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1995 French Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountryFrance
Grand PrixFrench
Previous_round1995 Canadian Grand Prix
Next_round1995 British Grand Prix
ImageCircuit de Nevers Magny-Cours (1992-2002).svg
Date2 July
Year1995
Race_No7
Season_No17
Official nameLXXXI Grand Prix de France
LocationCircuit de Nevers Magny-Cours
Magny-Cours, France
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course_mi2.641
Course_km4.250
Distance_laps72
Distance_mi190.024
Distance_km305.814
WeatherCloudy, light drizzle at times
Pole_DriverDamon Hill
Pole_TeamWilliams-Renault
Pole_Time1:17.225
Pole_CountryUnited Kingdom
Fast_DriverMichael Schumacher
Fast_TeamBenetton-Renault
Fast_Time1:20.218
Fast_Lap51
Fast_CountryGermany
First_DriverMichael Schumacher
First_TeamBenetton-Renault
First_CountryGermany
Second_DriverDamon Hill
Second_TeamWilliams-Renault
Second_CountryUnited Kingdom
Third_DriverDavid Coulthard
Third_TeamWilliams-Renault
Third_CountryUnited Kingdom
Lapchart

Magny-Cours, France

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.

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 TimeGap123456789101112131415161718192021222324Sources:
5UK Damon HillWilliams-Renault1:18.556**1:17.225**
1Germany Michael SchumacherBenetton-Renault1:18.893**1:17.512**+0.287
6UK David CoulthardWilliams-Renault1:18.585**1:17.925**+0.700
27France Jean AlesiFerrari1:19.254**1:18.761**+1.536
14Brazil Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Peugeot1:19.763**1:18.810**+1.585
26France Olivier PanisLigier-Mugen-Honda1:19.466**1:19.047**+1.822
28Austria Gerhard BergerFerrari**1:19.051**1:19.295+1.826
8Finland Mika HäkkinenMcLaren-Mercedes1:20.218**1:19.238**+2.013
25UK Martin BrundleLigier-Mugen-Honda**1:19.384**1:19.524+2.159
2UK Johnny HerbertBenetton-Renault**1:19.555**1:20.000+2.330
15UK Eddie IrvineJordan-Peugeot1:20.713**1:19.845**+2.620
30Germany Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Ford1:21.111**1:20.309**+3.084
7UK Mark BlundellMcLaren-Mercedes1:20.804**1:20.527**+3.302
4Finland Mika SaloTyrrell-Yamaha1:21.921**1:20.796**+3.571
29France Jean-Christophe BoullionSauber-Ford1:22.382**1:20.943**+3.718
9Italy Gianni MorbidelliFootwork-Hart1:21.756**1:21.076**+3.851
24Italy Luca BadoerMinardi-FordNo time**1:21.323**+4.098
10Japan Taki InoueFootwork-Hart1:23.355**1:21.894**+4.669
3Japan Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha1:22.959**1:21.930**+4.705
23Italy Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-FordNo time**1:22.104**+4.879
17Italy Andrea MonterminiPacific-Ford1:24.172**1:23.466**+6.241
16France Bertrand GachotPacific-Ford1:24.509**1:23.647**+6.422
21Brazil Pedro DinizForti-Ford1:25.787**1:24.184**+6.959
22Brazil Roberto MorenoForti-Ford1:26.445**1:24.865**+7.640

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints12345678910111213141516NCRetRetRetRetRetRetRet
1Germany **Michael Schumacher****Benetton-Renault**721:38:28.4292**10**
5UK **Damon Hill****Williams-Renault**72+ 31.3091**6**
6UK **David Coulthard****Williams-Renault**72+ 1:02.8263**4**
25UK **Martin Brundle****Ligier-Mugen-Honda**72+ 1:03.2939**3**
27France **Jean Alesi****Ferrari**72+ 1:17.8694**2**
14Brazil **Rubens Barrichello****Jordan-Peugeot**71+ 1 lap5**1**
8Finland Mika HäkkinenMcLaren-Mercedes71+ 1 lap8
26France Olivier PanisLigier-Mugen-Honda71+ 1 lap6
15UK Eddie IrvineJordan-Peugeot71+ 1 lap11
30Germany Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Ford71+ 1 lap12
7UK Mark BlundellMcLaren-Mercedes70+ 2 laps13
28Austria Gerhard BergerFerrari70+ 2 laps7
24Italy Luca BadoerMinardi-Ford69+ 3 laps17
9Italy Gianni MorbidelliFootwork-Hart69+ 3 laps16
4Finland Mika SaloTyrrell-Yamaha69+ 3 laps14
22Brazil Roberto MorenoForti-Ford66+ 6 laps24
17Italy Andrea MonterminiPacific-Ford62+ 10 laps21
29France Jean-Christophe BoullionSauber-Ford48Gearbox15
16France Bertrand GachotPacific-Ford24Gearbox22
23Italy Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ford23Gearbox20
2UK Johnny HerbertBenetton-Renault2Collision10
10Japan Taki InoueFootwork-Hart0Collision18
3Japan Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha0Collision19
21Brazil Pedro DinizForti-Ford0Spun off23

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
1Germany Michael Schumacher46
2UK Damon Hill35
3France Jean Alesi26
4Austria Gerhard Berger17
5UK David Coulthard13

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
1UK Benetton-Renault48
2Italy Ferrari43
3UK Williams-Renault42
4Ireland Jordan-Peugeot13
5UK McLaren-Mercedes8
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

| Previous_year's_race = 1994 French Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1996 French Grand Prix

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.
  4. "Grand Prix de France – Qualifying 2". Formula1.com.
  5. "1995 French Grand Prix Classification Qualifying". Motorsport Stats.
  6. "1995 French Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  7. "France 1995 - Championship • STATS F1".
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