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1994 Japanese Grand Prix | |||
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Race 15 of 16 in the 1994 Formula One World Championship | |||
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Race details[1] | |||
Date | 6 November 1994 | ||
Official name | XX Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix | ||
Location |
Suzuka Circuit Suzuka, Mie, Japan | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 5.860 km (3.641 miles) | ||
Distance | 50 laps, 293.000 km (182.062 miles) | ||
Scheduled distance | 53 laps, 310.580 km (192.985 miles) | ||
Weather | Heavy rain, followed by light showers | ||
Attendance | 357,000[2] | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Benetton-Ford | ||
Time | 1:37.209 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver |
![]() | Williams-Renault | |
Time | 1:56.597 on lap 24 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Williams-Renault | ||
Second | Benetton-Ford | ||
Third | Ferrari | ||
Lap leaders |
The 1994 Japanese Grand Prix (officially the XX Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held on 6 November 1994 at the Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka. It was the fifteenth and penultimate race of the 1994 Formula One World Championship. In wet conditions, the 50-lap race was won by Damon Hill, driving a Williams-Renault, after he started from second position. Hill's Drivers' Championship rival Michael Schumacher finished second in his Benetton-Ford, having started from pole position, with Jean Alesi third in his Ferrari. The win left Hill just one point behind Schumacher in the Drivers' Championship with one race remaining. This also proved to be the last Grand Prix for Érik Comas. This was also the last time in Formula 1 history when the race was split in two parts due to race stoppage and final classification has been set by aggregate time.