1994 Pacific Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
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| Race 2 of 16 in the 1994 Formula One season | |||
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| Date | April 17, 1994 | ||
| Official name | I Pacific Grand Prix | ||
| Location | TI Circuit, Aida, Japan | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 3.703 km (2.314 mi) | ||
| Distance | 83 laps, 307.349 km (192.093 mi) | ||
| Weather | Sunny | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Williams-Renault | ||
| Time | 1:10.218 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Ford | |
| Time | 1:14.023 on lap 10 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Benetton-Ford | ||
| Second | Ferrari | ||
| Third | Jordan-Hart | ||
The 1994 Pacific Grand Prix (formally the I Pacific Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 17 April 1994 at the TI Circuit, Aida. It was the second race of the 1994 Formula One season. The 83-lap race was won by Benetton driver Michael Schumacher after he started from second position. Gerhard Berger finished second for the Ferrari team and Jordan driver Rubens Barrichello came in third.
Report
Qualifying
Ayrton Senna took pole during Friday's qualifying session, with slower track conditions on Saturday leaving most drivers unable to improve their times. During Saturday qualifying both Williams-Renault drivers spun at Revolver corner.
Race
Ayrton Senna was overtaken by Schumacher before the first corner and was then hit from behind by Mika Häkkinen and spun off the track. Nicola Larini also went off the track and crashed into Senna, causing race-ending damage to both cars. Mark Blundell also spun on the same corner and stalled his car in the middle of the track. On lap 3 Damon Hill spun off trying to overtake Hakkinen, but rejoined and climbed back to second place before stopping with transmission failure on lap 49. Michael Schumacher won comfortably from Gerhard Berger and Rubens Barrichello. Roland Ratzenberger's 11th place would be the Austrian's only finish before his death during qualifying for the following Grand Prix at Imola.
Classification
Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 |  Ayrton Senna |
Williams-Renault | 1:10.218 | 1:19.304 | — |
| 2 | 5 | Michael Schumacher |
Benetton-Ford | 1:10.440 | — | +0.222 |
| 3 | 0 |  Damon Hill |
Williams-Renault | 1:10.771 | 1:12.048 | +0.553 |
| 4 | 7 |  Mika Häkkinen |
McLaren-Peugeot | 1:11.683 | — | +1.465 |
| 5 | 28 |  Gerhard Berger |
Ferrari | 1:11.744 | 1:12.184 | +1.526 |
| 6 | 8 | Martin Brundle |
McLaren-Peugeot | 1:12.351 | — | +2.133 |
| 7 | 27 |  Nicola Larini |
Ferrari | 1:12.372 | 5:32.428 | +2.154 |
| 8 | 14 | Rubens Barrichello |
Jordan-Hart | 1:12.409 | 1:13.172 | +2.191 |
| 9 | 9 | Christian Fittipaldi |
Footwork-Ford | 1:13.169 | 1:12.444 | +2.226 |
| 10 | 6 |  Jos Verstappen |
Benetton-Ford | 1:12.554 | 1:12.681 | +2.336 |
| 11 | 30 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen |
Sauber-Mercedes | 1:12.686 | 1:12.797 | +2.468 |
| 12 | 4 | Mark Blundell |
Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:13.013 | 1:12.751 | +2.533 |
| 13 | 10 | Gianni Morbidelli |
Footwork-Ford | 1:12.866 | 1:13.090 | +2.648 |
| 14 | 3 |  Ukyo Katayama |
Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:13.013 | 1:13.411 | +2.795 |
| 15 | 24 | Michele Alboreto |
Minardi-Ford | 1:13.342 | 1:13.016 | +2.798 |
| 16 | 20 |  Érik Comas |
Larrousse-Ford | 1:13.111 | 1:13.550 | +2.893 |
| 17 | 23 | Pierluigi Martini |
Minardi-Ford | 1:13.529 | 1:13.756 | +3.311 |
| 18 | 25 | Éric Bernard |
Ligier-Renault | 1:13.613 | 1:14.204 | +3.395 |
| 19 | 29 | Karl Wendlinger |
Sauber-Mercedes | 1:13.855 | 1:14.163 | +3.637 |
| 20 | 15 | Aguri Suzuki |
Jordan-Hart | 1:14.036 | 1:13.932 | +3.714 |
| 21 | 19 |  Olivier Beretta |
Larrousse-Ford | 1:14.101 | 1:14.271 | +3.883 |
| 22 | 26 | Olivier Panis |
Ligier-Renault | 1:14.106 | 1:14.667 | +3.888 |
| 23 | 12 | Johnny Herbert |
Lotus-Mugen-Honda | 1:14.538 | 1:14.424 | +4.206 |
| 24 | 11 |  Pedro Lamy |
Lotus-Mugen-Honda | 1:14.657 | 1:15.146 | +4.439 |
| 25 | 31 |  David Brabham |
Simtek-Ford | 1:14.946 | 1:14.748 | +4.530 |
| 26 | 32 | Roland Ratzenberger |
Simtek-Ford | — | 1:16.536 | +6.318 |
| DNQ | 34 | Bertrand Gachot |
Pacific-Ilmor | 1:16.927 | 1:18.571 | +6.709 |
| DNQ | 33 | Paul Belmondo |
Pacific-Ilmor | 1:18.671 | 1:17.450 | +7.232 |
Race
Notes
- Fastest Lap: Michael Schumacher 1m 14.023s
- First podium: Rubens Barrichello, Jordan
- Ferrari's Jean Alesi did not take part in this grand prix due to injury caused by an accident during testing. Alesi was replaced by Ferrari test driver Nicola Larini in this race and the next race in Imola
- Aguri Suzuki replaces Eddie Irvine at Jordan this race. Suzuki was the only race in the year.
- First and last Formula One race start for Roland Ratzenberger who had not qualified in Brazil and would be killed during qualifying for the next race.
Championship standings after the race
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References
- ↑ "1994 Pacific Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
| Previous race: 1994 Brazilian Grand Prix |
FIA Formula One World Championship 1994 season |
Next race: 1994 San Marino Grand Prix |
| Previous race: none |
Pacific Grand Prix | Next race: 1995 Pacific Grand Prix |
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by 1993 European Grand Prix |
Formula One Promotional Trophy for Race Promoter 1994 |
Succeeded by 1995 Australian Grand Prix |