1995 Spanish Grand Prix

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Race details
Race 4 of 17 in the 1995 Formula One season.

Date May 14, 1995
Official name XXXVII Gran Prêmio Marlboro de España
Location Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Course Permanent racing facility
2.954 mi / 4.727 km
Distance 65 laps, 192.034 mi / 307.255 km
Weather Sunny
Pole position
Driver Flag of Germany Michael Schumacher Benetton-Renault
Time 1:21.452
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom Damon Hill Williams-Renault
Time 1:24.531 on lap 46
Podium
First Flag of Germany Michael Schumacher Benetton-Renault
Second Flag of the United Kingdom Johnny Herbert Benetton-Renault
Third Flag of Austria Gerhard Berger Ferrari

The 1995 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on May 14, 1995 at the Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona. It was the 4th 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 65 1:34:20.507 1 10
2 2 Flag of the United Kingdom Johnny Herbert Benetton-Renault 65 +51.988 7 6
3 28 Flag of Austria Gerhard Berger Ferrari 65 +1:05.237 3 4
4 5 Flag of the United Kingdom Damon Hill Williams-Renault 65 +2:01.749 5 3
5 15 Flag of the United Kingdom Eddie Irvine Jordan-Peugeot 64 +1 Lap 6 2
6 26 Flag of France Olivier Panis Ligier-Mugen-Honda 64 +1 Lap 15 1
7 14 Flag of Brazil Rubens Barrichello Jordan-Peugeot 64 +1 Lap 8  
8 30 Flag of Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber-Ford 64 +1 Lap 12  
9 25 Flag of the United Kingdom Martin Brundle Ligier-Mugen-Honda 64 +1 Lap 11  
10 4 Flag of Finland Mika Salo Tyrrell-Yamaha 64 +1 Lap 13  
11 9 Flag of Italy Gianni Morbidelli Footwork-Hart 63 +2 Laps 14  
12 12 Flag of the Netherlands Jos Verstappen Simtek-Ford 63 +2 Laps 16  
13 29 Flag of Austria Karl Wendlinger Sauber-Ford 63 +2 Laps 20  
14 23 Flag of Italy Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ford 62 +3 Laps 19  
15 11 Flag of Italy Domenico Schiattarella Simtek-Ford 61 +4 Laps 22  
Ret 3 Flag of Japan Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha 56 Engine 17  
Ret 6 Flag of the United Kingdom David Coulthard Williams-Renault 54 Gearbox 4  
Ret 8 Flag of Finland Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 53 Fuel system 9  
Ret 10 Flag of Japan Taki Inoue Footwork-Hart 43 Transmission 18  
Ret 16 Flag of Belgium Bertrand Gachot Pacific-Ilmor 43 Fire 24  
Ret 22 Flag of Brazil Roberto Moreno Forti-Ford 39 Overheating 25  
Ret 27 Flag of France Jean Alesi Ferrari 25 Engine 2  
Ret 24 Flag of Italy Luca Badoer Minardi-Ford 21 Gearbox 21  
Ret 7 Flag of the United Kingdom Nigel Mansell McLaren-Mercedes 18 Handling 10  
Ret 21 Flag of Brazil Pedro Diniz Forti-Ford 17 Gearbox 26  
DNS 17 Flag of Italy Andrea Montermini Pacific-Ilmor 0 Non Starter 23  

[edit] Notes

  • Fastest Lap: Damon Hill 1m 24.531s
  • This was Nigel Mansell's last race in Formula 1.
  • Damon Hill was lying 2nd with one lap left but gearbox trouble saw him drop behind Herbert and Berger to 4th, a 2nd place would have kept him in the lead of the Championship
  • Rubens Barrichello lost 6th on the last lap to Panis when his gearbox failed.


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