Pit Lane F1
Round 15 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 1994-11-06
Michael Schumacher (Benetton) took pole for the 1994 Japanese Grand Prix with a 1:37.209 lap.
Damon Hill (Williams) joined the front row, 0.487s shy of pole, with Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Sauber) third on the grid. Rubens Barrichello (Jordan) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Gerhard Berger (Ferrari) missed the cut by 0.037s.
Q3 was settled inside 1.324s — pole to P10 — with Rubens Barrichello (Jordan) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton | 1:37.209 | — | — | 1:37.209 |
| 2 | Damon Hill | Williams | 1:37.696 | — | — | +0.487 |
| 3 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 1:37.742 | — | — | +0.533 |
| 4 | Nigel Mansell |
| Williams |
| 1:37.768 |
| — |
| — |
| +0.559 |
| 5 | Johnny Herbert | Benetton | 1:37.828 | — | — | +0.619 |
| 6 | Eddie Irvine | Jordan | 1:37.880 | — | — | +0.671 |
| 7 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 1:37.907 | — | — | +0.698 |
| 8 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:37.998 | — | — | +0.789 |
| 9 | Martin Brundle | McLaren | 1:38.076 | — | — | +0.867 |
| 10 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 1:38.533 | — | — | +1.324 |
| 11 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:38.570 | — | — | +1.361 |
| 12 | Gianni Morbidelli | Footwork | 1:39.030 | — | — | +1.821 |
| 13 | Mark Blundell | Tyrrell | 1:39.266 | — | — | +2.057 |
| 14 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 1:39.462 | — | — | +2.253 |
| 15 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Sauber | 1:39.483 | — | — | +2.274 |
| 16 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 1:39.548 | — | — | +2.339 |
| 17 | Alessandro Zanardi | Team Lotus | 1:39.721 | — | — | +2.512 |
| 18 | Christian Fittipaldi | Footwork | 1:39.868 | — | — | +2.659 |
| 19 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 1:40.042 | — | — | +2.833 |
| 20 | Franck Lagorce | Ligier | 1:40.577 | — | — | +3.368 |
| 21 | Michele Alboreto | Minardi | 1:40.652 | — | — | +3.443 |
| 22 | Érik Comas | Larrousse | 1:40.978 | — | — | +3.769 |
| 23 | Hideki Noda | Larrousse | 1:40.990 | — | — | +3.781 |
| 24 | David Brabham | Simtek | 1:41.659 | — | — | +4.450 |
| 25 | Mika Salo | Team Lotus | 1:41.805 | — | — | +4.596 |
| 26 | Taki Inoue | Simtek | 1:45.004 | — | — | +7.795 |