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1995 Japanese Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitSuzuka, 53 laps
Round16 of 17
Race numbers

The 1995 Japanese Grand Prix was the:

  • 580th World Championship race
  • 11th World Championship Japanese Grand Prix
  • 9th World Championship race at Suzuka
  • 1995 Constructors’ title decider
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (DEU) Michael SchumacherBenetton-Renault531hr 36m 52.930s10
2+1(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes53+19.337s6
3+6(GBR) Johnny HerbertBenetton-Renault53+1m 23.804s4
4+3(GBR) Eddie IrvineJordan-Peugeot53+1m 42.136s3
5+6(FRA) Olivier PanisLigier-Mugen-Honda52+1 lap2
6+6(FIN) Mika SaloTyrrell-Yamaha52+1 lap1
7+16(GBR) Mark BlundellMcLaren-Mercedes52+1 lap 
8 (DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Ford Cosworth52+1 lap 
9+8(ITA) Luca BadoerMinardi-Ford Cosworth51+2 laps 
10+5(AUT) Karl WendlingerSauber-Ford Cosworth51+2 laps 
11+5(PRT) Pedro LamyMinardi-Ford Cosworth51+2 laps 
12+6(JPN) Taki InoueFootwork-Hart51+2 laps 
R (GBR) Damon HillWilliams-Renault40DNF 
R (GBR) David CoulthardWilliams-Renault39DNF 
R (BRA) Pedro DinizForti-Ford Cosworth32DNF 
R (FRA) Jean AlesiFerrari24DNF 
R (ITA) Andrea MonterminiPacific-Ilmor23DNF 
R (AUT) Gerhard BergerFerrari16DNF 
R (BRA) Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Peugeot15DNF 
R (JPN) Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha12DNF 
R (FRA) Bertrand GachotPacific-Ilmor6DNF 
R (BRA) Roberto MorenoForti-Ford Cosworth1DNF 
R (ITA) Gianni MorbidelliFootwork-Hart0DNF 
Did not start
  (JPN) Aguri SuzukiLigier-Mugen-Honda   

Starting grid

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

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(DEU) Michael SchumacherBenetton-Renault1:38.023 
2(FRA) Jean AlesiFerrari1:38.8880.865
3(FIN) Mika HakkinenMcLaren-Mercedes1:38.9540.931
4(GBR) Damon HillWilliams-Renault1:39.0321.009
5(AUT) Gerhard BergerFerrari1:39.0401.017
6(GBR) David CoulthardWilliams-Renault1:39.1551.132
7(GBR) Eddie IrvineJordan-Peugeot1:39.6211.598
8(DEU) Heinz-Harald FrentzenSauber-Ford Cosworth1:40.0101.987
9(GBR) Johnny HerbertBenetton-Renault1:40.3492.326
10(BRA) Rubens BarrichelloJordan-Peugeot1:40.3812.358
11(FRA) Olivier PanisLigier-Mugen-Honda1:40.8382.815
12(FIN) Mika SaloTyrrell-Yamaha1:41.3553.332
13(JPN) Aguri SuzukiLigier-Mugen-Honda1:41.5923.569
14(JPN) Ukyo KatayamaTyrrell-Yamaha1:41.9773.954
15(ITA) Gianni MorbidelliFootwork-Hart1:42.0594.036
16(AUT) Karl WendlingerSauber-Ford Cosworth1:42.9124.889
17(PRT) Pedro LamyMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:43.1025.079
18(ITA) Luca BadoerMinardi-Ford Cosworth1:43.5425.519
19(JPN) Taki InoueFootwork-Hart1:44.0746.051
20(ITA) Andrea MonterminiPacific-Ford Cosworth1:46.0978.074
21(BRA) Pedro DinizForti-Ford Cosworth1:46.6548.631
22(BRA) Roberto MorenoForti-Ford Cosworth1:48.26710.244
23(FRA) Bertrand GachotPacific-Ford Cosworth1:48.28910.266
24(GBR) Mark BlundellMcLaren-Mercedes16:42.64015:04.617

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(DEU) Michael Schumacher102
2(GBR) Damon Hill59
3(GBR) David Coulthard49
4(GBR) Johnny Herbert45
5(FRA) Jean Alesi42
6(AUT) Gerhard Berger31
7(FIN) Mika Hakkinen17
8(DEU) Heinz-Harald Frentzen15
9(BRA) Rubens Barrichello11
10(GBR) Eddie Irvine10
11(FRA) Olivier Panis10
12(GBR) Mark Blundell10
13(GBR) Martin Brundle7
14(FRA) Jean-Christophe Boullion3
=(FIN) Mika Salo3
16(ITA) Gianni Morbidelli1
=(JPN) Aguri Suzuki1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Benetton-Renault137
2Williams-Renault102
3Ferrari73
4McLaren-Mercedes27
5Jordan-Peugeot21
6Ligier-Mugen-Honda18
7Sauber-Ford Cosworth18
8Tyrrell-Yamaha3
9Footwork-Hart1

Stats & milestones

Milestone race start
50th for Damon Hill (87th driver to start 50 races, 16th British driver)
World Champion
1st and only title for Benetton (11th constructor world champion)
Wins
19th for Michael Schumacher (last for Benetton)
26th for Benetton
Podiums
38th for Michael Schumacher (last for Benetton)
9th for Mika Hakkinen
4th for Johnny Herbert (last for Benetton)
256th for McLaren
76th & 77th for Benetton
Poles
10th for Michael Schumacher (21st driver to take ten pole positions, 1st German driver; last for Benetton)
12th for Benetton
Fastest laps
23rd for Michael Schumacher (last for Benetton)
30th for Benetton (6th constructor to set 30 fastest laps)
Front row starts
24th for Michael Schumacher (last for Benetton)
6th for Jean Alesi (last until 1997; last for Ferrari)
Pole & win
6th for Michael Schumacher (last until 1997; last for Benetton)
Win & fastest lap
13th for Michael Schumacher (last for Benetton)
Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
5th for Michael Schumacher (last until 1997; last for Benetton)