1995 Japanese Grand Prix

Round

16/17

Date

Oct 29, 1995 at 00:00 CET

Location

Suzuka, Japan

Circuit

Suzuka Circuit

Circuit length

5.864 m (18 turns)

Race distance

310.792 km (53 laps)

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Schumacher

Winner

1:36:52.930

Winning time

Schumacher

Pole position

Schumacher

Fastest lap

1:42.976

Fastest lap time

Results

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps	Points
1	#1 Michael Schumacher	Benetton	1:36:52.930	1st	53	10
2	#8 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	+19.337	3rd	53	6
3	#2 Johnny Herbert	Benetton	+1:23.804	9th	53	4
4	#15 Eddie Irvine	Jordan	+1:42.136	7th	53	3
5	#26 Olivier Panis	Ligier	+1 lap	11th	52	2
6	#4 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	+1 lap	12th	52	1
7	#7 Mark Blundell	McLaren	+1 lap	23rd	52
8	#30 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	+1 lap	8th	52
9	#24 Luca Badoer	Minardi	+2 laps	17th	51
10	#29 Karl Wendlinger	Sauber	+2 laps	15th	51
11	#23 Pedro Lamy	Minardi	+2 laps	16th	51
12	#10 Taki Inoue	Footwork	+2 laps	18th	51
DNF	#5 Damon Hill	Williams	Spun off	4th	40
DNF	#6 David Coulthard	Williams	Spun off	6th	39
DNF	#21 Pedro Diniz	Forti	Spun off	20th	32
DNF	#27 Jean Alesi	Ferrari	Driveshaft	2nd	24
DNF	#17 Andrea Montermini	Pacific	Spun off	19th	23
DNF	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	Electrical	5th	16
DNF	#14 Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	Spun off	10th	15
DNF	#3 Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	Spun off	13th	12
DNF	#16 Bertrand Gachot	Pacific	Halfshaft	22nd	6
DNF	#22 Roberto Moreno	Forti	Gearbox	21st	1
DNF	#9 Gianni Morbidelli	Footwork	Spun off	14th	0
DNS	#25 Aguri Suzuki	Ligier	Injury

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#5 Damon Hill	Williams	2:00.025		11
2	#1 Michael Schumacher	Benetton	2:00.414	+0.389	9
3	#6 David Coulthard	Williams	2:00.659	+0.634	9
4	#27 Jean Alesi	Ferrari	2:00.850	+0.825	9
5	#30 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	2:01.069	+1.044	8
6	#15 Eddie Irvine	Jordan	2:01.957	+1.932	8
7	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	2:02.231	+2.206	9
8	#2 Johnny Herbert	Benetton	2:03.071	+3.046	8
9	#8 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	2:03.465	+3.440	10
10	#3 Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	2:03.470	+3.445	11
11	#7 Mark Blundell	McLaren	2:03.686	+3.661	12
12	#26 Olivier Panis	Ligier	2:03.808	+3.783	12
13	#23 Pedro Lamy	Minardi	2:04.050	+4.025	10
14	#4 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	2:04.236	+4.211	9
15	#14 Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	2:04.313	+4.288	10
16	#24 Luca Badoer	Minardi	2:04.530	+4.505	11
17	#29 Karl Wendlinger	Sauber	2:05.237	+5.212	10
18	#9 Gianni Morbidelli	Footwork	2:06.223	+6.198	11
19	#17 Andrea Montermini	Pacific	2:08.562	+8.537	8
20	#10 Taki Inoue	Footwork	2:10.531	+10.506	9
21	#16 Bertrand Gachot	Pacific	2:10.651	+10.626	6
22	#21 Pedro Diniz	Forti	2:14.072	+14.047	8
23	#22 Roberto Moreno	Forti	11:07.750	+9:07.725	1

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#1 Michael Schumacher	Benetton	1:38.023		17
2	#27 Jean Alesi	Ferrari	1:38.888	+0.865	16
3	#8 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:38.954	+0.931	16
4	#5 Damon Hill	Williams	1:39.032	+1.009	19
5	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:39.040	+1.017	15
6	#6 David Coulthard	Williams	1:39.155	+1.132	21
7	#15 Eddie Irvine	Jordan	1:39.621	+1.598	15
8	#30 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	1:40.010	+1.987	17
9	#2 Johnny Herbert	Benetton	1:40.349	+2.326	15
10	#14 Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	1:40.381	+2.358	23
11	#26 Olivier Panis	Ligier	1:40.838	+2.815	19
12	#4 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:41.355	+3.332	21
13	#25 Aguri Suzuki	Ligier	1:41.592	+3.569	20
14	#3 Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	1:41.977	+3.954	19
15	#9 Gianni Morbidelli	Footwork	1:42.059	+4.036	16
16	#29 Karl Wendlinger	Sauber	1:42.912	+4.889	21
17	#23 Pedro Lamy	Minardi	1:43.102	+5.079	22
18	#24 Luca Badoer	Minardi	1:43.542	+5.519	20
19	#10 Taki Inoue	Footwork	1:44.074	+6.051	21
20	#17 Andrea Montermini	Pacific	1:46.097	+8.074	16
21	#21 Pedro Diniz	Forti	1:46.654	+8.631	15
22	#22 Roberto Moreno	Forti	1:48.267	+10.244	10
23	#16 Bertrand Gachot	Pacific	1:48.289	+10.266	15
24	#7 Mark Blundell	McLaren	16:42.640	+15:04.617	1

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#1 Michael Schumacher	Benetton	1:38.023		8
2	#27 Jean Alesi	Ferrari	1:38.888	+0.865	5
3	#8 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:38.954	+0.931	7
4	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:39.040	+1.017	11
5	#5 Damon Hill	Williams	1:39.158	+1.135	8
6	#6 David Coulthard	Williams	1:39.368	+1.345	10
7	#15 Eddie Irvine	Jordan	1:39.621	+1.598	6
8	#30 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	1:40.380	+2.357	7
9	#2 Johnny Herbert	Benetton	1:40.391	+2.368	9
10	#14 Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	1:40.413	+2.390	12
11	#26 Olivier Panis	Ligier	1:41.081	+3.058	9
12	#25 Aguri Suzuki	Ligier	1:41.592	+3.569	9
13	#4 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:41.637	+3.614	10
14	#9 Gianni Morbidelli	Footwork	1:42.059	+4.036	9
15	#3 Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	1:42.273	+4.250	10
16	#29 Karl Wendlinger	Sauber	1:42.912	+4.889	9
17	#23 Pedro Lamy	Minardi	1:43.102	+5.079	10
18	#24 Luca Badoer	Minardi	1:43.542	+5.519	9
19	#10 Taki Inoue	Footwork	1:44.074	+6.051	10
20	#17 Andrea Montermini	Pacific	1:46.097	+8.074	7
21	#21 Pedro Diniz	Forti	1:47.166	+9.143	3
22	#22 Roberto Moreno	Forti	1:48.267	+10.244	5
23	#16 Bertrand Gachot	Pacific	1:48.289	+10.266	7

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#1 Michael Schumacher	Benetton	1:38.428		9
2	#5 Damon Hill	Williams	1:39.032	+0.604	11
3	#8 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:39.127	+0.699	9
4	#27 Jean Alesi	Ferrari	1:39.142	+0.714	11
5	#6 David Coulthard	Williams	1:39.155	+0.727	11
6	#30 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	1:40.010	+1.582	10
7	#15 Eddie Irvine	Jordan	1:40.153	+1.725	9
8	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:40.305	+1.877	4
9	#2 Johnny Herbert	Benetton	1:40.349	+1.921	6
10	#14 Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	1:40.381	+1.953	11
11	#26 Olivier Panis	Ligier	1:40.838	+2.410	10
12	#4 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:41.355	+2.927	11
13	#3 Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	1:41.977	+3.549	9
14	#25 Aguri Suzuki	Ligier	1:42.561	+4.133	11
15	#9 Gianni Morbidelli	Footwork	1:42.623	+4.195	7
16	#23 Pedro Lamy	Minardi	1:43.387	+4.959	12
17	#29 Karl Wendlinger	Sauber	1:43.634	+5.206	12
18	#24 Luca Badoer	Minardi	1:43.940	+5.512	11
19	#10 Taki Inoue	Footwork	1:44.386	+5.958	11
20	#21 Pedro Diniz	Forti	1:46.654	+8.226	12
21	#17 Andrea Montermini	Pacific	1:46.869	+8.441	9
22	#16 Bertrand Gachot	Pacific	1:48.824	+10.396	8
23	#22 Roberto Moreno	Forti	1:50.097	+11.669	5
24	#7 Mark Blundell	McLaren	16:42.640	+15:04.212	1

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#8 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:40.389		12
2	#15 Eddie Irvine	Jordan	1:40.674	+0.285	14
3	#5 Damon Hill	Williams	1:40.741	+0.352	15
4	#1 Michael Schumacher	Benetton	1:40.765	+0.376	20
5	#27 Jean Alesi	Ferrari	1:40.899	+0.510	17
6	#30 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	1:41.116	+0.727	8
7	#6 David Coulthard	Williams	1:41.151	+0.762	21
8	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:41.699	+1.310	22
9	#7 Mark Blundell	McLaren	1:41.789	+1.400	20
10	#14 Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	1:41.924	+1.535	21
11	#26 Olivier Panis	Ligier	1:42.017	+1.628	23
12	#2 Johnny Herbert	Benetton	1:42.749	+2.360	22
13	#25 Aguri Suzuki	Ligier	1:43.084	+2.695	20
14	#3 Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	1:43.309	+2.920	22
15	#4 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:43.324	+2.935	22
16	#29 Karl Wendlinger	Sauber	1:44.177	+3.788	23
17	#9 Gianni Morbidelli	Footwork	1:44.231	+3.842	16
18	#10 Taki Inoue	Footwork	1:44.892	+4.503	21
19	#23 Pedro Lamy	Minardi	1:45.010	+4.621	23
20	#24 Luca Badoer	Minardi	1:45.956	+5.567	20
21	#17 Andrea Montermini	Pacific	1:46.860	+6.471	10
22	#22 Roberto Moreno	Forti	1:48.048	+7.659	13
23	#21 Pedro Diniz	Forti	1:48.203	+7.814	21
24	#16 Bertrand Gachot	Pacific	1:49.184	+8.795	17

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Laps
1	#1 Michael Schumacher	Benetton	1:40.410		19
2	#8 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:40.694	+0.284	19
3	#5 Damon Hill	Williams	1:41.024	+0.614	22
4	#27 Jean Alesi	Ferrari	1:41.283	+0.873	14
5	#6 David Coulthard	Williams	1:41.492	+1.082	23
6	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:41.952	+1.542	15
7	#14 Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	1:42.147	+1.737	17
8	#30 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	1:42.294	+1.884	12
9	#2 Johnny Herbert	Benetton	1:42.381	+1.971	21
10	#7 Mark Blundell	McLaren	1:42.910	+2.500	21
11	#26 Olivier Panis	Ligier	1:43.045	+2.635	23
12	#15 Eddie Irvine	Jordan	1:43.660	+3.250	16
13	#4 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:44.414	+4.004	21
14	#3 Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	1:44.443	+4.033	21
15	#29 Karl Wendlinger	Sauber	1:44.810	+4.400	23
16	#9 Gianni Morbidelli	Footwork	1:44.906	+4.496	9
17	#25 Aguri Suzuki	Ligier	1:45.377	+4.967	20
18	#10 Taki Inoue	Footwork	1:45.871	+5.461	21
19	#23 Pedro Lamy	Minardi	1:45.901	+5.491	22
20	#24 Luca Badoer	Minardi	1:47.371	+6.961	16
21	#17 Andrea Montermini	Pacific	1:48.657	+8.247	9
22	#21 Pedro Diniz	Forti	1:48.877	+8.467	23
23	#16 Bertrand Gachot	Pacific	1:49.655	+9.245	17
24	#22 Roberto Moreno	Forti	2:17.198	+36.788	2

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Lap
1	#1 Michael Schumacher	Benetton	1:42.976		33
2	#6 David Coulthard	Williams	1:43.079	+0.103	33
3	#5 Damon Hill	Williams	1:43.193	+0.217	31
4	#8 Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	1:43.369	+0.393	38
5	#2 Johnny Herbert	Benetton	1:43.404	+0.428	37
6	#15 Eddie Irvine	Jordan	1:43.477	+0.501	30
7	#30 Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	1:44.211	+1.235	35
8	#7 Mark Blundell	McLaren	1:44.287	+1.311	50
9	#27 Jean Alesi	Ferrari	1:44.370	+1.394	23
10	#4 Mika Salo	Tyrrell	1:45.625	+2.649	51
11	#26 Olivier Panis	Ligier	1:45.661	+2.685	47
12	#29 Karl Wendlinger	Sauber	1:45.824	+2.848	43
13	#10 Taki Inoue	Footwork	1:46.600	+3.624	42
14	#23 Pedro Lamy	Minardi	1:46.954	+3.978	44
15	#24 Luca Badoer	Minardi	1:47.025	+4.049	47
16	#17 Andrea Montermini	Pacific	1:49.985	+7.009	21
17	#21 Pedro Diniz	Forti	1:50.261	+7.285	30
18	#14 Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	1:51.343	+8.367	13
19	#28 Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	1:52.165	+9.189	12
20	#3 Ukyo Katayama	Tyrrell	1:56.404	+13.428	12
21	#16 Bertrand Gachot	Pacific	2:06.927	+23.951	5

Standings

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Michael Schumacher	Benetton	9	11	102
2	Damon Hill	Williams	3	8	59	-43
3	David Coulthard	Williams	1	8	49	-53
4	Johnny Herbert	Benetton	2	4	45	-57
5	Jean Alesi	Ferrari	1	5	42	-60
6	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	0	6	31	-71
7	Mika Häkkinen	McLaren	0	2	17	-85
8	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Sauber	0	1	15	-87
9	Rubens Barrichello	Jordan	0	1	11	-91
10	Eddie Irvine	Jordan	0	1	10	-92
11	Olivier Panis	Ligier	0	0	10	-92
12	Mark Blundell	McLaren	0	0	10	-92
13	Martin Brundle	Ligier	0	1	7	-95
14	Jean-Christophe Boullion	Sauber	0	0	3	-99
15	Mika Salo	Tyrrell	0	0	3	-99
16	Gianni Morbidelli	Footwork	0	0	1	-101
17	Aguri Suzuki	Ligier	0	0	1	-101

Pos.	Constructor	Engine	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Benetton	Renault	11	15	137
2	Williams	Renault	4	16	102	-35
3	Ferrari	Ferrari	1	11	73	-64
4	McLaren	Mercedes	0	2	27	-110
5	Jordan	Peugeot	0	2	21	-116
6	Ligier	Mugen-Honda	0	1	18	-119
7	Sauber	Ford	0	1	18	-119
8	Tyrrell	Yamaha	0	0	3	-134
9	Footwork	Hart	0	0	1	-136

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The 1995 Japanese Grand Prix started Oct 29, 1995 on Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, Japan. Michael Schumacher started from pole position with Jean Alesi next to him. Mika Häkkinen started from third place.

In 1 hour, 36 minutes and 52 seconds Michael Schumacher finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Mika Häkkinen in second and Johnny Herbert in third place.

After the 1995 Japanese Grand Prix, Michael Schumacher is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 102 points. Schumacher is 43 points ahead of Damon Hill.