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Michael Schumacher won the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix

Michael Schumacher won the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix for Benetton, ahead of Nicola Larini and Mika Häkkinen at Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari.

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Race recap

Winner
Michael Schumacher
Team
Benetton
Top listed
Michael Schumacher, Nicola Larini, and Mika Häkkinen
Race date
May 1, 1994
Pole
Ayrton Senna
Fastest lap
Damon Hill
Classified drivers
28
Circuit
Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari

The decisive result

Michael Schumacher finished first for Benetton. Nicola Larini is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Mika Häkkinen 3 for McLaren.

Grid to finish

Johnny Herbert from P20 to P10 (+10), Olivier Panis from P19 to P11 (+8), and Karl Wendlinger from P10 to P4 (+6) 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 +1 lap, 4 Finished, 3 +2 laps, 3 Engine, and 3 Spun off. Damon Hill holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:24.335 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 SchumacherBenetton1:28:28.64210
2Nicola LariniFerrari1:29:23.5846
3Mika HäkkinenMcLaren1:29:39.3214
4Karl WendlingerSauber1:29:42.3003
5Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell+1 lap2
6Damon HillWilliams+1 lap1
7Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber+1 lap0
8Martin BrundleMcLaren+1 lap0
9Mark BlundellTyrrell+2 laps0
10Johnny HerbertTeam Lotus+2 laps0
11Olivier PanisLigier+2 laps0
12Éric BernardLigier+3 laps0
13Christian FittipaldiFootworkBrakes0
DNFAndrea de CesarisJordanSpun off0
DNFMichele AlboretoMinardiWheel0
DNFGianni MorbidelliFootworkEngine0
DNFPierluigi MartiniMinardiSpun off0
DNFDavid BrabhamSimtekSpun off0
DNFBertrand GachotPacificEngine0
DNFOlivier BerettaLarrousseEngine0