1994 German Grand Prix
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The 1994 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 31 July 1994 at the Hockenheimring, Hockenheim. It was the ninth race of the 1994 Formula One World Championship.
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1994 German Grand Prix | |||
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Race 9 of 16 in the 1994 Formula One World Championship | |||
Race details | |||
Date | 31 July 1994 | ||
Official name | LVI Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland | ||
Location |
Hockenheimring Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 6.823 km (4.264 miles) | ||
Distance | 45 laps, 307.035 km (191.896 miles) | ||
Weather | Sunny | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Ferrari | ||
Time | 1:43.582 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | David Coulthard | Williams-Renault | |
Time | 1:46.211 on lap 11 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Ferrari | ||
Second | Ligier-Renault | ||
Third | Ligier-Renault | ||
Lap leaders |
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The 45-lap race was won from pole position by Austrian driver Gerhard Berger, driving a Ferrari. Berger achieved the first victory for the Ferrari team since the 1990 Spanish Grand Prix, some 59 races previously. In a race of high attrition, including eleven retirements on the opening lap, only eight cars finished, with French drivers Olivier Panis and Éric Bernard second and third respectively in their Ligier-Renaults.