1995 French Grand Prix

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1995 French Grand Prix
Race 7 of 17 in the 1995 Formula One World Championship
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Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours (1992-2002).svg
Race details
Date2 July 1995
Official name LXXXI Grand Prix de France
Location Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours
Magny-Cours, France
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.250 [1] km (2.641 miles)
Distance 72 laps, 305.814 [2] km (190.024 miles)
Weather Cloudy, light drizzle at times
Pole position
Driver Williams-Renault
Time 1:17.225
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Germany.svg Michael Schumacher Benetton-Renault
Time 1:20.218 on lap 51
Podium
First Benetton-Renault
Second Williams-Renault
Third Williams-Renault
Lap leaders
  • 1995 French Grand Prix

The 1995 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Magny-Cours on 2 July 1995. It was the seventh race of the 1995 Formula One World Championship.

Contents

The 72-lap race was won by German Michael Schumacher, driving a Benetton-Renault, after he started from second position. Briton Damon Hill took pole position in his Williams-Renault and led until he was overtaken by Schumacher during the first round of pit stops. Schumacher's eventual winning margin over Hill was 31 seconds, with Hill's compatriot and teammate David Coulthard third.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorQ1 TimeQ2 TimeGap
15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Damon Hill Williams-Renault 1:18.5561:17.225
21 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Schumacher Benetton-Renault 1:18.8931:17.512+0.287
36 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Coulthard Williams-Renault 1:18.5851:17.925+0.700
427 Flag of France.svg Jean Alesi Ferrari 1:19.2541:18.761+1.536
514 Flag of Brazil.svg Rubens Barrichello Jordan-Peugeot 1:19.7631:18.810+1.585
626 Flag of France.svg Olivier Panis Ligier-Mugen-Honda 1:19.4661:19.047+1.822
728 Flag of Austria.svg Gerhard Berger Ferrari 1:19.0511:19.295+1.826
88 Flag of Finland.svg Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 1:20.2181:19.238+2.013
925 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Brundle Ligier-Mugen-Honda 1:19.3841:19.524+2.159
102 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johnny Herbert Benetton-Renault 1:19.5551:20.000+2.330
1115 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Eddie Irvine Jordan-Peugeot 1:20.7131:19.845+2.620
1230 Flag of Germany.svg Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber-Ford 1:21.1111:20.309+3.084
137 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Blundell McLaren-Mercedes 1:20.8041:20.527+3.302
144 Flag of Finland.svg Mika Salo Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:21.9211:20.796+3.571
1529 Flag of France.svg Jean-Christophe Boullion Sauber-Ford 1:22.3821:20.943+3.718
169 Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Morbidelli Footwork-Hart 1:21.7561:21.076+3.851
1724 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Badoer Minardi-Ford No time1:21.323+4.098
1810 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Taki Inoue Footwork-Hart 1:23.3551:21.894+4.669
193 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:22.9591:21.930+4.705
2023 Flag of Italy.svg Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ford No time1:22.104+4.879
2117 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Montermini Pacific-Ford 1:24.1721:23.466+6.241
2216 Flag of France.svg Bertrand Gachot Pacific-Ford 1:24.5091:23.647+6.422
2321 Flag of Brazil.svg Pedro Diniz Forti-Ford 1:25.7871:24.184+6.959
2422 Flag of Brazil.svg Roberto Moreno Forti-Ford 1:26.4451:24.865+7.640
Sources: [3] [4] [5]

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
11 Flag of Germany.svg Michael Schumacher Benetton-Renault 721:38:28.429210
25 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Damon Hill Williams-Renault 72+ 31.30916
36 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Coulthard Williams-Renault 72+ 1:02.82634
425 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Brundle Ligier-Mugen-Honda 72+ 1:03.29393
527 Flag of France.svg Jean Alesi Ferrari 72+ 1:17.86942
614 Flag of Brazil.svg Rubens Barrichello Jordan-Peugeot 71+ 1 lap51
78 Flag of Finland.svg Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 71+ 1 lap8 
826 Flag of France.svg Olivier Panis Ligier-Mugen-Honda 71+ 1 lap6 
915 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Eddie Irvine Jordan-Peugeot 71+ 1 lap11 
1030 Flag of Germany.svg Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber-Ford 71+ 1 lap12 
117 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Blundell McLaren-Mercedes 70+ 2 laps13 
1228 Flag of Austria.svg Gerhard Berger Ferrari 70+ 2 laps7 
1324 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Badoer Minardi-Ford 69+ 3 laps17 
149 Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Morbidelli Footwork-Hart 69+ 3 laps16 
154 Flag of Finland.svg Mika Salo Tyrrell-Yamaha 69+ 3 laps14 
1622 Flag of Brazil.svg Roberto Moreno Forti-Ford 66+ 6 laps24 
NC17 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Montermini Pacific-Ford 62+ 10 laps21 
Ret29 Flag of France.svg Jean-Christophe Boullion Sauber-Ford 48Gearbox15 
Ret16 Flag of France.svg Bertrand Gachot Pacific-Ford 24Gearbox22 
Ret23 Flag of Italy.svg Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ford 23Gearbox20 
Ret2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johnny Herbert Benetton-Renault 2Collision10 
Ret10 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Taki Inoue Footwork-Hart 0Collision18 
Ret3 Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha 0Collision19 
Ret21 Flag of Brazil.svg Pedro Diniz Forti-Ford 0Spun off23 
Source: [6]

Championship standings after the race

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References

  1. Derived based on the identical race distance and number of laps in 1998 French Grand Prix
  2. Calculated based on the race classification shown during TV broadcast
  3. "Grand Prix de France – Qualifying 1". Formula1.com. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  4. "Grand Prix de France – Qualifying 2". Formula1.com. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  5. "1995 French Grand Prix Classification Qualifying". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  6. "1995 French Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 2 November 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  7. 1 2 "France 1995 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
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