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Damon Hill won the 1994 Japanese Grand Prix

Damon Hill won the 1994 Japanese Grand Prix for Williams, ahead of Michael Schumacher and Jean Alesi at Suzuka Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Damon Hill
Team
Williams
Top listed
Damon Hill, Michael Schumacher, and Jean Alesi
Race date
November 6, 1994
Pole
Michael Schumacher
Fastest lap
Damon Hill
Classified drivers
28
Circuit
Suzuka Circuit

The decisive result

Damon Hill finished first for Williams. Michael Schumacher is listed 2 for Benetton, with Jean Alesi 3 for Ferrari.

Grid to finish

Mika Salo from P25 to P10 (+15), Érik Comas from P22 to P9 (+13), and David Brabham from P24 to P12 (+12) 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 7 Finished, 7 Spun off, 4 +1 lap, 2 +2 laps, and 2 Collision. Damon Hill holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:56.597 on lap 24. 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 HillWilliams1:55:53.53210
2Michael SchumacherBenetton1:55:56.8976
3Jean AlesiFerrari1:56:45.5774
4Nigel MansellWilliams1:56:49.6063
5Eddie IrvineJordan1:57:35.6392
6Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber1:57:53.3951
7Mika HäkkinenMcLaren1:57:56.5170
8Christian FittipaldiFootwork+1 lap0
9Érik ComasLarrousse+1 lap0
10Mika SaloTeam Lotus+1 lap0
11Olivier PanisLigier+1 lap0
12David BrabhamSimtek+2 laps0
13Alex ZanardiTeam Lotus+2 laps0
DNFMark BlundellTyrrellEngine0
DNFRubens BarrichelloJordanGearbox0
DNFMartin BrundleMcLarenSpun off0
DNFGianni MorbidelliFootworkSpun off0
DNFGerhard BergerFerrariBattery0
DNFFranck LagorceLigierCollision0
DNFPierluigi MartiniMinardiCollision0