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1995 Belgian Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 11 of 17 in the 1995 Formula One World Championship
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Race details | |||||
Date | 27 August 1995 | ||||
Official name | LIII Grand Prix de Belgique | ||||
Location |
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Francorchamps, Wallonia, Belgium[1] | ||||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
Course length | 6.968 km (4.330[2] miles) | ||||
Distance | 44 laps, 306.856 km (191.785 miles) | ||||
Weather | Cloudy, then heavy rain | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver | Ferrari | ||||
Time | 1:54.392 | ||||
Fastest lap | |||||
Driver | David Coulthard | Williams-Renault | |||
Time | 1:53.412 on lap 11 | ||||
Podium | |||||
First | Benetton-Renault | ||||
Second | Williams-Renault | ||||
Third | Ligier Mugen-Honda | ||||
Lap leaders |
The 1995 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 27 August 1995 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, near the village of Francorchamps, Wallonia. It was the eleventh race of the 1995 Formula One World Championship.
The 44-lap race was won by Michael Schumacher, driving a Benetton-Renault. Despite qualifying only 16th, Schumacher took his sixth victory of the season after an intense battle with Damon Hill in the Williams-Renault. Hill settled for second, with Martin Brundle third in a Ligier-Mugen-Honda, which would be his last podium finish.[3]