1994 Italian Grand Prix

  1994 Italian Grand Prix

Race details
Race 12 of 16 in the 1994 Formula One season
Date	September 11, 1994
Official name	LXV Pioneer Gran Premio d'Italia
Location	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy
Course	Permanent racing facility 5.800 km (3.604 mi)
Distance	53 laps, 307.400 km (191.010 mi)
Weather	Sunny
Pole position
Driver	Jean Alesi	Ferrari
Time	1:23.844
Fastest lap
Driver	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault
Time	1:25.930 on lap 24
Podium
First	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault
Second	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari
Third	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Peugeot

The 1994 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on September 11, 1994 at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza. It was the twelfth race of the 1994 Formula One season.

The day after the Grand Prix, Lotus went into receivership but, they would still compete in the rest of the 1994 season.

Eddie Irvine was given a one-race ban suspended for three races for his behaviour in the first corner incident at the first start.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Q1	Q2	Gap
1	27	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	1:24.620	1:23.844
2	28	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:24.915	1:23.978	+0.134
3	0	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	1:24.734	1:24.158	+0.314
4	12	Johnny Herbert	Lotus-Mugen-Honda	1:26.365	1:24.374	+0.530
5	2	David Coulthard	Williams-Renault	1:24.869	1:24.502	+0.658
6	26	Olivier Panis	Ligier-Renault	1:26.958	1:25.455	+1.611
7	7	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Peugeot	1:26.004	1:25.528	+1.684
8	29	Andrea de Cesaris	Sauber-Mercedes	1:27.188	1:25.540	+1.696
9	15	Eddie Irvine	Jordan-Hart	No time	1:25.568	+1.724
10	6	Jos Verstappen	Benetton-Ford	1:27.361	1:25.618	+1.774
11	30	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber-Mercedes	1:26.406	1:25.628	+1.784
12	25	Éric Bernard	Ligier-Renault	1:27.387	1:25.718	+1.874
13	11	Alessandro Zanardi	Lotus-Mugen-Honda	1:27.617	1:25.733	+1.889
14	3	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell-Yamaha	1:26.525	1:25.889	+2.045
15	8	Martin Brundle	McLaren-Peugeot	1:26.899	1:25.933	+2.089
16	14	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan-Hart	1:27.034	1:25.946	+2.102
17	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Footwork-Ford	1:27.939	1:26.002	+2.158
18	23	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi-Ford	1:42.320	1:26.056	+2.212
19	9	Christian Fittipaldi	Footwork-Ford	1:27.675	1:26.337	+2.493
20	5	Jyrki Järvilehto	Benetton-Ford	1:27.611	1:26.384	+2.540
21	4	Mark Blundell	Tyrrell-Yamaha	1:26.574	1:26.697	+2.730
22	24	Michele Alboreto	Minardi-Ford	1:27.623	1:26.832	+2.988
23	19	Yannick Dalmas	Larrousse-Ford	1:29.528	1:27.846	+4.002
24	20	Érik Comas	Larrousse-Ford	1:30.530	1:27.894	+4.050
25	32	Jean-Marc Gounon	Simtek-Ford	1:29.594	1:28.353	+4.509
26	31	David Brabham	Simtek-Ford	1:30.691	1:28.619	+4.775
DNQ	34	Bertrand Gachot	Pacific-Ilmor	1:31.549	1:31.387	+7.543
DNQ	33	Paul Belmondo	Pacific-Ilmor	1:32.035	No time	+8.191

• ^1 Eddie Irvine's Friday qualifying times were deleted because he completed 13 laps, one over the limit, during the session.
• ^2 Paul Belmondo had no car to compete with in the Saturday qualifying session having destroyed his car in a shunt in the morning's practice session therefore he did no set a time on Saturday.

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	0	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	53	1:18:02.754	3	10
2	28	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	53	+4.930	2	6
3	7	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Peugeot	53	+25.640	7	4
4	14	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan-Hart	53	+50.634	16	3
5	8	Martin Brundle	McLaren-Peugeot	53	+1:25.575	15	2
6	2	David Coulthard	Williams-Renault	52	Out of fuel	5	1
7	25	Éric Bernard	Ligier-Renault	52	+1 Lap	12
8	20	Érik Comas	Larrousse-Ford	52	+1 Lap	24
9	5	Jyrki Järvilehto	Benetton-Ford	52	+1 Lap	20
10	26	Olivier Panis	Ligier-Renault	51	+2 Laps	6
Ret	31	David Brabham	Simtek-Ford	46	Puncture	26
Ret	3	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell-Yamaha	45	Spun off	14
Ret	9	Christian Fittipaldi	Footwork-Ford	43	Engine	19
Ret	15	Eddie Irvine	Jordan-Hart	41	Engine	9
Ret	4	Mark Blundell	Tyrrell-Yamaha	39	Spun off	21
Ret	23	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi-Ford	30	Spun off	18
Ret	24	Michele Alboreto	Minardi-Ford	28	Gearbox	22
Ret	30	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber-Mercedes	22	Engine	11
Ret	29	Andrea de Cesaris	Sauber-Mercedes	20	Engine	8
Ret	32	Jean-Marc Gounon	Simtek-Ford	20	Gearbox	25
Ret	19	Yannick Dalmas	Larrousse-Ford	18	Spun off	23
Ret	27	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	14	Gearbox	1
Ret	12	Johnny Herbert	Lotus-Mugen-Honda	13	Alternator	4
Ret	6	Jos Verstappen	Benetton-Ford	0	Collision	10
Ret	11	Alessandro Zanardi	Lotus-Mugen-Honda	0	Collision	13
Ret	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Footwork-Ford	0	Collision	17
DNQ	34	Bertrand Gachot	Pacific-Ilmor
DNQ	33	Paul Belmondo	Pacific-Ilmor

Notes

• Lap leaders: Jean Alesi 14 (1-14), Gerhard Berger 9 (15-23), Damon Hill 26 (24, 29-53), David Coulthard 3 (25, 27-28), Mika Häkkinen 1 (26)
• First pole position: Jean Alesi
• The race was stopped after the first lap incident between Johnny Herbert and Eddie Irvine. Eddie Irvine restarted from the back of the grid.
• Jean Alesi had a gearbox problem after his first pit stop. His car only could run a very short distance after his first pit stop and then he retired in the pits.
• Phillipe Alliot was replaced by Yannick Dalmas at Larrousse.

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Michael Schumacher	76
2	Damon Hill	65
3	Gerhard Berger	33
4	Jean Alesi	19
5	Mika Häkkinen	18

Constructors' Championship standings

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Benetton-Ford	85
2	Williams-Renault	73
3	Ferrari	58
4	McLaren-Peugeot	29
5	Jordan-Hart	17

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