1995 Formula One Season

1995 FIA Formula One World Championship
Previous	1994
Next	1996
1995 World Champion, Michael Schumacher (pictured in 2001)
Season Information
Number of races	17
Season opener	Brazilian Grand Prix
Season finale	Australian Grand Prix
Tyre suppliers	G
Drivers' World Championship
Champion	Michael Schumacher 102 points
Runner-Up	Damon Hill 69 points
3rd	David Coulthard 49 points
Constructors' World Championship
Champion	Benetton-Renault 137 points
Runner-Up	Williams-Renault 112 points
3rd	Ferrari 73 points

The 1995 Formula One season was the 46th season of Formula One. It commenced on March 26th and ended on November 12th after seventeen races. The Drivers Champion was Michael Schumacher, of Benetton, taking his second title, and his team took the Constructors Championship.

Teams and Drivers

Entry list

The full entry list for the 1995 Formula 1 FIA World Championship is outlined below:

Constructor	Chassis	Tyre	No.	Driver	Rounds	Test/Reserve Drivers
Team	Engine
Benetton-Renault	B195	G	1	Michael Schumacher	All	Gerhard Berger Emmanuel Collard Allan McNish Jos Verstappen
Mild Seven Benetton Renault	Renault RS7 3.0 V10		2	Johnny Herbert	All
Tyrrell-Yamaha	023	G	3	Ukyo Katayama	1–13, 15–17	Emmanuel Collard Pedro Lamy Gabriele Tarquini
Nokia Tyrrell Yamaha	Yamaha OX10C 3.0 V10		3	Gabriele Tarquini	14
			4	Mika Salo	All
Williams-Renault	FW17 FW17B	G	5	Damon Hill	All	Jean-Christophe Boullion Maurício Gugelmin Alain Menu Guy Smith Jacques Villeneuve
Rothmans Williams Renault	Renault RS7 3.0 V10		6	David Coulthard	All
McLaren-Mercedes	MP4/10 MP4/10B MP4/10C	G	7	Mark Blundell	1–2, 5–17	Mark Blundell Jamie Davies Ralph Firman Dario Franchitti Jonny Kane Alain Prost Bernd Schneider
Marlboro McLaren Mercedes	Mercedes FO110 3.0 V10		7	Nigel Mansell	3–4
			8	Mika Häkkinen	1–14, 16–17
			8	Jan Magnussen	15
Footwork-Hart	FA16	G	9	Gianni Morbidelli	1–7, 15–17	Pedro Lamy Jos Verstappen
Footwork Hart	Hart 830 3.0 V8		9	Max Papis	8–14
			10	Taki Inoue	All
Simtek-Ford Cosworth	S951	G	11	Domenico Schiattarella	1–5	Hideki Noda
MTV Simtek Ford	Ford Cosworth EDB 3.0 V8		12	Jos Verstappen	1–5
Jordan-Peugeot	195	G	14	Rubens Barrichello	All	Jean-Christophe Boullion Martin Brundle Emmanuel Collard
Total Jordan Peugeot	Peugeot A10 3.0 V10		15	Eddie Irvine	All
Pacific-Ford Cosworth	PR02	G	16	Bertrand Gachot	1–8, 15–17	Paul Belmondo Katsumi Yamamoto
Pacific Team Lotus	Ford Cosworth EDC 3.0 V8		16	Giovanni Lavaggi	9–12
			16	Jean-Denis Délétraz	13–14
			17	Andrea Montermini	All
Larrousse-Ford Cosworth	LH95	G	19	Christophe Bouchut
Junior Larrousse F1	Ford Cosworth ED 3.0 V8		20	Érik Comas
Forti-Ford Cosworth	FG01	G	21	Pedro Diniz	All	Giovanni Lavaggi Vittorio Zoboli
Parmalat Forti Ford	Ford Cosworth EDD 3.0 V8		22	Roberto Moreno	All
Minardi-Ford Cosworth	M195	G	23	Pierluigi Martini	1–9	Thomas Biagi Giancarlo Fisichella Danilo Rossi
Minardi Scuderia Italia	Ford Cosworth EDM 3.0 V8		23	Pedro Lamy	10–17
			24	Luca Badoer	All
Ligier-Mugen-Honda	JS41	G	25	Aguri Suzuki	1–3, 9, 15–16	Emmanuel Collard Derek Daly Jeremie Dufour Franck Lagorce Vincenzo Sospiri Jos Verstappen
Ligier Gitanes Blondes	Mugen-Honda MF-301 3.0 V10		25	Martin Brundle	4–8, 10–14, 17
			26	Olivier Panis	All
Ferrari	412T2	G	27	Jean Alesi	All	Luca Badoer Giancarlo Fisichella Eddie Irvine Pierluigi Martini Gianni Morbidelli Carlos Reutemann
Scuderia Ferrari	Ferrari 044/1 3.0 V12		28	Gerhard Berger	All
Sauber-Ford Cosworth	C14	G	29	Karl Wendlinger	1–4, 16–17	Norberto Fontana Karl Wendlinger
Red Bull Sauber Ford	Ford Cosworth ECA Zetec-R 3.0 V8		29	Jean-Christophe Boullion	5–15
			30	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	All

Changes from last season

Team changes

• Forti entered Formula One with their two drivers Roberto Moreno and rookie Pedro Diniz.

Driver changes

• Jos Verstappen: Benetton → Simtek
• Mika Salo: Lotus → Tyrrell
• Mark Blundell: Tyrrell → McLaren
• Taki Inoue: Simtek → Footwork
• Andrea Montermini: Simtek → Pacific
• Luca Badoer: Minardi (test) → Minardi (race driver)
• Aguri Suzuki: Jordan → Ligier
• Martin Brundle: McLaren → Ligier
• Christian Fittipaldi: Footwork → CART
• JJ Lehto: Benetton → Touring cars
• Johnny Herbert: Lotus → Benetton
• Érik Comas: Larrousse → Sports cars
• Paul Belmondo: Pacific → Sports cars
• David Brabham: Simtek → British Touring Car Championship
• Éric Bernard: Ligier → Sports cars
• Andrea de Cesaris: Sauber → Retirement
• Alex Zanardi: Lotus → Sports cars

Mid-season Changes

Team changes

• Simtek withdrew after the 1995 Monaco Grand Prix.

Driver changes

• Dane Jan Magnussen filled in for Mika Häkkinen during the 1995 Pacific Grand Prix.
• Nigel Mansell replaced Mark Blundell at McLaren for the 1995 San Marino Grand Prix.
• Pedro Lamy replaced Pierluigi Martini at Minardi for the rest of the 1995 season.
• Gabriele Tarquini, Tyrrell's test driver, replaced Ukyo Katayama for the 1995 European Grand Prix after Katayama suffered a big crash at the previous round at Portugal.

Calendar

Schedule

Round	Race Title	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	Grande Prêmio do Brasil	Brazilian GP	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo	March 26
2	Gran Premio Marlboro de la Republica Argentina	Argentine GP	Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez, Buenos Aires	April 9
3	Gran Premio di San Marino	San Marino GP	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola	April 30
4	Gran Premio Marlboro de España	Spanish GP	Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona	May 14
5	Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco	Monaco GP	Circuit de Monaco, Monte-Carlo	May 28
6	Grand Prix Molson du Canada	Canadian GP	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal	June 11
7	Grand Prix de France	French GP	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours	July 2
8	British Grand Prix	British GP	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone	July 16
9	Großer Mobil 1 Preis von Deutschland	German GP	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim	July 30
10	Marlboro Magyar Nagydíj	Hungarian GP	Hungaroring, Budapest	August 13
11	Grand Prix de Belgique	Belgian GP	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa	August 27
12	Pioneer Gran Premio d'Italia	Italian GP	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza	September 10
13	Grande Prémio de Portugal	Portuguese GP	Autódromo do Estoril, Estoril	September 24
14	Grand Prix of Europe	European GP	Nürburgring Nürburg	October 1
15	Pacific Grand Prix	Pacific GP	TI Circuit, Aida	October 22
16	Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix	Japanese GP	Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka	October 29
17	EDS Australian Grand Prix	Australian GP	Adelaide Street Circuit, Adelaide	November 12

Standings

World Championship for Drivers

The full standings from the 1995 Formula 1 FIA World Championship for drivers are outlined below:

Pos.	Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Points
1st	Schumacher	1st	3rd	Ret	1st	1st	5th	1st	Ret	1st	11th	1st	Ret	2nd	1st	1st	1st	Ret	102
2nd	Hill	Ret	1st	1st	4th	2nd	Ret	2nd	Ret	Ret	1st	2nd	Ret	3rd	Ret	3rd	Ret	1st	69
3rd	Coulthard	2nd	Ret	4th	Ret	Ret	Ret	3rd	3rd	2nd	2nd	Ret	Ret	1st	3rd	2nd	Ret	Ret	49
4th	Herbert	Ret	4th	7th	2nd	4th	Ret	Ret	1st	4th	4th	7th	1st	7th	5th	6th	3rd	Ret	45
5th	Alesi	5th	2nd	2nd	Ret	Ret	1st	5th	2nd	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	5th	2nd	5th	Ret	Ret	42
6th	Berger	3rd	6th	3rd	3rd	3rd	11th	12th	Ret	3rd	3rd	Ret	Ret	4th	Ret	4th	Ret	Ret	31
7th	Häkkinen	4th	Ret	5th	Ret	Ret	Ret	7th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	2nd	Ret	8th		2nd	DNS	17
8th	Panis	Ret	7th	9th	6th	Ret	4th	8th	4th	Ret	6th	9th	Ret	Ret	Ret	8th	5th	2nd	16
9th	Frentzen	Ret	5th	6th	8th	6th	Ret	10th	6th	Ret	5th	4th	2nd	3rd	6th	7th	8th	Ret	15
10th	Blundell	6th	Ret			5th	Ret	11th	5th	Ret	Ret	5th	4th	9th	Ret	9th	7th	4th	13
11th	Barrichello	Ret	Ret	Ret	7th	Ret	2nd	6th	11th	Ret	7th	6th	Ret	11th	4th	Ret	Ret	Ret	11
12th	Irvine	Ret	Ret	8th	5th	Ret	3rd	9th	Ret	9th	13th	Ret	Ret	10th	6th	11th	4th	Ret	10
13th	Brundle				9th	Ret	10th	4th	Ret		Ret	3rd	Ret	8th	7th			Ret	7
14th	Morbidelli	Ret	Ret	13th	11th	9th	6th	14th								Ret	Ret	3rd	5
=	Salo	7th	Ret	Ret	10th	Ret	7th	15th	8th	Ret	Ret	8th	5th	13th	10th	12th	6th	5th	5
16th	Boullion					8th	Ret	Ret	9th	5th	10th	11th	6th	12th	Ret	Ret			3
17th	Suzuki	8th	Ret	11th						6th						Ret	DNS		1
=	Lamy										9th	10th	Ret	Ret	9th	13th	11th	6th	1
—	Martini	Ret	Ret	12th	14th	7th	Ret	Ret	7th	Ret									0
—	Katayama	Ret	8th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	7th	Ret	Ret	10th	Ret		14th	Ret	Ret	0
—	Diniz	10th	NC	NC	Ret	10th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	13th	9th	16th	13th	17th	Ret	7th	0
—	Papis								Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	7th	Ret	12th				0
—	Badoer	Ret	DNS	14th	Ret	Ret	8th	13th	10th	Ret	8th	Ret	Ret	14th	11th	15th	9th	DNS	0
—	Inoue	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	9th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	12th	8th	15th	Ret	Ret	12th	Ret	0
—	Montermini	9th	Ret	Ret	DNS	DSQ	Ret	NC	Ret	8th	12th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	0
—	Gachot	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	12th							Ret	Ret	8th	0
—	Schiattarella	Ret	9th	Ret	15th	DNS													0
—	Wendlinger	Ret	Ret	Ret	13th												10th	Ret	0
—	Mansell			10th	Ret														0
—	Magnussen															10th			0
—	Verstappen	Ret	Ret	Ret	12th	DNS													0
—	Moreno	Ret	NC	NC	Ret	Ret	Ret	16th	Ret	Ret	Ret	14th	Ret	17th	Ret	16th	Ret	Ret	0
—	Tarquini														14th				0
—	Délétraz													Ret	15th				0
—	Lavaggi									Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret						0
Pos.	Driver																		Points
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17

International Cup for Constructors

The full standings from the 1995 Formula 1 FIA World Championship for constructors are outlined below:

Pos.	Constructor	No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Points
1st	Benetton-Renault	1	1st*	3rd	Ret	1st	1st	5th	1st	Ret	1st	11th	1st	Ret	2nd	1st	1st	1st	Ret	137
		2	Ret	4th	7th	2nd	4th	Ret	Ret	1st	4th	4th	7th	1st	7th	5th	6th	3rd	Ret
2nd	Williams-Renault	5	Ret	1st	1st	4th	2nd	Ret	2nd	Ret	Ret	1st	2nd	Ret	3rd	Ret	3rd	Ret	1st	112
		6	2nd*	Ret	4th	Ret	Ret	Ret	3rd	3rd	2nd	2nd	Ret	Ret	1st	3rd	2nd	Ret	Ret
3rd	Ferrari	27	5th	2nd	2nd	Ret	Ret	1st	5th	2nd	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	5th	2nd	5th	Ret	Ret	73
		28	3rd	6th	3rd	3rd	3rd	11th	12th	Ret	3rd	3rd	Ret	Ret	4th	Ret	4th	Ret	Ret
4th	McLaren-Mercedes	7	6th	Ret	10th	Ret	5th	Ret	11th	5th	Ret	Ret	5th	4th	9th	Ret	9th	7th	4th	30
		8	4th	Ret	5th	Ret	Ret	Ret	7th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	2nd	Ret	8th	10th	2nd	DNS
5th	Ligier-Mugen-Honda	25	8th	Ret	11th	9th	Ret	10th	4th	Ret	6th	Ret	3rd	Ret	8th	7th	Ret	DNS	Ret	24
		26	Ret	7th	9th	6th	Ret	4th	8th	4th	Ret	6th	9th	Ret	Ret	Ret	8th	5th	2nd
6th	Jordan-Peugeot	14	Ret	Ret	Ret	7th	Ret	2nd	6th	11th	Ret	7th	6th	Ret	11th	4th	Ret	Ret	Ret	21
		15	Ret	Ret	8th	5th	Ret	3rd	9th	Ret	9th	13th	Ret	Ret	10th	6th	11th	4th	Ret
7th	Sauber-Ford Cosworth	29	Ret	Ret	Ret	13th	8th	Ret	Ret	9th	5th	10th	11th	6th	12th	Ret	Ret	10th	Ret	18
		30	Ret	5th	6th	8th	6th	Ret	10th	6th	Ret	5th	4th	2nd	3rd	6th	7th	8th	Ret
8th	Footwork-Hart	9	Ret	Ret	13th	11th	9th	6th	14th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	7th	Ret	12th	Ret	Ret	3rd	5
		10	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	9th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	12th	8th	15th	Ret	Ret	12th	Ret
=	Tyrrell-Yamaha	3	Ret	8th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	7th	Ret	Ret	10th	Ret	14th	14th	Ret	Ret	5
		4	7th	Ret	Ret	10th	Ret	7th	15th	8th	Ret	Ret	8th	5th	13th	10th	12th	6th	5th
10th	Minardi-Ford Cosworth	23	DNS	Ret	12th	14th	7th	Ret	Ret	7th	Ret	9th	10th	Ret	Ret	9th	13th	11th	6th	1
		24	Ret	DNS	14th	Ret	Ret	8th	13th	10th	Ret	8th	Ret	Ret	14th	11th	15th	9th	DNS
—	Forti-Ford Cosworth	21	10th	NC	NC	Ret	10th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	13th	9th	16th	13th	17th	Ret	7th	0
		22	Ret	NC	NC	Ret	Ret	Ret	16th	Ret	Ret	Ret	14th	Ret	17th	Ret	16th	Ret	Ret
—	Pacific-Ford Cosworth	16	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	12th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	15th	Ret	Ret	8th	0
		17	9th	Ret	Ret	DNS	DSQ	Ret	NC	Ret	8th	12th	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret
—	Simtek-Ford Cosworth	11	Ret	9th	Ret	15th	DNS													0
		12	Ret	Ret	Ret	12th	DNS
Pos.	Constructor	No.																		Points
			1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17

• * Ineligible for points.

v·d·e

Nominate this page for Featured Article