1995 Portuguese Grand Prix

  1995 Portuguese Grand Prix

Race details[1]
Race 13 of 17 in the 1995 Formula One season
Date	September 24, 1995
Official name	XXIV Grande Prémio de Portugal
Location	Autódromo do Estoril in Estoril, Portugal
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.360 km (2.725 mi)
Distance	71 laps, 309.560 km (193.475 mi)
Weather	Sunny
Pole position
Driver	David Coulthard	Williams-Renault
Time	1:20.537
Fastest lap
Driver	David Coulthard	Williams-Renault
Time	1:23.220 on lap 2
Podium
First	David Coulthard	Williams-Renault
Second	Michael Schumacher	Benetton-Renault
Third	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault
Lap leaders

The 1995 Portuguese Grand Prix (formally the XXIV Grande Prémio de Portugal) was a Formula One motor race held on September 24, 1995 at the Autódromo do Estoril, Estoril, Portugal. It was the thirteenth race of the 1995 Formula One season.^[1] The race, contested over 71 laps, was the first Formula One win for David Coulthard of the Williams team after starting from pole position. Michael Schumacher was second in a Benetton, with Damon Hill third in the latter Williams car.^[2]

Report

Background

To optimise their chances of winning at the Autódromo do Estoril, Williams brought an upgraded chassis to the race, a "B" specification of their FW17 car. The upgraded chassis would be used throughout the remainder of the season.^[3]

Practice and qualifying

Two practice sessions were held before the race; the first was held on Friday morning and the second on Saturday morning. Both sessions lasted 1 hour and 45 minutes with weather conditions dry throughout.^[4] Häkkinen set the fastest time in the first session, posting a lap of 1:23.073, one-tenth of a second quicker than Hill and Schumacher, in second and third places respectively. Coulthard was fourth, with the Ferrari cars fifth and sixth fastest; Gerhard Berger ahead of Jean Alesi.^[1] Häkkinen was eleventh in the second practice session, two seconds slower than Hill, who was fastest with a time of 1:21.443. Coulthard was second in the Williams, eight-tenths of a second behind Hill. Schumacher was third, with Alesi fourth, both over a second behind Hill. Heinz-Harald Frentzen in a Sauber was sixth with Martin Brundle in the latter McLaren, Eddie Irvine in a Jordan and Berger rounding out the top eight positions.^[1]

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Q1 Time	Q2 Time	Gap
1	6	David Coulthard	Williams-Renault	1:21.423	1:20.537
2	5	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	1:21.322	1:20.905	+0.368
3	1	Michael Schumacher	Benetton-Renault	1:21.885	1:21.301	+0.764
4	28	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:22.281	1:21.970	+1.433
5	30	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber-Ford	1:23.485	1:22.226	+1.689
6	2	Johnny Herbert	Benetton-Renault	1:23.786	1:22.322	+1.785
7	27	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	1:22.656	1:22.391	+1.854
8	14	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan-Peugeot	1:23.142	1:22.538	+2.001
9	25	Martin Brundle	Ligier-Mugen-Honda	1:23.244	1:22.588	+2.051
10	15	Eddie Irvine	Jordan-Peugeot	1:22.957	1:22.831	+2.294
11	26	Olivier Panis	Ligier-Mugen-Honda	1:23.284	1:22.904	+2.367
12	7	Mark Blundell	McLaren-Mercedes	1:24.583	1:22.914	+2.377
13	8	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	1:23.064	1:23.114	+2.527
14	29	Jean-Christophe Boullion	Sauber-Ford	no time	1:23.934	+3.397
15	4	Mika Salo	Tyrrell-Yamaha	1:24.942	1:23.936	+3.399
16	3	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell-Yamaha	1:24.631	1:24.287	+3.750
17	23	Pedro Lamy	Minardi-Ford	1:26.210	1:24.657	+4.120
18	24	Luca Badoer	Minardi-Ford	1:25.746	1:24.778	+4.241
19	10	Taki Inoue	Footwork-Hart	1:24.883	1:25.031	+4.346
20	9	Massimiliano Papis	Footwork-Hart	1:25.696	1:25.179	+4.642
21	17	Andrea Montermini	Pacific-Ford	1:27.659	1:26.172	+5.634
22	21	Pedro Diniz	Forti-Ford	1:29.137	1:27.292	+6.755
23	22	Roberto Moreno	Forti-Ford	1:28.672	1:27.523	+6.986
24	16	Jean-Denis Délétraz	Pacific-Ford	no time	1:32.769	+12.232
Source:[1]

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	6	David Coulthard	Williams-Renault	71	1:41:52.145	1	10
2	1	Michael Schumacher	Benetton-Renault	71	+7.248	3	6
3	5	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault	71	+22.121	2	4
4	28	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	71	+1:24.879	4	3
5	27	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	71	+1:25.429	7	2
6	30	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber-Ford	70	+1 Lap	5	1
7	2	Johnny Herbert	Benetton-Renault	70	+1 Lap	6
8	25	Martin Brundle	Ligier-Mugen-Honda	70	+1 Lap	9
9	7	Mark Blundell	McLaren-Mercedes	70	+1 Lap	12
10	15	Eddie Irvine	Jordan-Peugeot	70	+1 Lap	10
11	14	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan-Peugeot	70	+1 Lap	8
12	29	Jean-Christophe Boullion	Sauber-Ford	70	+1 Lap	14
13	4	Mika Salo	Tyrrell-Yamaha	69	+2 Laps	15
14	24	Luca Badoer	Minardi-Ford	68	+3 Laps	18
15	10	Taki Inoue	Footwork-Hart	68	+3 Laps	19
16	21	Pedro Diniz	Forti-Ford	66	+5 Laps	22
17	22	Roberto Moreno	Forti-Ford	64	+7 Laps	23
Ret	17	Andrea Montermini	Pacific-Ford	53	Gearbox	21
Ret	8	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren-Mercedes	44	Engine	13
Ret	16	Jean-Denis Délétraz	Pacific-Ford	14	Physical	24
Ret	26	Olivier Panis	Ligier-Mugen-Honda	10	Spun off	11
Ret	23	Pedro Lamy	Minardi-Ford	7	Gearbox	17
Ret	3	Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell-Yamaha	0	Collision	16
Ret	9	Massimiliano Papis	Footwork-Hart	0	Gearbox	20

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Michael Schumacher 72 2 Damon Hill 55 3 David Coulthard 39 4 Johnny Herbert 38 5 Jean Alesi 34

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Benetton-Renault 100 2 Williams-Renault 88 3 Ferrari 62 4 McLaren-Mercedes 21 5 Sauber-Ford 18

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

References