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Damon Hill won the 1994 British Grand Prix

Damon Hill won the 1994 British Grand Prix for Williams, ahead of Jean Alesi and Mika Häkkinen at Silverstone Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Damon Hill
Team
Williams
Top listed
Damon Hill, Jean Alesi, and Mika Häkkinen
Race date
July 10, 1994
Pole
Damon Hill
Fastest lap
Damon Hill
Classified drivers
28
Circuit
Silverstone Circuit

The decisive result

Damon Hill finished first for Williams. Jean Alesi is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Mika Häkkinen 3 for McLaren.

Grid to finish

Christian Fittipaldi from P20 to P9 (+11), Johnny Herbert from P21 to P11 (+10), and Éric Bernard from P23 to P13 (+10) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Damon Hill started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 8 Engine, 6 +2 laps, 4 +1 lap, 4 Finished, and 2 +3 laps. Damon Hill holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:27.100 on lap 11. 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 HillWilliams1:30:03.64010
2Jean AlesiFerrari1:31:30.5466
3Mika HäkkinenMcLaren1:31:44.2994
4Rubens BarrichelloJordan1:31:45.3913
5David CoulthardWilliams+1 lap2
6Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell+1 lap1
7Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber+1 lap0
8Jos VerstappenBenetton+1 lap0
9Christian FittipaldiFootwork+2 laps0
10Pierluigi MartiniMinardi+2 laps0
11Johnny HerbertTeam Lotus+2 laps0
12Olivier PanisLigier+2 laps0
13Éric BernardLigier+2 laps0
14Olivier BerettaLarrousse+2 laps0
15David BrabhamSimtek+3 laps0
16Jean-Marc GounonSimtek+3 laps0
DNFMichele AlboretoMinardiEngine0
DNFGerhard BergerFerrariEngine0
DNFMark BlundellTyrrellGearbox0
DNFÉrik ComasLarrousseEngine0