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1995 Canadian Grand Prix

6th round of the 1995 Formula One season

6th round of the 1995 Formula One season

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountryCanada
Grand PrixCanadian
Official nameXXXIII Grand Prix Molson du Canada
ImageGilles Villeneuve Circuit Montreal (94-95).svg
Date11 June
Year1995
Race_No6
Season_No17
LocationCircuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
CourseStreet circuit
Course_mi2.753
Course_km4.430
Distance_laps68
Distance_mi187.182
Distance_km301.240
Scheduled_laps69
Scheduled_mi189.935
Scheduled_km305.670
WeatherCloudy at start, sunny later with temperatures reaching up to 24.3 C
Wind speeds up to 8 km/h
Pole_DriverMichael Schumacher
Pole_TeamBenetton-Renault
Pole_Time1:27.661
Pole_CountryGermany
Fast_DriverMichael Schumacher
Fast_TeamBenetton-Renault
Fast_Time1:29.174
Fast_Lap67
Fast_CountryGermany
First_DriverJean Alesi
First_TeamFerrari
First_CountryFrance
Second_DriverRubens Barrichello
Second_TeamJordan-Peugeot
Second_CountryBrazil
Third_DriverEddie Irvine
Third_TeamJordan-Peugeot
Third_CountryUnited Kingdom
Lapchart
Next_round1995 French Grand PrixPrevious_round=1995 Monaco Grand Prix

Wind speeds up to 8 km/h

The 1995 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 11 June 1995 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal. It was the sixth race of the 1995 Formula One season.

It produced the only Grand Prix victory for French driver Jean Alesi. This was seen as a popular victory, as Alesi had waited over five years for a victory and he was driving the red number 27 Ferrari, as driven by Canadian Gilles Villeneuve. Adding to the victory was that the win also occurred on Alesi's 31st birthday. This race also marked the last time to date that a Grand Prix was won by a car with a V12 engine, as well as the only race of the season won by a non-Renault-powered car. By winning this race Ferrari surpassed McLaren as the most successful F1 constructor in number of wins.

Michael Schumacher led until a late problem with his gearbox necessitated a long pit stop. Several other regular front-runners had problems, allowing both Jordan drivers to finish on the podium for the first time in the team's history. Jordan had scored their first-ever GP points in Montreal four years earlier.

After Alesi crossed the finish line, race fans broke through the fences and charged the pit area. When Alesi entered the hairpin at the far end of the circuit on his victory lap, his car ran out of fuel, and Alesi removed his steering wheel, stood on top of the car and "surfed" it to a stop. Schumacher, approaching from behind, stopped and gave Alesi a lift back to the pits on top of his car.

Also, that Sunday evening, the first rumours started circulating that Michael Schumacher had signed a multimillion-dollar contract with Ferrari for 1996.

The race was run over 69 laps, but the results were declared after 68 laps because of crowd invasion just after Alesi had finished. In original results, Luca Badoer finished in 7th, ahead of Mika Salo who had stopped next to the pit wall to avoid hitting spectators.

Report

Background

One thing that was noted in the build-up to the race weekend was the bumpiness of the circuit, with the drivers in the post-qualifying press conference noting that the circuit should be resurfaced. It was also noted that overtaking into the new chicane was banned, although the length of the ban was unclear, with Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill unclear whether the drivers were not allowed to overtake into the chicane for just the first lap, or for every lap.

Practice and qualifying

Schumacher's pole position was the 100th for a Renault powered car and the ninth of his career.

Race day

The 30-minute warm-up session was held in wet conditions, with rain constantly falling since the early morning, the first time rain had fallen over the Grand Prix weekend. Hill was one of the few drivers to make a mistake, spinning at the newly installed chicane. Hill's Williams teammate David Coulthard spun at the previous corner later in the session, while Bertrand Gachot also ran into the gravel trap. After a brief stay in the pits, an animated Hill went back onto the track, only to go off into the gravel trap, beaching his car. Due to the changing weather conditions, the order was mixed, with the Ferraris of Jean Alesi and Gerhard Berger in first and third. Rubens Barrichello split them in second, with Schumacher fourth. Mika Häkkinen was fifth. The Saubers of Heinz-Harald Frentzen and Jean-Christophe Boullion were 6th and 7th, with Luca Badoer in the Minardi rounding out the top 8. The two Williams drivers eventually finished in 12th and 16th.

The race started at 14:00 EDT (UTC−4). Michael Schumacher led for most of the race; however, an electrical problem with his Benetton-Renault towards the end of lap 57 forced him into the pits and allowed second-placed Jean Alesi to take the lead. The 70-second pit stop to change a steering wheel and perform an on-board computer adjustment meant that Schumacher rejoined the race in seventh place. He eventually made his way back to fifth place.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorQ1Q2Gap123456789101112131415161718192021222324Sources:
1Germany Michael SchumacherBenetton-Renault**1:27.661**1:27.708—
5UK Damon HillWilliams-Renault**1:28.039**1:28.552+0.378
6UK David CoulthardWilliams-Renault1:28.590**1:28.091**+0.430
28Austria Gerhard BergerFerrari1:28.247**1:28.189**+0.528
27France Jean AlesiFerrari1:28.525**1:28.474**+0.813
2UK Johnny HerbertBenetton-Renault1:29.295**1:28.498**+0.837
8Finland Mika HäkkinenMcLaren-Mercedes1:29.406**1:28.910**+1.249
15UK Eddie IrvineJordan-Peugeot**1:29.021**1:29.259+1.360
14Brazil Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Peugeot1:29.393**1:29.171**+1.510
7UK Mark BlundellMcLaren-Mercedes1:30.279**1:29.641**+1.980
26France Olivier PanisLigier-Mugen-Honda**1:29.809**1:30.345+2.148
30Germany Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Ford1:30.285**1:30.017**+2.356
9Italy Gianni MorbidelliFootwork-Hart1:30.854**1:30.159**+2.498
25UK Martin BrundleLigier-Mugen-Honda1:30.880**1:30.255**+2.594
4Finland Mika SaloTyrrell-Yamaha**1:30.657**1:30.695+2.996
3Japan Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha1:31.958**1:31.382**+3.721
23Italy Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ford1:31.859**1:31.445**+3.784
29France Jean-Christophe BoullionSauber-Ford1:31.925**1:31.838**+4.177
24Italy Luca BadoerMinardi-Ford1:32.453**1:31.853**+4.192
16France Bertrand GachotPacific-Ford1:33.866**1:32.841**+5.180
17Italy Andrea MonterminiPacific-Ford1:33.910**1:32.894**+5.233
10Japan Taki InoueFootwork-Hart**1:32.995**—+5.334
22Brazil Roberto MorenoForti-Ford**1:34.000**1:35.559+6.339
21Brazil Pedro DinizForti-Ford1:36.187**1:34.982**+7.321

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints1234567891011RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRet
27France **Jean Alesi****Ferrari**681:44:54.1715**10**
14Brazil **Rubens Barrichello****Jordan-Peugeot**68+31.4779**6**
15UK **Eddie Irvine****Jordan-Peugeot**68+35.9808**4**
26France **Olivier Panis****Ligier-Mugen-Honda**68+41.31411**3**
1Germany **Michael Schumacher****Benetton-Renault**68+44.6761**2**
9Italy **Gianni Morbidelli****Footwork-Hart**67+1 lap13**1**
4Finland Mika SaloTyrrell-Yamaha67+1 lap15
24Italy Luca BadoerMinardi-Ford67+1 lap19
10Japan Taki InoueFootwork-Hart66+2 laps22
25UK Martin BrundleLigier-Mugen-Honda61Collision14
28Austria Gerhard BergerFerrari61Collision4
23Italy Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ford60Throttle17
22Brazil Roberto MorenoForti-Ford54Fuel system23
5UK Damon HillWilliams-Renault50Gearbox2
7UK Mark BlundellMcLaren-Mercedes47Engine10
3Japan Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha42Engine16
16France Bertrand GachotPacific-Ford36Battery20
30Germany Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Ford26Engine12
21Brazil Pedro DinizForti-Ford26Gearbox24
29France Jean-Christophe BoullionSauber-Ford19Spun off18
17Italy Andrea MonterminiPacific-Ford5Gearbox21
6UK David CoulthardWilliams-Renault1Spun off3
2UK Johnny HerbertBenetton-Renault0Collision6
8Finland Mika HäkkinenMcLaren-Mercedes0Collision7

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
1Germany Michael Schumacher36
2UK Damon Hill29
3France Jean Alesi24
4Austria Gerhard Berger17
5UK Johnny Herbert12

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
1Italy Ferrari41
2UK Benetton-Renault38
3UK Williams-Renault32
4Ireland Jordan-Peugeot12
5UK McLaren-Mercedes8
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

Year_of_race = 1995 | Previous_year's_race = 1994 Canadian Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1996 Canadian Grand Prix

References

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