1995 Japanese Grand Prix

1995 Japanese Grand Prix
Race 16 of 17 in the 1995 Formula One World Championship
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Race details[1]
Date 29 October 1995
Official name XXI Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix
Location Suzuka Circuit
Suzuka, Mie, Japan
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.859 km (3.641[2] miles)
Distance 53 laps, 310.588[3] km (192.990 miles)
Weather Rain, later dried out
Attendance 330,000[4]
Pole position
Driver
Benetton-Renault
Time 1:38.023
Fastest lap
Driver Germany Michael Schumacher Benetton-Renault
Time 1:42.976 on lap 33
Podium
First
Benetton-Renault
Second
McLaren-Mercedes
Third
Benetton-Renault
Lap leaders

The 1995 Japanese Grand Prix (formally the XXI Fuji Television Japanese Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held at the Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka on 29 October 1995. It was the sixteenth and penultimate race of the 1995 Formula One World Championship.[1] The 53-lap race was won from pole position by German Michael Schumacher, driving a Benetton-Renault, with Finn Mika Häkkinen second in a McLaren-Mercedes and Schumacher's British teammate Johnny Herbert third.[5]

Jean Alesi, driving for Ferrari, started second, alongside Schumacher. However, Alesi was forced to serve a 10-second stop-and-go penalty because his car moved forward before the start. Alesi climbed back up to second, before retiring on lap 25. Schumacher's rival in the Drivers' Championship, Damon Hill, started fourth amidst pressure from the British media after poor performances at previous races. Hill moved up to second because of Alesi's retirement, but spun off the track on lap 40.[6]

Schumacher's win was his ninth of the season, matching the record set in 1992 by Nigel Mansell.[7] Benetton was confirmed Constructors' Champions as Williams could not pass its points total in the one remaining race.[6]

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  3. ^ "2013 Japanese Grand Prix: Official Media Kit" (PDF). FIA.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. p. 31. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Formula 1 Honda Japanese Grand Prix 2022 – Media Kit" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
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  6. ^ a b "Grand Prix Results: Japanese GP, 1995". GrandPrix.com. Inside F1. Archived from the original on 3 February 2008. Retrieved 2 March 2008.
  7. ^ "Results Plus". The New York Times. 30 October 1995. Archived from the original on 27 July 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2008.