1995 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season explained
The 1995 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 47th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.
Season summary
Honda's Mick Doohan captured his second consecutive 500cc crown in 1995. Suzuki's Daryl Beattie had an early season points lead but crashed and injured himself in practice at Assen. Luca Cadalora again won two races for Yamaha but failed to show any consistency. Kevin Schwantz retired after the third race of the season with his numerous injuries finally taking their toll.
Max Biaggi also won his second consecutive 250 championship for Aprilia with his eight victories second only to Mike Hailwood's 10 victories in 1966. Haruchika Aoki dominated the 125cc championship, winning the title for Honda with seven wins.
1995 Grand Prix season calendar
The following Grands Prix were scheduled to take place in 1995:[1] [2]
†† = Saturday race
Calendar changes
Participants
500cc participants
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Regular Rider | Wildcard Rider | Replacement Rider | |
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250cc participants
Team | Constructor | Motorcycle | No. | Rider | Rounds |
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Chesterfield Aprilia | Aprilia | Aprilia RSV 250 | 1 | Max Biaggi | All |
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8 | Jean-Michel Bayle | All | Team HRC | Honda | Honda NSR250 | 2 | Tadayuki Okada | All |
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56 | Tohru Ukawa | 3 | FCC Technical Sports | Honda | Honda NSR250 | 3 | Takeshi Tsujimura | 1–4, 7–9, 11–13 |
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Honda Team Agostini | Honda | Honda NSR250 | 4 | Doriano Romboni | 1–4, 8–12 |
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11 | Wilco Zeelenberg | 7 | 39 | Alessandro Gramigni | 4, 6–8 | Docshop Racing | Aprilia | Aprilia RSV 250 | 5 | Niall Mackenzie | All |
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16 | Patrick van den Goorbergh | All | 41 | Jamie Robinson | 1–2 | Elf-Honda-Tech 3 | Honda | Honda NSR250 | 6 | Jean-Philippe Ruggia | All |
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19 | Olivier Jacque | All | Marlboro Team Rainey | Yamaha | Yamaha YZR 250 | 7 | Tetsuya Harada | All |
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25 | Kenny Roberts Jr. | All | MX Onda-S.S.P. Comp. | Honda | Honda NSR250 | 9 | Luis d'Antin | ?? |
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21 | Gregorio Lavilla | All | Blumex Rheos Racing | Honda | Honda NSR250 | 10 | Nobuatsu Aoki | All |
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Fortuna Honda Pons | Honda | Honda NSR250 | 12 | Carlos Checa | 1–8 |
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14 | Rubén Xaus | 9–13 | 94 | Sete Gibernau | 13 | Mohag Aprilia | Aprilia | Aprilia RSV 250 | 13 | Eskil Suter | 1–11, 13 |
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Edo Racing | Aprilia | Aprilia RSV 250 | 15 | Oliver Petrucciani | 1–10, 13 |
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51 | Massimiliano d’Agnano | ?? | Maxell Team Global | Honda | Honda NSR250 | 17 | Jurgen van den Goorbergh | All |
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27 | Sadanoti Hikita | 1–9 | 37 | José Barresi | 10–13 | Aprilia Racing Team | Aprilia | Aprilia RSV 250 | 18 | Roberto Locatelli | 1, 3–4, 6–7, 9–13 |
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34 | Marcellino Lucchi | 5–6 | Veitinger | Aprilia | Aprilia RSV 250 | 22 | Adi Stadler | All |
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Maurel Competicion | Honda | Honda NSR250 | 23 | Luis Carlos Maurel | All |
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Team Munich | Aprilia | Aprilia RSV 250 | 24 | Bernd Kassner | All |
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Givi Racing | Honda | Honda NSR250 | 26 | Davide Bulega | 1–3, 10–13 |
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39 | Alessandro Gramigni | 13 | HB Honda Germany | Honda | Honda NSR250 | 28 | Ralf Waldmann | All |
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29 | Jürgen Fuchs | All | PR2 Aprilia | Aprilia | Aprilia RSV 250 | 30 | José Luis Cardoso | All |
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10x10 Yamaha Repsol | Yamaha | Yamaha YZR 250 | 31 | Miguel Castilla | All |
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Troll 10x10 Repsol | Honda | Honda NSR250 | 31 | Miguel Castilla | All |
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BJC Racing Team | Aprilia | Aprilia RSV 250 | 32 | Pere Riba | 1–4, 6–12 |
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33 | Francisco Padro | 5, 13 | Equipe de France GP | Honda | Honda NSR250 | 55 | Régis Laconi | 1–4, 6–12 |
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Team Daytona Zero | Aprilia | Aprilia RSV 250 | 58 | Osamu Miyazaki | 3 |
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Team Yuki/YPF/Esco | Aprilia | Aprilia RSV 250 | 93 | Sebastián Porto | 12 |
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Sources:[4] | |
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| Key |
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Regular Rider | Wildcard Rider | Replacement Rider | |
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125cc participants
Team | Constructor | Motorcycle | No. | Rider | Rounds |
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Team Krona Aprilia | Aprilia | Aprilia RS125R | 1 | Kazuto Sakata | All |
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22 | Andrea Ballerini | 1–7, 9–13 | 72 | Stefano Cruciani | 6, 8 | Givi Racing | Honda | Honda RS125R | 2 | Noboru Ueda | All |
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HB Team Raudies | Honda | Honda RS125R | 4 | Dirk Raudies | All |
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Marlboro Aprilia Eckl | Aprilia | Aprilia RS125R | 5 | Peter Öttl | 1–4, 6–13 |
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23 | Manfred Geissler | All | Team Aspar Cepsa | Yamaha | Yamaha TZ125 | 5 | Jorge Martínez | All |
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19 | Yoshiaki Katoh | 1–9, 11–13 | 51 | Ángel Nieto Jr. | 10 | Team IPA Aprilia | Aprilia | Aprilia RS125R | 7 | Stefano Perugini | All |
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17 | Gianluigi Scalvini | 10 | GP Team Ditter Plastic | Aprilia | Aprilia RS125R | 8 | Masaki Tokudome | All |
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18 | Oliver Koch | 1–4, 6–13 | Team Ditter Plastic | Honda | Honda RS125R | 64 | Frank Baldinger | 5 |
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Jha Racing | Honda | Honda RS125R | 9 | Hideyuki Nakajyo | All |
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37 | Ken Miyasaka | All | Pit Lane Racing | Honda | Honda RS125R | 10 | Herri Torrontegui | All |
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Energizer Elf/Prein | Yamaha | Yamaha TZ125 | 11 | Stefan Prein | 1–8 |
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Honda | Honda RS125R | 10–13 |
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Yamaha | Yamaha TZ125 | 41 | Christian Kellner | 9 |
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Blumex Rheos Racing | Honda | Honda RS125R | 12 | Haruchika Aoki | All |
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Team Europa Zwafink | Honda | Honda RS125R | 13 | Garry McCoy | 1–4 |
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63 | Josep Sarda | 4, 6–12 | Docshop Racing | Honda | Honda RS125R | 14 | Akira Saito | All |
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L.B. Racing Team | Aprilia | Aprilia RS125R | 15 | Loek Bodelier | 1–6 |
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25 | Vittorio Lopez | 8–9 | 41 | Markus Ober | 12 | 65 | Alexander Folger | 5, 10, 13 | F.C.C. Technical Sports | Honda | Honda RS125R | 20 | Tomomi Manako | All |
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21 | Tomoko Igata | All | Debbia Team Semprucci | Yamaha | Yamaha TZ125 | 24 | Gabriele Debbia | All |
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Scuderia Alfa Ducados | Aprilia | Aprilia RS125R | 25 | Vittorio Lopez | 1–6 |
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40 | Massimiliano d’Agnano | ?? | Scot-San Patrignano | Honda | Honda RS125R | 26 | Emilio Alzamora | All |
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27 | Ivan Cremonini | 1–4, 6 | 38 | Luigi Ancona | 5, 7–13 | Moto Bum Team Harc Pro | Honda | Honda RS125R | 28 | Takehiro Yamamoto | All |
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Racing Supply | Honda | Honda RS125R | 29 | Yoshiyuki Suga | 3–13 |
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33 | Tetsu Ito | 2 | Scott-Attac | Team | Honda | Honda RS125R | 31 | Stefan Kurfiss | 1–3, 5–9 |
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39 | Luis Alvaro | 4, 13 | 44 | Darren Barton | 9–11, 13 | Elf Team Kepla | Honda | Honda RS125R | 32 | Hiroyuki Kikuchi | All |
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Techno Motor Engineering | Yamaha | Yamaha TZ125 | 56 | Shigeru Ibaraki | 3 |
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57 | Youichi Ui | 3 | Sources:[5] | |
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Regular Rider | Wildcard Rider | Replacement Rider | |
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Results and standings
Grands Prix
†† = Saturday race
500cc riders' standings
- Scoring systemPoints are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider has to finish the race to earn points.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
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Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
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| Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap | |
[6] [7] 250cc riders' standings
[8] [9]
- Scoring systemPoints are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider has to finish the race to earn points.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
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Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
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| Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap | |
125cc riders' standings
[10] [11]
- Scoring systemPoints are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider has to finish the race to earn points.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
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Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
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| Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap | |
† Half-points awarded in Malaysia, as the riders did not complete the sufficient distance for full points.
References
- Büla, Maurice & Schertenleib, Jean-Claude (2001). Continental Circus 1949-2000. Chronosports S.A.
- Web site: The Official MotoGP website . 2010-07-06.
Notes and References
- Web site: Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1995. https://archive.today/20130413213657/http://www.jumpingjack.nl/GP-races_1995_heden.htm. dead. 2013-04-13. 2021-05-13.
- Web site: motogp.com · 500cc World Standing 1995. www.motogp.com. 2010-06-08. 2008-08-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20080821223243/http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1995. dead.
- Web site: 500cc Grand Prix entry list for 1995. Motorcycle Racing Online. 13 January 2019.
- Web site: 250cc Grand Prix entry list for 1995. Motorcycle Racing Online. 13 January 2019.
- Web site: 125cc Grand Prix entry list for 1995. Motorcycle Racing Online. 13 January 2019.
- Web site: motogp.com · 500cc World Standing 1995. www.motogp.com. 2010-06-08. 2017-06-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20170620132226/http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1995/CAT/500cc/World+Standing. dead.
- Web site: Motorcycle Racing Online - 500cc Grand Prix entry list for 1995. www.f1network.net.
- Web site: motogp.com · 250cc World Standing 1995. www.motogp.com. 2010-06-08. 2016-06-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20160614050117/http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1995/CAT/250cc/World+Standing. dead.
- Web site: 250cc Grand Prix entry list for 1995. Motorcycle Racing Online.
- Web site: motogp.com · 125cc World Standing 1995. www.motogp.com. 2010-06-08. 2017-04-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20170409215906/http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1995/CAT/125cc/World+Standing. dead.
- Web site: 125cc Grand Prix entry list for 1995. Motorcycle Racing Online.