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Michael Schumacher won the 1994 Hungarian Grand Prix

Michael Schumacher won the 1994 Hungarian Grand Prix for Benetton, ahead of Damon Hill and Jos Verstappen at Hungaroring.

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Race recap

Winner
Michael Schumacher
Team
Benetton
Top listed
Michael Schumacher, Damon Hill, and Jos Verstappen
Race date
August 14, 1994
Pole
Michael Schumacher
Fastest lap
Michael Schumacher
Classified drivers
28
Circuit
Hungaroring

The decisive result

Michael Schumacher finished first for Benetton. Damon Hill is listed 2 for Williams, with Jos Verstappen 3 for Benetton.

Grid to finish

Olivier Beretta from P25 to P9 (+16), Michele Alboreto from P20 to P7 (+13), and Érik Comas from P21 to P8 (+13) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Michael Schumacher started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 5 Collision, 4 +2 laps, 3 Finished, 2 +1 lap, and 2 DNQ. Michael Schumacher holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:20.881 on lap 5. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Michael SchumacherBenetton1:48:00.18510
2Damon HillWilliams1:48:21.0126
3Jos VerstappenBenetton1:49:10.5144
4Martin BrundleMcLarenElectrical3
5Mark BlundellTyrrell+1 lap2
6Olivier PanisLigier+1 lap1
7Michele AlboretoMinardi+2 laps0
8Érik ComasLarrousse+2 laps0
9Olivier BerettaLarrousse+2 laps0
10Éric BernardLigier+2 laps0
11David BrabhamSimtek+3 laps0
12Gerhard BergerFerrariEngine0
13Alex ZanardiTeam Lotus+5 laps0
14Christian FittipaldiFootworkTransmission0
DNFDavid CoulthardWilliamsSpun off0
DNFJean AlesiFerrariGearbox0
DNFPierluigi MartiniMinardiSpun off0
DNFHeinz-Harald FrentzenSauberGearbox0
DNFJohnny HerbertTeam LotusElectrical0
DNFAndrea de CesarisSauberCollision0