Race details | |||
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Race 13 of 16 in the 1994 Formula One season | |||
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 mi) | ||
Distance | 71 laps, 309.560 km (193.475 mi) | ||
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 |
The 1994 Portuguese Grand Prix (formally the XXIII Grande Premio de Portugal) was a Formula One motor race held on 25 September 1994 at the Autódromo do Estoril, Estoril. It was the thirteenth race of the 1994 Formula One season. The 71-lap race was won by Damon Hill driving for the Williams team. David Coulthard finished second in the other Williams, with Mika Häkkinen third in a McLaren car. Hill's win was his fifth of the season and his third consecutive win having won both the preceding Belgian and Italian Grand Prix.
As a consequence of the race, Hill reduced the gap to driver's championship leader Michael Schumacher to one point. In the Constructor's Championship, Williams took over the lead from Benetton.