1994 Italian Grand Prix

 1994 Italian Grand Prix

Racing data
12th of 16 races in the 1994 Formula 1 World Championship
Surname:	Pioneer 65 ° Gran Premio d'Italia
Date:	September 11, 1994
Place:	Monza
Course:	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
Length:	307.4 km in 53 laps of 5.8 km
Weather:	Sunny
Pole position
Driver:	Jean Alesi	Ferrari
Time:	1: 23,844 min
Fastest lap
Driver:	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault
Time:	1: 25.930 min (lap 24)
Podium
First:	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault
Second:	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari
Third:	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren-Peugeot

The Italian Grand Prix in 1994 (officially the Pioneer 65 ^o Gran Premio d'Italia ) was a Formula 1 - Race , which on September 11, 1994 at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza has taken place. It was the twelfth race of the Formula 1 World Championship in 1994 .

The 53-lap race was won by British driver Damon Hill in a Williams-Renault , while Austrian Gerhard Berger came second in a Ferrari and Finn Mika Häkkinen came third in a McLaren-Peugeot . The Frenchman Jean Alesi secured pole position in a Ferrari and led the race until his gearbox failed on lap 15.

The victory enabled Hill to get closer to Michael Schumacher on eleven points. Schumacher was banned for this and the following race, the Portuguese Grand Prix , due to his offense in the British Grand Prix . His place was taken by the Finn JJ Lehto , who was still his teammate at the beginning of the season.

The day after the race, the Lotus team filed for bankruptcy, even though they still competed in the remaining races of the season. Lotus brought an improved Mugen engine to the race, which brought Johnny Herbert his best result of the season with fourth place in qualifying. The hope for points was ended by a collision with Eddie Irvine's Jordan in the first corner.

Reports

background

The race was actually canceled on August 12, 1994 after the local authorities refused to cut 123 trees for safety reasons. The trees in question were at the Lesmo curves that had no suitable run-off areas . Following the announcement, Gianni Letta , an Italian secretary to the Council of Ministers, went to Cannes to meet the President of the FIA , Max Mosley , and discuss the problem with him. At this meeting, which was also attended by the Ferrari driver and driver representative Gerhard Berger , it was agreed that adapting the shape of the curve would reduce the speed.

run

The two Ferraris and Damon Hill got off to a good start and were heading for Turn 1 side by side. Eddie Irvine scored in the curve of the Lotus of Johnny Herbert . Herbert was spun and caught in the rear right part of David Coulthard's car, blocking the track and interrupting the race. Coulthard drove on with Hill's replacement vehicle and Herbert sacrificed his starting position to get into his replacement vehicle. The two Ferraris had also managed the second start, but Jos Verstappens and Alessandro Zanardi's vehicles got tangled in the Curva Grande , which caused Gianni Morbidelli to slide into a wall. Jean Alesi extended his lead over his team-mate Gerhard Berger until problems with his transmission became apparent. Berger took the lead, but got stuck in the pit lane behind Olivier Panis , which is why the two Williams were able to take the lead. On lap 30, Michele Alboreto's transmission failed , which put oil on the track. The oil spun Pierluigi Martini on lap 32 and Mark Blundell on lap 40. These eliminations brought Ukyō Katayama to fifth place, until the six laps later also spun and collided. David Brabham became the last driver to retire after suffering a flat tire which damaged his vehicle. The two Williams continued to lead the race until Coulthard ran out of fuel on the last corner. This resulted in Berger's second, Häkkinen's third, Barrichello's fourth, and Brundle's fifth. Coulthard got sixth place because all other vehicles were one lap behind.

classification

Qualifying

Item	No	driver	constructor	Q1	Q2	distance
1	27	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	1: 24.620	1: 23.844
2	28	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1: 24.915	1: 23.978	+0.134
3	0	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	1: 24.734	1: 24.158	+0.314
4th	12	Johnny Herbert	Lotus Mugen Honda	1: 26.365	1: 24.374	+0.530
5	2	David Coulthard	Williams-Renault	1: 24.869	1: 24.502	+0.658
6th	26th	Olivier Panis	Ligier-Renault	1: 26.958	1: 25.455	+1,611
7th	7th	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren-Peugeot	1: 26.004	1: 25.528	+1,684
8th	29	Andrea de Cesaris	Clean Mercedes	1: 27.188	1: 25.540	+1,696
9	15th	Eddie Irvine	Jordan-Hart	No time [1]	1: 25.568	+1,724
10	6th	Jos Verstappen	Benetton-Ford	1: 27.361	1: 25.618	+1,774
11	30th	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Clean Mercedes	1: 26.406	1: 25.628	+1,784
12	25th	Eric Bernard	Ligier-Renault	1: 27.387	1: 25.718	+1,874
13	11	Alessandro Zanardi	Lotus Mugen Honda	1: 27.617	1: 25.733	+1,889
14th	3	Ukyō Katayama	Tyrrell Yamaha	1: 26.525	1: 25.889	+2,045
15th	8th	Martin Brundle	McLaren-Peugeot	1: 26.899	1: 25.933	+2,089
16	14th	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan-Hart	1: 27.034	1: 25.946	+2,102
17th	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Footwork Ford	1: 27.939	1: 26.002	+2,158
18th	23	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi-Ford	1: 42.320	1: 26.056	+2,212
19th	9	Christian Fittipaldi	Footwork Ford	1: 27.675	1: 26.337	+2,493
20th	5	JJ Lehto	Benetton-Ford	1: 27.611	1 : 26.384	+2,540
21st	4th	Mark Blundell	Tyrrel-Yamaha	1: 26.574	1: 26.697	+2,730
22nd	24	Michele Alboreto	Minardi-Ford	1: 27.623	1: 26.832	+2,988
23	19th	Yannick Dalmas	Larrousse-Ford	1: 29.528	1: 27.846	+4,002
24	20th	Érik Comas	Larrousse-Ford	1: 30.530	1: 27.894	+4,050
25th	32	Jean-Marc Gounon	Simtek-Ford	1: 29.594	1: 28.353	+4,509
26th	31	David Brabham	Simtek-Ford	1: 30.691	1: 28.619	+4,775
DNQ	34	Bertrand Gachot	Pacific-Ilmor	1: 31.549	1: 31.387	+7,543
DNQ	33	Paul Belmondo	Pacific-Ilmor	1: 32.035	No time [2]	+8,191

• [1] Eddie Irvine's qualifying times on Friday have been deleted for completing 13 laps, which was 1 over the maximum allowed.
• [2] Paul Belmondo failed to take part in Saturday's qualification after wrecking his vehicle in an accident during the morning's practice session.

run

Item	No	driver	constructor	Round	Time / Eliminated	begin	Points
1	0	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	53	1: 18: 02.754	3	10
2	28	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	53	+ 4,930	2	6th
3	7th	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren-Peugeot	53	+ 25,640	7th	4th
4th	14th	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan-Hart	53	+ 50,634	16	3
5	8th	Martin Brundle	McLaren-Peugeot	53	+1: 25,575	15th	2
6th	2	David Coulthard	Williams-Renault	52	No fuel	5	1
7th	25th	Eric Bernard	Ligier-Renault	52	+ 1 lap	12
8th	20th	Érik Comas	Larrousse-Ford	52	+ 1 lap	24
9	5	JJ Lehto	Benetton-Ford	52	+ 1 lap	20th
10	26th	Olivier Panis	Ligier-Renault	51	+ 2 rounds	6th
DNF	31	David Brabham	Simtek-Ford	46	Flat tire	26th
DNF	3	Ukyō Katayama	Tyrrell Yamaha	14th	Turned	14th
DNF	9	Christian Fittipaldi	Footwork Ford	43	engine	19th
DNF	15th	Eddie Irvine	Jordan-Hart	41	engine	9
DNF	4th	Mark Blundell	Tyrrell Yamaha	39	Turned	21st
DNF	23	Italy	Minardi-Ford	30th	Turned	18th
DNF	24	Michele Alboreto	Minardi-Ford	28	transmission	22nd
DNF	30th	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Clean Mercedes	22nd	engine	11
DNF	29	Andrea de Cesaris	Clean Mercedes	20th	engine	8th
DNF	32	Jean-Marc Gounon	Simtek-Ford	20th	transmission	25th
DNF	19th	Yannick Dalmas	Larrousse-Ford	18th	Turned	23
DNF	27	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	14th	transmission	1
DNF	12	Johnny Herbert	Lotus Mugen Honda	13	generator	4th
DNF	6th	Jos Verstappen	Benetton-Ford	0	collision	10
DNF	11	Alessandro Zanardi	Lotus Mugen Honda	0	collision	13
DNF	10	Gianni Morbidelli	Footwork Ford	0	collision	17th
Source:

World Cup stands after the race

Driver championship

Item	driver	Points
1	Michael sSchumacher	76
2	Damon Hill	65
3	Gerhard Berger	33
4th	Jean Alesi	19th
5	Mika Hakkinen	18th
Source:

Constructors Championship

Item	constructor	Points
1	Benetton-Ford	85
2	Williams-Renault	73
3	Ferrari	58
4th	McLaren-Peugeot	29
5	Jordan-Hart	17th
Source:

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Motor Racing Program Covers: 1994 . The Program Covers Project. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
2. ^ Italian Grand Prix called off . In: The Gainesville Sun , Aug 13, 1994, p. 16. 
3. ^ Motor Racing: Italian Grand Prix reinstated: Revised scheme temporarily solves safety problem at Monza . In: The Independent , August 15, 1994. Retrieved December 16, 2012. 
4. ↑ Standings ( en ) In: Formula 1® - The Official F1® Website . Retrieved February 9, 2020.
5. ↑ ^{a b} Italy 1994 - Championship • STATS F1 .