Formula 1 World Championship 1995
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World Champion
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Driver:
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Germany Michael sSchumacher
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Constructor:
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United Kingdom Benetton Renault
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Season dates
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Number of races:
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17th
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Jean Alesi in a Ferrari 412T2 at the 1995 Canadian GP
The 1995 Formula 1 World Championship was the 46th season of the Formula 1 World Championship . It was held over 17 races in the period from March 26, 1995 to November 12, 1995. Michael Schumacher won the Drivers' Championship in the Benetton for the second time in a row with 33 points ahead of Damon Hill in the Williams . Benetton-Renault became constructors' world champions for the first and only time with 25 points ahead of Williams- Renault, ending the 11-year dominance of Williams and McLaren.
Changes in 1995
Regulations
After the numerous serious accidents in the 1994 season, especially the deaths of Roland Ratzenberger and Ayrton Senna at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix , the FIA was again forced to take drastic measures to make racing safer. The most important change this season was thus the reduction of engine volume from above 3500 cm 3 to 3,000 cm 3 capacity . The previous 3.5-liter formula, which was originally introduced in 1987 to enable naturally aspirated engines that could compete in terms of performance with the turbo engines that were widespread at the time and had been banned since 1989 , has thus been reversed. Other relevant changes included increasing the side cockpit walls, stricter regulations for crash tests , stronger seat belts and smoother curbs on the racetracks.
stretch
The Argentine Grand Prix at the Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez took place for the first time since 1981. The number of season races increased to 17. In addition, the European Grand Prix switched from Jerez in Spain to the German Nürburgring - for the first time since 1985 a Formula 1 race was held here. Along with Italy and Japan, Germany was one of three countries in which two World Cups were held this year.
There were also some changes in the racing calendar. The Pacific Grand Prix at the TI Circuit Aida , the second race of the season last year, moved to October - together with the Japanese Grand Prix in Suzuka , two Formula 1 races were held in Japan within one week. In addition, the Grand Prix of Monaco and Spain swapped positions.
At the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari , the venue for the San Marino Grand Prix , the Tamburello and Tosa sections , in which Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger's fatal accidents occurred last year, were slowed down and defused by installing chicanes .
Teams
For financial reasons, the Larrousse and Lotus racing teams had to close their gates after the preseason , although both teams had made plans for new vehicles. Pacific , one of the new racing teams of 1994, acquired part of the bankruptcy estate of the traditional Lotus team and this year adorned its vehicles with a band in British Racing Green, referring to the traditional color of this team .
Despite this tense situation, another new competitor, Forti Corse, made its debut in 1995 , making the field of drivers in 1995 a total of 26 vehicles - the maximum number of vehicles allowed in a race. Due to this fact, non-qualifications were excluded for every race participant this year, as the 107 percent rule was only introduced the following year.
Engines
McLaren split from Peugeot after just a year and allied themselves with Mercedes-Benz , which was dissatisfied with the performance of the Sauber team in the previous year. The Irish team Jordan , for its part, took the opportunity to cooperate with Peugeot and, in the fifth year of its participation in Formula 1, finally received the long-awaited factory support from an automobile company. The Hart engines used by Jordan were instead taken over by the Footwork team, which had previously used Ford customer engines.
Another significant change took place at Benetton : team boss Flavio Briatore had acquired the French Ligier team and was now redirecting its Renault engines, which were identical to those of arch-rival Williams , to Benetton. In return, Benetton co-owner Tom Walkinshaw was given race management at Ligier. In addition, through the acquisition of receivables from Minardi, it was possible to enforce that Minardi waived the previously agreed takeover of Mugen-Honda engines, which then also went to Ligier. Instead, Minardi once again had to be content with comparatively cheap, but poorly performing Ford engines.
The change from Benetton to Renault engines also meant that the partnership between the British-Italian racing team and Ford broke up. Ford then got involved with the Sauber team, which had been abandoned by Mercedes, which then received the new Cosworth ECA engine. In addition, Pacific now switched to Ford engines.
driver
The move from Nigel Mansell , who had returned to Williams for a few races for a few races at the end of 1994, to McLaren became a farce : It turned out that the cockpit of the new McLaren MP4 / 10 was too small for Mansell to make it through in the first races the nominal test driver Mark Blundell, who had previously driven at Tyrrell , was represented. Mansell returned after two races, but surprisingly announced his retirement after two poor races, so that Blundell again contested the rest of the season. Martin Brundle , McLaren regular driver of the year 1994, drove for Ligier in 1995 alternating with Aguri Suzuki . Blundell's cockpit at Tyrrell, in turn, was manned by Finn Mika Salo in 1995 .
At Benetton, Johnny Herbert was able to assert himself in the second cockpit alongside world champion Michael Schumacher in 1995 , after he had already contested the last races of the season there in 1994. David Coulthard had a similar experience at Williams, who had replaced Ayrton Senna there in 1994, but was then ousted by Mansell again, but now played the entire season. Jos Verstappen , who had contested most of the 1994 season races in the second Benetton before Herbert, competed for Simtek this season .
In addition to Ligier and Tyrrell, Minardi, Footwork and Pacific each changed a driver. At Minardi, Luca Badoer returned to the team after Michele Alboreto announced his resignation. Footwork replaced Christian Fittipaldi with paydriver Taki Inoue , and Andrea Montermini made her debut at Pacific . Another newcomer to Formula 1 was Pedro Diniz , who together with Roberto Moreno, who returned to Formula 1 for the last time in 1992 , formed the driver duo at Forti.
The driver constellation at Ferrari , Jordan and nominally also at Sauber remained unchanged . However, instead of Karl Wendlinger , who was still struggling with the consequences of his serious accident in Monaco in 1994 , at Sauber , Jean-Christophe Boullion contested most of the 1995 races at the end of the season.
In contrast to previous years, there was comparatively little fluctuation among drivers during the season. However, the return of Pedro Lamy , who played the second half of the season at Minardi instead of regular driver Pierluigi Martini , was permanent . Even Gianni Morbidelli in Footwork season was replaced by a newcomer center, his teammate Max Papis , but returned for the final three races back. However, Jos Verstappen and his team-mate Domenico Schiattarella experienced a negative surprise : Simtek was insolvent after five races and ceased operations.
Teams and drivers
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team |
chassis |
engine |
tires |
No. |
Regular driver |
run |
Test / substitute driver
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United Kingdom Mild Seven Benetton Renault
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Benetton B195
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Renault 3.0 V10
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G
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01
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Germany Michael sSchumacher
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1-17
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France Emmanuel Collard Jos Verstappen Netherlands
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02
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United Kingdom Johnny Herbert
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1-17
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United Kingdom Nokia Tyrrell Yamaha
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Tyrrell 023
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Yamaha 3.0 V10
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G
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03
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Japan Ukyō Katayama
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1-13, 15-17
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Italy Gabriele Tarquini
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Italy Gabriele Tarquini
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14th
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04th
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Finland Mika Salo
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1-17
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United Kingdom Rothmans Williams Renault
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Williams FW17
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Renault 3.0 V10
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G
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05
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United Kingdom Damon Hill
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1-17
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France Jean-Christophe Boullion Alain Menu Switzerland
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06th
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United Kingdom David Coulthard
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1-17
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United Kingdom Marlboro McLaren Mercedes
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McLaren MP4 / 10 McLaren MP4 / 10B McLaren MP4 / 10C
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Mercedes-Benz 3.0 V10
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G
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07th
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United Kingdom Mark Blundell
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1, 2, 5-17
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United Kingdom Mark Blundell Jan Magnussen Denmark
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United Kingdom Nigel Mansell
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3, 4
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08th
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Finland Mika Hakkinen
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1-14, 16, 17
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Denmark Jan Magnussen
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15th
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United Kingdom Footwork Hart
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Footwork FA16
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Hard 3.0 V8
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G
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09
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Italy Gianni Morbidelli
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1-7, 15-17
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n / A
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Italy Massimiliano Papis
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8-14
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10
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Japan Taki Inoue
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1-17
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United Kingdom MTV Simtek Ford
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Simtek S951
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Ford ED 3.0 V8
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G
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11
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Italy Domenico Schiattarella
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1-5
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Japan Hideki Noda
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12
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Netherlands Jos Verstappen
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1-5
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United Kingdom Total Jordan Peugeot B&H Total Jordan Peugeot
United Kingdom |
Jordan 195
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Peugeot 3.0 V10
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G
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14th
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Brazil Rubens Barrichello
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1-17
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n / A
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15th
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United Kingdom Eddie Irvine
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1-17
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United Kingdom Pacific Grand Prix Ltd
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Pacific PR02
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Ford ED 3.0 V8
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G
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16
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France Bertrand Gachot
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1-8, 15-17
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United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
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Italy Giovanni Lavaggi
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9-12
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Switzerland Jean-Denis Delétraz
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13, 14
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17th
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Italy Andrea Montermini
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1-17
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Italy Parmalat Forti Ford
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Forti FG01
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Ford ED 3.0 V8
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G
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21st
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Brazil Pedro Diniz
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1-17
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n / A
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22nd
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Brazil Roberto Moreno
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1-17
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Italy Minardi Scuderia Italia
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Minardi M195
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Ford EDM 3.0 V8
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G
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23
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Italy Pierluigi Martini
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1-9
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Italy Giancarlo Fisichella
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Portugal Pedro Lamy
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10-17
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24
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Italy Luca Badoer
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1-17
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France Ligier Gitanes Blondes
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Ligier JS41
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Mugen-Honda 3.0 V10
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G
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25th
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Japan Aguri Suzuki
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1-3, 9, 15, 16
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France Franck Lagorce
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United Kingdom Martin Brundle
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4-8, 10-14, 17
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26th
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France Olivier Panis
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1-17
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Italy Scuderia Ferrari SpA
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Ferrari 412T2
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Ferrari 3.0 V12
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G
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27
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France Jean Alesi
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1-17
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Italy Nicola Larini
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28
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Austria Gerhard Berger
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1-17
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Switzerland Red Bull Sauber Ford
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Clean C14
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Ford Zetec-R 3.0 V8
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G
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29
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Austria Karl Wendlinger
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1-4, 16, 17
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Argentina Norberto Fontana
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France Jean-Christophe Boullion
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5-15
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30th
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Germany Heinz-Harald Frentzen
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1-17
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Racing calendar
Race reports
Brazilian Grand Prix
Argentina Grand Prix
San Marino Grand Prix
Spanish Grand Prix
Monaco Grand Prix
Canadian Grand Prix
French Grand Prix
Great Britain Grand Prix
Grand Prix of Germany
Hungarian Grand Prix
Belgian Grand Prix
Italian Grand Prix
Grand Prix of Portugal
Grand Prix of Europe
Grand Prix of the Pacific
Japanese Grand Prix
Australian Grand Prix
World championship ratings
The world champion is the driver or designer who has accumulated the most points in the world championship by the end of the season. When distributing points, the placements in the overall result of the respective race of all races are taken into account. The first six drivers in each race receive points according to the following scheme:
Distribution of points
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space
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1
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2
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3
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4th
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5
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6th
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Points
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10 |
6th |
4th |
3 |
2 |
1
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Driver ranking
Legend
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colour |
abbreviation |
meaning
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gold |
- |
victory
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silver |
- |
2nd place
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bronze |
- |
3rd place
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green |
- |
Placement in the points
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blue |
- |
Classified outside the point ranks
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violet |
DNF |
Race not finished (did not finish)
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NC |
not classified
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red |
DNQ |
did not qualify
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DNPQ |
failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify)
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black |
DSQ |
disqualified
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White |
DNS |
not at the start (did not start)
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WD |
withdrawn
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Light Blue |
PO |
only participated in the training (practiced only)
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TD |
Friday test driver
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without |
DNP |
did not participate in the training (did not practice)
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INJ |
injured or sick
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EX |
excluded
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DNA |
did not arrive
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C. |
Race canceled
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no participation in the World Cup
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other |
P / bold
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Pole position
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SR / italic
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Fastest race lap
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* |
not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered
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() |
Streak results
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underlined |
Leader in the overall standings
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Constructors' championship
Benetton B195 Renault V10 from 1995
1 Because of the tank affair at the Brazilian Grand Prix (use of non-compliant fuel), the Benetton and Williams teams lost their ten and six points from this race, respectively
News in brief Formula 1
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Michael Schumacher achieved nine victories in the 1995 racing year. This was the record performance of the Briton Nigel Mansell , who in 1992 also won nine races within one season. In 1995, however, Schumacher had one more race available.
- Michael Schumacher was able to win the Spa race from 16th place on the grid in extremely adverse weather conditions.
- After numerous failures, Damon Hill won in Australia by two laps. The winner had only had a 2-lap lead before in the history of Formula 1 racing, when Jackie Stewart overtook Bruce McLaren from New Zealand in 1969 in Barcelona .
- Michael Schumacher secured his second world title three races before the championship at the Grand Prix of the Pacific in Aida was over .
- Benetton won the constructors' title one race later at the Japanese Grand Prix in Suzuka .
- In the final training session of the Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide , Mika Häkkinen hit a tire wall and was seriously injured. With a tracheotomy , the doctors were ultimately able to save his life.
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