1994 Season - Round 15 - 1994-11-06
Damon Hill won the 1994 Japanese Grand Prix for Williams, with Michael Schumacher (Benetton) second and Jean Alesi (Ferrari) third. The win came from P2 on the grid. Pole had been claimed by Michael Schumacher (Benetton), who could not convert it into the win.
Mika Salo (Team Lotus) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P25 on the grid to P10 at the flag — a 15-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 13 drivers failing to finish.
26 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1994 Japanese Grand Prix, completing round 15 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damon Hill | Williams | 2 | Finished | 10 | |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton | 1 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 7 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Nigel Mansell |
| Williams |
| 4 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Eddie Irvine | Jordan | 6 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 3 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 8 | Finished | 0 |
| 8 | Christian Fittipaldi | Footwork | 18 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Érik Comas | Larrousse | 22 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Mika Salo | Team Lotus | 25 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 19 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | David Brabham | Simtek | 24 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Alessandro Zanardi | Team Lotus | 17 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Mark Blundell | Tyrrell | 13 | Engine | 0 |
| 15 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 10 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 16 | Martin Brundle | McLaren | 9 | Spun off | 0 |
| 17 | Gianni Morbidelli | Footwork | 12 | Spun off | 0 |
| 18 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 11 | Ignition | 0 |
| 19 | Franck Lagorce | Ligier | 20 | Collision | 0 |
| 20 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 16 | Collision | 0 |
| 21 | Michele Alboreto | Minardi | 21 | Spun off | 0 |
| 22 | Johnny Herbert | Benetton | 5 | Spun off | 0 |
| 23 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 14 | Spun off | 0 |
| 24 | Taki Inoue | Simtek | 26 | Spun off | 0 |
| 25 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Sauber | 15 | Engine | 0 |
| 26 | Hideki Noda | Larrousse | 23 | Spun off | 0 |