1995 Japanese Grand Prix
- Date
- 29 Oct 1995
- Circuit
- Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan
- Round
- 16 of 17
- Winner
- Michael Schumacher (Benetton)
- Pole position
- Michael Schumacher (1:38.023)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | MSCMichael Schumacher | Benetton | 1 | 53 | 1:36:52.930 | 1:42.976 | 10 |
| 2 | 8 | HAKMika Häkkinen | McLaren | 3 | 53 | +19.337 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | HERJohnny Herbert | Benetton | 9 | 53 | +1:23.804 | 4 | |
| 4 | 15 | IRVEddie Irvine | Jordan | 7 | 53 | +1:42.136 | 3 | |
| 5 | 26 | PANOlivier Panis | Ligier | 11 | 52 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 4 | SALMika Salo | Tyrrell | 12 | 52 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 7 | BLUMark Blundell | McLaren | 23q24 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 30 | FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 8 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 24 | BADLuca Badoer | Minardi | 17q18 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 29 | WENKarl Wendlinger | Sauber | 15q16 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 23 | LAMPedro Lamy | Minardi | 16q17 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 10 | INOTaki Inoue | Footwork | 18q19 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 5 | HILDamon Hill | Williams | 4 | 40 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 6 | COUDavid Coulthard | Williams | 6 | 39 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 21 | DINPedro Diniz | Forti | 20q21 | 32 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 27 | ALEJean Alesi | Ferrari | 2 | 24 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 17 | MONAndrea Montermini | Pacific | 19q20 | 23 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 28 | BERGerhard Berger | Ferrari | 5 | 16 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 14 | BARRubens Barrichello | Jordan | 10 | 15 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 3 | KATUkyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 13q14 | 12 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 16 | GACBertrand Gachot | Pacific | 22q23 | 6 | Halfshaft | 0 | |
| R | 22 | MORRoberto Moreno | Forti | 21q22 | 1 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 9 | MORGianni Morbidelli | Footwork | 14q15 | 0 | Spun off | 0 | |
| W | 25 | SUZAguri Suzuki | Ligier | PLq13 | 0 | Accident | 0 |
Grid differs from qualifying for 12 drivers: Aguri Suzuki qualified 13th, started from the pit lane; Ukyo Katayama qualified 14th, started 13th; Gianni Morbidelli qualified 15th, started 14th; Karl Wendlinger qualified 16th, started 15th; Pedro Lamy qualified 17th, started 16th; Luca Badoer qualified 18th, started 17th; Taki Inoue qualified 19th, started 18th; Andrea Montermini qualified 20th, started 19th; Pedro Diniz qualified 21st, started 20th; Roberto Moreno qualified 22nd, started 21st; Bertrand Gachot qualified 23rd, started 22nd; Mark Blundell qualified 24th, started 23rd. The data records the positions, not the reason; such gaps come from grid penalties, car or engine changes, or pit-lane starts. The small "q" number in the Grid column is the qualifying position.
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Lap chart
Race history: gap to the leader
How the race was won
- Winner
- Michael Schumacher: 2 stops (laps 10, 31), stints of 10, 21, 22 laps
- 2nd
- Mika Häkkinen: 2 stops (laps 11, 28), stints of 11, 17, 25 laps
- 3rd
- Johnny Herbert: 3 stops (laps 8, 26, 40), stints of 8, 18, 14, 13 laps
- Finishers
- 2 stops: 8 · 3 or more: 4
- First stops
- median lap 11 of 53
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| MSCMichael Schumacher | 2 | 10 (32.5 s), 31 (36.5 s) | 102122 |
| HAKMika Häkkinen | 2 | 11 (32.2 s), 28 (38.8 s) | 111725 |
| HERJohnny Herbert | 3 | 8 (32.4 s), 26 (33.0 s), 40 (32.6 s) | 8181413 |
| IRVEddie Irvine | 3 | 11 (33.7 s), 26 (48.5 s), 37 (33.1 s) | 11151116 |
| PANOlivier Panis | 2 | 8 (43.9 s), 28 (39.1 s) | 82024 |
| SALMika Salo | 2 | 9 (35.9 s), 31 (36.7 s) | 92221 |
| BLUMark Blundell | 2 | 11 (32.2 s), 31 (36.4 s) | 112021 |
| FREHeinz-Harald Frentzen | 3 | 9 (34.5 s), 20 (48.2 s), 40 (73.5 s) | 9112012 |
| BADLuca Badoer | 2 | 12 (36.8 s), 33 (37.6 s) | 122118 |
| WENKarl Wendlinger | 3 | 11 (40.2 s), 38 (35.6 s), 39 (48.8 s) | 112712 |
| LAMPedro Lamy | 2 | 11 (38.5 s), 35 (43.4 s) | 112416 |
| INOTaki Inoue | 2 | 14 (50.2 s), 27 (42.5 s) | 141324 |
| HILDamon Hill | 3 | 9 (34.2 s), 35 (34.6 s), 37 (57.2 s) | 9263 |
| COUDavid Coulthard | 2 | 10 (33.7 s), 34 (35.6 s) | 10245 |
| DINPedro Diniz | 2 | 11 (42.0 s), 26 (45.7 s) | 11156 |
| ALEJean Alesi | 2 | 5 (29.7 s), 7 (32.7 s) | 517 |
| MONAndrea Montermini | 1 | 13 (42.6 s) | 1310 |
| BERGerhard Berger | 1 | 6 (22.8 s) | 610 |
| BARRubens Barrichello | 1 | 8 (32.9 s) | 87 |
| KATUkyo Katayama | 1 | 10 (37.7 s) | 10 |
Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton | 1:38.023 | fastest Q1 | ||
| 2 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 1:38.888 | +0.865 Q1 | ||
| 3 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 1:38.954 | +0.931 Q1 | ||
| 4 | Damon Hill | Williams | 1:39.032 | +1.009 Q1 | ||
| 5 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 1:39.040 | +1.017 Q1 | ||
| 6 | David Coulthard | Williams | 1:39.155 | +1.132 Q1 | ||
| 7 | Eddie Irvine | Jordan | 1:39.621 | +1.598 Q1 | ||
| 8 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 1:40.010 | +1.987 Q1 | ||
| 9 | Johnny Herbert | Benetton | 1:40.349 | +2.326 Q1 | ||
| 10 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 1:40.381 | +2.358 Q1 | ||
| 11 | Olivier Panis | Ligier | 1:40.838 | +2.815 Q1 | ||
| 12 | Mika Salo | Tyrrell | 1:41.355 | +3.332 Q1 | ||
| 13 | Aguri Suzuki | Ligier | 1:41.592 | +3.569 Q1 | ||
| 14 | Ukyo Katayama | Tyrrell | 1:41.977 | +3.954 Q1 | ||
| 15 | Gianni Morbidelli | Footwork | 1:42.059 | +4.036 Q1 | ||
| 16 | Karl Wendlinger | Sauber | 1:42.912 | +4.889 Q1 | ||
| 17 | Pedro Lamy | Minardi | 1:43.102 | +5.079 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Luca Badoer | Minardi | 1:43.542 | +5.519 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Taki Inoue | Footwork | 1:44.074 | +6.051 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Andrea Montermini | Pacific | 1:46.097 | +8.074 Q1 | ||
| 21 | Pedro Diniz | Forti | 1:46.654 | +8.631 Q1 | ||
| 22 | Roberto Moreno | Forti | 1:48.267 | +10.244 Q1 | ||
| 23 | Bertrand Gachot | Pacific | 1:48.289 | +10.266 Q1 | ||
| 24 | Mark Blundell | McLaren | 16:42.640 | +904.617 Q1 |
Gap: the driver's best time in any session (session named), in seconds behind the fastest time of qualifying. That is usually the pole time; when a session gets slower (rain, for example), an earlier session's time can be faster. The bar is full at 3 seconds; larger gaps are cut off.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Schumacher | Benetton | 9 | 102 |
| 2 | Damon Hill | Williams | 3 | 59 |
| 3 | David Coulthard | Williams | 1 | 49 |
| 4 | Johnny Herbert | Benetton | 2 | 45 |
| 5 | Jean Alesi | Ferrari | 1 | 42 |
| 6 | Gerhard Berger | Ferrari | 0 | 31 |
| 7 | Mika Häkkinen | McLaren | 0 | 17 |
| 8 | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Sauber | 0 | 15 |
| 9 | Rubens Barrichello | Jordan | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Eddie Irvine | Jordan | 0 | 10 |