1994 Portuguese Grand Prix | |||
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Race 13 of 16 in the 1994 Formula One World Championship | |||
Race details | |||
Date | 25 September 1994 | ||
Official name | XXIII Grande Premio de Portugal | ||
Location |
Autódromo do Estoril Estoril, Portugal | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 4.360 km (2.725 miles) | ||
Distance | 71 laps, 309.560 km (193.475 miles) | ||
Weather | Sunny | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Ferrari | ||
Time | 1:20.608 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | David Coulthard | Williams-Renault | |
Time | 1:22.446 on lap 12 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Williams-Renault | ||
Second | Williams-Renault | ||
Third | McLaren-Peugeot | ||
Lap leaders |
The 1994 Portuguese Grand Prix (formally the XXIII Grande Premio de Portugal) was a Formula One motor race held at Estoril on 25 September 1994. It was the thirteenth race of the 1994 Formula One World Championship.
The 71-lap race was won by Briton Damon Hill, driving a Williams-Renault. Teammate David Coulthard finished second, achieving his first podium finish, with Finn Mika Häkkinen third in a McLaren-Peugeot. The win, Hill's fifth of the season and third in succession, enabled him to move within one point of Drivers' Championship leader, German Michael Schumacher, while the 1-2 finish allowed Williams to take over the lead of the Constructors' Championship from Benetton.