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The 1994 San Marino Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 1 May 1994 at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari. It was the third race of the 1994 Formula One World Championship. Michael Schumacher, driving for Benetton, won the race. Nicola Larini, driving for Ferrari, scored the first points of his career when he finished in second position. Mika Häkkinen finished third in a McLaren.

Austrian rookie Roland Ratzenberger and Brazilian three-time world champion Ayrton Senna lost their lives in separate accidents during the event. In addition to the two fatalities, other incidents saw injuries to driver Rubens Barrichello plus several mechanics and spectators. The deaths were the first fatalities in the Formula One World Championship since the 1982 Canadian Grand Prix, and the first with two driver deaths since the 1960 Belgian Grand Prix. Senna was given a state funeral in his home town of São Paulo, Brazil, where around 500,000 people (some estimates put the number at 2 million) lined the streets to watch the coffin pass. Italian prosecutors charged six people with manslaughter in connection with Senna's death: Frank Williams, Adrian Newey, Patrick Head, Federico Bendinelli, Giorgio Poggi, and Roland Bruynseraede, all of whom were later acquitted. The case took more than 11 years to conclude due to an appeal and a retrial following the original verdict of not guilty.

These tragedies proved to be a major turning point in both the 1994 season, and in the development of Formula One itself, particularly with regard to safety. This led to a reforming of the Grand Prix Drivers' Association after a 12-year hiatus, and the changing of many track layouts and car designs. Since the race, numerous regulation changes have been made to slow Formula One cars down and new circuits incorporate large run-off areas to slow cars before they collide with a wall. As a result of increased standards in safety subsequent to this race, there were no fatalities for a period of 20 years from the deaths of Ratzenberger and Senna, a period which ended with the crash of Jules Bianchi at the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix which led to his death the following year.


Offical Name
14° Gran Premio di San Marino
Date
1994-05-01
Circuit
Course Length
km \ miles
Distance
58 laps, km \ miles

Timetable (GMT+2)
1994-04-29 Friday
1st Free Practice 09:30 - 10:15
1st Free Practice 10:30 - 11:15
1st Qualifying 13:00 - 14:00
1994-04-30 Saturday
2nd Free Practice 09:30 - 10:15
2nd Free Practice 10:30 - 11:15
2nd Qualifying 13:00 - 14:00
1994-05-01 Sunday
Warm-up 09:30 - 10:00
Race 14:00

Podium
Pos. Driver Constructor

Pole Position
Driver Consturctor Time

Fastest Lap
Driver Constructor Fastest Lap

This race saw...
  • Driver
    • 5th win for 
    • 65th and last pole position for 
    • 1st and only podium for 
    • 1st championship point for
    • 20th podium for 
    • 50th Grand Prix for 
    • 150th Grand Prix for 
    • 161st and last Grand Prix for 
    • 1st time to lead a race for
  • Team
    • 10th win for 
    • 70th pole position for 
  • Engine
    • 169th win for Ford Cosworth
    • 1st podium for Peugeot
Data
  • Weather: Sunny
  • Attendance:
  • Entries: 28
  • Qualified: 25
  • Classified: 13
Post-race Drivers' Standings
Pos. Driver Points
1 30
2 7
3 7
4 6
4 6
6 4
6 4
8 4
9 4
10 3
11 2
12 1
Post-race Constructors' Standings
Pos. Constructor Points
1 30
2 16
3 7
4 7
5 6
6 4
7 4
8 3
9 1


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