1994 Italian Grand Prix

The 1994 Italian Grand Prix, otherwise known as the LXV Pioneer Gran Premio d'Italia, was the twelfth round of the FIA Formula One World Championship, staged at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza in Monza, Italy, on the 11 September 1994.'Italian GP, 1994', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2014), https://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr560.html, (Accessed 05/08/2019) The race would see Damon Hill sweep to victory ahead of Gerhard Berger, as Championship leader Michael Schumacher served the first of a two race ban.
The German ace had been banned for ignoring a black flag during the British Grand Prix, with having failed their appeal. Furthermore, the Benetton squad themselves had agreed to make "substantial management changes" amid a deal with the FIA not to be thrown out of the Championship completely, after avoiding any sanction for their self-induced pitlane fire at the 1994 German Grand Prix.
Qualifying would see secure a front-row lockout in front of the ever passionate tifosi, with Jean Alesi ahead of Gerhard Berger. There was then a surprise on the second row as Johnny Herbert got his into fourth alongside Hill, with Team Lotus on the verge of going bankrupt.
Race morning would see Berger suffer a huge accident in the warm-up, with the Austrian unable to race until he went to the local hospital for x-rays. Fortunately for him he would be passed fit to race, just making it back into the circuit in time to get into the spare Ferrari for the start.
Alesi duly got the better of Berger off the grid, while Herbert shot into third ahead of Hill. However, as the field braked for the Rettifilo the race would be thrown into chaos, with Eddie Irvine locking up and slamming into Herbert, who duly spun across the circuit and sent cars skating into the barriers left and right.
The race was stopped, cars recovered and the order reset, albeit with Herbert having to start from the pitlane in the spare Lotus, while Irvine was sent to the back of the grid having been deemed as the cause of the accident. Regardless, at the second start attempt it was Alesi who again got the better launch, with Berger, just able to keep Hill at bay.
Alesi soon eased clear to build a handsome lead, an advantage he would only lose when he stopped for fresh tyres and fuel on lap fifteen. That, ultimately, would be that for Alesi's race, with a gearbox failure as he tried to leave the pitbox ensuring that he was out of the race.
Berger hence inherited the lead ahead of Hill and David Coulthard, the two s running nose-to-tail behind the #28 Ferrari. Coulthard duly emerged in the lead of the race after their stops, with Berger dropping behind Hill, although as the race passed half-distance the Scot diligently moved aside for his title challenging teammate.
With that the race was over, with Hill cruising home to claim his fourth win of the season and move eleven points behind Schumacher in the title hunt. Coulthard, meanwhile, would be cruelly robbed of a maiden podium finish when he ran out of fuel on the final lap, gifting second to Berger, and third to Mika Häkkinen.
In the days after the race it was announced that Team Lotus had entered administration, although the team vowed to complete the season.
==Background==
An inherited victory for Damon Hill ensured that the gap at the head of the Championship hunt came down, although the Brit was still some 21 points off the leader. Indeed, Michael Schumacher was still the overwhelming favourite to claim the title with five races to go, although with rumours of a ban growing louder, the German's lead was still vulnerable to attack. Elsewhere, Gerhard Berger was still hanging on in the title hunt, although the Austrian racer would have to win all five of the remaining races, and see Schumacher fail to score.
In the Constructors Championship, meanwhile, it had been a relatively neutral day for the Championship leaders , although their lead had been reduced. Indeed, had leapt ahead of to claim second, and cut the gap to the leaders to 23 points, largely due to Schumacher's disqualification. Ferrari themselves, meanwhile, were now ten points further back, albeit with more than double the points of in 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 	Alex Zanardi 	Team Lotus 	 	109 	 	MF-351HC 3.5 V10 	
12 	Johnny Herbert 	Team Lotus 	 	109 	 	MF-351HC 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:'Italy 1994: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/italie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 05/08/2019)	Source:'Italy 1994: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/italie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 05/08/2019)	Source:'Italy 1994: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/italie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 05/08/2019)	Source:'Italy 1994: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/italie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 05/08/2019)	Source:'Italy 1994: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/italie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 05/08/2019)	Source:'Italy 1994: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/italie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 05/08/2019)	Source:'Italy 1994: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/italie/engages.aspx, (Accessed 05/08/2019)	Source:'Italy 1994: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/italie/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 	27 	Jean Alesi 	 	1:24.620 	1:23.844 	—
2 	28 	Gerhard Berger 	 	1:24.915 	1:23.978 	+0.134s
3 	0 	Damon Hill 	 	1:24.734 	1:24.158 	+0.314s
4 	12 	Johnny Herbert 	 	1:26.365 	1:24.374 	+0.530s
5 	2 	David Coulthard 	 	1:24.869 	1:24.502 	+0.658s
6 	26 	Olivier Panis 	 	1:26.958 	1:25.455 	+1.611s
7 	7 	Mika Häkkinen 	 	1:26.004 	1:25.528 	+1.684s
8 	29 	Andrea de Cesaris 	 	1:27.188 	1:25.540 	+1.696s
9* 	15 	Eddie Irvine 	 	— 	1:25.568 	+1.724s
10 	6 	Jos Verstappen 	 	1:27.361 	1:25.618 	+1.774s
11 	30 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	 	1:26.406 	1:25.628 	+1.784s
12 	25 	Éric Bernard 	 	1:27.387 	1:25.718 	+1.874s
13 	11 	Alex Zanardi 	 	1:27.617 	1:25.733 	+1.889s
14 	3 	Ukyo Katayama 	 	1:26.525 	1:25.889 	+2.045s
15 	8 	Martin Brundle 	 	1:26.899 	1:25.933 	+2.089s
16 	14 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	1:27.034 	1:25.946 	+2.102s
17 	10 	Gianni Morbidelli 	 	1:27.939 	1:26.002 	+2.158s
18 	23 	Pierluigi Martini 	 	1:42.320 	1:26.056 	+2.212s
19 	9 	Christian Fittipaldi 	 	1:27.675 	1:26.337 	+2.493s
20 	5 	JJ Lehto 	 	1:27.611 	1:26.384 	+2.540s
21 	4 	Mark Blundell 	 	1:26.574 	1:26.697 	+2.730s
22 	24 	Michele Alboreto 	 	1:27.623 	1:26.832 	+2.988s
23 	19 	Yannick Dalmas 	 	1:29.528 	1:27.846 	+4.002s
24 	20 	Érik Comas 	 	1:30.530 	1:27.894 	+4.050s
25 	32 	Jean-Marc Gounon 	 	1:29.594 	1:28.353 	+4.509s
26 	31 	David Brabham 	 	1:30.691 	1:28.619 	+4.775s
DNQ 	34 	Bertrand Gachot 	 	1:31.549 	1:31.387 	+7.543s
DNQ 	33 	Paul Belmondo 	 	1:32.035 	— 	+8.191s
Source:'Pioneer 65° Gran Premio d'Italia - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1994/races/616/italy/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 05/08/2019)'Pioneer 65° Gran Premio d'Italia - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1994/races/616/italy/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 05/08/2019)'Italy 1994: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/italie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 05/08/2019)	Source:'Pioneer 65° Gran Premio d'Italia - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1994/races/616/italy/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 05/08/2019)'Pioneer 65° Gran Premio d'Italia - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1994/races/616/italy/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 05/08/2019)'Italy 1994: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/italie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 05/08/2019)	Source:'Pioneer 65° Gran Premio d'Italia - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1994/races/616/italy/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 05/08/2019)'Pioneer 65° Gran Premio d'Italia - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1994/races/616/italy/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 05/08/2019)'Italy 1994: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/italie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 05/08/2019)	Source:'Pioneer 65° Gran Premio d'Italia - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1994/races/616/italy/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 05/08/2019)'Pioneer 65° Gran Premio d'Italia - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1994/races/616/italy/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 05/08/2019)'Italy 1994: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/italie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 05/08/2019)	Source:'Pioneer 65° Gran Premio d'Italia - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1994/races/616/italy/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 05/08/2019)'Pioneer 65° Gran Premio d'Italia - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1994/races/616/italy/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 05/08/2019)'Italy 1994: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/italie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 05/08/2019)	Source:'Pioneer 65° Gran Premio d'Italia - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1994/races/616/italy/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 05/08/2019)'Pioneer 65° Gran Premio d'Italia - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1994/races/616/italy/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 05/08/2019)'Italy 1994: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/italie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 05/08/2019)	Source:'Pioneer 65° Gran Premio d'Italia - QUALIFYING 1', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1994/races/616/italy/qualifying-1.html, (Accessed 05/08/2019)'Pioneer 65° Gran Premio d'Italia - QUALIFYING 2', formula1.com, (Formula One World Championship Ltd., 2019), https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/1994/races/616/italy/qualifying-2.html, (Accessed 05/08/2019)'Italy 1994: Qualifications', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/italie/qualification.aspx, (Accessed 05/08/2019)
*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.
** Irvine had his times from the Friday Qualifying session deleted for completing more laps then the permitted twelve.
===Grid===
** Herbert would take the restart from the pitlane due to using the spare car.
*† Irvine was forced to start the restart from the back of the grid due to causing the collision at the original start.
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	0 	Damon Hill 	 	53 	1:18:02.754 	3 	10
2 	28T 	Gerhard Berger 	 	53 	+4.930s 	2 	6
3 	7 	Mika Häkkinen 	 	53 	+25.640s 	7 	4
4 	14 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	53 	+50.634s 	16 	3
5 	8 	Martin Brundle 	 	53 	+1:25.575 	15 	2
6* 	2 	David Coulthard 	 	52 	Out of fuel 	5 	1
7 	25 	Éric Bernard 	 	52 	+1 Lap 	12 	
8 	20 	Érik Comas 	 	52 	+1 Lap 	24 	
9 	5 	JJ Lehto 	 	52 	+1 Lap 	20 	
10 	26 	Olivier Panis 	 	51 	+2 Laps 	6 	
Ret 	31 	David Brabham 	 	46 	Puncture 	26 	
Ret 	3 	Ukyo Katayama 	 	45 	Spin 	14 	
Ret 	9 	Christian Fittipaldi 	 	43 	Engine 	19 	
Ret 	15 	Eddie Irvine 	 	41 	Engine 	9 	
Ret 	4 	Mark Blundell 	 	39 	Spin 	21 	
Ret 	23 	Pierluigi Martini 	 	30 	Spin 	18 	
Ret 	24 	Michele Alboreto 	 	28 	Gearbox 	22 	
Ret 	30 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	 	22 	Engine 	11 	
Ret 	29 	Andrea de Cesaris 	 	20 	Engine 	8 	
Ret 	32 	Jean-Marc Gounon 	 	20 	Gearbox 	25 	
Ret 	19 	Yannick Dalmas 	 	18 	Spin 	23 	
Ret 	27 	Jean Alesi 	 	14 	Gearbox 	1 	
Ret 	12T 	Johnny Herbert 	 	13 	Alternator 	4 	
Ret 	6 	Jos Verstappen 	 	0 	Collision 	10 	
Ret 	11 	Alex Zanardi 	 	0 	Collision 	13 	
Ret 	10 	Gianni Morbidelli 	 	0 	Collision 	17 	
DNQ 	34 	Bertrand Gachot 	 	 	 	 	
DNQ 	33 	Paul Belmondo 	 	 	 	 	
Source:'Italy 1994: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/italie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 05/08/2019)	Source:'Italy 1994: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/italie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 05/08/2019)	Source:'Italy 1994: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/italie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 05/08/2019)	Source:'Italy 1994: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/italie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 05/08/2019)	Source:'Italy 1994: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/italie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 05/08/2019)	Source:'Italy 1994: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/italie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 05/08/2019)	Source:'Italy 1994: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/italie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 05/08/2019)	Source:'Italy 1994: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/italie/classement.aspx, (Accessed 05/08/2019)
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car.
** Coulthard was still classified despite retiring as he had completed 90% of the race distance.
==Milestones==
* 25th entry for Alex Zanardi.'1994 Italian GP', chicanef1.com, (Chicane F1, 2014), http://www.chicanef1.com/racetit.pl?year=1994&gp=Italian%20GP&r=1, (Accessed 06/08/2019)
* Maiden pole position for Jean Alesi.'12. Italy 1994', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/italie.aspx, (Accessed 06/08/2019)
* Seventh career victory for Damon Hill.
* scored their 75th victory as a constructor.
** claimed their 55th win as an engine supplier.
==Standings==
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.
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 	65 	
3 	Gerhard Berger 	33 	
4 	Jean Alesi 	19 	
5 	Mika Häkkinen 	18 	
6 	Rubens Barrichello 	13 	
7 	Martin Brundle 	11 	
8 	Jos Verstappen 	8 	
9 	Mark Blundell 	8 	
10 	David Coulthard 	8 	1
11 	Olivier Panis 	7 	1
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 	 	85 	
2 	 	73 	
3 	 	58 	
4 	 	29 	
5 	 	17 	
6 	 	13 	
7 	 	11 	
8 	 	10 	
9 	 	9 	
10 	 	5 	
11 	 	2 	
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
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