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Damon Hill won the 1994 Belgian Grand Prix

Damon Hill won the 1994 Belgian Grand Prix for Williams, ahead of Mika Häkkinen and Jos Verstappen at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.

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Race recap

Winner
Damon Hill
Team
Williams
Top listed
Damon Hill, Mika Häkkinen, and Jos Verstappen
Race date
August 28, 1994
Pole
Rubens Barrichello
Fastest lap
Damon Hill
Classified drivers
28
Circuit
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps

The decisive result

Damon Hill finished first for Williams. Mika Häkkinen is listed 2 for McLaren, with Jos Verstappen 3 for Benetton.

Grid to finish

Jean-Marc Gounon from P25 to P11 (+14), Olivier Panis from P17 to P7 (+10), and Michele Alboreto from P18 to P9 (+9) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Rubens Barrichello started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 6 Engine, 5 +1 lap, 4 Finished, 3 Spun off, and 2 +2 laps. Damon Hill holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:57.117 on lap 41. 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
1Damon HillWilliams1:28:47.17010
2Mika HäkkinenMcLaren1:29:38.5516
3Jos VerstappenBenetton1:29:57.6234
4David CoulthardWilliams1:30:32.9573
5Mark BlundellTyrrell+1 lap2
6Gianni MorbidelliFootwork+1 lap1
7Olivier PanisLigier+1 lap0
8Pierluigi MartiniMinardi+1 lap0
9Michele AlboretoMinardi+1 lap0
10Éric BernardLigier+2 laps0
11Jean-Marc GounonSimtek+2 laps0
12Johnny HerbertTeam Lotus+3 laps0
13Eddie IrvineJordanAlternator0
DNFChristian FittipaldiFootworkEngine0
DNFDavid BrabhamSimtekWheel0
DNFAndrea de CesarisSauberThrottle0
DNFMartin BrundleMcLarenSpun off0
DNFRubens BarrichelloJordanSpun off0
DNFUkyo KatayamaTyrrellEngine0
DNFPhilippe AdamsTeam LotusSpun off0