Pit Lane F1
Round 1 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 1994-03-27
Ayrton Senna (Williams) took pole for the 1994 Brazilian Grand Prix with a 1:15.962 lap.
Michael Schumacher (Benetton) joined the front row, 0.328s shy of pole, with Jean Alesi (Ferrari) third on the grid. Ukyo Katayama (Tyrrell) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Christian Fittipaldi (Footwork) missed the cut by 0.010s.
Q3 was settled inside 2.232s — pole to P10 — with Ukyo Katayama (Tyrrell) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |