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1994 Italian Grand Prix
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The 1994 Italian Grand Prix (formally the Pioneer 65º Gran Premio d'Italia[2]) was a Formula One motor race held on 11 September 1994 at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza. It was the twelfth race of the 1994 Formula One World Championship.
1994 Italian Grand Prix | |||
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Race 12 of 16 in the 1994 Formula One World Championship | |||
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Race details | |||
Date | 11 September 1994 | ||
Official name | Pioneer 65º Gran Premio d'Italia | ||
Location |
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza Monza, Lombardy, Italy | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 5.834 km (3.625[1] miles) | ||
Distance | 53 laps, 309.202 km (192.125 miles) | ||
Weather | Sunny | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Ferrari | ||
Time | 1:23.844 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver |
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Time | 1:25.930 on lap 24 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Williams-Renault | ||
Second | Ferrari | ||
Third | McLaren-Peugeot | ||
Lap leaders |
The 53-lap race was won by British driver Damon Hill, driving a Williams-Renault, with Austria's Gerhard Berger second in a Ferrari and Finland's Mika Häkkinen third in a McLaren-Peugeot. Frenchman Jean Alesi took pole position in the other Ferrari and led before suffering a gearbox failure on lap 15.
The win enabled Hill to move to within 11 points of Michael Schumacher in the Drivers' Championship. Schumacher was banned for this race and the following race in Portugal for his actions at the British Grand Prix; his place at Benetton was taken by Finland's JJ Lehto, who had been his teammate earlier in the season.
The day after the race, Lotus went into receivership; however, they would compete in the remaining races of the 1994 season. Lotus had brought an upgraded Mugen engine to Monza, allowing Johnny Herbert to qualify in a season-best fourth place; hopes of a points finish were ended by a first-corner collision with Eddie Irvine's Jordan.