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Damon Hill won the 1994 Portuguese Grand Prix

Damon Hill won the 1994 Portuguese Grand Prix for Williams, ahead of David Coulthard and Mika Häkkinen at Autódromo do Estoril.

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Race recap

Winner
Damon Hill
Team
Williams
Top listed
Damon Hill, David Coulthard, and Mika Häkkinen
Race date
September 25, 1994
Pole
Gerhard Berger
Fastest lap
David Coulthard
Classified drivers
28
Circuit
Autódromo do Estoril

The decisive result

Damon Hill finished first for Williams. David Coulthard is listed 2 for Williams, with Mika Häkkinen 3 for McLaren.

Grid to finish

Éric Bernard from P21 to P10 (+11), Jean-Marc Gounon from P26 to P15 (+11), and Johnny Herbert from P20 to P11 (+9) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Gerhard Berger started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 6 Finished, 5 +1 lap, 3 +2 laps, 2 +4 laps, and 2 Collision. David Coulthard holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:22.446 on lap 12. 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 HillWilliams1:41:10.16510
2David CoulthardWilliams1:41:10.7686
3Mika HäkkinenMcLaren1:41:30.3584
4Rubens BarrichelloJordan1:41:38.1683
5Jos VerstappenBenetton1:41:39.5502
6Martin BrundleMcLaren1:42:02.8671
7Eddie IrvineJordan+1 lap0
8Christian FittipaldiFootwork+1 lap0
9Gianni MorbidelliFootwork+1 lap0
10Éric BernardLigier+1 lap0
11Johnny HerbertTeam Lotus+1 lap0
12Pierluigi MartiniMinardi+2 laps0
13Michele AlboretoMinardi+2 laps0
14Yannick DalmasLarrousse+2 laps0
15Jean-Marc GounonSimtek+4 laps0
16Philippe AdamsTeam Lotus+4 laps0
DNFMark BlundellTyrrellEngine0
DNFJJ LehtoBenettonSpun off0
DNFAndrea de CesarisSauberSpun off0
DNFJean AlesiFerrariCollision0