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, Montmeló. 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. This race marked the last Grand Prix start of 1992 World Champion Nigel Mansell who would leave the McLaren team after experiencing two difficult races when driving for the team.^[2]

1995 Spanish Grand Prix
Race 4 of 17 in the 1995 Formula One World Championship ← Previous race Next race →
Race details
Date	14 May 1995
Official name	XXXVII Gran Premio Marlboro de España
Location	Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló, Catalonia, Spain[1]
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.727 km (2.937 miles)
Distance	65 laps, 307.114 km (190.832 miles)
Weather	Sunny
Attendance	53,000
Pole position
Driver	Michael Schumacher	Benetton-Renault
Time	1:21.452
Fastest lap
Driver	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault
Time	1:24.531 on lap 46
Podium
First	Michael Schumacher	Benetton-Renault
Second	Johnny Herbert	Benetton-Renault
Third	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari
Lap leaders

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 poor 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.^{[citation needed]}

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Q1	Q2	Gap
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
Sources:[3][4][5]

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
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:[6]

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Michael Schumacher 24 2 Damon Hill 23 3 Jean Alesi 14 4 Gerhard Berger 13 5 David Coulthard 9 Source: [7]

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Ferrari 27 2 Williams-Renault 26 3 Benetton-Renault 23 4 McLaren-Mercedes 6 5 Sauber-Ford 3 Source: [7]

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

References

1. "1995 Spanish Grand Prix". Motor Sport. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
2. "Bring Back V10s: Mansell's doomed McLaren move". The Race. The Race Media. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
3. "Marlboro Gran Premio de España – Qualifying 1". Formula1.com. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
4. "Marlboro Gran Premio de España – Qualifying 2". Formula1.com. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
5. "1995 Spanish Grand Prix Classification Qualifying". Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
6. "1995 Spanish Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 2 November 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
7. "Spain 1995 – Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 20 March 2019.

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