Ronda 1 — tiempos Q1, Q2 y Q3 - 1994-03-27
Ayrton Senna (Williams) firmó la pole del Brazilian Grand Prix de 1994 con un crono de 1:15.962.
Michael Schumacher (Benetton) completó la primera fila a 0.328s de la pole, con Jean Alesi (Ferrari) tercero en parrilla. Ukyo Katayama (Tyrrell) entró a Q3 en P10, mientras que Christian Fittipaldi (Footwork) se quedó fuera por 0.010s.
La Q3 se decidió en un margen de 2.232s — de la pole a P10 — con Ukyo Katayama (Tyrrell) cerrando el top 10.
| Pos | Piloto | Escudería | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Diferencia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayrton Senna | Williams | 1:15.962 | — | — | 1:15.962 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton | 1:16.290 | — | — | +0.328 |
| 3 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 1:17.385 | — | — | +1.423 |
| 4 | Damon Hill |
| Williams |
| 1:17.554 |
| — |
| — |
| +1.592 |
| 5 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 1:17.806 | — | — | +1.844 |
| 6 | Gianni Morbidelli | Footwork | 1:17.866 | — | — | +1.904 |
| 7 | Karl Wendlinger | Sauber | 1:17.927 | — | — | +1.965 |
| 8 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:18.122 | — | — | +2.160 |
| 9 | Jos Verstappen | Benetton | 1:18.183 | — | — | +2.221 |
| 10 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 1:18.194 | — | — | +2.232 |
| 11 | Christian Fittipaldi | Footwork | 1:18.204 | — | — | +2.242 |
| 12 | Mark Blundell | Tyrrell | 1:18.246 | — | — | +2.284 |
| 13 | Érik Comas | Larrousse | 1:18.321 | — | — | +2.359 |
| 14 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 1:18.414 | — | — | +2.452 |
| 15 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 1:18.659 | — | — | +2.697 |
| 16 | Eddie Irvine | Jordan | 1:18.751 | — | — | +2.789 |
| 17 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:18.855 | — | — | +2.893 |
| 18 | Martin Brundle | McLaren | 1:18.864 | — | — | +2.902 |
| 19 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 1:19.304 | — | — | +3.342 |
| 20 | Éric Bernard | Ligier | 1:19.398 | — | — | +3.436 |
| 21 | Johnny Herbert | Team Lotus | 1:19.483 | — | — | +3.521 |
| 22 | Michele Alboreto | Minardi | 1:19.517 | — | — | +3.555 |
| 23 | Olivier Beretta | Larrousse | 1:19.524 | — | — | +3.562 |
| 24 | Pedro Lamy | Team Lotus | 1:19.975 | — | — | +4.013 |
| 25 | Bertrand Gachot | Pacific | 1:20.729 | — | — | +4.767 |
| 26 | David Brabham | Simtek | 1:21.186 | — | — | +5.224 |