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1995 French Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitMagny-Cours, 72 laps
Round7 of 17
Race numbers

The 1995 French Grand Prix was the:

  • 571st World Championship race
  • 45th World Championship French Grand Prix
  • 5th World Championship race at Magny-Cours
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1(DEU) Michael SchumacherBenetton-Renault721hr 38m 28.429s10
2-1(GBR) Damon HillWilliams-Renault72+31.309s6
3 (GBR) David CoulthardWilliams-Renault72+1m 02.826s4
4+5(GBR) Martin BrundleLigier-Mugen-Honda72+1m 03.293s3
5-1(FRA) Jean AlesiFerrari72+1m 17.869s2
6-1(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Peugeot71+1 lap1
7+1(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes71+1 lap 
8-2(FRA) Olivier PanisLigier-Mugen-Honda71+1 lap 
9+2(GBR) Eddie IrvineJordan-Peugeot71+1 lap 
10+2(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Ford Cosworth71+1 lap 
11+2(GBR) Mark BlundellMcLaren-Mercedes70+2 laps 
12-5(AUT) Gerhard BergerFerrari70+2 laps 
13+4(ITA) Luca BadoerMinardi-Ford Cosworth69+3 laps 
14+2(ITA) Gianni MorbidelliFootwork-Hart69+3 laps 
15-1(FIN) Mika SaloTyrrell-Yamaha69+3 laps 
16+8(BRA) Roberto MorenoForti-Ford Cosworth66+6 laps 
NC (ITA) Andrea MonterminiPacific-Ilmor62+10 laps 
R (FRA) Jean-Christophe BoullionSauber-Ford Cosworth48DNF 
R (FRA) Bertrand GachotPacific-Ilmor24DNF 
R (ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ford Cosworth23DNF 
R (GBR) Johnny HerbertBenetton-Renault2DNF 
R (JPN) Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha0DNF 
R (JPN) Taki InoueFootwork-Hart0DNF 
R (BRA) Pedro DinizForti-Ford Cosworth0DNF 

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1(GBR) Damon HillWilliams-Renault
2(DEU) Michael SchumacherBenetton-Renault
3(GBR) David CoulthardWilliams-Renault
4(FRA) Jean AlesiFerrari
5(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Peugeot
6(FRA) Olivier PanisLigier-Mugen-Honda
7(AUT) Gerhard BergerFerrari
8(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes
9(GBR) Martin BrundleLigier-Mugen-Honda
10(GBR) Johnny HerbertBenetton-Renault
11(GBR) Eddie IrvineJordan-Peugeot
12(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Ford Cosworth
13(GBR) Mark BlundellMcLaren-Mercedes
14(FIN) Mika SaloTyrrell-Yamaha
15(FRA) Jean-Christophe BoullionSauber-Ford Cosworth
16(ITA) Gianni MorbidelliFootwork-Hart
17(ITA) Luca BadoerMinardi-Ford Cosworth
18(JPN) Taki InoueFootwork-Hart
19(JPN) Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha
20(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ford Cosworth
21(ITA) Andrea MonterminiPacific-Ford Cosworth
22(FRA) Bertrand GachotPacific-Ford Cosworth
23(BRA) Pedro DinizForti-Ford Cosworth
24(BRA) Roberto MorenoForti-Ford Cosworth

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(GBR) Damon HillWilliams-Renault1:17.225 
2(DEU) Michael SchumacherBenetton-Renault1:17.5120.287
3(GBR) David CoulthardWilliams-Renault1:17.9250.700
4(FRA) Jean AlesiFerrari1:18.7611.536
5(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Peugeot1:18.8101.585
6(FRA) Olivier PanisLigier-Mugen-Honda1:19.0471.822
7(AUT) Gerhard BergerFerrari1:19.0511.826
8(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes1:19.2382.013
9(GBR) Martin BrundleLigier-Mugen-Honda1:19.3842.159
10(GBR) Johnny HerbertBenetton-Renault1:19.5552.330
11(GBR) Eddie IrvineJordan-Peugeot1:19.8452.620
12(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Ford Cosworth1:20.3093.084
13(GBR) Mark BlundellMcLaren-Mercedes1:20.5273.302
14(FIN) Mika SaloTyrrell-Yamaha1:20.7963.571
15(FRA) Jean-Christophe BoullionSauber-Ford Cosworth1:20.9433.718
16(ITA) Gianni MorbidelliFootwork-Hart1:21.0763.851
17(ITA) Luca BadoerMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:21.3234.098
18(JPN) Taki InoueFootwork-Hart1:21.8944.669
19(JPN) Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha1:21.9304.705
20(ITA) Pierluigi MartiniMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:22.1044.879
21(ITA) Andrea MonterminiPacific-Ford Cosworth1:23.4666.241
22(FRA) Bertrand GachotPacific-Ford Cosworth1:23.6476.422
23(BRA) Pedro DinizForti-Ford Cosworth1:24.1846.959
24(BRA) Roberto MorenoForti-Ford Cosworth1:24.8657.640

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(DEU) Michael Schumacher46
2(GBR) Damon Hill35
3(FRA) Jean Alesi26
4(AUT) Gerhard Berger17
5(GBR) David Coulthard13
6(GBR) Johnny Herbert12
7(BRA) Rubens Barrichello7
8(GBR) Eddie Irvine6
9(FIN) Mika Hakkinen5
10(FRA) Olivier Panis4
11(DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen4
12(GBR) Martin Brundle3
13(GBR) Mark Blundell3
14(ITA) Gianni Morbidelli1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Benetton-Renault48
2Ferrari43
3Williams-Renault42
4Jordan-Peugeot13
5McLaren-Mercedes8
6Ligier-Mugen-Honda7
7Sauber-Ford Cosworth4
8Footwork-Hart1

Stats & milestones

Milestone race start
300th for Ligier (6th constructor to start 300 races)
Wins
14th for Michael Schumacher
19th for Benetton
Podiums
32nd for Michael Schumacher
25th for Damon Hill
3rd for David Coulthard
194th & 195th for Williams
68th for Benetton
Poles
7th for Damon Hill
77th for Williams
Fastest laps
19th for Michael Schumacher
26th for Benetton
Front row starts
24th for Damon Hill
20th for Michael Schumacher (27th driver to achieve 20 front row starts, 1st German driver)
Win & fastest lap
9th for Michael Schumacher