1995 Spanish Grand Prix

The 1995 Spanish Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 14 May 1995 at the Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona. It was the fourth race of the 1995 Formula One season. It proved to be the final race for 1992 Formula One champion Nigel Mansell, who quit the McLaren team after the race. Both Damon Hill and Rubens Barrichello experienced gearbox problems on the final lap, Hill dropping from 2nd (which would have kept him in the lead of the championship) to 4th, and Barrichello from 6th to 7th. This gave the Benetton team their second, and ultimately final, 1–2 finish.

1995 Spanish Grand Prix
Race 4 of 17 in the 1995 Formula One World Championship
Race details
Date 14 May 1995
Official name XXXVII Gran Premio Marlboro de España
Location Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.727 km (2.937 mi)
Distance 65 laps, 307.114 km (190.832 mi)
Weather Sunny
Attendance 53,000
Pole position
Driver
Benetton-Renault
Time 1:21.452
Fastest lap
Driver Damon Hill Williams-Renault
Time 1:24.531 on lap 46
Podium
First
Benetton-Renault
Second
Benetton-Renault
Third
Ferrari

Summary

The green light failed to illuminate at the start, leaving the start to be indicated only by the red lights being turned off. Michael Schumacher led from start to finish on a two stop strategy. His team mate Johnny Herbert left the pits with the rear jack attached to his car, while Bertrand Gachot suffered a small refuelling fire when pulling away from his second stop.

Mansell's brief spell with the McLaren team came to an end when he retired the MP4/10 in the pits when already well down the order, complaining of poor handling. On the last lap Hill, lying second, suffered a hydraulic problem which saw him crawl across the line in fourth. This allowed Herbert to finish second, his best finish to date and his first ever podium finish. Barrichello had a similar problem losing sixth to Panis – both incidents were unseen by the TV coverage.

Classification

Qualifying
PosNoDriverConstructorQ1Q2Gap
1 1 Michael Schumacher Benetton-Renault 1:23.535 1:21.452 —
2 27 Jean Alesi Ferrari 1:23.104 1:22.052 +0.600
3 28 Gerhard Berger Ferrari 1:23.458 1:22.071 +0.619
4 6 David Coulthard Williams-Renault 1:23.496 1:22.332 +0.880
5 5 Damon Hill Williams-Renault 1:24.356 1:22.349 +0.897
6 15 Eddie Irvine Jordan-Peugeot 1:24.891 1:23.352 +1.900
7 2 Johnny Herbert Benetton-Renault 1:24.461 1:23.536 +2.084
8 14 Rubens Barrichello Jordan-Peugeot 1:26.413 1:23.705 +2.253
9 8 Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 1:24.427 1:23.833 +2.381
10 7 Nigel Mansell McLaren-Mercedes 1:26.246 1:23.927 +2.475
11 25 Martin Brundle Ligier-Mugen-Honda 1:26.747 1:24.727 +3.275
12 30 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber-Ford 1:25.655 1:24.802 +3.350
13 4 Mika Salo Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:26.462 1:24.971 +3.519
14 9 Gianni Morbidelli Footwork-Hart 1:27.280 1:25.053 +3.601
15 26 Olivier Panis Ligier-Mugen-Honda 1:25.902 1:25.204 +3.752
16 12 Jos Verstappen Simtek-Ford 1:27.666 1:25.827 +4.375
17 3 Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:26.033 1:25.946 +4.494
18 10 Taki Inoue Footwork-Hart 1:26.846 1:26.059 +4.607
19 23 Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ford 1:28.008 1:26.619 +5.167
20 29 Karl Wendlinger Sauber-Ford 1:28.305 1:27.007 +5.555
21 24 Luca Badoer Minardi-Ford 1:28.563 1:27.345 +5.893
22 11 Domenico Schiattarella Simtek-Ford 1:28.312 1:27.575 +6.123
23 17 Andrea Montermini Pacific-Ford 1:29.942 1:28.094 +6.642
24 16 Bertrand Gachot Pacific-Ford 1:30.429 1:28.598 +7.146
25 22 Roberto Moreno Forti-Ford 1:31.063 1:28.963 +7.511
26 21 Pedro Diniz Forti-Ford 1:30.578 1:29.540 +8.088

Race
PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 1 Michael Schumacher Benetton-Renault 65 1:34:20.507 1 10
2 2 Johnny Herbert Benetton-Renault 65 +51.988 7 6
3 28 Gerhard Berger Ferrari 65 +1:05.237 3 4
4 5 Damon Hill Williams-Renault 65 +2:01.749 5 3
5 15 Eddie Irvine Jordan-Peugeot 64 +1 Lap 6 2
6 26 Olivier Panis Ligier-Mugen-Honda 64 +1 Lap 15 1
7 14 Rubens Barrichello Jordan-Peugeot 64 +1 Lap 8  
8 30 Heinz-Harald Frentzen Sauber-Ford 64 +1 Lap 12  
9 25 Martin Brundle Ligier-Mugen-Honda 64 +1 Lap 11  
10 4 Mika Salo Tyrrell-Yamaha 64 +1 Lap 13  
11 9 Gianni Morbidelli Footwork-Hart 63 +2 Laps 14  
12 12 Jos Verstappen Simtek-Ford 63 +2 Laps 16  
13 29 Karl Wendlinger Sauber-Ford 63 +2 Laps 20  
14 23 Pierluigi Martini Minardi-Ford 62 +3 Laps 19  
15 11 Domenico Schiattarella Simtek-Ford 61 +4 Laps 22  
Ret 3 Ukyo Katayama Tyrrell-Yamaha 56 Engine 17  
Ret 6 David Coulthard Williams-Renault 54 Gearbox 4  
Ret 8 Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 53 Fuel system 9  
Ret 10 Taki Inoue Footwork-Hart 43 Transmission 18  
Ret 16 Bertrand Gachot Pacific-Ford 43 Fire 24  
Ret 22 Roberto Moreno Forti-Ford 39 Overheating 25  
Ret 27 Jean Alesi Ferrari 25 Engine 2  
Ret 24 Luca Badoer Minardi-Ford 21 Gearbox 21  
Ret 7 Nigel Mansell McLaren-Mercedes 18 Handling 10  
Ret 21 Pedro Diniz Forti-Ford 17 Gearbox 26  
DNS 17 Andrea Montermini Pacific-Ford 0 Non starter 23  
Source:[1]

Notes

First podium finish: Johnny Herbert.

Last race: Nigel Mansell.

Championship standings after the race
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References
  1. "1995 Spanish Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 2 November 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  2. "Spain 1995 – Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
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