| 1995 Argentine Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 2 of 17 in the 1995 Formula One World Championship
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| Race details[1] | |||||
| Date | 9 April 1995 | ||||
| Official name | XVIII Gran Premio Marlboro de la Republica Argentina | ||||
| Location |
Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 4.259 km (2.646 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 72 laps, 306.482[2] km (190.439 miles) | ||||
| Weather | Cloudy | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Williams-Renault | ||||
| Time | 1:53.241 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |
 Michael Schumacher | Benetton-Renault | |||
| Time | 1:30.522 on lap 55 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Williams-Renault | ||||
| Second | Ferrari | ||||
| Third | Benetton-Renault | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
The 1995 Argentine Grand Prix (formally the XVIII Gran Premio Marlboro de la Republica Argentina) was a Formula One motor race held on 9 April 1995 at the Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez, Buenos Aires, Argentina. It was the second race of the 1995 Formula One World Championship and the first running of the Argentine Grand Prix since 1981.[1]
The 72-lap race was won by Damon Hill, driving a Williams-Renault, after starting from second position. Jean Alesi was second in a Ferrari, with Michael Schumacher third in a Benetton-Renault. Hill's teammate, David Coulthard, took the first pole position of his F1 career before retiring with an electrical failure.[3]
- ^ a b Henry, Alan (1995). "1995 Grands Prix: Argentine Grand Prix". Autocourse 1995-96. Hazleton Publishing. pp. 102–103. ISBN 1-874557-36-5.
- ^ Video on YouTube
- ^ "1995 Argentine Grand Prix". The Official Formula 1 Website. Archived from the original on 5 June 2009. Retrieved 26 May 2009.