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1995 Portuguese Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
Details ref
CountryPortugal
Grand PrixPortuguese
Official nameXXIV Grande Prémio de Portugal
ImageAutódromo_de_Estoril_1994-1999.png
Date24 September
Year1995
Race_No13
Season_No17
LocationAutódromo do Estoril in Estoril, Portugal
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course_mi2.725
Course_km4.360
Distance_laps71
Distance_mi193.475
Distance_km309.560
WeatherSunny
Pole_DriverDavid Coulthard
Pole_TeamWilliams-Renault
Pole_Time1:20.537
Pole_CountryUnited Kingdom
Fast_DriverDavid Coulthard
Fast_TeamWilliams-Renault
Fast_Time1:23.220
Fast_Lap2
Fast_CountryUnited Kingdom
First_DriverDavid Coulthard
First_TeamWilliams-Renault
First_CountryUnited Kingdom
Second_DriverMichael Schumacher
Second_TeamBenetton-Renault
Second_CountryGermany
Third_DriverDamon Hill
Third_TeamWilliams-Renault
Third_CountryUnited Kingdom
Lapchart
Next_round1995 European Grand PrixPrevious_round=1995 Italian Grand Prix

The 1995 Portuguese Grand Prix (formally the XXIV Grande Prémio de Portugal) was a Formula One motor race held on 24 September 1995 at the Autódromo do Estoril, Estoril, Portugal. It was the thirteenth race of the 1995 Formula One season. The 71-lap race was the first Formula One win for David Coulthard of the Williams team after starting from pole position Coulthard became the first Scottish driver to win a Grand Prix since Jackie Stewart won the 1973 German Grand Prix 22 years previously. Michael Schumacher was second in a Benetton, with Damon Hill third in the latter Williams car. After several controversial incidents previously involving Schumacher and Hill in the 1995 season, including collisions at Silverstone, Spa and Monza (the latter two of which saw confrontations between the two drivers respectively on the podium and at track-side), Schumacher and Hill shook hands with each other at the podium presentation following this race.

Report

Background

To optimise their chances of winning at the Autódromo do Estoril, Williams brought an upgraded chassis to the race, a "B" specification of their FW17 car. The upgraded chassis would be used throughout the remainder of the season.

Practice and qualifying

Two practice sessions were held before the race; the first was held on Friday morning and the second on Saturday morning. Both sessions lasted 1 hour and 45 minutes with weather conditions dry throughout. Häkkinen set the fastest time in the first session, posting a lap of 1:23.073, one-tenth of a second quicker than Hill and Schumacher, in second and third places respectively. Coulthard was fourth, with the Ferrari cars fifth and sixth fastest; Gerhard Berger ahead of Jean Alesi. Häkkinen was eleventh in the second practice session, two seconds slower than Hill, who was fastest with a time of 1:21.443. Coulthard was second in the Williams, eight-tenths of a second behind Hill. Schumacher was third, with Alesi fourth, both over a second behind Hill. Heinz-Harald Frentzen in a Sauber was fifth with Martin Brundle in the Ligier, Eddie Irvine in a Jordan and Berger rounding out the top eight positions.

Race

As the race began from its standing start, Ukyo Katayama who qualified in 16th moved into the racing path of Luca Badoer, whose Minardi began in 18th. The contact caused Katayama's Tyrrell to launch airborne and spin several times upside down along the start/finish straight. Katayama was extracted from the car and hospitalized for two days with what was later diagnosed with a strained neck and bruising in the crash.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorQ1 TimeQ2 TimeGap123456789101112131415161718192021222324
6UK David CoulthardWilliams-Renault1:21.423**1:20.537**
5UK Damon HillWilliams-Renault1:21.322**1:20.905**+0.368
1Germany Michael SchumacherBenetton-Renault1:21.885**1:21.301**+0.764
28Austria Gerhard BergerFerrari1:22.281**1:21.970**+1.433
30Germany Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Ford1:23.485**1:22.226**+1.689
2UK Johnny HerbertBenetton-Renault1:23.786**1:22.322**+1.785
27France Jean AlesiFerrari1:22.656**1:22.391**+1.854
14Brazil Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Peugeot1:23.142**1:22.538**+2.001
25UK Martin BrundleLigier-Mugen-Honda1:23.244**1:22.588**+2.051
15UK Eddie IrvineJordan-Peugeot1:22.957**1:22.831**+2.294
26France Olivier PanisLigier-Mugen-Honda1:23.284**1:22.904**+2.367
7UK Mark BlundellMcLaren-Mercedes1:24.583**1:22.914**+2.377
8Finland Mika HäkkinenMcLaren-Mercedes**1:23.064**1:23.114+2.527
29France Jean-Christophe BoullionSauber-Fordno time**1:23.934**+3.397
4Finland Mika SaloTyrrell-Yamaha1:24.942**1:23.936**+3.399
3Japan Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha1:24.631**1:24.287**+3.750
23Portugal Pedro LamyMinardi-Ford1:26.210**1:24.657**+4.120
24Italy Luca BadoerMinardi-Ford1:25.746**1:24.778**+4.241
10Japan Taki InoueFootwork-Hart**1:24.883**1:25.031+4.346
9Italy Massimiliano PapisFootwork-Hart1:25.696**1:25.179**+4.642
17Italy Andrea MonterminiPacific-Ford1:27.659**1:26.172**+5.634
21Brazil Pedro DinizForti-Ford1:29.137**1:27.292**+6.755
22Brazil Roberto MorenoForti-Ford1:28.672**1:27.523**+6.986
16Switzerland Jean-Denis DélétrazPacific-Fordno time**1:32.769**+12.232

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints1234567891011121314151617RetRetRetRetRetRetRet
6UK **David Coulthard****Williams-Renault**711:41:52.1451**10**
1Germany **Michael Schumacher****Benetton-Renault**71+7.2483**6**
5UK **Damon Hill****Williams-Renault**71+22.1212**4**
28Austria **Gerhard Berger****Ferrari**71+1:24.8794**3**
27France **Jean Alesi****Ferrari**71+1:25.4297**2**
30Germany **Heinz-Harald Frentzen****Sauber-Ford**70+1 Lap5**1**
2UK Johnny HerbertBenetton-Renault70+1 Lap6
25UK Martin BrundleLigier-Mugen-Honda70+1 Lap9
7UK Mark BlundellMcLaren-Mercedes70+1 Lap12
15UK Eddie IrvineJordan-Peugeot70+1 Lap10
14Brazil Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Peugeot70+1 Lap8
29France Jean-Christophe BoullionSauber-Ford70+1 Lap14
4Finland Mika SaloTyrrell-Yamaha69+2 Laps15
24Italy Luca BadoerMinardi-Ford68+3 Laps18
10Japan Taki InoueFootwork-Hart68+3 Laps19
21Brazil Pedro DinizForti-Ford66+5 Laps22
22Brazil Roberto MorenoForti-Ford64+7 Laps23
17Italy Andrea MonterminiPacific-Ford53Gearbox21
8Finland Mika HäkkinenMcLaren-Mercedes44Engine13
16Switzerland Jean-Denis DélétrazPacific-Ford14Cramp24
26France Olivier PanisLigier-Mugen-Honda10Spun off11
23Portugal Pedro LamyMinardi-Ford7Gearbox17
9Italy Massimiliano PapisFootwork-Hart0Gearbox20
3Japan Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha0Collision16

;Notes

  • – Katayama started the original race but was involved in the first lap collision that resulted in a red flag. He did not take the restart but is listed as 'Retired' in the official results

Championship standings after the race

  • Bold text indicates who still has a theoretical chance of becoming World Champion. ;Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPointsSource:
1Germany **Michael Schumacher**72
2UK **Damon Hill**55
3UK **David Coulthard**39
4UK **Johnny Herbert**38
5France **Jean Alesi**34

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
1UK **Benetton-Renault**100
2UK **Williams-Renault**88
3Italy **Ferrari**62
4UK McLaren-Mercedes21
5Switzerland Sauber-Ford18
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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

References

  1. Henry, Alan. (1995). "Autocourse 1995–96". Hazleton Publishing.
  2. Henry, Alan. (1995). "Autocourse 1995–96". Hazleton Publishing.
  3. "F1 Grand Prix of Portugal - 95". Gale Force F1.
  4. "27 Sep 1995, Page 37 - The Age at Newspapers.com".
  5. Henry, Alan. (December 1995). "Autocourse 1995–96". Hazleton Publishing.
  6. (1995-10-02). "Tyrrell drive up for grabs". Inside F1.
  7. "1995 Portuguese Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  8. "Portugal 1995 - Championship • STATS F1".
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