. Damon Hill also damaged his suspension in a first-lap contact with Ukyo Katayama and, along with a very long pitstop, circulated outside the points for the remainder of the race. This result would have significant consequences for Hill at the end of the season.

Meanwhile Jean Alesi had gotten away unscathed, having qualified second, only for his Ferrari to stop with electrical problems on the run to the first chicane. It was a bad weekend for the Benetton team. After the first lap mayhem, Schumacher went on to take on the leading Ferrari of Gerhard Berger but fell away with engine problems very quickly. Benetton driver Jos Verstappen also came into the pits; while refuelling, some fuel was accidentally sprayed onto the hot bodywork of the car, and a few seconds later the fuel ignited and Verstappen's car was engulfed in a ball of flames. The Dutchman escaped the incident with burns around his eyes, as he had his visor up during the pit stop. No other crew members or any persons were injured severely. As well as Ferrari winning its first and only race of the 1994 Formula One season, the race was especially good for Ligier with Olivier Panis finishing second and Éric Bernard coming home third.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorQ1 timeQ2 timeGap
1 28 Gerhard Berger Ferrari 1:44.616 1:43.582
2 27 Jean Alesi Ferrari 1:45.272 1:44.012 +0.430
3 0 Damon Hill Williams-Renault 1:44.026 1:44.131 +0.444
4 5 Michael Schumacher Benetton-Ford 1:44.875 1:44.268 +0.686
5 3 Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:46.534 1:44.718 +1.136
6 2 David Coulthard Williams-Renault 1:45.477 1:45.146 +1.564
7 4 Mark Blundell Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:45.814 1:45.474 +1.892
8 7 Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Peugeot 1:45.487 1:45.878 +1.905
9 30 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber-Mercedes 1:46.488 1:45.893 +2.311
10 15 Eddie Irvine Jordan-Hart 1:45.911 1:45.942 +2.329
11 14 Rubens Barrichello Jordan-Hart 1:45.962 1:45.939 +2.357
12 26 Olivier Panis Ligier-Renault 1:47.925 1:46.185 +2.603
13 8 Martin Brundle McLaren-Peugeot 1:46.644 1:46.218 +2.636
14 25 Éric Bernard Ligier-Renault 1:47.531 1:46.290 +2.708
15 12 Johnny Herbert Lotus-Mugen-Honda 1:48.621 1:46.630 +3.048
16 10 Gianni Morbidelli Footwork-Ford 1:47.814 1:46.817 +3.235
17 9 Christian Fittipaldi Footwork-Ford 1:47.150 1:47.102 +3.520
18 29 Andrea de Cesaris Sauber-Mercedes 1:47.745 1:47.235 +3.653
19 6 Jos Verstappen Benetton-Ford 40:34.496 1:47.316 +3.734
20 23 Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ford 1:47.831 1:47.402 +3.820
21 11 Alessandro Zanardi Lotus-Mugen-Honda 1:47.678 1:47.425 +3.843
22 20 Érik Comas Larrousse-Ford 1:48.770 1:48.229 +4.647
23 24 Michele Alboreto Minardi-Ford 1:48.402 1:48.295 +4.713
24 19 Olivier Beretta Larrousse-Ford 1:48.681 1:48.875 +5.099
25 31 David Brabham Simtek-Ford 1:50.685 1:48.870 +5.288
26 32 Jean-Marc Gounon Simtek-Ford 1:50.361 1:49.204 +5.622
DNQ 33 Paul Belmondo Pacific-Ilmor 1:51.916 1:51.122 +7.540
DNQ 34 Bertrand Gachot Pacific-Ilmor 1:52.839 1:51.292 +7.710

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 28 Gerhard Berger Ferrari 45 1:22:37.272 1 10
2 26 Olivier Panis Ligier-Renault 45 + 54.779 12 6
3 25 Éric Bernard Ligier-Renault 45 + 1:05.042 14 4
4 9 Christian Fittipaldi Footwork-Ford 45 + 1:21.609 17 3
5 10 Gianni Morbidelli Footwork-Ford 45 + 1:30.544 16 2
6 20 Érik Comas Larrousse-Ford 45 + 1:45.445 22 1
7 19 Olivier Beretta Larrousse-Ford 44 + 1 Lap 24  
8 0 Damon Hill Williams-Renault 44 + 1 Lap 3  
Ret 32 Jean-Marc Gounon Simtek-Ford 39 Engine 26  
Ret 31 David Brabham Simtek-Ford 37 Clutch 25  
Ret 5 Michael Schumacher Benetton-Ford 20 Engine 4  
Ret 8 Martin Brundle McLaren-Peugeot 19 Engine 13  
Ret 2 David Coulthard Williams-Renault 17 Electrical 6  
Ret 6 Jos Verstappen Benetton-Ford 15 Pit Fire 19  
Ret 3 Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha 6 Throttle 5  
Ret 27 Jean Alesi Ferrari 0 Electrical 2  
Ret 4 Mark Blundell Tyrrell-Yamaha 0 Collision 7  
Ret 7 Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Peugeot 0 Collision 8  
Ret 30 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber-Mercedes 0 Collision 9  
Ret 15 Eddie Irvine Jordan-Hart 0 Collision 10  
Ret 14 Rubens Barrichello Jordan-Hart 0 Collision 11  
Ret 12 Johnny Herbert Lotus-Mugen-Honda 0 Collision 15  
Ret 29 Andrea de Cesaris Sauber-Mercedes 0 Collision 18  
Ret 23 Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ford 0 Collision 20  
Ret 11 Alessandro Zanardi Lotus-Mugen-Honda 0 Collision 21  
Ret 24 Michele Alboreto Minardi-Ford 0 Collision 23  
Source:[1]

Championship standings after the race

References

  1. "1994 German Grand Prix - Race Result". Formula1.com. 2020-02-08. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
  2. "Germany 1994 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
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