At the start, with the first two grid positions left empty and painted with the Brazilian and Austrian flags, out of respect for Senna and Ratzenberger (Williams and Simtek not fielding their second cars for the race), Hill got ahead of Berger and attacked Häkkinen into the first corner. There was controversy as Schumacher passed Hill on the parade lap, not permitted under the regulations, and then let him resume first position before they came back to the grid to form up. It was no surprise that Senna took pole ahead of Schumacher, Alesi, Hill, Frentzen and On lap 2, Schumacher took second from Alesi after a couple of unsuccessful earlier attempts. Berger then passed Mansell on lap 24. When he rejoined, he was over 20 seconds behind. Hill led Schumacher, Berger, Barrichello, Alesi and Häkkinen. Berger was leading Coulthard, Hill, Alesi, Häkkinen and Katayama. Red Bull - La restructuration de Renault porte ses fruitsLa semaine suivante, Barrichello était au deuxième rang parmi les pilotes qui portaient le cercueil d’Ayrton Senna, décédé lors d’un accident le dimanche de la course d’Imola. As Hill's Williams drew alongside the Benetton, Schumacher appeared to turn in aggressively and there was contact between the two rival cars. In qualifying, Berger took pole ahead of Hill, Coulthard, Häkkinen, Alesi and Katayama. On lap 14, Morbidelli crashed, and Brundle crashed off shortly after at the same point whilst the marshalls were still dealing with Morbidelli's car. He charged back up, passing Brundle on lap 12. As they came up to lap Ferrari's Jean Alesi had injured his back in a testing crash at Hill was frustrated at seeing Schumacher pull away and attacked Häkkinen on lap 4. Hill won with Schumacher second, but Schumacher was disqualified for ignoring the black flag and was banned for two races. The car slid to a halt on the circuit, with Senna motionless. Schumacher was back after his ban, and with the CART season finished, Mansell replaced Coulthard for the remainder of the season in order to help Williams in the Constructors battle. Schumacher led from Alesi, Berger, Coulthard, Hill and Häkkinen. On lap 33, Berger went out with an engine failure. Barrichello nem emlékszik, hogy ott volt Senna temetésén - Az 1994-es, imolai F1-hétvégén Roland Ratzenberger és Ayrton Senna is életét vesztette, de Barrichellót is csak egy hajszál választotta el a tragédiától. Both rules would already be imposed at the next race in Monaco and an 80 km/h speed limit is still in effect today. This, coupled with Hill's heavy fuel load appeared to hinder him and Schumacher began to close in. O convidado desta semana é o homem de ferro original da F1 - um veterano das temporadas da 19 na classe superior das corridas e começa um recorde do Grande Prêmio do 322. On lap 62, Häkkinen's engine blew up, putting him out.
"Malgré son accident, survenu au cœur d’un week-end tragique qui a vu la F1 perdre successivement Roland Ratzenberger et Ayrton Senna, Barrichello est rapidement revenu en piste avec Jordan, non sans s’être questionné. He pulled away rapidly, but he needed to pit again whereas Hill did not. Rubens Gonçalves "Rubinho" Barrichello (born 23 May 1972 in São Paulo) is a racing driver from Brazil, best known for competing in Formula One between 1993 and 2011.After losing his seat at the Williams F1 team, Barrichello moved to the IndyCar Series in 2012 with KV Racing Technology.. Barrichello has scored the ninth highest points total in Formula One history.

Mansell was planning only to stop twice and took third when Berger pitted but retired on lap 46 when his transmission failed.
The suspension of the Williams broke on impact, the right front tyre flying backwards and hitting Senna on the head. From the helicopter pictures, a slight movement of Senna's head gave a hint of hope. This left Verstappen out of a drive for the last two races. On lap 40 Schumacher made his second stop, rejoining 15 seconds behind Hill on aggregate. A race of attrition saw some unfamiliar faces in the top six. Schumacher stayed out beyond the three laps required to adhere to the penalty, and was then shown the black flag meaning he was excluded from the race and from that point would have to return to the pits and retire. Häkkinen and Barrichello received a 1 race suspended ban for a collision between the two on the final lap of the race. Lehto took up third, but his engine failed as well five laps later.

Hill won by 3.3s to reduce his deficit in the Drivers' Championship to 1 point, as well as giving Williams a 5-point lead in the Constructors' Championship going into the last race, ahead of Schumacher, Alesi, Mansell, Irvine and Frentzen. 1994 was one of the most tragic and controversial seasons in the sport's history. Schumacher took his first ever pole ahead of Häkkinen, Berger, Hill, Alesi and Fittipaldi. Häkkinen closed up on Berger but was unable to pass. The team was summoned to appear before the World Motorsport council on 19 October 1994, to explain why a filter had been removed from the refuelling rig.