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Nigel Mansell won the 1994 Australian Grand Prix

Nigel Mansell won the 1994 Australian Grand Prix for Williams, ahead of Gerhard Berger and Martin Brundle at Adelaide Street Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Nigel Mansell
Team
Williams
Top listed
Nigel Mansell, Gerhard Berger, and Martin Brundle
Race date
November 13, 1994
Pole
Nigel Mansell
Fastest lap
Michael Schumacher
Classified drivers
28
Circuit
Adelaide Street Circuit

The decisive result

Nigel Mansell finished first for Williams. Gerhard Berger is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Martin Brundle 3 for McLaren.

Grid to finish

Christian Fittipaldi from P19 to P8 (+11), Gerhard Berger from P11 to P2 (+9), and Pierluigi Martini from P18 to P9 (+9) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Nigel Mansell started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 4 +1 lap, 4 Finished, 3 +2 laps, 3 Gearbox, and 2 Collision. Michael Schumacher holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:17.140 on lap 29. 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
1Nigel MansellWilliams1:47:51.48010
2Gerhard BergerFerrari1:47:53.9916
3Martin BrundleMcLaren1:48:43.9674
4Rubens BarrichelloJordan1:49:02.0103
5Olivier PanisLigier+1 lap2
6Jean AlesiFerrari+1 lap1
7Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber+1 lap0
8Christian FittipaldiFootwork+1 lap0
9Pierluigi MartiniMinardi+2 laps0
10JJ LehtoSauber+2 laps0
11Franck LagorceLigier+2 laps0
12Mika HäkkinenMcLarenBrakes0
DNFMichele AlboretoMinardiSuspension0
DNFMark BlundellTyrrellCollision0
DNFJean-Denis DélétrazLarrousseGearbox0
DNFMika SaloTeam LotusElectrical0
DNFDavid BrabhamSimtekEngine0
DNFAlex ZanardiTeam LotusThrottle0
DNFMichael SchumacherBenettonCollision0
DNFDamon HillWilliamsCollision damage0