1994 Hungarian Grand Prix

The X Marlboro Magyar Nagydíj, otherwise known as the 1994 Hungarian Grand Prix, was the tenth round of the FIA Formula One World Championship, staged at the Hungaroring near Budapest, Hungary, on the 14 August 1994.'Hungarian GP, 1994', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2014), https://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr558.html, (Accessed 05/08/2019) The race would see Michael Schumacher claim a dominant victory for , amid more allegations of Benetton actively circumventing the rules.
Indeed, an investigation into the pitlane fire suffered by Jos Verstappen in Germany had revealed that Benetton were using a modified refuelling rig, although no official action was taken. However, allegations about their use of illegal software were still rife, with many of their rivals suspecting that Benetton had done nothing to change their cars after receiving a warning after the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix.
Qualifying would only serve to heighten those suspicions, with Michael Schumacher sweeping to pole position by over half a second. Damon Hill was best of the rest ahead of his teammate David Coulthard, while Gerhard Berger claimed fourth for .
The start of the race saw Hill get a better initial launch than Schumacher, prompting the German racer to shoot to the inside of the circuit to block the Brit. Fortunately Hill was prepared for such a move and so backed off without hitting the German, with teammate Coulthard otherwise occupied trying to fend off the attentions of Berger.
There would be drama in the early stages as the two s contrived to hit each other, with those two also taking out Ukyo Katayama in the #3 . That left Martin Brundle and Olivier Panis in the points as, up front, Schumacher eased away from Hill and Coulthard.
Indeed, the race quickly settled into a procession, although Schumacher would lose the lead to Hill during the stops, opting for three stops rather than the Brit's two. However, the traffic would fall almost perfectly for the German racer, who would lose little time to the Brit in-spite of making an extra stop, and hence emerged with a healthy lead once their strategies were completed.
With the fight for victory over attention settled on the fight for third, with Coulthard holding onto the position until he crashed out, having hit oil from Jean Alesi's gearbox. Berger hence inherited the position only for his engine to falter in the closing stages, handing the position to Brundle until his engine failed on the final lap. Jos Verstappen hence swept into third on the final lap.
That ultimately was that for the race, with Schumacher cruising home to record his seventh victory of the season, twenty seconds clear of Hill. Verstappen was the last man on the lead lap in third ahead of Brundle, classified in fourth, with Mark Blundell and Panis claiming the remaining points.
==Background==
There had been little change atop the Championship as a result of the German Grand Prix, with neither of the protagonists scoring points. That meant that Michael Schumacher had retained his 27 point lead over Damon Hill, with the German racer the undeniable favourite heading into the second half of the season. Gerhard Berger, had clawed his way closer to the "fight" after his first win of the season, with Jean Alesi making way in fourth.
In the Constructors Championship, meanwhile, had carved their way back into the hunt, leaping up into second on 52 points. That meant that they would leave Germany some fifteen points behind , while also moving nine ahead of in third. Behind, and were still level on ten points, while had shot from twelfth, and zero points, to sixth, level with .
===Entry list===
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
No. 	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor 	Chassis 	Engine 	Model 	Tyre
0 	Damon Hill 	Rothmans Williams Renault 	 	FW16B 	 	RS6 3.5 V10 	
2 	David Coulthard 	Rothmans Williams Renault 	 	FW16B 	 	RS6 3.5 V10 	
3 	Ukyo Katayama 	Tyrrell Racing Organisation 	 	022 	 	OX10B 3.5 V10 	
4 	Mark Blundell 	Tyrrell Racing Organisation 	 	022 	 	OX10B 3.5 V10 	
5 	Michael Schumacher 	Mild Seven Benetton Ford 	 	B194 	 	ECA Zetec-R 3.5 V8 	
6 	Jos Verstappen 	Mild Seven Benetton Ford 	 	B194 	 	ECA Zetec-R 3.5 V8 	
7 	Philippe Alliot 	Marlboro McLaren Peugeot 	 	MP4/9 	 	A6 3.5 V10 	
8 	Martin Brundle 	Marlboro McLaren Peugeot 	 	MP4/9 	 	A6 3.5 V10 	
9 	Christian Fittipaldi 	Footwork Ford 	 	FA15 	 	HBE7/8 3.5 V8 	
10 	Gianni Morbidelli 	Footwork Ford 	 	FA15 	 	HBE7/8 3.5 V8 	
11 	Alex Zanardi 	Team Lotus 	 	109 	 	MF351HC 3.5 V10 	
12 	Johnny Herbert 	Team Lotus 	 	109 	 	MF351HC 3.5 V10 	
14 	Rubens Barrichello 	Sasol Jordan 	 	194 	 	1035 3.5 V10 	
15 	Eddie Irvine 	Sasol Jordan 	 	194 	 	1035 3.5 V10 	
19 	Olivier Beretta 	Tourtel Larrousse F1 	 	LH94 	 	HBF7/8 3.5 V8 	
20 	Érik Comas 	Tourtel Larrousse F1 	 	LH94 	 	HBF7/8 3.5 V8 	
23 	Pierluigi Martini 	Minardi Scuderia Italia 	 	M194 	 	HBC7/8 3.5 V8 	
24 	Michele Alboreto 	Minardi Scuderia Italia 	 	M194 	 	HBC7/8 3.5 V8 	
25 	Éric Bernard 	Ligier Gitanes Blondes 	 	JS39B 	 	RS6 3.5 V10 	
26 	Olivier Panis 	Ligier Gitanes Blondes 	 	JS39B 	 	RS6 3.5 V10 	
27 	Jean Alesi 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	412T1B 	 	043 3.5 V12 	
28 	Gerhard Berger 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	412T1B 	 	043 3.5 V12 	
29 	Andrea de Cesaris 	Broker Sauber Mercedes 	 	C13 	 	2175B 3.5 V10 	
30 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	Broker Sauber Mercedes 	 	C13 	 	2175B 3.5 V10 	
31 	David Brabham 	MTV Simtek Ford 	 	S941 	 	HBD6 3.5 V8 	
32 	Jean-Marc Gounon 	MTV Simtek Ford 	 	S941 	 	HBD6 3.5 V8 	
33 	Paul Belmondo 	Pacific Grand Prix 	 	PR01 	 	2175A 3.5 V10 	
34 	Bertrand Gachot 	Pacific Grand Prix 	 	PR01 	 	2175A 3.5 V10 	
Source:'Hungary 1994: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/hongrie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 05/08/2019)	Source:'Hungary 1994: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/hongrie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 05/08/2019)	Source:'Hungary 1994: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/hongrie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 05/08/2019)	Source:'Hungary 1994: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/hongrie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 05/08/2019)	Source:'Hungary 1994: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/hongrie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 05/08/2019)	Source:'Hungary 1994: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/hongrie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 05/08/2019)	Source:'Hungary 1994: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/hongrie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 05/08/2019)	Source:'Hungary 1994: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/hongrie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 05/08/2019)
==Practice Overview==
==Qualifying==
===Friday Qualifying===
===Saturday Qualifying===
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Time 	Time 	Gap
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Q1 	Q2 	Gap
1 	5 	Michael Schumacher 	 	1:19.479 	1:18.258 	—
2 	0 	Damon Hill 	 	1:19.700 	1:18.824 	+0.566s
3 	2 	David Coulthard 	 	1:20.395 	1:20.205 	+1.947s
4 	28 	Gerhard Berger 	 	1:21.009 	1:20.219 	+1.961s
5 	3 	Ukyo Katayama 	 	1:21.877 	1:20.232 	+1.974s
6 	8 	Martin Brundle 	 	1:20.819 	1:20.629 	+2.371s
7 	15 	Eddie Irvine 	 	1:21.406 	1:20.698 	+2.440s
8 	30 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	 	1:22.268 	1:20.858 	+2.600s
9 	26 	Olivier Panis 	 	1:23.244 	1:20.929 	+2.671s
10 	14 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	1:21.498 	1:20.952 	+2.694s
11 	4 	Mark Blundell 	 	1:21.731 	1:20.984 	+2.726s
12 	6 	Jos Verstappen 	 	1:21.141 	9:03.939 	+2.883s
13 	27 	Jean Alesi 	 	1:21.280 	1:21.206 	+2.948s
14 	7 	Philippe Alliot 	 	1:22.915 	1:21.498 	+3.240s
15 	23 	Pierluigi Martini 	 	1:24.440 	1:21.837 	+3.579s
16 	9 	Christian Fittipaldi 	 	1:22.375 	1:21.873 	+3.615s
17 	29 	Andrea de Cesaris 	 	1:23.573 	1:21.946 	+3.688s
18 	25 	Éric Bernard 	 	1:23.269 	1:22.038 	+3.780s
19 	10 	Gianni Morbidelli 	 	1:22.311 	1:30.262 	+4.053s
20 	24 	Michele Alboreto 	 	1:22.379 	1:22.379 	+4.121s
21 	20 	Érik Comas 	 	1:22.754 	1:22.487 	+4.229s
22 	11 	Alex Zanardi 	 	1:23.361 	1:22.513 	+4.255s
23 	31 	David Brabham 	 	1:24.181 	1:22.614 	+4.356s
24 	12 	Johnny Herbert 	 	1:23.306 	1:22.705 	+4.447s
25 	19 	Olivier Beretta 	 	1:24.645 	1:22.899 	+4.641s
26 	32 	Jean-Marc Gounon 	 	1:26.678 	1:24.191 	+5.933s
DNQ 	34 	Bertrand Gachot 	 	1:26.521 	1:24.908 	+6.650s
DNQ 	33 	Paul Belmondo 	 	1:28.334 	1:26.275 	+8.017s
Source:'Marlboro Magyar Nagydij - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1994/races/614/hungary/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 05/08/2019)'Marlboro Magyar Nagydij - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1994/races/614/hungary/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 05/08/2019)'Hungary 1994: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/hongrie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 04/08/2019)	Source:'Marlboro Magyar Nagydij - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1994/races/614/hungary/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 05/08/2019)'Marlboro Magyar Nagydij - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1994/races/614/hungary/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 05/08/2019)'Hungary 1994: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/hongrie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 04/08/2019)	Source:'Marlboro Magyar Nagydij - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1994/races/614/hungary/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 05/08/2019)'Marlboro Magyar Nagydij - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1994/races/614/hungary/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 05/08/2019)'Hungary 1994: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/hongrie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 04/08/2019)	Source:'Marlboro Magyar Nagydij - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1994/races/614/hungary/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 05/08/2019)'Marlboro Magyar Nagydij - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1994/races/614/hungary/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 05/08/2019)'Hungary 1994: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/hongrie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 04/08/2019)	Source:'Marlboro Magyar Nagydij - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1994/races/614/hungary/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 05/08/2019)'Marlboro Magyar Nagydij - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1994/races/614/hungary/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 05/08/2019)'Hungary 1994: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/hongrie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 04/08/2019)	Source:'Marlboro Magyar Nagydij - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1994/races/614/hungary/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 05/08/2019)'Marlboro Magyar Nagydij - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1994/races/614/hungary/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 05/08/2019)'Hungary 1994: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/hongrie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 04/08/2019)	Source:'Marlboro Magyar Nagydij - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1994/races/614/hungary/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 05/08/2019)'Marlboro Magyar Nagydij - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1994/races/614/hungary/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 05/08/2019)'Hungary 1994: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/hongrie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 04/08/2019)
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car to set their best time in that session.
*Bold indicates a driver's best/qualifying time.
===Grid===
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	5 	Michael Schumacher 	 	77 	1:48:00.185 	1 	10
2 	0 	Damon Hill 	 	77 	+20.827s 	2 	6
3 	6 	Jos Verstappen 	 	77 	+1:10.329 	12 	4
4* 	8 	Martin Brundle 	 	76 	Electrical 	6 	3
5 	4 	Mark Blundell 	 	76 	+1 Lap 	11 	2
6 	26 	Olivier Panis 	 	76 	+1 Lap 	9 	1
7 	24 	Michele Alboreto 	 	75 	+2 Laps 	20 	
8 	20 	Érik Comas 	 	75 	+2 Laps 	21 	
9 	19 	Olivier Beretta 	 	75 	+2 Laps 	25 	
10 	25 	Éric Bernard 	 	75 	+2 Laps 	18 	
11 	31 	David Brabham 	 	74 	+3 Laps 	23 	
12* 	28 	Gerhard Berger 	 	72 	Engine 	4 	
13 	11 	Alex Zanardi 	 	72 	+5 Laps 	22 	
14* 	9 	Christian Fittipaldi 	 	69 	Transmission 	16 	
Ret 	2 	Damon Hill 	 	59 	Spin 	3 	
Ret 	27 	Jean Alesi 	 	58 	Gearbox 	13 	
Ret 	23 	Pierluigi Martini 	 	58 	Spin 	15 	
Ret 	30 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	 	39 	Gearbox 	8 	
Ret 	12 	Johnny Herbert 	 	34 	Electrical 	24 	
Ret 	29 	Andrea de Cesaris 	 	30 	Collision 	17 	
Ret 	10 	Gianni Morbidelli 	 	30 	Collision 	19 	
Ret 	7 	Philippe Alliot 	 	21 	Water leak 	14 	
Ret 	32 	Jean-Marc Gounon 	 	9 	Handling 	26 	
Ret 	3 	Ukyo Katayama 	 	0 	Collision 	5 	
Ret 	15 	Eddie Irvine 	 	0 	Collision 	7 	
Ret 	14 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	0 	Collision 	10 	
DNQ 	34 	Bertrand Gachot 	 	 	 	 	
DNQ 	33 	Paul Belmondo 	 	 	 	 	
Source:'Hungary 1994: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/hongrie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 05/08/2019)	Source:'Hungary 1994: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/hongrie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 05/08/2019)	Source:'Hungary 1994: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/hongrie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 05/08/2019)	Source:'Hungary 1994: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/hongrie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 05/08/2019)	Source:'Hungary 1994: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/hongrie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 05/08/2019)	Source:'Hungary 1994: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/hongrie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 05/08/2019)	Source:'Hungary 1994: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/hongrie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 05/08/2019)	Source:'Hungary 1994: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/hongrie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 05/08/2019)
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car.
** Brundle, Berger and Fittipaldi were all still classified despite retiring as they had completed 90% of the race distance.
==Milestones==
* 750th race entry for a engined car.'1994 Hungarian GP', chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2014), http://www.chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=1994&gp=Hungarian%20GP&r=1, (Accessed 05/08/2019)
* Tenth Grand Prix entries for Heinz-Harald Frentzen, Olivier Beretta and Olivier Panis.
* Ninth career victory for Michael Schumacher.'10. Hungary 1994', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/hongrie.aspx, (Accessed 05/08/2019)
* claimed their fourteenth victory as a constructor.
** Engine partners secured their 173rd win.
* Jos Verstappen claimed his maiden podium finish.
* Benetton recorded their twentieth fastest lap as a constructor.
* Andrea de Cesaris claimed the record for most retirements - 132.
==Standings==
Michael Schumacher had extended his Championship lead for the first time since the 1994 French Grand Prix, leaving Hungary with 76 points to his name. That meant that closest challenger Damon Hill would be 31 points behind with six races to go, meaning the Brit would have to win half of the remaining races, with Schumacher failing to score, just to get back on terms. Gerhard Berger, meanwhile, was on the verge of falling out of the fight mathematically, being 49 points behind with 60 points left to fight for.
In the Constructors Championship it had been a similar story, with finally able to extend their lead after a run of losses during the previous few rounds. They left Hungary with 29 points in hand over their closest challengers , with the Scuderia having failed to score. That meant that had closed in in their fight for second, leaving the Hungaroring just three behind, while had eased away from in fourth.
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Michael Schumacher 	76 	
2 	Damon Hill 	45 	
3 	Gerhard Berger 	27 	
4 	Jean Alesi 	19 	
5 	Rubens Barrichello 	10 	
6 	Martin Brundle 	9 	2
7 	Mika Häkkinen 	8 	1
8 	Olivier Panis 	7 	1
9 	Nicola Larini 	6 	
10 	Mark Blundell 	6 	4
11 	Christian Fittipaldi 	6 	1
12 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	5 	1
13 	Ukyo Katayama 	5 	1
14 	Éric Bernard 	4 	1
15 	Jos Verstappen 	4 	12
16 	Karl Wendlinger 	4 	1
17 	Andrea de Cesaris 	4 	1
18 	Pierluigi Martini 	4 	1
19 	David Coulthard 	4 	1
20 	Gianni Morbidelli 	2 	1
21 	Érik Comas 	2 	1
22 	JJ Lehto 	1 	1
23 	Michele Alboreto 	1 	1
24 	Eddie Irvine 	1 	1
World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	81 	
2 	 	52 	
3 	 	49 	
4 	 	17 	
5 	 	14 	
6 	 	11 	
7 	 	11 	1
8 	 	10 	1
9 	 	8 	
10 	 	5 	
11 	 	2 	
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
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