1994 F1RGP2C Pacific Grand Prix
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The 1994 F1RGP2C Pacific Grand Prix was the second round of the 1994 F1RGP2C season. The race was won by Padraig O'Connell, his first race victory, driving for Ferrari. The race was held at TI Circuit Aida.
Race Report
Qualifying
Jack Christopherson would start the race from a better place than in Brazil, scoring his first pole position, followed by John Zimmer and Daniel Moreno, with the championship leader Tom Douglas qualifying in a lowly eleventh position. Kazuhiko Takagi and Pablo da Silva qualified higher than expected, with both drivers making it into the top ten. As in Brazil, the field was brought up by the Larrousses, Simteks and Pacifics, in that order, in a theme that would become commonplace for the rest of the season, with Pacific recording the second of its 15 double-DNQs of the year.
Race
The race turned out to be one of massive attrition, even at the front. Successive leaders John Zimmer, Jack Christopherson and Poppy Whitechapel all retired or ended up far behind, as did two thirds of the field. However, while Zimmer suffered an engine failure, handing the lead to Christopherson, the Englishman made a mistake and lost a front wing. His day went downhill from there and he ended up ninth and second-last, six laps down, although he eventually scored the fastest lap of the race.
After that mistake, Poppy Whitechapel inherited the lead in her Tyrrell and was heading for victory when her electrics let go with three laps left. She was classified in sixth position. Beforehand, Padraig O'Connell had taken the lead with seven laps to go, and went on to win the race in the Ferrari, with Daniel Moreno second and Douglas Mann third. Kazuyoshi Hoshino and Damon Cannon used the tremendously high attrition to come from their lowly grid positions to fourth and fifth respectively, while Pippa Mann came within one lap of scoring a point for the hapless Simtek team, retiring in the dying laps as well.
The Reject of the Race was eventually decided to be Samael Meerwick, who finished the race in eighth three laps down, but, unlike others behind him, didn't have any car trouble, nor did he make any mistake. He was so slow that he was lapped within 18 laps. Remarkably for such a result, only one accident happened, when Max von Hegel rammed into the back of Sebastien Belo, retiring from the race a few laps later.
Standings after the race
- Bold text indicates who still has a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion.
- Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| =1 |  Tom Douglas
|
10 |
| =1 |  Padraig O'Connell
|
10 |
| 3 |  Daniel Moreno
|
9 |
| 4 | Jack Christopherson
|
6 |
| 5 |  Douglas Mann
|
5 |
- Constructors' Championship standings
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLaren-Peugeot
|
15 |
| 2 | Williams-Renault
|
15 |
| 3 |  Ferrari
|
10 |
| 4 | Jordan-Hart
|
4 |
| =5 | Tyrrell-Yamaha
|
3 |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
| Previous race: 1994 Brazilian Grand Prix |
Formula 1 Rejects Grand Prix 2 Championship 1994 Season |
Next race: 1994 San Marino Grand Prix |
| Previous race: None |
Pacific Grand Prix | Next race: 1995 Pacific Grand Prix |
