Pit Lane F1
Round 16 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 1994-11-13
Nigel Mansell (Williams) took pole for the 1994 Australian Grand Prix with a 1:16.179 lap.
Michael Schumacher (Benetton) joined the front row, 0.018s shy of pole, with Damon Hill (Williams) third on the grid. Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Sauber) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Gerhard Berger (Ferrari) missed the cut by 0.108s.
Q3 was settled inside 1.783s — pole to P10 — with Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Sauber) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigel Mansell | Williams | 1:16.179 | — | — | 1:16.179 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton | 1:16.197 | — | — | +0.018 |
| 3 | Damon Hill | Williams | 1:16.830 | — | — | +0.651 |
| 4 | Mika Häkkinen |
| McLaren |
| 1:16.992 |
| — |
| — |
| +0.813 |
| 5 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 1:17.537 | — | — | +1.358 |
| 6 | Eddie Irvine | Jordan | 1:17.667 | — | — | +1.488 |
| 7 | Johnny Herbert | Benetton | 1:17.727 | — | — | +1.548 |
| 8 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 1:17.801 | — | — | +1.622 |
| 9 | Martin Brundle | McLaren | 1:17.950 | — | — | +1.771 |
| 10 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 1:17.962 | — | — | +1.783 |
| 11 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:18.070 | — | — | +1.891 |
| 12 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 1:18.072 | — | — | +1.893 |
| 13 | Mark Blundell | Tyrrell | 1:18.237 | — | — | +2.058 |
| 14 | Alessandro Zanardi | Team Lotus | 1:18.331 | — | — | +2.152 |
| 15 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 1:18.411 | — | — | +2.232 |
| 16 | Michele Alboreto | Minardi | 1:18.755 | — | — | +2.576 |
| 17 | Jyrki Järvilehto | Sauber | 1:18.806 | — | — | +2.627 |
| 18 | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi | 1:18.957 | — | — | +2.778 |
| 19 | Christian Fittipaldi | Footwork | 1:19.061 | — | — | +2.882 |
| 20 | Franck Lagorce | Ligier | 1:19.153 | — | — | +2.974 |
| 21 | Gianni Morbidelli | Footwork | 1:19.610 | — | — | +3.431 |
| 22 | Mika Salo | Team Lotus | 1:19.844 | — | — | +3.665 |
| 23 | Hideki Noda | Larrousse | 1:20.145 | — | — | +3.966 |
| 24 | David Brabham | Simtek | 1:20.442 | — | — | +4.263 |
| 25 | Jean-Denis Délétraz | Larrousse | 1:22.422 | — | — | +6.243 |
| 26 | Domenico Schiattarella | Simtek | 1:22.529 | — | — | +6.350 |