1994 British Grand Prix

The 1994 British Grand Prix, otherwise officially known as the XLVII RAC British Grand Prix, was the eighth round of the FIA Formula One World Championship, staged at the Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire, UK, on the 10 July 1994.'British GP, 1994', grandprix.com, (Inside F1 Inc., 2014), https://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr556.html, (Accessed 04/08/2019) The race would see Damon Hill secure a popular victory, as Michael Schumacher was disqualified during the race for failing to serve a stop-go penalty.
Qualifying had seen Hill and Schumacher fight for pole position, although their fight would feature an interloper in the form of Gerhard Berger. Ultimately, however, it was the Brit in the #0 that won the truel, with Hill on pole ahead of Schumacher and Berger, with 0.020s covering the trio.
There would be some very early drama, however, with David Coulthard stalling on the formation lap, while Eddie Irvine saw his engine boil on the grid. Furthermore, Schumacher would twice overtake Hill, once off the grid and later around the lap, with the officials immediately announcing an investigation of the incidents.
When it came to the start itself there would be an immediate failure for Martin Brundle, whose engine detonated the moment he hit the throttle. Regardless, the rest of the field would sprint away from the grid and avoid the , with Hill leading the charge into Copse.
The race quickly settled down into a procession, with the only interest of note being Coulthard's slow progress from the back of the field. That was, until Schumacher was slapped with a five second stop-go penalty for his actions on the formation lap, although the squad refused to bring the German in.
Indeed, it was only after Race Director Roland Bruynseraede went to the Benetton pits himself that the British squad served Schumacher's penalty. He duly swept in to serve the penalty on lap 28, some 14 laps after it had been issued, having grabbed the lead from Hill during the pitstops.
The German ace rejoined in fourth, although he swiftly clawed his way back up to second and charged away after Hill. Behind, Berger was left in a solid third until he suffered an engine failure, leaving Rubens Barrichello on the final step of the podium, albeit with Mika Häkkinen bearing down on the .
Their impending battle would finally last through to the final lap, with Häkkinen sweeping past, only for Barrichello to try and respond. The pair duly clashed at Luffield and went skating into the gravel, with Häkkinen dragging himself out of the gravel to claim while Barrichello crawled into the pitlane on three wheels.
Out front, meanwhile, Hill cruised home to claim his victory on home soil, with fastest lap and pole also earning him a maiden Hattrick. Schumacher finished second but was disqualified for failing to serve his penalty in time, meaning Jean Alesi claimed second ahead of Häkkinen's battered McLaren and Barrichello's three wheeled Jordan.
==Background==
Michael Schumacher's sixth win of the season ensured that the German racer left France with an ever enhanced lead, moving onto 66 points for the season. Damon Hill was still the closest thing the German had to a pretender, although the Brit left France 37 points behind, meaning he would need four race wins just to catch up. Gerhard Berger, meanwhile, had solidified his grip on third, with Jean Alesi and Rubens Barrichello retaining their top five status.
In the Constructors Championship, meanwhile, it was still advantage , who left France with their tally inflated to 67 points. remained their biggest threat, although with some 31 points between the top two it seemed as if it was already Benetton's Championship to lose. , meanwhile, had inched closer to their Italian rivals, sitting just five behind, with and completing the top five.
===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 	 	FW16 	 	RS6 3.5 V10 	
2 	David Coulthard 	Rothmans Williams Renault 	 	FW16 	 	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 	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:'Britain 1994: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/grande-bretagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 04/08/2019)	Source:'Britain 1994: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/grande-bretagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 04/08/2019)	Source:'Britain 1994: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/grande-bretagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 04/08/2019)	Source:'Britain 1994: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/grande-bretagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 04/08/2019)	Source:'Britain 1994: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/grande-bretagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 04/08/2019)	Source:'Britain 1994: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/grande-bretagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 04/08/2019)	Source:'Britain 1994: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/grande-bretagne/engages.aspx, (Accessed 04/08/2019)	Source:'Britain 1994: Entrants', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2015), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/grande-bretagne/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 	0 	Damon Hill 	 	1:26.894 	1:24.960 	—
2 	5 	Michael Schumacher 	 	1:26.323 	1:24.963 	+0.003s
3 	28 	Gerhard Berger 	 	1:26.738 	1:24.980 	+0.020s
4 	27 	Jean Alesi 	 	1:26.891 	1:25.541 	+0.581s
5 	7 	Mika Häkkinen 	 	1:27.983 	1:26.268 	+1.308s
6 	14 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	1:27.890 	1:26.271 	+1.311s
7 	2 	David Coulthard 	 	1:27.698 	1:26.337 	+1.377s
8 	3 	Ukyo Katayama 	 	1:27.936 	1:26.414 	+1.454s
9 	8 	Martin Brundle 	 	1:28.224 	1:26.768 	+1.808s
10 	6 	Jos Verstappen 	 	1:29.142 	1:26.841 	+1.881s
11 	4 	Mark Blundell 	 	1:28.510 	1:26.920 	+1.960s
12 	15 	Eddie Irvine 	 	1:27.890 	1:27.065 	+2.105s
13 	30 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	 	1:27.284 	1:28.231 	+2.324s
14 	23 	Pierluigi Martini 	 	1:28.517 	1:27.522 	+2.562s
15 	26 	Olivier Panis 	 	1:29.381 	1:27.785 	+2.825s
16 	10 	Gianni Morbidelli 	 	1:28.159 	1:27.886 	+2.926s
17 	24 	Michele Alboreto 	 	1:29.403 	1:28.100 	+3.140s
18 	29 	Andrea de Cesaris 	 	1:30.034 	1:28.212 	+3.252s
19 	11 	Alex Zanardi 	 	1:29.240 	1:28.225 	+3.265s
20 	9 	Christian Fittipaldi 	 	1:28.816 	1:28.231 	+3.271s
21 	12 	Johnny Herbert 	 	1:29.268 	1:28.340 	+3.380s
22 	20 	Érik Comas 	 	1:30.274 	1:28.519 	+3.559s
23 	25 	Éric Bernard 	 	1:30.058 	1:28.955 	+3.995s
24 	19 	Olivier Beretta 	 	1:29.971 	1:29.299 	+4.339s
25 	31 	David Brabham 	 	1:31.437 	1:30.690 	+5.730s
26 	32 	Jean-Marc Gounon 	 	1:31.225 	1:30.722 	+5.762s
DNQ 	34 	Bertrand Gachot 	 	1:31.496 	1:31.877 	+6.536s
DNQ 	33 	Paul Belmondo 	 	1:34.631 	1:32.507 	+7.547s
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*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===
** Coulthard would start the race from the back of the grid after stalling on the formation lap.
*† Irvine was unable to start the race after overheating on the dummy grid.
*‡ Zanardi 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 	 	60 	1:30:03.640 	1 	10
2 	27 	Jean Alesi 	 	60 	+1:08.128 	4 	6
3 	7 	Mika Häkkinen 	 	60 	+1:40.659 	5 	4
4 	14 	Rubens Barrichello 	 	60 	+1:41.751 	6 	3
5 	2 	David Coulthard 	 	59 	+1 Lap 	7 	2
6 	3 	Ukyo Katayama 	 	59 	+1 Lap 	8 	1
7 	30 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	 	59 	+1 Lap 	13 	
8 	6 	Jos Verstappen 	 	59 	+1 Lap 	10 	
9 	9 	Christian Fittipaldi 	 	58 	+2 Laps 	20 	
10 	23 	Pierluigi Martini 	 	58 	+2 Laps 	14 	
11 	12 	Johnny Herbert 	 	58 	+2 Laps 	21 	
12 	26 	Olivier Panis 	 	58 	+2 Laps 	15 	
13 	25 	Éric Bernard 	 	58 	+2 Laps 	23 	
14 	19 	Olivier Beretta 	 	58 	+2 Laps 	24 	
15 	31 	David Brabham 	 	57 	+3 Laps 	25 	
16 	32 	Jean-Marc Gounon 	 	57 	+3 Laps 	26 	
DSQ* 	5 	Michael Schumacher 	 	60 	Disqualified 	2 	
Ret 	24 	Michele Alboreto 	 	48 	Engine 	17 	
Ret 	28 	Gerhard Berger 	 	32 	Engine 	3 	
Ret 	4 	Mark Blundell 	 	20 	Gearbox 	11 	
Ret 	20 	Érik Comas 	 	12 	Engine 	22 	
Ret 	29 	Andrea de Cesaris 	 	11 	Engine 	18 	
Ret 	10 	Gianni Morbidelli 	 	5 	Engine 	16 	
Ret 	11 	Alex Zanardi 	 	4 	Engine 	19 	
Ret 	8 	Martin Brundle 	 	0 	Engine 	9 	
DNS† 	15 	Eddie Irvine 	 	 	 	 	
DNQ 	34 	Bertrand Gachot 	 	 	 	 	
DNQ 	33 	Paul Belmondo 	 	 	 	 	
Source:'Britain 1994: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/grande-bretagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 04/08/2019)	Source:'Britain 1994: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/grande-bretagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 04/08/2019)	Source:'Britain 1994: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/grande-bretagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 04/08/2019)	Source:'Britain 1994: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/grande-bretagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 04/08/2019)	Source:'Britain 1994: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/grande-bretagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 04/08/2019)	Source:'Britain 1994: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/grande-bretagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 04/08/2019)	Source:'Britain 1994: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/grande-bretagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 04/08/2019)	Source:'Britain 1994: Result', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2016), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/grande-bretagne/classement.aspx, (Accessed 04/08/2019)
*T Indicates a driver used their test/spare car.
** Schumacher was disqualified from the results of the race failing to serve a stop-go penalty within three laps of it being issued.
*† Irvine was unable to start the race due to an overheating engine.
==Milestones==
* 50th Grand Prix to feature a chassis.'8. Britain 1994', statsf1.com, (Stats F1, 2014), https://www.statsf1.com/en/1994/grande-bretagne.aspx, (Accessed 04/08/2019)
* Damon Hill secured his fifth career victory.
** Hill also claimed his maiden Hattrick.
* claimed their 73rd victory as a constructor.
** Engine partners secured their 53rd victory.
==Standings==
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.
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 	Jean Alesi 	19 	1
4 	Gerhard Berger 	17 	1
5 	Rubens Barrichello 	10 	
6 	Mika Häkkinen 	8 	4
7 	Martin Brundle 	6 	1
8 	Nicola Larini 	6 	1
9 	Heinz-Harald Frentzen 	5 	1
10 	Ukyo Katayama 	5 	4
11 	Mark Blundell 	4 	2
12 	Karl Wendlinger 	4 	1
13 	Andrea de Cesaris 	4 	1
14 	Pierluigi Martini 	4 	1
15 	David Coulthard 	4 	1
16 	Christian Fittipaldi 	3 	1
17 	JJ Lehto 	1 	
18 	Érik Comas 	1 	
19 	Michele Alboreto 	1 	
20 	Eddie Irvine 	1 	
World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors	World Championship for Constructors
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	67 	
2 	 	43 	1
3 	 	42 	1
4 	 	14 	1
5 	 	14 	1
6 	 	10 	
7 	 	9 	
8 	 	5 	
9 	 	3 	
10 	 	1 	
Only point scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
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