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← 1994 season

Round 1 · 27 March 1994

Brazilian Grand Prix

Autódromo José Carlos Pace · São Paulo, Brazil

R1
Winner Michael Schumacher Benetton
Pole position Ayrton Senna Williams
Fastest lap —
Finishers 12/26 14 recorded DNFs

Championship progression

Drivers' standings

Before and after Round 1
Before the race

Pre-season

No standings yet

This was the opening round, so every driver entered the weekend on zero championship points.

After the race

After Round 1

26 drivers
1
Michael Schumacher Benetton
NEW
10 +10
2
Damon Hill Williams
NEW
6 +6
3
Jean Alesi Ferrari
NEW
4 +4
4
Rubens Barrichello Jordan
NEW
3 +3
5
Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell
NEW
2 +2
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6
Karl Wendlinger Sauber
NEW
1 +1
-
Johnny Herbert Team Lotus
NEW
0 +0
-
Pierluigi Martini Minardi
NEW
0 +0
-
Érik Comas Larrousse
NEW
0 +0
-
Pedro Lamy Team Lotus
NEW
0 +0
-
Olivier Panis Ligier
NEW
0 +0
-
David Brabham Simtek
NEW
0 +0
-
Ayrton Senna Williams
NEW
0 +0
-
Martin Brundle McLaren
NEW
0 +0
-
Eddie Irvine Jordan
NEW
0 +0
-
Jos Verstappen Benetton
NEW
0 +0
-
Éric Bernard Ligier
NEW
0 +0
-
Mark Blundell Tyrrell
NEW
0 +0
-
Christian Fittipaldi Footwork
NEW
0 +0
-
Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber
NEW
0 +0
-
Mika Häkkinen McLaren
NEW
0 +0
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Michele Alboreto Minardi
NEW
0 +0
-
Gianni Morbidelli Footwork
NEW
0 +0
-
Gerhard Berger Ferrari
NEW
0 +0
-
Olivier Beretta Larrousse
NEW
0 +0
-
Bertrand Gachot Pacific
NEW
0 +0

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Race classification

26 starters
Pos Driver Constructor Grid Status / time Pts
1 MSC Michael Schumacher Benetton 2 1:35:39.200 10
2 HIL Damon Hill Williams 4 1L 6
3 ALE Jean Alesi Ferrari 3 1L 4
4 BAR Rubens Barrichello Jordan 14 1L 3
5 KAT Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell 10 2L 2
6 WEN Karl Wendlinger Sauber 7 2L 1
7 HER Johnny Herbert Team Lotus 21 2L 0
8 MAR Pierluigi Martini Minardi 15 2L 0
9 COM Érik Comas Larrousse 13 3L 0
10 LAM Pedro Lamy Team Lotus 24 3L 0
11 PAN Olivier Panis Ligier 19 3L 0
12 BRA David Brabham Simtek 26 4L 0
R SEN Ayrton Senna Williams 1 — 0
R BRU Martin Brundle McLaren 18 — 0
R IRV Eddie Irvine Jordan 16 — 0
R VER Jos Verstappen Benetton 9 — 0
R BER Éric Bernard Ligier 20 — 0
R BLU Mark Blundell Tyrrell 12 — 0
R FIT Christian Fittipaldi Footwork 11 — 0
R FRE Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber 5 — 0
R HÄK Mika Häkkinen McLaren 8 — 0
R ALB Michele Alboreto Minardi 22 — 0
R MOR Gianni Morbidelli Footwork 6 — 0
R BER Gerhard Berger Ferrari 17 — 0
R BER Olivier Beretta Larrousse 23 — 0
R GAC Bertrand Gachot Pacific 25 — 0