Season 1994 · Round 15

Japanese Grand Prix

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1994-11-06 · Suzuka Circuit · Japan · Japanese Grand Prix · 50Lap · 293.000km
Damon Hill
Williams 1:55:53.532
Team win 13pt P1 · P4
5 Michael Schumacher
Benetton +3.365
27 Jean Alesi
Ferrari +52.045
Fastest Lap
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DNF
13
Mark Blundell L26 Rubens Barrichello L16 Martin Brundle L13 Gianni Morbidelli L13 Gerhard Berger L10 Franck Lagorce L10 Pierluigi Martini L10 Michele Alboreto L10 Johnny Herbert L3 Ukyo Katayama L3 +3
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Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Michael Schumacher active 6 wins
Pole-to-win rate 20/36 55.6%
Most SC/VSC · all-time P14
Closest finish · all-time P27
Most lead changes · all-time P1
Circuit Info
Suzuka Circuit Suzuka, Japan
50Lap 293.000km 36 races held (1987–) Lap record 1:30.965 · Andrea Kimi Antonelli (2025)
Track layout in detail →
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P1 Michael Schumacher 6 wins · GP #1
P5 Gerhard Berger 2 wins · → Sebastian Vettel -2
P5 Ayrton Senna 2 wins · → Sebastian Vettel -2
Starts
P2 Michael Schumacher 19 starts · → Fernando Alonso -3
P2 Rubens Barrichello 19 starts · → Fernando Alonso -3
P7 David Coulthard 14 starts · → Kimi Räikkönen -3
Grid → Finish · places gained and lost
GRID FINISH 10 20 30 40 L50 Hill · P2 → P1 · +1 2 Hill HIL 1 Hill HIL Schumacher · P1 → P2 · -1 1 Schumacher MSC 2 Schumacher MSC Alesi · P7 → P3 · +4 7 Alesi ALE 3 Alesi ALE Mansell · P4 → P4 4 Mansell MAN 4 Mansell MAN Irvine · P6 → P5 · +1 6 Irvine IRV 5 Irvine IRV Frentzen · P3 → P6 · -3 3 Frentzen FRE 6 Frentzen FRE Häkkinen · P8 → P7 · +1 8 Häkkinen HÄK 7 Häkkinen HÄK Fittipaldi · P18 → P8 · +10 18 Fittipaldi FIT 8 Fittipaldi FIT Comas · P22 → P9 · +13 22 Comas COM 9 Comas COM Salo · P25 → P10 · +15 25 Salo SAL 10 Salo SAL Panis · P19 → P11 · +8 19 Panis PAN 11 Panis PAN Brabham · P24 → P12 · +12 24 Brabham BRA 12 Brabham BRA Zanardi · P17 → P13 · +4 17 Zanardi ZAN 13 Zanardi ZAN Blundell · P13 → retired L26 Blundell · retired L26 13 Blundell BLU R Blundell BLU Barrichello · P10 → retired L16 Barrichello · retired L16 10 Barrichello BAR R Barrichello BAR Brundle · P9 → retired L13 Brundle · retired L13 9 Brundle BRU R Brundle BRU Morbidelli · P12 → retired L13 Morbidelli · retired L13 12 Morbidelli MOR R Morbidelli MOR Berger · P11 → retired L10 Berger · retired L10 11 Berger BER R Berger BER Lagorce · P20 → retired L10 Lagorce · retired L10 20 Lagorce LAG R Lagorce LAG Martini · P16 → retired L10 Martini · retired L10 16 Martini MAR R Martini MAR Alboreto · P21 → retired L10 Alboreto · retired L10 21 Alboreto ALB R Alboreto ALB Herbert · P5 → retired L3 Herbert · retired L3 5 Herbert HER R Herbert HER Katayama · P14 → retired L3 Katayama · retired L3 14 Katayama KAT R Katayama KAT Inoue · P26 → retired L3 Inoue · retired L3 26 Inoue INO R Inoue INO Järvilehto · P15 → retired L0 Järvilehto · retired L0 15 Järvilehto JÄR R Järvilehto JÄR Noda · P23 → retired L0 Noda · retired L0 23 Noda NOD R Noda NOD
retired horizontal axis = laps completed · line thickness = places gained or lost
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 Damon Hill Williams 2 50 1:55:53.532 10
2 5 Michael Schumacher Benetton 1 50 +3.365 6
3 27 Jean Alesi Ferrari 7 50 +52.045 4
4 2 Nigel Mansell Williams 4 50 +56.074 3
5 15 Eddie Irvine Jordan 6 50 +1:42.107 2
6 30 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber 3 50 +1:59.863 1
7 7 Mika Häkkinen McLaren 8 50 +2:02.985
8 9 Christian Fittipaldi Footwork 18 49 +1 Lap
9 20 Érik Comas Larrousse 22 49 +1 Lap
10 11 Mika Salo Team Lotus 25 49 +1 Lap
11 26 Olivier Panis Ligier 19 49 +1 Lap
12 31 David Brabham Simtek 24 48 +2 Laps
13 12 Alessandro Zanardi Team Lotus 17 48 +2 Laps
R 4 Mark Blundell Tyrrell 13 26 Engine
R 14 Rubens Barrichello Jordan 10 16 Gearbox
R 8 Martin Brundle McLaren 9 13 Spun off
R 10 Gianni Morbidelli Footwork 12 13 Spun off
R 28 Gerhard Berger Ferrari 11 10 Ignition
R 25 Franck Lagorce Ligier 20 10 Collision
R 23 Pierluigi Martini Minardi 16 10 Collision
R 24 Michele Alboreto Minardi 21 10 Spun off
R 6 Johnny Herbert Benetton 5 3 Spun off
R 3 Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell 14 3 Spun off
R 32 Taki Inoue Simtek 26 3 Spun off
R 29 Jyrki Järvilehto Sauber 15 0 Engine
R 19 Hideki Noda Larrousse 23 0 Spun off
PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1 5 Michael Schumacher Benetton 1:37.209 — — POLE Q1
2 Damon Hill Williams 1:37.696 — — +0.487 Q1
3 30 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber 1:37.742 — — +0.533 Q1
4 2 Nigel Mansell Williams 1:37.768 — — +0.559 Q1
5 6 Johnny Herbert Benetton 1:37.828 — — +0.619 Q1
6 15 Eddie Irvine Jordan 1:37.880 — — +0.671 Q1
7 27 Jean Alesi Ferrari 1:37.907 — — +0.698 Q1
8 7 Mika Häkkinen McLaren 1:37.998 — — +0.789 Q1
9 8 Martin Brundle McLaren 1:38.076 — — +0.867 Q1
10 14 Rubens Barrichello Jordan 1:38.533 — — +1.324 Q1
11 28 Gerhard Berger Ferrari 1:38.570 — — +1.361 Q1
12 10 Gianni Morbidelli Footwork 1:39.030 — — +1.821 Q1
13 4 Mark Blundell Tyrrell 1:39.266 — — +2.057 Q1
14 3 Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell 1:39.462 — — +2.253 Q1
15 29 Jyrki Järvilehto Sauber 1:39.483 — — +2.274 Q1
16 23 Pierluigi Martini Minardi 1:39.548 — — +2.339 Q1
17 12 Alessandro Zanardi Team Lotus 1:39.721 — — +2.512 Q1
18 9 Christian Fittipaldi Footwork 1:39.868 — — +2.659 Q1
19 26 Olivier Panis Ligier 1:40.042 — — +2.833 Q1
20 25 Franck Lagorce Ligier 1:40.577 — — +3.368 Q1
21 24 Michele Alboreto Minardi 1:40.652 — — +3.443 Q1
22 20 Érik Comas Larrousse 1:40.978 — — +3.769 Q1
23 19 Hideki Noda Larrousse 1:40.990 — — +3.781 Q1
24 31 David Brabham Simtek 1:41.659 — — +4.450 Q1
25 11 Mika Salo Team Lotus 1:41.805 — — +4.596 Q1
26 32 Taki Inoue Simtek 1:45.004 — — +7.795 Q1
Starting grid
Official
1
5 Michael Schumacher
2
Damon Hill
3
30 Heinz-Harald Frentzen
4
2 Nigel Mansell
5
6 Johnny Herbert
6
15 Eddie Irvine
7
27 Jean Alesi
8
7 Mika Häkkinen
9
8 Martin Brundle
10
14 Rubens Barrichello
11
28 Gerhard Berger
12
10 Gianni Morbidelli
13
4 Mark Blundell
14
3 Ukyo Katayama
15
29 Jyrki Järvilehto
16
23 Pierluigi Martini
17
12 Alessandro Zanardi
18
9 Christian Fittipaldi
19
26 Olivier Panis
20
25 Franck Lagorce
21
24 Michele Alboreto
22
20 Érik Comas
23
19 Hideki Noda
24
31 David Brabham
25
11 Mika Salo
26
32 Taki Inoue
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1. The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
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Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15