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Michael Schumacher won the 1994 Pacific Grand Prix

Michael Schumacher won the 1994 Pacific Grand Prix for Benetton, ahead of Gerhard Berger and Rubens Barrichello at Okayama International Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Michael Schumacher
Team
Benetton
Top listed
Michael Schumacher, Gerhard Berger, and Rubens Barrichello
Race date
April 17, 1994
Pole
Ayrton Senna
Fastest lap
Michael Schumacher
Classified drivers
28
Circuit
Okayama International Circuit

The decisive result

Michael Schumacher finished first for Benetton. Gerhard Berger is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Rubens Barrichello 3 for Jordan.

Grid to finish

Johnny Herbert from P23 to P7 (+16), Pedro Lamy from P24 to P8 (+16), and Roland Ratzenberger from P26 to P11 (+15) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Ayrton Senna started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 4 Collision, 3 +1 lap, 3 +5 laps, 2 +3 laps, and 2 DNQ. Michael Schumacher holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:14.023 on lap 10. 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 SchumacherBenetton1:46:01.69310
2Gerhard BergerFerrari1:47:16.9936
3Rubens BarrichelloJordan+1 lap4
4Christian FittipaldiFootwork+1 lap3
5Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber+1 lap2
6Érik ComasLarrousse+3 laps1
7Johnny HerbertTeam Lotus+3 laps0
8Pedro LamyTeam Lotus+4 laps0
9Olivier PanisLigier+5 laps0
10Éric BernardLigier+5 laps0
11Roland RatzenbergerSimtek+5 laps0
DNFGianni MorbidelliFootworkEngine0
DNFKarl WendlingerSauberCollision damage0
DNFMichele AlboretoMinardiCollision0
DNFMartin BrundleMcLarenOverheating0
DNFPierluigi MartiniMinardiSpun off0
DNFJos VerstappenBenettonSpun off0
DNFDamon HillWilliamsTransmission0
DNFAguri SuzukiJordanSteering0
DNFUkyo KatayamaTyrrellEngine0