| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race 7 of 17 in the 1995 Formula One season | ||
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| Date | July 2, 1995 | |
| Official name | LXXXI Grand Prix de France | |
| Location | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours, France | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 4.250 km (2.641 mi) | |
| Distance | 72 laps, 306.000 km (190.140 mi) | |
| Weather | Cloudy, Light Drizzle at times | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Damon Hill
|
Williams-Renault |
| Time | 1:17.225 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver |  Michael Schumacher
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Benetton-Renault |
| Time | 1:20.218 on lap 51 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Michael Schumacher
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Benetton-Renault |
| Second | Damon Hill
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Williams-Renault |
| Third | David Coulthard
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Williams-Renault |
The 1995 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on July 2, 1995 at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours. It was the seventh race of the 1995 Formula One season. Michael Schumacher extended his championship lead over Damon Hill to 11 points. As had happened in many seasons, the local Ligier team scored a strong result. Gerhard Berger was running in the points when his fuel rig wouldn't connect at his pit stop. His stop lasted over 50 seconds dropping him to 17th.
Classification[]
Qualifying[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 Time | Q2 Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Damon Hill
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Williams-Renault | 1:18.556 | 1:17.225 | |
| 2 | 1 | Michael Schumacher
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Benetton-Renault | 1:18.893 | 1:17.512 | +0.287 |
| 3 | 6 | David Coulthard
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Williams-Renault | 1:18.585 | 1:17.925 | +0.700 |
| 4 | 27 |  Jean Alesi
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Ferrari | 1:19.254 | 1:18.761 | +1.536 |
| 5 | 14 |  Rubens Barrichello
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Jordan-Peugeot | 1:19.763 | 1:18.810 | +1.585 |
| 6 | 26 | Olivier Panis
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Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 1:19.466 | 1:19.047 | +1.822 |
| 7 | 28 |  Gerhard Berger
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Ferrari | 1:19.051 | 1:19.295 | +1.826 |
| 8 | 8 |  Mika Häkkinen
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McLaren-Mercedes | 1:20.218 | 1:19.238 | +2.013 |
| 9 | 25 | Martin Brundle
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Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 1:19.384 | 1:19.524 | +2.159 |
| 10 | 2 | Johnny Herbert
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Benetton-Renault | 1:19.555 | 1:20.000 | +2.330 |
| 11 | 15 | Eddie Irvine
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Jordan-Peugeot | 1:20.713 | 1:19.845 | +2.620 |
| 12 | 30 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen
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Sauber-Ford | 1:21.111 | 1:20.309 | +3.084 |
| 13 | 7 | Mark Blundell
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McLaren-Mercedes | 1:20.804 | 1:20.527 | +3.302 |
| 14 | 4 | Mika Salo
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Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:21.921 | 1:20.796 | +3.571 |
| 15 | 29 | Jean-Christophe Boullion
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Sauber-Ford | 1:22.382 | 1:20.943 | +3.718 |
| 16 | 9 |  Gianni Morbidelli
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Footwork-Hart | 1:21.756 | 1:21.076 | +3.851 |
| 17 | 24 | Luca Badoer
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Minardi-Ford | No time | 1:21.323 | +4.098 |
| 18 | 10 |  Taki Inoue
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Footwork-Hart | 1:23.355 | 1:21.894 | +4.669 |
| 19 | 3 | Ukyo Katayama
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Tyrrell-Yamaha | 1:22.959 | 1:21.930 | +4.705 |
| 20 | 23 | Pierluigi Martini
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Minardi-Ford | No time | 1:22.104 | +4.879 |
| 21 | 17 | Andrea Montermini
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Pacific-Ford | 1:24.172 | 1:23.466 | +6.241 |
| 22 | 16 | Bertrand Gachot
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Pacific-Ford | 1:24.509 | 1:23.647 | +6.422 |
| 23 | 21 | Pedro Diniz
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Forti-Ford | 1:25.787 | 1:24.184 | +6.959 |
| 24 | 22 | Roberto Moreno
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Forti-Ford | 1:26.445 | 1:24.865 | +7.640 |
Race[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Michael Schumacher
|
Benetton-Renault | 72 | 1:38:28.429 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | 5 | Damon Hill
|
Williams-Renault | 72 | +31.309 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 6 | David Coulthard
|
Williams-Renault | 72 | +1:02.826 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 25 | Martin Brundle
|
Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 72 | +1:03.293 | 9 | 3 |
| 5 | 27 | Jean Alesi
|
Ferrari | 72 | +1:17.869 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | 14 | Rubens Barrichello
|
Jordan-Peugeot | 71 | +1 Lap | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | 8 | Mika Häkkinen
|
McLaren-Mercedes | 71 | +1 Lap | 8 | |
| 8 | 26 | Olivier Panis
|
Ligier-Mugen-Honda | 71 | +1 Lap | 6 | |
| 9 | 15 | Eddie Irvine
|
Jordan-Peugeot | 71 | +1 Lap | 11 | |
| 10 | 30 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen
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Sauber-Ford | 71 | +1 Lap | 12 | |
| 11 | 7 | Mark Blundell
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McLaren-Mercedes | 70 | +2 Laps | 13 | |
| 12 | 28 | Gerhard Berger
|
Ferrari | 70 | +2 Laps | 7 | |
| 13 | 24 | Luca Badoer
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Minardi-Ford | 69 | +3 Laps | 17 | |
| 14 | 9 | Gianni Morbidelli
|
Footwork-Hart | 69 | +3 Laps | 16 | |
| 15 | 4 | Mika Salo
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Tyrrell-Yamaha | 69 | +3 Laps | 14 | |
| 16 | 22 | Roberto Moreno
|
Forti-Ford | 66 | +6 Laps | 24 | |
| NC | 17 | Andrea Montermini
|
Pacific-Ford | 62 | Not classified | 21 | |
| Ret | 29 | Jean-Christophe Boullion
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Sauber-Ford | 48 | Gearbox | 15 | |
| Ret | 16 | Bertrand Gachot
|
Pacific-Ford | 24 | Gearbox | 22 | |
| Ret | 23 | Pierluigi Martini
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Minardi-Ford | 23 | Gearbox | 20 | |
| Ret | 2 | Johnny Herbert
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Benetton-Renault | 2 | Collision | 10 | |
| Ret | 10 | Taki Inoue
|
Footwork-Hart | 0 | Collision | 18 | |
| Ret | 3 | Ukyo Katayama
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Tyrrell-Yamaha | 0 | Collision | 19 | |
| Ret | 21 | Pedro Diniz
|
Forti-Ford | 0 | Spun off | 23 |
Standings after the race[]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References[]
| Previous race: 1995 Canadian Grand Prix |
FIA Formula One World Championship 1995 season |
Next race: 1995 British Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1994 French Grand Prix |
French Grand Prix | Next race: 1996 French Grand Prix |
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