1995 French Grand Prix

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.

1995 French Grand Prix
Race 7 of 17 in the 1995 Formula One World Championship ← Previous race Next race →
Race details
Date	2 July 1995
Official name	LXXXI Grand Prix de France
Location	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours Magny-Cours, France
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.250[1] km (2.641 miles)
Distance	72 laps, 305.814[2] km (190.024 miles)
Weather	Cloudy, light drizzle at times
Pole position
Driver	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault
Time	1:17.225
Fastest lap
Driver	Michael Schumacher	Benetton-Renault
Time	1:20.218 on lap 51
Podium
First	Michael Schumacher	Benetton-Renault
Second	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault
Third	David Coulthard	Williams-Renault
Lap leaders

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
1	5	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	1:18.556	1:17.225
2	1	Michael Schumacher	Benetton-Renault	1:18.893	1:17.512	+0.287
3	6	David Coulthard	Williams-Renault	1:18.585	1:17.925	+0.700
4	27	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	1:19.254	1:18.761	+1.536
5	14	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan-Peugeot	1:19.763	1:18.810	+1.585
6	26	Olivier Panis	Ligier-Mugen-Honda	1:19.466	1:19.047	+1.822
7	28	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:19.051	1:19.295	+1.826
8	8	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:20.218	1:19.238	+2.013
9	25	Martin Brundle	Ligier-Mugen-Honda	1:19.384	1:19.524	+2.159
10	2	Johnny Herbert	Benetton-Renault	1:19.555	1:20.000	+2.330
11	15	Eddie Irvine	Jordan-Peugeot	1:20.713	1:19.845	+2.620
12	30	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber-Ford	1:21.111	1:20.309	+3.084
13	7	Mark Blundell	McLaren-Mercedes	1:20.804	1:20.527	+3.302
14	4	Mika Salo	Tyrrell-Yamaha	1:21.921	1:20.796	+3.571
15	29	Jean-Christophe Boullion	Sauber-Ford	1:22.382	1:20.943	+3.718
16	9	Gianni Morbidelli	Footwork-Hart	1:21.756	1:21.076	+3.851
17	24	Luca Badoer	Minardi-Ford	No time	1:21.323	+4.098
18	10	Taki Inoue	Footwork-Hart	1:23.355	1:21.894	+4.669
19	3	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell-Yamaha	1:22.959	1:21.930	+4.705
20	23	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi-Ford	No time	1:22.104	+4.879
21	17	Andrea Montermini	Pacific-Ford	1:24.172	1:23.466	+6.241
22	16	Bertrand Gachot	Pacific-Ford	1:24.509	1:23.647	+6.422
23	21	Pedro Diniz	Forti-Ford	1:25.787	1:24.184	+6.959
24	22	Roberto Moreno	Forti-Ford	1:26.445	1:24.865	+7.640
Sources:[3][4][5]

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Michael Schumacher	Benetton-Renault	72	1:38:28.429	2	10
2	5	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	72	+ 31.309	1	6
3	6	David Coulthard	Williams-Renault	72	+ 1:02.826	3	4
4	25	Martin Brundle	Ligier-Mugen-Honda	72	+ 1:03.293	9	3
5	27	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	72	+ 1:17.869	4	2
6	14	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan-Peugeot	71	+ 1 lap	5	1
7	8	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	71	+ 1 lap	8
8	26	Olivier Panis	Ligier-Mugen-Honda	71	+ 1 lap	6
9	15	Eddie Irvine	Jordan-Peugeot	71	+ 1 lap	11
10	30	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber-Ford	71	+ 1 lap	12
11	7	Mark Blundell	McLaren-Mercedes	70	+ 2 laps	13
12	28	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	70	+ 2 laps	7
13	24	Luca Badoer	Minardi-Ford	69	+ 3 laps	17
14	9	Gianni Morbidelli	Footwork-Hart	69	+ 3 laps	16
15	4	Mika Salo	Tyrrell-Yamaha	69	+ 3 laps	14
16	22	Roberto Moreno	Forti-Ford	66	+ 6 laps	24
NC	17	Andrea Montermini	Pacific-Ford	62	+ 10 laps	21
Ret	29	Jean-Christophe Boullion	Sauber-Ford	48	Gearbox	15
Ret	16	Bertrand Gachot	Pacific-Ford	24	Gearbox	22
Ret	23	Pierluigi Martini	Minardi-Ford	23	Gearbox	20
Ret	2	Johnny Herbert	Benetton-Renault	2	Collision	10
Ret	10	Taki Inoue	Footwork-Hart	0	Collision	18
Ret	3	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell-Yamaha	0	Collision	19
Ret	21	Pedro Diniz	Forti-Ford	0	Spun off	23
Source:[6]

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Michael Schumacher 46 2 Damon Hill 35 3 Jean Alesi 26 4 Gerhard Berger 17 5 David Coulthard 13 Source: [7]

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Benetton-Renault 48 2 Ferrari 43 3 Williams-Renault 42 4 Jordan-Peugeot 13 5 McLaren-Mercedes 8 Source: [7]

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.