1995 Hungarian Grand Prix Explained

Type:F1
Country:Hungary
Grand Prix:Hungarian
Official Name:XI Marlboro Magyar Nagydij
Date:13 August
Year:1995
Race No:10
Season No:17
Location:Hungaroring
Mogyoród, Pest, Hungary[1]
Course:Permanent racing facility
Course Mi:2.466
Course Km:3.968
Distance Laps:77
Distance Mi:189.851
Distance Km:305.536
Weather:Sunny
Pole Driver:Damon Hill
Pole Team:Williams-Renault
Pole Time:1:16.982
Pole Country:United Kingdom
Fast Driver:Damon Hill
Fast Team:Williams-Renault
Fast Time:1:20.247
Fast Lap:34
Fast Country:United Kingdom
First Driver:Damon Hill
First Team:Williams-Renault
First Country:United Kingdom
Second Driver:David Coulthard
Second Team:Williams-Renault
Second Country:United Kingdom
Third Driver:Gerhard Berger
Third Team:Ferrari
Third Country:Austria
Next Round:1995 Belgian Grand Prix
Previous Round:1995 German Grand Prix

The 1995 Hungarian Grand Prix (formally the XI Marlboro Magyar Nagydij) was a Formula One motor race held on 13 August 1995 at the Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Pest, Hungary. It was the tenth race of the 1995 Formula One World Championship.

The 77-lap race was won by Damon Hill, driving a Williams-Renault. Hill took his third victory of the season after starting from pole position, leading all 77 laps and setting the fastest race lap. Teammate David Coulthard finished second, with Gerhard Berger third in a Ferrari.

The Jordan team were waiting on the pitwall for Rubens Barrichello to claim 3rd place, however his engine died on the last corner, and he crawled to the line in 7th.

Pedro Lamy replaced Pierluigi Martini at Minardi.

Taki Inoue was hit by a safety car Tatra 623 as he attempted to extinguish a fire on his Footwork, this was his second incident with a safety car in this season. He suffered minor injuries.[2] [3]

Classification

Qualifying

Pos No Driver Constructor Q1 Q2 Gap
15data-sort-value="HIL" Damon HillWilliams-Renault1:18.3741:16.982
26data-sort-value="cou" David CoulthardWilliams-Renault1:19.0001:17.366+0.384
31data-sort-value="sch, m" Michael SchumacherBenetton-Renault1:19.4901:17.558+0.576
428data-sort-value="ber" Gerhard BergerFerrari1:19.0331:18.059+1.077
58data-sort-value="hak" Mika HäkkinenMcLaren-Mercedes1:20.5771:18.363+1.381
627data-sort-value="ale" Jean AlesiFerrari1:20.1341:18.968+1.986
715data-sort-value="irv" Eddie IrvineJordan-Peugeot1:21.2461:19.499+2.517
825data-sort-value="bru" Martin BrundleLigier-Mugen-Honda1:21.8181:19.748+2.766
92data-sort-value="her" Johnny HerbertBenetton-Renault1:21.8781:20.072+3.090
1026data-sort-value="pan" Olivier PanisLigier-Mugen-Honda1:20.9521:20.160+3.178
1130data-sort-value="fre" Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Ford1:21.2341:20.413+3.431
1224data-sort-value="bad" Luca BadoerMinardi-Ford1:22.3451:20.543+3.561
137data-sort-value="blu" Mark BlundellMcLaren-Mercedes1:21.6631:20.640+3.658
1414data-sort-value="bar" Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Peugeot1:21.8741:20.902+3.920
1523data-sort-value="lam" Pedro LamyMinardi-Ford1:22.6001:21.156+4.174
164data-sort-value="sal" Mika SaloTyrrell-Yamaha1:24.4401:21.624+4.642
173data-sort-value="kat" Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha1:22.8661:21.702+4.720
1810data-sort-value="ino" Taki InoueFootwork-Hart1:24.6561:22.081+5.099
1929data-sort-value="bou" Jean-Christophe BoullionSauber-Ford1:22.7661:22.161+5.179
209data-sort-value="pap" Massimiliano PapisFootwork-Hart1:23.275No time+6.293
2122data-sort-value="mor" Roberto MorenoForti-Ford1:26.0591:24.351+7.369
2217data-sort-value="mon" Andrea MonterminiPacific-Ford1:25.4651:24.371+7.389
2321data-sort-value="din" Pedro DinizForti-Ford1:25.9341:24.695+7.713
2416data-sort-value="lav" Giovanni LavaggiPacific-Ford1:27.3421:26.570+9.588
Sources:[4] [5] [6]

Race

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
15 Damon HillWilliams-Renault771:46:25.721110
26 David CoulthardWilliams-Renault77+ 33.39826
328 Gerhard BergerFerrari76+ 1 Lap44
42 Johnny HerbertBenetton-Renault76+ 1 Lap93
530 Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Ford76+ 1 Lap112
626 Olivier PanisLigier-Mugen-Honda76+ 1 Lap101
714 Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Peugeot76+ 1 Lap14 
824 Luca BadoerMinardi-Ford75+ 2 Laps12 
923 Pedro LamyMinardi-Ford74+ 3 Laps15 
1029 Jean-Christophe BoullionSauber-Ford74+ 3 Laps19 
111 Michael SchumacherBenetton-Renault73Fuel pump3 
1217 Andrea MonterminiPacific-Ford73+ 4 Laps22 
1315 Eddie IrvineJordan-Peugeot70Clutch7 
Ret25 Martin BrundleLigier-Mugen-Honda67Engine8 
Ret4 Mika SaloTyrrell-Yamaha58Throttle16 
Ret7 Mark BlundellMcLaren-Mercedes54Engine13 
Ret3 Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha46Spun Off17 
Ret9 Massimiliano PapisFootwork-Hart45Brakes20 
Ret27 Jean AlesiFerrari42Engine6 
Ret21 Pedro DinizForti-Ford32Engine23 
Ret10 Taki InoueFootwork-Hart13Engine18 
Ret22 Roberto MorenoForti-Ford8Gearbox21 
Ret16 Giovanni LavaggiPacific-Ford5Spun Off24 
Ret8 Mika HäkkinenMcLaren-Mercedes3Engine5 

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints
1 Michael Schumacher56
2 Damon Hill45
3 Jean Alesi32
4 David Coulthard29
5 Johnny Herbert28
Source: [7]
Constructors' Championship standings
PosConstructorPoints
1 Benetton-Renault74
2 Williams-Renault68
3 Ferrari57
4 Jordan-Peugeot13
5 Ligier-Mugen-Honda12
Source:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1995 Hungarian Grand Prix. Motor Sport. 8 June 2022.
  2. Web site: Tatra T-623. Banovsky's Car of the Day. 9 April 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170422033715/https://static.modestmachines.com/archive/tatra-t-623. 22 April 2017.
  3. Web site: Taki Inoue - Biography . F1 Rejects . 28 May 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080725092840/http://f1rejects.com/drivers/inoue/biography.html . July 25, 2008 .
  4. Web site: Marlboro Magyar Nagydij – Qualifying 1. Formula1.com. 29 December 2023.
  5. Web site: Marlboro Magyar Nagydij – Qualifying 2. Formula1.com. 29 December 2023.
  6. Web site: 1995 Hungarian Grand Prix Classification Qualifying. Motorsport Stats. 29 December 2023.
  7. Web site: Hungary 1995 - Championship • STATS F1. www.statsf1.com. 18 March 2019.