| 1994 European Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 14 of 16 in the 1994 Formula One World Championship | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 16 October 1994 | ||
| Official name | XXXIX Gran Premio de Europa | ||
| Location |
Circuito Permanente de Jerez Jerez, Spain | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.428 km (2.767 miles) | ||
| Distance | 69 laps, 305.532 km (190.957 miles) | ||
| Weather | Sunny | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Benetton-Ford | ||
| Time | 1:22.762 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Ford | |
| Time | 1:25.040 on lap 17 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Benetton-Ford | ||
| Second | Williams-Renault | ||
| Third | McLaren-Peugeot | ||
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Lap leaders | |||
The 1994 European Grand Prix (formally the XXXIX Gran Premio de Europa) was a Formula One motor race held on 16 October 1994 at the Circuito Permanente de Jerez, Jerez, Spain. It was the fourteenth race of the 1994 Formula One World Championship.
The 69-lap race was won from pole position by Michael Schumacher, driving a Benetton-Ford. Schumacher, returning from a two-race ban, took his eighth victory of the season by 24.6 seconds from Drivers' Championship rival Damon Hill in the Williams-Renault, with Mika Häkkinen third in a McLaren-Peugeot.
The win put Schumacher five points ahead of Hill with two races remaining, while Benetton regained the lead of the Constructors' Championship from Williams.