| Type: | F1 |
| Country: | Germany |
| Grand Prix: | German |
| Previous Round: | 1995 British Grand Prix |
| Next Round: | 1995 Hungarian Grand Prix |
| Date: | 30 July |
| Year: | 1995 |
| Race No: | 9 |
| Season No: | 17 |
| Official Name: | XXIV Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland |
| Location: | Hockenheimring Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
| Course: | Permanent racing facility |
| Course Mi: | 4.264 |
| Course Km: | 6.823 |
| Distance Laps: | 45 |
| Distance Mi: | 191.896 |
| Distance Km: | 307.035 |
| Weather: | Sunny, 28°C |
| Pole Driver: | Damon Hill |
| Pole Team: | Williams-Renault |
| Pole Time: | 1:44.385 |
| Pole Country: | United Kingdom |
| Fast Driver: | Michael Schumacher |
| Fast Team: | Benetton-Renault |
| Fast Time: | 1:48.824 |
| Fast Lap: | 22 |
| Fast Country: | Germany |
| First Driver: | Michael Schumacher |
| First Team: | Benetton-Renault |
| First Country: | Germany |
| Second Driver: | David Coulthard |
| Second Team: | Williams-Renault |
| Second Country: | United Kingdom |
| Third Driver: | Gerhard Berger |
| Third Team: | Ferrari |
| Third Country: | Austria |
The 1995 German Grand Prix (formally the XXIV Grosser Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland) was a Formula One motor race held at the Hockenheimring, Hockenheim on 30 July 1995. It was the ninth race of the 1995 Formula One World Championship.
The 45-lap race was won by local driver Michael Schumacher, driving a Benetton-Renault, after he started from second position. Briton Damon Hill took pole position in his Williams-Renault, but spun off on lap 2 as a result of a driveshaft failure. Hill's compatriot and teammate David Coulthard finished second, with Austrian Gerhard Berger third in a Ferrari.
With the win, his fifth of the season, Schumacher extended his lead over Hill in the Drivers' Championship to 21 points.
Damon Hill started the race from the pole position alongside Michael Schumacher. After making a good start, Hill spun on entry to the first corner on the 2nd lap sending his car across a gravel trap and into a tyre barrier, ending his race. A driveshaft failure caused Hill's Williams to lock its rear wheels and initiated his spin off the track.
Schumacher was left leading David Coulthard and Gerhard Berger, who was given a 10-second stop-and-go penalty for jumping the start of the race. The penalty dropped Berger to 14th position though he fought back to finish back in 3rd place. Berger denied jumping the start, claiming that though his car did move slightly when he put it into gear, it was stationary when the green light came on to start the race.
Benetton's 2-stop strategy for Schumacher prevailed over the 1-stop strategy Coulthard was on, as Schumacher pulled away from the field giving himself enough room to make his second pit stop and remain in the lead. Schumacher became the first German to win a World Championship German Grand Prix (other German drivers had won the German Grand Prix before the inception of the World Championship, the most recent being Rudolf Caracciola in 1939). His car broke down after the race had finished, as did that of team-mate Johnny Herbert and Aguri Suzuki (whose car caught fire).
Initially it was believed that Hill spun off due to oil laid down on the track from overfull oil tanks – as it is common practice for teams to fill the oil tanks prior to the start of the race. A few days after the race, the Williams team discovered that Hill's car had in fact suffered from a driveshaft failure leading to his accident. Shortly before he went off, Murray Walker commented that he had noticed blue smoke coming out of the back of Hill's car; the reason for this was never discovered.
It was the final F1 race of Pierluigi Martini, who retired with a blown engine and was replaced by Pedro Lamy for the next race.
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 Time | Q2 Time | Gap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | data-sort-value="hil" | Damon Hill | Williams-Renault | 1:44.932 | 1:44.385 | |
| 2 | 1 | data-sort-value="sch" |  Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Renault | 1:45.505 | 1:44.465 | +0.080 |
| 3 | 6 | data-sort-value="cou" | David Coulthard | Williams-Renault | 1:45.306 | 1:44.540 | +0.155 |
| 4 | 28 | data-sort-value="ber" |  Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:46.482 | 1:45.553 | +1.168 |
| 5 | 14 | data-sort-value="bar" |  Rubens Barrichello | Jordan-Peugeot | 1:48.203 | 1:45.765 | +1.380 |
| 6 | 15 | data-sort-value="irv" | Eddie Irvine | Jordan-Peugeot | 1:46.916 | 1:45.846 | +1.461 |
| 7 | 8 | data-sort-value="hak" |  Mika Häkkinen | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:46.291 | 1:45.849 | +1.464 |
| 8 | 7 | data-sort-value="blu" | Mark Blundell | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:47.854 | 1:46.221 | +1.836 |
| 9 | 2 | data-sort-value="her" | Johnny Herbert | Benetton-Renault | 1:46.381 | 1:46.315 | +1.930 |
| 10 | 27 | data-sort-value="ale" |  Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 1:46.356 | 1:46.475 | +1.971 |
| 11 | 30 | data-sort-value="fre" | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber-Ford | 1:47.769 | 1:46.801 | +2.416 |
| 12 | 26 | data-sort-value="pan" | Olivier Panis | Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 1:47.372 | 1:47.528 | +2.987 |
| 13 | 4 | data-sort-value="sal" | Mika Salo | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:49.103 | 1:47.507 | +3.122 |
| 14 | 29 | data-sort-value="bou" | Jean-Christophe Boullion | Sauber-Ford | 1:48.526 | 1:47.636 | +3.251 |
| 15 | 9 | data-sort-value="pap" |  Massimiliano Papis | Footwork-Hart | 1:49.621 | 1:48.093 | +3.708 |
| 16 | 24 | data-sort-value="bad" | Luca Badoer | Minardi-Ford | 1:50.409 | 1:49.302 | +4.917 |
| 17 | 3 | data-sort-value="kat" |  Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:56.518 | 1:49.402 | +5.017 |
| 18 | 25 | data-sort-value="suz" | Aguri Suzuki | Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 2:04.193 | 1:49.716 | +5.331 |
| 19 | 10 | data-sort-value="ino" | Taki Inoue | Footwork-Hart | 1:50.451 | 1:49.892 | +5.507 |
| 20 | 23 | data-sort-value="mar" | Pierluigi Martini | Minardi-Ford | 1:51.368 | 1:49.990 | +5.605 |
| 21 | 21 | data-sort-value="din" | Pedro Diniz | Forti-Ford | 1:54.303 | 1:52.961 | +8.576 |
| 22 | 22 | data-sort-value="mor" | Roberto Moreno | Forti-Ford | 1:53.456 | 1:53.405 | +9.020 |
| 23 | 17 | data-sort-value="mon" | Andrea Montermini | Pacific-Ford | 1:53.492 | No time | +9.107 |
| 24 | 16 | data-sort-value="lav" | Giovanni Lavaggi | Pacific-Ford | 1:54.625 | 1:56.325 | +10.240 |
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| Pos | Driver | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | 56 | ||
| 2 | Damon Hill | 35 | ||
| 3 | Jean Alesi | 32 | ||
| 4 | Johnny Herbert | 25 | ||
| 5 | David Coulthard | 23 | ||
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| Pos | Constructor | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benetton-Renault | 71 | ||
| 2 | Ferrari | 53 | ||
| 3 | Williams-Renault | 52 | ||
| 4 |  Jordan-Peugeot | 13 | ||
| 5 | Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 11 | ||
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