1995 French Grand Prix Explained

Type:F1
Country:France
Grand Prix:French
Previous Round:1995 Canadian Grand Prix
Next Round:1995 British Grand Prix
Date:2 July
Year:1995
Race No:7
Season No:17
Official Name:LXXXI Grand Prix de France
Location:Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours
Magny-Cours, France
Course:Permanent racing facility
Course Mi:2.641
Course Km:4.250[1]
Distance Laps:72
Distance Mi:190.024
Distance Km:305.814[2]
Weather:Cloudy, light drizzle at times
Pole Driver:Damon Hill
Pole Team:Williams-Renault
Pole Time:1:17.225
Pole Country:United Kingdom
Fast Driver:Michael Schumacher
Fast Team:Benetton-Renault
Fast Time:1:20.218
Fast Lap:51
Fast Country:Germany
First Driver:Michael Schumacher
First Team:Benetton-Renault
First Country:Germany
Second Driver:Damon Hill
Second Team:Williams-Renault
Second Country:United Kingdom
Third Driver:David Coulthard
Third Team:Williams-Renault
Third Country:United Kingdom

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

Pos No Driver Constructor Q1 Time Q2 Time Gap
15data-sort-value="hil" Damon HillWilliams-Renault1:18.5561:17.225
21data-sort-value="sch" Michael SchumacherBenetton-Renault1:18.8931:17.512+0.287
36data-sort-value="cou" David CoulthardWilliams-Renault1:18.5851:17.925+0.700
427data-sort-value="ale" Jean AlesiFerrari1:19.2541:18.761+1.536
514data-sort-value="bar" Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Peugeot1:19.7631:18.810+1.585
626data-sort-value="pan" Olivier PanisLigier-Mugen-Honda1:19.4661:19.047+1.822
728data-sort-value="ber" Gerhard BergerFerrari1:19.0511:19.295+1.826
88data-sort-value="hak" Mika HäkkinenMcLaren-Mercedes1:20.2181:19.238+2.013
925data-sort-value="bru" Martin BrundleLigier-Mugen-Honda1:19.3841:19.524+2.159
102data-sort-value="her" Johnny HerbertBenetton-Renault1:19.5551:20.000+2.330
1115data-sort-value="irv" Eddie IrvineJordan-Peugeot1:20.7131:19.845+2.620
1230data-sort-value="fre" Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Ford1:21.1111:20.309+3.084
137data-sort-value="blu" Mark BlundellMcLaren-Mercedes1:20.8041:20.527+3.302
144data-sort-value="sal" Mika SaloTyrrell-Yamaha1:21.9211:20.796+3.571
1529data-sort-value="bou" Jean-Christophe BoullionSauber-Ford1:22.3821:20.943+3.718
169data-sort-value="morb" Gianni MorbidelliFootwork-Hart1:21.7561:21.076+3.851
1724data-sort-value="bad" Luca BadoerMinardi-FordNo time1:21.323+4.098
1810data-sort-value="ino" Taki InoueFootwork-Hart1:23.3551:21.894+4.669
193data-sort-value="kat" Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha1:22.9591:21.930+4.705
2023data-sort-value="mar" Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-FordNo time1:22.104+4.879
2117data-sort-value="mon" Andrea MonterminiPacific-Ford1:24.1721:23.466+6.241
2216data-sort-value="gac" Bertrand GachotPacific-Ford1:24.5091:23.647+6.422
2321data-sort-value="din" Pedro DinizForti-Ford1:25.7871:24.184+6.959
2422data-sort-value="more" Roberto MorenoForti-Ford1:26.4451:24.865+7.640
Sources:[3] [4] [5]

Race

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
11 Michael SchumacherBenetton-Renault721:38:28.429210
25 Damon HillWilliams-Renault72+ 31.30916
36 David CoulthardWilliams-Renault72+ 1:02.82634
425 Martin BrundleLigier-Mugen-Honda72+ 1:03.29393
527 Jean AlesiFerrari72+ 1:17.86942
614 Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Peugeot71+ 1 lap51
78 Mika HäkkinenMcLaren-Mercedes71+ 1 lap8 
826 Olivier PanisLigier-Mugen-Honda71+ 1 lap6 
915 Eddie IrvineJordan-Peugeot71+ 1 lap11 
1030 Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Ford71+ 1 lap12 
117 Mark BlundellMcLaren-Mercedes70+ 2 laps13 
1228 Gerhard BergerFerrari70+ 2 laps7 
1324 Luca BadoerMinardi-Ford69+ 3 laps17 
149 Gianni MorbidelliFootwork-Hart69+ 3 laps16 
154 Mika SaloTyrrell-Yamaha69+ 3 laps14 
1622 Roberto MorenoForti-Ford66+ 6 laps24 
NC17 Andrea MonterminiPacific-Ford62+ 10 laps21 
Ret29 Jean-Christophe BoullionSauber-Ford48Gearbox15 
Ret16 Bertrand GachotPacific-Ford24Gearbox22 
Ret23 Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ford23Gearbox20 
Ret2 Johnny HerbertBenetton-Renault2Collision10 
Ret10 Taki InoueFootwork-Hart0Collision18 
Ret3 Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha0Collision19 
Ret21 Pedro DinizForti-Ford0Spun off23 

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints
1 Michael Schumacher46
2 Damon Hill35
3 Jean Alesi26
4 Gerhard Berger17
5 David Coulthard13
Source: [6]
Constructors' Championship standings
PosConstructorPoints
1 Benetton-Renault48
2 Ferrari43
3 Williams-Renault42
4 Jordan-Peugeot13
5 McLaren-Mercedes8
Source:

Notes and 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. Web site: Grand Prix de France – Qualifying 1. Formula1.com. 29 December 2023.
  4. Web site: Grand Prix de France – Qualifying 2. Formula1.com. 29 December 2023.
  5. Web site: 1995 French Grand Prix Classification Qualifying. Motorsport Stats. 29 December 2023.
  6. Web site: France 1995 - Championship • STATS F1 . www.statsf1.com . 17 March 2019.