First Monaco Grand Prix after the deaths of Senna and Ratzenberger; Schumacher won all four opening races of 1994.
Key Facts
- Race date
- 15 May 1994
- Championship round
- 4th of 1994 season
- Winner
- Michael Schumacher (Benetton-Ford)
- Race distance
- 78 laps laps
- Runner-up
- Martin Brundle (McLaren-Peugeot)
- Third place
- Gerhard Berger (Ferrari)
By the Numbers
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
The race took place two weeks after the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix, at which Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger were killed in separate accidents, casting a shadow over the entire Formula One community and raising urgent safety concerns heading into Monaco.
On 15 May 1994, Michael Schumacher started from pole position and won the 78-lap race at the Circuit de Monaco, with Martin Brundle second and Gerhard Berger third. It was Schumacher's fourth consecutive victory to open the 1994 season.
Schumacher's fourth straight win extended his dominant lead in the 1994 Drivers' Championship, establishing him as the overwhelming favourite for the title, while the sport continued to grapple with calls for improved driver safety following the tragedies at Imola.