Where are they now? What happened to the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix grid
Telling the story of the 25 drivers who raced on F1's darkest day
Wednesday 30 April 2014 18:30, UK
7. Heinz-Harald Frentzen - Sauber
Imola represented just the third start of the then 26-year-old Frentzen's F1 career and over the next decade the German gained a journeyman reputation via stints of varying success at Williams, Jordan, Prost and Arrows, before an eventual return to Sauber. On leaving F1 at the end of 2003, Frentzen spent three years in the DTM before competing in both Speedcar and Le Mans. He continues to race and in 2014 is competing in the ADAC GT series in Germany. 8. Mika Hakkinen - McLaren
The 'Flying Finn' completed the Imola podium and by the end of the decade was a double World Champion with McLaren. After a sabbatical in 2002 swiftly became a permanent F1 retirement, Hakkinen turned to the DTM before stopping racing at the end of 2007. Although now more commonly associated with ambassadorial roles and driver management, Hakkinen has though made a handful of returns to racing in Asia and last year won his debut race at the GT Asia Series at Zhuhai in China. 9. Ukyo Katayama - Tyrrell
The Japanese driver, who started 94 grands prix in the 1990s, turned to mountain climbing - making the news in 2009 when he was rescued from Mount Fuji - in the years after his career at the top level fizzled out. Occasional returns to the cockpit at Le Mans and, more recently, the Dakar Rally followed as did an F1 television commentary role in Japan. 10. Karl Wendlinger - Sauber
While fifth at Imola equalled the best race result of what at the time was Austrian youngster Wendlinger's burgeoning metier, two weeks later at Monaco he suffered head injuries in a heavy accident which kept him in a coma for two weeks and effectively ended his F1 career. Six more races for Sauber in 1995 aside, Wendlinger sought sanctuary in sportscars with Le Mans outings and a long stint in the FIA GT series. He continues to appear in endurance racing. 11. Gianni Morbidelli - Footwork
While Morbidelli's pulled up few trees in a 67-race F1 career, an attrition-assisted podium in Australia 1995 aside, in the years since 1994 the Italian has become a veteran of the touring and sportscar scene and has this year returned to the World Touring Car Championship at the age of 46. 12. Mark Blundell - Tyrrell
Blundell now runs a sports management company after a racing career which saw him compete in single-seater categories in both Europe and Stateside. Although his F1 stay ended 18 months after Imola 1994 following a solitary year at McLaren, he spent five seasons in ChampCars before combining the role of TV pundit with appearances at Le Mans. Since 2010 he has competed in the Spa 24 Hours and last year turned out in the British GT series. 13. Martin Brundle - McLaren
Since stepping out of an F1 cockpit at the end of 1996 with Jordan, Martin Brundle has carved out a hugely successful and award-winning 'second' career as a TV co-commentator and analyst, work he continues at Sky Sports F1. He made a racing return to the Le Mans 24 Hours in 2012 sharing a drive with his son Alex. 14. Pierluigi Martini - Minardi
By 1994 Martini was reaching the end of his F1 career but success in Le Mans soon beckoned, the Italian triumphing in the prestigious endurance event for BMW alongside Joachim Winkelhock and Yannick Dalmas in 1999. A return to racing in 2009 saw him finish tenth in the Superstars touring
Imola represented just the third start of the then 26-year-old Frentzen's F1 career and over the next decade the German gained a journeyman reputation via stints of varying success at Williams, Jordan, Prost and Arrows, before an eventual return to Sauber. On leaving F1 at the end of 2003, Frentzen spent three years in the DTM before competing in both Speedcar and Le Mans. He continues to race and in 2014 is competing in the ADAC GT series in Germany. 8. Mika Hakkinen - McLaren
The 'Flying Finn' completed the Imola podium and by the end of the decade was a double World Champion with McLaren. After a sabbatical in 2002 swiftly became a permanent F1 retirement, Hakkinen turned to the DTM before stopping racing at the end of 2007. Although now more commonly associated with ambassadorial roles and driver management, Hakkinen has though made a handful of returns to racing in Asia and last year won his debut race at the GT Asia Series at Zhuhai in China. 9. Ukyo Katayama - Tyrrell
The Japanese driver, who started 94 grands prix in the 1990s, turned to mountain climbing - making the news in 2009 when he was rescued from Mount Fuji - in the years after his career at the top level fizzled out. Occasional returns to the cockpit at Le Mans and, more recently, the Dakar Rally followed as did an F1 television commentary role in Japan. 10. Karl Wendlinger - Sauber
While fifth at Imola equalled the best race result of what at the time was Austrian youngster Wendlinger's burgeoning metier, two weeks later at Monaco he suffered head injuries in a heavy accident which kept him in a coma for two weeks and effectively ended his F1 career. Six more races for Sauber in 1995 aside, Wendlinger sought sanctuary in sportscars with Le Mans outings and a long stint in the FIA GT series. He continues to appear in endurance racing. 11. Gianni Morbidelli - Footwork
While Morbidelli's pulled up few trees in a 67-race F1 career, an attrition-assisted podium in Australia 1995 aside, in the years since 1994 the Italian has become a veteran of the touring and sportscar scene and has this year returned to the World Touring Car Championship at the age of 46. 12. Mark Blundell - Tyrrell
Blundell now runs a sports management company after a racing career which saw him compete in single-seater categories in both Europe and Stateside. Although his F1 stay ended 18 months after Imola 1994 following a solitary year at McLaren, he spent five seasons in ChampCars before combining the role of TV pundit with appearances at Le Mans. Since 2010 he has competed in the Spa 24 Hours and last year turned out in the British GT series. 13. Martin Brundle - McLaren
Since stepping out of an F1 cockpit at the end of 1996 with Jordan, Martin Brundle has carved out a hugely successful and award-winning 'second' career as a TV co-commentator and analyst, work he continues at Sky Sports F1. He made a racing return to the Le Mans 24 Hours in 2012 sharing a drive with his son Alex. 14. Pierluigi Martini - Minardi
By 1994 Martini was reaching the end of his F1 career but success in Le Mans soon beckoned, the Italian triumphing in the prestigious endurance event for BMW alongside Joachim Winkelhock and Yannick Dalmas in 1999. A return to racing in 2009 saw him finish tenth in the Superstars touring
