1995 French Grand Prix

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Race details
Race 7 of 17 in the 1995 Formula One season.

Date July 2, 1995
Official name LXXXI Grand Prix de France
Location Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours, France
Course Permanent racing facility
2.656 mi / 4.250 km
Distance 72 laps, 191.250 mi / 306.000 km
Weather Cloudy
Pole position
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom Damon Hill Williams-Renault
Time 1:17.225
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Germany Michael Schumacher Benetton-Renault
Time 1:20.218 on lap 51
Podium
First Flag of Germany Michael Schumacher Benetton-Renault
Second Flag of the United Kingdom Damon Hill Williams-Renault
Third Flag of the United Kingdom David Coulthard Williams-Renault

The 1995 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on July 2, 1995 at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours. It was the 7th race of the 1995 Formula One season.

[edit] Classification

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1 Flag of Germany Michael Schumacher Benetton-Renault 72 1:38:28.429 2 10
2 5 Flag of the United Kingdom Damon Hill Williams-Renault 72 +31.309 1 6
3 6 Flag of the United Kingdom David Coulthard Williams-Renault 72 +1:02.826 3 4
4 25 Flag of the United Kingdom Martin Brundle Ligier-Mugen-Honda 72 +1:03.293 9 3
5 27 Flag of France Jean Alesi Ferrari 72 +1:17.869 4 2
6 14 Flag of Brazil Rubens Barrichello Jordan-Peugeot 71 +1 Lap 5 1
7 8 Flag of Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 71 +1 Lap 8  
8 26 Flag of France Olivier Panis Ligier-Mugen-Honda 71 +1 Lap 6  
9 15 Flag of the United Kingdom Eddie Irvine Jordan-Peugeot 71 +1 Lap 11  
10 30 Flag of Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber-Ford 71 +1 Lap 12  
11 7 Flag of the United Kingdom Mark Blundell McLaren-Mercedes 70 +2 Laps 13  
12 28 Flag of Austria Gerhard Berger Ferrari 70 +2 Laps 7  
13 24 Flag of Italy Luca Badoer Minardi-Ford 69 +3 Laps 17  
14 9 Flag of Italy Gianni Morbidelli Footwork-Hart 69 +3 Laps 16  
15 4 Flag of Finland Mika Salo Tyrrell-Yamaha 69 +3 Laps 14  
16 22 Flag of Brazil Roberto Moreno Forti-Ford 66 +6 Laps 24  
NC 17 Flag of Italy Andrea Montermini Pacific-Ilmor 62 Not classified 21  
Ret 29 Flag of France Jean-Christophe Boullion Sauber-Ford 48 Gearbox 15  
Ret 16 Flag of Belgium Bertrand Gachot Pacific-Ilmor 24 Gearbox 22  
Ret 23 Flag of Italy Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ford 23 Gearbox 20  
Ret 2 Flag of the United Kingdom Johnny Herbert Benetton-Renault 2 Spun off 10  
Ret 10 Flag of Japan Taki Inoue Footwork-Hart 0 Collision 18  
Ret 3 Flag of Japan Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha 0 Collision 19  
Ret 21 Flag of Brazil Pedro Diniz Forti-Ford 0 Spun off 23  

[edit] Notes

  • Fastest Lap: Michael Schumacher 1m 20.218s
  • Gerhard Berger was lying in the points when his fuel rig wouldn't connect at his pit stop. His stop lasted over 50 seconds dropping him to 17th.


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