1995 F1 World Championship Season
| Season: | 46th World Championship season |
|---|---|
| Drivers’ Champion: |  Michael Schumacher (2nd title) |
| Constructors’ Champion: |  Benetton-Renault (only title, 11th different world champion constructor) |
| Reigning drivers’ champion: | Michael Schumacher |
| Reigning constructors’ champion: | Williams |
| Races: | 17 |
| Winning drivers: | Michael Schumacher (9) Damon Hill (4) Johnny Herbert (2)  Jean Alesi (1) David Coulthard (1) |
| Winning constructors: | Benetton (11) Williams (5)  Ferrari (1) |
| First-time winners (driver): | Jean Alesi Johnny Herbert David Coulthard |
| First-time winners (constructor): | none |
| Other seasons: |
Jump to: Calendar | Driver & constructor entries | Race winners | Pole positions | Fastest laps | Qualifying results | Driver standings | Constructor standings | Statistics
Calendar
- DT: Drivers’ title decider
- CT: Constructors’ title decider
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Date | Race Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brazil | Interlagos | 26 March | 1995 Brazilian Grand Prix |
| 2 |  Argentina | Buenos Aires | 09 April | 1995 Argentine Grand Prix |
| 3 |  San Marino | Imola | 30 April | 1995 San Marino Grand Prix |
| 4 |  Spain | Catalunya | 14 May | 1995 Spanish Grand Prix |
| 5 |  Monaco | Monte Carlo | 28 May | 1995 Monaco Grand Prix |
| 6 |  Canada | Montreal | 11 June | 1995 Canadian Grand Prix |
| 7 | France | Magny-Cours | 02 July | 1995 French Grand Prix |
| 8 | Britain | Silverstone | 16 July | 1995 British Grand Prix |
| 9 | Germany | Hockenheim | 30 July | 1995 German Grand Prix |
| 10 |  Hungary | Hungaroring | 13 August | 1995 Hungarian Grand Prix |
| 11 |  Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | 27 August | 1995 Belgian Grand Prix |
| 12 | Italy | Monza | 10 September | 1995 Italian Grand Prix |
| 13 |  Portugal | Estoril | 24 September | 1995 Portuguese Grand Prix |
| 14 |  Europe | Nurburgring | 01 October | 1995 European Grand Prix |
| 15 |  Pacific DT | Aida | 22 October | 1995 Pacific Grand Prix |
| 16 | Japan CT | Suzuka | 29 October | 1995 Japanese Grand Prix |
| 17 |  Australia | Adelaide | 12 November | 1995 Australian Grand Prix |
Driver and constructor entries
| Constructor | Driver | Round(s) entered |
|---|---|---|
| Benetton | Johnny Herbert | All |
| Michael Schumacher | All | |
| Ferrari | Jean Alesi | All |
 Gerhard Berger | All | |
| Footwork | Taki Inoue | All |
| Gianni Morbidelli | 1-7, 15-17 | |
| Massimiliano Papis | 8-14 | |
| Forti | Pedro Diniz | All |
| Roberto Moreno | All | |
 Jordan | Rubens Barrichello | All |
| Eddie Irvine | All | |
| Ligier | Martin Brundle | 4-8, 10-14, 17 |
| Olivier Panis | All | |
| Aguri Suzuki | 1-3, 9, 15-16 | |
| McLaren | Mark Blundell | 1-2, 5-17 |
 Mika Hakkinen | 1-14, 16-17 | |
 Jan Magnussen | 15 | |
| Nigel Mansell | 3-4 | |
| Minardi | Luca Badoer | All |
| Pedro Lamy | 10-17 | |
| Pierluigi Martini | 1-9 | |
| Pacific |  Jean-Denis Deletraz | 13-14 |
| Bertrand Gachot | 1-8, 15-17 | |
| Giovanni Lavaggi | 9-12 | |
| Andrea Montermini | All | |
| Sauber | Jean-Christophe Boullion | 5-15 |
| Heinz-Harald Frentzen | All | |
| Karl Wendlinger | 1-4, 16-17 | |
| Simtek | Domenico Schiattarella | 1-5 |
 Jos Verstappen | 1-5 | |
| Tyrrell | Ukyo Katayama | 1-13, 15-17 |
| Mika Salo | All | |
| Gabriele Tarquini | 14 | |
| Williams | David Coulthard | All |
| Damon Hill | All |
Race winners
- Highlight: Home driver/constructor
Polesitters
- Highlight: Home driver/constructor
Fastest laps
- Highlight: Home driver/constructor
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | Interlagos | Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Renault |
| 2 | Argentina | Buenos Aires | Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Renault |
| 3 | San Marino | Imola | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari |
| 4 | Spain | Catalunya | Damon Hill | Williams-Renault |
| 5 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | Jean Alesi | Ferrari |
| 6 | Canada | Montreal | Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Renault |
| 7 | France | Magny-Cours | Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Renault |
| 8 | Britain | Silverstone | Damon Hill | Williams-Renault |
| 9 | Germany | Hockenheim | Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Renault |
| 10 | Hungary | Hungaroring | Damon Hill | Williams-Renault |
| 11 | Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | David Coulthard | Williams-Renault |
| 12 | Italy | Monza | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari |
| 13 | Portugal | Estoril | David Coulthard | Williams-Renault |
| 14 | Europe | Nurburgring | Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Renault |
| 15 | Pacific | Aida | Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Renault |
| 16 | Japan | Suzuka | Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Renault |
| 17 | Australia | Adelaide | Damon Hill | Williams-Renault |
Qualifying results
World Drivers’ Championship standings
The top six classified finishers of each race were awarded points on the following basis: 1st (10), 2nd (6), 3rd (4), 4th (3), 5th (2), 6th (1)
- Highlight: Rookie
- Bold: pole position
- Underline: fastest lap
- Bold & underline: pole & fastest lap
| Pos | Driver | BRA | ARG | SMR | ESP | MCO | CAN | FRA | GBR | DEU | HUN | BEL | ITA | PRT | EUR | PAC | JPN | AUS | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | 1 | 3 | R | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | R | 1 | 11R | 1 | R | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | R | 102 |
| 2 | Damon Hill | R | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | R | 2 | R | R | 1 | 2 | R | 3 | R | 3 | R | 1 | 69 |
| 3 | David Coulthard | 2 | R | 4 | R | R | R | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | R | R | 1 | 3 | 2 | R | R | 49 |
| 4 | Johnny Herbert | R | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | R | R | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | R | 45 |
| 5 | Jean Alesi | 5 | 2 | 2 | R | R | 1 | 5 | 2 | R | R | R | R | 5 | 2 | 5 | R | R | 42 |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11R | 12 | R | 3 | 3 | R | R | 4 | R | 4 | R | R | 31 |
| 7 | Mika Hakkinen | 4 | R | 5 | R | R | R | 7 | R | R | R | R | 2 | R | 8 | 2 | DNS | 17 | |
| 8 | Olivier Panis | R | 7 | 9 | 6 | R | 4 | 8 | 4 | R | 6 | 9 | R | R | R | 8 | 5 | 2 | 16 |
| 9 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | R | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | R | 10 | 6 | R | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | R | 7 | 8 | R | 15 |
| 10 | Mark Blundell | 6 | R | 5 | R | 11 | 5 | R | R | 5 | 4 | 9 | R | 9 | 7 | 4 | 13 | ||
| 11 | Rubens Barrichello | R | R | R | 7 | R | 2 | 6 | 11R | R | 7 | 6 | R | 11 | 4 | R | R | R | 11 |
| 12 | Eddie Irvine | R | R | 8 | 5 | R | 3 | 9 | R | 9R | 13R | R | R | 10 | 6 | 11 | 4 | R | 10 |
| 13 | Martin Brundle | 9 | R | 10R | 4 | R | R | 3 | R | 8 | 7 | R | 7 | ||||||
| 14 | Gianni Morbidelli | R | R | 13 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 14 | R | R | 3 | 5 | |||||||
| 15 | Mika Salo | 7 | R | R | 10 | R | 7 | 15 | 8 | R | R | 8 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| 16 | Jean-Christophe Boullion | 8R | R | R | 9 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 12 | R | R | 3 | ||||||
| 17 | Aguri Suzuki | 8 | R | 11 | 6 | R | DNS | 1 | |||||||||||
| 18 | Pedro Lamy | 9 | 10 | R | R | 9 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||
| Pierluigi Martini | DNS | R | 12 | 14 | 7 | R | R | 7 | R | ||||||||||
| Ukyo Katayama | R | 8 | R | R | R | R | R | R | 7 | R | R | 10 | R | 14 | R | R | |||
| Pedro Diniz | 10 | NC | 15 | R | 10 | R | R | R | R | R | 13 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 17 | R | 7 | ||
| Massimiliano Papis | R | R | R | R | 7 | R | 12 | ||||||||||||
| Luca Badoer | R | DNS | 14 | R | R | 8 | 13 | 10 | R | 8 | R | R | 14 | 11 | 15 | 9 | DNS | ||
| Taki Inoue | R | R | R | R | R | 9 | R | R | R | R | 12 | 8 | 15 | R | R | 12 | R | ||
| Andrea Montermini | 9 | R | R | DNS | DSQ | R | NC | R | 8 | 12 | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | ||
| Bertrand Gachot | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | 12 | R | R | 8 | ||||||||
| Domenico Schiattarella | R | 9 | R | 15 | DNS | ||||||||||||||
| Karl Wendlinger | R | R | R | 13 | 10 | R | |||||||||||||
| Nigel Mansell | 10 | R | |||||||||||||||||
| Jan Magnussen | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jos Verstappen | R | R | R | 12 | DNS | ||||||||||||||
| Roberto Moreno | R | NC | 16 | R | R | R | 16 | R | R | R | 14 | R | 17 | R | 16 | R | R | ||
| Gabriele Tarquini | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jean-Denis Deletraz | R | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Giovanni Lavaggi | R | R | R | R | |||||||||||||||
| No. | Driver | BRA | ARG | SMR | ESP | MCO | CAN | FRA | GBR | DEU | HUN | BEL | ITA | PRT | EUR | PAC | JPN | AUS | Points |
Race to the title
The Race to the title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season between the top six drivers of 1995.
World Constructors’ Championship standings
The top six classified finishers of each race were awarded points on the following basis: 1st (10), 2nd (6), 3rd (4), 4th (3), 5th (2), 6th (1)
- Bold: pole position
- Underline: fastest lap
- Bold & underline: pole & fastest lap
| Pos | Constructor | BRA | ARG | SMR | ESP | MCO | CAN | FRA | GBR | DEU | HUN | BEL | ITA | PRT | EUR | PAC | JPN | AUS | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benetton-Renault | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | R | 137 |
| R | 4 | R | 2 | 4 | R | R | R | 4 | 11R | 7 | R | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | R | |||
| 2 | Williams-Renault | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | R | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | R | 1 | 3 | 2 | R | 1 | 112 |
| R | R | 4 | R | R | R | 3 | R | R | 2 | R | R | 3 | R | 3 | R | R | |||
| 3 | Ferrari | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | R | R | 4 | 2 | 4 | R | R | 73 |
| 5 | 6 | 3 | R | R | 11R | 12 | R | R | R | R | R | 5 | R | 5 | R | R | |||
| 4 | McLaren-Mercedes | 4 | R | 5 | R | 5 | R | 7 | 5 | R | R | 5 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 30 |
| 6 | R | 10 | R | R | R | 11 | R | R | R | R | 4 | R | R | 10 | 7 | DNS | |||
| 5 | Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | R | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | R | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 24 |
| R | R | 11 | 9 | R | 10R | 8 | R | R | R | 9 | R | R | R | R | DNS | R | |||
| 6 | Jordan-Peugeot | R | R | 8 | 5 | R | 2 | 6 | 11R | 9R | 7 | 6 | R | 10 | 4 | 11 | 4 | R | 21 |
| R | R | R | 7 | R | 3 | 9 | R | R | 13R | R | R | 11 | 6 | R | R | R | |||
| 7 | Sauber-Ford Cosworth | R | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | R | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | R | 7 | 8 | R | 18 |
| R | R | R | 13 | 8R | R | R | 9 | R | 10 | 11 | 6 | 12 | R | R | 10 | R | |||
| 8 | Footwork-Hart | R | R | 13 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 14 | R | R | R | 12 | 7 | 15 | 12 | R | 12 | 3 | 5 |
| R | R | R | R | R | 9 | R | R | R | R | R | 8 | R | R | R | R | R | |||
| 9 | Tyrrell-Yamaha | 7 | 8 | R | 10 | R | 7 | 15 | 8 | 7 | R | 8 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
| R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | 10 | R | 14 | 14 | R | R | |||
| 10 | Minardi-Ford Cosworth | R | R | 12 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 7 | R | 8 | 10 | R | 14 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| DNS | DNS | 14 | R | R | R | R | 10 | R | 9 | R | R | R | 11 | 15 | 11 | DNS | |||
| 11 | Forti-Ford Cosworth | 10 | NC | 15 | R | 10 | R | 16 | R | R | R | 13 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 16 | R | 7 | |
| R | NC | 16 | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | 14 | R | 17 | R | 17 | R | R | |||
| 12 | Pacific-Ilmor | 9 | R | R | R | R | R | R | 12 | 8 | 12 | R | R | R | 15 | R | R | 8 | |
| R | R | R | DNS | DSQ | R | NC | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | |||
| 13 | Simtek-Ford Cosworth | R | 9 | R | 12 | DNS | |||||||||||||
| R | R | R | 15 | DNS | |||||||||||||||
| No. | Constructor | BRA | ARG | SMR | ESP | MCO | CAN | FRA | GBR | DEU | HUN | BEL | ITA | PRT | EUR | PAC | JPN | AUS | Points |
Notes
- Benetton and Williams were not awarded points for their first and second place finishes at the Brazilian Grand Prix as a result of their cars being deemed to have used illegal fuel.
Race to the title
The Race to the title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season between the top five constructors of 1995.