1995 FIA Touring Car World Cup

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The 1995 FIA Touring Car World Cup was the third and final running of the FIA Touring Car World Cup. It was held on 15 October 1995 at the Circuit Paul Ricard in France. Frank Biela won the event overall with a win and a second place in the two races, with Audi and BMW cars dominating both races.

Contents

Entry list

NoDriverEntrantCar1995 Championship
1 Flag of Germany.svg Roland Asch Ford Team Eggenberger Ford Mondeo Super Tourenwagen Cup
2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vaclav Bervid Bervid Sport Styling BMW 318iS Czech Republic Touring Car Championship
3 Flag of Germany.svg Frank Biela Racing Organisation Course Audi A4 Super Tourenwagen Cup
4 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Boutsen Ford Team Schubel Ford Mondeo
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Brabham BMW Motorsport BMW 318iS British Touring Car Championship
6 Flag of South Africa.svg Michael Briggs Opel Racing Opel Vectra South African Touring Car Championship
7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kelvin Burt Valvoline Team Mondeo Ford Mondeo British Touring Car Championship
8 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Milos Bychl BMW Team Bychl BMW 318iS Czech Republic Touring Car Championship
9 Flag of Italy.svg Rinaldo Capello Audi Sport Italia Audi A4 Italian Superturismo Championship
10 Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg Johnny Cecotto BMW Motorsport BMW 318iS British Touring Car Championship
11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Cleland Vauxhall Sport Vauxhall Cavalier
12 Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Colciago RC Motorsport Opel Vectra Italian Superturismo Championship
13 Flag of France.svg Alain Cudini Opel France Opel Vectra French Supertouring Championship
14 Flag of Germany.svg Armin Hahne Honda Team Linder Honda Accord Super Tourenwagen Cup
15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Harvey Volvo 850 Racing Volvo 850 British Touring Car Championship
16 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Johnny Hauser Ford Team Eggenberger Ford Mondeo Super Tourenwagen Cup
17 Flag of France.svg Éric Hélary Opel France Opel Vectra French Supertouring Championship
18 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Will Hoy Renault Dealer Racing Renault Laguna British Touring Car Championship
19 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Josef Kopecky Motorsport Kopecky Ford Mondeo Czech Republic Touring Car Championship
20 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Peter Kox BMW Motorsport Team Schnitzer BMW 318iS Super Tourenwagen Cup
21 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Otakar Kramsky Autosport Kramsky BMW 318iS Czech Republic Touring Car Championship
22 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Leslie Honda Team MSD Honda Accord British Touring Car Championship
23 Flag of Germany.svg Sascha Maassen Nissan Primera Racing Nissan Primera Super Tourenwagen Cup
24 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Alain Menu Renault Dealer Racing Renault Laguna British Touring Car Championship
25 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Josef Michl Michl Motorsport BMW 318iS Czech Republic Touring Car Championship
26 Flag of France.svg Yvan Muller BMW Team Fina BMW 318iS French Supertouring Championship
27 Flag of Italy.svg Emanuele Naspetti BMW Italia BMW 318iS Italian Superturismo Championship
28 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Neal Team Dynamics Ford Mondeo British Touring Car Championship
29 Flag of Germany.svg Klaus Niedzwiedz Honda Team Linder Honda Accord Super Tourenwagen Cup
30 Flag of Spain.svg Luis Pérez-Sala Team Repsol Nissan Nissan Primera Spanish Touring Car Championship
31 Flag of Italy.svg Emanuele Pirro Audi Sport Italia Audi A4 Italian Superturismo Championship
32 Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Radisich Valvoline Team Mondeo Ford Mondeo British Touring Car Championship
33 Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Ravaglia BMW Motorsport Team Bigazzi BMW 318iS Super Tourenwagen Cup
34 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anthony Reid Opel Japan Opel Vectra Japanese Touring Car Championship
35 Flag of Sweden.svg Rickard Rydell Volvo 850 Racing Volvo 850 British Touring Car Championship
36 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Steve Soper BMW Motorsport Team Schnitzer BMW 318iS Japanese Touring Car Championship
37 Flag of Germany.svg Hans-Joachim Stuck AZK Team Schneider Audi A4 Super Tourenwagen Cup
38 Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini Alfa Corse Alfa Romeo 155 Italian Superturismo Championship
39 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Eric van de Poele Team Repsol Nissan Nissan Primera Spanish Touring Car Championship
40 Flag of Germany.svg Joachim Winkelhock BMW Motorsport Team Schnitzer BMW 318iS Super Tourenwagen Cup

Results

Qualifying

Races

Championship standings

Scoring system

Points system
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Drivers' standings

PosDriver [1] Race
1
Race
2
Pts
1 Flag of Germany.svg Frank Biela 1270
2 Flag of Italy.svg Emanuele Pirro 7154
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Steve Soper 2354
4 Flag of France.svg Yvan Muller 3444
5 Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg Johnny Cecotto 4635
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kelvin Burt 61323
7 Flag of Germany.svg Klaus Niedzwiedz 12822
8 Flag of Germany.svg Armin Hahne 11922
9 Flag of Germany.svg Hans-Joachim Stuck 5Ret16
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Alain Menu Ret516
11 Flag of Italy.svg Rinaldo Capello Ret714
12 Flag of Germany.svg Joachim Winkelhock 8Ret13
13 Flag of Germany.svg Roland Asch 171213
14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Brabham 9Ret12
15 Flag of Sweden.svg Rickard Rydell 10Ret11
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anthony Reid Ret1011
17 Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Tarquini Ret1110
18 Flag of France.svg Alain Cudini 13Ret8
19 Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Ravaglia 14Ret7
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Will Hoy Ret147
21 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Peter Kox 15Ret6
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Neal Ret156
23 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Eric van de Poele 21165
24 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Cleland 16Ret5
25 Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Radisich Ret174
26 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tim Harvey 18204
27 Flag of Germany.svg Sascha Maassen 22183
28 Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Colciago 23192
29 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Johnny Hauser 19Ret2
30 Flag of South Africa.svg Michael Briggs 20Ret1
31 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vaclav Bervid 2621
32 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Milos Bychl 2522
33 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Josef Kopecky 2423
34 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Otakar Kramsky 2824
35 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Boutsen 2925
36 Flag of Spain.svg Luis Pérez-Sala 27Ret
Flag of France.svg Éric Hélary RetRet
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Leslie RetRet
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Josef Michl RetRet
Flag of Italy.svg Emanuele Naspetti DNSDNS
PosDriverRace
1
Race
2
Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Manufacturers' Trophy

PosManufacturerRace 1Race 2Points
1 Flag of Germany.svg Audi 5670126
2 Flag of Germany.svg BMW 544498
3 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Honda 212344
4 Flag of the United States.svg Ford 191736
5 Flag of France.svg Renault -2323
6 Flag of Germany.svg Opel 51116
7 Flag of Sweden.svg Volvo 14115
8 Flag of Italy.svg Alfa Romeo -1010
9 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Nissan -88

Manufactures Points System

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