1994 Portuguese Grand Prix
| 1994 Portuguese Grand Prix | |||
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| Race 13 of 16 in the 1994 Formula One World Championship | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 25 September 1994 | ||
| Official name | XXIII Grande Premio de Portugal | ||
| Location | Autódromo do Estoril, Estoril, Portugal | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.360 km (2.725 miles) | ||
| Distance | 71 laps, 309.560 km (193.475 miles) | ||
| Weather | Sunny | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 1:20.608 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 David Coulthard | Williams-Renault | |
| Time | 1:22.446 on lap 12 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Williams-Renault | ||
| Second | Williams-Renault | ||
| Third | McLaren-Peugeot | ||
The 1994 Portuguese Grand Prix (formally the XXIII Grande Premio de Portugal) was a Formula One motor race held on 25 September 1994 at the Autódromo do Estoril, Estoril. It was the thirteenth race of the 1994 Formula One season. The 71-lap race was won by Damon Hill driving for the Williams team. David Coulthard finished second in the other Williams, with Mika Häkkinen third in a McLaren car. Hill's win was his fifth of the season and his third consecutive win having won both the preceding Belgian and Italian Grand Prix.
As a consequence of the race, Hill reduced the gap to driver's championship leader Michael Schumacher to one point. In the Constructor's Championship, Williams took over the lead from Benetton.
Classification
Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 Time | Q2 Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 |  Gerhard Berger
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Ferrari | 1:20.608 | 1:21.863 | |
| 2 | 0 | Damon Hill
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Williams-Renault | 1:20.803 | 1:20.766 | +0.158 |
| 3 | 2 | David Coulthard
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Williams-Renault | 1:21.120 | 1:21.033 | +0.425 |
| 4 | 7 |  Mika Häkkinen
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McLaren-Peugeot | 1:21.251 | 1:21.700 | +0.643 |
| 5 | 27 |  Jean Alesi
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Ferrari | 1:21.517 | 1:22.086 | +0.909 |
| 6 | 3 |  Ukyo Katayama
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Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:21.590 | 4:03.441 | +0.982 |
| 7 | 8 | Martin Brundle
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McLaren-Peugeot | 1:21.656 | 1:22.035 | +1.048 |
| 8 | 14 |  Rubens Barrichello
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Jordan-Hart | 1:21.839 | 1:21.796 | +1.188 |
| 9 | 30 |  Heinz-Harald Frentzen
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Sauber-Mercedes | 1:22.795 | 1:21.921 | +1.313 |
| 10 | 6 |  Jos Verstappen
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Benetton-Ford | 1:22.614 | 1:22.000 | +1.392 |
| 11 | 9 | Christian Fittipaldi
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Footwork-Ford | 1:22.636 | 1:22.132 | +1.524 |
| 12 | 4 | Mark Blundell
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Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:22.288 | 1:22.971 | +1.680 |
| 13 | 15 | Eddie Irvine
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Jordan-Hart | 1:23.411 | 1:22.294 | +1.686 |
| 14 | 5 | JJ Lehto
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Benetton-Ford | 1:22.613 | 1:22.369 | +1.761 |
| 15 | 26 | Olivier Panis
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Ligier-Renault | 1:23.711 | 1:22.672 | +2.064 |
| 16 | 10 |  Gianni Morbidelli
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Footwork-Ford | 1:22.974 | 1:22.756 | +2.148 |
| 17 | 29 | Andrea de Cesaris
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Sauber-Mercedes | 1:22.885 | 1:22.888 | +2.277 |
| 18 | 23 | Pierluigi Martini
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Minardi-Ford | 1:23.243 | 1:23.464 | +2.635 |
| 19 | 24 | Michele Alboreto
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Minardi-Ford | 1:23.364 | 1:24.186 | +2.756 |
| 20 | 12 | Johnny Herbert
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Lotus-Mugen-Honda | no time | 1:23.408 | +2.800 |
| 21 | 25 | Éric Bernard
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Ligier-Renault | 1:25.039 | 1:23.699 | +3.091 |
| 22 | 20 | Érik Comas
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Larrousse-Ford | 1:24.192 | 1:24.306 | +3.584 |
| 23 | 19 | Yannick Dalmas
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Larrousse-Ford | 1:24.438 | 1:24.920 | +3.830 |
| 24 | 31 |  David Brabham
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Simtek-Ford | 1:24.527 | 1:24.514 | +3.906 |
| 25 | 11 |  Philippe Adams
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Lotus-Mugen-Honda | 1:25.313 | 1:25.708 | +4.705 |
| 26 | 32 | Jean-Marc Gounon
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Simtek-Ford | 1:25.686 | 1:25.649 | +5.041 |
| DNQ | 34 | Bertrand Gachot
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Pacific-Ilmor | 1:27.960 | 1:27.385 | +6.777 |
| DNQ | 33 | Paul Belmondo
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Pacific-Ilmor | 1:32.706 | 1:29.000 | +8.392 |
Race
Notes
- Fastest Lap: David Coulthard 1m 24.466s
- First podium: David Coulthard
- Last race: Philippe Adams, Yannick Dalmas, Jean-Marc Gounon
- First Race Led For: Rubens Barrichello
- Ukyo Katayama started this race from the pit lane.
- This was the last race for David Coulthard of 1994 before Nigel Mansell took his seat for the last 3 races.
- This race was proved to be the final race for Johnny Herbert with the Lotus team.
- Olivier Panis finished 9th but he was disqualified because of an illegal skidblock wear.
- On lap 28, David Coulthard was trapped behind by Érik Comas and ran wide onto the marbles. Damon Hill passed him to take the lead.
- This is the last race to date where there was no former world champion in the field. There were only three former race winners: Hill, Berger and Alboreto.
Championship standings after the race
- Bold text indicates who still has a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.
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References
- ^ "1994 Portuguese Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.