| 1994 Portuguese Grand Prix | |||
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| Race 13 of 16 in the1994 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 | ||
Lap leaders | |||
The1994 Portuguese Grand Prix (formally theXXIII Grande Premio de Portugal) was aFormula Onemotor race held atEstoril on 25 September 1994. It was the thirteenth race of the1994 Formula One World Championship.
The 71-lap race was won by BritonDamon Hill, driving aWilliams-Renault. TeammateDavid Coulthard finished second, achieving his first podium finish, with FinnMika Häkkinen third in aMcLaren-Peugeot. The win, Hill's fifth of the season and third in succession, enabled him to move within one point of Drivers' Championship leader, GermanMichael Schumacher, while the 1-2 finish allowed Williams to take over the lead of the Constructors' Championship fromBenetton.
WithMichael Schumacher still banned, theBenetton team continued to runJJ Lehto alongsideJos Verstappen, while the financially-troubledLotus team brought backPhilippe Adams to partnerJohnny Herbert.
During the Friday qualifying session,Eddie Irvine spun hisJordan and in the process collided withDamon Hill'sWilliams. Hill's car flipped upside down, but he escaped unhurt.[1] Irvine was warned a similar incident would see hisSuper Licence revoked.[2]
Gerhard Berger tookpole position, his second of the season and the third forFerrari, by 0.158 seconds from Hill. On the second row of the grid wereDavid Coulthard in the other Williams andMika Häkkinen in theMcLaren, and on the third row wereJean Alesi in the other Ferrari andUkyo Katayama in theTyrrell. The top ten was completed byMartin Brundle in the other McLaren,Rubens Barrichello in the other Jordan,Heinz-Harald Frentzen in theSauber, and Verstappen. Once again, thePacifics ofBertrand Gachot andPaul Belmondo were the two non-qualifiers.
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 Time | Q2 Time | Gap |
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| 1 | 28 |  Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:20.608 | 1:21.863 | |
| 2 | 0 | Damon Hill | Williams-Renault | 1:20.803 | 1:20.766 | +0.158 |
| 3 | 2 | David Coulthard | Williams-Renault | 1:21.120 | 1:21.033 | +0.425 |
| 4 | 7 |  Mika Häkkinen | McLaren-Peugeot | 1:21.251 | 1:21.700 | +0.643 |
| 5 | 27 |  Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 1:21.517 | 1:22.086 | +0.909 |
| 6 | 3 |  Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:21.590 | 4:03.441 | +0.982 |
| 7 | 8 | Martin Brundle | McLaren-Peugeot | 1:21.656 | 1:22.035 | +1.048 |
| 8 | 14 |  Rubens Barrichello | Jordan-Hart | 1:21.839 | 1:21.796 | +1.188 |
| 9 | 30 |  Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber-Mercedes | 1:22.795 | 1:21.921 | +1.313 |
| 10 | 6 |  Jos Verstappen | Benetton-Ford | 1:22.614 | 1:22.000 | +1.392 |
| 11 | 9 | Christian Fittipaldi | Footwork-Ford | 1:22.636 | 1:22.132 | +1.524 |
| 12 | 4 | Mark Blundell | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:22.288 | 1:22.971 | +1.680 |
| 13 | 15 | Eddie Irvine | Jordan-Hart | 1:23.411 | 1:22.294 | +1.686 |
| 14 | 5 | JJ Lehto | Benetton-Ford | 1:22.613 | 1:22.369 | +1.761 |
| 15 | 26 | Olivier Panis | Ligier-Renault | 1:23.711 | 1:22.672 | +2.064 |
| 16 | 10 |  Gianni Morbidelli | Footwork-Ford | 1:22.974 | 1:22.756 | +2.148 |
| 17 | 29 | Andrea de Cesaris | Sauber-Mercedes | 1:22.885 | 1:22.888 | +2.277 |
| 18 | 23 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Ford | 1:23.243 | 1:23.464 | +2.635 |
| 19 | 24 | Michele Alboreto | Minardi-Ford | 1:23.364 | 1:24.186 | +2.756 |
| 20 | 12 | Johnny Herbert | Lotus-Mugen-Honda | no time | 1:23.408 | +2.800 |
| 21 | 25 | Éric Bernard | Ligier-Renault | 1:25.039 | 1:23.699 | +3.091 |
| 22 | 20 | Érik Comas | Larrousse-Ford | 1:24.192 | 1:24.306 | +3.584 |
| 23 | 19 | Yannick Dalmas | Larrousse-Ford | 1:24.438 | 1:24.920 | +3.830 |
| 24 | 31 |  David Brabham | Simtek-Ford | 1:24.527 | 1:24.514 | +3.906 |
| 25 | 11 |  Philippe Adams | Lotus-Mugen-Honda | 1:25.313 | 1:25.708 | +4.705 |
| 26 | 32 | Jean-Marc Gounon | Simtek-Ford | 1:25.686 | 1:25.649 | +5.041 |
| DNQ | 34 | Bertrand Gachot | Pacific-Ilmor | 1:27.960 | 1:27.385 | +6.777 |
| DNQ | 33 | Paul Belmondo | Pacific-Ilmor | 1:32.706 | 1:29.000 | +8.392 |
| Sources:[3][4][5] | ||||||
Gerhard Berger led in the early stages for Ferrari, ahead of Coulthard who had got ahead of Hill on the start. Berger retired on lap 8 with his gearbox failed, and Katayama's gearbox also failed by lap 27, which promoted Rubens Barrichello into the points for Jordan. Coulthard ran wide whilst trying to lap a backmarker on lap 33 which allowed Hill to edge ahead of the Scotsman. By lap 39 the other Ferrari ofJean Alesi had retired after colliding with the Simtek ofDavid Brabham while trying to lap him. Soon afterwards,Jos Verstappen was able to passMartin Brundle's McLaren for 5th. Damon Hill went on to take his third consecutive race win, ahead of Coulthard. The 1-2 finish gave Williams the lead in the Constructors Championship. Mika Hakkinen finished third for McLaren, Barrichello 4th for Jordan, Verstappen 5th for Benetton and Martin Brundle 6th in the second McLaren. Olivier Panis originally finished 9th but was disqualified for having illegal skidblock wear.
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