1994 German Grand Prix

The 1994 German Grand Prix, otherwise known as the LVI Großer Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland, was the ninth round of the FIA Formula One World Championship, staged at the Hockenheimring in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, on the 31 July 1994.'German GP, 1994', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2014), https://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr557.html, (Accessed 04/08/2019) The race would see Gerhard Berger sweep to victory, inn afternoon that would become infamous for a huge accident at the start, and a fire in the pitlane.
The weekend itself had been shrouded in controversy, with the team coming under physical attack from Michael Schumacher fans, who were unhappy with the results of the British Grand Prix. More significantly, however, the FIA had published the results of its investigation into the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix, which demonstrated some major irregularities with the software that Schumacher's had used.
Elsewhere, there were more rule changes enforced, with smaller rear wings, and the addition of a wooden plank, to be fitted to the underside of every single car. The rather novel addition of a hard piece of wood to the underside of a carbon fibre racecar was intended to counter team's running their cars extremely low to the ground, with post-race scrutineering able to examine the board for wear. Too much wear on the board would hence be grounds for a car to be excluded from the results, with restrictions on how far off the ground a Grand Prix car could run.
Into the weekend itself and there would be a shock in store, with Berger and Jean Alesi securing a front-row lockout for . Indeed, it was the first time that a Ferrari had sat on pole position since the 1990 Portuguese Grand Prix, which had also been their last front-row lockout, with Damon Hill best of the rest ahead of Schumacher.
The start of the race saw Berger leap away from the grid to lead teammate Alesi, while a barnstorming start from Ukyo Katayama saw the #4 streak into third. Schumacher, meanwhile, would get the jump on Hill to claim fourth, only for chaos to unfold behind.
The spark would be coming together of Andrea de Cesaris and Alex Zanardi, with those two pinging off one-another and into the two s. At the same time, the two s of Mika Häkkinen and Martin Brundle went three abreast into turn one with David Coulthard into the first corner, resulting in the Finn and Scot colliding, while Brundle got smashed into from behind as he jumped on the brakes.
When the smoke and gravel cleared there were ten cars out of the race at the first corner, with Alesi's engine failing on the run to the Clark chicane putting him out. Schumacher used his failure to leap into second, while Hill's lunge on Katayama into the Senna chicane resulted in Hill receiving suspension damage.
Indeed, come the end of the opening lap there were just thirteen cars still running, with Berger leading from Schumacher, a limping Katayama, and Olivier Panis. A few laps later and Katayama's race was over with a sticking throttle, before Jos Verstappen dropped out of contention in a spectacular pit-fire, leaving five mechanics and the Dutchman with minor burns.
A few laps later and Schumacher was out too, an engine failure ending his race, while David Brabham and Jean-Marc Gounon dropped out later. That left just eight cars on the track in the closing stages, with Berger leading the two s of Panis and Éric Bernard.
That ultimately would be how the race finished, with Berger claiming his first victory since the 1992 Australian Grand Prix, and Ferrari's first since the 1990 Spanish Grand Prix. Panis and Bernard, meanwhile, would hang onto their second and third places to complete the podium, with Christian Fittipaldi, Gianni Morbidelli and Érik Comas claiming the remaining points.
==Background==
Victory for Damon Hill saw the British racer move onto 39 points for the season, although he was still a long way off of Championship leader Michael Schumacher. Indeed, even with Schumacher failing to score, Hill was still 27 points behind the German at the halfway point in the season, and was Schumacher's only real threat for the title. Indeed, a twenty point gap then followed before Jean Alesi appeared in third, with Gerhard Berger and Rubens Barrichello completing the top five.
In the Constructors Championship, meanwhile, had seen their lead finally reduced, having failed to score for the first time all season. were now their closest challengers at the halfway point, leaving their home race with 43 points to Benetton's 67. were next, a point behind Williams, while and completed the top five, level on fourteen points.
===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 	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 	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 	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:'Germany 1994: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/allemagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 04/08/2019)	Source:'Germany 1994: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/allemagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 04/08/2019)	Source:'Germany 1994: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/allemagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 04/08/2019)	Source:'Germany 1994: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/allemagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 04/08/2019)	Source:'Germany 1994: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/allemagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 04/08/2019)	Source:'Germany 1994: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/allemagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 04/08/2019)	Source:'Germany 1994: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/allemagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 04/08/2019)	Source:'Germany 1994: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/allemagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 04/08/2019)
==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 	 	1:44.616 	1:43.582 	—
2 	27 	Jean Alesi 	 	1:45.272 	1:44.012 	+0.430s
3 	0 	Damon Hill 	 	1:44.026 	1:44.131 	+0.444s
4 	5 	Michael Schumacher 	 	1:44.875 	1:44.268 	+0.686s
5 	3 	Ukyo Katayama 	 	1:46.534 	1:44.718 	+1.136s
6 	2 	David Coulthard 	 	1:45.477 	1:45.146 	+1.564s
7 	4 	Mark Blundell 	 	1:45.814 	1:45.474 	+1.892s
8 	7 	Mika Häkkinen 	 	1:45.487 	1:45.878 	+1.905s
9 	30 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	 	1:46.488 	1:45.893 	+2.311s
10 	15 	Eddie Irvine 	 	1:45.911 	1:45.942 	+2.329s
11 	14 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	1:45.962 	1:45.939 	+2.357s
12 	26 	Olivier Panis 	 	1:47.925 	1:46.185 	+2.603s
13 	8 	Martin Brundle 	 	1:46.644 	1:46.218 	+2.636s
14 	25 	Éric Bernard 	 	1:47.531 	1:46.290 	+2.708s
15 	12 	Johnny Herbert 	 	1:48.621 	1:46.630 	+3.048s
16 	10 	Gianni Morbidelli 	 	1:47.814 	1:46.817 	+3.235s
17 	9 	Christian Fittipaldi 	 	1:47.150 	1:47.102 	+3.520s
18 	29 	Andrea de Cesaris 	 	1:47.745 	1:47.235 	+3.653s
19 	6 	Jos Verstappen 	 	40:34.496 	1:47.316 	+3.734s
20 	23 	Pierluigi Martini 	 	1:47.831 	1:47.402 	+3.820s
21 	11 	Alex Zanardi 	 	1:47.678 	1:47.425 	+3.843s
22 	20 	Érik Comas 	 	1:48.770 	1:48.229 	+4.647s
23 	24 	Michele Alboreto 	 	1:48.402 	1:48.295 	+4.713s
24 	19 	Olivier Beretta 	 	1:48.681 	1:48.875 	+5.099s
25 	31 	David Brabham 	 	1:50.685 	1:48.870 	+5.288s
26 	32 	Jean-Marc Gounon 	 	1:50.361 	1:49.204 	+5.622s
DNQ 	33 	Paul Belmondo 	 	1:51.916 	1:51.122 	+7.540s
DNQ 	34 	Bertrand Gachot 	 	1:52.839 	1:51.282 	+7.710s
Source:'Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1994/races/613/germany/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 04/08/2019)'Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1994/races/613/germany/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 04/08/2019)'Germany 1994: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/allemagne/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 04/08/2019)	Source:'Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1994/races/613/germany/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 04/08/2019)'Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1994/races/613/germany/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 04/08/2019)'Germany 1994: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/allemagne/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 04/08/2019)	Source:'Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1994/races/613/germany/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 04/08/2019)'Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1994/races/613/germany/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 04/08/2019)'Germany 1994: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/allemagne/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 04/08/2019)	Source:'Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1994/races/613/germany/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 04/08/2019)'Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1994/races/613/germany/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 04/08/2019)'Germany 1994: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/allemagne/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 04/08/2019)	Source:'Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1994/races/613/germany/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 04/08/2019)'Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1994/races/613/germany/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 04/08/2019)'Germany 1994: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/allemagne/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 04/08/2019)	Source:'Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1994/races/613/germany/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 04/08/2019)'Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1994/races/613/germany/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 04/08/2019)'Germany 1994: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/allemagne/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 04/08/2019)	Source:'Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1994/races/613/germany/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 04/08/2019)'Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1994/races/613/germany/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 04/08/2019)'Germany 1994: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/allemagne/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 	28 	Gerhard Berger 	 	45 	1:22:37.272 	1 	10
2 	26 	Olivier Panis 	 	45 	+54.779s 	12 	6
3 	25 	Éric Bernard 	 	45 	+1:05.042 	14 	4
4 	9 	Christian Fittipaldi 	 	45 	+1:21.609 	17 	3
5 	10 	Gianni Morbidelli 	 	45 	+1:30.544 	16 	2
6 	20 	Érik Comas 	 	45 	+1:45.445 	22 	1
7 	19 	Olivier Beretta 	 	44 	+1 Lap 	24 	
8 	0 	Damon Hill 	 	44 	+1 Lap 	3 	
Ret 	32 	Jean-Marc Gounon 	 	39 	Engine 	26 	
Ret 	31 	David Brabham 	 	37 	Clutch 	25 	
Ret 	5 	Michael Schumacher 	 	20 	Engine 	4 	
Ret 	8 	Martin Brundle 	 	19 	Engine 	13 	
Ret 	2 	David Coulthard 	 	17 	Electrical 	6 	
Ret 	6 	Jos Verstappen 	 	15 	Fire 	19 	
Ret 	3 	Ukyo Katayama 	 	6 	Throttle 	5 	
Ret 	27 	Jean Alesi 	 	0 	Electrical 	2 	
Ret 	4 	Mark Blundell 	 	0 	Collision 	7 	
Ret 	7 	Mika Häkkinen 	 	0 	Collision 	8 	
Ret 	30 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	 	0 	Collision 	9 	
Ret 	15 	Eddie Irvine 	 	0 	Collision 	10 	
Ret 	14 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	0 	Collision 	11 	
Ret 	12 	Johnny Herbert 	 	0 	Collision 	15 	
Ret 	29 	Andrea de Cesaris 	 	0 	Collision 	18 	
Ret 	23 	Pierluigi Martini 	 	0 	Collision 	20 	
Ret 	11 	Alex Zanardi 	 	0 	Collision 	21 	
Ret 	24 	Michele Alboreto 	 	0 	Collision 	23 	
DNQ 	33 	Paul Belmondo 	 	 	 	 	
DNQ 	34 	Bertrand Gachot 	 	 	 	 	
Source:'Germany 1994: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/allemagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 04/08/2019)	Source:'Germany 1994: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/allemagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 04/08/2019)	Source:'Germany 1994: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/allemagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 04/08/2019)	Source:'Germany 1994: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/allemagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 04/08/2019)	Source:'Germany 1994: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/allemagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 04/08/2019)	Source:'Germany 1994: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/allemagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 04/08/2019)	Source:'Germany 1994: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/allemagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 04/08/2019)	Source:'Germany 1994: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/allemagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 04/08/2019)
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car.
==Milestones==
* Rubens Barrichello entered his 25th Grand Prix.'1994 German GP', chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2014), http://www.chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=1994&gp=German%20GP&r=1, (Accessed 05/08/2019)
* Twentieth entry for Paul Belmondo.
* Ninth career victory for Gerhard Berger.'9. Germany 1994', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/allemagne.aspx, (Accessed 05/08/2019)
* secured their 104th victory as both a constructor and engine supplier.
* Maiden podium finishes for Olivier Panis and Éric Bernard.
* David Coulthard recorded his first fastest lap.
** This was also the 80th fastest lap recorded by a chassis.
==Standings==
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 .
World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers	World Championship for Drivers
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Michael Schumacher 	66 	
2 	Damon Hill 	39 	
3 	Gerhard Berger 	27 	1
4 	Jean Alesi 	19 	1
5 	Rubens Barrichello 	10 	
6 	Mika Häkkinen 	8 	
7 	Olivier Panis 	6 	14
8 	Martin Brundle 	6 	1
9 	Nicola Larini 	6 	1
10 	Christian Fittipaldi 	6 	6
11 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	5 	2
12 	Ukyo Katayama 	5 	2
13 	Éric Bernard 	4 	11
14 	Mark Blundell 	4 	3
15 	Karl Wendlinger 	4 	3
16 	Andrea de Cesaris 	4 	3
17 	Pierluigi Martini 	4 	3
18 	David Coulthard 	4 	3
19 	Gianni Morbidelli 	2 	9
20 	Érik Comas 	2 	2
21 	JJ Lehto 	1 	4
22 	Michele Alboreto 	1 	3
23 	Eddie Irvine 	1 	3
World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	67 	
2 	 	52 	1
3 	 	43 	1
4 	 	14 	
5 	 	14 	
6 	 	10 	6
7 	 	10 	1
8 	 	9 	1
9 	 	8 	
10 	 	5 	2
11 	 	2 	1
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
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