17 Apr 1994 Pacific Grand Prix
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in FIA Formula 1 World Championship
The 1994 Pacific Grand Prix was Round 2 of the 1994 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at TI Circuit Aida, Japan on Sunday, 17 April 1994. Ayrton Senna started on pole position in the Williams Renault and Michael Schumacher was the race winner in the Benetton Ford.
1994 Pacific Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Chassis | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Michael Schumacher | Germany | Benetton Ford | B194 | Goodyear | 83 | 1:46:01.693 | - | - | 1:14.023 | 10 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | 28 | Gerhard Berger | Austria | Ferrari | 412 T1 | Goodyear | 83 | +1:15.300 | +1:15.300 | +1:15.300 | 1:15.931 | 24 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Brazil | Jordan Hart | 194 | Goodyear | 82 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:16.061 | 64 | 8 | 4 |
| 4 | 9 | Christian Fittipaldi | Brazil | Footwork Ford | FA15 | Goodyear | 82 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:15.884 | 26 | 9 | 3 | |
| 5 | 30 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Germany | Sauber Mercedes | C13 | Goodyear | 82 | +1 lap | 1 lap | 1:16.239 | 51 | 11 | 2 | |
| 6 | 20 | Érik Comas | France | Larrousse Ford | LH94 | Goodyear | 80 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 2 laps | 1:16.120 | 3 | 16 | 1 |
| 7 | 12 | Johnny Herbert | Great Britain | Lotus Mugen Honda | 107C | Goodyear | 80 | +3 laps | 3 laps | 1:17.775 | 29 | 23 | ||
| 8 | 11 | Pedro Lamy | Portugal | Lotus Mugen Honda | 107C | Goodyear | 79 | +4 laps | 4 laps | 1 lap | 1:18.527 | 12 | 24 | |
| 9 | 26 | Olivier Panis | France | Ligier Renault | JS39B | Goodyear | 78 | +5 laps | 5 laps | 1 lap | 1:16.795 | 2 | 22 | |
| 10 | 25 | Éric Bernard | France | Ligier Renault | JS39B | Goodyear | 78 | +5 laps | 5 laps | 1:17.390 | 45 | 18 | ||
| 11 | 32 | Roland Ratzenberger | Austria | Simtek Ford | S941 | Goodyear | 78 | +5 laps | 5 laps | 1:19.248 | 9 | 26 | ||
| DNF | 10 | Gianni Morbidelli | Italy | Footwork Ford | FA15 | Goodyear | 69 | Engine | 14 laps | 9 laps | 1:16.304 | 32 | 13 | |
| DNF | 29 | Karl Wendlinger | Austria | Sauber Mercedes | C13 | Goodyear | 69 | Collision | 14 laps | 1:16.651 | 27 | 19 | ||
| DNF | 24 | Michele Alboreto | Italy | Minardi Ford | M193B | Goodyear | 69 | Collision | 14 laps | 1:15.994 | 44 | 15 | ||
| DNF | 8 | Martin Brundle | Great Britain | McLaren Peugeot | MP4/9 | Goodyear | 67 | Overheating | 16 laps | 2 laps | 1:14.684 | 54 | 6 | |
| DNF | 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Italy | Minardi Ford | M193B | Goodyear | 63 | Spun off | 20 laps | 4 laps | 1:16.639 | 56 | 17 | |
| DNF | 6 | Jos Verstappen | Netherlands | Benetton Ford | B194 | Goodyear | 54 | Spun off | 29 laps | 9 laps | 1:15.257 | 49 | 10 | |
| DNF | 0 | Damon Hill | Great Britain | Williams Renault | FW16 | Goodyear | 49 | Transmission | 34 laps | 5 laps | 1:14.348 | 45 | 3 | |
| DNF | 15 | Aguri Suzuki | Japan | Jordan Hart | 194 | Goodyear | 44 | Steering | 39 laps | 5 laps | 1:17.015 | 32 | 20 | |
| DNF | 3 | Ukyo Katayama | Japan | Tyrrell Yamaha | 022 | Goodyear | 42 | Engine | 41 laps | 2 laps | 1:16.482 | 40 | 14 | |
| DNF | 7 | Mika Häkkinen | Finland | McLaren Peugeot | MP4/9 | Goodyear | 19 | Gearbox | 64 laps | 23 laps | 1:14.697 | 8 | 4 | |
| DNF | 19 | Olivier Beretta | Monaco | Larrousse Ford | LH94 | Goodyear | 14 | Electrical | 69 laps | 5 laps | 1:17.880 | 9 | 21 | |
| DNF | 31 | David Brabham | Australia | Simtek Ford | S941 | Goodyear | 2 | Electrical | 81 laps | 12 laps | 1:19.401 | 2 | 25 | |
| DNF | 2 | Ayrton Senna | Brazil | Williams Renault | FW16 | Goodyear | Collision | 83 laps | 2 laps | 1 | ||||
| DNF | 27 | Nicola Larini | Italy | Tyrrell Yamaha | 022 | Goodyear | Collision | 83 laps | 7 | |||||
| DNF | 4 | Mark Blundell | Great Britain | Ferrari | 412 T1 | Goodyear | Collision | 83 laps | 12 | |||||
| DNQ | 34 | Bertrand Gachot | France | Pacific Ilmor | PR01 | Goodyear | ||||||||
| DNQ | 33 | Paul Belmondo | France | Pacific Ilmor | PR01 | Goodyear |