1994 Portuguese Grand Prix

The 1994 Portuguese Grand Prix, otherwise known as the XXIII Grande Premio de Portugal, was the thirteenth round of the FIA Formula One World Championship, staged at the Autódromo do Estoril in Estoril, Portugal, on the 25 September 1994.'Portuguese GP, 1994', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2014), https://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr561.html, (Accessed 06/08/2019) The race would see Damon Hill claim victory to close the gap at the top of the Championship to just a single point, with Michael Schumacher absent as he served the second part of his two-race ban.
The fortnight between the Italian and Portuguese Grand Prix, had seen enter administration, resulting in them again hiring pay driver Philippe Adams. Elsewhere, were making very little progress in restructuring their team management, with JJ Lehto in the team once again to stand in for the banned Schumacher.
Qualifying would see continue their recent run of form, with Gerhard Berger sweeping to pole position. Hill, meanwhile, would claim second despite having rolled his after a collision with Eddie Irvine, while David Coulthard claimed third ahead of Mika Häkkinen.
The start of the race would see Berger sprint clear of the two Williams to claim the lead, while Coulthard got the jump on Hill to lead the chase. Behind, the rest of the field made it through the first corner without issue, with Häkkinen and Jean Alesi squabbling over fourth.
Berger's race was over soon after, however, with the Austrian racer suffering a transmission failure on lap eight. Coulthard hence inherited the lead and tried to ease away from teammate Hill, although the pair would effectively run nose-to-tail right through to the pitstop window.
During the Williams stops first Alesi and then Rubens Barrichello would lead the race, before Coulthard reclaimed the lead when the latter stopped. By then he and teammate Hill were mired in traffic, with a mistimed lunge from the Scot on a backmarker ultimately gifting the lead to the Englishman.
With that the race was effectively over, with Coulthard unable to attack Hill knowing that his teammate was in the hunt for the Championship. Behind, Häkkinen and Alesi battled for third, until the #27 Ferrari went flying off the circuit and into the barriers.
Hill duly swept across the line to claim victory, six tenths of a second ahead of teammate Coulthard who had shadowed his teammate throughout the second half of the race. Häkkinen duly claimed third to complete the podium, with Barrichello, Jos Verstappen and Martin Brundle claiming the remaining points.
==Background==
With Michael Schumacher absent as a result of serving part of his two race ban, Damon Hill had done everything in his power to close the gap atop the Championship, leaving Italy eleven behind the German on 65 points. Indeed, another victory at the following race in Portuguese Grand Prix, where Schumacher would again be absent, would leave Hill just a point behind the German ace, with three races to go. Those two were now the only drivers in the hunt for the title, with Gerhard Berger instead looking over his shoulder at teammate Jean Alesi and Mika Häkkinen.
Likewise, had used Schumacher's absence to carve into 's lead in the Constructors Championship, leaving Italy just twelve behind their rivals. Indeed, had David Coulthard not run out of fuel on the final lap then the Williams team would have been even closer heading to Portugal, although a one-two for the Anglo-French alliance would carry them ahead of Benetton-Ford Cosworth regardless. Elsewhere, were still in the hunt for the Championship mathematically, while looked set for fourth.
===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 	JJ Lehto 	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 	Mika Häkkinen 	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 	Philippe Adams 	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 	Yannick Dalmas 	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 	Sauber Mercedes 	 	C13 	 	2175B 3.5 V10 	
30 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	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:'Portugal 1994: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/portugal/engages.aspx, (Accessed 06/08/2019)	Source:'Portugal 1994: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/portugal/engages.aspx, (Accessed 06/08/2019)	Source:'Portugal 1994: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/portugal/engages.aspx, (Accessed 06/08/2019)	Source:'Portugal 1994: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/portugal/engages.aspx, (Accessed 06/08/2019)	Source:'Portugal 1994: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/portugal/engages.aspx, (Accessed 06/08/2019)	Source:'Portugal 1994: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/portugal/engages.aspx, (Accessed 06/08/2019)	Source:'Portugal 1994: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/portugal/engages.aspx, (Accessed 06/08/2019)	Source:'Portugal 1994: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/portugal/engages.aspx, (Accessed 06/08/2019)
==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 	28 	Gerhard Berger 	 	1:20.608 	1:21.863 	—
2 	0 	Damon Hill 	 	1:20.803 	1:20.766 	+0.158s
3 	2 	David Coulthard 	 	1:21.120 	1:21.033 	+0.425s
4 	7 	Mika Häkkinen 	 	1:21.251 	1:21.700 	+0.643s
5 	27 	Jean Alesi 	 	1:21.517 	1:22.086 	+0.909s
6 	3 	Ukyo Katayama 	 	1:21.590 	4:03.441 	+0.982s
7 	8 	Martin Brundle 	 	1:21.656 	1:22.035 	+1.048s
8 	14 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	1:21.839 	1:21.796 	+1.188s
9 	30 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	 	1:22.795 	1:21.921 	+1.313s
10 	6 	Jos Verstappen 	 	1:22.614 	1:22.000 	+1.392s
11 	9 	Christian Fittipaldi 	 	1:22.636 	1:22.132 	+1.524s
12 	4 	Mark Blundell 	 	1:22.288 	1:22.971 	+1.680s
13 	15 	Eddie Irvine 	 	1:23.411 	1:22.294 	+1.686s
14 	5 	JJ Lehto 	 	1:22.613 	1:22.369 	+1.761s
15 	26 	Olivier Panis 	 	1:23.711 	1:22.672 	+2.064s
16 	10 	Gianni Morbidelli 	 	1:22.974 	1:22.756 	+2.148s
17 	29 	Andrea de Cesaris 	 	1:22.885 	1:22.888 	+2.277s
18 	23 	Pierluigi Martini 	 	1:23.243 	1:23.464 	+2.635s
19 	24 	Michele Alboreto 	 	1:23.364 	1:24.186 	+2.756s
20 	12 	Johnny Herbert 	 	— 	1:23.408 	+2.800s
21 	25 	Éric Bernard 	 	1:25.039 	1:23.699 	+3.091s
22 	20 	Érik Comas 	 	1:24.192 	1:24.306 	+3.584s
23 	19 	Yannick Dalmas 	 	1:24.438 	1:24.920 	+3.830s
24 	31 	David Brabham 	 	1:24.527 	1:24.514 	+3.906s
25 	11 	Philippe Adams 	 	1:25.313 	1:25.708 	+4.705s
26 	32 	Jean-Marc Gounon 	 	1:25.686 	1:25.649 	+5.041s
DNQ 	34 	Bertrand Gachot 	 	1:27.960 	1:27.385 	+6.777s
DNQ 	33 	Paul Belmondo 	 	1:32.706 	1:29.000 	+8.392s
Source:'Grande Premio de Portugal - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1994/races/617/portugal/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 06/08/2019)'Grande Premio de Portugal - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 06/08/2019)'Portugal 1994: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/portugal/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 06/08/2019)	Source:'Grande Premio de Portugal - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1994/races/617/portugal/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 06/08/2019)'Grande Premio de Portugal - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 06/08/2019)'Portugal 1994: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/portugal/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 06/08/2019)	Source:'Grande Premio de Portugal - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1994/races/617/portugal/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 06/08/2019)'Grande Premio de Portugal - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 06/08/2019)'Portugal 1994: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/portugal/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 06/08/2019)	Source:'Grande Premio de Portugal - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1994/races/617/portugal/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 06/08/2019)'Grande Premio de Portugal - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 06/08/2019)'Portugal 1994: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/portugal/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 06/08/2019)	Source:'Grande Premio de Portugal - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1994/races/617/portugal/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 06/08/2019)'Grande Premio de Portugal - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 06/08/2019)'Portugal 1994: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/portugal/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 06/08/2019)	Source:'Grande Premio de Portugal - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1994/races/617/portugal/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 06/08/2019)'Grande Premio de Portugal - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 06/08/2019)'Portugal 1994: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/portugal/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 06/08/2019)	Source:'Grande Premio de Portugal - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1994/races/617/portugal/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 06/08/2019)'Grande Premio de Portugal - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 06/08/2019)'Portugal 1994: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/portugal/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 06/08/2019)
*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===
** Katayama would start the race from the pitlane.
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	0 	Damon Hill 	 	71 	1:45:10.146 	2 	10
2 	2 	David Coulthard 	 	71 	+0.603s 	3 	6
3 	7 	Mika Häkkinen 	 	71 	+20.193s 	4 	4
4 	14 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	71 	+28.003s 	8 	3
5 	6 	Jos Verstappen 	 	71 	+29.385s 	10 	2
6 	8 	Martin Brundle 	 	71 	+52.702s 	7 	1
7 	15 	Eddie Irvine 	 	70 	+1 Lap 	13 	
8 	9 	Christian Fittipaldi 	 	70 	+1 Lap 	11 	
9 	10 	Gianni Morbidelli 	 	70 	+1 Lap 	16 	
10 	25 	Éric Bernard 	 	70 	+1 Lap 	21 	
11 	12 	Johnny Herbert 	 	70 	+1 Lap 	20 	
12 	23 	Pierluigi Martini 	 	69 	+2 Laps 	18 	
13 	24 	Michele Alboreto 	 	69 	+2 Laps 	19 	
14 	19 	Yannick Dalmas 	 	69 	+2 Laps 	23 	
15 	32 	Jean-Marc Gounon 	 	67 	+4 Laps 	26 	
16 	11 	Philippe Adams 	 	67 	+4 Laps 	25 	
DSQ* 	26 	Olivier Panis 	 	70 	Disqualified 	15 	
Ret 	4 	Mark Blundell 	 	61 	Engine 	12 	
Ret 	5 	JJ Lehto 	 	60 	Spin 	14 	
Ret 	29 	Andrea de Cesaris 	 	54 	Spin 	17 	
Ret 	27 	Jean Alesi 	 	38 	Collision 	5 	
Ret 	31 	David Brabham 	 	36 	Collision 	24 	
Ret 	30 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	 	31 	Differential 	9 	
Ret 	20 	Érik Comas 	 	27 	Suspension 	22 	
Ret 	3 	Ukyo Katayama 	 	26 	Gearbox 	6 	
Ret 	28 	Gerhard Berger 	 	7 	Gearbox 	1 	
DNQ 	34 	Bertrand Gachot 	 	 	 	 	
DNQ 	33 	Paul Belmondo 	 	 	 	 	
Source:'Portugal 1994: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/portugal/classement.aspx, (Accessed 06/08/2019)	Source:'Portugal 1994: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/portugal/classement.aspx, (Accessed 06/08/2019)	Source:'Portugal 1994: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/portugal/classement.aspx, (Accessed 06/08/2019)	Source:'Portugal 1994: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/portugal/classement.aspx, (Accessed 06/08/2019)	Source:'Portugal 1994: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/portugal/classement.aspx, (Accessed 06/08/2019)	Source:'Portugal 1994: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/portugal/classement.aspx, (Accessed 06/08/2019)	Source:'Portugal 1994: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/portugal/classement.aspx, (Accessed 06/08/2019)	Source:'Portugal 1994: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/portugal/classement.aspx, (Accessed 06/08/2019)
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car.
** Panis was disqualified from the results of the race for using an illegal skid block.
==Milestones==
* Tenth pole position for Gerhard Berger.'13. Portugal 1994', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/portugal.aspx, (Accessed 06/08/2019)
* Eighth victory for Damon Hill.
* secured their 76th win as a constructor.
** claimed their 56th victory as an engine supplier.
* David Coulthard registered his maiden podium finish.
==Standings==
Damon Hill once again took full advantage of Michael Schumacher's absence to carve into the German ace's Championship lead, leaving Portugal just a point behind. Indeed, the Brit's recent run of form ensured that the two would duel for the title for the rest of the season, with Gerhard Berger too far back to challenge in third. Elsewhere, Mika Häkkinen had moved ahead of Jean Alesi to claim fourth, while David Coulthard was up into seventh.
In the Constructors Championship, meanwhile, had finally been thrown off of top spot, having led the Championship since the opening weekend in Brazil. were now the new Championship leaders, moving two points ahead of their compatriots having score a one-two in Portugal. , meanwhile, were effectively out of the fight in third, some 31 points behind with three races to go.
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 	75 	
3 	Gerhard Berger 	33 	
4 	Mika Häkkinen 	22 	1
5 	Jean Alesi 	19 	1
6 	Rubens Barrichello 	16 	
7 	David Coulthard 	14 	3
8 	Martin Brundle 	12 	1
9 	Jos Verstappen 	10 	1
10 	Mark Blundell 	8 	1
11 	Olivier Panis 	7 	
12 	Nicola Larini 	6 	
13 	Christian Fittipaldi 	6 	
14 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	5 	
15 	Ukyo Katayama 	5 	
16 	Éric Bernard 	4 	
17 	Karl Wendlinger 	4 	
18 	Andrea de Cesaris 	4 	
19 	Pierluigi Martini 	4 	
20 	Gianni Morbidelli 	3 	
21 	Érik Comas 	2 	
22 	JJ Lehto 	1 	
23 	Michele Alboreto 	1 	
24 	Eddie Irvine 	1 	
World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	89 	1
2 	 	87 	1
3 	 	58 	
4 	 	34 	
5 	 	20 	
6 	 	13 	
7 	 	11 	
8 	 	10 	
9 	 	9 	
10 	 	5 	
11 	 	2 	
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
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